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ARLINGTON, Texas – In the second half of the scrum, Amari Cooper made her first pass with the Dallas Cowboys for an 11-yard gain, causing fans to scream "Coooooop". By the end of the third quarter, the "had turned to boos.
The Cowboys are only halfway through the season, but Monday's 28-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans seemed overwhelming.
The Cowboys felt stimulated by the exchange with the Oakland Raiders as well as by replacing Paul Alexander by Marc Colombo as the offensive line coach. By the end of the week off, they felt like they had had a strong week of preparation, quarterback Dak Prescott calling him "chippy," but in a good way.
Going empty to the AT & T stadium, where they had been perfect so far this season, can only be considered as a deflation. With eight games to play, the Cowboys still have a mathematical chance to win the NFC East or win a wild card auction, but all their faults were visible against the Titans.
"When we've played eight times and won only three times, we're worried," said Jerry Jones, owner and general manager, who added that there was no scenario in which he would make a change. head coach in season with Jason Garrett.
In the Cowboys' third possession, Prescott forced a pass to a double-hat Cooper in the Tennessee 6-kilometer goal zone in second place. Instead of another chance on the third attempt or a shot at goal to throw the ball, Prescott was presented at random with his new weapon and was intercepted.
The Titans responded with a game of 15 yards and 80 yards tied.
"It was the difference, as simple as that," said Prescott. "Our defense is getting us a change, we're up seven points, we're going out there and I'm trying to force the ball and give it back to them, that's a 14 point swing." the other end and get a touchdown and equalize .It is 14-0 if we convert on that.I mean that's the difference there, 14 points. "
On the first possession of the Cowboys in the second half, Prescott was sacked by Jayon Brown and groped. Wesley Woodyard has recovered and, like the Titans, after the first roll of Prescott, they made it a touchdown for a 21-14 lead.
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It was Prescott's fourth lost defeat in eight games. He had three fumbles lost last season and four as a rookie.
A Cowboy defense that started quickly has faded. Dallas allowed 80 and 69 yards in the first half and saw Marcus Mariota do what the Cowboys want Prescott to do. The Titans converted 11 of 14 tries in the third run. Mariota was methodical in the passing game (21 of 29, 240 yards, two touchdowns) and ended the Cowboys chances with a 9-yard touchdown with 4 minutes and 38 seconds remaining.
There is only one difference of a match between 3-5 and 4-4, but mentally, these records are distant by one thousand.
With the road games coming against the The Philadelphia Eagles, who have just finished their week off, and the Atlanta Falcons, who have won three straight wins, end up with their season in contention. Oh, the Cowboys have no win outside their home, which is the total of losses (four) they had in the first two seasons of Prescott as a starter.
For Prescott and Jason Garrett, more than the season could be at stake. Their future – short and long term – is at stake.
"It's disappointing," said Prescott. "We did not do the work. It starts with me. Let's start with me, then all along the team. Very disappointing to start the past week – I cleaned everything up, I felt good. with this defeat, being 3-5 is very disappointing. "
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