As low as some of my expectations have gotten over the course of this year, this absolutely blows the floor out of the water for disgusting, disgraceful loss. The Cowboys needed to win versus a really bad Cardinals team and end up losing in OT by a field goal.

The defense was stellar in the first half, and by the end they were getting absolutely gashed by Tyler Allgeier of all people. Look, I understand Downs and JPJ ended up leaving the game in the middle of it, but this defense flamed out in spectacular fashion. Allgeier ran straight through the heart of Texas (like Talarico did last night) and made it look easy. Big Q has played great all season, and I’m a big fan of Kenny Clark, but holy crap you cannot let that Cardinals team walk out with the win. Overshown has been really solid, but this defense has to stand up and figure out how to not allow more than 30 points seemingly every game.

I’m not going to absolve the offense, or coaching staff, of this loss either. Even though the Cowboys put up 30 points (which usually should be good enough to win you an NFL game on any given Sunday), their offense stalled out in critical moments of the game. The Javonte Williams experience has been incredibly bipolar, and he has not produced the way they need him to this year. It seems like the Cowboys cannot generate any run offense (they are 22nd in the NFL in rushing yards per game per ESPN stats). Ultimately, opposing defenses know that Dak is going to have to throw the ball to one of his two Pro-Bowl caliber receivers. I don’t know whether to blame Dak for poor play when he had a chance to drive it down in overtime to win the game after a miraculous defensive stop, or if it was incredibly poor play-calling in a win-or-lose situation. It really just feels this is an incredibly poorly coached team.

Schottenheimer had this to say after the loss:

“There’s only one thing I know how to do, and that’s work. I’m a problem solver.”

Well Schotty, you better get to fixing this problem quickly. The division is still up for grabs, you have some really crappy teams left on your schedule, and you have all of the talent in the world. If he doesn’t win the division I really think Schottys gotta go. I don’t have hopes of that as Jerry hates to fire coaches whenever it needs to be done. I was at a loss for words. Onto the Colts, if the Cowboys lose that one- yikes.

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J.A. Riley