JACKSONVILLE -- Remember when the Dallas Cowboys wouldn’t give up 20 points in a game? Remember when their pass rush generated fear against any offense? Remember how they fixed the run defense? Remember all that depth?
In the 40-34 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, they allowed a season-high 34 points, recorded just one sack of Trevor Lawrence, gave up 192 yards on the ground and lost another starter, as Leighton Vander Esch’s status going forward from a neck injury isn’t exactly known.
For all of the discussion about Dak Prescott’s interceptions that helped change the momentum in the third quarter and ultimately led to the Cowboys’ second overtime loss of the season, the defense could not come up with the key play when it mattered most.