LANDOVER, Md. -- Losing a division battle for first place has to hurt under any circumstances. Imagine how it felt when the Cowboys lost a three-point game at least three different times Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field.
The Cowboys ultimately fell to the Washington Redskins, 20-17, when Brett Maher's 52-yard field goal attempt clanged off the left upright. Realistically, they endured the pain of losing when Dak Prescott fumbled in his own end zone, turning a bad play into disaster, as Washington grabbed a 10-point lead with less than five minutes to play.
But in my mind -- and I'm not alone here -- the Cowboys lost this game when they couldn't run the ball, when the NFL's leading rusher became an afterthought between passing plays.