LANDOVER, Md. - It will be easy for the Cowboys to blame their latest loss on a call you rarely see and a field goal that hit the upright as a result.
But if the Dallas players and coaches are honest with themselves, the narrative is much more damning.
The Cowboys lost to Washington because of the mistakes the players made early and often on this crisp Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field. The Cowboys fell 20-17 not because deep snapper L.P. Ladouceur was called for a violation that pushed Brett Maher's ill-fated attempt back 5 yards, but because the coaching staff was timid in the closing seconds.