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PHILADELPHIA — In a locker room devoid of answers, the 27-year-old captain of the Dallas Cowboys was trying to offer one. DeMarcus Lawrence may have had to reach for it—it wasn’t even an example from this particular Sunday, and it lacked specifics—but it served a purpose in illustrating the issue as he saw it in a way in which he held himself accountable.
“Not last week, but two weeks ago, I lost my gap and there was a big play, and I felt like that [was unlike] me,” Lawrence explained.