Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis stood up for teammate Amani Oruwariye after the latter made a special teams gaffe that prevented the Cowboys from having a chance to take a late lead during Monday night's 27-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
With two minutes remaining in the game, Cowboys linebacker Nick Vigil deflected a punt, but rather than allowing the ball to come to rest in Cincinnati territory, Oruwariye attempted to recover it. However, the ball bounced off Oruwariye and the Bengals recovered, giving them a fresh set of downs:
The Bengals made good on their new lease on life, as quarterback Joe Burrow threw a go-ahead, 40-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase with 1:01 remaining, which turned out to be the game-winner:
According to ESPN's Todd Archer, Lewis made it clear that he wasn't putting the blame for the loss of Oruwariye's shoulders, saying: "We can't judge him.