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The Cowboys are at it again. Another Sunday, another close game, and another unpleasant result. Here are five quick observations from this heartbreaking defeat.
The Dallas Cowboys have not been able to beat their opponent over the last seven games, but that doesn't stop them from beating themselves. Their latest disaster was a 10-6 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Bucs. Let's take a look at five things that defined the Cowboys loss.
1. Offense completely disappeared
The Cowboys defense would hold the Bucs to only three points through the first 59 minutes of the game, so it wouldn't take a lot of points to win this game. And that's exactly what the Cowboys offense gave them. After scoring field goals on two of their first three drives, the offense would decide that they had enough and never score again.
Right after the Cowboys first scoring drive that consisted of 12 plays and consuming 6:20, FOX decided to put up a graphic that showed that the Cowboys led the league in drives of five minutes or more, with 19. And just like that, the jinx was on as the Cowboys would never put together a drive that long again. After a rare missed field goal by Dan Bailey, the Cowboys would punt on their next five subsequent drives, with the longest one only consisting of 32 yards.
2. The running game was non-existent
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