ARLINGTON, Texas -- Sloppy is one way to describe the Dallas Cowboys' kickoff coverage during Saturday’s preseason loss to the Baltimore Ravens. It’s the polite way, actually. Awful would be more accurate. Special teams are often an adventure during the preseason because teams mix and match so many players and spend significantly less time practicing that facet of the game than offense and defense. However, the Cowboys had primarily core special-teams players on the field when Baltimore’s Deonte Thompson raced 108 yards untouched for a touchdown on a kickoff return in the first quarter.
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