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What are the main reasons why the Cowboys lost to the 49ers in your opinion?
It started with a pop and went out with a fizzle. Coming out of their bye, the Dallas Cowboys initially showed some fight. They got into post-play scuffles with the San Francisco 49ers, and they broke a few tackles when they needed them in the first half. Dallas did what fans hoped for them to do early in the game. That all unraveled in the third quarter. After holding the 49ers to six points, the Dallas defense let San Francisco run out to 21 unanswered points in the third frame. They dug a hole they ultimately proved incapable of digging themselves out of, even though Dallas made things interesting late.
The loss is another demoralizing showing against San Francisco, who has had their number, giving the Cowboys a fourth straight loss in as many meetings between clubs. Despite the final, the game was nowhere close once the fourth quarter started. The loss sends Dallas to a 3-4 record and struggling to find solutions. The sand in the hourglass is dwindling for the Cowboys to resemble something of a contender for the NFC East. Here are the three biggest missteps in the loss versus San Francisco.
Forget the late comeback for a second; there’s something off with Dak Prescott and this offense. However, as the quarterback and leader of the team, we need better out of the signal-caller. The script we’ve been given has become all too familiar this season. The offense bogs down, the defense gives up a slight lead, and Prescott throws an interception. You can tell he’s desperately trying to make plays, but his aggressiveness is dancing dangerously with carelessness, and the interceptions are piling up. Prescott now has eight interceptions this season versus ten touchdown passes. It’s a shame because he started well, and the offense moved the ball before sputtering in the red zone in the first half. His first interception has some mitigating circumstances, considering he was under pressure in the pocket. Still, it was 1st-and-10 near midfield. Take the sack, throw the ball out of bounds, anything but turn the ball over and leave empty-handed without points, especially with Brandon Aubrey on your sideline who is next to automatic from 55 yards and in.
His second interception was an ugly one. Rolling to his left and running out of time, Prescott lobbed a prayer for CeeDee Lamb that was intercepted and set up the 49ers on the Cowboys’ side of the field. Seven plays later, The 49ers would capitalize on Prescott’s mistake to expand their lead to 20-10. Pass protection has been a concern, but you need your quarterback to take better care of the football. Prescott has a QBR of 47.2 this year, which is by far the lowest of his career. Admittedly, other aspects are wrong with this team besides Prescott, but you start questioning if he can be enough to mask the team’s...
