Even though the Dallas Cowboys (3-5) only lost by six points in Week 9 at the Atlanta Falcons (6-3), the game wasn’t as close as the scoreboard indicated.
Here were just some of the ways the Cowboys were outmatched: Dallas went 3-for-13 on third down and 1-for-5 on fourth down; committed double the amount of penalties than the Falcons; and had miscommunications and missed tackles on defense — all while losing quarterback Dak Prescott in the fourth quarter with hamstring and hand injuries . Prescott’s day concluded with 133 passing yards and a touchdown on 18 of 24 passing.
Watching on the sideline late in the fourth quarter, Prescott appeared to turn to backup quarterback Trey Lance and say, “We f—ing suck.”…