Cowboys spirits dampened by loss in wet New England

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FOXBOROUGH https://www.dallasprostore.com/47-Cowboys_Amari_Cooper_Jersey, Mass. Jerry Jones brought his Dallas Cowboys to New England hoping to make a statement that they belonged among the NFL elite.They made one.They dont. The league most productive offense bogged down in a drenching rainstorm on Sunday, managing just three field goals including one that probably shouldnt have even been attempted in a 13-9 loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots.When you come in on a day like today, and you need to establish where youre at for a season, youve got yourself a very narrow window,Jones told reporters during a lengthy session in an equipment closet off the visitors locker room Rico Gathers Jersey. Make no mistake This was a bigger game for us than it was for the Patriots. We had a chance to establish something.Entering the day with a one-game lead in the NFC East, Dallas had a chance to put some distance between itself and the second-place Philadelphia Eagles, who lost to Seattle earlier Sunday to fall to 5-6. Instead, the Cowboys lost for the second time in three weeks, and they still have zero wins against teams that now have winning records. It was a significant setback for our team. We needed this win Dak Prescott Jersey. We needed a win against an opponent like this and we havent had one,Jones said. With the makings of this team, I shouldnt be this frustrated.The owner declined to criticize coach Jason Garrett for his decision to kick a field goal when trailing by seven with 604 left in the game. And Jones didnt want to complain about the officiating on a day the Cowboys were flagged twice for tripping once negating a first down in the final two minutes on a series where they turned the ball over on downs.Ive never seen that,Garrett said, stone-faced. Ive never seen that before.And Jones was willing to accept that the Cowboys suffered from a coaching mismatch when bringing Garrett, who has won two playoff games in nine seasons, to face six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick.I think youre going to get outcoached when you come here, during this era. I do. I think you are,Jones said. There no shame here. But there was none of that moral victory at all.But Jones did have strong words for the special teams. The Cowboys missed one field goal, had a punt blocked, forfeited 20 yards with a penalty on another punt and averaged just 32 yards on five punts in all https://www.dallasprostore.com/62-Cowboys_Jonvea_Johnson_Jersey.Special teams is 100 percent coaching,he said, declining to comment on any possible coaching changes.Dak Prescott completed 19 of 33 passes for 212 yards 59 of them on one pass in the fourth quarter. Ezekiel Elliott gained 86 yards on 21 carries, and Brett Maher made three of his four field goal attempts for all of Dallas scoring.Prescott said he started the game without gloves and put them on after sailing one pass to Randall Cobb. Amari Cooper was targeted twice but held without a reception for the first time in 20 games as a Cowboy.Obviously, no excuses. But the weather had an impact on both offenses,Garrett said. You just have to develop a mudder mentality.