Throughout the contest, Todd Bowles’ defense had Prescott in the spin cycle. The quarterback rarely looked comfortable, was unusually wrong on numerous passes and couldn’t get things going until late, when Dallas was already down by two points. The final interception flew through the hands of Jake Ferguson. It was a crushing disappointment for Dallas. Defense remains a delicate point. DaRon Bland is off to a poor start to the season, allowing 91 yards on three receptions on Thursday. The Cowboys defense couldn’t stop Tampa’s offense in the second half or stop Irving. Even with a throw to get the ball back late after the INT, the Cowboys let Irving run 22 yards to seal the loss. The defense was bad again. This time, the offense couldn’t overcome it and special teams contributed with a turnover. After the game, fans’ frustration boiled over when a contract car service driver yelled “disgraceful” as Prescott passed by, leading to an exchange between the two that Prescott objected to, according to the team’s official website. The QB was more upset with the person than the opinion. “I know when he said it, I just looked at him, and at that moment, you know, he looked away, and then when I turned my head back, he said something else,” Prescott explained. “And that’s the part where, as a man, feel free to say what you think, but say it and don’t cringe at the reaction you’re going to get. “So if you say it’s embarrassing, say it’s embarrassing. If you’re telling me, then tell me, you know what I mean? Don’t do it again. So that’s all it was, and I hate talking about it, to be honest with you.” Prescott acknowledged that the Cowboys didn’t play well, but said calling it embarrassing would belittle Bowles and the Bucs. “To use the word embarrassing; “It’s tough,” Prescott said. “I feel like I’m discrediting the NFL if I use that and particularly the Tampa Bay Bucs, the great Todd Bowles, a coach and a defensively coached team. The guy’s been a winning coach for a long time, whether he’s a head coach or a defensive coordinator. That’s the plan and what they did tonight is the reason. To say disgraceful, I think I’d be discrediting them. “But we were definitely supposed to win this game, which we were supposed to have on paper or however you want to look at it. I think Schotty said it best in the locker room, in this league, you have to win the games you’re supposed to win. When a winless team comes to your home stadium for a Thursday night primetime game, yeah, we’re supposed to win that. It sucks and it’s almost embarrassing, but I don’t know if I would do it. say that.” Whatever word you want to use for the Cowboys’ night, everyone can agree that it was an ugly disaster and perhaps the worst loss of Brian Schottenheimer’s tenure.
