Mike McCarthy played solid on the Dallas Cowboys’ final drive before halftime on Monday. Team owner Jerry Jones disagreed with his head coach’s decision.
The Cowboys were in the red zone with eight seconds and two overtimes left against the Los Angeles Chargers. The team had one more drive in the end zone before scoring. However, McCarthy advised the referees to let the clock run so his team could try to score. At halftime, Dallas led 10–7 on Brandon Aubrey’s 32-yard field goal.
A conservative verdict favored the cowboys. Dallas went on to win the contest at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, 20-17.
Jones was asked about McCarthy’s decision during his weekly Tuesday appearance on 105.3 The Fan (1:30 p.m.). The Cowboys owner admitted he would have preferred a more aggressive approach. “First of all, that’s not a passionate answer to your question at all,” Jones said. “But I thought we should have tried one more pass in the end zone and used the clock accordingly.”
Jones, followed by a quick field goal decision, did not indicate McCarthy’s lack of faith in quarterback Dak Prescott.
Another punt for a touchdown could have made the halftime lead even bigger. But that’s hard to do when you’re a Cowboys fan because the team won by exactly one field goal.
