"I said to them, 'If anybody feels like you coached or played well today, raise your hand,' and there was not a single hand that went up,"
"I said, 'OK, I agree with that.' I said, 'We have to learn from it. We have to fix it.'"
"And so, who are we? And I just challenged everybody, myself included, to look in the mirror. Are we giving enough? Are you giving enough through the week, through your preparation, and particularly on game day, to make sure that you're giving your best performance. I know the coaches. I know the men in that building. I know how pissed we all are from this, and I know the way we're going to get back to work and be ready for Monday night."
The Cowboys lost 44-24 to the Broncos and now stand 3-4-1, occupying 10th place in the NFC playoff chase. Losses to the Bears and Panthers leave the season at a critical crossroads. No player raised a hand when asked if they had coached or played well, prompting a mandate to learn from the defeat and fix mistakes. Players were challenged to examine week-to-week preparation and game-day effort and to recommit to higher standards. The team plans to regroup quickly, return to work immediately, and prepare for the upcoming Monday night game to avoid a losing stretch.
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