Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs goes after reporter outside locker room following criticism in loss :: Cowboys Wire
WFAA reporter Mike Leslie took to social media to question the effort Diggs showed on a big play in Sunday’s third quarter. The cornerback must have checked his phone immediately upon hitting the locker room afterward to see what people were saying about him, because he came back out in full uniform to have it out with Leslie face-to-face. “Out of that whole play, that’s what you took from that?” Diggs barked. “You don’t know football. You can’t do nothing that I do. You can’t go out there and do nothing. Stay in your lane, buddy.”
Cowboys’ McCarthy: Diggs has to ‘be better’ after reporter incident :: ESPN
When the coach was asked about Diggs’s confrontation with Leslie over his tweet, he acknowledged, “I’m not ignorant or naive to the fact that this generation, that’s part of the world they live in, the social media world.” But McCarthy also cautioned, “I think we have to be better in those moments. I always talk about staying on a high road… You have to manage that. That’s part of being a professional athlete and that’s part of representing this organization properly.”
Trevon Diggs responds to firestorm over confronting Cowboys media member :: Cowboys Wire
Diggs hopped on Micah Parsons’s podcast to give his side of the story. While he admitted that his emotions got the better of him in the moment after a tough loss, he also explained that his man-coverage responsibilities and post-catch pursuit angles on the play in question were, in fact, technically sound.
Rico Dowdle mystery illness sparks Dallas Cowboys conspiracy theories :: SI.com
Dowdle was on the field early signing autographs and greeting fans, even after being ruled out of the Week 8 game. Many observers quickly assumed a secret agenda: was the team quietly tanking for a better draft pick? Were they saving Ezekiel Elliott from the embarrassment of being a healthy scratch? Little else has been revealed about Dowdle’s mystery “illness.”
Cowboys’ Prescott takes blame for interceptions in loss: ‘I’ve got to clean that up’ :: Cowboys Wire
“I don’t have to be perfect,” Prescott said after Sunday’s loss, “but I damn sure can’t be having the turnovers.” He and head coach Mike McCarthy both said pressure forced a bad throw on the first interception. The quarterback called his third-quarter pick “as boneheaded an interception as I feel like I’ve had,” but McCarthy also took some blame for the play call. Prescott’s eight picks through seven games are just one less than Prescott threw all of last season.
How offensive line inconsistencies are setting Dallas Cowboys offensive production back :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Prescott has been under pressure 75 times through seven games, taking 18 sacks. Some of the inconsistency along the O-line are on Cooper Beebe and Tyler Guyton in their rookie seasons. But Zack Martin has had an uncharacteristically rough start, too, giving up 16 pressures and two sacks thus far. Playing from behind and with no run-game threat hasn’t helped. “When they know you’re throwing it, it makes it more difficult for you,” said OC Brian Schottenheimer.
Costly special teams errors haunt Cowboys :: The Mothership
Even the most consistent unit on the team had an off night in Santa Clara. Opening kickoff: illegal formation. Then Brandon Aubrey came up short on hitting the kickoff landing zone, KaVontae Turpin got flagged for an illegal forward pass on a return, and another illegal formation helped set up a 49ers field goal.
Cowboys-49ers postgame analysis :: Cowboys Wire
Prescott, Cowboys suffering this dubious feat for first time since 2019 :: Cowboys Wire
Sunday’s loss marked the Cowboys’ second two-game losing streak in 2024. Dallas didn’t lose two in a row in either 2023 or 2022. It happened just once in 2021, and when it happened more than once in 2020, it was while Prescott was injured. You have to go all the way back to the 2019 season to see a Prescott-led Cowboys team down this bad.
Jerry Jones’ family members involved in car accident prior to Cowboys-49ers game :: Dallas Morning News
The vehicle carrying Jerry Jones Jr., Charlotte Jones, and her son Shy Anderson Jr. to Sunday night’s game was struck by a rising barricade outside Levi’s Stadium. They were checked out by team medical personnel and then watched the game as normal. The Cowboys owner was in another vehicle at the time of the incident.
Wild Purdy stat puts 49ers QB in rare company after win vs. Cowboys :: NBC Sports Bay Area
The Cowboys were on the wrong end of a bit of football history made by 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy on Sunday. Of the 26,276 NFL quarters played since 2000, including playoffs, Purdy became the only quarterback to throw for more than 100 yards while completing 100 percent of his passes while also rushing for at least 30 yards in a single quarter. He finished the night with 56 rushing yards, matching the entire Cowboys team.
Cowboys DE to serve 3-game suspension while on injured reserve :: Cowboys Wire
Sam Williams is already missing all of 2024 with a torn ACL and MCL. Now he’ll miss three game checks, too, after a league investigation into his 2023 arrest on marijuana and weapons charges. The second-round draft pick is eligible for reinstatement after Week 10’s game with Philadelphia. He’ll lose over $211,000 in salary but won’t have to sit out further games once he returns to the field.
