Cowboys defense continues to struggle, lose to Bears 31-14 – Shane Taylor, Inside The Star
It was a bad outing all around for the Cowboys on Sunday.
With about five minutes left in the first half, the Cowboys’ defense could have gotten off the field but on third and long, the Bears ran a screen pass to set up a FG to make it 17-14.
After a punt by Dallas, the defense once again could not even hold them to three to end the half. Dallas found themselves in the hole 24-14 at the end of the half.
The Bears scored on every single possession of the half outside of maybe the first drive.
The second half wasn’t much better, and after Pickens drop a ball right off his hands when they could have cut it to 10 that resulted in a INT, you knew it was over
The moment Lamb got hurt, you had to figure out whether it was going to cause an issue.
When teams don’t have to worry about anyone other than George Pickens, you saw it coming.
This defense is worse than 2020 when Mike Nolan was running it.
Chicago put the final nail in the coffin when the Bears took nearly 10 minutes off the clock and scored another touchdown on the worst defense in football to make the score 31-14.
The Cowboys’ offense was driving in an attempt to cut it back to 10, but after a wide open drop by George Pickens that resulted in a Dak INT, the game was all about over.
Cowboys’ latest defensive embarrassment just lit Matt Eberflus’ seat on fire – Jerry Trotta, The Landry Hat
The Eberflus experience is off to a poor start.
There is nothing enjoyable about calling for someone’s job. And we haven’t gone that far. Eberflus deserves a couple more games to get things turned around.
It also can’t be overstated that the defense traded away Micah Parsons before the season. You have to think Eberflus thought he’d have Parsons wreaking havoc off the edge when he took the job. The pass rush has been nonexistent without Parsons, but the defense is also without DaRon Bland and DeMarvion Overshown, and Trevon Diggs is playing banged up and struggling mightily as a result.
Eberflus was dealt an unfortunate hand, but he is trying to force square pegs into round holes. His personnel, however talent-deficient, clearly isn’t equipped to play zone coverage on every down.
Between cornerbacks playing 10 yards off on 3rd-and-short, D.J. Moore standing free in the end zone without a defender within 10 yards of him, and allowing poorly executed flea-flickers to result in huge gains, Cowboys fans are out of patience after Sunday’s debacle.
The Cowboys’ defense has enough coverage bust in three games to fill an entire season. They’ve already given up 12 pass plays of 25 yards or more, including 11 (!) in the last two games.
Game Recap: Cowboys fall to Bears, 31-14 – Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com
In the off chance you wanted to relive the beatdown, here is how the game went down.
Second Quarter
Looking to right the ship, the Cowboys offense found itself on the Bears’ 13-yard line when the second frame got underway. But Dallas couldn’t finish off the 10-play drive in the end zone so settled for another Aubrey field goal, this one from 33 yards out.
It was something to build on, though, and Prescott kept the momentum going on his team’s next possession as he was good on all four of his pass attempts, including a 21-yarder to Pickens. That pair also capped the 57-yard drive with a 2-yard completion that saw the wideout make a one-handed catch for the score. Going for two, Prescott then zipped a pass to Jalen Tolbert in the middle of the end zone to tie the game, 14-14.
Of course, things didn’t get any easier for the Dallas defense as Chicago finished the first half by adding 10 more points. Coordinator Matt Eberflus’ group looked in good shape with the Bears facing third-and-9 at their own 36-yard line, but a screen pass to D’Andre Swift gained 41 yards and an end-around run by receiver Olamide Zaccheaus added another 12 to suddenly put Chicago on the Dallas 11-yard line. There the defense stood its ground, limiting the damage by forcing the Bears to kick a 30-yard field goal.
But the Cowboys couldn’t stop Williams and his offense on their next series. Starting at its own 29-yard line, Chicago went the distance in seven plays with the quarterback completing passes of 13 and 29 yards before finishing things off with a 10-yard completion to tight end Cole Kmet for the touchdown. With that, the Bears went into the break with a 24-14 advantage.
Cowboys’ WR CeeDee Lamb suffers potential injury on ridiculous playcall – Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated
As if the game couldn’t get worse.
As frustrating as all that was, it was nothing compared to the frustration that kicked off their second drive. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer dialed up a handoff to wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, which resulted in a one-yard loss.
Worse than that, Chicago linebacker Noah Sewell landed on his ankle, and Lamb had to leave the game with a noticeable limp.
Lamb headed to the medical tent and came back out with tape on his ankle. The Cowboys’ drive ended with Brandon Aubrey connecting on a 53-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3.
If Lamb is unable to get back on the field, it will mean the end of his current four-game streak with at least 100 yards receiving.
Adding injury to insult: CeeDee Lamb ankle update after an embarrassing loss – Dave Halprin, Blogging The Boys
A CeeDee Lamb update.
An update after the game is that Lamb may have dodged a serious injury. At least that is the spin Jerry Jones gave it in an update after the game.
No timeline yet, and the ‘keep fingers crossed’ comment likely means wait on the MRI. We saw the ankle on TV, it was ugly, but maybe the Cowboys star receiver won’t miss too much time.
[UPDATE]: From ESPN
Lamb said after the game his ankle is all right and that he “absolutely” feels like he can play next week against the Green Bay Packers.
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