Jerry Jones sends emotional message to Cowboys fans as Dak Prescott injury piles on misery

The Dallas Cowboys dropped to 3-5 this play with a nonaccomplishment to the Atlanta Falcons connected Sunday - and proprietor Jerry Jones shared a connection to the team's fans aft the game

Jerry Jones delivered a heartfelt connection to Dallas Cowboys supporters pursuing different decision connected Sunday, which saw the team's grounds dip to 3-5 for the season.

After the Cowboys' 27-21 loss to Kirk Cousins' Atlanta Falcons, marking their 3rd consecutive NFL defeat, immoderate late-season surge seems progressively unlikely. The concern was exacerbated erstwhile prima backmost Dak Prescott exited the crippled with injuries, leaving the squad successful a bind.

Adding to the woes, prima receiver CeeDee Lamb sustained an wounded successful the last quarter, complicating an already challenging play for Dallas. Amid the adversity, Jones offered a ray of anticipation arsenic the Cowboys look to salvage what's near of the season.

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Addressing the media post-game, Jones expressed his regret and optimism. "I truly regret this for each of our Dallas Cowboys fans," said the 82 twelvemonth aged owner.

"We'll archer you this that I've been around. I've seen Michael Irvin teardrop up and outcry erstwhile helium couldn't suffer anybody due to the fact that he's conscionable recovering from genu surgery. Yet his --- came backmost and led the squad to 3 Super Bowls. I cognize you tin beryllium determination if you're there. That room's afloat of guys that tin get it done. I judge successful 'em, coaches and all."

Despite Jones' confidence, the Cowboys look an uphill battle, historically speaking. Dallas has lone erstwhile managed to scope the playoffs aft a 3-5 start, which occurred successful 2018 pursuing the acquisition of standout Amari Cooper.

Cowboys' defender Zack Martin, 1 of the 5 remaining players from the 2018 squad, has expressed his content that the squad tin replicate their erstwhile success. Speaking to reporters post-match, the 33-year-old emphasised the value of locker country unity and self-belief.

"Absolutely that's what we privation to do," Martin said regarding making the playoffs, according to ESPN. "I've said this before, there's perfectly nary concealed to this thing. It's close backmost to enactment and we conscionable got to get our assurance backmost and spell successful determination with immoderate swag and expect to win."

Martin besides highlighted the request for heavy introspection among the squad members for immoderate imaginable turnaround. He believes that portion the Cowboys person the indispensable unit for a agelong run, they indispensable recognize that they cannot spend to marque mistakes. "I mean, we've got the guys successful here," helium continued.

"We've conscionable got to instrumentality ownership of this happening arsenic players, and we've got to spell retired determination and execute plays better. We can't bushed ourselves and enactment ourselves successful a hole. Our borderline for mistake is excessively tiny for that. Back to work. And everything we inactive privation to bash is successful beforehand of us, right? We've got a batch of part games coming up, and we've got to get 1 and get connected a roll."

Although Martin is optimistic astir the Cowboys' prospects, Prescott was incapable to fell his feelings astir the team's show against the Falcons. While watching from the sidelines, cameras caught Prescott delivering a brutally honorable valuation of the Cowboys' show that evening. "We ------- suck," Prescott was filmed appearing to beryllium saying.