Jones annoyed as Cowboys fall brief in playoffs once more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Two far more interceptions from Dak Prescott. Yet another skipped extra position by Brett Maher. Some weird participate in-calling at the end of the sport.

It all additional up to a further playoff exit for the Dallas Cowboys and far more thoughts about what needs to be finished to get them over the hump.

Prescott had two turnovers and led only one particular touchdown push and the Cowboys fell small of the NFC title activity for the 12th straight postseason vacation, dropping 19-12 to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round on Sunday.

“I felt we ended up in a great circumstance to appear in in this article and win this issue,” operator Jerry Jones said. “Frankly, I wouldn’t say astonished, I would say just actual disappointed that we perhaps could not make something come about.”

A franchise that won three Tremendous Bowl titles in a 4-12 months span early in Jones’ tenure is now recognized primarily for playoff flops.

And now there will be speculation about the work stability of coach Mike McCarthy, who has won a person playoff game in a few seasons — last 7 days more than Tampa Bay.

Jones explained the decline failed to modify his belief on McCarthy, but he was plainly annoyed by a further early ending.

“This is quite sickening,” he claimed.

The Cowboys (13-6) have not produced it even as significantly as the meeting championship match due to the fact successful the Super Bowl adhering to the 1995 year, losing 7 instances in the divisional round and 5 moments in the wild-card spherical. Only 5 other groups haven’t gotten to a conference title video game because then.

They experienced their chances to get that significantly Sunday many thanks to a solid defensive performance but obtained knocked out by the rival 49ers for the second straight period.

An early interception by Prescott established up a field purpose by San Francisco.

The Cowboys then place together their only TD drive of the game with Prescott connecting with Dalton Schultz on a 4-yard score. But Maher had his excess-stage try blocked just after missing a record 4 final week in a gain at Tampa Bay.

Prescott then threw an additional interception — his 13th in the final 9 video games — to turn a likely scoring travel at the conclusion of the 50 percent into a field target that gave San Francisco a 9-6 lead at the break.

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The Cowboys then unsuccessful to capitalize on two major exclusive groups plays, settling for discipline ambitions following a fumbled punt by Ray-Ray McCloud and a extended kickoff return by KaVontae Turpin.

That still left them in a desperate scenario late when they took about at their possess 18 with 2:59 remaining, trailing 19-12.

Prescott threw two straight incompletions and was sacked on third down. McCarthy opted to punt on fourth-and-10 with all three timeouts left.

The Cowboys received the ball back again at their 6 with 45 seconds remaining but could only go the ball to the 24 right before an odd closing play that begun with managing back again Ezekiel Elliott snapping the ball to Prescott and finished promptly just before the planned laterals when Jimmie Ward tackled Turpin soon after a limited go.

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