Twitter reacts to Cowboys’ 28-16 desert disaster vs Cardinals

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September 24, 2023 10:17 pm CT

Just when the national football media had settled in to the notion that the Cowboys were deserving of a top spot in power rankings and a place in the conversation about historically elite defenses… another trip to the Arizona desert once again provides a plot twist, this time upending the team’s sky-high September story.

Next to nothing went right for Dallas in Week 3, as the previously winless Cardinals reinforced the somber truth behind the old any-given-Sunday adage and brought the Cowboys and their fanbase crashing back down to earth over the course of an embarrassing 28-16 defeat. As usual, social media had plenty to say about all the action as it unfolded.

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Donovan Wilson was pumped running onto the field for the first defensive play. He’s clearly excited to be back.

— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) September 24, 2023

Josh Dobbs with a 44-yard run on the second play. The longest rush Dallas allowed in the first two games was 18 yards.

— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) September 24, 2023

Cowboys RT Terence Steele has been flagged for false start once in each of the first three games. He had three in Week 1 of 2022. Early-season issue for second straight year.

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) September 24, 2023

Ken Griffey Jr. has taken up photography and is in Arizona today working the Cardinals-Cowboys game.

Just like his hall-of-fame teammate Randy Johnson! pic.twitter.com/sxegNjzvUC

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) September 24, 2023

Here’s the good news: Arizona’s secondary can’t cover the Cowboys.

Here’s the bad news: The offensive line isn’t protecting long enough for it to matter.

— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) September 24, 2023

Cowboys held Jets RBs Dalvin Cook and Breece Hall to 16 yards on eight carries last Sunday. Cardinals QB Josh Dobbs and RB James Conner totaled 84 yards on seven carries today in first quarter.

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) September 24, 2023

According to @ESPNStatsInfo, Dak Prescott’s touchdown pass to Rico Dowdle was his first on a screen pass since 2019, breaking a streak of 40 straight games without a TD on a screen

— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) September 24, 2023

The 182 rushing yards allowed in the first half by the #DallasCowboys are the most for the franchise since 1991.

— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) September 24, 2023

11 penalties in one half of play is absolutely wild

— David Helman (@davidhelman_) September 24, 2023

Know how that 62-yd FG wouldnt have been good? Without 2 offsides penalties giving 10 free yards & saving Az timeouts. No one to blame but themselves

— Ben Grimaldi (@BenGrimaldi) September 24, 2023

Remember all that talk from Cowboys defensive players about how they committed to stopping the run?

“Run it at me,” Micah Parsons said.

They’ve allowed 3 rushing plays of 25+ yards each so far in the first half. They didn’t allow any in either of their first two games.

— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) September 24, 2023

Makeshift O-line. They have not earned the right to be trusted with a 4th and 4. Just my take.

— Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) September 24, 2023

Silly decision imo. Everything’s favored the Cowboys since halftime. You know the protection isn’t up to snuff. Cut the lead to less than a touchdown.

— David Helman (@davidhelman_) September 24, 2023

Next Gen Stats says Dallas going for it on that 4th down was the correct decision (go for it by 6.2%)…

— Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) September 24, 2023

Every time I start to have faith in McCarthy his team goes out and plays like they haven’t practiced in weeks and are unfamiliar with football basics like how to line up.

— Michael Strawn (@LifeInCharts) September 24, 2023

Red zone 👎penalties 👎run D 👎 what else am I missing?

— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) September 24, 2023

Ceedee gave up on that throw. let the frustration of dealing with contact all night get to him. dang.

want that one back

— Landon Holifield ✭ (@TheLandoShow) September 24, 2023

Red zone designs from McCarthy and Schottenheimer have been uninspired and completely ineffective.

Unable to create any spacing, certainly not confusing the Cardinals defence. Receivers all look blanketed throughout their routes.

— Laurie Horesh (@LaurieHoresh) September 24, 2023

Ok NOW we can talk about the Cowboys red zone offense being a bit of a problem

— Dalton Miller (@DaltonBMiller) September 24, 2023

There was a sense throughout week the Cowboys would get WR Michael Gallup more involved. He had two catches for 13 yards in first two games. So far today: six catches for 92 yards. Best he’s looked since ACL tear in January 2022.

— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) September 24, 2023

This game exemplifies the Cowboys of recent years. Sleep walks thru games they should win. Poor coaching, poor decision making, poor discipline, poor play calling.

Saw this coming. Some of you couldnt.

Same old Cowboys.

— Ben Grimaldi (@BenGrimaldi) September 24, 2023

The refusal to throw, down 12 with such little time remaining is wild.

— David Helman (@davidhelman_) September 24, 2023

Dude is driving THROUGH THE RECEIVER’S BODY AND ALSO WITHOUT turning his head around lmaooooo

chile please lmaoooo

— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) September 24, 2023

Those are the picks that have most routinely bit Dak in recent years: Missing a defender that dropped in coverage.

— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) September 24, 2023

Sorry to sound like an alarmist, but one way or another this will be a loss that haunts them. The schedule’s too tough to drop this type of game.

One way or another, they’ll regret dropping this when December & January roll around.

— David Helman (@davidhelman_) September 24, 2023

an absolute sports media FRENZY with this one 😂. saddle up

— Landon Holifield ✭ (@TheLandoShow) September 24, 2023

Everyone will stupidly put this 1 on Dak for the 1 int at the end. Almost everything else was to blame for that L, hope this reality check hits hard.

— 214 (@_WeDemBoyz_) September 24, 2023

The Cowboys are going to be all kinds of dragged for this loss. The floodgates have been opened.

They opened them, to be clear.

They were double-digit favorites!

— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) September 24, 2023

Did not have “lose to Arizona” on the 2023 bingo card.

Even without Trevon and three O-Line starters, thought they’d find a way to win this game butt-ugly. Honestly they should have.

— Rob Phillips (@robphillips3) September 24, 2023

COWBOYS REDZONE OFFENSE

IM DISAPPOINTED!

TOO MUCH TALENT NOT TO SCORE AT WILL!

— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) September 24, 2023

Wtf did you see there Dak!?

What was up with the tempo and play calling. The Cowboys were playing like they had NO intention of actually winning this game!

— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) September 24, 2023

Every time we play the Cardinals ima just count that as an L from now on

— Matthew J. Lenix (@StarConscience) September 24, 2023

Dak Prescott concludes an atrocious red-zone performance yet again by the Cowboys with his first INT of the season.

Cowboys, an 11-point favorite, suffer one of the biggest upsets in franchise history.

Jonathan Gannon first win as HC; Joshua Dobbs first as starting QB.

— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) September 24, 2023

Unconscionable that the Cowboys show no urgency or creativity in the red zone late.

And then Dak throws a game-sealing interception, his first of the year, the linebacker dropping right in the throwing lane.

Washington came back. So did the Giants. Cowboys fail to, comfortably.

— Laurie Horesh (@LaurieHoresh) September 24, 2023

Stunningly poor game by the Dallas Cowboys, in all areas

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 24, 2023

All-around awful performance from just about everyone. Pathetic.

— Jean-Jacques Taylor (@JJT_Journalist) September 24, 2023

The Dak pick was bad! It came in a part of the game that they had no other option but to try and score a touchdown and quick.

Guy was pretty much nails for the rest of the game with a less than ideal gameplan and protection.

Miss me with that shit.

— Connor Livesay (@ConnorNFLDraft) September 24, 2023

I love Dan Quinn. I love being aggressive. I love destroying teams.

But I cannot understand how a coach that great doesn’t have better control over his guys repeatedly jumping offsides over and over again. It’s nauseating. pic.twitter.com/Q384ktpV5F

— Dan Rogers (@DannyPhantom24) September 25, 2023

We lost because Rowdy is still alive.

— Cowboys Nation (@CowboysNation) September 24, 2023

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