At that point, the Cowboys had the ball for roughly four minutes, and the team was on an 11-play, 49-yard drive. That was when running back Tony Pollard ran for three yards on a second-and-6 on the Chargers 41-yard line. Pollard finished the day with 109 yards on 13 carries. The Chargers tackled Pollard with 30 seconds left on the clock.
Mike McCarthy shocks everyone
The Cowboys needed a field goal to win and avoid overtime. The Dallas team has Dak Prescott and one of the best receiving corps in the NFL. With 30 seconds left, everyone imagined McCarthy would run one more play to gain some more yards and then call the final timeout.
Kicker Greg Zuerlein missed three kicks in Week 1, and he is 37-66 on kicking attempts over 50 yards. Any yard would have helped him, and Prescott and company would have easily gained 10, maybe 15 yards, in a quick play. However, the timeout never came.
Dak Prescott saves the day
McCarthy did not call the final timeout. And the clock went on. In a post-game interview, HC Mike McCarthy blamed a clock malfunction when asked about the clock management situation.
With four seconds left, Prescott took the issue into his own hands and called the Cowboys’ final timeout, giving Zuerlein the chance to win the game on a 56-yards field goal attempt. The kicker did his job, and the Cowboys left SoFi Stadium with a 20-17 W. Thanks to Prescott’s quick thinking.
What Jerry Jones thinks
The owner, CEO, and GM Jerry Jones, like every fan, is very thankful for Prescott’s decision to call the timeout. However, unlike other fans, Jones is not publicly blaming McCarthy for the chaotic and almost tragic end to the game.
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