The Dallas Cowboys suffered an absolutely embarrassing loss on Thursday night, falling 24-16 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who notched their first win of the season. This wasn’t just any loss, folks. An undrafted rookie quarterback, Jalon Daniels, making only his second career start, waltzed into AT&T Stadium and helped his team drop 419 yards of total offense right on Dallas’s head.
The Cowboys’ Offense Implodes as the Season’s Biggest Upset Shakes Things Up
Seriously, the Cowboys were favored by 9.5 points against a previously winless team starting a backup. Yet, they were outplayed in pretty much every facet of the game. It was the largest upset of the 2026 NFL season so far. The Bucs, man, they just ran all over Dallas, racking up 241 rushing yards compared to the Cowboys’ paltry 50. Meanwhile, Brian Schottenheimer’s offense for Dallas was a turnover machine in the second half, giving the ball away three times. It was a tough watch, plain and simple.
Prescott’s Viral Confrontation: “Don’t Coward Away”
After the game, in the quiet walk to the locker room, things got even wilder. A car service driver was heard saying “embarrassing” as Prescott walked by. Prescott shot a look at the guy, who then doubled down, saying, “He heard me.” Prescott’s response was sharp: “You say that once I look off, huh?” This whole interaction blew up online, forcing Prescott to address it in his postgame press conference. He admitted, “not that they’re not wrong.” But what really got under his skin? The driver looked away after making the comment. Prescott said, “When he said it, I just happened to look at him. And at that point, he looked away, didn’t look, and then when I turned my head back, he said something else.” For Prescott, it was about standing behind your words. He said, “as a man or as just a person , feel free to speak your mind, just speak it. Don’t coward away from the reaction that you’re going to get. If you’re saying it’s embarrassing, say it’s embarrassing; if you’re saying it to me, then say it to me, you know what I mean? Go back on it.”
Prescott hates that this is even a topic of conversation, but when a prime-time upset of this magnitude happens, and a star quarterback gets called out to his face, it’s gonna get talked about. This kind of public interaction, especially after such a stunning loss, just adds another layer to what’s already a tough situation for the Cowboys.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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