The Dallas Cowboys’ defense entered Sunday night allowing 41 total points through the first four weeks. Dan Quinn’s D gave up 42 in Sunday night’s blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
“I’m bummed,” Quinn said, via the team’s official website. “You get your ass kicked, you only have a couple choices in the fight. You can pout about it or get back up and get rocking again. And I certainly know that’s what we’re gonna do.”
Over the initial four weeks, the Cowboys’ defense conceded an average of 10.3 points, 259.8 yards, 2.5 takeaways per game, and had a passer rating of 55.2, all of which were ranked among the top-2 in the NFL. However, on Sunday, they were decimated by Kyle Shanahan’s team who scored 42 points, made 421 yards, gave away just one takeaway, and achieved a passer rating of 143.8.
If the Cowboys’ performance on Sunday was a benchmark game, they performed horribly.
Fortunately for Dallas, this is only one game out of 17.
“Nobody in our group is playing the blame game,” Quinn stated. “In reality, efforts are being directed where needed – let’s improve this, let’s enhance that. This is what I appreciate about our group. I’ve been part of other teams where blame and finger pointing were prevalent, but that’s not how this group operates.
We’re incredibly disappointed, but we also understand our potential, and we won’t let this game defeat us twice.
The Cowboys face the Los Angeles Chargers next Monday night and will try to wash the bitter taste out of the mouth against former Dallas offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.
“Quinn expressed, “Yes, we are disappointed. We aspired for an impressive performance for our team, but things didn’t go as planned. Now, we have a strong Chargers team coming up and we have numerous issues to resolve to get back in form.”
