COWBOYS STAR DAK PRESCOTT LIVID AT HIS OWN COACH IN FURIOUS RESPONSE TO PLAY CALL DURING LIONS LOSS
An irate Dak Prescott was seen screaming at his sideline during a consequential first-half drive during the Dallas Cowboys' defeat to the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football.
Dallas was trailing 17-6 late in the second quarter when Prescott led the Cowboys down the field on a strong drive.
But multiple penalties backed Dallas up to a 2nd & 25 on their own 42. Prescott hit target CeeDee Lamb for a ten-yard gain, following that up on 3rd & 15 with an 11-yard strike to tight end Jake Ferguson.
It left the Cowboys with a tough choice on 4th & 4 from the Detroit 37 yard line. Rather than go for the first down to extend the drive, coach Brian Schottenheimer chose to take the easy points instead.
Prescott was furious, seen blowing up at his sideline in a rage to go for the kick rather than try and keep their momentum going.
Kicker Brandon Aubrey was able to easily knock the kick through, but Schottenheimer's choice left the Lions with plenty of time to extend their lead.
Detroit did just that - knocking through a field goal of their own to go into halftime with a 20-9 lead.
To their credit, Dallas did claw back. After an early interception, they scored on their next three drives to be behind 30-27.
But the Cowboys stalled there - only scoring a field goal in their final two drives of the contest as the Lions scored consecutive touchdowns to come away winners by a score of 44-30.
Prescott had an okay evening. His 31 completions for 376 yards was better than his Lions counterpart, Jared Goff.
However, while Goff was flawless on the stat sheet, Prescott had two interceptions as evidence of the defeat.
Dallas now sits at an awkward 6-6-1 - making their playoff future uncertain. They host the Minnesota Vikings next Sunday.
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