Cowboys aim to move on from Ravens loss with short week - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott had a message for some of his teammates in the locker room after Sunday's 28-25 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

«Enjoy your Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, tonight,» the Cowboys quarterback said. «Tomorrow, you wake up and it's Thursday, so let's get to it.»

At 1-2, the Cowboys are on to the New York Giants.

They have to be. They have just two practices before getting on a plane to New Jersey for Thursday's game against their NFC East rivals (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video).

«I mean, that's just the schedule,» coach Mike McCarthy said. «It's part of the NFL. It's the beauty of competition. There's nothing like Sundays, like game day. So, we know what the schedule is. We have a plan. We'll be in [Monday], do what we need to do. Get them lined up and get ready to go Thursday night.»

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The Cowboys are 1-2 for the first time since 2020, McCarthy's first year. They would finish that season with a 6-10 record in part because Prescott was lost during the season with a dislocated and fractured right ankle. But also because of a defense that allowed a franchise-record 473 points and could not stop the run.

In the past two games, the Cowboys have allowed 464 rushing yards, the most for Dallas in a two-game span since 2020, when they allowed 476 yards in Weeks 12 and 13 and 469 in Weeks 6 and 7.

«It's just like, at what point are we just going to knuckle up and just play?» said edge rusher Micah Parsons, who was a rookie in 2021. «I mean, I've never experienced something like this.»