Jerry Jones gives verdict on mistakes made by Cowboys offense in loss to Giants

Since the Dallas Cowboys' 28-20 loss to the rival New York Giants this past Sunday night, much has been said and written about how what was supposed to be an improved Dallas defense failed to impress during portions of that game. 

Thus, some have ignored the many mistakes made by the Cowboys offense at MetLife Stadium. 

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw a brutal interception late in the first half, and the Giants ultimately "double-dipped" by producing a touchdown drive before halftime and then another at the start of the second half. Dallas running back Javonte Williams committed a silly taunting penalty as he scored a touchdown with 5:21 remaining in regulation, and Brandon Aubrey subsequently missed the extra point that was 15 yards longer than necessary. Additionally, wide receiver George Pickens was credited with a pair of drops. 

During a Tuesday appearance on Dallas sports radio station 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones sent somewhat of a message to his offensive players about those miscues. 

Jerry Jones doesn't "anticipate" repeat performances from offensive players

"I don't anticipate the three plays that you're referring to right here and the people involved in them. I don't anticipate that to be the case as we go forward," Jones said, per the Cowboys' website. "I think those plays, those players are very capable of nine out of 10 times, and maybe that was the one time that we'll see all year, hopefully, will not make those plays and have that result."

During training camp, Prescott bragged that he felt the 2026 Cowboys could be responsible for a unit eventually known as the "greatest offense there is." According to ESPN stats, Dallas ended Week 1 ranked 28th in the NFL with 244 yards of total offense and tied for 22nd with 20 points scored. 

Needless to say, Jones will expect better from Prescott and Co. when the Cowboys host the 0-1 Washington Commanders this coming Sunday afternoon.

Jerry Jones challenges Cowboys coaching staff to correct mistakes

Jones made it clear during the segment that he isn't panicking after just one week. That said, he also seemed to challenge head coach Brian Schottenheimer and Schottenheimer's staff to fix what went wrong for the Cowboys in New Jersey this past weekend. 

"The real world is that we are where we thought we were relative to continually working on the things that you saw kick us in the butt (Sunday night)," Jones said, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic. "We're going to continue (working on) that. The very things that, frankly, caused us to not win that ballgame are the things that we should be working on and what we were working on going into the game."

Jones likely won't be quite so relaxed about the state of his team if Dallas is 0-2 when he speaks on 105.3 The Fan following the Washington game.