The offense is once again hampered by “unacceptable” ball losses

ARLINGTON, Texas – With Dak Prescott out with a hamstring injury, the Cowboys' offense had a big task on its hands offensively. The task turned out to be much bigger than they could have imagined, and sales were back up.

Dallas turned the ball over five times, four of them on lost fumbles, and the finale came in the fourth quarter after a Trey Lance interception. That's a total of 10 turnovers in the last two home games for the Cowboys, who have yet to win at AT&T Stadium this season.

“I’m not going to sugarcoat this, you can’t win without taking care of the damn ball…” Mike McCarthy said after the loss. “Five turnovers are simply unacceptable.”

In 56 plays, the Dallas offense was only able to muster total offensive yards (2.6 yards per game), converting three of its 14 into 3s^approx Down attempts and failed to reach the end zone for the second time in as many home games. The last home touchdown for the Cowboys came in Week 3 in a 28-25 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

“Very frustrating that we didn’t score,” CeeDee Lamb said when asked how frustrating the loss was. “It was terrible.”

Trailing 7-3 in the first half, the Cowboys marched down the field on a 13-play, 77-yard drive with 6:17 left to play and faced the first score at the Eagles' seven-yard line. Then on the 13th^Th During the drive, Ezekiel Elliott fumbled the ball into the end zone, where Philadelphia recovered for a touchback. It was a demoralizing end to a drive, and the rest of the game.

“It can snowball quickly if you don’t take care of the ball…,” Cooper Rush said. “With the defense playing well, we had a chance to overcome our opponents after half-time, but we just couldn’t do it.”

On the following offensive possession, the Cowboys got the ball at the Philadelphia 6-yard line and had their best opportunity to get into the end zone and take the lead. On 2nd-and-goal, it wasn't the Eagles' defense that interfered with Rush's touchdown to Lamb, who had trouble finding the ball through the sun.

“Couldn't see the ball at all,” Lamb said when asked about the play.

Rush and Trey Lance combined for just 66 passing yards, by far their lowest output of the season, adding to the growing frustration with this Cowboys offense that doesn't have many answers to a situation they've never been in before.

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” McCarthy said. “Even with the teams I was an assistant for, I can’t remember ever having two home games in a row with five losses.”