Dallas Cowboys: 4 costly plays in the loss to the Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 13: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys passes against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 13, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 13: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys passes against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 13, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /
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Play Two: 3:51 left in the second quarter, Dallas Cowboys ball, 4th & 2 from the 7-yard line, Jets lead 7-3.

After getting stopped on 3rd and 1, head coach Jason Garrett has a decision to make.

Do the Cowboys kick the field goal, closing the gap to one point or go for it on fourth down? Garrett chooses door one and goes for it.

The Cowboys call a horribly conceived quarterback keeper. Quarterback Dak Prescott goes nowhere as anyone who has watched football in the last decade, let alone those who get paid to coach, knows Dallas will run.

To compound the mistaken decision, one play later the Cowboys give up a 92-yard touchdown.

All of a sudden, the Jets lead 10-3 instead of 7-6 and Dallas never gets closer than the one-point deficit they would have been facing.