Brian Schottenheimer
Football – NFL – Baltimore Ravens v Dallas Cowboys – Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – September 27, 2026 Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer reacts REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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The Dallas Cowboys suffered a painful and demoralizing loss on Sunday, blowing a two-touchdown lead in an overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals. But despite the disappointing performance and season, it doesn’t sound like head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s job is at risk.
After the game, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked whether he would consider a coaching change during the season, and he made it pretty clear that he isn’t even considering making that move.
Cowboys’ Collapse
Dallas led 14-0 early and was up by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter before Arizona came storming back behind backup quarterback Gardner Minshew.
Minshew’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson tied the game with six seconds left. The Cowboys caught a break when Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland missed the go-ahead extra point. But Ryland made up for it in overtime, hitting a 42-yard field goal to give Arizona a 33-30 win.
The loss dropped the Cowboys to 3-5 on the season and 1-2 at home.
Before the game, Jones had sounded optimistic about his team. Speaking on 105.3 The Fan’s pregame show, he said that the Cowboys would look at any opportunity to improve ahead of the trade deadline.
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But the conversation around the team was much different after the game.
‘Not Proud of It’
After the loss, Jones was asked if he would consider replacing Schottenheimer, who is in his second season as head coach. Jones made it pretty clear that Schottenheimer would not be fired during the season as he brought up the Cowboys’ decision to fire Wade Phillips in the middle of the 2010 season.
“I’m not proud of it, but I made a change with Wade Phillips there in the middle of the season. I don’t see that here at all,” Jones said, via Machota.
Jones also defended his head coach, suggesting that others were to blame for the loss other than the head coach.
“I will say that a lot of people let Brian (Schottenheimer) down today,” Jones said, via Machota.
Still, with the Cowboys sitting at 3-5 and the trade deadline approaching, the pressure on Schottenheimer will only grow if Dallas keeps losing games like this one.
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