What surprised Jerry Jones most about Cowboys loss to Colts

Overall, Jerry Jones reacted to Sunday’s 23-0 thud by his Dallas Cowboys with measured disappointment.

Mostly, Jones chalked the Indianapolis Colts’ drubbing up to NFL parity and the Cowboys’ offense failing to execute in the red zone early.

But it was Dallas’ run defense that baffled Jones most. The Cowboys allowed a season-high 178 rushing yards in the loss.

“I was surprised with the inability to stop the run,” Jones said on KRLD/105.3 The Fan.

For perspective, the last time the Cowboys allowed a team to rush for over a 100 yards was the loss to the Titans, who had 125 yards rushing. In fact, Dallas held their previous two opponents 99 rushing yards combined. The 178 rushing yards allowed is the most by Dallas since giving up 178 to the Broncos in Week 2 a year ago.

This story was originally published December 18, 2018 at 11:43 AM.