Brian Schottenheimer considers staff changes after Cowboys' loss, Jerry Jones responds to embarrassing loss

What the Dallas coach and owner both said after Thursday night’s humiliating home loss to a previously winless team

What the Dallas coach and owner both said after Thursday night Running out of answers early this season, there was no direct way to explain what happened during the Cowboys' deflating 24-16 home loss to the previously-winless Buccaneers on Thursday night for coach Brian Schottenheimer. Tampa Bay's decisive 17-point third quarter behind undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels and Bucky Irving's first 100-yard outing on the ground in two years put the spotlight on the Cowboys' second-year coach and his 2-3 start this fall. Schottenheimer hinted at potential coaching staff changes after Dallas collapsed in all three phases of the game following two turnovers from Dak Prescott, struggles defensively and a lost fumble from KaVontae Turpin on a kickoff return.

"I'm going to look at everything," Schottenheimer said. "I'll spend countless hours trying to figure it out and getting a chance to step back, look at these five games, and see what we need to improve. … Yeah, I think we evaluate everything, but at the end of the day, we're five games in. I am disappointed in the way we performed this evening as a football team, and that's just going to be one part of the process." The Cowboys trailed 24-10 after the third quarter before a 10-play, 99-yard touchdown drive ending with a Prescott scoring toss to George