{"id":181271,"date":"2023-01-09T04:32:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T04:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-must-find-motivation-in-nightmare-finale-loss\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T04:32:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T04:32:37","slug":"cowboys-must-find-motivation-in-nightmare-finale-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-must-find-motivation-in-nightmare-finale-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys must find motivation in ‘nightmare’ finale loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LANDOVER, Md. — The Dallas Cowboys entered Sunday with hopes of a second straight division title and the chance to move up to one of the top two seeds in the NFC if things went their way.<\/p>\n

They left FedEx Field with their worst loss of the year, 26-6, to the Washington Commanders, throwing more questions into the mix regarding what the season can be with a wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week.<\/p>\n

“We get to suck on that all week,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said. “If that doesn’t make you want to get ready to go in about six, seven days, nothing else will. That was as thorough a butt-kicking as we’ve had this year and we’re going to find out if that ‘ll get you ready or not. It should with what these guys are made of.”<\/p>\n

The Cowboys’ previous worst loss of the season was a 19-3 defeat in Week 1 against the Buccaneers. The Cowboys will have to do something they have never done in order to advance in the playoffs: beat Tom Brady.<\/p>\n

He owns a 7-0 record against Dallas, including wins the last two seasons with Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n