Father Prescott's view from the press box Monday night was not a pleasant one.
The Cowboys quarterback was officially placed on season-ending IR earlier in the day, but was only able to watch his teammates. Failed to convert fake punt In the first quarter.
Facing a fort-and-nine, Dallas poised to punt, but Brian Unger instead lofted a pass to safety Juannie Thomas, who immediately hit Houston's John Metchie III five yards short of the first-down line. tackled.
All Prescott could do was throw up his hands in disbelief.
It was the second failed fake punt in three weeks for the Cowboys, who are in need of some — at all costs — good news in the midst of a 3-6 season.
Monday's game got off to an ominous start with part of AT&T Stadium's roof giving way before kickoff and falling in at opening.
No one was injured by the metal debris, so the decision was made to close the roof.
As the Monday Night Football game began, the Cowboys struggled to contain Texans running back Joe Mixon, gaining 71 yards and two touchdowns through the first three minutes of the second quarter.
On the plus side, quarterback Cooper Rush connected with Kavonte Turpin for a 64-yard touchdown. It will be the team's first home game since Week 3.
