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Jerry Jones blames errors after Cowboys’ 34-31 Ravens loss

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Jerry Jones Blames Errors

Jerry Jones blamed errors for the Cowboys’ 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
He cited a false-start penalty and a rushed timeout with 14 seconds left as mistakes.
Jones said the club will evaluate the loss to avoid repeating those errors.
Jones said team is “right on top of” trade talks for Joey Porter Jr. and will play 0-3 Texans on Oct. 4.

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Jerry Jones Blames Errors

Jerry Jones blamed errors for the Cowboys’ 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
He cited a false-start penalty and a rushed timeout with 14 seconds left as mistakes.
Jones said the club will evaluate the loss to avoid repeating those errors.
Jones said team is “right on top of” trade talks for Joey Porter Jr. and will play 0-3 Texans on Oct. 4.

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