An ugly Cowboys win in Indy | Cowboys Unfiltered

We won, baby, do your dance. Cowboy Nation, do your dance. Back in the win column. We got back-to-back wins. Wait, nope, nope, nope. Did you see that? Fox, they put the wrong graphic up. They said back-to-back wins by the Cowboys. We're getting ahead of ourselves, but I digress. Welcome into Cowboys Unfiltered. I'm Jeff Kolb. 27-23 in Indy. Was it pretty? Heck no. But you know what? Whether it's a knockout punch, or you just went the distance and you won the fight, it's a W in the win column, even if the mascot for Indy kind of kicked the crap out of the cowboy before the game. Take a look. So that's Blue, pretty famous Colts mascot, who producer, director, do-it-all, Jen Garcia. She doesn't like the, uh... The belly budge, or I don't know what we call that. But here are some comments we got. Where's the penalty for that on unsportsmanlike conduct? Ha! Ha! Overshown reference. We'll get to that. All Gore Chase looks like he was straddling and slapping a woody. Do I get in trouble for reading that one? I'm not sure. We'll find out. But let's move forward. Again, listen, was it pretty? Absolutely not. right. But they got it done. Does that mean we're headed to the Super Bowl? Heck no! Go beat the Niners this week. We'll get to that. Now I can take your this is our year hype, but for some, a win is a win, but it might not be that satisfying. Take a listen. Let me know if you need a bigger piece. What is satisfying after the wins that have existed this season is for Cowboys fans like this guy to go on the socials. And, uh, shut you up, Cowboy haters. Um, popular is the, uh, you know, did they turn off my cell service because no one's answering, not getting any messages. Yeah. Again, the sometimes temporary relief from the hate is something for Cowboy fans to hold on to. Now, don't get me wrong. There were a lot of issues for Dallas in this game. You lost another fourth quarter lead. And against a bad team. Arizona, Indianapolis, these are bad teams, and you're just not putting them away. Brian Schottenheimer spoke just this afternoon at his Monday press conference saying, yeah, you know, we won, you know, stats show that, tape shows that, but are we satisfied? No, you know, we should have won that game by a couple of touchdowns, he said, and he's not wrong, and I credit him for saying that, and so... Defense, much better, but you let up some points in the fourth quarter. And the penalties, I mean, 14 penalties. The last one, the most infamous, again, overshown. We're getting to that. Hold on with me here. But despite the win, some of the more realistic Cowboy fans were still pulling their hair out throughout this game. This defense is not up to where it ought to be, as well as... I'm not sure I'm on board with you. I think Christian Parker and his defense actually are showing obvious improvement. It's just not for full quarters. The first three quarters, again, of Arizona and this game in Indy. I mean, you went to the fourth quarter yesterday, having given up 17 points, I guess. But the touchdown late there in the third quarter, okay, yeah, it's not perfect. But the first half was pretty darn good. And I think it was a season-high 6-3 and outs forced by Parker's unit yesterday. You saw the turnovers forced. Caleb Downs there at the end. We're coming up on the Downs brothers. Popcorn cinema that we got. And Quenton Williams is a beast. This guy, early in the season, I think some people were like, we just paid him during camp, and what's up? We are dead last in the league at stopping the run. This is why you are here. But did you see the way that he just bear hugged the football out of that guy? Uh, teeing over, shown up for his ridiculous, uh, unforgivable penalty while not even suited up. So the defense has shown improvement. Honestly, I, I thought the offense in the first half, there was a lot left to be desired because Dak Prescott had 73 passing yards up until that final drive where he hits CeeDee Lamb on some busted coverages, at least on the touchdown. So Indy, not a good team. Cowboys hard to say they're a good team. So. Is there a lot to pull from this? Or was this just the case of like a toilet bowl win? I don't know. Some of you might think that's the case. Okay, Cowboys. I am literally watching this game. I'm about ready to pull out every strand of my hair. How many more yards, play, points, potential points do we have to lose because of penalties? This is ridiculous. And I put that on who? The coach. I mean, when you rack up that many penalties. Don the coach, why is this team that undisciplined? And it wasn't just one specific area. I mean, for weeks here. We've been getting calls about DaRon Bland. I think I saw something on social media last night after the game about, hey, if you want 50 yards, just throw it deep wherever DaRon Bland is and he'll commit a pass interference. It wasn't just DaRon Bland. It wasn't just the offensive line and holding penalties. CeeDee Lamb had two offensive pass interference penalties. And obviously, the overshown one, which I keep teasing. You know what it is. I mean, that's just such an indictment on the coaching staff. And yet, I think this next call might be the most positive one I've heard all year about Brian Schottenheimer. And I just still believe that we have a shot with Shottie, as Mr. Jerry Jones said when he hired Brian Schottenheimer as our new head coach. I believe in you, Cowboys. I believe that you can win your next eight games. Sweetheart. Schottenheimer? Schottenheimer? And I don't think that's as bad as insinuating that Cowboys might win their next eight games. Come on. Do I need to tell you who's in that schedule? San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Jacksonville, not running the table. Has Shotty navigated from a week where the noise was never higher for Jerry Jones to fire him midseason? Yeah. Yeah, he got a win. And if they don't come back there in the final minutes of that game, In Indy, then this is an utter disaster and not even as much, I think, because of the outside noise, but just in that locker room, when no matter what you keep losing, I mean, eventually, like these guys are human, you start to lose the locker room and nobody wants to see this show anymore. And then like the most exciting thing that people have to look forward to at Jerry World isn't even cowboy football. It's it's concerts. It's look at Jerry. This was Saturday night, Kanye West in Arlington. Thank This this I think that what is that? This, my friend, do anything but fire Shoddy. Yeah, that's that's what that means. So even when it all falls down, Jerry just doesn't abandon ship. you. All of the lights still come on and the show goes on. There was arguably not a better player on this Cowboys roster, like pound for pound, stat for stat, the last couple of years than the kicker. And that's not always a good thing, but they had the best kicker in football, Brandon Aubrey. And what an amazing story. And I've been blessed enough to sit down with Brandon and speak with him quite a bit and get to know his family. I mean, what a cool story. Guy from Plano. Goes and plays college soccer at Notre Dame, goes to play pro soccer, gets drafted into the MLS. It doesn't work out. He's out of sports altogether. He's got a desk job as a software engineer, I believe, if I'm remembering that right. And then wife says, hey, why don't you try and kick? Like, these kickers, look, this guy just missed. You could do better than that. And then he goes to spring football and gets a tryout, makes it to the Cowboys, becomes an all-pro. And he finally got paid. He got paid this offseason. There was a little bit of a contract fight. I don't know what's happening. I don't know. I mean, Brandon Aubrey has been like nails. But another miss yesterday that looked like it could really cost the Cowboys in Indy. And understandably, some of you have seen enough, and you don't understand why after the payday, he's missing these kicks. It was a great win for us, and I know we're going to get killed by San Francisco. I'm surprised that we even got a record 4-5. I don't think that Brandon Aubrey just doesn't care. I think that this guy can be like a machine mentally. And when he has been having these success, I think that's, that's one thing that a lot of people might have a misconception about in sports. It's hard when you're having success to not let it get to your head. And he didn't. Has the money gotten to his head? I mean, I'm not in his head, but I don't think so either. So I do think that, I mean, here's the stats. So this is what you can hold on to and say, what the heck is going on? This is a huge disappointment. Brandon Aubrey, going back to last year, on field goals of 50 yards or more, now 14 of 24. He used to be nails from 50 and even 60 most of the time. I mean, he's set NFL records with his distances. And this offseason, again, a little bit of a battle, winds up getting Jerry Jones to hand him the four-year, $28 million contract, highest paid kicker in NFL history. I do think we have to look at every single kick. Uh, for what it is. And when you look back, if you really go back and watch yesterday's where he misses that kick and it wasn't close, especially by his standards, but it was a bad snap. I think Trent Sig would, would like to have that snap back. So is Brandon Aubrey off right now? You bet a hundred percent, but hopefully he's getting all the misses out now. And if, and when the Cowboys can taste the playoffs, there's no Brett Maher, uh, collapse like we saw way back when before Brandon Aubrey. Worst thing that happened in the game yesterday was by a Cowboy who didn't even suit up to play. Take a look. That man who is not in a Cowboy's jersey was celebrating in the end zone with them. That man is a Cowboy's defender who is inactive today with a back and hamstring injury. Now listen to what the referee says. He just described his whole outfit, but that's not the most diabolical part. Had they not gotten that penalty, the Cowboys' 24-yard drive would have likely resulted in a field goal attempt instead of a punt. And considering the Cowboys blew a 17-3 lead last week, and they were up 17-7 in today's game, if they would have ultimately lost this game, this genuinely would have gone down as the most diabolical penalty in NFL history. Hello, hyperbole. I don't know if I'm going to agree with the most diabolical penalty in NFL history. I mean, we're talking about a regular season game, first of all. Have I combed through all the worst penalties ever committed in NFL history? No, but I mean, we've seen dumb penalties since the beginning of time. I mean, cell phones pulled out from the goalposts like Joe Horn back in the day. but This was really bad, and Brian Schottenheimer did not mince words about it just a little you while ago at his afternoon press conference on Monday, for saying that he had a very straightforward joining one-on-one meeting with Marvion Overshown, who then did apologize to the whole team. This could have really cost the Cowboys, though. us He's not wrong. Three-point game in the fourth quarter. today. You're out there in the, I mean, the best part of the whole moment was the ref, right? Clay Martin. I don't know how he kept a straight face. The un-uniformed player in the sweatpants and the stocking cap. I mean, I was in the press box there at Lucas Oil Stadium. We're dying laughing. And I'll admit, too, and this isn't a good thing to admit, but I think most people assumed which inactive player was that? George Pickens. It wasn't George Pickens. It was the Marvion Overshown, who I just. I'm surprised that Agent Zero would do this. I didn't see this from him. I mean, this is a guy that in training camp had the green dot. He was, he was a leader in the middle of the defense and to have such a boneheaded moment like this, where you're out of the game with a back and a hamstring. Sean Rabs was doing Dallas News Live. And I was on there with him at one o'clock today. And, and he brought up a great point. He's like, hamstring looks okay. I mean, This is such a bad look on Overshown, but you know what? Again, it's also such a bad look on Shotty. You might still think there's a shot with Shotty, but this was really, really bad. That said, again, it was a win, and the losing belonged to Philly this past week, and we'll hear a little bit about that, because why not, when we return here on Cowboys Unfiltered. Cry eagles cry again. Yeah, they lost again. And we were rooting for the Eagles. Can you believe that? Why? Because, you know, in the standings. The Giants are in first, and we would have liked to have seen Philly beat the Giants. But our buddy Joe Milton, who is now quarterbacking for Philly, which is kind of weird, he wasn't able to get it done. So, the Eagles, yeah, they weren't a part of things, you know, for us this week. It was an indie week, but they lost seven in a row. You know what, maybe this is a new tradition. Jen, maybe, like, we need a new segment. As long as this losing streak for the Eagles continues, like, you know, no matter what What happens to us? We'll take a little enjoyment out of seven losses in a row for Nick Sirianni and Philly. I mean, I don't care if Jalen Hurts is out. I mean, he can't lose 8, 9, 10. I mean, they got to fire him at some point, right? I think this is looking like the end. Howie Roseman, the general manager who, I'm sorry, Jerry, he runs circles around you as far as general managing. But he just traded today. Jordan Davis, one of their big stars on defense for the Jaguars, got a couple draft picks back. They'll probably turn those into some superstars. But for now, guess where Philly is? They are in last place. And Caleb Downs is in first place as far as the family goes because he got the best of his older brother, Josh. Take a listen. For example, it looks like you were letting him hear it a little bit. What were the words there as far as maybe he heard a little bit of his footsteps? Ah, that was it. The first one, I was like, oh, he's here. You're out. The first one, I was like, he's seeing me coming. But, I mean, it happens. He can't really, he's got to move past that. That's what he's got to do. But, I mean, he's the one that I just told him that, I mean, at the end of the day, like, he's a ball player and he can't think of himself any differently. Read some of these comments here before I get into my thoughts. Hey, Just to set the scene, though, Josh Downs, in case you didn't know, he's a wide receiver for the Colts. And his younger brother, Caleb, of course, first round pick safety for the Cowboys. So they were not only like team versus team, but they were literally on the field going against each other. And on that one play, Caleb Downs, it looked like he might like absolutely demolish older bro. I... And it seemed like Josh maybe could see it coming out of the corner of his eyes like I'm dropping this pass. But Dre Bly says, nah, no footsteps. He doesn't drop many, but it can happen from time to time. He will respond and bounce back. I hope Josh does. He's not facing the Cowboys again this year unless he gets traded Tuesday to a team that Dallas will play. Hustle Drive Ratch 91. What a name. A cool moment, little bro versus big bro. Next was the. Falcon and Bengals, bros. Not sure who they're referencing there. And then Miss Jasmine MJ. It was fun to watch them go toe-to-toe. It was. I have a younger brother, and I honestly can't imagine what the sensation would be like. I mean, I give Caleb Downs credit for being, like, all business. He was like, I want to kick his bleep. But, I mean, like, what if he actually followed through on that hit and, like, demolishes Josh? You know who I feel most for is the parents. The parents, they're sitting up there. I saw mom with the split shirt, like Caleb, Josh. I'm rooting for them both, but probably not for the one who gives the other one a concussion. Thankfully, that didn't happen. What's going to happen? Again, this was ugly. This was painful, this Cowboys win. But it was a win, even if it felt like we were as down on our luck as possible and just eked it out, Which reminded one fan of... One Will Smith classic. I just remember, like, I need to go back and watch that movie again. Epic movie, Pursuit of Happiness. And Will Smith, speaking of family, brothers, Will Smith and his son Jaden, right, was playing his son in that movie. But I just remember Will, like, down on his luck, trying to sell those big computer processor machines. Jerry's not quite in that spot. But sometimes money can't buy you a Super Bowl. However, I said this off the top, Super Bowl hype. Does not belong in the universe right now for the Cowboys. The Niners on Sunday, and we can talk. But I'm not sure that San Francisco has been more amped up this whole season to try and beat up another team. Hold on, hold on. Strapped in here. This is why they don't, this is why I'm not a social media superstar. I mean, remember Philly? There we go. Philly week? You know, that was the Cowboy fan. Spanking the Eagles. The Eagles fan. The Niners fans, you know, they can do that for now. I mean, mess around and find out, right? Because look, remember Blue in the first block, the Colts mascot, you know, he beat up the Cowboy and what happened in the end, Dallas beat Indy up. But the Niners, they've beaten the Cowboys four straight times, including twice in the playoffs. So they're right up there with the Packers as like the team that I think has absolutely broken Dallas's heart the most in the last. 20 years, I think you'd say. As long as Aaron Rodgers has been around with Green Bay. Kyle Shanahan, he's been around kind of longer than I realized when I was going back to look at it. I think since 2017, he's been with San Francisco. Dallas has beaten Shanahan teams before, but not during this Brock Purdy era, Christian McCaffrey era. And man, I didn't expect San Fran to be 7-1 and to be leading what might be the best division in football. Not win-loss wise. I think it's got to be the NFC North. But if you can beat San Fran, I'm telling you, I'm telling all of you who every week say this is our year after any win, including one over a bad team in Indy, because I saw that. I saw that, and that's ridiculous. But I can't say it's ridiculous if Cowboys beat the Niners at home on Sunday. They are underdogs, Dallas, by like four and a half points. Almost done, but you know we wouldn't leave you without our last word. All right, it's time for our last word for you here on Cowboys Unfiltered. Again, Niners game coming up this week is going to be a bear. That will not be easy. And as much as a win is a win is a win, nobody realistically should feel like the Cowboys have obviously turned some huge corner after the Indy win. But there were positives. Like, there were big positives. Again, the defense showed a lot. CeeDee Lamb, most complicated game, in my opinion, of his pro career, but he still came through without George Pickens. If we get George Pickens, Joey Porter Jr., maybe even Demarvion Overshown back, why not? Why not? And so I challenged you. I challenged all of you. I said, when this team loses, the inbox fills up. The mailbox is at 200 plus. And when they win, we've had as few as like, I don't know, seven or eight calls. I want the positivity, and this lady gave it to us. And for that, she gets our last word. My name is Monique Bell. I wanted to share my thoughts on the game. Everybody's like, yeah, you barely squeaked out a win. You barely squeaked out a win. My thoughts are, you were resilient. You stayed until the end, and you came out, and you won the game. The defense showed up when it mattered, and if they keep doing that, our season is not over. So, I got positive thoughts for you. Thank you, thank you. It's not, the season's not over. Is the wild card a stretch? Is getting that last wild card a stretch in the NFC? Yeah, that doesn't look so great right now, but the division is there, and just picture it, okay? I joked off the top, oh, the Cowboys have won back-to-back games. Fox put up the wrong graphic on the broadcast on Sunday, but it'll be true if they beat the Niners, and then... If you can pull this upset, you get Tennessee and Philadelphia at home, and those are two greatly struggling teams. It wouldn't be like out of the realm of believability that the Cowboys could run the win streak to four. A win streak. A win streak is when a team wins multiple games back to back to back, okay? I know Brian Schottenheimer doesn't know a lot about that. Sorry, coach, but it's the truth. The Cowboys could do that, and if they did, they'd get to seven and five. Still not easy, but she's right. The season is not over I can guarantee you this. Whatever happens on Sunday against San Francisco next Monday, you're going to want to keep it here because it will be juicy. I'm hoping it's juicy with positivity, but that's our cliffhanger to leave you on. Appreciate you watching. As always, Cowboys unfiltered. We're past the halfway point of the season, and let's hope this second half can take a turn towards playoff territory. Have a great week. We'll see you back here next Monday.