Cowboys owner Jerry Jones calls Thursday Night loss to Buccaneers extraordinarily disappointing

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football was “extraordinarily disappointing.”

Jones, speaking to a local Dallas radio station after the game, said the Cowboys needed to finish drives when they were in scoring position. He noted the team had a first-and-goal opportunity inside the 24-yard line with two minutes left and three timeouts, but a mis-thrown pass resulted in an interception by Buccaneers linebacker Alex Anzalone.

"Extraordinarily, extraordinarily disappointing. (We) really do need to get it done when it's there to take," Jones said.

The Buccaneers rushed for 241 yards on 39 attempts, led by rookie running back Bucky Irving’s 165 yards on 21 carries. Jones added that the Buccaneers were “very physical” and surprised him with how they ran the ball between the tackles rather than to the outside.

"They basically were very physical. I thought both their fronts – I was really surprised how they ran the ball, how they ran it between the tackles. That was surprising. We thought if they were going to run it, they'd do it outside," Jones said.

Tampa Bay quarterback Jalon Daniels, making his second career start, threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, securing his first win. The Cowboys committed three turnovers and struggled to move the ball until the fourth quarter. Dallas next travels to Green Bay for a Sunday Night Football game on Oct. 18.