FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said an "unfortunate" gesture made to fans in the MetLife Stadium stands on Sunday was "inadvertent."

Videos on social media showed Jones quickly flashing his middle finger late in the Cowboys' 37-22 victory over the New York Jets -- after Dak Prescott 's fourth touchdown pass increased the lead to 37-14.

"That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us," Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. "There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out in front -- not Jets fans, Cowboys fans. The entire stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and certainly late in the game.

"[The gesture] was inadvertent on my part because that was right after we made our last touchdown and we we

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