CHARLOTTE(AP) — The Dallas Cowboys came into Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers ranked last in the league in defense and in need of a big game.

They showed no signs of improvement.

The Cowboys allowed the Panthers to rack up 410 yards and 27 first downs in a 30-27 loss . They were unable to get off the field on Carolina's final drive, which took more than six minutes off the clock and set up Ryan Fitzgerald's 33-yard field goal as time expired.

“We’ve shown the ability to stop the run,” Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “But there’s a consistency that’s not showing up. We’ve got to be better. And that starts me and that starts with the coaching staff.”

Adding insult to injury, the loss came largely at the hands of one of team owner Jerry Jones' former employees — cast

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