The Dallas Cowboys were losing 30-17. It was 4th-and-5 from their own 44-yard line. A few minutes remained in the third quarter. Brian Schottenheimer chose to punt.

It is hard to pinpoint exactly when the Cowboys lost to the Denver Broncos on Sunday as they were outmatched in just about every way. An argument could be made that it was over the moment that officials flipped a coin in the air to establish who would receive the opening kickoff.

What we can pinpoint though is the point of no return that the Cowboys faced on the day. It was here. It was when Brian Schottenheimer chose to trust his defense, the one that’s reputation preceded itself before the game, during the game, and at this moment that you are reading these words. Who would trust them? Why would anyone do so? What argument

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