NFL Week 8: The Cowboys can’t close, the Chargers can’t score, and Lamar Jackson can’t stay healthy

When Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott ran in a touchdown with more than 14 minutes left in Sunday’s fourth quarter, a quarter-century’s worth of football history suggested the game was effectively over.

The score put Dallas ahead of Arizona 24-10, and since 2000, the Cowboys had never lost when they led by at least 14 points in the fourth quarter at home. Their record in such circumstances was a perfect 69-0, according to ESPN.

As has been the case for the last two seasons, the Cowboys’ much-maligned problems defensively cost them again. This time, even though the Arizona Cardinals had benched their starting quarterback and turned to backup Gardner Minshew, Dallas allowed 20 fourth-quarter points en route to a 33-30 loss in overtime. The Cowboys were lucky to make it to overtime, too — Arizona missed a point-after kick with 6 seconds left in regulation that would have broken a 30-30 tie.

It was the Cowboys’ second improbable loss of the season, following a Week 3 loss in which they led with 7 seconds to play, only to lose on a walk-off field goal after having surrendered a long pass play to set up the kick.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones…

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