Furious fans told Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to sell the team after their humiliating 47-9 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Jones, a billionaire who bought the team in 1989, was celebrating his 82nd birthday on Sunday but watched at AT&T Stadium as his Cowboys team was destroyed.
In a game that was marred by a gruesome injury to Lions star Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit dominated on the road as the Cowboys lost their fourth straight home game.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who signed a four-year contract extension worth more than $240 million this summer, threw two interceptions and no touchdown passes.
The Cowboys’ chances of making the playoffs already look slim now and Sunday’s one-sided loss was the final straw for many fans.
Angry fans told Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to sell the team
Jones was celebrating his 82nd birthday on Sunday, but watched as his team was destroyed.
One posted: “The Cowboys simply need to clean up, starting with Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones selling the team.”
Another commented: “Jerry Jones thought this team was going to be good and win a Super Bowl.” Man, sell the team.
A third posted: “It’s rare to lose so much in the NFL that you pull starters at the start of the 4th quarter.” Jerry Jones needs to sell the Cowboys. He’s a very bad owner.’
‘Dak retired with 13 minutes left in the game. Put him back there and make him earn that damn salary. “Jerry Jones please sell this team, you suck as an NFL owner, fans need to stop paying for tickets,” one fan added.
‘I really want Jerry Jones to see the Dallas Cowboys as someone who REALLY knows how to make football decisions. Dak has done NOTHING to deserve the record money! God and McCarthy should have been fired 2 seasons ago!’ wrote another.
Speaking after the match, Jones admitted his team’s performance was “very worrying” and “very humiliating”. He also called it “a surprise.”
Jared Goff threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns, but Detroit lost its best defensive player, Hutchinson.
Hutchinson suffered a serious injury to his left leg in the third quarter while sacking Prescott and was carted off the field.
David Montgomery rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions, who have won three in a row.
Prescott threw for 178 yards and was intercepted twice, both by Brian Branch, as the Cowboys fell to 0-3 in home games. Cooper Rush relieved Prescott and completed 8 of 11 passes for 46 yards and an interception.
CeeDee Lamb had seven receptions for 89 yards for Dallas.
Speaking about Dallas’ struggles on FOX, Tom Brady said: “Dallas is just struggling the same way it has in a lot of these games.
“They can’t run, they have a hard time being physical, Dak is frustrated, too many turnovers, but not good enough.”
