Jerry Jones Reacts To 'Bittersweet' Cowboys Status As 49ers Loom

The Dallas Cowboys were faced with a no-win situation against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

If they win, great- you beat a Colts team that was 2-5 and selling everyone. If they lose, the season is over, and people likely lose their jobs.

The 27-23 win was a tough watch for Cowboys Nation, as the offense stuttered, penalties nearly derailing the game, and the team almost wasted a strong defensive performance by Christian Parker's unit.

In total, 14 penalties for over 150 yards nearly sunk Dallas on the road, and it needed Dak Prescott clutch drive with a Ryan Flournoy miracle catch to sneak past the Colts.

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And for owner Jerry Jones, who was on 105.3 The Fan, when asked about the win over Indianapolis, Jerry was rather truthful.

“Bittersweet,” Jerry said. “The offense statistics are impressive. The defense played some great snaps. On the other hand, we had to have some help to get that win. Overall, we're not playing very good. 

“The mistakes, the penalties that we made aren't typical, in that we're averaging about seven penalties a game up until then. We did some good things offensively, but we've got to put it all together against this San Francisco team.”

So Jerry is well aware that while his team won on Sunday, it was far from being good enough.

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For the second straight week, the defense did its job in the first two and a half quarters to give the offense chances time and time again to put the game out of reach...and they failed.

The Colts came roaring back and nearly stole it from the Cowboys. Luckily, Prescott orchestrated the go-ahead touchdown drive; otherwise, things might have gotten messy.

Penalties have been something that has plagued Dallas for years, and on Sunday, it was another example of the undiscipline that we have seen time and time again.

Yes, 14 penalties is an outlier, but the Cowboys are still on track to be one of the most penalized teams in football for the fourth straight season.

And Jerry knows that Sunday's performance wasn't good enough, and if the Cowboys play to that level against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, well, things could get rather ugly in a hurry.