{"id":97031,"date":"2025-09-22T23:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=97031"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:52:23","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8-cowboys-in-crisis-mode-after-a-humiliating-blowout-loss-to-the-bears-the-team-is-slammed-from-every-angle-fans-are-unleashing-fury-with-brutal-takedowns-and-wh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=97031","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 COWBOYS IN CRISIS MODE: After a humiliating blowout loss to the Bears, the team is slammed from every angle, fans are unleashing fury with brutal takedowns, and whispers of deeper locker room chaos are fueling the storm \u2014 is this just a bad night, or the start of a meltdown?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1741201806-e1758498846113.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Breaking: Cowboys Face Backlash for Multiple Reasons After Blowout Loss vs. Bears\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>It was a day the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0will attempt to quickly forget as the Chicago Bears made short work of America\u2019s Team with a 31-14 blowout loss in Week 3. Things went from bad to worse after CeeDee Lamb exited the game early following an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys fans are frustrated for multiple reasons, but some are none too pleased with the team\u2019s decision to utilize Lamb at running back. Lamb sustained an ankle injury during a rushing attempt after his leg got caught under a Bears defender.<\/p>\n<p>The star playmaker returned for one play in the second quarter but appeared unable to run a normal route and was ruled our for the rest of the game. Former Cowboys wide receiver Jesse Holley was among those who criticized the Cowboys\u2019 decision on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\"><p>Embed X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBInjuryDoc\/status\/1969868007586529292<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn The Ceedee Lamb Injury\u2026\u2026. I Could See If You Needed A Spark On Offense Or It\u2019s Been Some Time Since Ceedee Got The Ball But With The Way #33 (Javonte Williams) Has Been Running The Rock. There Seriously Was NO REASON TO BE GIVING CEEDEEE A RUNNING BACK HANDOFF!!!!\u201d Holley noted in the September 21, 2025, message on X. \u201c(DON\u2019T) COMPLICATE GREATNESS\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why the 1-2 Cowboys are catching heat after a dismal performance in Chicago.<\/p>\n<h2>Cowboys Under Fire for CeeDee Lamb\u2019s Injury While Being Used as a Running Back<\/h2>\n<p>Many fans chimed in to agree with Holley in questioning head coach Brian Schottenheimer\u2019s decision to utilize Lamb on the running play. Something tells us we are unlikely to see Lamb take more carries any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to point out that Cowboys starting running back Javonte Williams has made a major impact during his first season in Big D. This makes the decision to use Lamb on a gadget play even more questionable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJavonte Williams averaging at least 5-6 per carry and they decide to put Cee Dee at RB, make it make sense\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f,\u201d one fan questioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould have never happened,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cowboys Defense Struggled in Loss vs. Bears<\/h2>\n<p>Lamb\u2019s injury aside, the Cowboys are also under fire for the performance of the team\u2019s defense. It was anything but an ideal homecoming for defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus as the coach faced his former team in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys allowed the Bears offense to average 6.8 yards per play as Chicago posted 31 points. Chicago converted eight-of-13 third down attempts.<\/p>\n<h2>Dak Prescott &amp; Joe Milton Combined for 3 Interceptions vs. Bears<\/h2>\n<p>It was not just the defensive woes as the Cowboys struggled to score points. Dak Prescott threw two critical interceptions against the Bears.<\/p>\n<p>With the game out of hand, Joe Milton was inserted as the Cowboys attempted to avoid Prescott sustaining an injury. Milton threw Dallas\u2019 third interception of the game with nearly every aspect of the Cowboys struggling against the Bears.<\/p>\n<p>Things do not get any easier for the Cowboys who are in serious danger of dropping to 1-3. Dallas faces the Green Bay Packers in Week 4, and Micah Parsons would like nothing more than to extend the Cowboys\u2019 struggles this season following his departure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a day the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0will attempt to quickly forget as the Chicago Bears made short work of America\u2019s Team with a 31-14 blowout loss in Week 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":97032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 COWBOYS IN CRISIS MODE: After a humiliating blowout loss to the Bears, the team is slammed from every angle, fans are unleashing fury with brutal takedowns, and whispers of deeper locker room chaos are fueling the storm \u2014 is this just a bad night, or the start of a meltdown? 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