Jason Garrett spotted a problem with the Cowboys, and it’s an unusual one.
WIth their loss Sunday to the Washington Commanders, the Cowboys fell to 1-4 this season when playing games on grass. They beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 on the natural surface, but dropped games to the Commanders, Eagles, Packers and Jaguars. The Washington and Jacksonville losses were some of the Cowboys’ worst displays of the year.
Garrett pointed out that problem Sunday on NBC, and noted it could be a problem in their first postseason matchup -- an outdoor game on grass against the Bucs.
Asked about the trend in his weekly interview on “The K&C Masterpiece,” Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones didn’t pay much mind to it.
“There are (multiple) schools of thought,” Jones said. “At the end of the day, you play the game where it’s scheduled to be played, and we’ve got to go out and play our best football to win a football game. I don’t think the guys let it get into their heads as to whether it’s on grass or on turf. I just think you suit ‘em up, you put on your cleats and you go play football.”
Interestingly, this has been an issue for the Cowboys for a while. According to team reporter Patrik Walker, the Cowboys haven’t had a winning record on grass since 2017.
Whether that’s a coincidence or an actual difference-maker is up for debate. In any event, there’s some history there as the Cowboys prepare for a pivotal game on a surface they haven’t played all that well on.
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