On the day after Halloween, the Dallas Cowboys might have found it hard to shake the feeling of a hex looming over them.
Another late collapsed doomed the franchise in a 33-30 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals, which sent coach Brian Schottenheimer's team to 3-5 on the year.
The Cowboys looked to be in prime position to secure the win with 1:09 remaining, when kicker Brandon Aubrey's 41-yard field goal extended his team's lead to 30-24.
On the ensuing drive, however, Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew – who replaced starter Jacoby Brissett in the third quarter – took the offense 80 yards in eight plays despite not having any timeouts.
Minshew's 13-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson seemed to put Arizona on the precipice of an incredible
win in regulation, but kicker Chad Ryland missed the extra-point attempt wide left. Ryland had converted his previous 58 extra-point tries.
Arizona managed to finish off the comeback in overtime, however, when Ryland kicked a 42-yard field goal after both offenses traded punts.
Minshew finished with 188 yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-23 passing. Running back Tyler Allegeier, who took over as the lead option in the backfield when Jeremiyah Love suffered an ankle injury on the final play of the first half, recorded 147 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
The Cowboys' unraveling ignited memories of its Week 3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, who managed to escape the Rio de Janeiro matchup with a 34-31 win. In the final seven seconds, a 27-yard Zay Flowers reception set up a 56-yard game-winning field goal by Tyler Loop as time expired.
Dallas has now lost its last five games against the Cardinals.
Will Cowboys make coaching changes after loss? Jerry Jones sounds off
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made his disappointment clear after the defeat.
“This is an indictment of the whole show," he told reporters, according to Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "This is a criticism of everyone.”
Jones, however, said that he wasn't considering shaking up the coaching staff.
“That’s not in my mind at this time," he said.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jerry Jones calls Cowboys' collapse vs. Cardinals 'an indictment'
