The Dallas Cowboys saw their hot surge forward come to a halt on Sunday afternoon after a disappointing 23-0 shutout loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
This has put in perspective the state of the team heading into the final two games of the season where securing the NFC East division title in front of them. With that in mind, head coach Jason Garrett has voiced that he believes his team needs to play with more “mental toughness” on the field to reach their lofty aspirations to contend for the Super Bowl, according to Tom Archer of ESPN.
“It goes back to mental toughness. I think we're all challenged by those things in our lives, in our careers, and certainly a football team gets challenged, as well,” Garrett said. “It’s a matter of putting that last experience behind you and getting focused on this one and be your best for this experience through your preparation and through your focus and intensity when you're locked in on it, and that's critical. I think our team has actually done a really good job of that over the course of the year, handling some early adversity and came back and we won a few games in a row. I thought we did a good job handling that.
“But it’s what challenges you every day. Certainly it's challenging in this league. Every time the ball is snapped, there's adversity or success waiting for you. You have to play that play and go to the next one. It's a learning process, but it does go back to mental toughness.”
The Cowboys have been one of the more hotter teams in the league over the last several weeks, but their struggles against the Colts did bring forth some questions about the team. It was a difficult loss for the Cowboys where they bested by a team that has also been driven toward making a push toward the playoffs over past several weeks.
Indianapolis held firm control of the game with their defense setting the tone against Dallas that forced them to commit a pair of turnovers along with failing to convert both of their red zone trips. Their defense stepped up enough to limit the Colts to just 23 points, but it was their utter lack of ability to put together scoring drives that put them in a hole.
Beyond that, this is a team that will need to their offense led by quarterback Dak Prescott and star running back Ezekiel Elliott to step up as the Cowboys have proven to have a defense that can help guide them to a championship. If they have any hope of reaching those goals, it will have to see their offense step it up.
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