Amari Cooper responds to criticism after Cowboys lose to Broncos

The Dallas Cowboys lost their second game of the season last Sunday, and the loss was rather surprising to most — the lowly Denver Broncos, who entered the game 3-4, beat Dallas with a Teddy Bridgewater-led offense on the road.

After the game, the Cowboys received a myriad of criticism from fans and media alike, but star wide receiver Amari Cooper was unfazed. Cooper said Thursday that the nobody inside of the Cowboys’ locker room took the criticism to heart, and the team knows what they’re capable of accomplishing.

“We know what we have,” Cooper said. “We feel like we have a special group. We feel like we shouldn’t lose any games. I think with that confidence, just getting our swagger back for this week, I think we should be OK.”

Cooper and the Cowboys will have a chance to bounce back at home again on Sunday, as Dallas plays host to the middling Atlanta Falcons, who sport a 4-4 record through eight games.

Jerry Jones gives harsh assessment of Dallas Cowboys’ loss

Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys lost just their second game of the season on Sunday, and the loss was rather surprising to most — the lowly Denver Broncos, who entered the game 3-4, beat Dallas with a Teddy Bridgewater-led offense on the road.

After the game, Jones gave a harsh explanation of what he saw from his Cowboys. First, he gave credit to the Denver Broncos, saying that the visiting team drew up a good game plan; then, however, he called the loss “inexplicable” on their own home turf.

“I thought they had a good plan against Dak [Prescott] and executed it well. We needed some plays to happen,” Jones said. “Certainly it’s inexplicable. … They played an outstanding football game against what we think is a good football team, and that’s the Dallas Cowboys.”

The Cowboys ended up losing 30-16. Despite having star quarterback Dak Prescott back from injury, Dallas showed no fight in the game Sunday, scoring all 16 of their points — both off passing touchdowns to wide receiver Malik Turner — in the fourth quarter. Prescott completed 19 of his 39 passing attempts for 232 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

With the loss, the Cowboys — previously on a record-setting streak — had it snapped on Sunday. They entered the game with eight consecutive home games scoring at least 35 points with Prescott as their starting quarterback, the longest such streak in NFL history between a franchise and any quarterback, according to ESPN NFL insider Field Yates. The Broncos held the Cowboys scoreless until the fourth quarter and even then, the Cowboys garbage-time touchdowns hardly meant anything, as the game was far out of reach.