Jerry Jones reacts to Brian Schottenheimer Dallas Cowboys debut after loss to Eagles

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Jan 27, 2025; Frisco, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Brian Schottenheimer and owner Jerry Jones speak to the media at a press conference at the Star. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

After a tumultuous offseason, which came to a head with last week’s seismic trade that sent 26-year-old superstar Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers , Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had every reason to be frustrated following Thursday’s season-opening loss to the rival Philadelphia Eagles . Instead, the 82-year-old Jones sounded more like a doting father.

Thursday night’s 24-20 loss was Dallas’ third-straight to the Eagles, spoiling the debut for first-year Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer , who was promoted from offensive coordinator after Jones opted to part ways with former head coach Mike McCarthy in mid-January.

“I’m so proud of this team, I really am proud,” Jones said after the game, according to NBC Sports. “I’m so impressed with (Schottenheimer). It just makes me sick that he didn’t win this game and I know what it meant to him. We were all riding with him. We all feel it, he had them ready to play. He had them ready to play.”

As the score would indicate, it was a closer game than many expected, with veteran Cowboys QB Dak Prescott matching Eagles QB Jalen Hurts throw-for-throw with 188 yards on 21-of-34 passing compared to 152 yards on 19-of-23 passing from Hurts. The difference came on the ground, where Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley combined for 122 yards and three rushing touchdowns Thursday, with Hurts adding 62 yards and a pair of scores on the ground.

Jones was also quite effusive about Prescott’s play in his first game back after missing the final nine games of the 2024 season with a significant hamstring injury.

“I thought Dak may have played one of the best games I’ve ever seen him play. We had the ball in the hands of our key guys,” Jones said, per NBC Sports. “I just can’t say enough about this effort and I give Brian and I give his staff all the credit in the world.”

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