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The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys’ defense has been a blatant handicap throughout the first two months of the 2025-26\u00a0NFL\u00a0season, but there is another issue that has been holding the team back in a big way.<\/p>\n

Injuries have plagued the team through eight weeks, and the lack of discipline reared its ugly head again in the brutal loss to the\u00a0Denver Broncos, halting momentum after a huge interception from\u00a0rookie cornerback Trikweze Bridges.<\/p>\n

Dallas was flagged nine times for 80 yards throughout the game.<\/p>\n

Cowboys head coach\u00a0Brian Schottenheimer\u00a0knows it’s an issue that the team needs to address and improve on, and he has called out the team for the “unacceptable” self-inflicted wounds.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe guys were probably pressing a little bit. They wanted to get the ball in the end zone. At the end of the day, it can\u2019t happen. And we have to fix it,” Schottenheimer said on Monday while speaking to the media, via The Athletic.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re the second-most penalized team in the league, if not the first, and that\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schottenheimer specifically called out starting left tackle\u00a0Tyler Guyton\u00a0for a false start on third-and-goal from the one-yard line. Had it not been for that penalty, the Cowboys would have gone for it on fourth down and could have shifted the momentum of the entire game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts with us looking at ourselves,\u201d Brian Schottenheimer noted. \u201cWhy it happens, No. 1. The first one you\u2019re down there in the red zone, it\u2019s loud. Low red zone. We\u2019re bringing the guy in motion and Guyton is amped up and wanting to go so he flinches. It shouldn\u2019t happen. Tyler knows that. He knew that before anybody else. You look at the crowd noise and the environment, maybe we had a little bit too many shifts and motions. That\u2019s who we are. We do it all the time. We do it out here with crowd noise all the time. I just think it\u2019s settling in.”<\/p>\n

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The offense knows it needs to be perfect because of the defense’s struggles, and blowing opportunities in the red zone is not what they can afford to do.<\/p>\n

Dallas will aim to get back on track in Week 9 against the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals\u00a0on Monday Night Football, before heading into a bye week before the NFL trade deadline for a complete reset.<\/p>\n

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Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Opponent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Penalties<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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Penalty Yards<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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at Eagles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Giants<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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106<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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at Bears<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Packers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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95<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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at Jets<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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91<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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at Panthers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Commanders<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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79<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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at Broncos<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Despite the penalty issues, Dallas sits at 3-4-1 and is in second place in the NFC East.<\/p>\n

With the next two games against the Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders, the Cowboys still have a great opportunity to find themselves in position to make a playoff push if the team can iron out its issues.<\/p>\n

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