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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott towels off during time out late in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at Maracan\u00e3 Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/p>\n
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RIO DE JANEIRO \u2014 The crowd of 70,000-plus was amazing \u2014 loud and proud to have two NFL teams in their country playing American football.<\/p>\n
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When the Brazilian national anthem was played in the late afternoon at historic Maracan\u00e3 Stadium<\/a>, nearly everyone was standing and singing.<\/p>\n What started as a disjointed effort by the Cowboys ended with them nearly matching the electricity of the moment. But, ultimately, some of the Cowboys\u2019 biggest names failed on this international stage late Sunday afternoon in a heart-pounding 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cWe played hard, we fought back, long trip, had our chance to win and unfortunately we didn\u2019t get it done,\u201d coach Brian\u00a0Schottenheimer said after the game.<\/p>\n The Cowboys lost on a 56-yard field goal by Ravens kicker Tyler Loop <\/a>as time expired. There were questions as to how the Ravens were allowed to get into position to win the game.<\/p>\n With seven seconds to play in a 31-31 game, quarterback Lamar Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to receiver\u00a0Zay Flowers, who was wide open in the middle of the field. The pass rush, which once again didn\u2019t present anyone with confidence it can take quarterbacks to the ground moving forward, allowed Jackson too much time.<\/p>\n Defensive coordinator Christian Parker<\/a> has much to answer for as to why Flowers, who had five catches for 84 yards, was left open in soft coverage. Parker, who doesn’t talk to\u00a0the media after games, also must explain what\u2019s going on with the pass rush and the run defense. Baltimore had 192 yards rushing.<\/p>\n Jackson somehow was able to get a timeout with one second left and Loop made the long field goal, setting off a wild celebration as if the Ravens had won a title.\u00a0All it did was stun the Cowboys.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n