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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Jerry Jones had his fingers entwined in front of him as he glanced up toward the big video board with a concerned look on his face. Right after his Dallas Cowboys fell behind against winless Tampa Bay, Dak Prescott threw an interception.<\/p>\n
Things were just starting to really unravel for the Cowboys, and the owner’s expression would only get more bleak<\/a>, even though they had a chance late to escape without a loss.<\/p>\n The Cowboys (2-3) lost 24-16<\/a> on Thursday night to a Bucs team with undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels filling in for the injured Baker Mayfield. Prescott had another interception with 1:16 left when his throw deflected off tight end Jake Ferguson at the Bucs 12.<\/p>\n Playing at home for the only time in October, and in primetime for all to see, this was a chance for the Cowboys to build some momentum in the NFC East. And the opportunity for a second win in five days against another winless team before a bit of a break.<\/p>\n Instead, there will only be more questions in the nine-day break before going to Green Bay, and then Philadelphia. The Cowboys don’t play at home again until Nov. 1 against Arizona.<\/p>\n The Bucs (1-4), whose only touchdown before halftime was a 15-play drive that took just shy of 11 minutes, started must faster after the break. They went ahead to stay on two big runs that took only a minute. Bucky Irving ran for 72 yards, immediately followed by Emeka Egbuka’s 14-yard TD run that gave them a 14-10 lead.<\/p>\n Then came the first pick by Prescott deep in Tampa Bay territory, and Irving added a 1-yard TD run before KaVontae Turpin fumbled the ensuing kickoff return. The Bucs then converted a third-and-21 on the drive that ended with Chase McLaughlin’s 41-yard field for a 24-10 lead.<\/p>\n The Cowboys played their third game in 12 days, a stretch that began with 10-hour flights to and from Rio de Janeiro, where they lost 34-31 to Baltimore<\/a> after the Ravens got a big play and game-ending field goal in the final 7 seconds.<\/p>\n Dallas rebounded last Sunday with a 34-30 victory at winless Houston, when CeeDee Lamb capped his career-high 17 catches for 189 yards with a 12-yard TD<\/a> in the final minute.<\/p>\n But Lamb had only two catches for 9 yards against the Bucs before getting sidelined by a quad injury.<\/p>\n After Tampa Bay bypassed a field goal chance and was stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 8 1\/2 minutes left, the Cowboys went 99 yards in 10 plays for Prescott’s 18-yard TD to George Pickens before they failed on a 2-point conversion.<\/p>\n They got one more chance after a defensive stop, but that ended with the last pick.<\/p>\n