ARLINGTON, Texas – With Dak Prescott sidelined due to a hamstring injury, the Cowboys offense had a big task ahead of them offensively. It turned out that the task was much bigger than they could imagine, and sales were back on track.

Dallas turned the ball over five times, four of them on lost fumbles, and the final one came in the fourth quarter on a Trey Lance interception. That’s a total of 10 goals in the last two home games for the Cowboys, who have yet to win at AT&T Stadium this season.

“I’m not going to sugarcoat this, you can’t win without taking care of the damn ball…” Mike McCarthy said after the loss. “Five turnovers are just unacceptable.”

In 56 plays, the Dallas offense was only able to gather yards of offense (2.6 yards per play), converting on three of their 14 3^rd down attempts and couldn’t get into the end zone for the second time in as many home games. The last home touchdown for the Cowboys came in the Week 3 28-25 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

“Very frustrating that we didn’t score,” CeeDee Lamb said when asked how frustrating the loss was. “It was terrible.”

Trailing 7-3 in the first half, the Cowboys marched down the field on a 13-play, 77-yard drive, taking 6:17 off the clock and facing first and goal at the Eagles’ seven-yard line. Then on the 13th^e On the play of the drive, Ezekiel Elliott fumbled the ball in the end zone where Philadelphia recovered for a touchback. It was a demoralizing end to a stage, and also to the rest of the race.

“Things can snowball quickly if you don’t take care of the ball…” Cooper Rush said. “We had a chance because the defense played well to beat those coming out of the break, but we just couldn’t do it.”

On the next offensive possession, the Cowboys got the ball on the Philadelphia 6-yard line and had a prime opportunity to get into the end zone and take a lead. On second and goal, it wasn’t the Eagles’ defense that disrupted a touchdown from Rush to Lamb, who had trouble locating the ball through the sun.

“I couldn’t see the ball at all.” Lamb said when asked about the play.

Rush and Trey Lance combined for just 66 passing yards, by far the lowest output of the season, adding to the growing frustrations with this Cowboys offense that doesn’t offer many answers to a situation they’ve never been in before.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” McCarthy said. “Even on teams I played for as an assistant, I can’t remember ever having home games with five giveaways.”