Cowboys OC Kellen Moore called Dak Prescott run on final play of game?

Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and head coach Mike McCarthy are under fire following Sunday’s ugly loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC wild-card round.

First off, Dallas committed a franchise playoff record 14 penalties in what ended up being a narrow 23-17 home loss to the 49ers.

For his part, McCarthy drew the ire of the football world by playing it conservative with the Cowboys down 16 in the second half.

However, it’s the final play of the game that has people talking. With just 14 seconds left and no timeouts, Dak Prescott executed a designed run. Unfortunately for Dallas, the Cowboys were not able to get another play off — ending the game in the process.

Following the game, it was reported that Kellen Moore actually called the designed run, not Mr. McCarthy. According to NFL insider Mike Silver, McCarthy was on the headset and was all right with the play call.

That’s just all sorts of horrible right there. Dallas was driving down the field and had time to throw one more pass on the outside before trying for a game-winning touchdown. Instead, the Cowboys called the one play that just didn’t make any sense. It’s not a great look for Moore, McCarthy and Co.

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