Thankfully for the Cowboys, the big penalty call didn’t come back to bite them.
Special teams coordinator John Fassel is known for aggressive in-game decisions, and Sunday’s game against the Chargers was no different. Monday, Fassel explained his decision to try a punt block attempt at the two-minute warning before halftime, which resulted in a roughing the kicker penalty and an automatic first down for the Chargers at the Dallas 39-yard line.
“The thought process was, I think Cowboys fans aren’t the play-it-safe type. So I was going to give them what they wanted: come after their ass on the punt rush.