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Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy Gave Players 'Monkey Butt' as Motivation for Falcons Game

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy used a unique motivational method to help his team get over their disappointing Week 9 loss to the Denver Broncos.

As Tom Pelissero of NFL Network explained, McCarthy gave out Monkey Butt, an anti-chafing powder, to players last week:

Tom Pelissero

Last year, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cowboys</a> coach Mike McCarthy smashed watermelons. This year, coming off an ugly loss, McCarthy dug into his motivational bag of tricks and pulled out … Monkey Butt? <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nflnetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/JlHYfpFL67">pic.twitter.com/JlHYfpFL67</a>

"This past week coming off that ugly performance against Denver, McCarthy dubbed it R.