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Cowboys' Jason Garrett Defends Punting on 4th-and-1 in OT: It Was a Long 1 Yard

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett doesn't regret his decision to punt on a 4th-and-1 at the opposing 42-yard line in overtime of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.

"Yeah, it was a long one [yard]," the coach said after the game, per Jeremy Bergman of NFL.com.

The Texans took over at their own 10-yard line and drove 72 yards for the game-winning field goal, earning a 19-16 win.

"You know, we had a 3rd-and-2 and we didn't make much on it and we just felt like at that point in the game, the way our defense was playing, the idea was to pin them down there," Garrett explained.