The Dallas Cowboys made the questionable decision to run a quarterback draw with no timeouts remaining in the final seconds of Sunday's 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but head coach Mike McCarthy defended the play call even though time expired before they could get in another snap.
"That was the best option," he told reporters while explaining the 49ers were protecting the sidelines to prevent Dallas from getting out of bounds with enough time to run one more play closer to the end zone:
CBS Sports HQ"That was the best option ... it's the right decision.