Jerry Jones Views Philadelphia Eagles Loss as Moral Victory for Dallas Cowboys?

Despite the heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones remains optimistic that his team is good enough to make it to the Super Bowl.

In the wake of his team's heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jerry Jones reiterated Tuesday that he isn't a believer in moral victories. However, during his weekly interview on 105.3 The Fan the Dallas Cowboys owner made it clear that he views the performance as an encouraging defeat.

"No, I don't believe in moral victories," Jones said. "Not at this juncture."

Trailing 28-23 in the final minutes, the Cowboys drove to Philly's 29- and 6-yard line with a chance for a game-winning touchdown. They would have only needed a field goal to tie had quarterback Dak Prescott not inadvertently stepped out of bounds on a diving attempt at a two-point conversion.

"That was a disappointing deal," Jones said. "Five minutes after the game I was about as disappointed as you could imagine. It really hadn't dawned on me how close we were to winning that game."

Jerry Jones is encouraged by the Cowboys' excruciatingly close loss at Philadelphia

Jones isn't quite as confident as former receiver Michael Irvin's guaranteed win in the rematch. But in comparison to Dallas' embarrassing 42-10 loss against the NFC's other elite team - the San Francisco 49ers - having multiple chances to beat the NFL's best on the road is enough to have Jones seeing the glass half-full.

"I'd like to be there every time, with a chance to win with 30 seconds left," he said. "I'll take that and we'll get most of them. Our tight end will get in there more times than not. And Dak will get it in there more times than not. I've never seen him step out of bounds, not once."

While the NFC East seems a lost cause with Dallas at 5-3 and the 8-1 Eagles already holding the head-to-head tiebreaker. But Philly's next three games are against the 7-2 Kansas City Chiefs, 5-4 Buffalo Bills and 5-3 Niners, while Dallas faces the 2-7 New York Giants, 4-5 Washington Commanders and 5-3 Seattle Seahawks.

Bottom line: The Dec. 10 rematch at AT&T Stadium still could have divisional title implications.

"I'll take where we are right now," Jones said, "and that's with a chance to get to the (Super Bowl)."

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