Jerry Jones is never one to bite his tongue when discussing both the highs and the lows of the Cowboys. He’s also never had an issue pouring gasoline on the fire ahead of a big matchup. But when it comes to his team’s Week 9 matchup with the rival Eagles, he opted to go an entirely different route—one so surprising that it left quarterback Dak Prescott a bit stunned.
Following a 43–20 Dallas victory over the Rams in Week 8, Jones briefly discussed the upcoming matchup with Philadelphia, doing so while trying not to “poke the bear.”
“Let’s soak this one up. I don’t want to do anything to poke the bear," Jones said of the Cowboys matchup with the Eagles, per The Athletic's Jon Machota.
