Cowboys take 64-yard field goal off board, wind up with nothing

The adage of never take points off the scoreboard bit Dallas coach Mike McCarthy

Brandon Aubrey made up for hitting the upright with a 40-yard field goal in the first half by kicking a 64-yard field goal in the third quarter of the Dallas Cowboys’ game with the Houston Texans at AT& Stadium on Monday.

Mike McCarthy decided to take the field goal off the board because Derek Barnett was called for a 15-yard head slap personal foul.

Jerry Jones probably wants to head-slap his coach after the drive wound up with nothing. A fourth-and-two pass went awry and Dallas headed to the fourth quarter down 20-10.

It has been that kind of season at AT&T Stadium.