IRVING, Texas—The Dallas Cowboys eliminated one huge distraction with their first loss of the season.

“I guess now we can be alleviated from going 16-0,” Bradie James said Monday, a day after the Cowboys lost 26-24 at home to NFC East rival Washington.

“It’s always a big atom bomb drop anytime we lose because people think we are going to win every game every year by 40 points,” Marcus Spears said. “But that’s not the case. ... We’ve always been able to pull back together. Guys have no less hope of getting where we want to go now than before we played Washington.”
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