Cowboys' Mike McCarthy has odd explanation for clock management at end of win over Chargers

As it ends up, it was all an issue of time at the end of Cowboys-Chargers.

The Cowboys netted a game-winning field goal off the leg of Greg Zuerlein on Sunday over the Chargers, grabbing a 20-17 win, the initial for Dallas this period. But secs before the 56-yard buzzer beater, Cowboys head trainer Mike McCarthy was second-guessing the use

of a second-saving timeout. To establish the scene: With the clock running and also the Cowboys driving, Dallas had sufficient time to run another play with around 30 secs left in the game and also a timeout in their pocket. Rather than run a play to potentially improve field position and offer the kicker a more tasty field-goal shot, McCarthy and

the Cowboys personnel allowed the clock run completely down to four seconds before calling a timeout. EVEN MORE: Chargers see TD chance eliminated in peculiar sequence against Cowboys It goes without saying, heads were scraped on the curious video game management. After the win, Cowboys instructor McCarthy tried explaining the strategy-- or lack thereof-- in his postgame press conference. Mike McCarthy:"The clock circumstance-- I've never had

a clock go off the board on me like that ... "-- Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) September 19, 2021 Mike McCarthy on the clock management late:"The clock I was seeing went off the board.

"He claimed Kellen had a clock he was watching, that got blocked by a video camera.-- Mike Leslie(@MikeLeslieWFAA)September 19,

2021 To hear it from Mike McCarthy, the clock went off the boards after Tony Pollard's last touch, & & they had a miscommunication concerning workers at the exact same time. So they were communicating with package concerning the clock while likewise trying to place the appropriate employees on the area.

-- David Helman (@HelmanDC) September 19, 2021

According to McCarthy, the clock "went off the boards" after the last Tony Pollard run, and also combined that confusion with employees they were trying to put on the field with the game on the line.

It goes without saying, this isn't the first time McCarthy has puzzled the masses with his interested clock-management choices, as that was among his crucial mentoring defects during his time with the Packers.

All's well that ends well, though: The kick pushed the Cowboys to 1-1 on the year, full-steam in advance into next Monday evening's competition vs. the Eagles.

But the next time McCarthy manages the clock right may be the very first time.