“Cut Their Eyelids Off”: Mike Tomlin Slams Cowboys Players’ Mentality After Disappointing OT Loss to Cardinals

Quarterback Dak Prescott said ahead of the 2026 season that it’s Super Bowl or bust this year. Cut to eight weeks into the season, the Dallas Cowboys are struggling at 3-5. Their most recent loss to the Arizona Cardinals had NBC’s Mike Tomlin make quite a sobering claim about how Dallas performed. “I saw a bunch of blinkers,” Tomlin said , via Awful Announcing. “And what I mean by that, I say if you’re a blinker, cut your eyelids off. “What I mean is, you gotta relish the thick moments. You gotta want to make the play.