Cowboys' Hilariously Bad Fake Punt Vs. Washington Got Roasted On Twitter

What were the Dallas Cowboys thinking?

That seemed to be the question during the fourth quarter of Dallas' Thanksgiving Day game against the Washington Football Team.

Down 20-16 and looking for any kind of spark, the Cowboys elected to try to fake punt -- from well inside their own territory. Washington sniffed it out, shut it down, and the Cowboys quickly became the laughingstock of Twitter.

Cowboys fans after that fake punt @brgridiron pic.twitter.com/46VKbHy8qI
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 27, 2020

Cowboys fans after the fake punt and score 😡 pic.twitter.com/bJ8KjAqqtC
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 27, 2020

Before the fake punt, the Cowboys were down 4. Now they are down 25!? 👀
— Silver (@iwokeuplit) November 27, 2020

failed fake punt in their own zone. always thankful for them cowboys 🤣
— xyz (@thedarkmamba_) November 27, 2020

Me wondering how Matt Patricia still has a gig and WTH the Cowboys coaching staff was thinking with that pass on 4th & 1 and that fake punt😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/MgGRO0xVQT
— Kyle Davis (@kyle_davis513) November 27, 2020

Shout out to @dallascowboys special teams for the worst executed fake punt I've seen since pee wee days.
— Tom Segura AKA Mr. Ladybug (@tomsegura) November 27, 2020

Washington wasted no time making the blunder hurt, scoring a touchdown on the very next play. That proved to be the final nail in the Cowboys' coffin, as they didn't score again while WFT rolled to a 41-16 win.