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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals fell flat in their quarterbacks pseudo homecoming to Texas.Now he has to face New England in Tom Bradys first home game since the Deflategate suspension with the Bengals under .500 five games into the season a year after they started 8-0.Anytime you lose, youre going to look into the mirror, Dalton said after throwing a pair of too-little-too-late touchdown passes in a 28-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Weve got the potential to do some really good things, and weve got to play to that potential.The Bengals (2-3) trailed 28-0 after Ezekiel Elliotts 60-yard touchdown run on Dallas first offensive play of the second half.Dalton, the former TCU player who grew up in Houston, was sacked four times, and Cincinnati gave up a season-high 180 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. That included one for Elliotts fellow rookie, quarterback Dak Prescott.Cincinnati, a playoff qualifier five straight years, was coming off its best defensive game of the season in a 22-7 win over Miami. With Prescott completing 75 percent of his passes while getting sacked just once, the Bengals will have to be better against Brady.Theres so much season left, theres so many runs you make in this game, tackle Andrew Whitworth said. If we end the way we started last year, then this doesnt really mean that much.Things to consider after the Cowboys (4-1) won their fourth straight with Prescott filling in for the injured Tony Romo:PROTECTING DALTON: The run game wasnt much of a factor for the Bengals since they trailed 21-0 in the second quarter. But the protection of Dalton was a problem. Besides four sacks, Dalton was hurried nine times while going 29 of 41 for 269 yards with two touchdowns to Brandon LaFell . He didnt panic, coach Marvin Lewis said. He just kept playing, which was good to see.CHASING BRADY: Prescotts rookie record of 155 pass attempts without an interception to start a career is now eight throws shy of breaking Bradys overall NFL mark. He had his first turnover on a lost fumble, but he helped guarantee a winning record for Dallas going into the Oct. 30 game against Philadelphia. Thats when Romo could return, after a bye following next weeks visit to Green Bay.If I dont break it, Im sure someone else will, the 23-year-old Prescott said. Its not anything I think about going into the game. Ill a