Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy was unable to come up with a game plan to get his team back in the win column Monday night. Instead, the visiting Houston Texans beat the Cowboys 34-10 at AT&T Stadium, marking a fifth straight loss for the franchise.

After the game, McCarthy made it clear to reporters that he fielded the best possible team to secure a victory against the Texans, even though they were ultimately outplayed. However, he admitted that he had made the decision to consider a second estimate if he had the opportunity. McCarthy admitted he wished he had given Trey Lance an opportunity in Monday’s loss.

“I should have done it at the end, and I didn’t do it by putting Trey (Lance) in there. I could have given him a series. That’s something I would question ” McCarthy said.

Since Dak Prescott’s season-ending injury, Lance, who is now the Cowboys’ backup quarterback behind Cooper Rush, has only appeared in one game. He threw six passes, completing four, for 21 yards and an interception last week, but was unable to get into the game on Monday.

Lance, 24, is a former first-round draft pick of the 49ers who never really had the opportunity to carve out a starting role in the league. Buried on the depth chart in Dallas, McCarthy expressed regret that Lance didn’t get on the field despite the nature of the blowout against the Texans.