Mike McCarthy

Dallas Cowboys fans were up in arms over the final play of their loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Mike McCarthy tried to explain the thinking.

[heavily criticized online](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/social-media-roasts-cowboys-odd-final-play-loss-49ers). [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) [COWBOYS FANS BRAWL AS THEY WATCH TEAM LOSE TO 49ERS IN PLAYOFF GAME](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cowboys-fans-brawl-watch-team-lose-49ers-playoff-game) [Dak Prescott](https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/dak-prescott) and the Cowboys needed a miracle from their own 24-yard line to even have a shot at tying the score. As Elliott snapped the ball – he got run over quickly by a 49ers pass rusher – Prescott had a quick drop before throwing to rookie KaVontae Turpin, who was immediately hit to end the game. [Dallas Cowboys’](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys) final play of their 19-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers sparked a social media roasting like no other in the moments after the game.

49ers linebacker Azeez Al-Shahir steamrolled Elliott right after the snap and pressured Prescott up the middle before the quarterback hit Turpin for a short ...

49ers linebacker Azeez Al-Shahir steamrolled Elliott right after the snap and pressured Prescott up the middle before the quarterback hit Turpin for a short gain. It’s obviously a gadget play or whatever. [Dak Prescott](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/2109/dak-prescott) with the rest of the offense spread out across the line of scrimmage for what appeared to be an attempt to complete a pass and then start lateraling the ball around the field.

The cameraman that Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy appeared to push after their Divisional Round loss to the 49ers on Sunday is speaking out about the incident.

McCarthy is coming off back-to-back 12-win seasons, but has lost to the 49ers in the playoffs both times. I did meet with coach McCarthy privately in his office and he did apologize.” “I can see how the photo appeared like he pushed me but it was more of a hand to the lens.

Mike McCarthy said the Dallas Cowboys practiced the final play, which was a designed gadget play that had running back Ezekiel Elliott as the center.

"When we got the ball back in the last series, the plan was to go down and score and go for two for the win," McCarthy said. All [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/) coach Mike McCarthy could do in the aftermath was lament what happened. The play gained eight yards and the clock ran out. The play came with six seconds left in the game, with the Cowboys 76 yards away from the end zone. "That was the thought process. "Yeah, it didn't get going," McCarthy said after the game.

El propietario de los Cowboys de Dallas, Jerry Jones, dijo que se sentía “asqueado” por la última derrota de su equipo en la ronda divisional de los ...

No. “No.

The cameraman who was pushed by Mike McCarthy following the Cowboys' loss to the 49ers said the head coach apologized later.

writing in a tweet, "I can see how the photo appeared like he pushed me but it was more of a hand to the lens." and put his hand on the camera to get it away from him. In Bullard's video, you can see McCarthy clearly didn't want to be filmed ... when photojournalist Noah Bullard was attempting to get a shot of the 59-year-old leaving the field. The incident happened just seconds after the Dallas vs. [Mike McCarthy](https://www.tmz.com/people/mike-mccarthy/) issued an apology on Sunday night -- but it wasn't for his team's poor play ...

A photographer who was shoved by Mike McCarthy after the Dallas Cowboys' Divisional Round loss informed Twitter that the head coach apologized.

McCarthy once again had his playoff run at the hands of the 49ers. Bullard said that McCarthy reached out to him to apologize during a meeting in the coach’s office. The photojournalist, Noah Bullard of NBC Dallas-Fort Worth tweeted out an update regarding the incident, saying McCarthy didn’t push him.

Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was seen shoving a photojournalist out of the way as he walked off the field at Levi's Stadium following a playoff loss.

[CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) "In those moments, you just have to be real and genuine. I did meet with coach McCarthy privately in his office and he did apologize." The team had 282 yards of total offense and was 5-for-15 on third down. McCarthy appeared to be pushing the camera out of the way as he left "Thank you to everyone that has reached out regarding the Mike McCarthy incident," Bullard wrote.