Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones isn’t sugarcoating Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Speaking on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, Jones said, “Overall, we’re not playing very good,” adding that “we had to really have some help to get that win” and calling the victory “bittersweet” since it took a touchdown with 1:08 left to get past a Colts team that’s now 2-7.

Some fans thought Jones was sending a message to Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer, while others pointed the blame right back at Jones.

NFL Fans React to Jerry Jones’ Comments on Cowboys’ ‘Bittersweet’ Win Over Colts

Jones never mentioned Schottenheimer in his answer about the game, but some fans read between the lines and saw Jones’ comments as a response to the head coach.

On Monday, Schottenheimer said, “I’m proud of our guys, but I understand the discipline was not good enough yesterday. The penalties, I go back to the penalties. At the end of the day, we did some great things, but the penalties were not good enough. And we owned that, and we showed that. … But I checked the stats, we definitely won.”

Dallas was flagged 14 times for 153 yards, including four holding calls and three for offensive pass interference, while the Colts were penalized nine times for 67 yards.

One fan responded to Jones’ comment, writing, “Clearly a shot at Schotty (no pun intended) who made a fool of himself saying that this was a good win.”

Other fans put the blame on Jones for the hire.

“He’s not lying but he’s the one like always that hired this HC,” one fan wrote.

Another fan made the same point more bluntly: “Well he hired a clown HC soooooo…”

One fan went straight to the coaching staff and added a dig at the team’s spending.

“Coaching but ya know let’s not spend there,” they wrote, referencing Jones’ recent defense for not paying top dollar to coaches.

Asked for his reaction to the win, Jones opened with one word and a nod to what went right: “Bittersweet. We had spurts of playing well, both the offense’s statistics are impressive and the defense played some great snaps out there.”

Then, he looked ahead to this week’s clash with the 7-1 San Francisco 49ers.

“We’ve got a real challenge coming up this weekend with San Francisco. That’s where our focus should be, and that’s where it is… We did some good things offensively, but we’ve got to put it all together against this San Francisco team,” Jones said.

One fan felt that Jones’ blunt response was a sign that “Jerry’s losing patience.”

Another fan gave Jones credit for the assessment, calling it “probably the most sensible and realistic thing he’s said all season.”

Dallas outgained Indianapolis 508-271 and held the ball for 35:43. Dak Prescott threw for 335 yards and 2 touchdowns without an interception, CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards, and Javonte Williams ran for 101 yards.

On defense, Dallas held the Colts to 3-of-13 on third down, Quinnen Williams made three tackles for loss, and Rashan Gary and Caleb Downs each had a sack.

However, the Cowboys also went 5-of-16 on third down and lost two fumbles. One set up Seth McGowan’s 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and the other ended a 73-yard drive early in the fourth. Dallas also let a 20-10 lead late in the third quarter get away.

Ashton Dulin’s 55-yard touchdown catch cut it to three, and Spencer Shrader tied it with a 59-yard field goal with 5:56 left. After Brandon Aubrey missed a FG of his own, Shrader hit from 50 yards to put Indianapolis ahead 23-20 with 1:37 to go.

Javonte Williams bailed Dallas out with a 1-yard touchdown run to finish a four-play, 65-yard drive, and Downs sealed it by intercepting Colts quarterback Daniel Jones with 41 seconds left.

Still, escaping the Colts that late left fans frustrated, with one pushing back on Jones’ choice of words.

“Bittersweet? More like unsatisfying,” they wrote. “Barely beating a bad team.”

Next up are the 49ers, who are 7-1 and first in the NFC West. San Francisco visits AT&T Stadium on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET in Week 10. Dallas is 4-5 and second in the NFC East, so the Cowboys’ playoff hopes are still alive despite their up-and-down play.