ARLINGTON , Texas (AP) — then slowed briefly to hold the ball out and show it to the defender before going into the end zone to put the Detroit Lions ahead with just over 2 minutes left in the game.There was also a 45-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown in the first quarter, a play on which Tate high-stepped his way down the other sideline before making a diving defender miss and then turning around to back into the end zone.Tate caught all eight passes thrown his way for 132 yards, but the Lions lost 26-24 on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys got the ball last and kicked a field goal as time expired.“For me personally, this sucks because celebrating stats by yourself is just no fun, and to me means nothing,” Tate said. “Celebrating a big win and having bonus of stats, that’s what you want to do.”A week after the Lions (1-3) beat New England and new coach Matt Patricia’s old boss, they couldn’t hold on at the end in Dallas.As for his showboating entries into the end zone, including the late 38-yard score , Tate said he let his emotions get away fr om him and called it selfish play on his part.After Tate’s first touchdown, Patricia said something to him on the sideline.The coach said after the game that he didn’t remember what he said, then offered, “Probably good job on the touchdown.”When asked more specifically, the coach indicated that was an in-house issue that would stay that way.“Obviously a lot of things could happen, a lot of bad things can happen, so just celebrate once you’re in the end zone,” Tate said. “At the end of the day, I am having fun, but I’ve got to put the team first.”Tate , a ninth-year receiver, said the Lions want to be a disciplined group and that he has to lead by example.“I can’t show that to the younger guys so they think it’s OK,” he said. “I’ve got to fix it.”Detroit led 24-23 after Tate’s second touchdown with 2:17 remaining, but the Cowboys then got in position for Brett Maher’s 38-yard field goal on the final play of the drive.On the first play after the 2-minute warning, rookie defensive end Da’Shawn Hand got to Dak Prescott, knocking the ball out. But the Cowboys quarterback was able to scoop up the fumble and roll out to throw the ball away. That came right before Prescott’s 34-yard pass to running back Ezekiel Elliott deep into Detroit territory.“You go through a lot of emotions, it’s up and down, but you’ve got to stay focused, you’ve got to stay in the moment, you’ve got to go out and execute , and that’s the way the game is,” Patricia said. “There’s such a fine line in this league between winning and losing.” Washington doesn’t have an unofficial depth chart at quarterback. They’ll surely have one at some point during training camp, and rookie Dwayne Haskins surely hopes to do what he can to land as high on it as possible.To get there, Haskins will need to spend time learning the offense during the team’s upcoming break.“It’s very important,” coach Jay Gruden told reporters on Tuesday regarding Haskins’ use of his time away from practice. “He has to learn it. If he feels like he is a little bit unsure of anything he has to study it and continue to go over it in his mind and rehash it. He will have plenty of videos to watch and all that good stuff. Dwayne is going to work hard at it, that’s for sure.“When he comes back to camp, hopefully it will be more natural to him, calling plays in the huddle. Like I said before, it is his first time he has had to do it. We threw a lot at him, formations , motions, protections, route concepts, run concepts, audible, two-minute, no huddle, all of that stuff. There is a lot to learn for the kid, but we want to get it all out there for him so he has an understanding of what it is going to be like come training camp. A long way to go, but I like wh ere he is at.”Haskins , Case Keenum, and Colt McCoy are the candidates to start at quarterback, when the 2019 regular season begins. Of course, there’s a chance that whoever wins the job ultimately wins the privilege of being the first guy benched. Once Haskins is under center, however, it will be wise for the team to let him take his lumps and learn his craft, confident he’ll display the ability that made him the 15th overall pick in the draft.