IRVING, Texas -- Terrance Williams did not catch a pass against Atlanta. He blames himself.

“It’s my job to be ready no matter if it’s toward the end of the game, the beginning of the game or the last pass,” said Williams, who has caught nine passes for 144 yards and a touchdown.

"I have to be ready. There are no excuses for dropping passes or stuff like that. I have to cash in on my chances because you have guys depending on me. Whether it’s the last quarter, the last minute or the last second you have to fight throughout the whole game.

Quarterback Brandon Weeden targeted Williams just three times. Jason Witten, Cole Beasley and Lance Dunbar were targeted a combined 22 times.

Williams drew a facemask penalty on the first target, a deep ball down the left sideline that helped set up the Cowboys’ first touchdown.

The second pass was incomplete, and he dropped a fourth-down pass on the Cowboys’ final drive.

"I have to stop putting that stuff on tape because I hate it,” Williams said of the drop. “I have to keep concentrating on the ball and not worry about what's going on.”

Until the Cowboys’ outside receivers prove they can consistently make plays, Williams knows defenses will keep putting a safety near the line of scrimmage to slow down the team’s running game.

In the Cowboys’ scheme, the defensive alignment determines the quarterback's first read. Still, Weeden needs to take some opportunities downfield just to keep the safeties off the line of scrimmage.

If Weeden goes to Williams, the receiver promised to be ready.

"Our job as receivers is to make it quarterback friendly like we do for Tony,” Williams said. “We did a great job today in practice just working our hands because they have big, physical corners and if you don’t get their hands off you, you're going to look bad."