SUMMARY
Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, Tony Pollard added two on the ground, and the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Indianapolis Colts 54-19 in Sunday night’s game.
Leading by just two points in the fourth quarter, the Texas team exploded for 33 unanswered points in the final quarter hour, setting a new team record.
The Cowboys thus added a ninth win to their record (9-3), thus solidifying their place in second place in the East division of the National, by virtue of a tie between the New York Giants earlier in the day.
Mike McCarthy’s team has tasted victory in their last three outings, while Indy suffered their third straight loss, as well as their eighth all season (4-8-1).
Before facing the Philadelphia Eagles on Christmas Eve, the Cowboys will have two very tough opponents lined up: Houston at home next Sunday and then Jacksonville, Fla. in week 15 of operations.
Following catcher Michael Gallup’s second major of the game, Dallas immediately scored another major when Malik Hooker recovered a loose fly ball from Mo Alie-Cox and rushed 38 yards.
Visibly weakened morale at this point in the game, the Colts allowed Pollard to add a second touchdown on his longest run of the night from 30 yards.
With six minutes left in the game, Ezekiel Elliott invited himself to the party, finding his turn in the end zone.
The Cowboys’ second offensive unit celebrated as well, as Malik Davis scored a 23-yard touchdown run just before the two-minute timeout.
