PITTSBURGH — Dak Prescott he threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert with 20 seconds left and the Dallas Cowboys Dallas escaped with a 20-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.
The Cowboys (3-2) won their second straight game after Prescott rebounded from a night of mistakes to lead a 70-yard drive that culminated with Dak finding Tolbert just crossing the end zone on fourth down.
Pittsburgh (3-2) lost its second straight game after a 3-0 start, this time with a poor overall performance in a game that started with a 90-minute delay due to bad weather. The game ended at dawn, local time.
The sky eventually cleared. The Steelers spent much of the night in darkness, particularly their offense, only gaining 222 yards against a defense that was without two of its best players, Micah Parsons y DeMarcus Lawrence due to injury.
Prescott, the NFL’s highest-paid player, threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns to make up for a night in which he suffered two interceptions and fumbled in Pittsburgh territory.
Rico Dowdle He gave the league’s worst rushing attack a boost by rushing for 87 yards. He also added a 22-yard touchdown reception on the third play of the fourth quarter, capping a 16-play, 90-yard drive that put the Cowboys ahead 13-10.
Justin Fields passed for 127 yards and two touchdowns for Pittsburgh, which included a shovel pass to the tight end Pat Freiermuth with 4:56 left to give the Steelers the lead.
Prescott calmly led Dallas down the field against the NFL’s second-best defense. The Cowboys got as far as the Pittsburgh 10-yard line before things got complicated. The Cowboys quarterback approached inside the 1-yard line, then came a Dowdle fumble at the goal line that Prescott recovered and an incomplete pass left the situation at fourth down. Prescott took the snap and sent a pass that found Tolbert’s hands.
