Arlington, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys were just 98 yards away from their biggest loss since 1995.
With 3:20 left, ESPN’s Football Strength Index gave them a 34% chance of winning, down from the 13% they had afterwards. Prescott entityTexas’ second interception of the game gave the ball away to the Dallas 4, leaving 5:37 and Houston leading 23-20.
But somehow the Cowboys left AT&T Stadium Sunday with a 27-23 win over Texas.
On November 20, the Cowboys earned their biggest road win in franchise history, beating the Minnesota Vikings 40–3. Last week, they scored a franchise-high 33 points in a win against the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth quarter.
Competing against Houston shouldn’t be that difficult.
“I think any time you can live and have a positive outcome, you get better,” said owner and general manager Jerry Jones.
Prescott also believes the win, now 1-11-1 against Texas, could prove important.
“We’re going to need more than I think, the Minnesota game or even how we finished last game if it matters because we’re going to have some tough games,” he said. “You have to play games like [this]A game here in the backend against the division or if it’s the playoffs. Just having that trust and confidence in each other and continuing to strengthen our bond is something we’re going to need.
Not that they wanted to suffer such a defeat. In 1995, the Cowboys were 17.5-point favorites and lost 3-9 to Washington, but this team at least had Super Bowl pedigree. This Cowboys team was a 17-point favorite against Texas, the widest spread in the NFL this season, and nearly suffered a crushing loss.
“We can sit here and talk about all the things that went wrong, and I understand that,” said coach Mike McCarthy, referring to the two flops that led to Houston’s 14 points, hasty passes that went first no sack scoring time this season and injuries and illness. “But ultimately you have to – you have to – win the game in the fourth quarter and that’s what we did today.”
For the win, Prescott (24 from 39, 284 yards, 1 touchdown) found a rhythm that eluded him for much of the game.
He completed his first six passes on the game-winning run, the only deficit being a loss Michele Gallup in the end zone. He also opens with a 21-yard finish Dalton Schulz And hit the narrow end two more times during the trip. He ran twice for 12 yards.
On the eleventh game of the race, Hesekiel Elliott With 41 seconds left, he fought his way into the end zone to get the go-ahead.
Prescott said he told the offense they would win the game after his interception because he believed in the defense. DeMarco Lorenzo projection Rex Burkhead For a 2-yard loss at the Dallas 1& Neville Gilmour And the Anthony Parr Swallow Jeff Driskill On fourth down after it appeared, the quarterback reversed the snap error.
Then I took on the crime.
“I told them, ‘One game at a time builds concentration,'” Prescott said, “and I always remind the players that.” Just, “Hey, we’re going to win this game.” Don’t blink” and none of these guys do. You can see in their eyes that they believe it.
It was the Cowboys’ first 98-yard touchdown run since Week 5 last season against the New York Giants.
Now 10-3, the Cowboys have won double-digit games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1995-96. They still have a shot at winning the NFC East even though they beat the Philadelphia Eagles (11-1) on Christmas Eve and the Eagles should lose at least one more game.
But as much as they enjoy winning, they know they can’t survive that way.
“I think everyone here would say, ‘A true All-Pro guard Zack Martin he said. “But by the same token, I think these games are great learning experiences. If you have your back against the wall and have to make a successful run at the end of the game, those things will pay off later on. So I definitely want to.” I don’t want to. to be in that situation again, but the fact that we succeeded and made it through is great for our football team.
