Cowboys notch 10th straight win, edge Redskins 31-26
Dan Bailey is now 10/10 on field goals on Thanksgiving. After that, Dallas Cowboys has shown a consistent performance with all the remaining games, winning with 5-10 point difference in most of the matches.
The latest installment in the Cowboys’ shocking streak came on Thanksgiving Day, with a 31-26 victory over the NFC East rival Washington Redskins.
Bryant countered by saying: “Washington needs to get their money back from Josh Norman”.
The NFL’s Thanksgiving record book will read Cowboys 31, Redskins 26, a score that hardly tells the tale of the teams’ second meeting of the year. The Vikings (6-5), Buccaneers (5-5) and Eagles (5-5) fall in behind, in that order.
“We’re striving for perfection”, veteran cornerback Orlando Scandrick said.
In the night game, Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards and three touchdowns – each to Antonio Brown – and the Pittsburgh Steelers recorded a 28-7 victory against the host Indianapolis Colts, whose starting quarterback Andrew Luck was out with a concussion.
Below is what I thought was The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly for the Dallas Cowboys against the Washington Redskins yesterday afternoon. He’s the first player in National Football League history to run for 120-plus yards in each of two consecutive games without running for more than 12 yards on any carry in either game. Gaining chunks of yards at a time, Prescott drove the Cowboys 75 yards in seven plays, with Elliott carrying the final four yards for the opening touchdown.
Washington never came close to showing that kind of power, for all of its numbers.
Washington was repeatedly able to march down the field in the first half, but their red zone troubles persisted, preventing them from capitalizing on their opportunities.
Nothing to be ashamed of there and even some things to take pride in, such as Kirk Cousins’s 449 yards in passing. A series of misadventures followed.
“Dez and Dak and Zeke they bring so much energy to them the team, it just lifts everybody up”, said Martin.
Jerry Jones is feasting now and will later with Prescott.
“It’s a helluva ride, ‘” Dallas defensive back Orlando Scandrick told our Mike Fisher after the win. However, when it comes to the Cowboys, Dan Bailey hit his only field goal and all four extra points. Dallas completed a season sweep of Washington (6-4-1) and the entire NFC trails by at least two games (Seattle 7-2-1 is nearest). Knowing the clock was running, Garcon stood up and immediately looked to hand the ball to a referee. Cousins threw an incomplete pass. He completed 17 of 24 passes for 195 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Williams that gave the Cowboys a 17-3 lead just before halftime. They used a second timeout on the final drive.
Was ” FG Hopkins 20, :03. But Dallas answered with touchdowns each time the Redskins got within a score on Cousins passes of 5 yards to Jordan Reed and 67 yards to DeSean Jackson, who had 118 yards receiving. The Cowboys have been limiting Durant’s snaps each game in an effort to keep him from getting hurt. That lag cost them an option to possibly run the ball on third-and-2 from the 2-yard line.
Yeah, but 12-foot putts aren’t easy to make. During the 33-plus minutes they held the football at AT&T Stadium, the Redskins scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns and built quite an appetite as they outgained the Cowboys 505-353. Dallas recovered as the onside kick attempt failed, as it would again later. The Cowboys responded with a touchdown of their own each time.
Elliott racked up 97 yards on 20 carries, and the Redskins found it hard to stop him. He tried a 55-yard field goal late in the second quarter.