Dez Bryant was “really nervous” to throw a pass
Detroit coach Jim Caldwell is looking on the bright side – the Lions have a chance this weekend to win their first division title since 1993.
The Cowboys defeated the Lions 42-21, but Zenner took advantage of his playing time in the game. Here is a look at the team grades for the Dallas Cowboys. The amount of support that we get from the Dallas Cowboys fans across this country and across the world is remarkable to us. The big question was whether the Cowboys would rest their stars in this game, and they didn’t.
But the real excitement came in the third quarter when offensive coordinator Scott Linehan opened up the playbook on first and goal at the 10.
Elliott had two rushing touchdowns on the night, one a 55-yard burst, and Prescott threw three touchdowns in the win, although all three of those were overshadowed by the one that tossed by wide receiver Dez Bryant. I played a lot of football in the state of Texas and in Dallas in my life. Not only will the victor of the game win the North, but they will have also earned a home playoff game. He likes to make plays and try and turn the game for his team.
Detroit punted the ball away only for the Cowboys to go on a seven-play, 95-yard drive that ended in a touchdown pass to Jason Witten that was thrown by Dez Bryant.
The Dallas defense allowed the Lions to score 21 points in the first half, but bounced back in a major way in the second half. Both receptions led to first downs. However, that isn’t what happened.
Gregory was originally suspended four games before a 10-game ban was added during the season for another violation by the second-year player who slid to the second round of the 2015 draft in part because of concerns over marijuana use. Should Darren McFadden, last year’s leading rusher for Dallas, get more carries in relief of rookie National Football League rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott because the nine-year veteran just returned from an offseason elbow injury? David Irving and Benson Mayowa each recorded 1.5 sacks.
And then there’s the highlight reel play involving punter Chris Jones annihilating Andre Roberts! Dallas was able to get pressure on Stafford and in turn forced the Lions signal-caller to throw some ill-advised passes. After a 30-yard kickoff return to start the game, they only averaged 22 yards per kickoff return from there along with a 2.5 yard average on punt returns.
In response to the touchdown drive, the Lions got into field-goal range.
Jason Garrett gets all the credit in the world for this big win.
Rodgers will carve them up if those developments hold true in Week 17, especially if Ty Montgomery can provide anything close to what Elliott and Darren McFadden gave the Cowboys.
Prescott set a new franchise record with his 11th game with a quarterback rating over 100.0, breaking a tie with former starter Tony Romo.
Up Next: That game next week is on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. Rather than pitching it to Elliott, Dak Prescott pitched it to Bryant.