Cowboys Win 11th Straight

And this three-game stretch certainly showed how versatile the Cowboys can be in terms of how they win games. Officials initially did not catch the fumble, but a heads-up challenge by Jason Garrett got the call overturned and Prescott found Bryant on the next play.

There were turnovers, negative plays and missed opportunities. “Good thoughts. It’s nice playing games like that”. It was a bitter loss, however, the loss can be blamed on the bad interception thrown by the quarterback, Sam Bradford, that gave Lions the chance to win the game when it was just a few seconds to the end of the game.

Vikings players were given off until practice Tuesday morning, with no availability with anyone in the organization scheduled until then. False start penalties and quarterback pressures were the biggest deterrents. The offense got through the best defense in the conference and the defense did just enough against the struggling Vikings offense. They knocked Bradford out for a short time in the second quarter when Minnesota was trying to drive the field.

It took the Cowboys just one play to turn the gift into the go-ahead score. His 56-yard pass to Dez Bryant on the same drive was nearly thrown too far for Dez to snag, but he caught it with his fingertips, rolled, and then was tackled at the one, where Zeke easily punched it in.

Linebacker Kyle Wilber picked the ideal time to end the Cowboys month-long turnover drought, allowing Dallas to extend their win streak to 11 games.

Danielle Hunter was the star of the defense with six tackles, two sacks, two tackles for a loss and three quarterback hits. Everything else was a disaster, though. The Vikings played a video clip of Zimmer encouraging the team during training camp with a get-well-soon message on the scoreboard prior to kickoff. He averaged just 32 yards, but had two punts of less than 30 yards and just one over 40. He completed passes of 25 yards to Charles Johnson and 23 and 18 yards to Adam Thielen. Four plays later, Prescott went deep to Bryant for a 56-yard reception. And after the Vikings stopped them yet again on a third down, things looked bleak. Luckily, linebacker Audie Cole was in the right place at the right time as the ball bounced up into his arms and was recovered by the Vikings.

Then came a 17-15 home loss to the Cowboys on Thursday night when the Vikings rallied valiantly in the absence of Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who underwent emergency eye surgery – his third procedure since November 1 – the night before. “We keep finding ourselves in these situations, which is the reason we have to continue to improve and get better”. “If they play Dez off like that, the ball is coming to him”.

After falling behind 24-9 following touchdowns on the first two drives of the second half for Buffalo (6-6), the Raiders (10-2) took the game over with 29 straight points and won their sixth straight to remain one game ahead of Kansas City in the tough AFC West. But because they were still trailing by two, the Vikings needed a two-point conversion to send the game into overtime. It appeared Bradford was hit in the head on the play, but there was no flag. It should have been a penalty.

The Vikings were without punt returner Marcus Sherels, who missed his second straight game since suffering a fractured rib November 20 against Arizona.