Prescott-Wentz showdown on horizon? Well, Romo might be back
Hoyer had a solid game for the Bears on Sunday night, throwing for 317 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Only towards the end of the game did Dallas start generating anything that resembled a standard National Football League pass rush. They were not able to establish a running game or stay on the field. Safety Aaron Williams returned a botched field-goal snap 53 yards for a touchdown that helped the Bills end the Cardinals’ five-game road winning streak. Just think about the process it took for the Cubs to be in the position they are in right now.
On the second play of the game, Bryant had an 11-yard catch before limping off with what was described as a left knee issue. Bailey’s PAT moved the lead to 17-0.
The Bears got their first look at life without linebackers Danny Trevathan and Lamarr Houston, and gave up four scores in four drives in the first half. Bailey split the uprights on the point after, and the Dallas lead was 24-3.
Brian Hoyer had trouble moving the Chicago offence early with Jay Cutler sidelined by a sprained right thumb as the Bears fell behind 24-3 at halftime and dropped to 0-3 for the second time in two seasons under coach John Fox.
Nice? Try miraculous as Prescott completed 19 of 24 passes, has thrown 99 balls without an interception and on Sunday threw the first touchdown pass of his career, a 17-yard strike to Dez Bryant. Tennessee appeared to send the game into overtime when Marcus Mariota found Andre Johnson alone in the end zone for a touchdown, but officials flagged Johnson for interference on Raiders cornerback TJ Carrie.
The Cowboys used Solomonic wisdom in selecting Prescott in the fourth round but they were also fortunate. Elliott is averaging only 3.3 yards per carry and was benched after two fumbles last week against Washington. “I think in some areas we were lacking and that’s where they took advantage of it”. Zach Miller, who had just seven catches in the first two games, got eight on Sunday including the Bears’ two scores while Kevin White snagged six balls. We know that we’re a lot better defense than what we showed today and what we showed in the past two weeks for us to have this 0-3 start.
America’s Team looked dominant pretty much the entire game against the Chicago Bears, but if you were paying close attention there were quite a few things that still need to be addressed. Each of the three phases contributed to the win.
Again, for the third week in a row, Dak Prescott graded out as one of the Cowboy’s top performers according to Pro Football Focus. We’ve got a bunch of good backs. (I am) definitely excited about that. Which in my opinion is what makes him so great. “I credit my coaches just for preparing me for the game and each and every situation I’m going to face”. Likely healthy for really the first time in a long time, Claiborne excelled this offseason prompting him to be named Dallas’ Training Camp MVP by DallasCowboys.com’s staff writers.
There are some concerns that could linger throughout the season, however, starting with his workload.
Ezekiel Elliott – Finally, the much-hyped rookie running back has his breakout night. Hope is now shining brightly for a successful 2016 season!