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The Seahawks kept it tight with the Cowboys throughout Thursday night’s contest.
But a late offensive surge along with a couple of defensive stops got Dallas its 14th consecutive home victory, as the club defeated Seattle 41-35.
In a contest that featured a combined 19 accepted penalties and zero punts, the Cowboys scored the last 14 points in the fourth quarter to win. After Seahawks receiver D.K. Metcalf caught a 3-yard touchdown to give Seattle a 35-27 lead with 14:17 left in the final period, Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey nailed a 38-yard field goal to narrow Seattle’s advantage to five points.
The Cowboys got a stop then drove down to take a 38-35 lead on a 12-yard touchdown from Dak Prescott to tight end Jake Ferguson. Prescott then connected with Brandin Cooks in the back of the end zone for a successful two-point conversion, going up by three.
The Seahawks had a chance on their ensuing drive but Geno Smith’s fourth-and-4 pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba was well off and incomplete for a turnover on downs.
The Cowboys could have ended the game or at least taken more time on third-and-3 with 1:52 left, but Prescott threw an incomplete pass to CeeDee Lamb in the end zone. Though Seattle had no more timeouts, Dallas elected to kick a field goal on fourth-and-3 from the Seahawks’ 14 to go up by six points.
Seattle had 1:43 to get in the end zone but couldn’t do it. Linebacker Micah Parsons came unblocked off the edge on fourth-and-2 at midfield to force Smith into a desperate incomplete pass at the line of scrimmage to effectively end the game.
Dallas finished the contest with 411 total yards, 33 first downs, and went 8-of-14 on third down plus 1-of-2 on fourth down. Seattle’s offensive numbers weren’t anything to scoff at, amassing 406 yards, 25 first downs, and 9-of-14 on third down. But the team was 0-of-3 on fourth down to end drives.
Prescott was 29-of-41 passing for 299 yards with three touchdowns and no picks, continuing his string of strong games. Lamb…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2023-12-01 05:00:20
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