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The franchise of Leon Lett still doesn’t know when to not touch a blocked kick.
The Dallas Cowboys seemed to have a huge blocked punt right after the two-minute warning, which would have given them great field position in a 20-20 game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. The block by linebacker Nick Vigil was clean. But, like Lett infamously touching a blocked field goal in the snow in a 1993 Thanksgiving game, cornerback Amani Oruwariye didn’t leave the live ball alone after the block. Oruwariye tried to field it, making the ball live which he fumbled. The Bengals recovered.
A few plays later, Ja’Marr Chase broke a 40-yard touchdown against a Cowboys defense that should have been off the field, giving Cincinnati a 27-20 lead with 1:01 left.
The Bengals snuffed out the Cowboys’ final drive and held on to win.
The Cowboys (5-8) have had a disappointing season but had a shot at their first three-game winning streak with a win. But nothing sums up this Dallas season like having a blocked punt, and then giving it away because not everyone knew to get away from the bouncing ball.
The Cowboys’ C.J. Goodwin told reporters postgame that Oruwariye wouldn’t comment: “That’s my teammate. That’s my brother. We aren’t doing any negativity,” Goodwin said, according to DLLS reporter Joseph Hoyt.
Bengals take halftime lead
The Cowboys had a good start. Dallas quarterback Cooper Rush (or was that Homer Simpson?) hit CeeDee Lamb for an 11-yard touchdown to start the scoring. But it’s the Cowboys, and the mistakes started coming. Rush threw an interception in the red zone. The offense stalled a bit. And the defense couldn’t stop Burrow.
Burrow had a 5-yard touchdown pass to Chase and another 16-yard score to Chase Brown. Burrow had 207 yards and two touchdowns at halftime and the Bengals led 17-10. Burrow looked very sharp, as he has most of the season, often avoiding the rush and keeping his eyes upfield to find receivers. Burrow led the Bengals to a Super Bowl a few…
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Publish date : 2024-12-10 00:00:00
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