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The Carolina Panthers hung tough with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs (30-27 loss in Week 12) and the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles (22-16 loss in Week 14), but they couldn’t handle the zombie Dallas Cowboys. Dallas came to Charlotte significantly depleted by injuries and left with a 30-14 victory.
It was the Cowboys’ defensive effort that led the charge Sunday in Week 15: they recorded a season-high four takeaways with two interceptions off of Panthers quarterback Bryce Young and two fumbles lost by Young. The first takeaway ocurred when Cowboys rookie third-round rookie linebacker Marist Liufau punched the football out of Young’s grasp on a scramble, and rookie second-round edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland recovered the loose football. The second was an interception, one in which Dallas cornerback Jourdan Lewis deflected the football into the air before linebacker Eric Kendricks came down with the football. The third was a strip-sack of Young by Dallas defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa where the fumble was recovered by Cowboys edge rusher Chauncey Golston. Young’s fourth and final turnover was an interception by Dallas defensive back Israel Mukuamu at the tail end of the fourth quarter. The four giveaways and six sacks taken by Young on Sunday both marked career-worsts. Young threw for 291 yards, a touchdown (an 83-yarder to wide receiver Jalen Coker) and two interceptions on 19 of 28 passing in addition to two fumbles lost and a six-yard rushing touchdown.
Dallas’ two top offensive playmakers, All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (116 receiving yards and a touchdown on nine catches) and running back Rico Dowdle (career-high 149 rushing yards on a career-high 25 carries), also came to play Sunday afternoon. They gave the Cowboys their first game with a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver for the first time since Week 10 of the 2022 season at the Green Bay…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-12-15 23:28:00
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