The Cowboys showed what could be possible if they advance, their defense sufficient to haunt quarterbacks' nightmares and their offense well-balanced between run and pass. Dallas climbed back into second place in the NFC East, two games behind Philadelphia but nonetheless with a 99% chance to make the playoffs, per FiveThirtyEight’s predictive model. This complete performance was what the Cowboys craved after a devastating overtime loss in Green Bay last week in which they blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead. (Maher actually made the 60-yarder twice, when a weirdly timed replay review required he kick again, but we digress.)
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That allowed Dallas’ pass rush to thoroughly swarm Kirk Cousins, five Cowboys players sacking Cousins a career-worst seven times - including an ominous Micah Parsons strip-sack on Minnesota’s first series.Įven the Cowboys’ special teams came up clutch as kicker Brett Maher was perfect on four extra points and four field-goal attempts, his range on full display with makes from 27, 50, 53 and 60 yards out. On defense, the Cowboys exorcised demons from a two-game stretch in which they allowed 200-plus rushing yards to contain Minnesota to 73 net ground yards.
The Cowboys scored on each of their first seven possessions, and didn’t resort to a punt until 3:55 remained in the third quarter. Ezekiel Elliott added another 47 yards and a touchdown from scrimmage. Tony Pollard raced to 189 scrimmage yards with a pair of catch-and-run touchdowns. Dak Prescott completed 88% of his passes, throwing for 276 yards and two touchdowns before he was pulled early. “We did not tonight, and we’ve got to learn from this.”ĭallas dominated Minnesota in every facet Sunday. “This league has a way of humbling any football team at any point in time if you don't play good football,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said. And whom must Minnesota outplay to advance out of the conference en route to a Super Bowl? That, after a 40-3 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, is now far murkier.īecause Minnesota may be 8-2, but those two losses were this blowout to Dallas and a 24-7 Week 2 setback against the Philadelphia Eagles. But the outlook for Minnesota upon arrival in the playoffs?
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