“It was fun. It was going out there playing ball”, Prescott said. “He is going to be very good; he’s special”.
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Higbee, Lance Kendricks and Cory Harkey, who serves mainly as a blocker, could give Rams quarterbacks a viable trio of tight ends. Pederson said, “We do not know an exact timetable for his return, but we hope to have him back before the end of the preseason”. “Tanner made a great catch”.
The stunned Chiefs were flagged for having 12 men on the field, moving the ball to the 1, and Pope went off left guard to score the victor.
On second down, Prescott smartly checked it underneath to wide receiver Devin Street for an 8-yard pickup. Keeping the winning drive alive, he had a scrambling 15-yard run. But there is a difference between seeing that on a practice field in training camp and seeing that in front of 89,140 fans in the first game – preseason or not – of his professional career.
The Cowboys went from likely having to punt to seeing Dan Bailey connect on a 44-yard field goal. He certainly emerged as a possible receiver that could make some noise for the Rams in preseason and hopefully further down the road. “Hopefully next week, I can get a little bit more production”.
Mannion led the Rams comeback and was the key reason for their win along with Nelson Spruce.
It’s just one preseason game, but Prescott looked like a good, young signal-caller behind Tony Romo on the quarterback depth chart.
Minus Luck, backups Scott Tolzien and Stephen Morris teamed up to pull out the victory.
Allowing Lucky Whitehead’s 101-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff was a memorable way to open the Rams’ second tenure in Los Angeles.
Bryant was hobbled by foot injuries last season but should be at full strength for the start of 2016. Henry, the 2015 Heisman Trophy victor from Alabama, had 10 carries for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Neither rookie started, and by the time Goff got into the game, early in the second quarter, the Rams had their entire second-string offensive line in.
Third-string quarterback Sean Mannion threw three touchdown passes in the second half, including two in the fourth quarter, helping the Los Angeles Rams overcome a 17-point deficit for a 28-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys Saturday in the first National Football League game in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1994.
The Cowboys offense scored touchdowns on both of their first two possessions as rookie quarterback Dak Prescott threw 10- and 32-yard touchdown passes to Dez Bryant and Terrance Williams. He played one series before leaving the game.
The quarterback’s second pass of the day was picked off, and he finished a lackluster 4 of 9 for 38 yards before being removed from the game with a shoulder injury. He was in control and hit each of his 12 throws.
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The big attraction was how top pick Jared Goff fared. Because Prescott is a rookie, he didn’t dress near Romo or Jameill Showers, so Linehan had to step over and around players and equipment to get to him. Cowboys linebacker Derek Akunne delivered one that caused an interception and left Goff with soreness Coach Jeff Fisher decided was too much to play through in an exhibition. Keenum completed six out of seven passes and threw for 58 yards per nfl.com.
