In his home opener, Prescott was also impressive but ended up with a one-point loss.
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50/50 games are huge in the National Football League and with Dak Prescott leading his team with a game-winning drive in the final 5 minutes, he had more poise than the 20 million dollar quarterback opposite of him. 0-2 is 0-2. It’s tough. The ground game started slowly, but was beginning to establish itself late in the second half. We have to play better. Cousins completed 28/46 passes and threw for 364 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
The first two weeks have shown us the NFC East is as capable of being competitive as it ever was.
Cousins wasn’t signed to a long-term contract this offseason primarily because he had not proven his ability to connect on vertical passes (aerial throws traveling 11 or more yards downfield). The veteran quarterback was seen throwing some passes during warmup in Washington, sending mixed signals of an early return.
Cousins had respectable stats to finish the game.
Gruden isn’t necessarily going as far as he did with Robert Griffin III, where he played mind games and even threw him under the bus in Washington. Watching him play, you can not tell that he is a rookie the way he handles himself in the locker room and the poise that he plays with. Cousins has to step up his performance in week three as it is a contract year for him, and Washington can not begin the season 0-3. The Giants were supposed to surprise some and had the most experienced and ready quarterback.
Dallas’ defense still needs a lot of work. Morris ran five times for 7 yards. This was an improvement from the 143 yards DeAngelo Williams rushed for Monday night.
“It’s fantastic y’all keep asking me the same question about him”, receiver Dez Bryant said.
After receiver Dez Bryant had just one catch in an opening loss to the New York Giants, Prescott found the 2014 All-Pro seven times for 102 yards against the Redskins. Dallas converted fifty percent of their 3rd downs. “And sometimes, if he feels like he’s not playing to the standards that we all have set for him, he feels like he’s letting everybody down”. When Breeland was asked if he felt the move was needed, he responded “Nah, I didn’t”. Certainly a turnover-free Dak Prescott helps in that regard. They won six of their final eight games to clinch the playoff spot, helped by an abysmal looking NFC East, which is probably going to give them a much more hard run for their money this season.
The Bears are 2-0 at AT&T Stadium, the site of Sunday night’s contest, having defeated the Cowboys 27-20 on September 19, 2010 and 34-18 on October 1, 2012.
With 519 passing yards, a rushing touchdown and zero interceptions, Dallas Cowboys’ rookie quarterback Dak Prescott is creating a lot of buzz and excitement in the Lone Star State. If you remember, Norman and Beckham have history dating back to Norman’s Carolina days. “He’s got people around his feet”, coach Jay Gruden told reporters after the game.
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“They’re big brothers in the standpoint of protecting me”, he said.
