In the fourth quarter, Washington threatened to extend the lead to two possessions with less than 11 minutes to play. “It was a big team win”.
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They sensed it. Everyone did.
Washington ran 17 times and passed 46 times during the 27-23 Week Two loss to Dallas.
Discussing Dak Prescott after the rookie quarterback’s first National Football League victory, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones managed to throw in references to players such as Troy Aikman, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger – quarterbacks with nine Super Bowl victories combined. “I wanted to scream, jump up and down and all around”.
With no timetable, the Cowboys will eventually have to face reality once they get their bye in week 7.
Prescott ran for a 6-yard TD, went 22 for 30 for 292 yards, and showed a veteran’s poise in the pocket, helping the Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 27-23 on Sunday as he stayed turnover-free as a pro so far.
Running back Alfred Morris, who replaced rookie first-round pick Ezekiel Elliott after two fumbles, including one lost, got the deciding score on a 4-yard run to cap a successful trip back to FedEx Field. He was targeted five times in the first quarter alone. But this one looked and felt different with Prescott. On the kickoff following Prescott’s touchdown, Jason Garrett called for a surprise onside kick.
There’s actually not just one thing misfiring this year, but a host of them. “It’s just frustrating because we’re way better than this”. “Guys see that and respond to that”.
Dak Prescott wasn’t fantastic on Sunday but he was good enough.
Gruden opted to offer a defense of Cousins.
A failed Hail Mary by Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins on the final play of the game evened the Cowboys record at 1-1 and kept them out of the dreaded 0-2 hole with division losses to start the season.
But it was five consecutive defensive stops that keyed the victory. The Redskins may have the deepest receiving corps leaguewide in DeSean Jackson, Jamison Crowder, Jordan Reed, Pierre Garcon and Vernon Davis.
“It was major”, Durant said. “I missed training camp, so I’m putting in the extra time to get my steps right, to get keys right and I’m a little rusty right now, but I’m going to bounce back quick”. Colt McCoy is the preferred option by some within the locker room to start at quarterback, the report said.
“He’s a great competitor without a doubt”, Gruden said.
For the record, Dallas’s numbers rushing the ball in the first half (16 carries for 51 yards) and the second half (14 carries for 51 yards) were almost identical.
The Cowboys’ success came on third downs, where they converted at a 50-percent rate and kept crucial drives alive. Plays have been there for him to make.he’s just not making them. I think we all feel like we’re too good to be 0-2. But there was one big problem: The football traveled about 8 yards, not the required 10.
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With teammates reportedly already turning on Cousins, Josh Norman’s unhappiness with getting drug tested following Sunday’s game and no wins through two games, the Redskins are approaching peak drama after just two games.
