Romo and Witten have not played in a preseason opener since 2012.
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There were a few of those oof-inducing, gut-punch moments for the Rams, including an acrobatic, 10-yard touchdown catch by star Dallas receiver Dez Bryant, and an intercepted Goff pass in the second when the No. 1 pick was plastered to the ground as he threw.
Prescott finished with 139 yards passing, on his 10-12 effort.
I surprisingly wasn’t nervous.
But the Cowboys stunned the Coliseum fans right off the bat when Lucky Whitehead returned the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 Dallas lead after just 13 seconds. “There was no way I was going to sit”.
I wanted to see Prescott compete with Kellen Moore for the backup role before Moore went down with his injury. Rookie quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff was a little rusty in his National Football League debt, throwing an interception on his second pass of the game. I treat every time, every situation the same when I have a football in my hand.
Keenum played for six games and he completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 828 yards and four touchdowns against one interception.
But Williams played in only five games and caught 12 passes for Auburn in 2015 before being dismissed from the team on October 5.
In an offense where the tight ends see the field a lot, Higbee would be a flawless fit alongside Lance Kendricks to help block for running back Todd Gurley.
Aziz came to the game with his two young-adult sons, Cameron and Colin.
This time Prescott faced adversity for the first time. Goff was hit by linebacker Derek Akunne while he threw, disrupting the flight of the ball, and the turnover led to a field goal that gave the Cowboys their big halftime lead.
Rookie Tight End Tyler Higbee – Former fourth round pick from Western Michigan had an impressive outing against the Cowboys in the first half.
During a rushing play that was stopped at the line of scrimmage, one of the Rams defensive lineman wasn’t too thrilled about being held and yelled at the referee after the play.
Keenum started and played three series, going 6 of 7 for 58 yards. I think Ryan Russell has a nice game, and Dak Prescott takes strides towards the backup quarterback role throwing for a touchdown and running for one as well.
“I’m one of those guys who never has the radio on in the auto”, Kroenke told The Times before his team’s 28-24 comeback victory.
At least Goff was in good company.
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However, that is no excuse for the secondary’s play tonight.
