They didn’t punt again the rest of the game.
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Cowboys offensive line: Against the league’s No. 1 defense, Dallas finished with 417 total yards and 27 first downs. Six minutes into the second quarter and Prescott had completed just four of 10 passes for 31 yards. But as the game wore on, the Cowboys wore the Ravens out with five straight scoring drives.
Minnesota is the first team since Dallas in 1962 to have two 100-yard touchdowns on an interception return and kickoff return in the same game. “That’s what’s going on around here and we’re going to keep it that way”.
“We just tried to get some of it back”, Prescott said. “The way that he adjusts and the way he handles his business, it says a lot about him”.
After the Ravens drove 47 yards in nine plays to take a 10-7 lead on a 46-yard Justin Tucker field goal, they left Dallas with 1:37 and a timeout to either tie the game or take the lead.
At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to help the New York Giants rally for their fifth consecutive win with a 22-16 positive result over the Chicago Bears.
And he joined Hall of Famer Dan Marino (Miami, 1983) and Russell Wilson (Seattle, 2012) as the only first-year QBs since 1970 with multiple touchdown passes in five consecutive games.
“Before the game starts I know we’re going to figure things out”, Prescott said.
One church decided that, yes, some people like to watch football more than they like to go praise and worship once a week. “We adjust and make things happen”. All the football talk centered on the Cowboys’ winning streak and Tony Romo’s future after he gave what amounted to a job concession speech early in the week, ceding his starting role to rookie Dak Prescott.
Ravens receiver Steve Smith Sr.: The ever-confident Smith had eight catches for 99 yards, including a 5-yard TD.
BLOCKING CAROUSEL: The Ravens protected Flacco well (one sack) and averaged 6.3 yards per carry in limited chances in the running game. “We felt like we had them on the ropes, and just let them off the hook”.
But the Cowboys leaned on the legs of rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott (25 carries for 97 yards) to eat up most of the remaining clock, before kicker Dan Bailey converted a 21-yard field goal to seal the win.
The record-setting start has come with Prescott at quarterback. But they didn’t do so in an attempt to confuse Dallas, but to keep its own heads above water. “I’m not kidding”, a frustrated Flacco said.
Getting plenty of single coverage even though the Ravens were missing key cornerback Jimmy Smith because of a back injury, Bryant’s physical style was on display with both scores. He became the 14th player with 1,000 career catches and now has 1,005 in his career. “We’re going to process this and move forward”, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. He has also surpassed last year’s career-worst 401 yards. He has at least 92 yards in eight straight games, and broke Tony Dorsett’s club rookie rushing record of 1,007 yards from the Super Bowl season in 1977. The best part, if you are one of the people who run this church, is that the church won’t have to worry about doing this until December 11, because Dallas plays on Thursday each of the next two weeks.
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The loss allowed the Pittsburgh Steelers, who defeated the Cleveland Browns 24-9, to jump into a tie for first place with the Ravens (5-5) in the AFC North.
