Arrowhead Pride
In the second half of the NFL’s traditional Thanksgiving Day doubleheader, the (6-5) Kansas City Chiefs are on the road to face the (5-5-1) Dallas Cowboys from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Both teams are playing on short weeks after thrilling come-from-behind victories. On Sunday, the Chiefs collected a 23-20 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts. Immediately after that, the Cowboys scored 24 unanswered points to record a 24-21 win over their NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams are also 10th in their respective conference playoff races — and need every win they can muster during the regular season’s final six games.
Dallas began at its own 27 after receiving the kickoff, and Javonte Williams picked up 4 yards off left tackle to the 31 on the first snap. Dak Prescott followed with a short right completion to CeeDee Lamb for 2 yards to the 33, but on third-and-4 he forced a deep left throw toward George Pickens. Jaylen Watson undercut the route and intercepted the pass at the Kansas City 49, returning it 14 yards to the Dallas 37 with help from Jaden Hicks’ pressure on the play.
Taking over at the Dallas 37 after Jaylen Watson’s interception, Patrick Mahomes hit Hollywood Brown on a short left throw for 10 yards to the 27, with Shavon Revel forcing him out of bounds. On the next snap, Mahomes went back to the left side and found Rashee Rice in stride, and Rice turned upfield for a 27-yard touchdown to give Kansas City the early lead.
Dallas opened at its own 25 and moved quickly when Javonte Williams ran for 6 yards and Dak Prescott hit KaVontae Turpin for 9 to reach the 40. A false start on Terence Steele backed the Cowboys up, but Prescott recovered with a 10-yard throw to George Pickens. Williams was stopped for a 2-yard loss on the next snap, yet Prescott found CeeDee Lamb for 10 yards to convert on a no-huddle call and followed with a short throw to Luke Schoonmaker for 1 yard. After an incompletion, Prescott hit Lamb over the middle for 17 yards to the Kansas City 29, with safety Bryan Cook injured on the play.
A short pass to Williams gained 14 yards and set Dallas up at the KC 15 before Williams was dropped for a 3-yard loss. M. Davis gained 3 yards to make it third-and-10, and under pressure from George Karlaftis, Prescott fired a short right throw to Lamb, who turned upfield and finished a 15-yard touchdown, completing an efficient, balanced response to the Chiefs’ early score.
