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Second Quarter
Thankfully, the Dallas offense found a little rhythm in the second frame. Rookie running back Jaydon Blue got things started with a 14-yard run, although it was a 14-yard pass from Prescott to tight end Luke Schoonmaker later in the series that set the Cowboys up with a first-and-goal at the Denver 1. Williams then got the scoring honors, bulldozing up the middle to close the gap to 14-10.
However, the Broncos responded with 13 more points before the end of the half to essentially put the game away. The big blow on their next possession came via a 32-yard pass interference penalty on rookie safety Alijah Clark, which was followed by an 11-yard catch and run by tight end Evan Engram. Now with a first-and-goal, Harvey took a direct snap back up the middle for the touchdown.
With an unnecessary roughness penalty on Dallas defensive end Sam Williams after the play, the Broncos decided to go for the two-point conversion, but the Cowboys managed to foil the attempt.
Desperately needing to get some more points on the board, Prescott and company instead went a quick three-and-out, which gave Denver plenty of time to increase its lead. With Nix completing all six of his passes, the Broncos marched 72 yards in seven plays and only 1:35 off the clock to score again. The touchdown came when Nix connected with wideout Pat Bryant in the back left corner of the end zone, giving Denver a 27-10 advantage at the break.
The up-and-down 2025 Dallas Cowboys season continues.
They bounced back in Week 7, destroying the rival Washington Commanders, 44-22. And then they returned to Denver to take on the Broncos, a team they hadn’t defeated since 1995. Low and behold, there was nothing there. After an early interception led to a disappointing three points, the Cowboy were ran over, ran through and thrown past all afternoon long. The Broncos took the Cowboys to the woodshed in a 44-24 win.
The loss dropped Dallas back under .500 with a 3-4-1 record. They’ll return home to take on the well-rested Arizona Cardinals coming off their bye week. QB Kyler Murray has owned AT&T Stadium since his high school days, a narrative challenge eerily reminiscent to the Broncos’ three-decade talk that flavored the last week.
As for this game, fans finally saw quarterback Dak Prescott wilt under the pressure of having to carry his team’s lackluster defense. Prescott threw two ill-advised interceptions, and failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time all season. Prescott wasn’t helped by his team’s incessant addiction to pre-snap penalties, and a defense that started without their top three safeties loss a fourth, Alijah Clark, midway through the game.
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