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Dallas completes the comeback behind Pickens, Dak, and the defense.
Second Half Miracle
Let me first start by saying the defense deserves some flowers for the way they performed in the second half. I can’t say it enough, and Dak Prescott showed up time and time again when he needed to!
The defense was able to keep the Cowboys in the game from the start of the third quarter.
This Eagles defense the last two games had given up a total of 16 points to the Packers and the Lions, so this was maybe the best defense the Cowboys have played all year, yet they scored 21 unanswered to tie the game.
Dak found Brevyn Spann-Ford to make it 21-14, and then Goerge Pickens made a sensational catch to set up the Cowboys for a Dak Prescott rushing touchdown to tie the game at 21. Could the defense make one more stop?
The Eagles had to punt after a huge sack from Osa Odighizuwa, giving the ball back to Dallas, and Dak Prescott delivered with the game on the line in the second half.
After connecting with George Pickens on 2nd and 10 with under a minute to play, for 24 yards, it lined up the best in the game for the game winner.
Brandon Aubury ended a crazy game 24-21.
These five plays shaped Dallas’ comeback.
Williams forced fumble – With the game tied, 21-21, the Eagles were driving for a field goal or possibly a touchdown when Sam Williams caught Saquon Barkley from behind and forced a fumble, which was recovered by Kenneth Murray. That play stopped the drive and put the Cowboys in the driver’s seat to win.
Odighizuwa sack on third down – The game was hanging in the balance on third-and-2 at the 2:00 warning, but Osa Odighizuwa sacked Jalen Hurts, giving the ball back to the Cowboys. From there, Jake Ferguson and George Pickens had big catches to lead the offense down for Brandon Aubrey’s game-winner.
Dallas gets its second straight win in walk-off fashion.
The defense, which has undergone a serious personnel transformation over the last few weeks with trades and returning injured players, kept the Eagles from scoring on their final eight possessions. Dak Prescott and the offense fought and fought and fought, themselves mostly, but somehow scored 24 straight points including a game-winning, 42-yard field goal from Brandon Aubrey.
Somehow, despite wasting two goal-to-go situations, the Cowboys won 24-21 to improve to 5-5-1 on the season.
Dallas did so despite CeeDee Lamb having one of the worst performances of his...
