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The Cowboys pick up their second massive win in five days against the Kansas City Chiefs.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Dak Prescott threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys held off a late Kansas City rally to beat the Chiefs 31–28 on Thanksgiving Day at AT&T Stadium.
Cowboys’ balanced offensive attack
Prescott completed 27 of 39 passes and connected with CeeDee Lamb seven times for 112 yards and a touchdown, helping the Cowboys win their fourth game at home this season.
Javonte Williams added 59 total yards and a rushing score, while George Pickens had 88 yards and a two-point conversion.
Mahomes’ falls short
In his Jerry’s World debut, Patrick Mahomes nearly matched Prescott, throwing for 318 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-34 passing, but the Chiefs (6–6) couldn’t close the gap after falling behind by 10 in the fourth quarter.
Mahomes hit Rashee Rice twice for touchdowns and found Travis Kelce and Hollywood Brown for scores as well.
These five plays were pivotal.
Key drop by Rice after penalty – The Cowboys grabbed a 28-21 lead midway through the fourth quarter, and you knew Mahomes and the Chiefs would rally. But a crucial holding call led to a first-and-20. Eventually, it was third-and-8, and Mahomes scrambled and found Rashee Rice over the middle, but he dropped the ball, preventing a first down. The Cowboys took over and eventually drove for the field goal.
Bonus: Turpin recovers the ball – The Cowboys had a seven-point lead and were looking for a field goal when Prescott hit George Pickens for a short gain inside the 10-yard line. But, he fumbled the ball on the turf. Luckily for Dallas, though, KaVontae Turpin was there to pounce on it for a recovery. The Cowboys avoided disaster and kicked the field goal for a 10-point lead. Considering how quickly the Chiefs had just driven for a touchdown, that recovery might have prevented the game from going into overtime.
For the first time in a long time… this team feels different.
Dallas has now won three games in a row and it has all happened rather quickly as we are at the Thanksgiving Day holiday. This marks the first time that the Cowboys have a winning streak of at least three games since around this point of the 2023 season, almost two whole years ago. They won five in a row from a stretch starting before Thanksgiving and running through a little bit after.
That is not the only “first time in a while” thing the Cowboys accomplished by winning when you were on your second piece of...
