Inside The Star
With both teams fighting for the playoff lives, the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs put on a classic performance on Thanksgiving Day.
Dak Prescott hit a late 51-yard bomb to CeeDee Lamb, setting up a Brandon Aubrey field goal that proved to be the game-winner as the Cowboys prevailed 31-21.
The win keeps the Cowboys (6-5-1) in the hunt for the playoffs. Dallas, riding a three-game win streak, is now two games behind the 49ers for the final wildcard slot.
Critical penalties, including a late defensive pass interference call that gave Dallas a first down with three minutes left in the game, hurt the Chiefs.
Prescott finished 27-of-39 for 320 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Javonte Williams had 17 carries for 59 yards and added three catches for 21 yards and a score.
Ceed Dee Lamb had seven catches for 112 yards and a touchdown.
George Pickens had six catches for 88 yards and Jake Ferguson had five catches for 36 yards.
On defense, Dallas was led by Jadeveon Clowney’s six-tackle, two-sack effort.
Patrick Mahomes was 23-for-34 for 261 yards, and four touchdowns without an interception. Kareem Hunt had 14 carries for 58 yards.
Rashee Rice finished with eight catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns while Travis Kelce had five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Kansas City was flagged 10 times for 119 yards in the game and fell to 6-6 on the season.
Three plays in, on his second pass of the day, Prescott forces a ball into double coverage and gets picked. The Chiefs run two plays and take a 7-0 lead.
For the second straight week, the Cowboys trail early at home.
On Dallas’ second drive, Prescott nearly threw another interception, saved only by a great play by CeeDee Lamb to jar the ball loose from the defender.
The Cowboys took advantage of the break and drove for the tying score. Lamb hauled in a 15-yard pass on third and 10 in the endzone to cap a solid 12-play drive.
The Chiefs answered back with their own 12-play drive to retake the lead.
On 4th down at the two, Mahomes hit Kelce in the endzone over the middle with just a second left in the quarter for a 14-7 lead.
The Cowboys’ third drive began at their own 16. Dallas converted a huge fourth down near midfield.
But the drive stalled shortly after Pickens lost a ball in the sun glare that Jerry Jones refuses to address.
The sun playing a factor early in the game.#DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/8hdU5jgjmL
— Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) November 27, 2025
Brandon Aubrey kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 14-10 with 10:22 left.
The Chiefs third drive looked promising but stalled at midfield after a holding call and a sack. The Chiefs punted the ball down to Dallas’ 15.
Malik Davis capped the Cowboys’ next drive with a 43-yard touchdown run on the eighth play to take a...
