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Shortly after the second quarter began the Rams punted to the Cowboys and Dallas began to show signs of life. Joe Milton started to move the ball and so did Deuce Vaughn… before an offensive penalty showed up.
The offensive holding against Dallas was a bit of a premonition for what the drive would entail on both sides. L.A. got called for a number of fouls, including some after the whistle and one play even featured a double penalty moment as Jonathan Mingo drew a pass interference, but CeeDee Lamb was in the official’s way on the sideline. Preseason, or whatever.
Ultimately the Cowboys were able to get close to the goal line and partly due to the stellar running of Phil Mafah. They had to settle for a Brandon Aubrey field goal, but they drew points for the first time on the evening.
The Rams were unable to do much with the ball for the first time in the game and punted it away to Dallas. Perhaps the officials turned things around for the Cowboys.
Dallas moved and move and move… and moved. The Cowboys drained the clock all the way down to its final seconds in the process and set Brandon Aubrey up for another field goal opportunity. He converted and the Cowboys entered halftime down 14-6.
The Los Angeles Rams began Saturday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with the ball and things were busy right away.
As the Rams began marching down the field the Cowboys suffered a few scares. Defensive end Payton Turner went down with an apparent injury, although he did ultimately jog off of the field. Shortly after the Turner incident the Cowboys saw a cornerback exit in Robert Rochell.
A few seconds after this the Rams found themselves just past midfield and facing a 4th and 5. Whether or not they would have done so in a regular season is unknown, but Sean McVay rolled the dice and went for it.
McVay’s gamble proved to be worth it as Stetson Bennett found Xavier Smith way downfield for a catch. Brian Schottenheimer challenged the play so he clearly did not think it was a completion, but the play ultimately stood.
Payton Turner returned before the possession ended so that was great news in and of itself. Unfortunately the Cowboys wound up giving up a touchdown as Blake Corum ultimately cashed in for the Rams.
It was at this point that things got interesting as Brian Schottenheimer took over as the Dallas Cowboys offensive play-caller for the first time in an actual game, even if this is the preseason.
Unfortunately the excitement was not long-lived. Schotty dialed up three straight pass plays for Joe Milton to start things off and they all fell incomplete before the Cowboys punted.
So began another tough drive for the Cowboys defense. L.A. was marching down the field with relative ease and picked up a pass interference penalty against Markquese Bell to put...
