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The second half began with Dallas getting the ball to start and they picked up where they left off with Phil Mafah doing what he could to keep things alive. Joe Milton got involved on the ground as well.
Joe Milton then got a little too aggressive. He tried to thread one into the endzone and costed the team as it wound up in a defender’s hands for an interception.
Thankfully… interceptions suddenly became very popular!
Just a few plays after Milton was picked off, Stetson Bennett got got himself. It was Israel Mukuamu who made the interception for the Cowboys.
Unfortunately the Cowboys could not do much with the gift so they wound up punting the ball back to the Rams. This time Los Angeles turned that into some points, but only a field goal so not too bad of a break for Dallas.
The Cowboys got the ball back down 11 at this point and were doing what they could to try and score. They were able to get to a 4th and 3 situation near midfield and decided to go for it. Joe Milton scrambled and tried to get the first down himself, but he was pushed out of bounds just before doing so.
Things came to an end in the third quarter with the Rams holding the ball and having a 17-6 lead.
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,...
