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The Dallas Cowboys made their AT&T Stadium debut on Saturday in the second week of the preseason. In a technical sense a game was played and the visiting Baltimore Ravens won, but obviously winning and losing in the preseason is inconsequential.
While that is the case there was still a lot left to be desired from the Cowboys throughout their performance on the night. Defensively they found their footing as things went along, but the offense clearly has a lot of work to do.
Below you will find a recap of the game no a quarter by quarter basis. Dallas has their preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons six days from now and after that will finalize their 53-man roster before beginning liftoff on the 2025 season.
That game was… something.
The Baltimore Ravens won the opening coin toss and chose to receive. That is life in the preseason.
While old friend Cooper Rush completed his first pass for a first down, things became more difficult for him after that. The Cowboys defensive front began to swarm Rush a bit and kept him on his toes for three straight plays which forced a Baltimore punt.
Unfortunately matters went even worse for the Cowboys when they took over. The first play was a hand off to Miles Sanders for a gain of a yard and then he lost five on the next one. As if that weren’t bad enough Joe Milton was sacked on third down in the endzone for a safety.
The Ravens moved the ball down the field rather well across 15 total plays. Seriously.
Dallas was playing their corners a bit off the line of scrimmage which was allowing for some easy pitches and catches. Thankfully the Cowboys stood tall once they got near the endzone and forced Baltimore to settle for a field goal which made the score 5-0.
While the next possession saw Joe Milton complete his first pass on the night the next two after it were incompletions and Dallas punted it away.
Things took a turn on the next possession. Cooper Rush threw a touchdown at AT&T Stadium once more, but as the opposing passer. Andrew Booth picked him off and took it back to the house!
This gave the Cowboys a lead of 7-5 (funny score!) which is where things stood when the first quarter ended.
The Ravens held the ball when the quarter began and put together another long drive.
This time Baltimore only needed 13 plays, but the result was a Cooper Rush pass for a touchdown like the game’s most recent possession. This one was for his actual team, though.
The Cowboys took over and had barely been an offense to this point what with their own issues and the pick six. They began to move things a bit and look a little comfortable and the virtual measurement system for first downs even showed its face which was fun.
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