Dallas Cowboys up big on Carolina Panthers after third quarter

The Cowboys had a huge third quarter against the Panthers.

3rd Quarter

The Panthers had a turnover on their first possession of the game which took a second to happen what with how they deferred. This obviously meant that they got the ball to start the second half.

It turns out they wanted to keep consistency and had another turnover. It came on the very first offensive play as Osa Odighizuwa got right to Bryce Young and poked the ball loose for Chauncey Golston to recover.

Shortly after it appeared as if Rico Dowdle had a fumble of his own, but the play was reviewed and after a bit of time ultimately things were determined that Dowdle did not turn it over.

The field position had Dallas threatening to score already and soon enough they cashed in. It was Cooper Rush finding Jalen Tolbert for the second Cowboys touchdown of the day.

Stop me if you have heard this before, but the Panthers could do nothing much on offense and wound up punting. Outside of the crazy play at the end of the first half, the Panthers were held in check by the Cowboys at this point.

This gave Dallas the ball back and they began to move and groove once again. Soon enough they were in position to threaten for a touchdown and we saw what might have been the prettiest one of Cooper Rush’s career. It was his third of the day and the first ever for Jalen Brooks!

Back to defense… the Cowboys continued to shine. Micah Parsons got his first sack of the game and as the drive wrapped up even Jourdan Lewis got to the quarterback. It was that kind of day.

The quarter finished with Dallas threatening once more.

2nd Quarter

The quarter began with the Cowboys getting the ball off of Carolina’s punt.

Dallas responded impressively and traveled 87 yards across 10 plays for a touchdown, the first points of the game. The drive included three different third-down receptions from CeeDee Lamb, including an incredible adjustment on the touchdown itself.

The Panthers started to move a little bit and the question as to whether or not they were going to tie the game started to surface.

Thankfully, Jourdan Lewis stepped in to bat a pass that Eric Kendricks was able to pick off!

The interception set the Cowboys up with great field position, one they were able to properly capitalize on. It wasn’t a touchdown, but Brandon Aubrey did hit a 52-yard field goal to make the lead double digits.

On the other side of things the Cowboys defense kept up their stellar play. Marist Liufau and Eric Kendricks each made some impressive plays to set the Panthers up with a third and long that they couldn’t overcome before punting.

The Cowboys were moving and threatening to score before halftime in a way that would really put the game out of reach for Carolina. Right as they were on the verge of the goal line though, Cooper Rush mishandled the ball and it led to a fumble that Carolina recovered.

As if that weren’t bad enough… on the very first Panthers play Bryce Young found Jalen Coker for an 83-yard touchdown. It was quite the swing.

The Cowboys were on the verge of leading at halftime 13-0 and potentially even 17-0. Thanks to all of the chaos they went into the locker room with things 10-7.

They did manage to give Brandon Aubrey a 70-yard field goal attempt before halftime. He missed it pretty badly, obviously that’s a tough kick!

1st Quarter

The Panthers won the toss and deferred which set the Cowboys up first.

Dallas wound up putting together an impressive-looking drive that featured plenty of Rico Dowdle, but it ultimately fizzled out and ended with a 15-yard sack against Cooper Rush on third down.

On the other side of things the Panthers began to move with relative ease. Bryce Young appeared very comfortable and even put a spin move on Micah Parsons… before Marist Liufau punched the ball loose for a fumble!

Unfortunately things did not go all too well for the Cowboys. They went three and out immediately after, partly thanks to a brutal drop from Jalen Tolbert on third down.

The first quarter ended as Carolina set up to punt right after.

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