Dallas Cowboys beat Mahomes’ Chiefs 31–28 on Thanksgiving Day – Joseph Rowe, Fox4DFW
The Cowboys pick up their second massive win in five days against the Kansas City Chiefs.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Dak Prescott threw for 320 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys held off a late Kansas City rally to beat the Chiefs 31–28 on Thanksgiving Day at AT&T Stadium.
Cowboys’ balanced offensive attack
Prescott completed 27 of 39 passes and connected with CeeDee Lamb seven times for 112 yards and a touchdown, helping the Cowboys win their fourth game at home this season.
Javonte Williams added 59 total yards and a rushing score, while George Pickens had 88 yards and a two-point conversion.
Mahomes’ falls short
In his Jerry’s World debut, Patrick Mahomes nearly matched Prescott, throwing for 318 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-34 passing, but the Chiefs (6–6) couldn’t close the gap after falling behind by 10 in the fourth quarter.
Mahomes hit Rashee Rice twice for touchdowns and found Travis Kelce and Hollywood Brown for scores as well.
Don’t forget these 5: Turpin’s alert fumble recovery – Nick Eatman, DallasCowboys.com
These five plays were pivotal.
Key drop by Rice after penalty – The Cowboys grabbed a 28-21 lead midway through the fourth quarter, and you knew Mahomes and the Chiefs would rally. But a crucial holding call led to a first-and-20. Eventually, it was third-and-8, and Mahomes scrambled and found Rashee Rice over the middle, but he dropped the ball, preventing a first down. The Cowboys took over and eventually drove for the field goal.
Bonus: Turpin recovers the ball – The Cowboys had a seven-point lead and were looking for a field goal when Prescott hit George Pickens for a short gain inside the 10-yard line. But, he fumbled the ball on the turf. Luckily for Dallas, though, KaVontae Turpin was there to pounce on it for a recovery. The Cowboys avoided disaster and kicked the field goal for a 10-point lead. Considering how quickly the Chiefs had just driven for a touchdown, that recovery might have prevented the game from going into overtime.
Dallas Cowboys above .500 for first time in well over a year- RJ Ochoa, Blogging the Boys
For the first time in a long time… this team feels different.
Dallas has now won three games in a row and it has all happened rather quickly as we are at the Thanksgiving Day holiday. This marks the first time that the Cowboys have a winning streak of at least three games since around this point of the 2023 season, almost two whole years ago. They won five in a row from a stretch starting before Thanksgiving and running through a little bit after.
That is not the only “first time in a while” thing the Cowboys accomplished by winning when you were on your second piece of pecan pie. As the Cowboys have won three games in a row they have finally crawled out of the hole that is .500 from a record standpoint and are officially above it. This is the first time that the Cowboys are north of .500 since they were 3-2 following their Week 5 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers last season.
Stargazing: Cowboys who shined vs. the Chiefs – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
Star ups from the Cowboys 31-28 victory.
CeeDee Lamb
“We know the problem: I need to catch the f–king ball.” This was Lamb’s quote during a short week preparing for the Chiefs after suffering several drops against the Eagles four days prior, and he delivered like Santa on Christmas Eve. The All-Pro’s first four targets included three catches and two first downs, along with a PBU that kept Dak Prescott from suffering a second interception in as many drives — the scoring to end the drive with a beautiful touchdown that collected the ankles of Trent McDuffie, one of the best cornerbacks in the game. Yeah, 88 is back.
Malik Davis
A journey is only as valuable as someone’s dedication to seeing it through. Davis is a testament to perseverance, having been waived multiple times in his young NFL career by the Cowboys, only to be called back up and patiently, time and again, wait for his moment. It arrived against the Chiefs, when Davis exploded through the line and made another guy miss en route to a 43-yard touchdown run to give Dallas their first lead of the game (17-14 in the second quarter) and the longest TD run of anyone on the Cowboys’ roster this season.
4 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE COWBOYS’ WIN OVER THE CHIEFS – Fox Sports
Here are a few key takeaways from the Cowboys week thirteen win.
1. Dak Prescott is playing at an elite level
Prescott threw an interception on the Cowboys’ opening drive and then was off to the races.
Prescott is playing some of his best football during Dallas’ three-game winning streak. He started it with four touchdowns and no interceptions against the Raiders two weeks ago, and he’s had two touchdowns and an interception in wins over the Eagles and Chiefs. In all three of those games, Prescott has averaged more than 8.0 yards per attempt.
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb finished with seven receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown, while fellow receiver George Pickens was solid with five catches for 75 yards.
When Prescott is playing like this, the Cowboys’ offense will be tough to stop. No team will be excited to play a team like this down the stretch, one that can put up points with the best of them and knows it has little margin for error if it wants to make the playoffs.
Dallas Cowboys updated NFL playoff picture following Thanksgiving win – Randy Gurzi, SI.com
Here is where the Cowboys stand in the playoff picture at 6-5-1.
Three weeks ago, it seemed as though the Dallas Cowboys had no chance at making the playoffs. At just 3-5-1, and coming off a disheartening loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Cowboys were headed in the wrong direction.
Thankfully, they were able to make a couple of moves at the NFL trade deadline and had a fortunate bye week to get Quinnen Williams and Logan Wilson up to speed. They even welcomed back a few injured players, including both starting safeties as well as linebacker DeMarvion Overshownand rookie cornerback Shavon Revel Jr.
Dallas turned that into a three-game winning streak, which included them knocking off both teams that were in the most recent Super Bowl. First, it was the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12, followed by a Thanksgiving Day win over the defending AFC East champions, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Now at 6-5-1, the Cowboys have plenty of momentum. They’re even creeping into the NFC playoff picture. Let’s check out the current standings and see where this win puts them.
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