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‘The Best Field Goal Kicker’: Dallas Cowboys Chose To Kick In Overtime And Never Got Brandon Aubrey A Shot Against Arizona Cardinals
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys won the overtime coin toss Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals and elected to kick. They never got the ball into field goal range, and Chad Ryland’s 42-yard field goal with 2:53 left gave Arizona a 33-30…
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‘Tale Of Two Halves’: Dallas Cowboys Fall To Arizona Cardinals 33-30 In Overtime After Blowing 14-Point Fourth-Quarter Lead
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys held the Arizona Cardinals to 3 points in the first half Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Arizona scored 30 after halftime, and the last 3 came on a 42-yard field goal by Chad Ryland with 2:53 left…
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‘A Bunch Of Blinkers’: Mike Tomlin Rips Dallas Cowboys After 33-30 Overtime Loss To Arizona Cardinals
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Tomlin called the Dallas Cowboys “a bunch of blinkers” during NBC’s Sunday Night Football coverage. Hours earlier, Dallas let a 10-point lead with 3:54 left in regulation get away and lost 33-30 in overtime to the Arizona Cardinals…
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Dallas Cowboys A Team To Watch For Josh Sweat As Arizona Cardinals Visit AT&T Stadium
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are a team to watch for Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Josh Sweat, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning, a few hours before the two teams meet at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff between Dallas (3-4) and Arizona (2-5)…
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‘Dominant On Special Teams’: Hunter Luepke Earns Dallas Cowboys Game Ball As Brian Schottenheimer Calls Coverage Unit Elite
Dallas leads the NFL in holding opponents to 19.3 yards per kick return, and Schottenheimer credited special teams coordinator Nick Sorensen and kicker Brandon Aubrey on Friday.
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‘I Hope He Lands Safely’: Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb React To George Pickens’ Hurdle, 14.9% Touchdown
Next Gen Stats gave Pickens' 21-yard touchdown at Philadelphia a 14.9% completion probability, the most improbable catch of the season, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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‘His Mindset And His Heart’: Nick Sorensen Makes Pro Bowl Case For Cowboys’ Brevyn Spann-Ford
Philadelphia put two blockers on Spann-Ford on kickoffs Monday, and Sorensen said the coverage unit's weekly goal is a better drive start than its opponent.
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‘Move Forward And Smash Somebody’: Klayton Adams Details Cowboys’ Run Plan After 204-Yard Night At Philadelphia
Dallas set rush-attempt targets by quarter against the Eagles, and Adams said Thursday he wants the ability to run the ball every week before Arizona visits.
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‘A Lot Of Mentality’: Brevyn Spann-Ford Credits Cowboys Coaches For Run-Blocking Growth After 204-Yard Night In Philadelphia
The undrafted tight end played a career-high 53% of the offensive snaps as Dallas ran 38 times for 204 yards against the Eagles.
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‘The Rest Is History’: George Pickens Plays Through Shoulder Injury, Makes Fingertip Touchdown In Cowboys’ Win
Dak Prescott called it one of the best catches and toe taps he has seen in a long time as Pickens scored a 21-yard touchdown against a bracketed coverage.
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‘A Big Key’: Jerry Jones Says Dallas Cowboys Need To Be Run-First Team After Javonte Williams’ 155-Yard Night
FRISCO, Texas — Jerry Jones thinks the Dallas Cowboys need to be a run-first team. The Cowboys owner and general manager said so Tuesday morning during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan. Less than 12 hours earlier, Javonte Williams had run…
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‘Linemen Lead The Way’: Dallas Cowboys Beat Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 As Javonte Williams Runs For Career-High 155 Yards
PHILADELPHIA — Javonte Williams carried 25 times for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown Monday night, and the Dallas Cowboys ran for 204 yards in a 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The win snapped a two-game…
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‘Mistakes Are Killing Us’: Dallas Cowboys Fall To Green Bay Packers 23-13 After 17-0 Halftime Hole
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two first-half interceptions of Dak Prescott and a Green Bay offense that converted 9 of its 10 first-half third downs put the Dallas Cowboys in a 17-0 hole at halftime Sunday night, and the Green Bay Packers held…
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‘Supposed To Win This Game’: Dallas Cowboys Fall To Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-16 As Bucky Irving Runs For 165 Yards
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys lost 24-16 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night at AT&T Stadium, where Tampa Bay ran for 241 yards and did not turn the ball over in its first win of the season. Bucky Irving…
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‘That’s On Me’: Dak Prescott Owns Mistake, Details Cowboys’ Growth From Rio To Houston
HOUSTON — Dak Prescott tied Roger Staubach for second in Dallas Cowboys history with 85 regular-season wins Sunday. He threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb with 40 seconds left in a 34-30 win over the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium.…
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Dallas Cowboys Activate All-Pro Tyler Smith From Injured Reserve Before Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys activated All-Pro left guard Tyler Smith from injured reserve before Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced. To open a roster spot, Dallas waived running back Emari Demercado. Smith has not played this…
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‘Right The Wrongs’: CeeDee Lamb’s Career Night, Dak Prescott’s Poise Lift Dallas Cowboys Past Houston Texans 34-30
HOUSTON — Dak Prescott threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb with 40 seconds left Sunday, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30 at Reliant Stadium. Lamb caught a career-high 17 passes for 189 yards and 1 touchdown. Lamb’s…
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‘You Can Do It Until It Changes’: Nick Sorensen Weighs In On Philadelphia Eagles’ Kickoff Holder Tactic
FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys special teams coordinator Nick Sorensen said Thursday that the Philadelphia Eagles can use a holder on kickoffs until the NFL rule book says otherwise, though he initially shared the view of Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower that…
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‘Overthought The Situation’: Christian Parker Takes Blame For Dallas Cowboys’ Final Defensive Call vs. Baltimore Ravens
FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker said Thursday he overthought the final defensive call in Sunday’s 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and would make a different call if the situation came up again. Brandon Aubrey’s field goal tied the…
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‘No Lack Of Trust’: Dak Prescott Details Brian Schottenheimer Talks, Calls Joey Porter Jr. Trade ‘Win-Now’ Move
FRISCO, Texas — Quarterback Dak Prescott said Thursday that he and coach Brian Schottenheimer had honest conversations after Sunday’s loss in Rio de Janeiro and that there is no trust issue between them, one day after the Dallas Cowboys traded for cornerback…
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