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FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys defense talked at halftime in Indianapolis on Sunday about how it felt to let the Arizona Cardinals get away a week earlier, defensive tackle Kenny Clark said Monday. Dallas led the Indianapolis Colts 17-7 at the break and won 27-23.
On Nov. 1 at AT&T Stadium, the Cowboys led Arizona 24-10 with 14:20 to play and lost 33-30 in overtime. “Just remember the feeling that we had, coming into halftime and letting Arizona get away from us,” Clark said.
Kenny Clark Says Dallas Settled Down After Third-Quarter Touchdown
Indianapolis went three-and-out on its first possession of the second half. With 1:27 left in the third quarter, the Colts scored on a 55-yard screen pass that cut the Dallas lead to 20-17.
That play got away from the defense, Clark said. The group settled down after it, faced the adversity, and “kept swinging,” he said. The Colts still went ahead 23-20 on a 50-yard field goal with 1:37 left before the Cowboys won it on a touchdown with 1:10 remaining.
Cornerback Cobie Durant said the defense used the halftime locker room to home in on what it had to do. Once Dallas has a team down, Durant said, the goal is to keep it down and not leave room for a comeback.
Kenny Clark Lays Out Approach Up Front For San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers visit AT&T Stadium on Sunday, and Clark said Monday he had not watched much of their film yet. He said he knows they have two or three running backs, a really good offensive line, and a good scheme, and that the Cowboys will have their hands full.
His approach is the same every week, Clark said: knock back the line of scrimmage, keep gap integrity, and get off blocks. The front has done a good job setting edges and knocking things back, he said, and the expectation is to keep playing that way and then make plays.
Clark had 2 tackles and a quarterback hit against Indianapolis. Dallas acquired him from the Green Bay Packers in August 2025.
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