ARLINGTON, Texas — AT&T Stadium had been the Dallas Cowboys’ Fortress of Solitude through their first five home games. They won their first five at home in 2023 by a by a combined score of 205-60. That made the Cowboys the first team in NFL history to each of its first five home games by 20 or more points.
On Thursday night, Dallas wasn’t able to sub in the backups to begin the fourth quarter or munch on turkey legs in-game, but they did earn a critical 41-35 victory over a Seattle Seahawks team that entered the night in the NFC playoff picture with a winning record. With their sixth consecutive home games in which they have scored 30 or more points, the Cowboys tied the NFL record for the longest such streak to start a season in NFL history, joining the 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the 2007 New England Patriots.
“We know the stretch that we have coming ahead of us, and this was a big one to get,” Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said postgame. “The first one with a winning record, but more importantly, in the fashion that we did in a tough game back and forth. Down at halftime and down in the fourth quarter. The guys and the team were really just making plays when plays were needed and playing ultimate complimentary football. Stopping them to get a touchdown.
“Defense [getting] two fourth-down stops when the game was on the line was huge. Yeah, it was complimentary football at its finest to get a big win that’s been different than most of these at home. We can take as Coach [McCarthy] always says ‘a big chunk of confidence’. We can take that into next week, moving forward. The team showed resiliency, belief in one another, and belief in all three units knowing that we can get it done and just staying in it.”
None of Dallas’ first five home wins were against teams with winning records. In fact, none of the Cowboys’ first eight wins in their 9-3 start were against winning teams….
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-12-01 15:00:22
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