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The sky was falling for the Dallas Cowboys through the first three weeks of the 2024 season following consecutive home losses in which they were run over by the New Orleans Saints (44-19) and the Baltimore Ravens (28-25).
Dallas stemmed the tide, at least for a week in Week 4, by continuing their long-running domination of the New York Giants in a 20-15 victory on “Thursday Night Football.” That evened out their 2024 record to 2-2, keeping their postseason hopes alive for another week. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is now victorious over his NFC East rival for his 13th consecutive start, which is tied for the second-longest winning streak by a quarterback versus a single opponent since at least 1950 with San Francisco 49ers Hall of Famer Steve Young (13 wins in a row against the Rams) and the GOAT Tom Brady (13 wins in a row against the Bills). Only Miami Dolphins Hall of Famer Bob Griese has a longer streak of wins against a single squad with 17 wins in a row against the Bills.
Prescott let it rip Thursday night, throwing accurate lasers from start to finish. He concluded his night with an efficient 221 yards on 22 of 21 passing, including a 15-yard touchdown pass on a screen to running back Rico Dowdle and a 55-yard catch-and-run score to All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys took an early 14-6 lead early in the second quarter following the Lamb score before padding their lead with field goals of 60 yards and 40 yards from 2023 First-Team All-Pro Brandon Aubrey. However, Aubrey did miss the first 50-yard-or-deeper field goal of his career, missing from 51 yards with 32 seconds left to play. He is now 16 of 17 from 50-plus yards, and his streak of 16 in a row to begin his NFL career is the longest such streak in league history.
Lamb lived up to his claim of that he would rebound a week after taking full accountability for his poor play and sideline outburst in the Week 3 loss…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-27 04:40:46
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