If you want to be considered a Super Bowl contender, this performance wasn’t the way to do it. The Cowboys struggled all day to put away the Houston Texans....
The Cowboys made the plays when it mattered after struggling for most of the game against the lowly Texans.
Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce is brought down by Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins during the first half of an NFL football game at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Arlington.If you want to be considered a Super Bowl contender, this performance wasn’t the way to do it. Thestruggled all day to put away the Houston Texans. The home team was a 17.5-point favorite coming in, yet the Cowboys were trailing by three points in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys’ victory pushed them to 10-3 on the season, still within distance of the first-place Eagles in the NFC East. But the way the Cowboys’ played, you don’t have much hope this team can win the division. It also marked the first time the Cowboys have posted consecutive double-digit wins in a season since the 1995-95 seasons. What happened then? Well, the Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX and then lost in the divisional playoffs.The last drive was beautiful
When Dallas stopped Houston quarterback Jeff Driskel on a fourth-and-goal play, the Cowboys got the ball at their 2-yard line. No problem. Quarterback Dak Prescott led an 11-play, 98-yard drive in two minutes and 39 seconds, ending when Ezekiel Elliott snuck in from the 2-yard line to give the Cowboys the lead. It ended up being the game-winning score and it was part of a masterclass by Prescott and company to finally seal the victory.
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