Good morning, Cowboys Nation; what a game we saw last night.
It was easily the best Thursday night game all season, even with the yellow flags thrown everywhere on every drive.
The Dallas Cowboys gutted out a nail-biting victory over the Seattle Seahawks 41-35, and on a night that featured zero punts, here are my three takeaways from the win.
Dak Prescott
Like him or not, what we have seen in the last seven games from Dak Prescott has been better than anyone throwing the football right now.
We all said it was against the bad teams and that he couldn't do it when he had to make enough plays to win a football game against a much better team.
Well, Prescott delivered. With just under 5 minutes left in the football game and trailing by five, Prescott found Jake Ferguson for a 12-yard touchdown.
They got the two-point conversion to extend their lead to three.
Prescott finished the game 29 of 41, 299 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions.
We can't lie; he is currently playing at an MVP level.
Better late Than Never
Last night, the Cowboy's defense struggled badly.
They could not stop a nosebleed until the last three Seattle possessions.
I have my concerns about them; I do. When you don't force a punt, you question what is happening.
As I said, though, better late than never, when they needed to lock in and make the game-changing plays, they did.
They forced a turnover on downs the last three times Geno Smith and the Seattle offense had the ball.
I will dive more into the defense this week, but they showed up big time when the team needed them the most.
Penalties
They are back.
Dallas had 9 of them for 127 yards. You can't do that against the Eagles or the 49ers.
They hurt Dallas in the first half.
On two separate drives, the Cowboys' defensive penalties set up easy Seahawks touchdowns.
Rashaan Evans was called for pass interference, which moved Seattle into the red zone.
Gilmore was called for one in the end zone a few plays later, setting up an easy one-yard rushing touchdown.
Bland's pass interference set up a second.
The calls were terrible on both sides of the football. Most were legitimate, but the referees were just looking to throw a flag instead of waiting to see if something happened for them to throw it.
Nonetheless, what a great team win for a team that has lost these types of games for the last ten years.
I thought Dallas had no chance of winning this game, and my confidence level in the offense right now is why they can play with anyone.
This is how the offense needs to be playing, with the Eagles coming to town next Sunday, followed by going on the road against the Bills, Miami, and then back home for the Lions.
We will learn much more about this team over the next month, but man, it felt so good to finally win a game they have lost more times than not.
