NFL, Cowboys and Christmas Day
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Prescott lofted a seam ball deep down the middle on third-and-11 for wide receiver/return man KaVontae Turpin, and the All-Pro returner left the Washington defense in the dust for an 86-yard touchdown. Three drives for three touchdowns for the Cowboys. They lead 21-3 with seven minutes left in the first half.
FINAL | Things become a little iffy down the stretch, but the Cowboys hold on to beat the Commanders 30-23. The Cowboys still have a shot at avoiding a losing season. They’re also 4-1 in the NFC East with the finale against the Giants on deck.
Dak Prescott seemed a bit less sure about playing in a meaningless season finale than he did about a Christmas Day game that also had no connection to the playoffs. Until the question of the final record for the Dallas Cowboys came up.
Dallas Cowboys WR George Pickens has a chance to put his name among some of the elite players in the game with a strong finish to the season in Week 18.
Wilson was active for the Christmas Day game but didn’t take the field for any of the 41 snaps the defense played.
Roman: "You want to be good at everything you do, and you want to be able to exploit the other team’s perceived weaknesses.”
The Dallas Cowboys snapped a three-game losing skid on Christmas Day by outlasting the division rival Washington Commanders in an NFC East slugfest. Dallas' ru
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Cowboys run game blocks out all their other flaws for one game
The Cowboys run game was a thing of beauty on Christmas. They won’t be able to run the ball like that all of the time in the NFL, but if you can get close, and have a decent defense, and special teams that contribute field position, you can win a lot of games.