Re: We Dem Boyz: Bringing Big O Back to the Big D (M18)
Game Recap: Cowboys 38, Raiders 27
Witten stretches out for game winning TD in return
Jason Witten just barely manages to get the nose of the football across the goal line before he is brought to the ground by Justin March-Lillard (28). The score put the Cowboys in front 31-27 with just over a minute to play.
Oh, man. That was close. Give credit to the Raiders for putting up a fight, but the theme of this game was untimely interceptions, by both teams. Dak Prescott played his best game as a passer as a professional, on a day where the Cowboys came out notably aggressive in the passing game. He had just three bad throws all day, but those three bad throws were all picked, and came at the worst possible moment. Two were in the end zone, both to Karl Joseph, and the last came on a bad read in the middle of the field while the game was tied in the 4th quarter. But, the Cowboys survived. Donald Penn shut down DeMarcus Lawrence all day, just as we suspected might happen, and while the Cowboys still got their sacks, Derek Carr seemed like he had all day to throw. But Carr also got a little carless. His first pass attempt of the game was thrown up into double coverage, and snagged by Robert Blanton. Then, in a push for points before halftime, Carr threw one right to Anthony Hitchens, trying to dump it off to Marshawn Lynch behind him. Finally, in the final minute, down 4 at midfield, Carr was thrown off by the Cowboys’ man coverage, since they had been in zone for much of the game. The misread resulted into another throw into double coverage, which Orlando Scandrick used to seal the deal for the Cowboys by running it back to the house. The interesting thing about each side? The turnovers all proved to be momentum shifts, as we went up and down here tonight in Oakland.
Like they always do, the Cowboys kicked off to begin the game. The Raiders came out with three straight runs by Beast Mode, getting 8 yards, but still ending up in a punt. The Cowboys looked stellar on their first drive, Dak going 6/6 for 55 yards, reading the Oakland secondary like a book. The culminating play was a beautiful deep ball to Dez on which Reggie Nelson collapsed on the play fake allowing Prescott to fire one over the top to Bryant at the 1. Alfred Morris shook off a tackler in the backfield, then trudged into the end zone to make it 7-0 Dallas. Then, on the next play from scrimmage, Derek Carr threw his first pass of the day, deep down the middle of the field into double coverage, the aforementioned play that was picked off by Robert Blanton. The Cowboys continued their air attack, blending in the run as they went, and were primed to take a commanding 14-0 lead as the 1st quarter came to a close, as they drove it right down into the red zone.
For some reason, Oakland’s red zone defense was much different from their regular defense. After that first drive, once the Cowboys got inside the 20, they had problems on offensive. Morris got stuffed on a first down carry inside the 5, so Coach Freday got a little creative. Calling a play action bootleg hoping to catch the Raiders off guard, Dak Prescott had backup tight end Geoff Swaim open across the middle and Keith Smith in the flat, but Dak waited to long for either one. Swaim ended up right next to Smith, and by time Precott threw it to the intended receiver Swaim, Karl Joseph had wedged his way into the middle of the play, caught it out in front on a leap, and was gone. Instead of being 14-0 Dallas, it was now a 7-7 tie. The Cowboys responded with a three and out, and the Raiders went down the field after Michael Crabtree turned into a one man wrecking crew, getting free on 3rd and 20, and then again on a much shorter 3rd down inside field goal range. Eventually, the Raiders found themselves with a first and goal inside the 10. Marshawn Lynch was stuffed, then Carr hit Jared Cook over the middle to the 2 yard line. On third down, with the Cowboys in their usual Prevent formation at the goal line, the Raiders caught them off guard with a draw, but the Cowboys had wonderful pursuit, and met Lynch at the 1. But, Beast Mode being Beast Mode, he rode 5 Cowboys tacklers into the end zone, and it was 14-7 Oakland, with 3:41 to play.
Karl Joseph (42) makes his move on the ball after reading Dak's eyes the entire way...
And, after this weak attempt at an arm tackle by Dak Prescott at the 15 yard line, Joseph was on his way to tying the score at 7.
"MotorSport, put that thing in sport" is the Migos song that Beast Mode was probably singing to himself as he kept his legs churning and rode 5 Cowboys into the end zone.
If you’ve ever wondered why the Cowboys (or the Patriots) always defer to the second half, well look at the sequence of events that ended the first half. The Cowboys had another smooth looking drive, and when Alfred Morris threw a nasty stiff arm on David Amerson to score from 22 yards out to tie it at 14 with under a minute left, the Cowboys felt good ready to head into the locker room. But, the Raiders thought they had plenty of time to score, and after a couple dump offs, hoping to get it to Sebastian Janikowski’s field goal range, Derek Carr looked for Marshawn Lynch over the middle, who had run behind Anthony Hitchens, but not far enough to get it past him. Hitchens picked it on the good side of midfield, and 25 seconds and 3 timeouts were enough for Dan Bailey to hit a 56 yarder despite a three and out. So, the Cowboys went into the break up 17-14, instead of 14-14, or even being down.
Hitch, as they Coach Freday calls him, nabs this one simply by just patrolling the middle of the field. The Raiders got too antsy, the Cowboys made 'em pay right before halftime.
And, taking the ball first out of the locker room, as they always do, the Cowboys played their cards to their advantage. Alfred Morris got going on the ground, after being held to just 50 yards in the first half, although to be fair, the run to pass ratio in terms of playcall was about 1:3, costing Morris opportunities. Finally, the Cowboys offense looked as balanced as it had for the last month, and on a beautiful floater to Geoff Swaim in the end zone, the Cowboys took a 24-14 lead. But, now it was the Raiders turn to score a handful of points. Derek Carr had something going, and was riding a hot hand, quickly picking apart the Cowboys secondary, with a couple deep balls, one to Jared Cook, and two AC/DC connections to Amari Cooper, the second of which was a 32 yard touchdown in which Cooper was wide open, having beaten Anthony Brown off the snap. Byron Jones was late getting there to cover, being out of position at the snap as the Cowboys decided to bluff a blitz.
"You shook me all night long," thought RT as Derek Carr found Amari Cooper for a touchdown, and another AC/DC connection.
The best way to slow a driving opponent with a full head of steam is to embark on a long drive, and keep that offense off the field. What’s even better is finishing the drive with points, and the fact that the Cowboys fell short on that front allowed the Raiders to tie the game. Once again, it was red zone woes, specifically inside-the-ten-yard-line woes. Alfred Morris got stuffed at the 3, then Dak Prescott was sacked. On third down, with a slant play called, Dak shook off Cole Beasley, the first read, noticing the Raiders’ zone. But, that didn’t stop him from throwing it to Dez Bryant, also running a slant, instead of scrambling, or less desirably, taking the sack and bringing Dan Bailey out for a field goal to make it a six point game. It was Karl Joseph there again, in the end zone again, giving Coach Freday grief again. Thankfully, he took a knee this time, instead of taking it to the house, which he realistically could have done. A long Raiders drive ensued, aided by a 62 yard connection from Carr to Michael Crabtree. Crabtree caught it on the sideline, with Byron Jones right there, but then unleashed an absolutely nasty spin move, getting away and running down the field, much to the delight of Raider Nation. It took a goal line stand to keep the Cowboys from falling behind, as Janikowski tied it with approximately 9:00 to play on a 21 yard field goal.
What a brutal spin move that Michael Crabtree puts on the star of the Cowboys defense, Byron Jones. This set up a 62 yard gain, and the points that would tie the game in the 4th quarter.
With the whole world as their oyster, the Cowboys were in no rush here. The ideal drive would take 5 or 6 minutes, culminate in points, and put all the pressure on Oakland, but leave enough time for a potential counter if the Raiders ended up scoring. But, Prescott had one last mental lapse up his sleeve. The Cowboys killed about two minutes of that clock doing what they always do, but Dak tried to force a ball into Jason Witten around midfield. Cory James was there on a play that looked very similar to the interception by Anthony Hitchens late in the first half. Coach Freday gave his quarterback an “I told you so” look as he came back to the sideline, the second look of that implication in as many drives. Prescott’s 35th interception of the season (you read that right) seemed to give the Raiders the advantage, after multiple instances of boneheaded decision making by various personnel on the Cowboys offense, Coach Freday and RoundingThird included. Freday felt it slipping away as Derek Carr led his troops to a couple first downs. But, there’s a reason this team is 10-3, and the defense is a big part of that. No matter what circumstances they are put in, they’ve always seemed to do their part and keep the Cowboys in the game, regardless of how much the offense struggles from “Shooting yourself in the foot” Syndrome. This time was no different. After giving up a couple first downs, and letting the Raiders have their way, once the field got smaller, the Cowboys defense regained its footing. They got a goal line stand, their biggest of the season by far, driving Marshawn Lynch back on two separate occasion before Derek Carr threw a bullet to Jared Cook that was jumped by Jeff Heath and nearly picked off. Janikowski came on and made it 27-24 Oakland with 5:41 to play, but the Cowboys felt like that stop was a win, causing Dak Prescott to run the length of the sideline, pumping up every member of his offense one by one.
There was Mr. Joseph again, stepping right in front of a very ill-advised throw by the Cowboys quarterback. Of all times to scramble, this was one of the more perfect times to do so.
What followed was a masterful drive that perfectly epitomizes why the Cowboys love Dak Prescott, even if he does throw 35 INT in a season (with two games left). The dude is a natural leader, and nobody can take that away from him. Like he had all day, he got all of his weapons involved, connecting with 4 different receivers on this final drive alone, while also mixing in the run to slow the game down, knowing and realizing that he had this thing under control. It was Morris’s legs that converted a key 3rd and 3 from the Dallas 40, then Morris catching a pass in the flat for a gain of 25, then Dez Bryant catching a pass for a first down inside the 15. In no hurry whatsoever, and confident of their chance to put points on the board, the Cowboys let the clock run down to the two minute warning, then took the their time snapping the ball after that. Seeing nobody open, and finally holding back the trigger, Prescott scrambled and dove head first for a first down at the 4, a play that made Coach Freday cringe due to the concern of a fumble. But he held on, so the Cowboys took their time getting to the line. But, Prescott was sacked by Khalil Mack on the next play for a loss of 9, Mack’s first and only sack on what was a very quiet night by his standards. That made the Cowboys a little more hurried. Prescott took it in the shotgun, waiting for Jason Witten to break open across the middle of the field, with no linebackers in the way, then fired a bullet to him when he did. Witten, in his first game back from injury, stretched for the goal line but was driven back. Prescott was already calling out instructions as he came up to the line, but it didn’t matter, because the officials gave Witten a touchdown on the play. Upon further review, the nose of the football crossed the plane before Witten’s forward progress was stopped. With 1:08 to play in the game, Dan Bailey’s PAT made it 31-27 Cowboys.
Just like they’ve been doing for 50 years, the Raiders weren’t going down without a fight. Derek Carr was angry, and when any Raider in angry, you better watch out. Carr scrambled for two quick first downs, but stayed in bounds on both plays, hesitating to burn any of Oakland’s three timeouts. With the clock ticking, Carr hurried his guys up to the line and faked a spike. The Cowboys didn’t bite, and Carr only even considered throwing to his first option, which in this case was Jared Cook, who was double covered. To be fair, Carr was expecting the Cowboys to be in zone coverage, which they run almost exclusively, but they were in man all around, with three deep safeties, providing some clarity as to why Carr threw such a ball into such suffocating coverage. Either way, Orlando Scandrick picked it and had a clear path to the end zone, tacking on a meaningless score to make it 38-27, and to make the game seem like more of a dominating Cowboys win than it really was. The score is no indicator here. The Cowboys had their hands full with the Raiders, who proved to be a good challenge for a Cowboys team getting ready to take on the Seahawks next week, one of the three other 10-3 teams in the NFC, at least coming into this week. It only continues to get harder from here…
Orlando Scandrick (32) finishes this one off after Derek Carr threw one up in both confusion and desperation, not a good combo.
Game Recap: Cowboys 38, Raiders 27
Witten stretches out for game winning TD in return
Jason Witten just barely manages to get the nose of the football across the goal line before he is brought to the ground by Justin March-Lillard (28). The score put the Cowboys in front 31-27 with just over a minute to play.
Oh, man. That was close. Give credit to the Raiders for putting up a fight, but the theme of this game was untimely interceptions, by both teams. Dak Prescott played his best game as a passer as a professional, on a day where the Cowboys came out notably aggressive in the passing game. He had just three bad throws all day, but those three bad throws were all picked, and came at the worst possible moment. Two were in the end zone, both to Karl Joseph, and the last came on a bad read in the middle of the field while the game was tied in the 4th quarter. But, the Cowboys survived. Donald Penn shut down DeMarcus Lawrence all day, just as we suspected might happen, and while the Cowboys still got their sacks, Derek Carr seemed like he had all day to throw. But Carr also got a little carless. His first pass attempt of the game was thrown up into double coverage, and snagged by Robert Blanton. Then, in a push for points before halftime, Carr threw one right to Anthony Hitchens, trying to dump it off to Marshawn Lynch behind him. Finally, in the final minute, down 4 at midfield, Carr was thrown off by the Cowboys’ man coverage, since they had been in zone for much of the game. The misread resulted into another throw into double coverage, which Orlando Scandrick used to seal the deal for the Cowboys by running it back to the house. The interesting thing about each side? The turnovers all proved to be momentum shifts, as we went up and down here tonight in Oakland.
Like they always do, the Cowboys kicked off to begin the game. The Raiders came out with three straight runs by Beast Mode, getting 8 yards, but still ending up in a punt. The Cowboys looked stellar on their first drive, Dak going 6/6 for 55 yards, reading the Oakland secondary like a book. The culminating play was a beautiful deep ball to Dez on which Reggie Nelson collapsed on the play fake allowing Prescott to fire one over the top to Bryant at the 1. Alfred Morris shook off a tackler in the backfield, then trudged into the end zone to make it 7-0 Dallas. Then, on the next play from scrimmage, Derek Carr threw his first pass of the day, deep down the middle of the field into double coverage, the aforementioned play that was picked off by Robert Blanton. The Cowboys continued their air attack, blending in the run as they went, and were primed to take a commanding 14-0 lead as the 1st quarter came to a close, as they drove it right down into the red zone.
For some reason, Oakland’s red zone defense was much different from their regular defense. After that first drive, once the Cowboys got inside the 20, they had problems on offensive. Morris got stuffed on a first down carry inside the 5, so Coach Freday got a little creative. Calling a play action bootleg hoping to catch the Raiders off guard, Dak Prescott had backup tight end Geoff Swaim open across the middle and Keith Smith in the flat, but Dak waited to long for either one. Swaim ended up right next to Smith, and by time Precott threw it to the intended receiver Swaim, Karl Joseph had wedged his way into the middle of the play, caught it out in front on a leap, and was gone. Instead of being 14-0 Dallas, it was now a 7-7 tie. The Cowboys responded with a three and out, and the Raiders went down the field after Michael Crabtree turned into a one man wrecking crew, getting free on 3rd and 20, and then again on a much shorter 3rd down inside field goal range. Eventually, the Raiders found themselves with a first and goal inside the 10. Marshawn Lynch was stuffed, then Carr hit Jared Cook over the middle to the 2 yard line. On third down, with the Cowboys in their usual Prevent formation at the goal line, the Raiders caught them off guard with a draw, but the Cowboys had wonderful pursuit, and met Lynch at the 1. But, Beast Mode being Beast Mode, he rode 5 Cowboys tacklers into the end zone, and it was 14-7 Oakland, with 3:41 to play.
Karl Joseph (42) makes his move on the ball after reading Dak's eyes the entire way...
And, after this weak attempt at an arm tackle by Dak Prescott at the 15 yard line, Joseph was on his way to tying the score at 7.
"MotorSport, put that thing in sport" is the Migos song that Beast Mode was probably singing to himself as he kept his legs churning and rode 5 Cowboys into the end zone.
If you’ve ever wondered why the Cowboys (or the Patriots) always defer to the second half, well look at the sequence of events that ended the first half. The Cowboys had another smooth looking drive, and when Alfred Morris threw a nasty stiff arm on David Amerson to score from 22 yards out to tie it at 14 with under a minute left, the Cowboys felt good ready to head into the locker room. But, the Raiders thought they had plenty of time to score, and after a couple dump offs, hoping to get it to Sebastian Janikowski’s field goal range, Derek Carr looked for Marshawn Lynch over the middle, who had run behind Anthony Hitchens, but not far enough to get it past him. Hitchens picked it on the good side of midfield, and 25 seconds and 3 timeouts were enough for Dan Bailey to hit a 56 yarder despite a three and out. So, the Cowboys went into the break up 17-14, instead of 14-14, or even being down.
Hitch, as they Coach Freday calls him, nabs this one simply by just patrolling the middle of the field. The Raiders got too antsy, the Cowboys made 'em pay right before halftime.
And, taking the ball first out of the locker room, as they always do, the Cowboys played their cards to their advantage. Alfred Morris got going on the ground, after being held to just 50 yards in the first half, although to be fair, the run to pass ratio in terms of playcall was about 1:3, costing Morris opportunities. Finally, the Cowboys offense looked as balanced as it had for the last month, and on a beautiful floater to Geoff Swaim in the end zone, the Cowboys took a 24-14 lead. But, now it was the Raiders turn to score a handful of points. Derek Carr had something going, and was riding a hot hand, quickly picking apart the Cowboys secondary, with a couple deep balls, one to Jared Cook, and two AC/DC connections to Amari Cooper, the second of which was a 32 yard touchdown in which Cooper was wide open, having beaten Anthony Brown off the snap. Byron Jones was late getting there to cover, being out of position at the snap as the Cowboys decided to bluff a blitz.
"You shook me all night long," thought RT as Derek Carr found Amari Cooper for a touchdown, and another AC/DC connection.
The best way to slow a driving opponent with a full head of steam is to embark on a long drive, and keep that offense off the field. What’s even better is finishing the drive with points, and the fact that the Cowboys fell short on that front allowed the Raiders to tie the game. Once again, it was red zone woes, specifically inside-the-ten-yard-line woes. Alfred Morris got stuffed at the 3, then Dak Prescott was sacked. On third down, with a slant play called, Dak shook off Cole Beasley, the first read, noticing the Raiders’ zone. But, that didn’t stop him from throwing it to Dez Bryant, also running a slant, instead of scrambling, or less desirably, taking the sack and bringing Dan Bailey out for a field goal to make it a six point game. It was Karl Joseph there again, in the end zone again, giving Coach Freday grief again. Thankfully, he took a knee this time, instead of taking it to the house, which he realistically could have done. A long Raiders drive ensued, aided by a 62 yard connection from Carr to Michael Crabtree. Crabtree caught it on the sideline, with Byron Jones right there, but then unleashed an absolutely nasty spin move, getting away and running down the field, much to the delight of Raider Nation. It took a goal line stand to keep the Cowboys from falling behind, as Janikowski tied it with approximately 9:00 to play on a 21 yard field goal.
What a brutal spin move that Michael Crabtree puts on the star of the Cowboys defense, Byron Jones. This set up a 62 yard gain, and the points that would tie the game in the 4th quarter.
With the whole world as their oyster, the Cowboys were in no rush here. The ideal drive would take 5 or 6 minutes, culminate in points, and put all the pressure on Oakland, but leave enough time for a potential counter if the Raiders ended up scoring. But, Prescott had one last mental lapse up his sleeve. The Cowboys killed about two minutes of that clock doing what they always do, but Dak tried to force a ball into Jason Witten around midfield. Cory James was there on a play that looked very similar to the interception by Anthony Hitchens late in the first half. Coach Freday gave his quarterback an “I told you so” look as he came back to the sideline, the second look of that implication in as many drives. Prescott’s 35th interception of the season (you read that right) seemed to give the Raiders the advantage, after multiple instances of boneheaded decision making by various personnel on the Cowboys offense, Coach Freday and RoundingThird included. Freday felt it slipping away as Derek Carr led his troops to a couple first downs. But, there’s a reason this team is 10-3, and the defense is a big part of that. No matter what circumstances they are put in, they’ve always seemed to do their part and keep the Cowboys in the game, regardless of how much the offense struggles from “Shooting yourself in the foot” Syndrome. This time was no different. After giving up a couple first downs, and letting the Raiders have their way, once the field got smaller, the Cowboys defense regained its footing. They got a goal line stand, their biggest of the season by far, driving Marshawn Lynch back on two separate occasion before Derek Carr threw a bullet to Jared Cook that was jumped by Jeff Heath and nearly picked off. Janikowski came on and made it 27-24 Oakland with 5:41 to play, but the Cowboys felt like that stop was a win, causing Dak Prescott to run the length of the sideline, pumping up every member of his offense one by one.
There was Mr. Joseph again, stepping right in front of a very ill-advised throw by the Cowboys quarterback. Of all times to scramble, this was one of the more perfect times to do so.
What followed was a masterful drive that perfectly epitomizes why the Cowboys love Dak Prescott, even if he does throw 35 INT in a season (with two games left). The dude is a natural leader, and nobody can take that away from him. Like he had all day, he got all of his weapons involved, connecting with 4 different receivers on this final drive alone, while also mixing in the run to slow the game down, knowing and realizing that he had this thing under control. It was Morris’s legs that converted a key 3rd and 3 from the Dallas 40, then Morris catching a pass in the flat for a gain of 25, then Dez Bryant catching a pass for a first down inside the 15. In no hurry whatsoever, and confident of their chance to put points on the board, the Cowboys let the clock run down to the two minute warning, then took the their time snapping the ball after that. Seeing nobody open, and finally holding back the trigger, Prescott scrambled and dove head first for a first down at the 4, a play that made Coach Freday cringe due to the concern of a fumble. But he held on, so the Cowboys took their time getting to the line. But, Prescott was sacked by Khalil Mack on the next play for a loss of 9, Mack’s first and only sack on what was a very quiet night by his standards. That made the Cowboys a little more hurried. Prescott took it in the shotgun, waiting for Jason Witten to break open across the middle of the field, with no linebackers in the way, then fired a bullet to him when he did. Witten, in his first game back from injury, stretched for the goal line but was driven back. Prescott was already calling out instructions as he came up to the line, but it didn’t matter, because the officials gave Witten a touchdown on the play. Upon further review, the nose of the football crossed the plane before Witten’s forward progress was stopped. With 1:08 to play in the game, Dan Bailey’s PAT made it 31-27 Cowboys.
Just like they’ve been doing for 50 years, the Raiders weren’t going down without a fight. Derek Carr was angry, and when any Raider in angry, you better watch out. Carr scrambled for two quick first downs, but stayed in bounds on both plays, hesitating to burn any of Oakland’s three timeouts. With the clock ticking, Carr hurried his guys up to the line and faked a spike. The Cowboys didn’t bite, and Carr only even considered throwing to his first option, which in this case was Jared Cook, who was double covered. To be fair, Carr was expecting the Cowboys to be in zone coverage, which they run almost exclusively, but they were in man all around, with three deep safeties, providing some clarity as to why Carr threw such a ball into such suffocating coverage. Either way, Orlando Scandrick picked it and had a clear path to the end zone, tacking on a meaningless score to make it 38-27, and to make the game seem like more of a dominating Cowboys win than it really was. The score is no indicator here. The Cowboys had their hands full with the Raiders, who proved to be a good challenge for a Cowboys team getting ready to take on the Seahawks next week, one of the three other 10-3 teams in the NFC, at least coming into this week. It only continues to get harder from here…
Orlando Scandrick (32) finishes this one off after Derek Carr threw one up in both confusion and desperation, not a good combo.
| Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Dec 17, 2017 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Dallas Cowboys (11-3) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Oakland Raiders (8-6) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| DAL | OAK | |
| Total Offense | 458 | 315 |
| Rushing Yards | 187 | 86 |
| Passing Yards | 271 | 229 |
| First Downs | 27 | 13 |
| Punt Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return Yards | 120 | 81 |
| Total Yards | 578 | 396 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 4-7 (57%) | 2-6 (33%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 5-3-0 (60%) | 3-1-2 (100%) |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Posession Time | 28:12 | 19:48 |
| Scoring Summary | |||
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | DAL | OAK | |
| 6:08 | (DAL) A. Morris 1 yard run (D. Bailey kick) | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | DAL | OAK | |
| 11:14 | (OAK) K. Joseph 94 yard INT return (S. Janikowski kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3:41 | (OAK) M. Lynch 1 yard run (S. Janikowski kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 0:52 | (DAL) A. Morris 22 yard run (D. Bailey kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 0:00 | (DAL) D. Bailey 56 yard FG | 17 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | DAL | OAK | |
| 7:52 | (DAL) G. Swaim 19 yard pass from D. Prescott (D. Bailey kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 6:00 | (OAK) A. Cooper 32 yard pass from D. Carr (S. Janikowski kick) | 24 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | DAL | OAK | |
| 9:12 | (OAK) S. Janikowski 21 yard FG | 24 | 24 |
| 5:41 | (OAK) S. Janikowski 23 yard FG | 24 | 27 |
| 1:08 | (DAL) J. Witten 13 yard pass from D. Prescott (D. Bailey kick) | 31 | 27 |
| 0:20 | (DAL) O. Scandrick 53 yard INT return (D. Bailey kick) | 38 | 27 |
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| Dallas Cowboys 2017 Schedule | ||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | ||
| Sep 10 | vs New York Giants (SNF) | Lost, 21-14 | ||
| Sep 17 | at Denver Broncos | Won, 19-14 | ||
| Sep 25 | at Arizona Cardinals (MNF) | Lost, 34-20 | ||
| Oct 1 | vs Los Angeles Rams | Won, 33-5 | ||
| Oct 8 | vs Green Bay Packers | Won, 31-7 | ||
| Oct 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | Won, 32-20 | ||
| Oct 29 | at Washington Redskins | Won, 21-16 | ||
| Nov 5 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | Won, 17-13 | ||
| Nov 12 | at Atlanta Falcons | Lost, 37-34 | ||
| Nov 19 | vs Philadelphia Eagles (SNF) | Won, 45-24 | ||
| Nov 23 | vs Los Angeles Chargers (Thanksgiving) | Won, 38-35 | ||
| Nov 30 | vs Washington Redskins (TNF) | Won, 45-17 | ||
| Dec 10 | at New York Giants | Won, 52-7 | ||
| Dec 17 | at Oakland Raiders (SNF) | Won, 38-27 | ||
| Dec 24 | vs Seattle Seahawks | |||
| Dec 31 | at Philadelphia Eagles | |||
LLove the poise here by RGIII. Knowing he's gonna take a licking from Fletcher Cox (91), he stays in the pocket and delivers a touchdown pass to Cole Beasley, who you can see wide open in the background on the right side of the picture. 
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