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As some expected, the Dallas Cowboys fared pretty well against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football.
Before the season, this game was seen as a matchup with two potential playoff teams headlined by talented, yet maligned, quarterbacks in Tony Romo and Jay Cutler. However, because of injuries, the Cowboys and the Bears turned, respectively, to Dak Prescott and Brian Hoyer for the game.
Dallas started out the game with an easy 10-play, 75-yard drive down the field. In this drive, Prescott looked impressive. That's really all he's been since he was named the starting quarterback in place of Romo.
Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott had his struggles in the first two weeks of the season, but he was on his game in Week 3 and the first drive proved that.
After a 1-yard touchdown run by Prescott, the Cowboys got the ball back after a quick three-and-out from the Bears' offense. Dallas responded with a 9-play, 44-yard drive which ended in a field goal.
Another three-and-out from the Bears led to the Cowboys taking a 17-0 lead thanks to a Lance Dunbar 1-yard touchdown run. Chicago responded with three points, but the Cowboys put up seven more in the following possession and the score was 24-3 at halftime in a game that looked like it'd be a blowout.
Dallas looked like it was going add more in the third quarter, but a fumble from Terrance Williams after a big catch-and-gain led to the Bears scoring. The Cowboys failed to ever put the Bears away, but turnovers and lack of effectiveness led to Dallas coming out on top with a 14-point victory to a score of 31-17.
Read on for full grades and analysis from the Cowboys' second win of the season.
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Before the season, this game was seen as a matchup with two potential playoff teams headlined by talented, yet maligned, quarterbacks in Tony Romo and Jay Cutler. However, because of injuries, the Cowboys and the Bears turned, respectively, to Dak Prescott and Brian Hoyer for the game.
Dallas started out the game with an easy 10-play, 75-yard drive down the field. In this drive, Prescott looked impressive. That's really all he's been since he was named the starting quarterback in place of Romo.
Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott had his struggles in the first two weeks of the season, but he was on his game in Week 3 and the first drive proved that.
After a 1-yard touchdown run by Prescott, the Cowboys got the ball back after a quick three-and-out from the Bears' offense. Dallas responded with a 9-play, 44-yard drive which ended in a field goal.
Another three-and-out from the Bears led to the Cowboys taking a 17-0 lead thanks to a Lance Dunbar 1-yard touchdown run. Chicago responded with three points, but the Cowboys put up seven more in the following possession and the score was 24-3 at halftime in a game that looked like it'd be a blowout.
Dallas looked like it was going add more in the third quarter, but a fumble from Terrance Williams after a big catch-and-gain led to the Bears scoring. The Cowboys failed to ever put the Bears away, but turnovers and lack of effectiveness led to Dallas coming out on top with a 14-point victory to a score of 31-17.
Read on for full grades and analysis from the Cowboys' second win of the season.
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