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NBC did a wonderful job of identifying Dez Bryant as Dak Prescott on the sideline when the announcers were taking a quick look at what Dak and Zeke did last year. But they got it right when they came back to the cameras because Dak was next to Dez.
Kickoff return - Lenoir with a 15-yard return. Gathers got knocked back as a blocker, which led to Lenoir bouncing the return toward the sideline. (There were a bunch of Cardinals in a clump, so it wasn't just Gathers' block that led to the decision, but it was the block closest to him at the time and with the most penetration.) Leon McFadden called for holding as he tried to prevent his man from pulling away and keeping Lenoir from getting around the corner.
1st and 10 - Pass to Smith for 8 on a roll-out. Dallas had the Cardinals going with the fake run to the right. Collins pushed his man that way then jerked him to the ground. Cooper had no problem pushing his man that direction, either. Gathers was on the right side of the formation, chipped Collins' man then blocked a DB and kind of got hung up on him. Bell's man forced his way by him and a couple of others were unblocked, but all three went for the play-action first which made it a fairly easy pitch and catch.
2nd and 2 - McFadden loses 4 when Looney gets beat badly off the snap. McFadden was heading toward right tackle, where Collins had not driven his man out of the way. However, without Looney's mistake, McFadden would have easily been able to cut inside the block. Cooper did a good job of taking his man down the line of scrimmage, but was looking to get off him and get to the second level. (Cleary was trailing and dived to knock Cooper's man down.) The left end went inside of Gathers, who then pushed him past the play. No blame for McFadden on that one. Nkemdiche blew it up, allowing a linebacker to come in and finish it.
3rd and 6 - Pass to wide-open Jarwin for about 15. Collins' man was kept well away, tried a spin move that didn't work, then tried to bull him back. Cooper and Cleary handled a stunt well, with Cooper taking his man to the ground. Bell allowed late pressure as the ball was coming out. Gathers was running a deeper pattern that went offscreen after he headed straight upfield.
1st and 10 - Fake handoff and deep ball to Butler, who raced through a weak jam and had his man beaten by 3 or 4 yards. Collins at first had no one to block, then assisted Bell to allow no pass rush from their man. Cooper knocked his guy back then gave up a little ground, but not enough to matter. Gather was on the line next to Cleary and took on a linebacker coming up on the run fake. He used his hands well to force the linebacker to stop and try to make a move to beat him. Clean pocket, no pressure on about a 44-yard catch and run.
1st and 10 - Handoff to McFadden going right around Collins and losing 4 yards. I'm not sure where McFadden was supposed to run on that play. It didn't appear to me the way that Collins was blocking that McFadden was supposed to take the run that wide. Collins got on his man and had him pinned to the outside, but was unable to drive him toward the sideline and McFadden essentially ran right into the tackle as well as a linebacker who came up to fill before Looney could get close to him on the pull. Cooper also got turned by his man who would have been there to make the play if the others hadn't. We had double tight ends to that side and Gathers did a pretty good job of holding up his man, but other than Bell, the line gave McFadden nowhere to go on that side. If he had cut the run up toward Bell's block, he might have at least been able to get back to the line of scrimmage.
2nd and 14 - Three-man rush, dump to Keith Smith for 3. Bell pass his man off to Collins, who had him blocked, but then Smith gave the DE a chip to the ribs that put him on the ground before Smith went out into his pattern. Cooper and Looney doubled the DT, then Bell came over and helped after passing off the end and that DL had no chance of going anywhere. No pressure. Gathers went over the middle and didn't look to be open.
3rd and 11 - 26-yard TD pass to Gathers. Moore given time to pat the ball and find him. Collins got pushed back toward Moore on a stunt that he and Bell picked up well enough. Cooper's man hit Moore after he released the ball by bulling Cooper back (and Moore stepping into his throw). Good throw by Moore where Gathers could get his hands up to catch it and good job by Gathers easily hanging on despite a linebacker draped on him and hitting his hands. Good concentration. Gathers didn't run away from the defender, but the ball was well-placed to allow him to use his size to reach up and grab it.
Kickoff return - Lenoir with a 15-yard return. Gathers got knocked back as a blocker, which led to Lenoir bouncing the return toward the sideline. (There were a bunch of Cardinals in a clump, so it wasn't just Gathers' block that led to the decision, but it was the block closest to him at the time and with the most penetration.) Leon McFadden called for holding as he tried to prevent his man from pulling away and keeping Lenoir from getting around the corner.
1st and 10 - Pass to Smith for 8 on a roll-out. Dallas had the Cardinals going with the fake run to the right. Collins pushed his man that way then jerked him to the ground. Cooper had no problem pushing his man that direction, either. Gathers was on the right side of the formation, chipped Collins' man then blocked a DB and kind of got hung up on him. Bell's man forced his way by him and a couple of others were unblocked, but all three went for the play-action first which made it a fairly easy pitch and catch.
2nd and 2 - McFadden loses 4 when Looney gets beat badly off the snap. McFadden was heading toward right tackle, where Collins had not driven his man out of the way. However, without Looney's mistake, McFadden would have easily been able to cut inside the block. Cooper did a good job of taking his man down the line of scrimmage, but was looking to get off him and get to the second level. (Cleary was trailing and dived to knock Cooper's man down.) The left end went inside of Gathers, who then pushed him past the play. No blame for McFadden on that one. Nkemdiche blew it up, allowing a linebacker to come in and finish it.
3rd and 6 - Pass to wide-open Jarwin for about 15. Collins' man was kept well away, tried a spin move that didn't work, then tried to bull him back. Cooper and Cleary handled a stunt well, with Cooper taking his man to the ground. Bell allowed late pressure as the ball was coming out. Gathers was running a deeper pattern that went offscreen after he headed straight upfield.
1st and 10 - Fake handoff and deep ball to Butler, who raced through a weak jam and had his man beaten by 3 or 4 yards. Collins at first had no one to block, then assisted Bell to allow no pass rush from their man. Cooper knocked his guy back then gave up a little ground, but not enough to matter. Gather was on the line next to Cleary and took on a linebacker coming up on the run fake. He used his hands well to force the linebacker to stop and try to make a move to beat him. Clean pocket, no pressure on about a 44-yard catch and run.
1st and 10 - Handoff to McFadden going right around Collins and losing 4 yards. I'm not sure where McFadden was supposed to run on that play. It didn't appear to me the way that Collins was blocking that McFadden was supposed to take the run that wide. Collins got on his man and had him pinned to the outside, but was unable to drive him toward the sideline and McFadden essentially ran right into the tackle as well as a linebacker who came up to fill before Looney could get close to him on the pull. Cooper also got turned by his man who would have been there to make the play if the others hadn't. We had double tight ends to that side and Gathers did a pretty good job of holding up his man, but other than Bell, the line gave McFadden nowhere to go on that side. If he had cut the run up toward Bell's block, he might have at least been able to get back to the line of scrimmage.
2nd and 14 - Three-man rush, dump to Keith Smith for 3. Bell pass his man off to Collins, who had him blocked, but then Smith gave the DE a chip to the ribs that put him on the ground before Smith went out into his pattern. Cooper and Looney doubled the DT, then Bell came over and helped after passing off the end and that DL had no chance of going anywhere. No pressure. Gathers went over the middle and didn't look to be open.
3rd and 11 - 26-yard TD pass to Gathers. Moore given time to pat the ball and find him. Collins got pushed back toward Moore on a stunt that he and Bell picked up well enough. Cooper's man hit Moore after he released the ball by bulling Cooper back (and Moore stepping into his throw). Good throw by Moore where Gathers could get his hands up to catch it and good job by Gathers easily hanging on despite a linebacker draped on him and hitting his hands. Good concentration. Gathers didn't run away from the defender, but the ball was well-placed to allow him to use his size to reach up and grab it.