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todd archer
Arlington, Texas – like dak prescott Jogging in the locker room after Thursday’s 31-28 win against kansas city chiefsHe was chewing on a turkey leg. Several offensive teammates had some turkeys of their own. When owner and general manager Jerry Jones walked out of the locker room, he had a turkey leg of his own.
Inside the locker room, music was playing, players were dancing and everyone was in a festive mood.
The Cowboys have won three consecutive games for the first time since 2023. They’re over .500 for the first time this season, 6-5-1, and as the calendar turns to December, they’ve put themselves in position to be relevant in the playoff race.
“We’ll play anyone, anywhere,” coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “You can look at what we’ve done over the last few weeks. This moment is not too big for us.”
In a span of five days, the Cowboys defeated the two participants in Super Bowl LIX last February. They equaled the franchise record for the biggest comeback win (21 points) philadelphia eagles On Sunday and Thursday they came back in the fourth quarter to beat the Chiefs.
Jones and Prescott were looking for a better two-game stretch after Prescott became the starter in 2016.
“In these circumstances, I can’t remember two better games in a row at home,” Jones said. “And these guys played inspired.”
Prescott said, “Honestly, I’m not sure where we placed ourselves right before these games and where we are right now to get wins against two elite teams. I mean two teams that played in the Super Bowl last year. Last year was the last year, but you’re talking about two organizations that obviously know how to win, and we’ve beaten both of them in two great games.”
After a 27–17 loss to Arizona Cardinals On November 3, the Cowboys fell to 3–5–1. A day later, he acquired defensive tackle quinnan williams and linebacker logan wilson In businesses. Three days later, Marshon Kneeland died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Through suffering, the Cowboys have persevered. Neeland’s jersey still hangs in the Cowboys’ locker room. He carries the flag number 94 with him on the field.
There has been a happy atmosphere in the locker room for the last three matches.
“For me, it’s a tough business, man,” Schottenheimer said. “And if you don’t celebrate these amazing times and these big wins, then why are we working so hard? Why sacrifice the time we have with our families and things like that if you don’t want to enjoy it and have fun?”
Prescott threw a go-ahead touchdown pass and a 2-point conversion with 11:15 left in the fourth quarter for his 26th comeback victory after trailing. cd lamb Responded with three drops against the Eagles, caught seven passes for 112 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs. George Pickens’ 13-yard catch on third-and-2 at the two-minute warning iced the game.
patrick mahomes He threw four touchdown passes against the Cowboys defense, but they held Kansas City to only five third-down conversions on 13 attempts. He sacked Mahomes three times. He had four consecutive stops in the second and third quarters.
“I feel good about where we are compared to where we were,” Jones said.
And Prescott knows the job isn’t done. In a week, the Cowboys play detroit lions At Ford Field. The Lions are 7-5 and lost to the Packers on Thursday, but they had the best record in the NFC a year ago (15-2).
When the schedule was revealed in the spring, it looked to tell the story of a 12-day expansion Cowboys season.
“I can tell you right now, we’re not going to sit high just because of (the winning streak),” Prescott said. “We know we’ve got a big game coming up again next week. And that’s really all for us, it just gives us more confidence knowing we can go play anyone.”
