Dak Prescott threw a 4-yard landing go to Jalen Tolbert with 20 seconds left within the recreation and the visiting Dallas Cowboys rallied for a 20-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night time.
Prescott, who went 29-of-42 for 352 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, discovered Tolbert on a crossing route simply contained in the objective line. It capped a 15-play, 70-yard drive that included Prescott leaping on a fumble on the 4-yard line after Rico Dowdle misplaced management of the ball on a second-and-goal run from the 1.
Pittsburgh (3-2) took a 17-13 lead with 4:56 remaining when Justin Fields discovered Pat Freiermuth for a 6-yard scoring strike that capped a 63-yard drive that lasted simply over 5 1/2 minutes.
Dallas (3-2) grabbed a 13-10 edge when Prescott connected with Dowdle on a 22-yard landing go, ending a drive of greater than 8 1/2 minutes. That answered Fields’ 16-yard scoring go to Connor Heyward on the Steelers’ first drive of the second half.
Fields accomplished 15 of 27 passes for 131 yards for Pittsburgh, which was outgained 445-226. However the Steelers additionally pressured three turnovers and blocked a area objective to remain in competition till Prescott delivered the game-winner simply earlier than 1 a.m. ET.
Earlier than the beginning of the sport, a thunderstorm hit downtown Pittsburgh proper earlier than the Steelers’ lineup was about to be introduced. Kickoff was delayed 85 minutes, with the sport beginning at 9:45 p.m.
Not a lot occurred within the first half, though Dallas moved the ball with extra consistency. However it did not get into the top zone, settling for Brandon Aubrey area targets of 55 yards within the first quarter and 33 yards simply over six minutes into the second interval.
Pittsburgh’s solely rating earlier than halftime was Chris Boswell’s 41-yard area objective on the 7:33 mark of the primary quarter. The Steelers managed solely 19 passing yards within the half and trailed 6-3 on the break.
–Discipline Degree Media
