Dallas Cowboys 27-13 Tennessee Titans: Dak Prescott throws two TDs as Cowboys preserve the strain on Philadelphia with Titans win

Dak Prescott overcame two first-half interceptions – seeing him tie Derek Carr for the league-lead with 14 – by throwing two TDs to tight finish Dalton Schultz within the second half; the Cowboys (12-4) have gained six of their final seven video games, whereas the Titans (7-9) have now misplaced six straight

Dak Prescott threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns to Dalton Schultz because the Dallas Cowboys beat the banged-up Tennessee Titans 27-13 on Thursday evening, their sixth win in seven video games.

Story of the Game

With the victory, the Cowboys (12-4) posted their first back-to-back 12-win seasons since 1994 and 1995, when the franchise gained the final of their 5 Super Bowl titles.

Dallas are already assured of a playoff spot, however they nonetheless want to complete the common season with a win on the Washington Commanders (7-7-1), and hope that the Philadelphia Eagles (13-2) lose out, for an opportunity at a second-straight NFC East division title. Otherwise, they are going to be locked into the No 5 seed within the NFC.

Dak Prescott threw a pair of landing passes within the second half to steer the Dallas Cowboys to victory over the Tennessee Titans

The injury-ravaged Titans (7-9), in the meantime, misplaced a sixth straight, simply hours after inserting their quarterback Ryan Tannehill on injured reserve, probably ending his season. He is one in every of 22 gamers presently on IR for the staff, with Tennessee main the NFL in utilizing 83 completely different gamers this season.

The Titans should win subsequent week’s regular-season finale on the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8) as a way to declare a postseason berth because the AFC South champions forward of the Jags.

With their playoff hopes resting on subsequent week’s encounter, the Titans rested the NFL’s second-leading rusher Derrick Henry for the Cowboys conflict and gave backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs his first profession NFL begin as an alternative of rookie Malik Willis, their third-round draft choose again in April.

Dobbs had extra passing yards by half-time than Willis managed in any of his first three begins for the staff. He completed with 232 yards and the primary TD go of his profession, a seven-yarder to Robert Woods, that pulled the Titans to inside 4 of Dallas, trailing 17-13 late within the third quarter.

Ezekiel Elliott had opened the scoring with a one-yard landing run within the first – his ninth-straight recreation with a speeding rating – earlier than the 2 groups exchanged solely area objectives for the rest of the primary half, with the Cowboys up 10-6 by the break.

Prescott threw two interceptions within the first half, serving to arrange each of Tennessee’s area objectives, to present him 14 on the season – tying him with the now-benched Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr for the league lead.

He made amends within the second half, nevertheless. Prescott hit Schultz for his or her first landing on Dallas’ opening offensive collection, and although Dobbs’ TD toss to Woods introduced the Titans again within the contest, it was the Cowboys who scored the ultimate 10 factors of the sport to shut out the win – Prescott capping a 75-yard drive along with his second TD go to Schultz, and Brett Maher tacking on a 45-yard area aim halfway by the fourth quarter,

Stats leaders

Cowboys

• Passing: Dak Prescott, 29/41, 282 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
• Rushing: Ezekiel Elliott, 19 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD
• Receiving: CeeDee Lamb, 11 catches, 100 yards
• Dalton Schultz, seven catches, 56 yards, 2 TDs

Titans

• Passing: Joshua Dobbs, 20/39, 232 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Rushing: Hassan Haskins, 12 carries, 40 yards
• Receiving: Treylon Burks, 4 catches, 66 yards
• Robert Woods, 5 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD

What’s subsequent?

The New England Patriots (7-8) and Miami Dolphins (8-7) face off in Foxborough in a key AFC East divisional matchup with large playoff implications as a part of the dwell NFL triple-header on Sky Sports on New Year’s Day. The Dolphins know {that a} win will assure a postseason berth – the one downside being, they’ve misplaced their final 4 in a row previous to Sunday’s assembly. As for the Patriots, nothing apart from a victory will do in the event that they’re to maintain their playoff ambitions alive, although they too have hit a tough patch of type with 4 defeats in 5. Kick-off for this crunch conflict is at 6pm.

Following on from the motion at Gillette Stadium, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (7-8) are additionally desperately clinging on to their playoff goals and want a win towards their divisional rivals, and NFC North champions, the Minnesota Vikings (12-3) after they host Kirk Cousins and co at a frigid Lambeau Field from 9.25pm.

Rounding off the Sunday evening leisure, we be part of our pals at NBC for Football Night in America for yet one more large divisional rivalry matchup on Sunday Night Football, this one involving the Baltimore Ravens (10-5) and Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8). The hosts want to preserve tempo with the Cincinnati Bengals and push all of them the best way for the AFC North crown, whereas the visiting Steelers should win to hold on to their hopes of clinching a wild card spot. This one will get below method at 1.20am, within the early hours of Monday morning.

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