A few plays later, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott took a shot to the knee and stayed down for several minutes, but eventually limped off under his own power.ĭallas was about to have a goal-to-go situation, but rookie safety Kerby Joseph laid a huge hit on Noah Brown, forcing the ball free, and the Lions recovered.The Dallas Cowboys topped a new Forbes study of the world's most profitable sports teams over the past three years, pocketing a total of nearly $1.2 billion over that timespan. Dak got the Lions downfield with a 21-yard play to Lamb, who had beaten AJ Parker in coverage. The Cowboys got the ball back with just over four minutes left in the half to tie or take the lead. On the play, Goff had Kalif Raymond wide open for a potential touchdown, but blitzing safety Donovan Wilson ducked around Jamaal Williams and got to Goff before he could let it fly. Kerby Joseph nearly picked off the next play, and the Lions force another incompletion on the next play and another three-and-out.ĭetroit’s offense couldn’t do anything with it, as Jared Goff took a sack on second-and-5. Penalties set the Cowboys back on the next drive with a false start and block in the back setting up a second-and-20 situation. A screen proved ineffective, and Badgley made a 53-yard field goal to push retake the lead. It looked like Williams had converted a third-and-4 to keep Detroit’s drive alive, but a holding penalty on Evan Brown, instead, forced them into a third-and-14 and on the edge of field goal position. Goff connected with Hockenson and Tom Kennedy for first downs, and a roughing the passer penalty on Micah Parsons pushed Detroit comfortably into Dallas territory. After a timeout, the Cowboys opted to kick the field goal and tied the game 3-3. Second quarterĭallas got down inside the Lions’ 5-yard line, but failed to pick up a third-and-2 on a run play. Prescott connected with tight end Dalton Schultz for 15 yards then CeeDee Lamb for a big 24-yard gain, setting the Cowboys up in the red zone, before time ran out in the first quarter. The Cowboys responded with a nice drive of their own. Brown suffered a concussion during this drive and was quickly ruled out. He was good from 39 yards, giving the Detroit a 3-0 Lions lead. But the drive stalled in Cowboys territory, setting up kicker Michael Badgley for his first field goal attempt in a Lions uniform. The Lions offense started putting together a nice drive, with 10+-yard pickups from Kalif Raymond, Craig Reynolds and T.J. Then, facing a third-and-1, Paschal forced Elliott outside, where Jeff Okudah cleaned up the play before the Cowboys running back reached the line of scrimmage. First, he tackled Ezekiel Elliott after just a 3-yard gain on first down. The Lions defense got another three-and-out after an impressive series from rookie Josh Paschal in his first career start. Newly-paid punter Jack Fox booted the ball through the end zone for a touchback. Detroit ran a draw play-perhaps hoping a small gain would lead to a fourth-down attempt, but Craig Reynolds was stopped at the line of scrimmage and Detroit punted. But two ineffective runs from Jamaal Williams-including a Lions-recovered fumble-set Detroit in a third-and-long of their own. : Stream on NFL+ /VoJS2MpU49- NFL October 23, 2022Ī good return from Kalif Raymond and a quick 11-yard catch from Brock Wright set the Lions offense up at midfield. Detroit quickly forced a three-and-out after Aidan Hutchinson sacked Dak Prescott on a third-and-8.Īidan Hutchinson with his 4th sack of the season The Cowboys won the toss and made a rare decision to receive, meaning the Lions defense was up first. That was the closest the Lions got for the rest of the game, as Dallas walked away comfortably with a 24-6 win. Detroit was set to take the lead on a first-and-goal from the 1-yard line, but Williams fumbled the ball immediately and Dallas recovered. It was early in the fourth quarter in a 10-6 Cowboys game. Goff was responsible for four (two interceptions and two fumbles), but Lions running back Jamaal Williams had the most costly of the bunch. What really sunk the Lions’ chances on Sunday were the team’s five turnovers. After going scoreless against the New England Patriots in Week 5, the Lions failed to score a touchdown against Dallas’ defense. The issue on Sunday was Detroit’s offense. The defense held Dallas to just three points in the first half, and only 17 points until the wheels fell off at the end of the game. On Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, it looked like it. The Detroit Lions said that during the bye week they had figured out a few things on the defensive side of the ball.
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