Prescott's near-perfect drive, Elliott's late score lead Cowboys to comeback win over Texans
The Dallas Cowboys played poorly for a majority of the game against the Houston Texans on Sunday before rallying for a 27-23 comeback win.
Late in the fourth quarter and down 23-20, quarterback Dak Prescott turned the ball over near his own red zone as Tremon Smith snagged an interception. It appeared the Texans would close the door on a gut-wrenching upset.
With their back against the wall, the Dallas defense responded with a goal line stop, stuffing quarterback Jeff Driskel on fourth down at the two yard line. This gave Prescott the ball with 98 yards to cross down three points.
Through all the miscues, Prescott stayed confident in his receivers and delivered into tight windows for tight end Dalton Schultz and wide receiver Noah Brown en route to the goal line. Prescott was a perfect 8-for-8 for 88 yards on the drive until the near-touchdown effort to wide receiver Michael Gallup, who was hit hard and lost control of the ball. On the next play, running back Ezekiel Elliott made up for a goal line denial early in the second half by breaking through for a two-yard touchdown and taking the lead.
Elliott’s touchdown saved Dallas from a massive upset and Prescott was miraculous with his back against the wall regardless of the struggles against an inferior opponent. The Texans had a Hail Mary attempt and the Cowboys ended the game with a second takeaway courtesy of the effort.
Paste BN Sports+ producer Victoria Hernandez contributed to this story.