Dak Prescott overcame two interceptions in the first half, seeing him level with Derek Carr for a 14-point league lead by throwing two touchdowns to Dalton Schultz in the second half; The Cowboys (12–4) have won six of their last seven games, while the Titans (7–9) have lost six in a row.
Dak Prescott threw Dalton Schultz for 282 yards and two touchdowns as the Dallas Cowboys beat the battered Tennessee Titans 27–13 on Thursday night, their sixth win in seven games.
Dallas is already confident of making the playoffs, but they still need to finish the regular season with a win over the Washington Commanders (7-7-1) and hope the Philadelphia Eagles (13-2) lose for a chance. for the second consecutive NFC East division title. Otherwise, they will be tied to seed #5 in NFC.
Meanwhile, the injury-ravaged Titans (7-9) lost for a sixth straight loss, just hours after their quarterback Ryan Tannehill was placed on injured reserve, arguably ending his season. He is one of 22 players currently on the team, with Tennessee leading the NFL in using 83 different players this season.
The Titans must win next week’s regular season final against the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8) to claim a postseason spot as the AFC South champions ahead of the Jaguars.
With their playoff hopes pinned on next week’s meeting, the Titans rested second NFL leader Derrick Henry in a clash with the Cowboys and gave backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs his first NFL career start in place of rookie Malik Willis, their third-round pick. April.
By halftime, Dobbs had more passing yards than Willis in any of his first three starts for the team. He finished with 232 yards and the first TD pass of his career, a seven-yard pass to Robert Woods, who put the Titans four behind Dallas, trailing 17-13 late in the third quarter.
Ezekiel Elliott opened the scoring by launching a one-yard touchdown in Game 1—his ninth straight game with a quick score—before the two teams exchanged only field goals for the remainder of the first half, with the Cowboys leading 10–6. to the break.
Prescott threw two first-half interceptions assisting both Tennessee field goals to give him 14 points for the season, tying him with now-bench Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr for a league lead.
However, he improved in the second half. Prescott hit Schultz on their first touchdown of Dallas’ first series of attacks, and although Dobbs’ TD throw to Woods put the Titans back in the competition, it was the Cowboys who scored the last 10 points of the game to close out the win – Prescott finishing the 75-yard throw with his second TD pass to Schultz , and Brett Maher hit a 45-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter,
