The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-23 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, sealing the victory when rookie safety Caleb Downs intercepted Daniel Jones with 35 seconds remaining. Dallas outgained Indianapolis 508 yards to 271, improving to 4-5.
Dak Prescott Connects With Ryan Flournoy
Trailing 23-20 with under two minutes remaining, Dak Prescott needed less than 30 seconds to engineer the game-winning drive for Dallas. Prescott hooked up with Ryan Flournoy on a 46-yard pass against Sauce Gardner, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Javonte Williams with 1:08 left.
Prescott finished with 335 passing yards. “We got it done,” Prescott said. “It wasn’t the prettiest, it wasn’t the best second half from the whole team, but we got it done.”
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CeeDee Lamb Dominates Stat Sheet
CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards, marking the second-highest receiving yardage total of his career. Lamb scored on a 44-yard touchdown catch with 21 seconds left in the first half.
Lamb also missed a second potential touchdown by failing to get both feet down. He later cost Dallas another scoring chance when he got up after an un-touched tackle and fumbled the ball away inside the Colts 15-yard line.
Shane Steichen Defends Late Strategy
The Indianapolis Colts fell to 2-7 with their fifth consecutive defeat. Head coach Shane Steichen pointed to execution problems across both sides of the ball after the four-point loss.
Spencer Shrader kicked a 50-yard field goal to give Indianapolis a late lead before the defense surrendered the late touchdown.
Steichen defended his decision to let Dallas score near the end of regulation. “Yeah, we let them score,” Steichen said. “I mean they’ve got four shots from the 1-yard line so we have a chance to get the ball back.”
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Caleb Downs Seals the Win in Indy
Caleb Downs intercepted Daniel Jones with 35 seconds left to seal the win.
“It was a surreal feeling, honestly, to have it because I saw the play coming and I saw their setup and I was like, ‘Oh, it’s coming right here. I know it.
I gotta house it. I gotta make the money,’” Caleb Downs said.
Jonathan Taylor rushed 13 times for 46 yards and lost a fourth-quarter fumble at the Dallas 18-yard line for Indianapolis. Daniel Jones completed 20 of 34 passes for 180 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Questions About the Cowboys Victory
What was the final score of the Cowboys and Colts game?
The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Indianapolis Colts 27-23 on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
How did the Cowboys score the game-winning touchdown?
Dak Prescott completed a 46-yard pass to Ryan Flournoy, and Javonte Williams subsequently ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 1:08 remaining.
What was CeeDee Lamb’s receiving total?
CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown.
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Who intercepted Daniel Jones to end the game?
Dallas rookie safety Caleb Downs intercepted Daniel Jones with 35 seconds remaining.
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