Prescott’s near-perfect drive, Elliott’s late score lead Cowboys to win

The Cowboys played badly for a majority of the game against the Texans. Late in the first quarter, quarterback Dak Prescott turned it over near his own red zone and 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 and 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. On the next play, running back Ezekiel Elliott made up for the goal line denial early in the second half by breaking through and taking the lead.

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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.