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Cowboys Fumbled Twice On One Play Leading to Texans TD and NFL Fans Had Jokes
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It's been a rough Monday Night Football showing for Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys.
Even though they weren't expected to win as a heavy underdog at home against the Houston Texans, the vibes aren't great in Dallas after two turnovers and even a missed field goal from stud kicker Brandon Aubrey.
The wackiest play of the night came shortly after a bright spot for the Cowboys, a 29-yard completion from Rush to CeeDee Lamb. Unfortunately, though, it wasn't a sign of more good things to come.
A few plays later, Rush fumbled as he was sacked. Dallas' rookie lineman Tyler Guyton scooped up the ball and seemingly tried to turn it up field before he fumbled himself. Houston's Derek Barnett picked up the ball and ran it the other way for a score.
DEREK BARNETT TOUCHDOWN 🤯
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) November 19, 2024
📺: ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/TjHVGp4Fv9
NFL fans quickly took to the internet to joke about the absurd fail from the Cowboys offense:
Guyton allowed a sack and lost a fumble on the same play.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) November 19, 2024
Tyler Guyton thought he was gonna Barry sanders his way out of there? Go down man pic.twitter.com/NQXR46fEsB
— Leo (@Leo214_) November 19, 2024
Jalen Pitre saw Tyler Guyton holding that football and his eyes got big as saucers
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) November 19, 2024
Tyler Guyton just gave up a strip sack, recovered the fumble, then re-fumbled the ball himself and it was returned for a touchdown https://t.co/IqTLhsOFfZ
— OJ (@BMay_OJ) November 19, 2024
Derek Barnett is first player in NFL history with a head slap penalty AND a TD in the same game.
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) November 19, 2024
Probably https://t.co/pUSMBr4nDm
A four part story... 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/K0UZam2QgL
— 💀🐸🦍🔥 BWWB - $FREN (@user11011001069) November 19, 2024
The play was the likely final nail in the coffin for the Cowboys as they fell behind three scores in the fourth quarter. The Texans have five sacks on the night. Dallas are on the verge of falling to 3-7. They travel to the nation's capital to play the Washington Commanders next week.
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Blake Silverman is a writer at Sports Illustrated, primarily covering the NBA and WNBA. Before joining SI in November 2024 as a breaking/trending news writer, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation and A10Talk. He’s an alum of both Michigan State and St. Bonaventure University, receiving a master’s degree from the Bonnies’ sports journalism program. Outside of work, he’s a husband, father, yogi and fairly mediocre tennis player who’s open to any tips on how to play defense in EA Sports College Football.
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