Dak Prescott Offers Honest Recap of Dallas Cowboys' 33-10 Win At Panthers: Live Game Log
The Dallas Cowboys headed east to take on the Panthers with the hope of building momentum at the mid-way point of the season. Dallas can continue to build a foundation for a deep playoff run with a win over a Carolina team that is currently circling the drain in the NFC.
And after a 33-10 Dallas win on Sunday? Dak Prescott told a raw truth.
“It was about focusing on where we were and, if you look on paper, a lesser opponent,” Prescott said. “So we had to get going fast and not take them lightly and keep the focus high. And, yeah, we got the job done.”
How did that "job get done''? Follow along for our chronological tour of Dallas' move to 7-3 ...
The Panthers are well on their way to a sixth straight losing season since an 11-5 mark in 2017 under the guidance of Ron Rivera and Cam Newton.
The Cowboys are moving in the opposite direction of the Panthers. Since Week 8, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has led the league with 1,082 passing yards and 11 touchdown passes, and is No. 2 in the NFL with a 129.4 rating.
Prescott has registered at least 300 yards passing and three touchdowns in three straight contests, one game shy of matching an NFL record that is shared by some prime company in Peyton Manning, Steve Young and Patrick Mahomes.
Against the Giants in Week 10, Prescott threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns, and Dallas gained 640 total yards on offense.
“They are hot on offense,” Panthers coach Frank Reich said. “Dak is extremely effective in the pocket and out of the pocket. Obviously, CeeDee Lamb is a big-time playmaker and they are having success running and throwing it.”
Dallas - which is also fully healthy, has had great success against lower-tier teams in the league, except the Cardinals, but it'll have to play well in each contest to be talked about in the same breath as the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles.
“I feel like we’ve had games where we’ve blown teams out that we should blown out,” said Cowboys safety Jayron Kearse. “When it comes down us doing what we say we want to do, you know it’s going to come down to those big games, those San Fran games, those Philly games, Miami, the Bills and those type of games. To where we put together a complete game, and that shows who you are as a team.”
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The Cowboys get the ball first to start the game.
FIRST QUARTER: Cowboys 7, Panthers 0
The kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Dak finds Gallup for seven, then misses Cooks. On 3rd and 3, Dak hits Turpin for just one. The punt goes 54 yards to the CAR 13.
Dallas offers a quick 3-and-out to start the game.
Young scrambles off right end for four, then Hubbard runs for three. On 3rd and 3, Young hits Thielen for five and a first down.
Hubbard carries off left guard for 13 for another first down.
Hubbard carries again for seven, then Young passes incomplete to Thielen under heavy pressure from Mazi Smith. On 3rd and 3 from the CAR 45, Young throws to Thielen for 14 to the DAL 41 and a first down.
Young throws incomplete to the rookie Mingo, then Young hits Shenault for four. On 3rd and 6 from the DAL 37, Young is SACKED by Parsons for a loss of nine. The Hekker punt goes 29 yards to the DAL 17, fair caught by Turpin.
Prescott hits Pollard in the left flat for Pollard who runs for 12 and a first down.
Turpin runs off right end for 13 to the DAL 42 and another first down.
Dak throws incomplete deep down the middle to Lamb in double coverage, then Pollard runs up the middle for nine. On 3rd and 1 from the DAL 42, Pollard carries off left end for three and a first down.
Dak hits Dowdle on a screen to the right and loses a yard, then Dak finds Tolbert for seven to the CAR 40. On 3rd and 3, Dak connects with Pollard on a screen to the right, and he runs for 21 yards to the CAR 19 and a first down.
From the Wildcat formation with Dak lined up as a wideout, it's a direct snap to Dowdle who runs up the. middle for no gain.
TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS: On 2nd and 9 from the CAR 18, Dak hits Luke Schoonmaker on a post pattern at the goal line and he walks in for the score and a 7-0 lead over the Panthers with 3:20 left in the first quarter. The scoring drive goes 83 yards in 10 plays and takes 4:59 off the clock.
The kick goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Sanders carries for five, then again for 15 and a first down.
Sanders carries up the middle for three, then Young gets hit as the throws by Dorance Armstrong and misses Mingo on the right sideline. On 3rd and 7 from the CAR 48, Young is SACKED by Parsons - his second - for a loss of nine. The Hekker punt goes 61 yards into the end zone for a touchback - just his second touchback of the season.
Dak hits Lamb on the left sideline for five, then hits Cooks in the right flat but he drops it. On 3rd and 5 from the DAL 25, Dak connects with Gallup across the middle for five and a first down.
END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
SECOND QUARTER: Cowboys 17, Panthers 3
Dak connects with Cooks down the left sideline for 22 yards to the CAR 48.
Pollard runs for seven off left tackle, then Dak scrambles up the middle for four. PENALTY on DAL-Tyl.Smith, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 41 - No Play. Dak passes deep down the left sideline for Lamb incomplete. PENALTY on CAR-D.Jackson, Defensive Pass Interference, 28 yards, enforced at DAL 49 - No Play. First down, Cowboys.
Again in the Wildcat formation, it's a direct snap to Pollard, who runs off right end for a loss of 10, then Dak throws to Pollard for a gain of just one. On 3rd and 19 from the CAR 31, Dak throws complete to Cooks for eight. PENALTY on CAR-X.Woods, Horse Collar Tackle, 12 yards, enforced at CAR 24. Penalty on CAR-X.Woods, Face Mask, declined. First down, Cowboys.
Pollard runs off left guard for one to the CAR 11, then Dak throws incomplete to Ferguson as the ball is batted down at the line of scrimmage. On 3rd and 9 from the CAR 11, Dak throws incomplete while under pressure.
FIELD GOAL COWBOYS: Aubrey is good from 30 for a 10-0 lead over the Panthers with 11:01 left in the first half. The scoring drive goes 69 yards in 12 plays and takes 5:09 off the clock.
The kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Hubbard runs off right guard for a loss of two, tackled for a loss by Bell and Clark, then Young throws incomplete to Mingo. On 3rd and 12, PENALTY on CAR-A.Corbett, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 23 - No Play. On 3rd and 17, Young hits Shenault for a gain of just five. The Hekker punt goes 50 yards to the DAL 27. PENALTY on DAL-J.Thomas, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 27.
Pollard runs off right tackle for five, then Dak finds Ferguson for eight and a first down.
Dak throws complete to Pollard for no gain, then Dowdle runs for no gain off right tackle. On 3rd and 10 from the DAL 30, Dak throws incomplete to Tolbert. The Anger punt goes 58 yards to the CAR 12, returned 14 yards to the CAR 26 by Smith-Marsette.
Hubbard carries for nine, then again off left tackle for 14 and a first down.
Hubbard runs of right guard for five, then Sanders carries off right guard for a loss of one. On 3rd and 6 from the DAL 46, Young connects with Sullivan for 20 to the DAL 27.
Sanders runs off left guard for 14 to the DAL 13 and a first down.
Sanders runs off right end for a loss of four, tackled for a loss by Donovan Wilson, then Young throws incomplete in the right flat. On 3rd and 14 from the DAL 17, Young is SACKED by Lawrence for a loss of seven.
FIELD GOAL PANTHERS: Pineiro is good from 42 for a 10-3 Cowboys lead with 1:56 left in the first half. The scoring drive goes 50 yards in 10 plays and takes 4:54 off the clock.
-TWO-MINUTE WARNING-
The kickoff goes out of bounds at the DAL 4 - the Cowboys get the ball at the DAL 40.
Dak misses Ferguson in the left flat, then Prescott finds Gallup for 19 to the CAR 41 and a first down.
Dak throws incomplete to Gallup, then misses Tolbert. On 3rd and 10 from the CAR 41, Dak scrambles up the middle and slides short of the marker but gets leveled by Barno. PENALTY on CAR-A.Barno, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CAR 38. Automatic first down, Cowboys.
Pollard is stuffed behind the line for a loss of six, then Prescott misses Tolbert across the middle, as Tolbert dropped it. On 3rd and 16 from the CAR 29, Dak hits Lamb running free across the middle but is tackled short of the line to gain. PENALTY on CAR-D.Williams, Unnecessary Roughness, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 19. First down, Cowboys.
CAR TIMEOUT (#1) at :38
Pollard runs up the middle for four.
DAL TIMEOUT (#1) at :33
Dak throws incomplete to Lamb in the end zone, almost intercepted by Luvu.
DAL TIMEOUT (#2) at :29
TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS: On 3rd and Goal from the CAR 5, Dak connects with Lamb in the left corner of the end zone for the score and a 17-3 lead over the Panthers with :24 left in the half. The scoring drive goes 60 yards in 11 plays and takes 1:32 off the clock.
The kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Young kneels to end the half.
HALFTIME
Cowboys:
Dak Prescott: 16/27, 126 yards, two touchdowns
Tony Pollard: nine carries, 35 yards
Michael Gallup: three catches, 31 yards
Panthers:
Bryce Young: 5/10, 48 yards
Chuba Hubbard: seven carries, 49 yards
Stephen Sullivan: one catch, 20 yards
THIRD QUARTER: Cowboys 17, Panthers 10
The Dallas kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Hubbard runs off left end for seven. PENALTY on CAR-A.Thielen, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 26. Young passes short right to Mingo for six, then Bryce throws incomplete in the left flat. On 3rd and 13 from the CAR 32, Young hits Hubbard for just six. The Hekker punt goes 52 yards to the DAL 20.
Pollard runs up the middle for three, then Dak hits Cooks for 12 and a first down.
Dak connects with Ferguson for no gain, then throws complete to Lamb for two. On 3rd and 8 from the DAAL 37, Dak throws incomplete to Lamb. The punt goes 63 yards into the end zone. PENALTY on DAL, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 20.
Sanders carries for three off right end, then runs up the middle for eight and a first down.
Young throws incomplete to Thielen, then connects with Thielen up the right sideline for eight. Thielen FUMBLES but the ball goes out of bounds. PENALTY on CAR-C.Zavala, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 49 - No Play. On 3rd and 7 at the CAR 44, Young passes incomplete to Mingo. The punt goes 54 yards to the DAL 2. PENALTY on DAL-S.Williams, Running Into the Kicker, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 44 - No Play.
Carolina takes the penalty for a 4th and 2.
On 4th and 2, Young passes to Thielen for 16 and a first down.
Hubbard runs off right guard for three, then runs off left tackle for four. On 3rd and 3, Young throws incomplete to Tremble. On 4th and 3, Young passes to Thielen for three and a first down.
Sanders runs up the middle for no gain, then Young passes incomplete to Tremble. On 3rd and 10 Young connects with Thielen for nine. On 4th and 1 from the DAL 25, Sanders runs for three and a first down.
Young passes to Thielen for five, then Sanders runs off left guard for four.
TOUCHDOWN PANTHERS: On 3rd and 1 from the DAL 4, Young connects with Tremble in the left flat and he runs it in for the score and a 17-10 Cowboys lead with 1:59 left in the third quarter. The scoring drive goes 70 yards in 17 plays and takes 8:58 off the clock.
The kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Pollard runs off left guard for two, then Dak hits Lamb short on the right side for eight and a first down.
Dak throws incomplete to Pollard on a screen, then Prescott finds Tolbert for five. On 3rd and 5 from the DAL 40, Dak hits Ferguson for 24 to the CAR 36.
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER
FOURTH QUARTER: Cowboys 33, Panthers 10
Prescott throws short left to Lamb for eight.
From Dallas Cowboys PR: CeeDee Lamb has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in 2023, becoming the second-fastest Cowboy to reach the 1,000-yard mark in a season (10 games. Michael Irvin was the fastest, as he reached 1,000 yards in nine games in 1995.
Lamb runs off left end for eight to the CAR 20 for a first down. CAR-D.Jackson was injured during the play.
TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS: On 1st and 10 from the CAR 21, Pollard runs up the middle and carries three defenders with him into the end zone for a 24-10 lead over the Panthers with 13:58 left in the game. The scoring drive goes 75 yards in eight plays and takes 3:01 off the clock.
The kick goes into the end zone for a touchback.
INTERCEPTION TOUCHDOWN COWBOYS: On 1st and 10 from the CAR 25, Young passes short right intended for Mingo, INTERCEPTED by DaRon Bland and returned 31 yards for a score and a 30-10 lead over the Panthers after a missed Aubrey extra point.
Bland just tied the NFL all-time record for interception returns in a season with four.
The kick goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Young passes to Sanders on the left sideline for two, then Young misses Thielen. On 3rd and 8, Young hits Thielen for 14 and a first down.
DAL TIMEOUT (#1) at 12:47
Young is SACKED for a loss of eight by Micah Parsons, then sacked for a loss of six by Chauncy Golston and Dorance Armstrong.
FUMBLE RECOVERY COWBOYS: On 3rd and 24 from the CAR 33, Young scrambles up the middle and FUMBLES, recovered by Donovan Wilson at the CAR 27.
Dowdle runs off left tackle for eight, then runs up the middle for one. On 3rd and 1 from the CAR 18, Prescott runs off right guard for three and a first down.
Dak tosses to Dowdle to the right and he loses two yards, then Dowdle runs off left end for two.
DAL TIMEOUT (#2) at 8:04
On 3rd and 10 from the CAR 17, Dak passes complete to Pollard for six.
FIELD GOAL COWBOYS: Aubrey is good from 27 for a 33-10 lead over the Panthers with 7:18 left in the game. The scoring drive goes 18 yards in seven plays and takes 4:00 off the clock.
The kickoff goes into the end zone, returned 29 yards to the CAR 29 by Blackshear.
Young passes to Hubbard for two, then Young is SACKED by Sam Williams for a loss of seven. On 3rd and 15, Young passes incomplete to Thielen. The punt goes 50 yards to the DAL 27.
Cooper Rush enters the game at quarterback for Dallas with 5:47 left in the game and the Cowboys leading 33-10.
Dowdle runs up the middle for 11 for a first down.
Dowdle runs off left tackle for four. PENALTY on DAL-S.McKeon, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DAL 38 - No Play.
On 1st and 20, Rush its Schoonmaker for five, then Dowdle runs for no gain off right guard. On 3rd and 15 from the DAL 33, Rush passes deep down the left sideline, dropped by Brooks. PENALTY on CAR-D.Jackson, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at DAL 33 - No Play. First down, Cowboys.
Dowdle runs off right guard for one, then Rush passes incomplete to Turpin. On 3rd and 9 from the DAL 39, Rush finds Turpin for 10 and a first down. CAR-D.Bootle was injured during the play.
-TWO-MINUTE WARNING-
Rush kneels for a loss of one to burn the clock, then kneels again for a loss of one. On 3rd and 12 from the DAL 48, Rush kneels again to end the game.
END OF GAME
