DAL 49, CHI 29 : Cowboys offense shines in victory over Bears

Highlights

In the first half, the talk of the Cowboys was their offense, as they exploded for 28 points.

The team got points from a Prescott seven-yard rush, a CeeDee Lamb 21-yard catch, a Tony Pollard 18-yard rush, and a one-yard touchdown from Jake Ferguson. While touchdowns are always good — the Boys allowed the Bears to stay within striking distance, as they had 17 at halftime. Countless mistakes killed the Boys.

Entering the second half, you figured two things would happen.

1. The Cowboys’ offense would slow down, and they would try to run it more to kill the clock in the second half.
2. The Bears would continue to score and make it a close game.

Well, both things happened in a way.

In the second half, the Cowboys looked like they were slowing down as they had to punt on their first possession after a three-and-out. The Bears got the ball and began the drive with a carry from RB Khalil Herbert.

As Herbert ran up the middle, he fumbled the ball, and the Cowboys recovered. Fans, players, and all of Cowboys Nation cheered as it gave them the ball in Bears’ territory.

However, a reverse by the refs gave Chicago the ball back, and they drove the field in five plays, 62-yards– capping it off with a Herbert 12-yard touchdown. His score cut the Cowboys lead 28-23.

With momentum gravitating toward Chicago, the Cowboys responded with a seven-play, 75-yard drive. Three long passes from Prescott to Schultz and Lamb were key plays during the possession, but Pollard was the finisher as he ran from seven yards out to push the lead to 35-23.

On the next drive, the Bears attempted to respond. However, on a catch-and-run from David Montgomery, he coughed up the football, and Parsons returned it for a 36-yard touchdown.

From there, it would be all Cowboys’ as they led by 19 points. Following the Parsons score, the Bears would get another score on a 10-yard catch from TE Cole Kmet to pull the Bears within 13.

But Pollard, who had a massive rushing day, put the Bears away for good on a 54-yard touchdown run.