Dak Prescott, Cowboys score three first-half TDs

  • Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 09:56 PM ET

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    Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys could not have made a better statement against the Philadelphia Eagles than they did on their first drive Sunday night.

Ten plays, 75 yards, 5 minutes and a Dak Prescott-to-CeeDee Lamb touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead.

It was perfectly balanced with five runs, including a 22-yard reverse by wide receiver KaVontae Turpin to convert one third down and a Prescott sneak — no tush push needed — on another. Prescott missed just one pass on the drive, but ended it with his 27th touchdown throw of the season by doing what has become commonplace — buying time with his feet.

Spinning out of the pocket, Prescott was able to lead Lamb on third and 2 into the end zone for another third-down conversion. It’s just the third time the Cowboys have scored a touchdown on their first possession of the game this season.

And Lamb was able to match another No. 88 in franchise history with a touchdown grab in his fifth straight game. The last Cowboy to do that was Dez Bryant in 2013.

The Cowboys remained in control during the first half, putting their third TD on the board in the final minute before teams headed to the locker room. Prescott found Michael Gallup for a 1-yard pass, giving Dallas a 24-6 lead.

Their second touchdown came earlier in the second quarter on a 1-yard rush by RB Rico Dowdle.

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