After a lengthy weather delay, the first half ended at about 11:08 p.m. ET. There is still an entire half to play in this game, and it has been pretty uneventful if you like high-scoring affairs. The Dallas Cowboys lead 6-3 after the first half, and the Steelers will get the ball back to start the second half. It has been a defensive battle, and the Steelers have prevented this from getting out of hand with two turnovers on defense.
This was a Cowboys defense that was beat up and not doing very well this season. It is a bad omen for Justin Fields to have such a lackluster performance, though he still has the second half to make things right. He has two balls that were nearly intercepted and one fumble that was barely recovered. They are probably lucky that this game isn’t way more out of hand given the turnovers made by the defense and the turnover luck on offense.
START OF 3RD QUARTER
1st and 10, Fields scrambled around and delivered an incomplete pass. He was drilled with a late hite and it looks like Fields might be getting yanked by the booth to examine for a concussion.
Russell Wilson is the emergency third QB, so he isn’t eligible to come in unless Kyle Allen gets hurt at some point. Fields is still in the game, so I have no clue what happened. They ended up pulling Fields to assess him for a concussion.
1st and 10, Harris off left tackle for 5 yards. 2nd and 5, Kyle Allen complete to Pat Freiermuth for 19 yards.
1st and 10, Fields back in the game, complete to Van Jefferson for 7 yards. 2nd and 3, Fields complete to Van Jefferson for 11 yards.
1st and 10, Fields complete to Freiermuth for a loss of 1. 2nd and 11, Fields complete to Connor Heyward for 16 yards and a touchdown! The extra point looked like it was no good, but it snuck in. 10-6 Steelers.
1st and 10, Prescott complete to Tolbert for 10 yards.
1st and 10, Prescott incomplete to Ferguson with Minkah Fitzpatrick in coverage. 2nd and 10, Ezekiel Elliott up the middle for 5 yards. 3rd and 5, Prescott to KaVontae Turpin for 34 yards and Beanie Bishop Jr. blew the coverage.
1st and 10, Prescott incomplete to Lamb. 2nd and 10, Prescott sacked by Watt. 3rd and 17, Prescott complete to Ferguson for 8 yards. The field goal was blocked by Isaiahh Loudermilk and recovered by Fitzpatrick. More points left on the field by the Cowboys.
1st and 10, Fields complete to Harris on a screen for 20 yards. The biggest gain of the night for the Steelers.
1st and 10, Fields incomplete to Harris. 2nd and 10, Fields complete to Calvin Austin III for 6 yards. 3rd and 4, Fields incomplete to Pickens. The punt went into the end zone, but a holding penalty on the Cowboys backs them up further.
The Cowboys marched down the field with 11 plays and overcame some penalties. Nick Herbig was injured on the drive and went to the locker room with a leg injury.
1st and 10, Dowdle up the middle for 3 yards. 2nd and 7, Dowdle off right tackle for 6 yards.
END OF 3RD QUARTER
3rd and 1, Dowdle up the middle for 2 yards.
1st and 10, Dowdle up the middle for no gain. 2nd and 10, Prescott complete to Dowdle for a touchdown. 13-10 Cowboys.
Aaron Shampklin returned the kickoff to the 35.
1st and 10, Harris up the middle for 5 yards. 2nd and 5, Fields incomplete to Pickens. 3rd and 5, Fields pass fell incomplete. The Steelers are going to have top punt and their control of this game is slipping away. Fields and the offense just can’t get anything going, and this is against the Cowboys’ second-string defense for the most part.
The punt rolled out of bounds at the 14-yard line.
Renegade played at Acrisure Stadium. 1st and 10, Keeanu Benton deflected the pass at the line of scrimmage. 2nd and 10, Elliott up the middle for 4 yards. Zack Martin injured on the play. 3rd and 6, Dowdle off left end for 13 yards.
1st and 10, Prescott complete to Brevyn Spann-Ford for 7 yards. 2nd and 3, Elliott converted and unnecessary roughness was called. 1st and 10, but backed up.
Prescott dialed up a deep pass and Joey Porter Jr. intercepted the ball.
1st and 10, Najee Harris cut it back for 3 yards. 2nd and 7, Fields off right end for 5 yards. 3rd and 2, a fake handoff and Fields scrambled out for 2 yards. It was very close, but it looked like he converted.
1st and 10, Fields complete to Van Jefferson for 8 yards. 2nd and 2, Harris off left end for 1 yard. 3rd sand 1, Fields incomplete to Heyward over the middle with a perfect punch by Marist Liufau. 4th and 1, timeout called by the Steelers. Harris up the middle to convert, but barely.
1st and 10, deep pass to Van Jefferson, but it slipped through his hands. 2nd and 10, complete to Brandon Johnson for 9 yards. He was just elevated from the practice squad on Saturday. 3rd and 1, complete to Pickens for 22 yards. Two penalties on the defense and the unnecessary roughness was tacked onto the big play.
1st and goal, Harris up the middle for no gain. 2nd and goal, shovel pass to Freiermuth for a touchdown! 17-13 Steelers.
1st and 10, Dowdle up the middle for 5 yards. 2nd and 5, Dowdle up the middle for 8 yards. Steelers called a timeout.
1st and 10, Dowdle up the middle for no gain, brought down by Elandon Roberts. 2nd and 10, Prescott complete to Lamb for 9 yards. 3rd and 1, Elliott off right end for 1 yard It looked pretty short to me, but they gave them the conversion.
1st and 10, Prescott complete to Tolbert for 7 yards. 2nd and 3, Dowdle up the middle for 7 yards.
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
The Cowboys couldn’t run all season or stop the run, so why not flip both of those narratives against the Steelers.
1st and 10, Dowdle off right tackle for 1 yard. 2nd and 9, incomplete to Elliott. 3rd and 9, Prescott complete to Ferguson for 10 yards.
1st and goal, Prescott scrambled for 3 yards. The replay review said he was inbounds. No timeout to prevent the 10-second runoff. 2nd and goal from the 1, Precott fumbled and recovered, but they are now 3rd and goal from the 5. Elandon Roberts forced the fumble. Great effort by Roberts. 3rd and goal, incomplete. 4th and goal, Prescott complete to Tolbert to win the game. 20-17 Cowboys.
1st and 10, Justin Fields incomplete. 2nd and 10, a lateral play and the Cowboys recovered.
END OF GAME 20-17 COWBOYS
