Thanksgiving Statement: Prescott Outduels Mahomes as Cowboys Edge Chiefs, 31-28

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ARLINGTON, TX — The Dallas Cowboys delivered a crucial, signature victory on Thanksgiving Day, winning a thrilling shootout against the Kansas City Chiefs with a final score of 31-28. The annual holiday classic at AT&T Stadium was a high-stakes battle between two teams fighting for playoff relevance, and the outcome vaulted the Cowboys back above the .500 mark for the first time this season, extending their winning streak to three games.

The game pitted two superstar quarterbacks against each other, with Dak Prescott ultimately outdueling Patrick Mahomes. Despite throwing an interception on Dallas’s opening drive, Prescott rebounded brilliantly, completing 69.2% of his passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns, finishing with a 100.4 passer rating. His counterpart, Mahomes, threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns for the Chiefs, keeping them in the contest until the final whistle.

Dallas’s receiving corps played a crucial role in the victory. CeeDee Lamb had a redemption game after struggling with drops in the previous week, exploding for 112 yards on seven catches, including an early 15-yard touchdown that erased Kansas City’s initial lead. Lamb’s performance also made him the first player in Cowboys history to surpass 7,000 receiving yards in his first six seasons. George Pickens maintained his hot hand, contributing 88 yards on six grabs, including the clutch completion late in the fourth quarter that iced the game.

Kansas City jumped out to an early 14-7 lead with Mahomes connecting on touchdowns to Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce, but the Cowboys’ defense and rushing attack shifted the momentum. Backup running back Malik Davis showcased his speed and vision with an explosive 43-yard touchdown run that gave Dallas its first lead at 17-14 going into halftime. On defense, Jadeveon Clowney delivered a massive performance, securing two of the Cowboys’ three total sacks on Mahomes, helping to hold the Chiefs’ explosive offense to four consecutive punts through the middle of the game.

In the fourth quarter, the Cowboys built a two-possession lead, requiring the Chiefs to mount a desperate comeback. Despite a remarkable fourth-quarter scramble and throw from Mahomes to Hollywood Brown for a touchdown that cut the lead to three, the Dallas offense answered the bell. Facing a crucial third-and-2 with time winding down, Prescott delivered a dart to Pickens for a 13-yard gain, moving the chains and allowing the Cowboys to run out the clock for the hard-fought 31-28 victory. The win completes an impressive run for Dallas, which defeated both of last season’s Super Bowl teams (the Eagles and the Chiefs) in the span of just five days.