The Dallas Cowboys' desperate playoff push will continue another week.
Dallas beat the reigning champion Kansas Chiefs 31-28 on Thanksgiving, extending its winning streak to three games. The No. 7 seed in the NFC is the 8-4 49ers, so the Cowboys are still 1 ½ games out of playoff position.
The Chiefs, meanwhile, are now 6-6 and also enter the weekend 1 1/2 games behind the No. 7 seed in the AFC. They’re also 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Denver Broncos in the AFC West.
Here are my takeaways:
Prescott threw an interception on the Cowboys’ opening drive and then was off to the races.
Prescott is playing some of his best football during Dallas’ three-game winning streak. He started it with four touchdowns and no interceptions against the Raiders two weeks ago, and he’s had two touchdowns and an interception in wins over the Eagles and Chiefs. In all three of those games, Prescott has averaged more than 8.0 yards per attempt.
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb finished with seven receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown, while fellow receiver George Pickens was solid with five catches for 75 yards.
When Prescott is playing like this, the Cowboys' offense will be tough to stop. No team will be excited to play a team like this down the stretch, one that can put up points with the best of them and knows it has little margin for error if it wants to make the playoffs.
The Chiefs entered this game having split their last two games, allowing 22 and 20 points in a loss to the Broncos and a win over the Colts, respectively.
On Thanksgiving, they were exposed a bit more.
Prescott finished 27-of-39 for 320 yards and two touchdowns. He threw an interception on the Cowboys’ first drive of the game, which led to Rashee Rice’s first
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