Cowboys honor Marshawn Kneeland in dominant win over Raiders - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — As Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer walked off the Allegiant Stadium field Monday night to fans' cheers after a 33-16 win against the Las Vegas Raiders, he kept pointing to his T-shirt.

Schottenheimer was wearing one of the shirts made to remember Marshawn Kneeland, the Cowboys defensive end who died Nov. 6 from what authorities said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a brief police chase.

«I'd be lying if I said I didn't have some tears when I first put this shirt on,» Schottenheimer said, his voice hoarse and filled with emotion. «As you can imagine. But more than anything I know Marshawn was looking down on us and we wanted to make him proud. And I think we did that.»

Coming off the bye week, the Cowboys spent the early part of last week meeting as a team and then in smaller groups with grief counselors. They held a candlelight vigil for Kneeland on Tuesday. When they returned to practice for the first time Thursday, a few players said it felt good to be on the grass again.

They wanted to honor Kneeland with how they played.

«Obviously coming out there tonight and playing with the style that he played with, the intensity, the effort, the finish, super proud of the guys,» said quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw four touchdown passes. «This doesn't put a cap on it. We're going to continue to move forward, shining a light on Marshawn and carrying his legacy. And we need to play like this every week moving forward. He'll always be with us.»

Prescott wrote the words, «One love,» on the tape on his wrists, noting one of Kneeland's favorite sayings. From fans' homemade signs in the stands to a moment of silence before the game, there were constant reminders of Kneeland. In addition to the