Cowboys keep offensive machine rolling in win over Seahawks - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys hosted the Seattle Seahawks on «Thursday Night Football» to open the NFL's Week 13.

Heading into the contest, quarterback Dak Prescott and receiver CeeDee Lamb had the Cowboys' offense humming, while cornerback DaRon Bland had become a pick-six machine. Meanwhile, Seattle's offense had been struggling, as quarterback Geno Smith and receiver DK Metcalf had connected for one touchdown since Week 4.

On Thursday, both offenses were churning in a back-and-forth affair that ended with the Cowboys beating the Seahawks 41-35, pushing Dallas to 9-3 and dropping Seattle to 6-6 on the season.

The Cowboys knew reputations were on the line Thursday.

Were they front-runners, beating bad teams badly, or were they a team capable of making a playoff run?

The 41-35 win against Seattle might not have answered all of the questions, but when it mattered most the Cowboys came through, as they started their most difficult stretch of the season with five games against teams without a losing record.

A defense that was lit up for most of the game came up with a fourth-down stop (DeMarcus Lawrence) with 7:04 remaining and Prescott went to work, completing 4 of 5 passes for 35 yards, including the final go-ahead touchdown pass to Jake Ferguson from 12 yards out with 4:37 to play. Prescott also ran for 9 yards on the drive.

Prescott finished with three touchdown passes and no interceptions, throwing for 299 yards. And now it sets up what the Cowboys had hoped for when they left Philadelphia on Nov. 5 with a 28-23 loss to the Eagles: a chance to make the NFC East a contest.

At 9-3 after their fourth straight win, the Cowboys still need help. They could use an Eagles loss to the Niners on Sunday, but when