Cowboys stop Chargers' game-winning drive in its tracks to collect 4th win of season

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The Dallas Cowboys defense wreaked havoc on the Los Angeles Chargers all night long, ultimately becoming the decisive factor in the 20-17 win on the road Monday night. 

After Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense led a drive that ended with a field goal from rookie kicker Brandon Aubrey to take a 20-17 lead, the Chargers had a little over two minutes to at least match those three points to force overtime at the end of the fourth quarter.

But the defense had victory in mind.

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Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter at SoFi Stadium against the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 16 in Inglewood, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

It started with star defensive end Micah Parsons taking Justin Herbert down to the turf for the team’s first sack of the night on second down. Then, on third-and-10, Herbert was pressured and forced into throwing an interception to Stephon Gilmore, which iced it.

The Cowboys improved to 4-2 following a beating from the San Francisco 49ers the week prior. Meanwhile, the Chargers went to 2-3 on the year after failing to pull together another game-winning drive.

This game looked to be a shootout from the start, as Chargers offensive coordinator Kellen Moore had the perfect opening drive script to put the pressure on his old colleagues in Dallas.

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Herbert and the Chargers went five plays for 42 yards after forcing a three-and-out on Dallas to start the game, and Keenan Allen's score on a 1-yard touchdown made it a 7-0 lead.

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