Rush gets ‘star’ with the Cowboys – Indigo Report

In the 2021 season, Cooper Rushthe eternal substitute dak prescottwon a duel in the absence of the starting quarterback and helped the cowboys kept up the pace to win the title of the Eastern Division of the National Conference.

Today, he has already accumulated two wins this season and, helped by a defense that is no longer the laughingstock of the NFLhas restored a little hope to the amateurs of the “Lone Star” team who, once again, felt that the season was over with Prescott’s injury in the opening game against Tampa Bay.

“Since the end of your year of your rookie, “Coop” has always been the player I’ve looked up to, whether in this game or just for help. Now I will be able to help him in the coming weeks, hoping to get the best out of him and the team, ”Prescott said a couple of weeks ago, before the game against Cincinnati.

There, the also criticized Dallas coach, mike mccarthydecided to go for the fourth down in his territory in Rush’s first offensive series, who thus “tanned”, because in the Cowboys they cannot afford another season without transcending.

Noah Brown he caught Rush’s 17-yard pass on fourth-and-2 from the Dallas 44-yard line. The play led to the first touch down in his six-year career with a nine-yard pass.

The Cowboys completed 75 yards for touch down in their first two possessions and won 20-17 against the Bengals, champions of the American Conference; however, the win was less than convincing as Rush struggled to keep the offense moving in the second half of the game.

But for last Monday’s game against the Giants, the graduate from Central Michigan passed another test: Dallas came from behind to beat New Yorkwho was looking to get 3-0 like the philadelphia eagleswho rule the National Conference East today.

CeeDee Lamb scored on a one-handed catch with 8:30 left to cap an offense in which mike mccarthy he decided to play on fourth down, and so the Cowboys won 23-16.

Also, Ezekiel Elliott scored on a 1-yard run, sparking a rally from a seven-point deficit, and Brett Maher he had three field goals as the Cowboys (2-1) beat the New Yorkers for the 10th time in 11 games. Rush threw for 210 yards, including the touch down from a yard to Lamb.

Cowboys’ ‘giant’ defense against NY

For its part, the defense had a more than outstanding performance, as they were a real nightmare for the quarterback daniel joneswho was sacked five times and pressured 27 times!

Also, thanks to them the game was defined. With 1:45 left, the giants They began the potential tying offense, but it quickly ended with an interception by Trevon Diggs, handing the New York coach his first loss. brian daboll.

This performance was radically different from what happened in Week 1, when the Cowboys were riddled in ground defenseas Leonard Fournette averaged six yards per carry in his best game in two seasons with the Buccaneers (127 yards).

In that game, Tampa Bay had 152 total yards, 40 more than Dallas allowed on average the season last time, when he finished in the middle of the table in rushing defense. In Week 2 they changed that face by recording six quarterback sacks for the Bengals, Joe Burrowwhich was the most by the Cowboys since 2018 against the Giants.

In addition, Dallas limited Joe Mixon to three yards per carry a week after Fournette averaged six and although against the Giants they suffered again –Saquon Barkley he averaged 5.8 yards per rush-, the Texan defense contained New York’s attack at a good time.

And when does Prescott return?

Last Monday, Dak Prescott had the stitches removed from his right thumb after the operation he underwent and now the predictions are that he could return to the field on October 16, when the Cowboys face the eagleson the week 6 of the NFL.

Initially, it was handled that the quarterback could be out for eight weeks; then team owner Jerry Jones said Dak would miss only four games.

However, everything indicates that there will be, finally, five games and, in this way, Cooper Rush He will have two more games left as a starter: this Sunday against the Washington Commanders (another divisional duel and an NFL classic when the team had the nickname of Redskins), and on October 9 against the defending champions, the Los Angeles Rams.

The maximum would be to get the two wins, but even with just one win, Rush will have more than fulfilled his job and shown that Dallas, suffering, but can live without their star quarterback, who has the mission of taking them to the top: the superbowl.

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