After the Cowboys pulled off an emotional overtime win over the Eagles in Week 8, their Week 9 trip to Cleveland had "trap game" written all over it. Some NFL fans (and ) a Browns upset.Browns receiver Terrelle Pryor feeling good ahead of this game yells "Ready for an upset?" #CowboysBrowns#NFLNetwork Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) Apparently, the Dallas rookies don't understand how trap games work (or maybe it was a trap game for the Browns) because the Cowboys rolled 35-10 in what might go down as their most impre sive victory of the first nine weeks of the season. The Browns got schooled by the Cowboys' rookies, who looked unstoppable in Cleveland. arguably played his best game of the year, which is actually impre sive because he has had
Rich Hill Jersey a ridiculously good season. The Cowboys rookie quarterback finished 21 of 27 for 247 yards and three touchdowns. Prescott now has 12 TD pa ses on the season, which moved him pa s Troy Aikman for the Cowboys' rookie record. Precott's 141.8 pa ser rating was also a record-setting number, breaking his own Cowboys rookie record he had set in Week 3 against the . The rout of the Browns marked the sixth time this year Prescott has recorded a rating of 100 or more. That's impre sive because only six other rookie quarterbacks have done that in NFL history, and it's a pretty impre sive list ( , , , Dan Marino, , ). As things stand, is probably going to have nine more weeks to let his back heal because there's no way Dallas can bench Prescott at this point. Prescott is putting together one of the greatest rookie seasons by any quarterback in NFL history. The crazy thing is that he might not even be the best rookie on his own team. That honor might actually belong to , who bulldozed the Browns for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Elliott now has 891 yards on the season and needs 117 more yards over the final eight games to break the Cowboys rookie rushing record of 1,007 by Tony Dorsett. The Cowboys are a franchise that has had Dorsett, Calvin Hill and Emmitt Smith, so that's a huge record that Elliott will likely break in the next week or two. If you're trying to figure out how two rookies have helped lead this team to a 7-1 record, don't
Chris Taylor Jersey worry, you're not the only one. After the win, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked if he would've believed before Week 1 that Dallas would be 7-1 going into Week 10. Jerry Jones, when asked if he'd believe 7-1 before season: You and I would have to be carried in. We'd both be intoxicated. Kate Hairopoulos (@khairopoulos) If Jones is intoxicated this week, it's going to be because he's celebrating the 11th 7-1 start in team history. Cowboys fans should also be celebrating that start because for one big reason: In each of the previous 10 seasons where Dallas started 7-1, it . The good news for the Cowboys is that it's not just the rookies pitching in on offense. As proved Sunday, the old men can still contribute. Witten's 134 receiving yards was the sixth-highest single-game total of his storied 14-year career. The Cowboys now look like the undisputed best team in the NFC. The Vikings suddenly have no offense, the haven't won a game since Week 6 and the defense has a few holes that are almost as big as the roof at AT&T Stadium. Anyway, the Cowboys won't have to worry about a trap game next week because they'll be traveling to Pittsburgh, where they'
Babe Herman Jersey ll try and beat a suddenly flailing Steelers team. Speaking of the Steelers, let's get to the grades. : F The Steelers offense is always at its ugliest when Ben Roethlisberger is coming back from an injury, a le son that we all learned again Sunday. Including this lo s, the Steelers are now 2-7 in games where Big Ben is coming back from an injury, and this lo s might've been the ugliest. Pittsburgh put up only 66 yards of TOTAL offense in the first half, the a first half with Roethlisberger since 2009. Steelers Offensive Drives Today- Punt- Punt- Punt- Punt- Punt- Punt- Punt- Half- Punt- Int- Punt- Blocked Punt, TD NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) The Steelers actually had more penalty yards (70) than total yards at halftime. The good news for the Steelers is that they get a home game next week, something they clearly need right now because they've lost their past three road games by a combined score of 85-32. Overall, the Steelers have lost three in a row,
Mike Piazza Jersey something they haven't done since starting the 2013 season 0-4. : B+ It's almost as if the Ravens offense and special teams made a deal with the Baltimore defense before the game: You guys shut down the Steelers and we'll each contribute one big scoring play. The Ravens won this game with two back-breaking plays: a 95-yard touchdown pa s from to , and a blocked punt that was returned for a touchdown by . All of a sudden, the fact that the Ravens lost four in a row this season means nothing because they're now tied for first in the AFC North at 4-4. : A+ Although the Cowboys' rookies have been stealing the spotlight this season, let's not forget about Dallas' defense. Despite the fact that Dallas lost two defensive starters to injury last week ( , ) and despite the fact that defensive end got , the Cowboys defense still put together one of its most impre sive performances of the year. The Cowboys limited the Browns to 222 total yards, marking the third time since 2013 that Dallas has held an opponent under 225 total yards. : D- The Browns are so bad they're starting to make history for how bad they are. Cleveland has now given up 25 or more points in nine consecutive games to start the season, becoming 1964 to pull off that ugly feat. The Browns actually kept this game somewhat close in the first half (21-10, that's close for the Browns), but Cleveland's offense couldn't match the firepower of the Cowboys, or the firepower of a sparkler, for that matter. The Browns totaled 28 yards in the entire second half. : C The Jaguars outgained the Chiefs 449 to 231 and put up over 200 rushing yards for the first time since 2010, but that wasn't enough because they couldn't
Walker Buehler Jersey hold on to the ball. The Jags turned the ball over four times, which the Chiefs turned into 13 points, and that's kind of a big deal when you lose by only five. Of the four turnovers, three of them were fumbles and one was an interception that threw right to a Chiefs defender ( ). Seriously, there wasn't a Jags receiver in sight. Pretty sure Blake Bortles is just throwing interceptions on purpose at this point. No Jags receivers anywhere John Breech (@johnbreech) It was an ugly day for Jacksonville, which Jaguars fans probably expect at this point. : B- If someone ever writes a book on ugly wins, this one will definitely qualify. Kansas City's offense was abysmal against Jacksonville (231 yards; 1 for 13 on third down). However, when