Joe Burrow threw a tiebreaking 40-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase after Dallas botched a blocked punt as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cowboys 27-20 on Monday night.
The Cowboys were about to get the ball back with the score tied on the first play after the two-minute warning when Nick Vigil blocked a punt by Cincinnati's Ryan Rehkow.
Amani Oruwariye tried to field the bouncing ball when leaving it alone would have given Dallas possession, failing to hold on as the Bengals' Maema Njongmeta recovered at the Cincinnati 43-yard line with 1:53 remaining.
Three plays later, Burrow threw to Chase, who evaded DaRon Bland and ran untouched the rest of the way for the lead with 1:01 to go.
The winning touchdown secured a fourth consecutive game of at least 300 yards passing and three touchdowns for Burrow, who finished with 369 and three scores, two to Chase.
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Stats leaders
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing: Joe Burrow, 33/44, 369 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Chase Brown, 14 carries, 58 yards
Receiving: Ja'Marr Chase, 14 catches, 177 yards, 2 TDs
Dallas Cowboys
Passing: Cooper Rush, 16/31, 183 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Rico Dowdle, 18 carries, 131 yards
Receiving: CeeDee Lamb, 6 catches, 93 yards, 1 TD
This was the first victory in that stretch as the Bengals (5-8) ended a three-game losing streak. Chase, the NFL leader in yards receiving and touchdowns, had 177 yards and is up to 15 touchdowns on the year.
The second one-score victory in a puzzling season for the defensively challenged Bengals came after all three losses during their second three-game skid - and seven of their eight defeats this season - were by seven points or less.
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Cooper Rush threw two touchdown passes and Rico Dowdle ran for a career-high 131 yards as the Cowboys (5-8) saw the end of a modest two-game winning streak after losing five in a row.
The Bengals ended a five-game losing streak against the Cowboys with their first victory in the series since 2004.
The Cowboys lost linebacker DeMarvion Overshown to a right knee injury in the fourth quarter. It came in the first game for Dallas since his spectacular 23-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving.
The gaffe from Oruwariye, who was activated off injured reserve after missing the previous five games with a back injury, was reminiscent of one of Dallas' lowest Thanksgiving moments.
At snow-covered Texas Stadium in 1993, Leon Lett inexplicably slid in to try to recover a blocked field goal in the final seconds that would have given Dallas a victory over Miami. The Dolphins recovered and kicked a field goal on the final play of a 16-14 victory.
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
|---|---|
|FIRST QUARTER||
|Bengals 0-7 Cowboys|Cooper Rush 11-yard TD pass to CeeDee Lamb (extra point)|
|Bengals 7-7 Cowboys|Joe Burrow five-yard TD pass to Ja'Marr Chase (extra point)|
|SECOND QUARTER||
|Bengals 7-10 Cowboys|Brandon Aubrey 35-yard field goal|
|Bengals 14-10 Cowboys|Joe Burrow 19-yard TD pass to Chase Brown (extra point)|
|Bengals 17-10 Cowboys|Cade York 37-yard field goal|
|THIRD QUARTER||
|Bengals 17-17 Cowboys|Cooper Rush three-yard TD pass to Brandin Cooks (extra point)|
|FOURTH QUARTER||
|Bengals 17-20 Cowboys|Brandon Aubrey 47-yard field goal|
|Bengals 20-20 Cowboys|Cade York 29-yard field goal|
|Bengals 27-20 Cowboys|Joe Burrow 40-yard TD pass to Ja'Marr Chase (extra point)|
What's next?
Next up for the Bengals is a road trip to face the Tennessee Titans (3-10), while the Cowboys visit the Carolina Panthers (3-10).