And that's when Prescott got things rolling with his two top receivers.
By the end of the first half, George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb combined for nine receptions and 156 receiving yards. The Cowboys quarterback found Lamb wide open for a 18-yard touchdown pass to give them their first lead of the game.
The Cowboys extended the lead, choosing to go for it on fourth down in the red zone. Prescott found tight end Jake Ferguson open for five-yard touchdown pass, making it a 17-6 ballgame.
An all too familiar occurrence happened as the Raiders tried marching down the field to make it a one-possession game. Smith scanned downfield on a play action, throwing it to his All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers, who already had three catches for 51 yards up to that point in the game.
The pass was tipped up by linebacker Kenneth Murray, and Markquese Bell caught the ball as it floated in the air. Their offense responded with Pickens zig0zagging through the Raiders secondary for a 37-yard catch and run to the end zone.
Carlson made a 38-yard field goal before the end of the half to make it 24-9.
"I was really disappointed that we didn't stop them more," Pete Carroll said postgame. "There was a space in that game, three or four drives in a row, and we couldn't get off the field."