By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 03:37 BST, 17 August 2025 | Updated: 03:38 BST, 17 August 2025
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Cooper Rush threw a touchdown pass and a pick-6 in his return to AT&T Stadium, and rookie Tyler Loop kicked five field goals as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-13 on Saturday night.
D´Ernest Johnson ran for a 2-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Ravens (2-0).
Loop - the likely replacement for Justin Tucker, [who was released in the offseason](https://apnews.com/article/ravens-justin-tucker-massage-therapists-1a29a2b49d3563bf4effad67969ed6f9) after he was accused of inappropriate behavior by massage therapists - connected from 53, 52, 42, 36 and 29 yards while missing from 50.
Cornerback Andrew Booth picked off Rush and returned it 40 yards for a TD, and Brandon Aubrey kicked field goals of 47 and 36 yards for the Cowboys (0-2).
Rush, who spent the previous seven seasons as Dak Prescott´s Dallas backup before signing as a free agent with Baltimore, flipped a 1-yard TD pass while backpedaling to Keith Kirkwood on a fourth-down play early in the second quarter. Rush played the first half, going 20 of 30 for 198 yards with two interceptions.
Rush´s first pick was a throw behind receiver LaJohntay Wester. Booth grabbed it and raced down the left sideline, avoiding tacklers during the final 10 yards.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Cooper Rush (15) throws a pass under pressure from the Dallas Cowboys defense in the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Joe Milton, looking to assume Rush´s role with the Cowboys this season, was 9 of 18 for 122 yards and one interception while playing 3 1/2 quarters. He connected with Jonathan Mingo for 49 yards to set up Aubrey´s first field goal.
Milton´s interception immediately followed one by Dallas´ Kemon Hall that deflected off the hands of running back Rasheen Ali. Milton´s heave from midfield into the end zone was picked off by safety Reuben Lowrey.
The fourth field goal by Loop came on a possession extended by a roughing-the-passer penalty against linebacker Darius Harris.
Neither Prescott nor Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson was in uniform. Prescott received a few seconds of screen time on the stadium's enormous videoboard, urging the fans to make noise before the fourth-down Baltimore play that resulted in Rush's TD pass.
The Ravens outgained the Cowboys 273 yards to 31 in building an 18-7 halftime lead. They ran 50 plays to the Cowboys´ 19 during the first half and totaled 16 first-half first downs to the Cowboys´ two.
Keyon Martin gave the Ravens a 2-0 lead by sacking Milton in the end zone on the Cowboys´ third offensive play on third-and-13 from the 3-yard line.
Right guard Tyler Booker, Dallas' first-round draft choice, made his preseason debut. He started and played into the third quarter.
Mingo, who led Dallas in receiving yards with the one 49-yard catch, left in the third quarter with a knee injury.
The Cowboys, playing in their first home preseason game, observed a moment of silence before kickoff for the victims of the July 4 flooding in Texas.
Ravens: At Washington next Saturday.
Cowboys: Host Atlanta on Friday.
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Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) kicks a field goal in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Joe Milton III is sacked for a safety as Baltimore Ravens' Mike Green, Aeneas Peebles and C.J. Ravenell (91) look on in the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Andrew Booth intercepts a Baltimore Ravens pass and returns it for a touchdown in the half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
Dallas Cowboys' Luke Schoonmaker (86), Dak Prescott (4) and Jake Ferguson (87) watch play against the Baltimore Ravens in the first half of a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)