Week 9 · Recap
Cowboys 27, Colts 23: Week 9 recap
What happened
The Cowboys edged the Colts 27-23 on the road at Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 9, moving to 4-5.
The Cowboys outgained the Colts 508-271 in total yards, each side had 2 turnovers, and went 5-16 on third down.
Dak Prescott went 21 of 34 for 335 yards and 2 TDs. Javonte Williams had 20 carries for 101 yards and 1 TD on the ground. CeeDee Lamb led the receivers with 10 catches for 195 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Rashan Gary led with 1 sack and Quinnen Williams had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 508Total yards271
- 329Passing yards166
- 179Rushing yards105
- 22First downs15
- 5-16Third down3-13
- 2-3Red zone (TD-att)1-2
- 2Turnovers2
- 3-6Sacked-yards2-14
- 14-153Penalties-yards9-67
- 35:43Possession24:17
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: DAL-IND- 1st quarter
- DALBrandon Aubrey 45 Yd Field Goal11:453-0
- INDSeth McGowan 2 Yd Rush (Spencer Shrader Kick)6:133-7
- 2nd quarter
- DALJake Ferguson 10 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)14:0810-7
- DALCeeDee Lamb 44 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)0:2117-7
- 3rd quarter
- INDSpencer Shrader 47 Yd Field Goal6:1217-10
- DALBrandon Aubrey 28 Yd Field Goal2:1020-10
- INDAshton Dulin 55 Yd pass from Daniel Jones (Spencer Shrader Kick)1:1720-17
- 4th quarter
- INDSpencer Shrader 59 Yd Field Goal5:5620-20
- INDSpencer Shrader 50 Yd Field Goal1:3720-23
- DALJavonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)1:0827-23
Week 10 · Up next
Line SF -3.5, total 55.5
ESPN win chance · SF left, DAL right
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