Dak Prescott passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns and the resurgent Dallas Cowboys won their third consecutive game by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-28 on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.
Prescott completed 27 of 39 passes and prevailed against Patrick Mahomes in a battle of the NFL’s top two passing offenses as the Cowboys (6-5-1) beat the reigning AFC champion Chiefs (6-6) four days after they downed the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
Mahomes completed 23 of 34 passes for 261 yards with four touchdowns — two to Rashee Rice — and no interceptions.
Brandon Aubrey kicked a 36-yard field goal for the only points of the third quarter, extending the Cowboys’ 17-14 halftime lead to six points.
On the second play of the fourth quarter, Mahomes threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Rice on fourth down for the Chiefs’ first points since the first quarter, giving them a 21-20 lead.
Prescott answered with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Javonte Williams and a two-point conversion pass to George Pickens to give Dallas a 28-21 lead with 11:15 remaining.
Aubrey’s 26-yard field goal extended the lead to 10 points before Mahomes’ 10-yard touchdown pass to Hollywood Brown trimmed the lead to 31-28 with 3:27 left. Kansas City never got the ball back.
Jaylen Watson intercepted Prescott on the third play of the game and returned the ball to the Dallas 37. Two plays later, Mahomes threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Rice.
Prescott responded with a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb, who finished with seven catches for 112 yards, tying the score at 7-7.
On fourth-and-goal, Mahomes threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Travis Kelce, giving Kansas City a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. Aubrey’s 49-yard field goal trimmed the lead to 14-10 early in the second quarter.
After the Chiefs had the first punt of the game, the Cowboys drove 85 yards, the last 43 of which came on a touchdown run by Malik Davis that put Dallas up 17-14.
