The Associated Press
Schuyler Dixon
ARLINGTON, Tex.–Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys figured they were headed to halftime with a comfortable lead after his touchdown run before a what-just-happened score from Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill, who surely will be on the short list for the play of the year in the NFL.
Dallas overcame Hill’s weaving 56-yard score with the clock expired going into halftime, with Ezekiel Elliott scoring the go-ahead touchdown after another reprieve from his six-game suspension in the Cowboys’ 28-17 victory over the Chiefs yesterday.
Elliott’s two-yard plunge in the third quarter came after the Chiefs turned a 14-3 deficit into a 17-14 advantage–sparked by Hill’s stunning catch-and-run through seven Dallas defenders inside their 25 trying to prevent the score.
“You’ve got to put that play behind you and move forward,” said Cowboys’ coach Jason Garrett.
“Sometimes easier said than done,” he conceded. “We felt like we gave them one.”
Last year’s NFL rushing champ as a rookie, Elliott had 93 yards yesterday–ending a streak of three-straight 100-yard games but outgaining Kareem Hunt, this year’s rushing leader in his first season entering the game.
Hunt matched a season low with nine carries, finishing with 37 yards as a club record-tying, nine-game road winning streak ended for the Chiefs (6-3) in their third loss in four games since a 5-0 start.
Elliott got an emergency stay from a New York court Friday, stopping the suspension over alleged domestic violence for the third time.
Another court hearing could be held this week.
Prescott had two touchdown passes to Cole Beasley to go along with his fourth rushing TD this season in a third-straight win for the Cowboys (5-3).
Terrance Williams had a career-high nine catches for 141 yards, including a 56-yarder from a scrambling Prescott to set up his 10-yard TD run with 13 seconds left in the first half.
Trailing 14-3, the Chiefs were at their 44 with two seconds left when the Cowboys used three linemen and a linebacker near the line of scrimmage and dropped everyone else back.
Hill caught an easy toss from Alex Smith at the Cowboys’ 42 and started toward the goal line with three blockers in front.
The speedy Hill motored around Orlando Scandrick at the 25, cut behind two blocks from Demarcus Robinson inside the 10, and then sidestepped over-pursuing linebacker Anthony Hitchens to finish the stunning TD.
Remarkably, it appeared Hill was untouched all the way, with only safety Xavier Woods getting close with an outstretched left arm.
Fellow safety Byron Jones ripped off his helmet in frustration as Hill crossed the goal line.
The Chiefs then got the ball to start the second half with great field position after Byron Jones was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after Hill’s score.
Kansas City went in front on Travis Kelce’s two-yard scoring catch.
But the Cowboys answered with drives of 75 and 87 yards that took more than 12 minutes combined.
Beasley capped the latter with a seven-yard TD after a six-yarder in the first half.
Prescott was 21-of-33 for 249 yards.
Down by 11 for the second time, Kansas City’s realistic hopes ended on Smith’s first interception of the season on a fourth-down throw.
It ended a streak of 293 passes without a pick for Smith, who was 25-of-34 for 263 yards and two TDs.
Elsewhere, Jacksonville beat Cincinnati 23-7, the L.A. Rams routed the N.Y. Giants 51-17, New Orleans downed Tampa Bay 30-10, Carolina shaded Atlanta 20-17, Tennessee edged Baltimore 23-20, and Indianapolis upended Houston 20-14.
Philadelphia bombed Denver 51-23, Arizona doubled San Francisco 20-10, Washington nipped Seattle 17-14, and Oakland topped Miami 27-24.
Green Bay hosts Detroit tonight.
