DALLAS 24, SEATTLE 22
WHEN: 8:15 PM ET, Saturday, January
5, 2019
WHERE: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
TEMPERATURE: Dome
HEAD OFFICIAL: Walt Anderson
ATTENDANCE: 94327
WHERE: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
TEMPERATURE: Dome
HEAD OFFICIAL: Walt Anderson
ATTENDANCE: 94327
Dak Prescott guided two fourth-quarter touchdown drives
as the Dallas Cowboys rallied to defeat the visiting Seattle Seahawks 24-22
Saturday night in the NFC wild-card round.
Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on
26 carries, while chipping in four catches for 32 yards. Prescott completed 22
of 33 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown and also scored the decisive TD on a
1-yard run with 2:08 remaining.
It was just the third playoff victory for the Cowboys
this century, after they won wild-card round games in 2009 and 2014. If Chicago
beats Philadelphia on Sunday, Dallas will visit New Orleans next Sunday in the
divisional playoffs. If the Eagles beat the Bears, the Cowboys will visit the
Los Angeles Rams next Saturday.
The Cowboys' defense limited Seattle's league-leading
rushing attack to just 73 yards on 24 carries. Russell Wilson completed 18 of
27 passes for 233 yards and a touchdown.
That score was a 7-yarder to J.D. McKissic with 1:22
left. The ensuing two-point conversion -- kicker Sebastian Janikowski was
injured attempting a 57-yard field goal at the end of the first half -- pulled
the Seahawks within two. But rookie punter Michael Dickson's onside drop-kick
was recovered by the Cowboys and they ran out the clock.
After the Seahawks took the lead late in the third
quarter, Prescott guided a nine-play, 67-yard drive that culminated in a 1-yard
Elliott touchdown run to give Dallas a 17-14 lead. Prescott hit Amari Cooper
for a 34-yard completion on the drive.
It appeared the Cowboys would build on that lead on their
next possession when they drove into the red zone, but Seahawks linebacker K.J.
Wright made a juggling interception in the end zone to keep it a three-point
margin.
The Cowboys all but put the game away with an 11-play,
63-yard drive, capped by Prescott's 1-yard score, that took 5:14 off the clock
before Seattle's late TD. Seattle had forced Dallas into a third-and-14 from
the 17-yard line, but Prescott picked up 16 yards on a QB draw, and he surged
in from a yard out on the next play.
After trailing 10-6 at halftime, the Seahawks took the
lead with the only score of the third quarter. Wilson capped a nine-play,
44-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run around right end to make it 12-10.
With Janikowski injured, the Seahawks went for a two-point conversion, and Mike
Davis reached the end zone on a run up the middle for a 14-10 advantage.
The Cowboys took the lead on the first half's lone
touchdown, an 11-yard pass from Prescott to rookie Michael Gallup in the back
right corner of the end zone with 24 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
The key play on the seven-play, 75-yard drive was a 44-yard run by Elliott on
third-and-1.
Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns left on a stretcher
midway through the first quarter after a gruesome left ankle injury suffered
while being tackled by Seattle's Bradley McDougald.
TOP GAME PERFORMANCES
RUSHING
|
SEATTLE
|
|
DALLAS
|
|
Rashaad Penny
|
Player
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
|
4
|
Attempts
|
26
|
|
29
|
Yards
|
137
|
|
7.2
|
Avg Yards
|
5.3
|
|
0
|
Touchdowns
|
1
|
|
28
|
Long
|
44
|
RECEIVING
|
SEATTLE
|
|
DALLAS
|
|
Tyler Lockett
|
Player
|
Amari Cooper
|
|
4
|
Receptions
|
7
|
|
120
|
Yards
|
106
|
|
30.0
|
Avg Yards
|
15.1
|
|
0
|
Touchdowns
|
0
|
|
53
|
Long
|
34
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
|
YARDS
|
SCORING
|
DEFENSE
|
|||||
|
TEAM
|
Tot
|
Rus
|
Pas
|
TD
|
FG
|
INT
|
Sck
|
FF
|
|
SEATTLE
|
299
|
73
|
226
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
|
DALLAS
|
380
|
164
|
216
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1.0
|
0
|
SCORING SUMMARY
|
FIRST QUARTER
|
SEA
|
DAL
|
|
|
Cowboys
|
FG
9:50
Brett Maher 39 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 54 yards, 5:10
|
0
|
3
|
|
SECOND QUARTER
|
SEA
|
DAL
|
|
|
Seahawks
|
FG
7:03
Sebastian Janikowski 27 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 69 yards, 2:45
|
3
|
3
|
|
Seahawks
|
FG
1:43
Sebastian Janikowski 42 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 28 yards, 1:29
|
6
|
3
|
|
Cowboys
|
TD
0:24
Michael Gallup 11 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brett
Maher Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 1:19
|
6
|
10
|
|
THIRD QUARTER
|
SEA
|
DAL
|
|
|
Seahawks
|
TD
1:59
Russell Wilson 4 Yd Run (Mike Davis Run for Two-Point
Conversion)
9 plays, 44 yards, 5:01
|
14
|
10
|
|
FOURTH QUARTER
|
SEA
|
DAL
|
|
|
Cowboys
|
TD
12:28
Ezekiel Elliott 1 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick)
9 plays, 67 yards, 4:31
|
14
|
17
|
|
Cowboys
|
TD
2:08
Dak Prescott 1 Yd Run (Brett Maher Kick)
11 plays, 63 yards, 5:12
|
14
|
24
|
|
Seahawks
|
TD
1:18
J.D. McKissic 7 Yd pass from Russell Wilson (Chris
Carson Run for Two-Point Conversion)
6 plays, 75 yards, 0:50
|
22
|
24
|
FINAL SCORING SUMMARY
|
FINAL
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
T
|
|
SEATTLE
|
0
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
22
|
|
DALLAS
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
24
|
TEAMS
TEAM STATS
|
|
SEATTLE
|
DALLAS
|
|
1st Downs
|
11
|
23
|
|
Rushing
|
5
|
9
|
|
Passing
|
6
|
11
|
|
Penalty
|
0
|
3
|
|
3rd Down Conversions
|
2-13
|
4-11
|
|
4th Down Conversions
|
2-2
|
0-0
|
|
Punts-Average
|
7-51.4
|
5-45.0
|
|
Return Yards
|
74
|
95
|
|
Punts-Returns
|
3-22
|
6-80
|
|
Kickoffs-Returns
|
1-52
|
1-15
|
|
Int - Returns
|
1-0
|
0-0
|
|
Penalties-Yards
|
5-36
|
6-36
|
|
Fumbles-Lost
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
|
Time of Possession
|
25:10
|
34:50
|
|
Total Net Yards
|
299
|
380
|
|
Total Plays
|
52
|
68
|
|
Average Gain
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
|
Net Yards Rushing
|
73
|
164
|
|
Rushes
|
24
|
34
|
|
Average/Rush
|
3.0
|
4.8
|
|
Net Yards Passing
|
226
|
216
|
|
Comp-Att
|
18-27
|
22-33
|
|
Yards/Pass
|
8.1
|
6.4
|
|
Sacked-Yards Lost
|
1-7
|
1-10
|
|
Had Intercepted
|
0
|
1
|
|
Touchdowns
|
2
|
3
|
|
Rushing
|
1
|
2
|
|
Passing
|
1
|
1
|
|
Other
|
0
|
0
|
|
Extra Points
|
2-2
|
3-3
|
|
Field Goals
|
2-3
|
1-2
|
|
Red Zone Efficiency
|
2-3-67%
|
3-4-75%
|
|
Goal To Go Efficiency
|
1-1-100%
|
2-2-100%
|
|
Safeties
|
0
|
0
|
PLAYER STATS
Seattle
Seahawks (10-7)
|
Passing
|
||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|
R. Wilson
|
18/27
|
233
|
1
|
0
|
Dallas
Cowboys (11-6)
|
Passing
|
|||||||
|
|
COMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|||
|
D. Prescott
|
22/33
|
226
|
1
|
1
|
|||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
||
|
R. Penny
|
4
|
29
|
7.2
|
0
|
28
|
||
|
C. Carson
|
13
|
20
|
1.5
|
0
|
5
|
||
|
R. Wilson
|
3
|
14
|
4.7
|
1
|
7
|
||
|
M. Davis
|
4
|
10
|
2.5
|
0
|
3
|
||
|
Rushing
|
|||||||||||
|
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
||||||
|
E. Elliott
|
26
|
137
|
5.3
|
1
|
44
|
||||||
|
D. Prescott
|
6
|
29
|
4.8
|
1
|
16
|
||||||
|
R. Smith
|
1
|
1
|
1.0
|
0
|
1
|
||||||
|
T. Austin
|
1
|
-3
|
-3.0
|
0
|
-3
|
||||||
|
Receiving
|
|||||||||||
|
|
TAR
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
|||||
|
T. Lockett
|
6
|
4
|
120
|
30.0
|
0
|
53
|
|||||
|
E. Dickson
|
5
|
4
|
42
|
10.5
|
0
|
26
|
|||||
|
D. Baldwin
|
6
|
3
|
32
|
10.7
|
0
|
22
|
|||||
|
M. Davis
|
2
|
2
|
22
|
11.0
|
0
|
13
|
|||||
|
J. McKissic
|
3
|
2
|
13
|
6.5
|
1
|
7
|
|||||
|
N. Vannett
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
0
|
5
|
|||||
|
C. Carson
|
3
|
2
|
-1
|
-0.5
|
0
|
7
|
|||||
|
Receiving
|
|||||||||
|
|
TAR
|
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LG
|
|||
|
A. Cooper
|
9
|
7
|
106
|
15.1
|
0
|
34
|
|||
|
E. Elliott
|
5
|
4
|
32
|
8.0
|
0
|
10
|
|||
|
C. Beasley
|
3
|
3
|
28
|
9.3
|
0
|
14
|
|||
|
M. Gallup
|
6
|
2
|
18
|
9.0
|
1
|
11
|
|||
|
B. Jarwin
|
3
|
3
|
15
|
5.0
|
0
|
7
|
|||
|
A. Hurns
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
14.0
|
0
|
14
|
|||
|
T. Austin
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
7.0
|
0
|
7
|
|||
|
N. Brown
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
6.0
|
0
|
6
|
|||
|
Interceptions
|
|||||||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
||||||
|
K. Wright
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
||||||
|
Interceptions
|
||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
TD
|
|
|
No interceptions
|
||||
|
Sacks
|
||||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
||
|
F. Clark
|
1.0
|
10.0
|
||
|
Sacks
|
|||
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
|
|
M. Collins
|
1.0
|
7.0
|
|
|
Tackles
|
|||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
|
B.
McDougald
|
9
|
1
|
|
|
K. Wright
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
S. Griffin
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
T. Thompson
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
B. Wagner
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
S. Stephen
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
P. Ford
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
T. Flowers
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
J. Coleman
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
J. Reed
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
A. King
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
B. Mingo
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Q.
Jefferson
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
J. Martin
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
F. Clark
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
D. Jordan
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
Tackles
|
||
|
|
Tk
|
Ast
|
|
L. Vander
Esch
|
6
|
4
|
|
C. Awuzie
|
5
|
1
|
|
J. Heath
|
3
|
0
|
|
D. Lawrence
|
3
|
3
|
|
J. Smith
|
3
|
4
|
|
R. Gregory
|
2
|
0
|
|
X. Woods
|
2
|
0
|
|
A. Woods
|
2
|
1
|
|
M. Collins
|
2
|
2
|
|
B. Jones
|
2
|
2
|
|
A. Brown
|
1
|
0
|
|
D. Wilson
|
0
|
1
|
|
T. Crawford
|
0
|
3
|
|
Tackles For Loss
|
||
|
|
NO.
|
|
|
K. Wright
|
1.0
|
|
|
F. Clark
|
1.0
|
|
|
Tackles For Loss
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
D. Lawrence
|
2.0
|
|
M. Collins
|
1.0
|
|
A. Woods
|
1.0
|
|
R. Gregory
|
1.0
|
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
No fumbles
|
|
|
Fumbles
|
|
|
|
NO.
|
|
No fumbles
|
|
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