Falcons 27-21 Cowboys (November 3, 2024) Game Recap

ATLANTA – Kirk Cousins ​​​​threw three touchdown passes and the Atlanta Falcons maintained their first place in the NFC South with a 27-21 victory Sunday over the struggling Dallas Cowboys, who suffered their third straight setback and quarterback Dak Prescott lost to a hamstring injury.

Cousins ​​completed 19 of 24 passes for 222 yards, including 13 in a row at one point for the Falcons (6-3). He scored 9 yards to Drake London, 36 yards to Darnell Mooney and 11 yards to Ray-Ray McCloud, the third three-TD game of the quarterback's debut season with Atlanta.

Tyler Allgeier capped the Falcons' fifth win in six games by driving from 6 yards into the end zone with just over 11 minutes left.

The Cowboys (3-5) tried to rally behind Cooper Rush after Prescott was ruled out after completing 18 of 24 for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Rush led an 86-yard drive in the final minutes, capped by a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert and a 2-point conversion. But the Falcons recovered with an onside kick and secured the win.

It is the longest losing streak for Dallas since four games in the 2020 season, which is also the last time the Cowboys will finish with a losing record (6-10).

They're headed to another game in 2024, having already matched their losing total from each of the last three seasons.

Coach Mike McCarthy figures he's under even more pressure after that performance, which included a missed punt with no chance, a fourth-down sweep by receiver CeeDee Lamb thrown for a 3-yard loss and a fumbled coverage Three defensive backs got tangled up and left Mooney alone for his touchdown catch.

Finally, Dallas' offensive line gave up three sacks to a team that came into the game with an NFL-worst six sacks through the first eight weeks.

Atlanta lost its top receiver in the first quarter when London landed hard on his right hip after hauling in Cousins' game-winning pass. He sat on an exercise bike on the sideline trying to loosen his hip, but was sidelined for the rest of the game at halftime.

Mooney and McCloud stepped in to fill the void. Mooney had five catches for 88 yards while McCloud scored his first touchdown of the season early in the third quarter to make the score 21-10.

Bijan Robinson had another big day for the Falcons as he caught 19 balls for 86 yards and a team-high seven balls for 59 yards.

Injury report

Cowboys: Lamb was sidelined late in the game with an apparent right shoulder injury but was able to return. … S Juanyeh Thomas limped to the locker room to be checked for a possible concussion. … LT Tyler Guyton left the team with a neck injury but was allowed to return. …DE Micah Parsons (ankle) and CB DaRon Bland (foot) did not fit.

Falcons: London finished the game with two catches for 27 yards. … DL Grady Jarrett left the game with a strained Achilles tendon. … LB Troy Andersen (knee) has missed his fifth straight game, while C Drew Dalman (ankle) has now missed six straight games after being ruled out Saturday.

Next

Cowboys: Return home next Sunday to host the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC East showdown.

Falcons: Travel to New Orleans next Sunday to take on the Saints. Atlanta won the first meeting between the NFC South rivals 26:24 on September 29th.

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