Dallas 30, N.Y. Jets 10
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 17, 2023
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Clete Blakeman
Attendance:
93689
By Field Level Media
Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes and Brandon Aubrey kicked five field goals as the Dallas Cowboys blew out a New York team for the second straight week with a 30-10 thrashing of the Jets on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.
Prescott completed 31 of 38 passes for 255 yards in an efficient effort as Dallas improved to 2-0. After a 40-0 blowout of the Giants in Week 1, the Cowboys were more workmanlike but just as good against a Jets team playing without quarterback Aaron Rodgers (Achilles).
Zach Wilson hit on 12 of 27 passes for 170 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions for New York (1-1). His highlight was a 68-yard pass-and-run connection with Garrett Wilson at the 7:12 mark of the second quarter, the first touchdown scored against Dallas in six quarters.
The Jets' momentum didn't last long. Prescott hit Luke Schoonmaker on a 1-yard scoring strike to cap a drive of more than five minutes, and Tony Pollard's 2-point conversion run gave the Cowboys an 18-7 lead.
Austin Seibert's 34-yard field goal for the Jets with four seconds remaining made it 18-10 at the half.
Dallas pulled away in the second half behind Aubrey, who nailed field goals of 21, 55, 26 and 30 yards to go along with the 35-yarder he made in the second quarter. He became the first Cowboy to make five field goals in a game since Dan Bailey did it in 2013.
Prescott got Dallas off to a fast start by finding Jake Ferguson for a 4-yard touchdown pass at the 9:19 mark of the first quarter, polishing off a 12-play, 75-yard drive. Prescott went 5-for-5 for 41 yards on the march, including a 25-yard connection with CeeDee Lamb. That was the start of a huge day for Lamb, who caught 11 passes on 13 targets for 143 yards.
The Cowboys became the third team since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to open a season by scoring at least 70 points in their first two games while holding opponents to 10 or fewer.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| N.Y. Jets |
|
Dallas |
|
Zach Wilson
|
Player |
Tony Pollard
|
|
5 |
Attempts |
25 |
|
36 |
Yards |
72 |
|
7.2 |
Avg Yards |
2.9 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
16 |
Long |
23 |
Receiving
| N.Y. Jets |
|
Dallas |
|
Garrett Wilson
|
Player |
CeeDee Lamb
|
|
2 |
Receptions |
11 |
|
83 |
Yards |
143 |
|
41.5 |
Avg Yards |
13.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
68 |
Long |
31 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| N.Y. Jets
|
215 |
64 |
151 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Dallas
|
382 |
134 |
248 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Cowboys have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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N.Y. Jets will play their next game at home against New England. The Jets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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