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National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Jacksonville 28, Dallas 23
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 12, 2023
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Shawn Hochuli
Attendance: 81204

Third-string rookie quarterback Nathan Rourke passed for a touchdown and ran for another in the fourth quarter to rally the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 28-23 victory over the host Dallas Cowboys on Saturday.

The Jags trailed 16-14 after Deuce Vaughn scored on a 4-yard rushing touchdown with 13:49 remaining.

Rourke threw for 153 yards on 9-of-17 passing. Fellow rookie Tank Bigsby rushed for 52 yards on nine carries for the Jags.

Will Grier was 22-of-31 passing for 199 yards and two touchdowns against an interception for the Cowboys. Vaughn led the Cowboys with 50 yards rushing.

Trevor Lawrence started and played three series for the Jaguars, finishing 5-for-6 for 36 yards, with a touchdown and an interception.

Rourke's rushing TD gave the Jags the lead for good, 22-16, with 8:53 remaining. Minutes later he added a 21-yard TD toss to Qadree Ollison for a 28-16 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Jacksonville   Dallas
Tank Bigsby Player Deuce Vaughn
9 Attempts 8
52 Yards 50
5.8 Avg Yards 6.2
0 Touchdowns 1
34 Long 26
Receiving
Jacksonville   Dallas
Elijah Cooks Player John Stephens Jr.
2 Receptions 5
42 Yards 56
21.0 Avg Yards 11.2
0 Touchdowns 1
32 Long 21
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Jacksonville 414 145 269 4 0 1 4.0 2
Dallas 340 94 246 3 1 1 0.0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Cowboys have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Jacksonville will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.