Cowboys Defeat Bengals 28-14, Move To Top Of NFC East
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ARLINGTON (AP/105.3 THE FAN) — Ezekiel Elliott ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns, fellow rookie Dak Prescott threw for a score and ran for another TD, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Cincinnati Bengals 28-14 on Sunday.
Prescott had his first turnover in five games starting in place of injured Tony Romo, a fumble when being sacked late in the third quarter. But Prescott extended his NFL rookie record to 155 passes without an interception to start his career. He completed 18 of 24 passes for 227 yards.
Elliott, on only 15 carries, became the first Cowboys rookie with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games.
.@EzekielElliott 3rd consecutive game to rush for 100 yds - 1st time in team history that a rookie RB had 3 straight over the century mark. pic.twitter.com/WpEGTkfMbo
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) October 9, 2016
Dallas (4-1) has won four in a row. The Bengals (2-3) already have a losing record a year after being 8-0 midway through the season.
Elliott put the Cowboys ahead to stay with a 13-yard TD run on their opening drive. Then on their first offensive snap of the second half, Elliott busted through the middle and into the open on the way to a 60-yard score, punctuating the play with what might be called a JerryWorld jump, leaping up a few feet to celebrate with fans sitting in field-level suites in the end zone.
WATCH: Ezekiel Elliott Runs Shows Off Speed On 60-Yard TD
Prescott ran 5 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Then he was scrambling to his right before halftime when he threw on the run to Cole Beasley for a 14-yard score.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones heaped praise on Prescott following the game. "Nobody works harder, nobody is any better at bringing it to the game" said Jones. "He is consistent...it's just really getting better for him each week."
""It's a ton of fun and I think you can tell that on big plays and touchdowns" said Prescott on the team's enjoyment level of their current winning streak.
It was a bitter homecoming of sorts for Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, who went to TCU and the campus about 20 miles away from AT&T Stadium. The 2011 second-round draft pick was visiting the Cowboys for the first time for a regular-season game since leading the Horned Frogs to an undefeated 2010 season and Rose Bowl victory.
But the Bengals trailed 28-0 before Dalton threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell with about 10 minutes left. That duo hooked up again for a 5-yard score with 2:39 left. Dalton finished 29 of 41 for 269 yards.
WATCH: Dak Prescott Finds Cole Beasley For A 14-Yard TD
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