Cowboys vs Seahawks final score: Dallas improves to 5-1 with 30-23
By Mike Dyce
The Dallas Cowboys raced out to a surprising 4-1 start and they faced a huge test when they traveled to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6. The Seahawks had a strong defense with a well-rounded offense that demolished the Denver Broncos en route to a Superbowl win.
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The Seahawks got a field goal and blocked a punt for a touchdown to race out to a 10-0 lead, but the rest of the half belonged to the Cowboys.
Surprisingly the Cowboys looked like the more dominant team early in the game, both on offense and defense. The Cowboys defense was able to hold the Seahawks, while Tony Romo and the Cowboys climbed back to take a 17-10 lead at the break thanks to a pair of touchdown receptions by tight ends Gavin Escobar and then Jason Witten.
The Cowboys looked like they were going to revert to form of passed seasons in the third quarter and give the game away. A muffed punt by Dwayne Harris gave the Seahawks the ball on the 14-yard line and it took Russell Wilson two plays to run it in and tie the game.
Then a miscommunication between Tony Romo and center Travis Frederick resulted in a snap that the quarterback wasn’t ready for. That turnover was recovered by the Seahawks.
The Cowboys defense were able to hold the Seahawks out of the end zone and hold them to a field goal though, only falling behind by three points.
The Seahawks and Cowboys traded field goals to cling to a 23-20 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys showed some mental toughness and resiliency to fight back. They capped an 80-yard drive after Seattle’s go-ahead field goal with a 15-yard touchdown run from DeMarco Murray, who once again broke the 100-yard barrier.
Murray is only the second player in NFL history to run for over 100 yards in each of the first six games of the season, the other being Jim Brown in 1958.
The Cowboys added another field goal inside the two-minute warning to take a seven-point lead. The Seahawks were driving down the field looking to tie things up, but the Cowboys defense came up with a huge interception to seal the win.
That improves the Cowboys to 5-1, staking their claim as one of the best teams in the league and one of the biggest early surprises in the season.
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