Social media exploded following the Dallas Cowboys’ last-second win over Atlanta
Down 29-10 at halftime, the Dallas Cowboys appeared doomed to lose their second-straight game of the regular season under new head coach Mike McCarthy. This after four first-quarter fumbles resulted in the Atlanta Falcons taking an early 20-point lead.
And while the Cowboys offense was able to make up for their early mishaps, the Dallas defense continued to struggle. Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan would finish the game throwing for 273 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions while completing 24 of his 36 passes.
Ryan’s favorite target? Former first-round wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who posted seven receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns while routinely beating the Cowboys’ secondary.
Fortunately, Dallas was able to generate a lot of offense as well with quarterback Dak Prescott rushing for three touchdowns while throwing for 450 passing yards and another score. Both wide receiver Amari Cooper and rookie CeeDee Lamb finished with over 100 receiving yards each.
Tight end Dalton Schultz posted a career day, recording nine receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown. Running back Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 89 yards and a score while averaging 4.0 yards per carry. Zeke had six receptions for 33 yards but was also responsible for two early fumbles.
Defensively, the Cowboys struggled to get pressure on Ryan all game long. Defensive end Everson Griffen recorded the only sack for Dallas. While linebackers Jaylon Smith and Joe Thomas combined for a total of 25 tackles.
In the end, it was special teams that made the difference. Down to the Falcons 39-30 with less than two minutes left in the game, Prescott would score on a one-yard touchdown run. After the successful extra point made the score 39-37, the Cowboys would get the ball back on an unlikely onsides kick by kicker Greg Zuerlein.
And it was Zuerlein who would boot the 46-yard game-winning field goal with no time left on the clock to seal the Cowboys come from behind victory over the Falcons, 40-39. Following the game, fans, media members, and players alike took to Twitter to express their feelings. We’ve included some of those tweets below.
Granted, I've only been here since 2013. But this is easily on the list of most insane Cowboys game I've ever covered.
— David Helman (@davidhelman_) September 20, 2020
Most notably, it's the most insane game I can remember in the last decade that resulted in a Dallas win.
Dak 100% player of the game... Dak look damn good today....Dallas D come on with it... Dallas can and will be scary... remember these words
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) September 20, 2020
Texas Twostep: The #Falcons 20-point blown lead is their largest since Super Bowl LI against the Patriots (led by 25) in Houston.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) September 20, 2020
Never a doubt!!!
— Blake Jarwin (@Jaws_47) September 20, 2020
LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
— Randy Gregory (@RandyGregory_4) September 20, 2020
Great win for the TEAM
— TWOCKA 🗯 (@AntwaunWoods_) September 20, 2020
The Luka game, the Stars run, and this ridiculous afternoon. Quit sports, you say? Knock yourself out. Tell cable news I send my regards. This is the best.
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) September 20, 2020
The #Cowboys held a lead against the #Falcons for exactly zero seconds.
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) September 20, 2020
Still got a win.
The falcons didn’t just lose that game
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 20, 2020
No player in the Super Bowl era had ever had 300+ pass yards & 3 rush TD in a single game
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) September 20, 2020
Dak Prescott had 312 pass yards & 3 rush TD IN THE 2ND HALF today as the Cowboys came back to defeat the Falcons
Prescott only rushed 5 times but scored on 3 of them
THE COWBOYS ARE THE BEST TEAM IN THE NFL
— timthetatman👑 (@timthetatman) September 20, 2020
only the cowboys can play that horrible of a game and still find a way to win
— . (@wellhi_imbraden) September 20, 2020
I apologize for every negative sentiment I uttered about my Cowboys today....
— Stan J. Griffin 🐘 (@StanJGriffin) September 20, 2020
THE DALLAS COWBOYS WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL.
— Cameron Magruder (@ScooterMagruder) September 20, 2020
Next up, the Dallas Cowboys will travel north to face off against the 1-0 Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on Sunday, September 27 at 3:25 p.m. CDT on the FOX network.