Minneapolis, Minnesota.- Tony Pollard had two touchdown receptions for Dallas and had a career-high 189 yards from scrimmage as the Cowboys sacked Kirk Cousins a career-high seven times in a 40-3 win over Minnesota today. , to end the Vikings’ seven-game winning streak.
Dak Prescott played for note, Ezekiel Elliott added two touchdown carries in his return from injury and Brett Maher made four field goals, including a 60-yarder to end the first half. The Cowboys (7-3) punted until the eighth offensive possession and the defense was just as productive.
Micah Parsons and Dorance Armstrong each had two sacks in the fifth-biggest loss for the Vikings, and the largest-margin road win for the Cowboys in their history.
The Vikings (8-2) have been the comeback kings of the NFL season, posting the smallest win margin in 90 years, none more notable than last week in Buffalo, when they overcame a deficit. of 17 points late in the third quarter to win in overtime.
Parsons promised Prescott and the offense this week that the Cowboys would never again lose a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, as they did last week for the first time in franchise history in an overtime loss at Green Bay. .
