{"id":22380,"date":"2025-10-27T01:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22380\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:25:10","slug":"dallas-cowboys-fall-to-denver-broncos-44-24-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22380\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys fall to Denver Broncos 44-24 \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bo Nix threw for four touchdowns, rookie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverbroncos.com\/video\/rb-rj-harvey-opens-broncos-scoring-with-40-yard-touchdown-broncos-vs-cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">R.J. Harvey<\/a>\u00a0scored three times and the Denver Broncos routed the Dallas Cowboys 44-24 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive victory.<\/p>\n<p>J.K. Dobbins ran for 111 yards on 15 carries and the Broncos (6-2) also got big performances from rookies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverbroncos.com\/video\/qb-bo-nix-connects-with-wr-pat-bryant-for-his-first-career-touchdown-broncos-vs-cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pat Bryant<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/videos\/jahdae-barron-s-first-career-int-comes-vs-dak-prescott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jahdae Barron<\/a>\u00a0as they extended the NFL&#8217;s longest home winning streak to nine games.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant scored his first touchdown and Barron picked off Dak Prescott for his first career interception.<\/p>\n<p>Despite two TD runs from former Denver running back Javonte Williams, the Cowboys (3-4-1) lost for the eighth straight time to the Broncos, whom they haven&#8217;t beaten since the heyday of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pat-surtain-injury-broncos-cowboys-5323aec1c5bcb67a7a21df93aa7980bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">lost star cornerback Pat Surtain II<\/a>\u00a0to a shoulder injury just before halftime, won the toss and chose to receive, a decision that backfired when Nix threw right at cornerback Trikweze Bridges, whose interception set up Brandon Aubrey&#8217;s short field goal.<\/p>\n<p>Excluding a kneel-down at halftime, the Broncos scored on seven of their next eight possessions.<\/p>\n<p>Nix led Denver on four TD drives for a 27-10 halftime lead, and his second TD toss to Troy Franklin made it 37-17. His 5-yarder to Harvey made it 44-17.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey took a pitch from Nix and went 40 yards for Denver&#8217;s first touchdown. Then, Nix found Franklin for a 25-yard score that gave Denver a 14-3 lead.<\/p>\n<p>After Williams knifed in from a yard out to pull Dallas to 14-10, Harvey took a direct snap and scored from a yard out. Nix followed that with a 24-yard, over-the-shoulder strike to Bryant for a 27-10 halftime advantage.<\/p>\n<p>It looked as though Aubrey was going to get a shot at a long field goal, maybe even a record-breaker before Prescott was picked off by Barron with 12 seconds left in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Williams&#8217; second 1-yard TD run pulled Dallas within 27-17 in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Nix was 19 of 29 for 247 yards with the four TDs and one interception. Prescott was 19 of 31 for 188 yards and was intercepted twice.<\/p>\n<p>Including their 33-point fourth quarter last week to stun the Giants, the Broncos have outscored their opponents 77-37 over their last five quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys: S Alijah Clark left with injured ribs in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos: Surtain, the reigning defensive player of the year, suffered a lower right leg injury in the first quarter but returned. He injured his left shoulder on a tackle just before halftime and was ruled out in the third quarter. &#8230; TE Nate Adkins (knee) left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys: Host Arizona on Monday, Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos: At Houston next Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bo Nix threw for four touchdowns, rookie\u00a0R.J. 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