Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns Match Player Stats On Nov 06, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 6, 2016

CLEVELAND -- The Dallas Cowboys' potent offense put three touchdowns on the board in the first half Sunday and rolled to a 35-10 victory over the winless Cleveland Browns.

Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten on the Cowboys' first possession after Cody Parkey kicked a 31-yard field goal for the Browns on the opening drive of the game. The Cowboys (7-1) never trailed again as they won their seventh straight game.

The Browns are 0-9 -- their worst start since they were 0-9 in 1975. That team beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10 and won three of its last five games.

Once again, the Cowboys' offensive line provided excellent protection for Prescott and opened freeway-sized running lanes for rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott. The Cowboys have used the same formula all season to soar into first place in the NFC East.

Elliott entered the game as the NFL's leading rusher with 799 yards despite the Cowboys playing one fewer game than teams that have yet to have their bye. He finished the game with 92 yards rushing on 18 carries.

Elliott opened up a 14-3 lead for Dallas on a 10-yard run with 10:02 left in the second quarter and added a second rushing touchdown on an 8-yard in the third quarter to open up a 28-10 Dallas lead. They were his sixth and seventh running touchdowns of the season.

In between the Elliott touchdowns, Prescott threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Cole Beasley for a 21-3 lead. Prescott added another touchdown pass with 1:41 left in the third quarter when he hit tight end Gavin Escobar for 2 yards.

The Browns had a brief flare of momentum when they scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left in the second quarter on a 12-yard pass from Cody Kessler to Terrelle Pryor, but Elliott's second touchdown of the game on the opening drive of the third quarter sapped the Browns, who are 1-19 in their last 20 games.

Kessler, in his first game back after sitting out one week with a concussion, was sacked four times behind an offensive line that has struggled all season. He was 19 of 27 for 203 yards with no interceptions.

NOTES: The Cowboys promoted CB Leon McFadden from the practice squad because of a groin injury to CB Morris Clayborn. ... Cowboys TE Jason Witten made his 155th consecutive start, breaking the franchise record set by Lee Roy Jordan. ... Browns rookie WR Corey Coleman played his first game since suffering a broken hand in the second game. ... LB Jamie Collins had eight solo tackles and five assists in his first game with the Browns.