Cowboys’ offense comes alive to take 24-0 lead on Jaguars

That’s more like it.

The Dallas Cowboys’ offense came out like gangbusters Sunday afternoon against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Cowboys took a 17-0 into halftime after Dak Prescott completed 13 of 18 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 53 yards and a score on nine carries to lead the charge. 

Prescott ran for a 17-yard touchdown to give the Cowboys a 10-0 late in the first quarter. He connected for a 17-yard scoring pass with Cole Beasley early in the second quarter to push the lead to 17-0. Beasley leads the receivers with six receptions for 79 yards. Beasley caught a six-yard touchdown pass with 41 seconds left in the half to push the lead to 24-0. The score capped a 16-play, 78-yard drive for Dallas.

David Irving made his season debut and quickly was a factor on the defensive line. Irving had one of four quarterback hurries by the Cowboys. Maliek Collins had a sack and Tyrone Crawford and Antwaun Woods combined for a sack.

The Jaguars were held to three first downs and 64 yards at the half. The Cowboys’ offense converted five of eight third downs in the first half. Dallas had the ball for 19:48 in the first half compared to Jacksonville’s 10:12.

Brett Maher’s 50-yard field goal on Dallas’ first possession started the scoring.

This story was originally published October 14, 2018 at 4:43 PM.