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Cooper Rush was thrust into the starting role for the Dallas Cowboys after Dak Prescott went down with an injury last week. On Sunday, he helped the team to its first win of 2022.
The Cincinnati Bengals punted the ball back to the Cowboys with about a minute left in the game. Rush needed five plays, including a couple of completions to CeeDee Lamb and Noah Brown, to set up Brett Maher for the game-winning field goal.
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Dallas Cowboys placekicker Brett Maher (19) celebrates his game-winning field goal against the Cincinnati Bengals in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Maher nailed a 50-yard field goal to give Dallas the 20-17 victory.
Rush was 19-for-31 with 235 passing yards and a touchdown pass. Rush’s touchdown pass went to Brown in the first quarter.
Brown finished with five catches for 91 yards. Lamb added seven catches for 75 yards.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush looks to pass during the first half against the Cincinnati Bengals in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow tried to get his team back into the game with a touchdown pass to Tee Higgins with 3:45 left in the game. Burrow then found Tyler Boyd for the two-point conversion.
However, Cincinnati couldn’t get anything going on their final drive and elected to punt it away in hopes that their defense would make a stop.
Burrow finished 24-for-36 with 199 passing yards. He was sacked six times. Higgins had six catches for 71 yards. Ja’Marr Chase had five catches for 54 yards.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrates a first down with wide receiver Tee Higgins during the second half against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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Rush became the starter when Prescott went down with a hand injury in last week’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s now 2-0 as a starter. He helped Dallas beat the Minnesota Vikings in a game last season.
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