Cowboys dominate Raiders after honoring Marshawn Kneeland in first game since linebacker's tragic death

On a nighttime filled with mourning, the Dallas Cowboys honored their precocious teammate Marshawn Kneeland with a victory.

Head manager Brian Schottenheimer had his eyes closed, similar galore others connected the sideline during the nationalist anthem successful Las Vegas, portion wearing a T-shirt honoring Kneeland, the 24-year-old who died by termination earlier this month. Schottenheimer and the Cowboys had not played since Nov. 3, arsenic they were connected their bye successful Week 10, and the radical had been hurting since the quality broke 3 days aft their "Monday Night Football" nonaccomplishment to the Arizona Cardinals.

Both teams honored Kneeland with a infinitesimal of soundlessness earlier kickoff, past the Cowboys went retired and dominated the Las Vegas Raiders, 33-16, to get backmost successful the triumph file this season.

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Head manager Brian Schottenheimer of the Dallas Cowboys stands connected the sideline during the nationalist anthem anterior to the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Nov. 17, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

The Cowboys’ defense, a portion that has struggled for overmuch of the season, was flying each implicit the tract and disrupting the Raiders’ discourtesy led by backmost Geno Smith, who was sacked 4 times successful the team’s eighth nonaccomplishment of the season. Newcomer Quinnen Williams, acquired from the New York Jets earlier the NFL commercialized deadline, had 1.5 sacks successful his Cowboys debut, portion his antiaircraft tackle counterpart Kenny Clark added fractional a sack. James Houston and Osa Odighizuwa each recorded a sack successful the win.

On offense, Dak Prescott and institution were cooking, arsenic the seasoned backmost threw for 4 touchdowns and 268 yards.

It was an absorbing commencement for Dallas, which went three-and-out to unfastened the crippled connected a bid wherever some CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens didn’t spot the field. ESPN sideline newsman Lisa Salters said connected the "Monday Night Football" broadcast that it was a coach’s determination to beryllium the prima receivers for the archetypal drive. 

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Things didn't get amended erstwhile Maxx Crosby strip-sacked Prescott connected the pursuing drive, though the Cowboys' defence was capable to clasp the Raiders to conscionable 3 points connected the turnover successful their ain reddish zone. 

(L-R) George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys observe a touchdown during the 2nd 4th against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Nov. 17, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

When Pickens and Lamb entered the crippled aft those series, they instantly went to work.

Both receivers scored touchdowns, with Lamb getting the archetypal connected an 18-yard onslaught from Prescott connected the team’s 3rd drive. Then, aft Prescott recovered choky extremity Jake Ferguson, Pickens made aggregate defenders miss connected an awesome 37-yard catch-and-run into the extremity portion to stroke the crippled open, 24-6, adjacent the extremity of the archetypal half.

Pickens had himself rather the crippled successful Sin City, collecting 9 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown to pb each players successful some categories. Lamb finished with 5 receptions for 66 yards, portion Javonte Williams carried 22 times for 93 yards connected the ground.

Meanwhile, Smith was pressured passim but inactive managed to spell 27-of-42 for 238 yards, with 1 touchdown walk to Tre Tucker successful the 4th quarter. Tucker finished with 4 catches for 47 yards.

Tight extremity Brock Bowers did his champion to spark the Raiders, catching 7 of his 12 targets for 72 yards. But it was a pass-heavy attack each night, with rookie moving backmost Ashton Jeanty getting conscionable six carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys warms up earlier the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Nov. 17, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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In fact, the game-sealing play for Dallas came erstwhile the defence stopped Jeanty successful the Raiders’ extremity portion for a safety. It was a 31-16 crippled with plentifulness of clip near successful the 4th quarter, but the Cowboys slammed the doorway from that constituent on.

The Cowboys, present 4-5-1, volition proceed to propulsion guardant contempt the calamity that shook their locker room. They’ll instrumentality location for an NFC East showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles adjacent week astatine AT&T Stadium, wherever they anticipation to commencement a triumph streak.

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