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Lance was under pressure but got the ball away to Schoonmaker for 11yards - 1st down at the Raiders 17
Lance pass to Flournoy for just 4, pushed out by Jones
Cowboys take second timeout
Vaughn pushes through for 3 yards and the 1st down
Lance pass to Flournoy caught for 8 yards - 2nd and 2
Vaughn breaks away and runs it through for 7 yards and another 1st down
Freeman takes it up the middle for 5 yards - 2nd and 5
Lance pass caught by Flournoy for 10yards and another 1st down
Freeman takes it again, picks up 4 for the first down
Freeman takes it up 7 yards - 2nd and 3
Carlson kicks 64 yards to the Cowboys 1. Davis takes it up 23 yards.
Tre Tucker's 43-yard punt return set up the scoring drive. O'Connell was in under center and led the Raiders the rest of the way. Kicker Daniel Carlson made his second field goal at 27 yards to give the Raiders the lead with 7:29 to go in the first half.
RAIDERS FIELD GOAL!
O'Connell pass to Wilkerson for 11 yards - 4th down and 5
O'Connell hits Shenker for a gain of 4 - 3rd and 16
O'Connell under pressure, pass incomplete to White - 2nd and 20
White takes it up 3 yards
Raiders' Meredith is called for Holding, 10 yards - 1st and 20
O'Connell comes in at QB for the Raiders and hits Wilkerson for another big gain of 14 yards
On the punt, Cowboys' Thomas is called for Player Out of Bounds on Kick, 5 yards
Anger punts it 52 yards to the Raiders 24 and TUCKER takes it up 43 YARDS to the Cowboys 33!
Lance pass to Cropper is bobbled and dropped, incomplete - 4th and 5
Lance hands it off to Davis for a gain of 3 - 3rd and 5
Lance hits Schoonmaker but he only gets 2, taken down by Deablo
Minshew throws a rocket to Bryant but he misses it - incomplete.
After turning it over, the Cowboys get the ball back again on a Raiders turnover.
Minshew pass hits the helmet of Laube - incomplete
Raiders go for it on 4th and 6
Minshew escapes the pocket, scrambles for 4 yards - 3rd and 6
Raiders offense come back on the field.
Minshew passes short to Shenker for no gain, taken down by Hall - 2nd and 10
Cole punts 69 yards to the Cowboys 11. Cropper takes it up 9 yards but FUMBLES, RECOVERED by Raiders' Turner at the Cowboys 23.
Minshew pass incomplete to Turner with Hall there to break up the pass - 4th and 4
Minshew pass long to Tucker, but he didn't get there in time and didn't look back early enough either - 3rd and 4
Minshew is still in at QB for the Raiders.
He passes short to Bryant for 6 yards - 2nd and 4
Anger punts 51 yards to Raiders 14, Sieg out of bounds.
Lance pass too high to Flournoy, broken up by Jones - 4th and 2
Lance scrambles for 8 yards - 3rd and 2
Lance is in at quarterback for the Cowboys. He's under pressure and throws way too long, misses Johnson - 2nd and 10
END FIRST QUARTER
That takes us to the end of the 1st quarter!
The Raiders and the Cowboys are tied 3-3 at the end of the first quarter after making a field goal each.
The Cowboys have the ball on first down at their own 27.
Vaughn takes it again and this time he makes the escape for 12 yards
Vaughn runs it up 6 yards, stopped by Deablo - 2nd and 4
Cole punts 51 yards to the Cowboys 9 and Cropper takes it up 19 yards
Holding call on Cowboys' Goodwin,10 yards
Minshew under pressure and he gets lucky it wasn't an interception - throws right towards Mukuamu - incomplete, 4th down
Mattison picks up 6 - 3rd and 11
Mattison takes it up just at the mark but a flag was thrown late
Holding on Raiders' Wilkerson, 10-yard penalty - 2nd and 17
Minshew pass to Mayer for 2 yards - 2nd and 8
The ruling on the field stands.
The pass was complete to Tucker for 11 yards.
Dallas loses a timeout.
Minshew makes a quick pass long to Tucker and he makes the catch for 11 yards, but the play is under review after Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy challenges the ruling, wondering if he was out of bounds or if he had control.
Mattison is pushed back by Kneeland for no gain - 3rd down
Minshew pass batted away by Thomas - 2nd and 10
Minshew pass to Mayer is caught for 9 yards - 1st down
Minshew pass to Turner is caught and he's tripped up by Booth after a yard - 3rd and 4
Minshew hands it off to Mattison for 5 yards - 2nd and 5
Anger punts it 54 yards to the Raiders 20 and Tucker takes it up 5 yards.
Raiders called for an Illegal Block in the Back on Smith, 10-yard penalty
Cowboys decide to run it on 3rd down and 17 - Freeman gets just 8 yards - 4th down
Rush pass incomplete to Schoonmaker - 3rd and 17
Rush passed to Schoonmaker for 6 yards, but Waletzko is called for Illegal Use of Hands, 10-yard penalty
Handoff to Freeman for 3 yards - 2nd and 7
Carlson kicks 65 yards from to Cowboys 0 - Johnson pushed out of bounds at the Cowboys 25
A 48-yard pass to Tucker set up the Raiders on this scoring drive. Daniel Carlson made the 29-yard field goal to tie up the game with 8:13 to go in the 1st quarter.
RAIDERS FIELD GOAL!
Minshew is under pressure again and throws too high, misses Meyers - 4th and 9.
Raiders will go for the field goal.
Minshew under pressure by Kneeland throws it away - 3rd and 9
Liufau makes his second stop, this time on White after just a yard - 2nd and 9 at the Cowboys 11
Minshew makes a DEEP pass to Tucker and IT IS CAUGHT for 48 yards!
Aubrey kicks 47 yards to the Raiders18, out of bounds.
That's a penalty on Aubrey - Kickoff Out of Bounds, placed at Raiders 40.
Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey, who scored all 12 points for Dallas in last week's preseason opener, makes the 54-yard field goal attempt to put the Cowboys in the lead with 9:53 still to go in the first quarter.
COWBOYS FIELD GOAL!
Rush passes to Tolbert and it's bopped up into the air by Jones again, but it comes back down into Tolbert's hands to make the catch for 6 yards - 4th and 4. Cowboys will go for the field goal attempt.
Rush hands it off to Davis and he's swallowed up by Crosby for no gain - 3rd down and 10
Rush tosses it to Brooks and he makes the catch but Jones knocks it out of his arms - incomplete - 2nd and 10
Rush takes it up the middle for 1 yard, good for the 1st down
Cooper Rush is in at QB for the Cowboys to start the game.
He hands it off to Davis and he runs it up 9 yards - 2nd and 1
Minshew throws low and it's nearly picked off by Harvey - incomplete. Cowboys will take over at their own 47.
Minshew gets the ball away to Turner, but he's taken down by Liufau after 7 yards - 4th down and 3. They go for it...
Minshew passes left to Meyers and it's too high - 3rd down
Minshew passes deep to Meyers but he's hit by Thomas just before he has a chance to catch it - 2nd down
White takes off and breaks through for 17 yards! 1st down Raiders
Minshew pass to Mayer for 5 yards - 2nd and 5
GAME TIME!
Raiders have won the toss and elected to receive. Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey kicks it 64 yards to the 1 and Mattison runs it up 23 yards to the Raiders 24.
Minshew is in under center for the Raiders and we're seeing all the healthy starters for Las Vegas.
Almost game time!
We're just moments away from kickoff at Allegiant Stadium!
We'll hopefully be seeing a lot of Puka Nacua's relative in tonight's game - the Cowboys' third-round pick, rookie linebacker Marist Liufau.
Can Trey Lance finally prove something?
The Cowboys traded a fourth-round pick for quarterback Trey Lance last August. It was a strange decision, and one they made once the preseason had already ended, so Lance ended up spending the entire season on the sidelines without anyone getting to see him play at all.
Lance was the 49ers' third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He made his on-field debut for the Cowboys in last week's preseason opener against the Rams and the results were underwhelming. He completed 61% of his 41 passes for 188 yards and rushed for 44 yards on six carries. He was up and down throughout the game, but his accuracy was the biggest issue, with several passes going too high and missing touchdowns on wide open targets.
Of course, it's expected that Lance might be a bit rusty after an entire year off. Head coach Mike McCarthy feels hopeful that Lance will improve this week against the Raiders.
“Just take another step in the efficiency [of the offense],” McCarthy said. “I thought he got the first part going, and as far as the drives, I mean, I don't know how many seven plus [play] drives in a game, I think [we had] three 10 plus [play] drives in a game, so the operation component I thought we got off to a good start. So just getting more in tune with the receivers, I thought he saw the game as far as the scheme, what we were doing to attack the coverage, so I thought he saw cleanly. So we just got to get the execution up but I thought he got off to a good start.”
Here are some of the key players to watch on both teams as the Raiders take on the Cowboys.
Beebe to start at center vs Raiders
The Cowboys will put rookie Cooper Beebe at center against the Raiders tonight, so we'll get to see what he can do at the position, something we haven't seen much of yet.
Dallas' third-round pick was the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year in each of his last two seasons with Kansas State, but he was primarily as a guard. Occasionally he played at tackle, but never at center.
Still, when Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy saw Beebe play, he "saw a center".
“With some of these guys, that’s why there’s a difference with the grades of these players from team to team," said McCarthy. "Maybe not everyone looked at him as a center. Maybe some people thought he was a guard. Maybe some people thought he was a right tackle. I don’t know. But when I saw him play, knowing his makeup and the background our scouts gave us on him, I just thought he’d be a natural center.’’
Beebe immediately took on the task with all his energy. Video clips of him taking snaps with his mother went viral on the internet and he's improved greatly throughout training camp already. In Dallas' preseason opener, Beebe split time between center and guard.
“It was definitely a transition," said Beebe. "OTAs was a pretty good learning experience for me. But now, as I continue to get reps, I’m comfortable now. This is my job. This is the position they want me to play and I’m going to continue to get better at it."
The Dallas Cowboys have been dealing with several injuries during training camp and even more have come up just days ahead of the game tonight.
The Raiders have been a bit more lucky.
QB battle heating up in Vegas
The Las Vegas Raiders still do not have their franchise quarterback. It's a battle between Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew, both of whom are expected to play again tonight.
Gardner Minshew
The Raiders are Minshew's fourth NFL team. Last season, he was Anthony Richardson's backup with the Indianapolis Colts, but ended up getting 13 starts after Richardson suffered injuries. In the games Minshew started, the Colts were 9-6. In the games he didn't, they were 0-2. He threw for 3,305 yards and 15 touchdowns to just nine interceptions. This year, the Raiders have better weapons on offense for him to throw to.
Aidan O'Connell
O'Connell is in just his second year in the NFL after he started as the backup to Jimmy Garoppolo last season in Las Vegas. He was named the starter in November. By the end of the season, O'Connell started 11 games andcompleted 62% of his passes with 2,218 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, seven interceptions, and one rushing touchdown. In fact, in the last four games of the season, O'Connell had eight touchdowns and no interceptions, averaging around 215 passing yards per game with three divisional wins in that time.
Who will win the battle?
It's anyone's game at this point. Minshew has experience and arguably superior athletic ability. But O'Connell is younger and perhaps has his best days still ahead of him.
Today's game could be the determining factor in what the Raiders eventually decide for the future of the QB position in Vegas.
The Cowboys and Raiders last week
In their preseason openers, both the Cowboys and the Raiders lost by a point. The Raiders lost 24-23 to the Minnesota Vikings and the Cowboys lost 13-12 to the Los Angeles Rams.
The Cowboys started third string quarterback Trey Lance, who struggled with his accuracy. Despite the Dallas defense getting four turnovers in the game, the Cowboys offense couldn't get in the end zone. Kicker Brandon Aubrey scored all 12 points on four field goals.
The Raiders had the lead throughout the first half of the game against the Vikings. Aidan O'Connell started the game and immediately led the team to a scoring drive (a field goal). Gardner Minshew came in after that and for the rest of the game, finishing 6-of-12 for a team-high 117 yards and a touchdown.
Good evening, everyone and welcome to our live text coverage of tonight's preseason Week 2's game, Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders!
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