Dallas Cowboys 14-22 Seattle Seahawks, Seattle wins second straight preseason, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Preseason Week 2

Seattle defense forces safety on blocked Anger punt

GAME - Seahawks beat Dallas 22-14

The Cowboys have an embarrassing end to the game as they make a last-ditch effort on 4th down and Grier is swallowed up by defenders. Seattle run out the clock to win their second straight preseason game, but send the Cowboys to 0-2 on the preseason.

Grier scrambles, runs backwards, but he's caught - SACKED by Ferguson and Smith

Seattle takes timeout #2

Cowboys go for it on 4th down...

Grier's bullet pass is incomplete to Johnson - 4th down and 3 Cowboys

Luepke picks up just 2 - 3rd and 3

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

The Cowboys are back in Seattle's territory - 2nd and 5 at the Seahawks' 30 but they need 8 points just to tie the game as they trail 22-14 with just 2 minutes left to play.

Grier pass complete to Johnson for 5 yards, 2nd and 5

Grier nearly throws another reception but there are flags thrown

Penalty on Seahawks' Blount - PassInterference - 13 yards

Grier pass complete to Cropper, picks up 19 yads

Myers 43-yard field goal is NO GOOD

Ahlers under pressure, throws an incomplete pass to bring Seattle to 4th and 3 at the Cowboys 25 and they'll try for a FG

It's Thompson again, he takes it up another 4 - 3rd and 3

Ahlers to Thompson for a short gain of 3

Ahlers to Lindsey for 12 yards and the 1st down

Ahlers to Herbert for a gain of 9 - 3rd and 9

Lindsey swallowed up by Harper for a loss of 3, nearly fumbles but the refs call him down - 2nd and 18

False Start on Seahawks' McKenzie

Ahlers dodges 3 defenders to make the 1st down with a 17-yard scramble into Dallas territory

Thompson gets a gain of 3 for 2nd down

Ahlers lobs it to Lindsey downfield but it's incompolete - 3rd down and 7

Anger punts again, Lindsey takes it back 16 yards

Anger punt is BLOCKED by the rookie Hall, it's recovered by Dowdle, SAFETY

Grier SACKED by Hall for a loss of 3 - 4th down

After the review, the officials say Luepke was down by contact earlier, no gain - 3rd and 9

Seahawks are challenging the Luepke 6-yard run, looks like he may have gone out of bounds earlier...

Luepke gets just 1 yard, then 6 to put Cowboys at 3rd and 3

Davis takes the return up 20 yards to the Cowboys 21

The Dallas defense was able to make some significant stops, but a Thompson 26-yard run put Seattle well within FG range. Myers made the 36-yard attempt and now the Seahawks lead by  with 9:38 left in the game.

Myers 36-yard field goal is GOOD

At 3rd and 3, Ahlers pass batted away by Mandell, incomplete

Ahlers pass incomplete in the endzone to Young - 2nd and 10 at the Dallas 29

After the review, the call stands - Thompson with the 25-yard gain and Dallas loses a timeout

The play is under the review - looks like Thompson may have gone out of bounds earlier

Thompson makes a huge 25-yard run for the 1st down and then some - 1st and 10 at the Dallas 29

Ahlers SACKED by Land - Fumbled and recovered - 3rd and 15

Ahlers pass long to Hall is incomplete - Hall looked confused on a pass that should've been caught

Ahlers pass to wide-open Lindsey for a gain of 15 into Cowboys territory

Taulapapa gets just 2 yards before he's doubled down on by Cox and Land

Ahlers to Herbert for 6 followed by an Ahlersscramble to slide 8 yards for the 1st down

Grier pass INTERCEPTED in the end zone by Brown, runs it back 20 yards

Vaughn is taken down by Rhattigan for a loss of 1, 2nd and 11 

END 3RD QUARTER

The Cowboys are gaining on the Seahawks as the 3rd quarter comes to a close. After a Vaughn TD put them within 3, the defense was able to stop the Seahawks from getting any more points. Now, the Cowboys are in Seattle territory after a turnover on downs gave them nice field position. It's 1st and 10 at the Seattle 19 for the Cowboys as they try to get notch TD.

Grier pass complete to Drummond for another big 15-yard gain to the Seahawks' 19

Neutral Zone Infraction on Seahawks' Ferguson - 2nd and 7 

Grier FUMBLES but recovers the ball and gets nowhere.

An IllegalMotion penalty on Grier is declined - 2nd and 12 at the Seahawks 39

Handoff to Vaughn, he takes it up 4 yards for the 1st down

Grier scrambles another 7 yards to the Seahawks 41 - 2nd and 3

Grier is nearly taken down but he gets away and tosses it downfield to Houston for 22 yards and the 1st down

Grier pass complete to Fant for a short gain of 2 - 3rd and 8

Vaughn gets swallowed by Bell for no gain - 2nd and 10 Dallas

Injury update on Cowboys' Overshown

Thompson took it up 3 yards just short of the 1st and the Seahawks go for it on 4th down and 1. Ahlers took it up the middle but he gets nowhere and the Cowboys will get the ball back at their own 28.

Thompson taken down by Butler for a loss of 2, 3rd and 4

Ahlers to Lindsey complete again for a gain of 8 - 2nd and 2

Lindsey returns the punt for 27 yards all the way to the Cowboys' 37 - already puts Seahawks in Cowboys territory

Penalty - Delay of Game on Cowboys

Grier long pass to Fehoko incomplete - 4th down Dallas, they'll punt it back to Seattle again

Vaughn taken down twice in a row for a loss of 4 brings Dallas to 3rd and 14 way in the backfield

Moreno-Cropper took the punt back 13 yards, but a Holding call on Cowboys' Johnson puts them back another 10 to the Cowboys 21.

Ahlers pass incomplete to Young, defended by Joseph. 4th and 27, Seattle will punt it back

False Start on Eiland takes Seattle even further back at 3rd and 27

Thompson gets nowhere, swallowed up by Thomas - 3rd and 22 Seahawks

Thompson gets 20 yards but it's taken back on a Holding penalty on Seahawks' Hebert (10 yards) - 2nd and 17, Seattle

Thompson taken down by Cox and Bell - 2nd and 7 Seattle

Ahlers pass to Bobo for 15 yards for the Seahawks 1st down

Grier took a few huge passes to his tight ends to get into the red zone quickly and it was rookie RB Deuce Vaughn who took the ball in 14 yards for the Cowboys touchdown. Aubrey's PAT was good to put the Cowboys within 3 with 11:39 still to go in the 3rd quarter.

Grier to TE McKeon for 10 yards and yet another 1st down 

Grier connects with Schoonmaker again for another gain of 12 yards to the Seahawks 24

Schoonmaker gets a pickup of 10 to bring Cowboys to 3rd and 2

Grier to Fehoko, but he's taken down by Brown for a loss of 2 - 2nd and 12 at Seahawks 46

Grier to Drummond for 27 yards takes Dallas into Seahawks territory

And we are back! The Cowboys will start on offense and Dowdle takes it up 23 yards to the Cowboys 29

Myers' 57-yard field goal put the Seahawks on the board in the 1st quarter

Rush to Dowdle gave Cowboys their only TD in the first half

One of 3 lobs that took Seahawks to their second TD of the night

HALFTIME

The Cowboys were unable to keep up with the Seahawks in the first half. Seattle took an early lead with a long Myers field goal, but Dallas took it back early in the second quarter with a TD run by Dowdle. The Seahawks defense was all over them after that though and their offense was able to get two more TDs by Dallas and Thompson to end the half with a 10-point lead.

Grier hands it off to Davis for a gain of just 3 yards and that'll bring us to the end of the first half

Grier under pressure tries to get the ball away and he throws it out of bounds. Holding on Cowboys' Taylor puts Dallas at 2nd and 24

Grier pass complete to Stephens, 2nd and 1

Grier pass to Davis complete

Illegal Use of Hands on Cowboys' Hoffman - 1st and 20

Dickison punts 49 yards, out of bounds

After review, the call was REVERSED - it'll be 4th down and inches for Seattle

Ahlers takes it up 7 yards for the 1st down - but now the play is under review as he may be short...

Ahlers takes it up 7 yards for the 1st down

Taulapapa gets another 3 but Seattle are at 3rd down with 58 seconds left

Lock hands it off to Taulapapa, pushed out at the 20 

Holding penalty on Seattle's Bobo - 10 yards

Seattle takes timeout #2

Ahlers gets 6 yards - 2nd and 4 Seattle

Anger punts 51 yards - 2 penalties on Seattle - Holding and Illegal Block Above the Waist, declined

Seahawks take timeout #1

The Cowboys decide not to go for it and they send Anger out for the punt

Grier tries to run it up for the 1-yard gain, but he's SACKED by Adams for no gain - 4th and 1. Will they go for it?

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

We're almost to the end of the first half here in Seattle and the Seahawks are leading 17-7. Dallas has the ball at their own 31 at 3rd and 1 as they try to get another score before halftime.

Grier throws sloppy incomplete pass to Dowdle, 3rd and 1

Dowdle gets away for 9 yards - 2nd and 1 Cowboys

Vaughn takes the punt up 18 yards to the Cowboys 21

Lock gets three huge play-action passes, a 21-yard to Fant, 32 to Thompson, and finally 11 to Mabry to put themselves at 1st and goal and it's Thompson who runs it in for a yard and the Seahawks touchdown. Myers PAT is good and the Seahawks lead by 10 with 2:35 to go in the half.

Lock with another play action pass to Mabry for 11 yards brings Seattle to 1st and goal

Thompson gets no gain, swallowed up by Golston and Thomas

Lock tries for a third lob, but it's incomplete - but Williams gets a Roughing the Passer call and gives Seattle the 1st down

Lock to a wide-open Thompson gets the Seahawks another huge gain of 32 yards

Lock pass complete to wide-open Fant for 21 yards 

Grier is under pressure and gets the ball away - it's caught by Stephens, but out of bounds - 4th and 10 will force Dallas to punt it back

Davis gets 2 and loses 2 to put Cowboys at 3rd and 10...

Grier makes a too-high pass to Tolbert, but he leaps up for the catch for 11 yards - 1st down Dallas

Grier is in at QB for the Cowboys now and after a handoff to Davis ends in a loss of 1, he makes up for it with an 18-yard run for the 1st down.

After a taunting penalty on Cowboys gives the Seahawks another chance, they maximize on it with a 48-yard Lock pass to the rookie Smith-Nijigba, which led to the 1-yard touchdown run by Dallas. The PAT by Myers was good and the Seahawks lead by 3 with just under 9 minutes to go in the half.

Lock gets the ball away for a huge lob of 48 yards to Smith-Njigba just short of the end zone

Cowboys' Thomas gets a Taunting penalty - now the Seahawks get 15 yards and a 1st down

Lock pass incomplete to Bobo, 4th down Seattle and they will punt it back but a flag is thrown...

Seahawks put Lock in at QB, he gets the ball away to Smith-Njigba for 7 yards but on 2nd down, Dallas is taken down by Bell for a 3-yard loss - 3rd and 6 Seattle

Dowdle takes the ball in 6 yards for a Cowboys touchdown and they get their first points on the board. Aubrey's PAT is good and the Cowboys take back the lead early in the 2nd quarter with 11:31 still to go in the half.

Rush pass complete to Tolbert good for the 1st down b

Dowdle gets a short gain of 2 and then 3, tackled by Mafe both times, Cowboys at 3rd and 5

Rush pass complete to Turpin for his first catch of the night (11 yards) gets Dallas the 1st down 

Dowdle gets a gain of 4 to start off the 2nd quarter but Rush's next pass bounces off Tolbert's hands for an incomplete pass and the Cowboys are at a quick 3rd and 6

END FIRST QUARTER

Rush to Brooks pass is COMPLETE for 8 yards and the 1st down and that'll take us to the end of the first quarter

After the review, the refs say the ball hit the ground before the catch, so it's 4th and 4 and Dallas will go for it...

The Cowboys get a few yards out of Davis and Tolbert caught the ball on the ground for the 1st down, but Carroll is challenging the call - play is under review

Rush to Hendershot is good for a gain of 7 and Davis takes it up another 6 for the first

At 3rd down, Rush gets the ball away for 15 yards to Tolbert to get the 1st down

Myers kicks it 66 yards to the -1 and Vaughn takes it 21 yards to the Cowboys 20

Seattle gets on the board with a 57-yard field goal by Jason Myers after the Cowboys got a 3rd down sack on Geno Smith. The Seahawks are in the lead with 4:19 to go in the 1st quarter.

Myers makes the 57-yard field goal attempt

After a few short gains, Smith is SACKED by Williams for a loss of 4, brings Seattle to 4th and 10

Charbonnet takes off for a huge run of 29 yards and the Seahawks are in Dallas territory

Smith to Bobo pass is caught for 26 yards. He FUMBLES but recovers it immediately, 1st down at the Seahawks 33

Cowboys' Overshown was injured on the play, down on the field now, we'll see what happens...

Seahawks starting inside their own 5, and Charbonnet is taken down by Overshown after 1 yard

Rush was SACKED by Reed, brings Cowboys to 4th down and they'll punt it back

Dowdle gets a gain of 6, but the ball was tipped on 2nd down. A flag was thrown, but they say the pass was deflected and it's now 3rd and 4.

Pass Interference on Seahawks' Jackson

At 3rd and 7, Rush throws a bullet downfield to Tolbert for 35 yards and the 1st down!

Rush faked the handoff and with Mafe all over him, he hit a sloppy incomplete pass towards Hendershot

Dowdle again for another 4 yards and the 1st down

Cowboys have Cooper Rush starting at QB, hands it off to Dowdle for a gain of 9, stopped by Julian Love

Smith pass incomplete to Young, brings Seattle to 4th down and they'll kick it back to Dallas

Smith gets the ball away to Lockett for a gain of 6 to put the Seahawks at 3rd and 3 but a flag is thrown for False Start on Fant and pushes them back another 5

Smith just gets away from the Dallas defense to get it to Dissly for a 3rd and 1 and it's Charbonnet who gets the 1st down, off to a good start in Seattle

Kickoff time!

And we're off! The Cowboys won the toss and elected to defer and the Seahawks are starting us off on offense with Geno Smith at quarterback!

It's almost time for kickoff - Dallas fans staying up late over there, get your coffee ready.

Geno Smith will play

Seahawks starting QB Geno Smith is suited up and ready to play against the Cowboys! 

Snoop Dogg, Will Ferrell, and Roger Goodell scold Pete Carroll for "showing up" his own players

Does Geno Smith have some competition at quarterback? A viral video of 71-year-old Seahawks coach Pete Carroll playing the QB position is pretty impressive. Of course, we don't really think he'll be taking anyone's job, but that didn't stop the likes of Snoop Dogg, Will Ferrell, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell from giving him a talking to for embarrassing his own players with his skills.

Deuce Vaughn one of Dallas' biggest surprises

Running back Deuce Vaughn may be one of the biggest surprises to come out of the Cowboys draft. He wasn't drafted until the sixth round, likely due to his size (5' 6", 176 pounds). Despite that, he has shown out in training camp and in his preseason debut, making himself a candidate for the RB2 position behind Pollard. 

Read more about Vaughn's journey from Kansas State to the NFL.

Cowboys kicker woes

Is Brandon Aubrey the guy for Dallas? Let's hope so. He performed fine against the Jaguars and has done well enough in training camp, but it will be interesting to see how he does tonight against the Seahawks (and next week against the Raiders). If he's not the guy, then the Cowboys will need to look into signing a veteran free agent, and it's something they need to do soon. Tonight is another chance for Aubrey to prove himself.

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Keep an eye on Devin Bush

The Seahawks linebacker shone in their preseason opener with five tackles and a tackle for loss. He signed a one-year deal with Seattle, but will still be up against Jordyn Brooks, who was just activated from the PUP list. If he does well against the Cowboys though, he should be a roster lock and potentially revamp his career after a mediocre stint with the Steelers. 

Cowboys release unofficial depth chart

The Dallas Cowboys have released another unofficial depth chart ahead of their Preseason Week 2 game against the Seattle Seahawks, but no changes have been made since last week. 

No Prescott for Cowboys tonight

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy does not believe in putting his starters in during preseason, and especially not star quarterback Dak Prescott. So, no chance of us seeing him tonight. But that doesn't mean he's not using his time on the sidelines productively. Prescott said he's learning more about McCarthy's game pace watching off the field. 

Instead tonight, we will see more from backups Cooper Rush and Will Grier. Last week, Rush went 10-of-12 for 83 yards before Frier took over, going 22-of-31 for 199 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.

How the Cowboys and Seahawks match up historically

How was preseason week 1?

The Seahawks won their first preseason game over the Minnesota Vikings, but the Cowboys lost their opening game to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Let's assess a bit.

Seahawks Week 1

Pete Carroll held most of the starters last week (which may mean we'll see some tonight, but he's declined to say as of yet). Still, they had an impressive defensive showing, holding the Vikings to just 83 rushing yards and an average of 3.2 yards per carry.

Another positive note for Seattle is the performance of their backup quarterback, Drew Lock. In his first time taking the field for the Seahawks, he threw two touchdown passes.

Cowboys Week 1

The Cowboys had a few positives and a few notes of concern/places of improvement to take away from their loss to the Jaguars. One point of improvement is on the Dallas o-line, which was inconsistent and sloppy in Week 1. Perhaps more worrying was the defense. I'll note that the Cowboys were playing their backups and the Jaguars their starters for much of the game, but still, the Cowboys boast quite a bit of depth on defense. And yet, the pass rush was unimpressive, not a single sack recorded in the game.

One positive is at receiver. Both tight end and wide receiver positions look to have much more promising depth than last year. TE John Stephens led, catching five of seven targets and one touchdown. On top of that, Jalen Tolbert and Simi Fehoko both looked way better than last season. And of course, we must mention running back Deuce Vaughn, the small but fierce rookie out of Kansas State. He led the team in rush yards (50) and notched a touchdown in his debut.

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