Exciting 1st half, Cowboys defense doing well
pressuring Herbert, Cowboys offense stalling
after going ahead 14-3 at end of 1st quarter.

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Cowboys 1st drive, good mix of runs & passes
topped off with short run by Pollard for the TD
with 8:09 left in 1st quarter. Highlight, 4th &
short call near midfield in which Cooper inter-
fered with to get a 1st down. Cowboys 7 @
Chargers 0, 78 yard drive lasted 6:51.

Chargers 1st play, long 20 yard run for 1st
down. 2nd play, Keenan Allen wide open for
22 yard gain. 3rd play, Trevon Diggs intercep-
tion with 7 minutes left in 1st quarter!

Start at Cowboys 20 yard line, 17 yard pass
to CeeDee Lamb for 1st down. Zeke 8 yard
run on 1st down. 2nd play, Dak overthrows
Lamb for Chargers interception run back to
Cowboys 45 yard line with 5:56 left in 1st
quarter. Cooper also nearby, so pass may
have been intended for Lamb or Cooper.
quarter.

Chargers 12 yard pass for 1st down. After 8
yard pass, Malik Hooker tackles runner for
2 yard loss. Short pass stopped for no gain.
46 yard field goal with 3:32 left in 1st quarter,
Cowboys 7 @ Chagers 3.

Pollard 16 yard run for 1st down after Cow-
boys started at 25 yard line. After Pollard 6
yard run, 12 yard pass to Pollard for 1st down
at Chargers 41 yard line. Handoff to CeeDee
Lamb on 1st down for 13 yard run down to
Chargers 28 yard line for another 1st down.

10 yard pass for another 1st down at Char-
gers 18 yard line. 13 yard pass for 1st down
& goal at Chargers 5 yard line. Zeke 5 yard
run for TD with 17 seconds left in 1st quar-
ter, Cowboys 14 @ Chargers 3.

Chargers start at their 25 yard line. 16 yard
run for 1st down at their 41 yard line at end
of 1st quarter. 1st down on 14 yard pass to
Cowboys 45 yard line, but Chargers called
for taunting, ball placed on Chargers 40
yard line (apparently, a 15 yard penalty, ...

.... but it's not 1st & 25, it's 1st & 10). Pass
intercepted but looks like pass interference
will be called on Jayron Kearse. 1st & 10
at Cowboys 47 yard line. 1 yard run. Dor-
ance Armstrong hits Herbert on throw that
is completed for 2 yard loss. 3rd & 11, 1st ...

.... down at Cowboys 36 yard line to TE as
Herbert hit as he threw the completion. 7
yard run, but offensive holding makes it
1st & 20. 9 yard pass. 3 yard run. 3rd & 8,
False start, 3rd & 13. 27 yard pass for 1st
down at Cowboys 12 yard line.

12 yard pass for TD, missed tackle by An-
thony Brown who should've made the tac-
kle at 12 yard line, Cowboys 14 @ Char-
gers 11 after they run for a 2-point con-
version, 9:49 left in 1st half.

Pollard returns kickoff to 23 yard line. After
3 yard pass to Cooper, Pollard runs 8 yards
for 1st down at 34 yard line. Pollard 3 yard
run followed by short pass to Cedrick Wil-
son which he breaks for 17 yards down to
Chargers 46 yard line 1st down.

Zeke 5 yard run. Offensive holding on Ter-
ence Steele. 2nd & 15 at Cowboys 49 yard
line. Backwards pass to Wilson for 5 yard
gain. 3rd & 10. Delay of game. 3rd & 15.

Jarwin 10 yard gain on a pass. 4th & 5 at
Chargers 41 yard line. Cooper unable to
catch a ball near the ground, Tony Romo
though it was pass interference should've
been called on Samuel, not called.

Chargers take over at their 41 yard line
with 4:53 left in 1st half. Run for no gain.
15 yard pass for 1st down at Cowboys
44 yard line. 8 yards on 1st down pass.
3 yard run for 1st down but Chargers
called for offensive hold. 2nd & 12 at
Cowboys 46 yard line.

Neal tackles Charger for 1 yard loss. 3rd
& 13, pressure followed by Cowboys 1st
sack of 2021, by Leighton Vander Esch
at Chargers 45 yard line. 2 minute warn-
ing before punt but Cowboys hit the ...

.... punter without touching the punt, a
15 yard penalty for a 1st down. Cowboys
came close to a block. 1st & 10 at Cow-
boys 39 yard line. Pass for a 1st down
but Chargers called for offensive pass
interference.

1st & 20 at Cowboys 49 yard line, 1:47
left in 1st half. 6 yard pass inbounds.
10 yard pass to 33 yard line with clock
running.

3rd & 4, Herbert pressured but runs for
1st down at 28 yard line, 25 seconds left
in 1st half. 7 yard pass to 21 yard line,
time out with 17 seconds left in 1st half.
5 yard penalty for offensive movement,
ball on 26 yard line.

Parsons pressures Herbert causing a
pass out-of-bounds in the end zone. 11
seconds left. Incomplete pass with 7
seconds left. 4th & 8, 44 yard field goal
hits left upright, but flag thrown. Charg-
ers flagged for personal foul facemask, ...

.... penalized 15 yards, ball placed at
Cowboys 49 yard line with 3 seconds
left. Pass to CeeDee Lamb who laterals
to Zeke who comes within -2- yards of
getting it into the end zone as time ex-
pires.

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