WATCH: Cowboys win with incredible touchdown catch by Amari Cooper
The Dallas Cowboys won against the Minnesota Vikings with an incredible touchdown catch by Amari Cooper from backup quarterback Cooper Rush. Amari Cooper ran a fade route to the back corner of the end zone and Rush delivered a perfect ball over the defense that Cooper was able to snag.
Cowboys win on Cooper to Cooper touchdown
After a drive featuring two huge completions by Amari Cooper to move the ball downfield, Rush found Cooper in the back of the end zone for the big finish. Rush filled in for Dak Prescott after the Cowboys’ star was ruled out with a calf injury, and won the game in his first career start in the NFL.
Cooper Rush ended the night with 325 yards and two touchdowns, while Amari Cooper was responsible for 122 yards and one of their touchdown catches.
As the broadcast crew captured multiple times on the night, Cooper Rush’s performance was made even more special as his family was in the stands for his first NFL start.
The Cowboys had fallen down by a field goal after a drive that saw three personal foul penalties called against the Cowboys. The first penalty was called on Tarell Basham as he chased down Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins released the football as Basham completed the tackle, only to be ruled a late hit on the quarterback.
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With the drive kept alive, Cowboys’ defensive lineman Randy Gregory earned two personal fouls of his own to give the Vikings a total of 45 free yards down the stretch. Despite the issues, Dallas held Minnesota out of the end zone and gave their offense a chance to catch up.
On the Cowboys’ final drive of the game, Cooper came up huge with an acrobatic catch on a tipped ball that hit the defense. On the next play, Cooper added another 18 yard catch to his night after slipping by the cornerback for extra yards.
The Cowboys drive appeared to stall out in field goal range as a holding penalty pushed them backwards, but a delay of game called against Minnesota on defense gave them a more manageable third down. That third down saw Ezekiel Elliott make a short catch before fighting through defenders for tough yards after the catch to earn the first down near the goal line.
On the first play after Elliott’s heroics, Cooper Rush found Amari Cooper for the go-ahead touchdown pass. The Cowboys advanced to 6-1 on the season despite missing Prescott for the entire game.