"It is worth pausing here to mention that the Dallas Cowboys are a joke. This once-proud franchise, winners of five Super Bowls, is now known for loud and expensive mediocrity even in years when they manage to win a playoff game. They have not won consecutive playoff games in 30 years, and two years ago their season ended on one of the funniest plays of all time. On Monday night, they led the Raiders 31-9 going into the fourth quarter."
"But they tried, at first. They cut the lead to 15 with an early fourth quarter TD then forced a three-and-out. That was as good as it'd get. Tre Tucker lost three yards on a punt return, which put the Raiders at their own 2 with 11:43 left. That false start pushed the Raiders back another yard. The playbook is admittedly limited in this situation, but head coach Pete Carroll drew up a terrible play."
Las Vegas trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter and faced first-and-11 deep in their own territory after a false start penalty. Dallas held a 31-9 lead entering the fourth quarter while carrying a reputation for expensive mediocrity and a long drought of consecutive playoff wins. The Raiders briefly cut the deficit and forced a three-and-out, but a punt return loss and a false start left them at their own 2. Head coach Pete Carroll called an Ashton Jeanty plunge into the line. Jeanty is a rookie ranked sixth-worst by FTN's DYAR and averages just one yard before contact.
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