The pulled off a thrilling upset against the on "Sunday Night Football," and they did it without their starting quarterback. After keeping everyone in suspense all week long, the Cowboys ruled
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out shortly before game-time, and instead rolled with backup under center. And Rush had himself a heck of a game.Rush completed 24 of 40 pa ses for 325 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception against a Vikings team that entered the game ranked third in pa s defense efficiency, per Football Outsiders' DVOA. Rush made several huge plays throughout the evening, but the biggest of them all came on his team's final drive of the night.With the Cowboys trailing 16-13, Rush took over from his own 25-yard line with 2:51 remaining in the fourth quarter. After an incomplete pa s on first down, Rush let one rip down the right sideline to . And let's be honest here ... he got pretty lucky. The ball bounced off Vikings defensive back hands and chest, then off Cooper's hands, before Cooper ultimately hauled
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it in for a 33-yard gain. The concentration by Amari Cooper here : on NBC: NFL (
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@NFL) Rush calmed himself down, though, and continued moving the Cowboys down the field. Even after a holding penalty set his team back with a third-and-11 at Minnesota's 20-yard line, Rush got the ball into the hands of -- who made an to pick up a key first down, setting the Cowboys up at the 5-yard line.And that's when Cooper Rush and Amari Cooper did something that had never been done before in history. COOPER TO COOPER.Cowboys take the lead! : on NBC: NFL (@NFL) Rush's touchdown pa s to Cooper, which ended up being the game-winner, was the in the history of the league where
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the pa ser's first name and the receiver's last name, were the exact same name, according to the NFL's research department. Cooper to Cooper. Never happened before.Incredibly, the Cowboys are also the only team to throw a touchdown pa s where the quarterback's last name and the receiver's first name, were the exact same name. threw a to last season -- in a game that was also played against the Vikings. That pa s was also a game-winner, as it put the Cowboys ahead 31-28 just inside the two-minute warning.The NFL has been around in some
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form or fashion since 1920, and this has only happened twice -- each of the last two years, with the same two teams, and with four different players, but with each play having the same result. That's just incredible stuff. The new NFL season is here! Win or lose, you can shop jerseys, shirts, hats, and much more to support your favorite team. .
