Epic Thanksgiving Game! Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys FULL GAME | NFL 2025 Season Week 13

Epic Thanksgiving Game! Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys FULL GAME | NFL 2025 Season Week 13

FRANCHISES BACK IN 1960. THEY EVEN SHARED A SEASON FOR THEIR FIRST THREE SEASONS AT THE COTTON BOWL BUT NOW ZEST KANSAS CITY AND DALLAS AND AS YOU PUT IT, IT’S LIKE A REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFF GAME. TONY: IF YOU’RE NOT EXCITED ABOUT THIS GAME THEN YOU DON’T LOVE FOOTBALL. LET’S GO. JIM: THE CHIEFS HAVE DEFERRED AND THEY SEND IT TO TURPIN WHO DECISIONS AND ZAGS AND SWALLOWED UP AT ABOUT THE 26 BY FIVE CHIEF DAK PRESCOTT AND THE COWBOYS, THEY HAVE PUT UP POINTS THIS YEAR. THERE’S HIS RECORD ON THANKSGIVING. LAST YEAR HE DIDN’T PLAY. HE WAS OUT WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY THAT HAD FINISHED HIS YEAR A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THAT AND COOPER RUSH WAS THE QUARTERBACK ON THIS DAY. LUEPKE, THE FULLBACK LEADING THE WAY FOR WILLIAMS WHO BARRELS AHEAD FOR ABOUT FOUR AND TONY, I’D BE INTERESTED TO GET YOUR KEY MATCHUP WHEN COWBOYS ARE ON OFFENSE. TONY: THAT GUY RIGHT THERE. STEVE SPAGNUOLO, ONE OF THE BEST COORDINATORS. HE DISGUISES FORMATIONS. DAK HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE PRE-SNAP AND GOOD AGAINST THE BLITZ THIS YEAR, HOWEVER, IN THEIR STORIED HISTORY, SPAGNUOLO HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF DAK. JIM: SECOND AND 6 AND DAK WITH PRESSURE ABLE TO UNLOAD IT AND PICK UP A SHORT GAIN TO CEEDEE LAMB AS YOU HE WAS BROUGHT DOWNRIGHT AWAY. TONY: A PLAY FAKE. DAK IS GOING TO BOOT OUT AND LAMB OVER HERE PRETENDS TO BE BLOCKING. I THINK YOU’LL FIND SPAGNUOLO EARLY WILL SEE WHAT YOUR GAME PLAN IS, FIGURE OUT YOUR PROTECTIONS THEN FIGURE IT OUT AS THE GAME MOVES ON. JIM: CONNOR LAST WEEK GOT A SACK ON THE OPENING PLAY OF THE GAME AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS. PRESSURE AND IT’S PICKED. BECAUSE OF THE BLITZ, THEY PICK IT OFF WITH WATSON WHO GETS AWAY FROM FERGUSON AND TUMBLES AT THE 43 AND THE CHIEFS DEFENSE COMES UP WITH A PLAY ON THIRD SNAP OF THE GAME BUT WE HAVE TO CHECK THE FLAG. TONY: WOW. THIS IS PROBABLY ON THE RETURN. THIS PICK WILL PROBABLY STAND AND GUESS WHAT, SPAGS DECIDES TO COME AFTER HIM ON THE FIRST SERIES. HE HAS HAD DAK’S NUMBER. REFEREE: THERE IS NO FOUL ON THE PLAY. THE BALL IS INTERCEPTED, FIRST DOWN, KANSAS CITY. TONY: WATCH THE CORNER AT THE TOP. HE’S GOING TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE HE’S PLAYING UNDERNEATH AND HE FOLDS BACK TO A COVER 2 AND WATSON BAITS DAK RIGHT INTO THAT. HE PLAYS IN BETWEEN AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE HE’S ABOUT TO GET HIT BY HICKS. IF HICKS ISN’T THERE, HE DOESN’T HAVE TO THROW THE BALL THAT QUICKLY. JIM: HUNT IN THE BACKFIELD. THEY DO HAVE PACHECO IN THE UNIFORM TODAY AT THAT TIME FIRST DOWN THROW AND CAUGHT RIGHT AWAY BY HOLLYWOOD BROWN AND HE’S GOT A GAIN DOWN TO ABOUT THE 27-YARD LINE AS YOU LOOK AT WHAT MAHOMES KILLED LAST WEEK. THAT WAS HIS HIGHEST PASS YARD TOTAL OF THE SEASON. DIDN’T THROW A TOUCHDOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS LAST THREE GAMES BUT 352 AND BEAT THEM WITH HIS LEG AND IS THEY CAME BACK FROM DOWN 11 IF IN THE FOURTH. OVER TO RICE, ON THE RUN WITH A BLOCKER IN FRONT. AND RICE IS FREE TO THE END ZONE FOR A KANSAS CITY TOUCHDOWN! TONY: ONE OF THE KEYS TO THE GAME COMING IN WAS GOING TO BE DAK’S ABILITY — WE TALKED ABOUT PHISHING OUT THE SPICE AND PRESSURES. THE SECOND ONE IS GOING TO BE THE QUICK THROWS BY DAK. YOU HAVE TO SET THE EDGE OUT HERE BECAUSE THEIR RUN GAME IS AN R.P.O. WORLD WHICH MEANS THEY CAN THROW IT IN THE BACKFIELD OR THROW IT OUT OF THEIR RUN/PASS OPTION. YOU CANNOT ALLOW THAT. THEY’RE GOING TO RUN IT ALL DAY. JIM: WHAT A BLOCK FIRST BY KELCE AND THEN THE BLOCK BY JARED WILEY. WILEY ACTIVE TODAY BECAUSE NOAH GREEN OUT WITH IT LOOKED LIKE HE TWEAKED A HAMSTRING A COUPLE OF TIMES. HE FELL AFTER RUNNING AFTER THE CATCH. TONY: IT LOOKED LIKE IT BUT IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT TODAY. JIM: I SAW HIM. THEY’RE STAYING IN THE SAME HOTEL AS US AND I SAID WORD WAS YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A TWEAK AND A CRAMP. HE SAID I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE CRAMP BUT THERE WAS A TWEAK. RUN DOWN BY HICKS WHO JUST BLITZED AND FORCED THE TAKEAWAY. YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, THE TWO COMEBACK WINNINGS. LOOK AT THE SECOND LINE. TIME LEADING IN THE GAME. THIS IS THE FIRST GAME IN NFL HISTORY BETWEEN TWO TEAMS COMING OFF WINNINGS IN WHICH THEY NEVER LED UNTIL THERE WAS NO TIME REMAINING. ALSO THE FIRST THANKSGIVING GAME IN HISTORY WITH EACH TEAM COMING OFF DOUBLE-DIGIT COMEBACK VICTORIES. COWBOYS GO UP THE MIDDLE. LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO TRICK THEM, DECEIVE THEM BUT IT IS WILLIAMS UP AHEAD FOR FIVE. TONY: THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS TO WIN THE GAME, THE ABILITY TO RUN THE GAME EVERYTHING STEMS FROM THAT. IT STARTS WITH WILLIAMS BECAUSE EVERYTHING THROWS FROM THERE. IF THEY CAN PLAY-ACTION THEY’RE AS GOOD AS ANY TEAM IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. DAK IS ALMOST 80-SOMETHING PERCENT. WHEN HE HAS TO DROP BACK TO PASS, BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. JIM: TO TURPIN. ALMOST SLIPPING THROUGH THAT TACKLE BUT BOLTON WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO RESTRICT HIM TO A NINE-YARD GAIN. THERE WAS YOUR PLAY-ACTION, TONY. TONY: YEAH, THEY’RE VERY GOOD. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT. IF THEY GIVE A LITTLE ACTION, FAKE A HANDOFF, THERE’S NOT A TEAM BETTER IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND PROVEN SURE RIGHT THERE. JUST DON’T WANT TO GET INTO A DROPBACK GAME AND LET THE DISGUISE OF SPAGNUOLO HURT YOU. JIM: FIVE YARDS ON FIRST DOWN THE LAST TIME AND NOW WITH A NEW SET OF DOWNS AND A PRE-SNAP PENALTY HERE. REFEREE: FALSE START, OFFENSE NUMBER 78. FIVE-YARD PENALTY, FIRST DOWN. JIM: JOHN HUSSEY AND HIS CREW PRESIDING OVER THIS ONE. TRACE? TRACY: IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO WIN HERE AT AT&T AND TALKING WITH SOME COWBOYS PERSONNEL BEFORE THE RED, THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH ALL THE RED THAT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE STANDS. THE CHIEFS NANCE TRAVEL, MAHOMES IS FROM TEXAS. THE PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH SAID THEY WERE CONCERNED IF THEY GOT BEHIND EARLY AND CHIEF FANS CAN TAKE OVER. JIM: THEY’RE BEHIND EARLY, JUST AS THEY WERE LAST WEEK. AND THE PASS TO PICKENS. WHAT A FORCE HE’S BEEN. GOES FOR 10 TO PICKENS. TONY: WHAT AN OFF-SEASON ACQUISITION. HE HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE. HE’S SO SMOOTH, HE CATCHES EVERYTHING. HIS CATCH RADIUS IS EVERYWHERE. JUST THROW IT AROUND HIM AND I THINK YOU HAVE TO GIVE THIS FRONT OFFICE A TON OF CREDIT FOR BRINGING HIM IN AND WHAT HE’S DONE. JIM: NOW THE GOAL IS GOING TO BE HOW DO YOU KEEP HIM? TONY: IT IS. GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. JIM: SECOND AND 5 AND LOOK AT CHRIS JONES BUST ACROSS AND DROP WILLIAMS FOR A LOSS. IT LOOKED LIKE FERGUSON MAY HAVE MISSED A BLOCK. A LOSS OF TWO. TONY: IT’S TYLER SMITH RIGHT THERE, JUST A SWIM MOVE BY CHRIS JONES AND HE HAS BEEN DOMINANT THE LAST TWO WEEKS. AS SOON AS THE SEASON IS ON THE LINE HE DECIDED TO HAVE THAT INNER BEAST COME OUT. HE REALLY WAS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THAT WIN LAST WEEK. JIM: HE WAS IN IT THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE COWBOYS WITH NATE THOMAS AT LEFT TACKLE. TYLER GUYTON IS INACTIVE WITH A HIGH ANKLE SO THIRD AND 7. THE PRESSURE, THE PASS. IT’S ON THE MONEY. FOR LAMB. RIGHT ON THE CHIEFS’ SIDELINE AND A COWBOY FIRST DOWN. 10-YARD PASS PLAY. TONY: BIG-TIME THROW BY DAK. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE OUT CUT AND THAT’S AN INCREDIBLE ROUTE. HE RESTACKS MCDUFFY WHO DOESN’T GET RESTACKED VERY OFTEN. DAK THREW THAT BALL UNDER PRESSURE. JIM: TAKING NO TIME AT THE LINE AND A KICK BOOTLEG THROW TO SCHOONMAKER AND TRANQUIL IS THERE AND HOLDS HIM TO ONE. THESE LINEBACKERS FOR THE CHIEFS. WE KNOW HOW GOOD BOLDEN IS BUT CHANEL AND TRANQUIL MAKE A LOT OF PLAYS TOO. TONY: ANYWAY DO. THEY STOPPED JONATHAN TAYLOR LAST WEEK. TODAY THEY’RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE POISED NOT TRYING TO DO THE RUN-THROUGH BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO STOP THE PASSING GAME FIRST. JIM: SECOND AND 9. BOLTON STEPPED IN FRONT OF LAMB, GOT HIS HANDS ON IT. BOLTON HAD A PICK SIX IN A SUPER BOWL AGAINST PHILADELPHIA. TONY: THIS IN SOME WAYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PICK. GREAT JOB BY CEEDEE TO BREAK IT UP AT THE LAST SECOND. JIM: LAMB SHOWING SOME D.B. SKILLS RIGHT HERE. TONY: THAT’S TWO THROWS YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE EARLY IN A GAME. JIM: DAK THROWS TO A WIDE-OPEN LAMB. STUTTER STOP MOVE AND TACKLED DOWN AT ABOUT THE 29 BY MCDUFFY. 17 YARDS. COWBOYS GET ANOTHER FIRST. TONY: THEY’RE COMING AFTER DAK WITH A REGIMENTED COVER 4 BASICALLY. YOU SEND TWO PEOPLE GOING IN, IF YOU CAN GO INSIDE THAT WILL DEFEAT THAT COVERAGE AND GREAT JOB BY BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER AND TH JIM: COOK IS GOING TO GET A CLOSER EXAMINATION AND MIKE WOODS IS IN THE GAME. COWBOYS GO SCREEN WITH WILLIAMS AND HE HAS A FIRST DOWN. BALL CAME OUT BUT HE HIT THE GROUND. THEY RULE HIM DOWN AT THE 15-YARD LINE. HE WENT FOR 14 YARDS. TONY: GREAT PLAY DESIGN. HE’S GOING TO BE DOWN HERE. HIS KNEE HIT WELL BEFORE. THIS IS WHAT MAKES DALLAS SO DIFFICULT TO DEFEND. FOUR-MAN RUSH. HEY, WE’RE GOING TO GO SACK THE QUARTERBACK. NO, WE’RE LETTING YOU COME THROUGH BECAUSE IT’S A SIMPLE SCREEN PASS ON THANKS GIVING. JIM: FROM THE 15. WILLIAMS. NOWHERE TO GO. GEN. ROOKIE OUT OF LOUISVILLE IS WAITING FOR HIM. TONY: AS HE COMES ON YOU’LL SEE THIS DEFENSE IMPROVE MORE AND MORE BECAUSE THEY HAVEN’T HAD QUITE THE SAME PASS RUSH I’VE SEEN IN THE PAST. THEY WILL DO IT WITH PRESSURE BUT JUST FOUR GUYS ONLY, THEY HAVEN’T QUITE AFFECTED THE QUARTERBACK ENOUGH. JIM: THAT LEAK WILLIAMS GETS THE HANDLE. SETTING UP A THIRD AND 10. THIS COWBOYS OFFENSE, THEY STARTED OUT AT HOME, THEY START WITH THREE, 40-POINT OUTBURSTS. THEY’RE AVERAGING 33 ON THE SEASON NOW AT HOME. MOST IN THE LEAGUE WHEN IT COMES TO TOTAL OFFENSE. 425 A GAME. TONY: THEY JUST SAW IT, THE DEFENSE LAST WEEK. ALMOST THE SAME NUMBERS. JIM: GOING TO THE END ZONE ASK HE’S THERE! IT’S LAMB WHO CONVERTS FOR THE THIRD TIME ON THIRD DOWN ON THIS DRIVE AND IT’S A TOUCHDOWN FOR DALLAS. TONY: UNDER PRESSURE THIS WEEK FOR A FEW OF THE DROPS. THEY ENDED UP WINNING GAME LAST WEEK. THIS GUY IS AMAZING. RUNS A DOUBLE MOVE. HITCH AND GO AND RESTACKS AGAIN. PERFECTLY THROWN BALL BUT THAT ROUTE WAS NEXT LEVEL. HEY, HE’S A NUMBER ONE IN CASE EVERYONE WANTED TO KNOW AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE. TONY: I THINK IT WAS A PHILLY THING WITH HIM AND THE DROPS. HE HAD FOUR IN THE SEASON OPENER UP THERE. FOUR LAST WEEK. NOW A DIFFERENT STORY. THREE TIMES THEY GO TO HIM. THIRD AND 7, THIRD AND AT JASON WITTEN’S RETIREMENT PARTY. TONY: HE DID A GREAT JOB. AND ALREADY THE MOST YARDS MCDUFFIE HAS GIVEN UP ONE-ON-ONE TO A RECEIVER THIS YEAR AND IT’S IN THE FIRST QUARTER ANOTHER GRG WITH QUINNEN WILLIAMS. THEY HAD THAT COMEBACK THAT MATCHED THEIR ALL-TIME FRANCHISE RECORD OF 21. AND HUNT ABLE TO RUN RIGHT PAST THAT SIDE AND PICK UP ABOUT 14 AS HUNT’S COMING OFF A 100-YARD PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE COLTS ON 30 CARRIES. TONY: THIS IS A KAREEM HUNT SPECIAL. HE’S GOING TO GO GET AND GO UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL. COMES OFF AND HITS WILLIAMS AND GETS UP. THAT’S OUTSTANDING PLAY. HE WENT AGAINST TWO OF THE BEST PLAYERS ON THE DEFENSE — WILLIAMS AND RIGHT UP TO OVERSHOWN. JIM: YOU SAW HUMPHREY WHO SNAPS IT BACK TO MAHOMES AND THEY GO BACK TO HUNT AND HE’S ABLE TO DELIVER A STIFF-ARM ON THE WAY OUT OF BOUNDS FOR ANOTHER SIX. TONY: I’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN THE YEAR. CERTAIN TIMES JUST THE EYE TEST, RIGHT. YOU’RE WATCHING THE GAME AND YOU SEE THE CHIEFS AND I WAS LIKE, THIS LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE MOST EFFICIENT RUN GAME THAT I’VE SEEN THE CHIEFS AND THE MAHOMES ERA AND ANDY REID WITH THIS TEAM. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY CAN ACTUALLY DEPEND ON IT AND WE SAW IT LAST WEEK AND NOW IT’S SHOWING UP AGAIN. BY THE WAY, NO ONE RAN ON THE COWBOYS THE LAST TWO WEEKS. JIM: TRYING TO GO END-AROUND WITH WORTHY, ALL KINDS OF SPACE FOR WORTHY AND THE FORMER TEXAS LONGHORN DOWN TO THE 34. RICE, HIS FELLOW RECEIVER, THREW A NICE BLOCK ON THAT SIDE. HE GOES FOR 17. TONY: YOU’LL SEE THE FAKE, HANDOFF AND THEN THE REVERSE BUT IT’S UNDER CENTER AND YOU SEE WORTHY’S SPEED. ONE OF THE FASTEST PLAYERS WE’VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. IT’S THE UNDER-CENTER PLAYS THAT’S BEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN THE RUN GAME. WHEN THEY’RE UNDER CENTER, THEY’VE BEEN HARD TO STOP. JIM: THEY WELCOME THE RETURN OF ISIAH PACHECO AND PACHECO ABLE TO SHOW STUFF ON HIS FIRST HANDLE AND IS ABOUT A FOOT SHY OF A FIRST. SAM WILLIAMS TACKLED HIM. TONY: ANDY REID PLAYED IT CLOSE TO THE VEST, HE RAN THE BALL 30 CARRIES FOR KAREEM HUNT. I CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAW ANDY REID GIVE A RUNNING BACK 30 CARRIES. HE DID IT AND HE’S STAYING COMMITTED TO THAT AGAIN TODAY AND IT’S PAYING OFF. JIM: RUSH ATTEMPTS PER GAME, GOING BACK NOW MORE THAN A DECADE. SECOND AND ONE. THE SHORT ONE. PASS OVER TO RICE AND LOOK AT HIM, ABLE TO KIND OF STEP BACK, LET THE DEFENDER FLY BY AND PICK UP THE YARDAGE FOR THE FIRST. TONY: YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THIS A LOT. FIVE MEN ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, DALLAS TURNED TO THIS FIVE-DOWN LINE WHICH HAS REALLY HELPED. YOU HAVE 3-D TACKLES IN THE GAME A LOT OF TIME, A BUNCH OF BIG GUYS INSIDE. THAT’S HELPED. BUT IF YOU’RE GOING TO PUT FIVE GUYS UP THERE, YOU DON’T HAVE AS MANY ON THE OUTSIDE FOR THE QUICK SCREENS, THE BUBBLES, STUFF LIKE THAT. JIM: DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR MATT EBERFLUS. TONY: HE’S DONE A GREAT JOB RECENTLY. JIM: FIRST AND 10. WORTHY DECKED BY WILLIAMS WHO MAKES A SECOND TACKLE ON THIS DRIVE AND IT’S A LOSS OF FOUR. TONY: JUST A LITTLE TOO CUTE. YOU’RE GOING TO GET FIVE MEN RUSHING THE PASSER AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU CAN’T HAVE A SLOW DEVELOPING PLAY. THE REASON YOU PUT FIVE GUYS UP THERE, JIM, SO YOU CAN’T PULL THE GUARDS. THE O-LINE, THEY TRIED TO PULL SOMEONE. THAT DOESN’T WORK WHEN YOU’RE FIVE-ON-FIVE AND YOU TRY TO PULL SOMEONE. SOMEONE WILL COME TREE. JIM: SECOND AND 13 BACK AT THE 25. MAHOMES GOING TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT. THEY’RE CHASING HIM AND HE’S GOING TO THROW IT AWAY. THORNTON’S OVER IN THAT AREA AS IT SAILS OUT OF BOUNDS AND IT WENT PAST THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. KENNY CLARK WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON MAHOMES. TONY: HE HAD A CHANCE, RICE WAS OPEN. BUT THIS IS WHY THE CHIEFS ARE GOING TO BE IN A TOUGH SITUATION WHEN IT’S OBVIOUS PASSING DOWNS. THE BACKUP RIGHT GUARD, TREY SMITH, THEIR INCREDIBLE RIGHT GUARD IS OUT. MAHOMES HAS TO RUN A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HE WANTS TO. JIM: THIRD AND 14. TONY: FIVE GUYS ON THE LINE HERE. JIM: RICE DOWN, LOOKS LIKE ONE-ON-ONE COVERAGE. MAHOMES LOOKING, LOOKING, TAKING OFF, GOING TO TRY TO BEAT HIM WITH HIS LEGS, TRIPPED UP BUT HE STILL KEPT HIS BALANCE FOR A FIRST DOWN INSIDE THE 10. ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM OVERSHOWN AND RACES FOR 16. TONY: OVERSHOWN IS INCREDIBLE BUT CREED HUMPHREY IS, AS WELL. THE CENTER’S GOING TO GO UP AND GRAB AND MAHOMES READS IT AS IF HE’S A RUNNING BACK AND YOU KNOW WHEN THE SEASON’S ON THE LINE, HE’S GOING TO USE HIS LEGS AND HE DID IT LAST WEEK AT THE END OF THE GAME AND WILLED HIS TEAM AGAIN TODAY. JIM: THAT DRIVE DOWN THE FIELD WHEN THEY WERE DOWN 11 AND HE DID A COUPLE OF TIMES, A COUPLE OF SCRAMBLES, AND THAT DRIVE CHANGED THE ENERGY. TONY: TOTALLY AGREE. JIM: OFF TO HUNT. HUNT BOUNCES OFF THE HIT AND FINALLY THEY’RE ABLE TO GET HIM FROM BEHIND WITH CLOWNEY MAKING THE TACKLE. FIVE-YARD PICKUP FOR KAREEM. TONY: HOW MANY GAMES HAVE WE DONE RECENTLY WHERE I’M SAYING THE CHIEFS HAVE MORE RUNS THAN PASSES. AGAIN YOU’RE SEEING THAT. JIM: THEY’VE THROWN IT FOUR TIMES SO FAR IN THIS GAME, RUSHED IT SEVEN. 64 YARDS RUSHING ON THIS DRIVE. WILDCAT AND IT’S RICE AT QUARTERBACK AND RICE TRYING TO GET THE EDGE AND RICE TRYING TO GET TO THE END ZONE AND HE LOST THE BALL ON THE WAY OUT. HE’S NOT NEAR THE GOAL LINE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. HE WAS POPPED BY DONOVAN WILLIAMS. THEY GO WILDCAT WITH RICE. TONY: AND WILSON WILL COME IN AT THE END AND GET HIS HAND DOWN. EVERYONE WANTS TO GIVE QUINNEN WILLIAMS ALL THE CREDIT. HE’S BEEN AMAZING BUT GETTING WILSON A SAFETY AND HOOKER BACK, THEY WERE INJURED, HAS BEEN HUGE. OVERSHOWN COMING BACK. THE COMBINATION OF THEM, LOGAN WILSON COMING IN, WILLIAMS, IT’S BEEN THE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS DEFENSE. JIM: THIRD AND GOAL. HUNT HAS BEEN SO TOUGH IN GOAL LINE. HE HAS SCORED A TOUCHDOWN IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE GAMES. HUNT GOING SIDEWAYS. NO PUSH THERE TO GET HIM ACROSS, THE COWBOYS COLLAPSE IN ON THEM AND MAKE THE STOP. TONY: THIS IS WHERE DALLAS IS DIFFERENT, WHY THEY’RE HOPING IN THE FUTURE THEY HAVE A CHANCE. THEY CAN SHUT THE RUN DOWN WHEN THEY DECIDE TO. THE LAST TWO WEEKS, SAQUON BARKLEY GAVE UP 22 YARDS TO THEM. THEY’RE GOING FOR IT. JIM: FOURTH AND JUST INSIDE THE 2. TONY: THEY’RE NOT GOING TO RUN THIS FOOTBALL RIGHT HERE. YOU GOT TO EXPECT TRICKERY. IT’S ANDY REID SPECIAL TIME AND MAHOMES SCRAMBLING TIME. JIM: KELCE IN A SLOT TO THE RIGHT. MAHOMES LOOKING IN THE END ZONE AND HE GOES TO KELCE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! TONY: WELL, JIM, YOU SAID IT. IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOU WERE NANTZRODOMUS THERE. IT WAS GREAT COVERAGE BUT A BETTER ROUTE, THROW, TIMING. YOU WERE ALL OVER IT BUT YOU’RE NEVER REALLY ALL OVER IT WHEN YOU HAVE KELCE AND MAHOMES. THAT’S WHY THE CHIEFS HAVE PLAYED IN THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME EVERY YEAR. JIM: A DRIVE THAT TOOK NEARLY SEVEN MINUTES. TONY: LAST WEEK THEY WERE STOPPED IN THE RED ZONE CONSISTENTLY. JIM: BUTKER TAX ON ONE MORE. LAST WEEK KELCE HAD A TOUCHDOWN TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE OF A PENALTY. BUT THAT IS NOW OFFICIALLY NUMBER 85 OF HIS AND GOAL THAN OLD RELIABLE, TRAVIS KELCE. TONY: YOU SAID IT. YOU’RE GOING TO PLAY HIM ONE-ON-ONE, I DON’T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE HE’S PLAYING AT A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL RIGHT NOW. AND SOMETIMES IT GOES UNDER THE RADAR BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE OLDER, PAST HIS PRIME. WATCH HIM. HE’S PLAYING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. JIM: HE’S PLAYING SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN LAST YEAR AND ONE OF HIS BEST YEARS REALLY IN THE LAST FIVE. TONY: HE COULD HAVE HAD A FEW MORE LAST WEEK. IT WAS CALLED BACK AND HE WAS OPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. JIM: POOCH KICK TO TURPIN. POPPED OUT BY WILLIAMS. TONY: WE’RE IN FOR A SHOOTOUT TODAY. JIM: AT FIRST IT WAS GOING TO BE A WHO DOWN — HO-DOWN, NOW A SHOOTOUT. WE’VE GOT A MARKER ON THE RETURN. REFEREE: DURING THE RETURN, HOLDING, RECEIVING TEAM, NUMBER 38. 10-YARD PENALTY WILL BE ENFORCED FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL. WE GOING TO THE SECOND PERIOD, TIME-OUT. JIM: THAT IS THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER. MAHOMES WITH TWO TOUCHDOWN PASSES. LAMB CAUGHT ONE FOR DALLAS. WE GO TO THE SECOND, CHIEFS UP S COMMUNITY, TONY. TONY: HE IS. HE’S BEEN EVERYWHERE, DOES THINGS FOR SO MANY PEOPLE AND JOHN MADDEN SAID IT CORRECT, GIVE HIM THE BALL. JIM: AND GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN. TONY: ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER, PROBABLY WANT TO GIVE HIM THE BALL. JIM: FROM THE 16, OFF THE PENALTY DURING THE RETURN, DAK GOES TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND IT’S THERE, ABLE TO PICK UP ABOUT 11. TONY: THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE BY DAK AND SCHOTTENHEIMER AND THE WAY THEY BUILT THIS SYSTEM, HIRING THE THE RIGHT PEOPLE, BRINGING IN KLAYTON ADAMS ON THE OFFENSE STAFF BUT IT STARTS WITH THE RUN GAME, PLAY-ACTION. KEEP DOING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, GIVES YOU A CHANCE AND YOU HAVE GOT WEAPONS OUTSIDE. JIM: FLOWRNOIT HAS DEVELOPED AS THE SEASON’S GONE ON. OVER TO TURPIN, TURNING IT UPFIELD AND STEPPING OUT OF BOUNDS AS EDWARDS WAS WAITING FOR HIM. ANOTHER DALLAS FIRST. TONY: HE’S DANGEROUS, LIKE WORTHY WITH THE SPEED. A LITTLE BIT OF BUSTED COVERAGE HERE, MISCOMMUNICATION BY KANSAS CITY, TWO GUYS IN ONE SPOT. NO ONE IN THE CURL FLAT AREA. AND YOU SEE WHY HE’S SO SPECIAL IN THE RETURN GAME, THAT JUICE, THAT SPEED. JIM: YOU ONLY WEAR NUMBER 9 IN DALLAS IF YOU HAVE SERIOUS SPEED. TONY: 100%. I WAS THE FASTEST UNTIL I GAVE IT TO HIM, NO QUESTION. JIM: WILLIAMS TURNING UPFIELD. TONY: JUST DON’T QUESTION WHEN BRIAN WAS IN HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, WENT TO BLUE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. HIS PARENTS LOVED LIVING IN THAT COMMUNITY. STRONG TIES. SECOND AND EIGHT. LOOK AT THIS PASS, ABLE TO DUMP IT OFF. A LITTLE JUMP ACTION AND WILLIAMS IS ABOUT FIVE YARDS SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN. HE GOT TO HANG AROUND THE FACILITY WITH THE CHIEFS, TALKING ABOUT BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER WHEN HIS DAD WAS THE HEAD COACH. WATCH THIS. WHAT A GREAT EFFORT BY DAK. TONY: HE’S DONE A GREAT JOB GETTING THROUGH THE PROGRESSIONS AND KEEPING HIS FOOTWORK CORRECT. HE’S ONLY THROWN TWO BALLS THAT WERE ONLY REMOTELY POOR. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN PERFECT. JIM: COOK IS BACK IN THERE AT SAFETY, BACK THERE AT THE 36-YARD LINE. THIRD AND FOUR, SIDELINE THEY GO AND LOOKING FOR PICKENS. TONY: THIS ONE’S ON DAK A LITTLE BIT. HE JUST GOT HIMSELF OUTSIDE THE POCKET TRYING TO CREATE TOO MUCH ROOM THERE. IF HE STAYED IN THE POCKET, HE HAD MORE SPACE BUT YOU’RE GOING TO WATCH PICKENS GO UP. MCDUFFIE READ IT RIGHT AWAY. THAT BALL COULD HAVE BEEN ON HIM, RIGHT ON HIS CHEST. JIM: THE OFFENSE IS STILL IN HUDDLE. AT THE 48 OF THE CHIEFS. TONY: THIS IS IS THE MATCHUP, SPAGNUOLO ON HUGE DOWN AND DISTANCE, I FELT THEY GOT THE CALL IN TOO LATE TO GET TO SOMETHING CRAZY BUT WATCH OUT FOR HIM COMING OFF THE EDGE. JIM: DAK GETS IT AWAY, THEY GET THE FIRST DOWN. FERGUSON MAKES THE GRAB. GUTSY CALL BY SHOTY. TONY: WHEN THEY OBLITERATES — BLITZ FROM HERE, WHERE DO YOU THROW IT? RIGHT WHERE THEY BLITZ FROM. THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES YOU CAN’T DIAGNOSE THAT AS QUARTERBACK. GREAT JOB BY DAK TO RECOGNIZE THE PRESSURE COMING AND GETTING THE BALL OUT. JIM: HOW ABOUT VISITING WITH DAK THIS WEEK AND DAK TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH CLEARER HE SEES THE GAME NOW IN ALL THESE YEARS, THE CLARITY IS THERE AS HE’S LOOKING AROUND HERE AND JUST UNABLE TO GET THE FOOTBALL TO PICKENS. PICKENS LOOKING BACK IN THAT SUN IN THAT DIRECTION. DON’T KNOW IF THAT WAS AN ISSUE. SHIELDING HIS EYES RIGHT THERE, MAYBE INDICATING THAT. TONY: A SIMPLE PLAY-ACTION COMING AROUND AND OVER THE MIDDLE, HE RUNS UP IN THE POCKET AND MISSES HIM. PICKENS SEES THE SUN SO HE CAN’T SEE THE BALL BUT I’M NOT ENTIRELY SURE EVEN IF HE DIDN’T HAVE THE SUN HE COULD HAVE GOT THERE. JIM: SETS UP SECOND AND “TEN” — 10. THAT IS DAVIS GETTING THE CARRY FOR ONLY A YARD. WE GO DOWN TO TRACY ON THE SIDELINE. TRACY: WE JUST SAW BRYAN COOK, THE SAFETY, GO INTO THE GAME ON THE THIRD DOWN. HE’S DEALING WITH A RIGHT ANKLE INJURY. THEY TAPED IT, RETAPED IT. HE WAS DOING LIGHT JOGGING ON THE SIDELINE AND I WAS TOLD HE WILL TRY TO PLAY THROUGH IT BUT ONLY ON THIRD DOWNS FOR NOW. JIM: HE’S NOT OUT THERE NOW, AS YOU SEE 34 TAKING THAT SPOT. COOK TO THE BENCH. EDWARDS IN FOR HIM. TONY: EDWARDS, A VETERAN PLAYER. NOT A LOT OF TIME THIS YEAR CALLING HIM UP. JIM: THIRD AND NINE, THEY GO SCREEN. ABLE TO TURN THE CORNER AND GET AN EXTRA YARD OR TWO BUT THEY’RE BACK TO ANOTHER FOURTH DOWN. TONY: SHOULD WE MOVE ON AND GO TO THE KICKOFF? JIM: MR. AUTOMATIC? TONY: HERE’S MR. AUTOMATIC. JIM: HE MADE THE 32-YARDER LAST SUNDAY TO BEAT PHILADELPHIA. HE’S CONVERTED 26 STRAIGHT FROM INSIDE 50, 26 IN A ROW. THIS IS 49. TONY: THIS IS 30 YARDS TO HIM. JIM: THERE’S THE KICK BY AUBREY AND FINDS HIS WAY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT RIGHT DOWN THE AREA. REMIGIO BACK FOR THE CHIEFS WHO BEGIN THIS WEEK THREE GAMES BACK OF THE BRONCOS IN THE AFC WEST. THAT’S ONE EXAMPLE OF WHY IT’S DESPERATE TIMES FOR KANSAS CITY AND THE COWBOYS TODAY, BOTH NEEDING THIS GAME. THORNTON ON THE RUNBACK, TRIES TO MAKE A LITTLE WIGGLE ON STEWARD BUT TAKEN DOWN. THE DALLAS COWBOYS SERVE THE TEAM’S ANNUAL EARLY THANKSGIVING DAY MEAL AT SALVATION ARMY IN WEST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, AIMING TO SERVE NEARLY 600 LESS FORTUNATE MEN AND WOMEN. THAT’S A LONG-STANDING TRADITION, TONY. TONY: IT IS. I DID THAT EVERY YEAR WE WERE HERE. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. YOU YOU GOT TO MEET EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. JIM: PATRICK’S PASS IS BACK TO KELCE AND HE’S WIDE OPEN AND FALLS AT ABOUT THE 46-YARD LINE INDICATING A FIRST DOWN. TONY: WATCH RIGHT HERE. HE DROPS BACK AND LOOK AT THIS ROUTE. HE’S GOING INSIDE AND WILL END UP GETTING BACK OUTSIDE. YOU GOT TO MAKE HIM FEEL THAT WAY. THAT’S, WOW, TRAVIS KELCE GO AHEAD. THAT’S IMPRESSIVE, JIM, HE IS PLAYING OUTSTANDING. JIM: OUT FOR THIS SNAP, WILEY IN FOR HIM, WITHOUT NOAH GRAY TODAY, INACTIVE, OFF AN INJURY LAST WEEK. MAHOMES FLINGS IT DOWN THE FIELD AND HAD TO GET RID OF IT QUICKLY. HE WAS HIT BY SOLOMON THOMAS. PASS WAS HEADED IN THE DIRECTION OF WORTHY. TONY: YOU’LL SEE AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, THOMAS IS GOING TO GET RIGHT PAST KINGSLEY, 76 THERE. THIS IS MAHOMES BASICALLY THROWING THE BALL AWAY SO THAT’S ACTUALLY A WINNING PLAY FOR A QUARTERBACK BECAUSE YOU THROW THE BALL AWAY, NO CHANCE OF INTERCEPTION. GREAT JOB BY THOMAS WITH THE PRESSURE. HE’S PLAYING REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. JIM: SMITH-SCHUSTER COMES IN FOR THE CHIEFS ON SECOND AND 10 AND A PASS COMES OVER TO WORTHY AGAIN. SHOVED OUT BY BLAND ABOUT A YARD SHORT OF THE FIRST. TONY: HE’S IN RHYTHM, SEEING THE FIELD. DAK’S DOING THE SAME THING, OTHER THAN THE INTERCEPTION. I FEEL LIKE DAK IS PLAYING OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL, AS WELL. THIS IS A GREAT MANO A MANO KIND OF GAME WHERE IT’S YOU VERSUS ME AND WHO’S GOING TO ACTUALLY DO IT AND WIN THIS GAME AND DAK, YOU’RE RIGHT THERE PLAYING GREAT THIS YEAR BUT YOU GOT TO BEAT THE MAN TODAY AND YOU GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF YOU BUT YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH HIM. JIM: THIRD AND ONE, OPERATING IN DALLAS TERRITORY AGAIN. MOVING IT AROUND, KELCE IN THERE TO BLOCK AS THEY GIVE HUNT THE CALL AND HE PICKS UP THE FIRST. TONY: I KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIRD AND ONE, HUNT. HE’S AUTOMATIC. JIM: HE’S BEEN CLOSE TO AUTOMATIC BUT MAHOMES SO FAR IN THIS GAME, 6-8, 74 YARDS AND A PAIR OF TOUCHDOWN THROWS. TONY: HE’S IN RHYTHM. THIS IS THE THIRD AND 14 WHERE HE WILLED IT LIKE LAST WEEK, HE LOOKS UP AND THE TIMING ON THIS THROW. BEFORE YOU THROW A HIGH POINTED BALL IN THE BACK OF THE END ZONE EXACTLY HOW YOU TEACH IT AND YOU SEE KELCE DOING KELCE THINGS. JIM: NEW SET OF DOWNS, 41-YARD LINE OF THE COWBOYS. GOING FOR THE HOME RUN BALL. LOOKING FOR THORNTON AND TWO COWBOYS BACK THERE WITH HIM. WE’VE GOT A FLAG BACK AT THE 49-YARD LINE. REFEREE: HOLDING, OFFENSE NUMBER 71. 10-YARD PENALTY, FIRST DOWN. JIM: HOLD ON, JOSH SIMMONS, ROOKIE LEFT TACKLE. THIS OFFENSIVE LINE OPERATIN WITHOUT TREY SMITH TODAY, CALIENDO IN FOR HIM. TONY: YOU’LL SEE THE HOLD INSIDE RIGHT HERE. I WANT YOU TO WATCH — THAT’S THE INCREDIBLE PLAY. HE’S GOING TO TURN AROUND AND COME OFF IT AND THAT’S GOING TO BE CALLED — BY THE WAY, HE’S PLAYING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. ONCE QUINNEN WILLIAMS COMES IN, YOU’RE WONDERING IF YOU’RE GOING TO KEEP PLAYING. IT’S ONLY GOING TO HELP YOU. THEY’VE GOT A THREE-HEADED MONSTER WITH CLARK, WILLIAMS AND THREE — IT’S SO CHALLENGING FOR BOTH THESE TEAMS. WHOEVER WINS, YOU HAVE A WAY TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS. IF YOU LOSE, IT’S BLEAK. JIM: MAHOMES LOOKING TO BUY TIME. HE’S GOING DOWN. COWBOYS STAYED AFTER HIM AND CLOWNEY EVENTUALLY GOT HIM. TONY: ONE OF THE CONCERNS COMING INTO A SHORT WEEK IS GOING TO BE YOUR ABILITY TO PLASTER ON THE OUTSIDE. HOW DO WE TEACH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN? IT’S A COVERAGE SACK BUT IT’S REALLY ABOUT RUSH LANE INTEGRITY. ON A SHORT WEEK IT’S HARD BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT GETTING THE REPS ON THE PRACTICE FIELD. CLOWNEY, THIS TEAM, YOU’VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO PLAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR FIVE, SIX, SEVEN SECONDS, LIKE HE DID THERE. JIM: REVEL IS DOWN FOR DALLAS. TONY: HAVING CLOWNEY — COACH SCHOTTENHEIMER KNOWS, REVEL,F O. WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO BREAK BREAD WITH THEM LAST NIGHT AND CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING AND HEARTFELT SPEECHES BY MANY OF OUR TECHNICAL TEAM MEMBERS, REALLY TOUCHING. THIRD AND 26 AS RICE GETS THE WIDE RECEIVER SCREEN PASS AND THEY GET ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE YARDAGE THEY NEEDED. THEY GIVE THEM 10 ON THAT. WE’LL HAVE THE FIRST PUNT OF THE GAME HERE, TONE. TONY: IT’S ALL SET UP BY THE LONGEST STACK OF THE YEAR, 11.3 SECONDS ON SECOND DOWN FOR PATRICK MAHOMES AND THAT SHOWS YOU THE EFFORT OF THIS COWBOY TEAM. THEY’VE BEEN LEAPING OFF THE TAPE THE LAST FEW WEEKS. JIM: ARAIZA IS THE CHIEFS PUNTER. HERE IS ARAIZA SENDING IT DOWN TO THE 15, FAIR CAUGHT THERE. TONY: I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE TOUGH. JIM: AMAZING SHOTS OF TODAY’S GAME ARE PROVIDED BY NATIONWIDE. SO THE COWBOYS FORCE A PUNT AND HERE THEY START THIS DRIVE FROM THE 15 WITH WILLIAMS COMING OFF THAT LEFT SIDE. HE’S GOT ABOUT FOUR. WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO HAVE GENE STERATORE ON THE ROAD WITH US. WE GET HIM DURING THE PLAYOFFS AND ON THANKSGIVING. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. IS THERE A MORATORIUM ON PENALTIES TODAY? GENE: IT’S A GREAT GAME. IN THESE GAMES, LET THE VETERAN QUARTERBACKS DICTATE THE TEMPO. TONY: THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY. YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF AND I AGREE WITH YOU. LET’S WATCH IN FOOTBALL AND NOT SOME FLAGS. JIM: STAND BY, GENE. WE’LL NEED YOU. AS DAK THOUGHT ABOUT GOING UP AND GOES WIDE AND THROWS IT AWAY. HE GOT HIT BY GILLOTTE, KNOCKED DOWN TO THE GROUND. HAVING A LITTLE CHAT ABOUT IT. TONY: I’M TELLING YOU, HE’S LIKE, ARE YOU FINE? IM FINE BUT CAN YOU THROW A FLAG? I’M NOT GOING TO THROW A FLAG. BUT YOU COULD. GENE: YOU’RE LOOKING AT STEPS AND TO ME IT’S JUST ONE, AND HE TURNS THE SHOULDER, NOT IN THE HEAD AND NECK. TONY: IT’S SLOW, REPLAY, NOT REAL SPEED. GENE: EXACTLY. I AGREE, NO FLAG. JIM: THIRD AND SEVEN. JONES COMING AFTER HIM. GETS IT AWAY IN TIME AND FERGUSON HAS A FIRST DOWN OUT TO THE THIRD. GOT THE COWBOYS OUT OF A JAM. PICKUP OF 11. TONY: CHRIS JONES DID HIS PART. THE DIFFERENCE WAS DAK DID HIS PART EVEN BETTER, EXTENDING THE PLAY AND CHECKING ENOUGH. THEY’D HAVE TO LOSE THREE OF THEIR NEXT FIVE FOR YOU TO GET IN THE PLAYOFFS. YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO WIN OUT. JIM: HERE’S PRESCOTT. THREW IT IN THE AIR TO FERGUSON. WE’VE GOT A FLAG OUT. THE COWBOYS NEED TO BEAT OUT THREE OF THESE TEAMS, CHICAGO, GREEN BAY, SAN FRANCISCO AND DETROIT — THREE OF THOSE FOUR TEAMS. THEY WILL PLAY DETROIT ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT SO THEY CAN CONTROL THAT A LITTLE BIT BUT ALL THAT SAID — REFEREE: DOWNFIELD ILLEGALLY, NUMBER 78. THAT PENALTY IS DECLINED, THIRD DOWN. TONY: I WILL TELL YOU THIS. IF DALLAS CAN WIN THIS GAME TODAY, THIS IS THE BIGGEST ONE. WE WE SEE THE LIONS. THAT’S THEIR HARDEST GAME BECAUSE THEY’RE AT DETROIT COMING UP. AFTER THAT, I THINK THEY’LL BE FAVORED EVERY GAME THE REST OF THE YEAR BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE AT HOME AND FINISHING THE SEASON IS OK WITH WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. YOU HAVE A SERIOUS SHOT OF MAKING THE PLAYOFFS IF YOU WIN TODAY. JIM: BEAUTIFUL PASS OVER TO PICKENS AND WE’VE GOT ANOTHER MARKER DOWN IN THE AREA WHERE THE BALL WAS CAUGHT. CONNER WAS IN ON THE QUARTERBACK QUICKLY WHO WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO COMPLETE IT FOR 12 YARDS. TONY: THIS WILL BE INTERESTING BECAUSE DAK MISSED THE HOT ROUTE. WHEN PEOPLE BLITZ FROM THE LEFT, YOU THROW IT FROM THE LEFT. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE NUMBER 35. THAT PENALTY IS DECLINED, THE RESULT OF THE PLAY, FIRST DOWN. TONY: THAT’S WATSON HOLDING AT THE TOP OF THE ROUTE BUT PICKENS GOING UP, RUNNING A GO-ROUTE, NOPE, GOODBYE. IT’S A TICKY TACK CALL BUT WON’T MATTER. HE MISSES THE BLITZ PRESSURE. THAT’S TWICE. HE HAD THE HOT THROW ON THE INTERCEPTION HE MISSED, ENDED UP THROWING THE INTERCEPTION. WE CALL IT HOT BECAUSE NO ONE’S BLOCKING THIS GUY. JIM: SAW A TUG OF THE JERSEY THERE, GENE. GENE: YOU LIKE TO SEE THEM LEAVE THOSE ALONE. JIM: HANDOFF TO LAMB AND CEEDEE TRYING TO TAKE OFF BUT GETS THE DOUBLE WHAMMY TWO YARDS SHORT OF THE FIRST. TONY: THIS IS ANOTHER UNBLOCKED RUSHER THAT DAK IS REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB OF BEATING WITH THE THROW, KNOWING WHERE THE OUTLETS ARE. YOU’LL SEE PRESSURE COMING FROM THIS SIDE AND AS SOON AS IT COMES UP THE MIDDLE, HE HAS AN OUTLET IN HIS BRAIN. THROW TO WHERE THEY COME FROM, THAT SIDE. THEN HE GOT LUCKY ON THE THIRD DOWN, A ROUTE CALL THAT WAS FASTER THAN THE OTHER ONE. HE’S IN RHYTHM. JIM: FIVE CATCHES FOR LAMB WHO SITS OUT THIS PLAY. SECOND AND ONE. THEY’VE GOT THE FIRST AND HERE GOES DAVIS. MALIK DAVIS TO THE END ZONE AND THE COWBOYS TAKE THE LEAD! TONY: I’M GIVING CREDIT ON A SHORT WEEK TO, OBVIOUSLY, MALIK DAVIS. BUT WATCH, IT’S A GREAT DESIGN PLAY. WATCH THE FULLBACK, LUEPKE, TAKES ON BOLTON. KANSAS CITY HADN’T SEEN THAT FORMATION. ON A SHORT WEEK, YOU DON’T GET TO REP IT. WHERE’S THIS BALL GOING TO GO? TOUCHDOWN, MONSTER PLAY. JIM: 85-YARD DRIVE IN EIGHT PLAYS. TONY: DAK WILLED THAT DRIVE. JIM: EXTRA POINT GOOD BY AUSCH– AUBRY. 43 YARDS FOR NUMBER 43. AND JIM: MAHOMES AND THE CHIEFS WILL TRY TO ANSWER AS MALIK DAVIS HAS HIS SECOND CAREER TOUCHDOWN AND HIS LONGEST CAREER RUSH. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. HE SHOWED SOME JUICE ON THAT RUN. TONY: HE DID AND IT WAS BAD TIMING BY CHRIS JONES TO GO OUTSIDE OF HIS GAP A LITTLE BIT THERE. A COUPLE OF GUYS — BUT IT WAS REALLY THE PLAY DESIGN AND YOU SAID IT, DAVIS SHOWING THAT BURST. THAT’S WHY HE GETS MORE CARRIES. JIM: HE’S HAD A DIZZYING NUMBERS OF UPS AND DOWNS OFF THE PRACTICE SQUAD AND ACTIVE ROSTER. RE-SIGNED TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD, IT GOES ON AND ON, UP AND DOWN HE GOES BUT TODAY STRAIGHT TO THE END ZONE. THORNTON ON THE RETURN COUCH, SCAN FOR MACY’S GIFT GUIDE NOW. THE COWBOYS NOW — SEE WHAT THE DEFENSES CAN DO. THE OFFENSE TOOK IT 85 YARDS. AND RIDING DOWN ON HUNT IS DANTE FOWLER. TONY: I WANT YOU TO WATCH CHRIS JONES. ONCE HE GETS OUTSIDE, IF IT’S A PLAY-ACTION IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HUGE BUT YOU DIDN’T SHORTEN THAT SPACE IN THERE AND GAVE JUST ENOUGH — LOOK AT HIM. IT’S ON ME. IT’S NOT ON YOU, BOLTON, IT’S ON ME. YOU LOVE THAT FROM ONE OF YOUR LEADERS. JIM: HE’S TRYING TO GET A SACK OF HIS OLD COLLEGE TEAMMATE FROM MISSISSIPPI STATE, DAK PRESCOTT. AND KAREEM HUNT FOR A FIRST DOWN OUT TO ABOUT THE 46 AS YOU LOOK AT THE TIME, 2:25 AND COUNTING. THE CHIEFS HAVE A GREAT CHANCE TO DOUBLE UP. THEY DEFERRED AT THE TOP. TONY: IT’S TRUE AND YOU’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING BUT TO ME KAREEM HUNT HAVING 30 CARRIES — THEY MAY TRY TO GET A SNAP OFF HERE BUT IF YOU HAVE THREE TIME-OUTS, I WOULDN’T. I WOULD TRY TO DRAW THEM OFFSIDES. JIM: THEY RUN THE PLAY. BACK TO HUNT FOR ANOTHER THREE. TONY: I DON’T WANT THAT.I FEEL E COWBOYS TEAM EARLY IN THE YEAR, FIRE ON OFFENSE AND ASH ON DEFENSE BUT TODAY BOTH THESE TEAMS’ SEASONS, THANKSGIVING MATTERS DRAMATICALLY. JIM: BIG-TIME. THIS IS A BIG LAST TWO MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF. PACHECO IN THE GAME. TONY: MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN OFFSIDES. JIM: THE HEAVE DOWN THE FIELD. COULD HAVE CAUGHT IT. WORTHY HAD BLAND BEHIND HIM. MAYBE BLAND GOT A HANDLE ON IT BUT IT LOOKED LIKE THE COWBOYS JUMPED. TONY: THAT’S WHY YOU THROW IT UP AS A QUARTERBACK. AS SOON AS YOU SEE HIM JUMP OFFSIDES. REFEREE: OFFENSE, DEFENSE NUMBER 90. FIVE-YARD PENALTY. SECOND DOWN. TONY: HE COULD HAVE SAID 90, 92, 9041. JIM: BLAND’S HAND WAS IN THERE A BIT. WOULD HAVE BEEN A 36-YARD COMPLETION. TONY: THE RECEIVER HAS TO SEE THAT THEY JUMPED OFFSIDES SO HIS HEAD GETS AROUND SO YOU CAN TRACK THE BALL. BLAND DID A GREAT JOB. HE’S BEEN PLAYING OUTSTANDING. JIM: SECOND AND THREE, TO PACHECO. AND OVERSHOWN WAS WAITING FOR HIM. NOW YOU GOT A THIRD AND TWO. TONY: THIS OVERSHOWN — JIM: HE’S SOMETHING ELSE. TONY: — IS THE REAL DEAL. JIM: A HEAVY DOSE OF IT. TONY: IN SPACE TACKLING, OUT IN SPACE TACKLING, IT WAS REALLY APPARENT LAST WEEK AGAINST PHILADELPHIA. HE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NO ONE COULD BREAK A TACKLE, EVEN BOTH DIRECTIONS. JIM: FROM TYLER, TEXAS, HOME TOWN OF PATRICK MAHOMES. HE CALLED IT THE BATTLE BATTLE OF THE 903 AREA CODE. HE WANTS A SACK ON HIM TODAY. MAHOMES AGAIN ABLE TO GET THE FIRST DOWN SCRAMBLING. PICKED UP FOUR. TONY: HE BEATS THE SPY. IT’S A CORRECT DEFENSIVE CALL AGAIN BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS HE’S ACTUALLY USING HIS LEVERAGE AGAINST MURRAY JR. TWICE. JIM: ON FIRST DOWN. STAYING IN THE POCKET, THROWING IT INCOMPLETE, IN REPORT. TONY: CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THAT. HE’S AMAZING. JIM: SECOND AND 10. TONY: THIS IS THE PLAY RIGHT HERE. THIS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A CHANCE AT A TOUCHDOWN IN MY OPINION. JIM: GOING TO BE A FLAG THROWN ON SIMMONS AS PACHECO IS ABLE TO TAKE OFF. THE LEFT TACKLE WAS ABLE TO BASICALLY WIN A WRESTLING MATCH BUT CALLED FOR AN INFRACTION, I’M SURE. SIMMONS TOOK HIS DEFENDER TO THE GROUND. REFEREE: HOLDING, OFFENSE NUMBER 71. 10-YARD PENALTY, SECOND DOWN. TONY: YOU SAW IT RIGHT WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING IN REALTIME. GO AHEAD AND WATCH AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. THERE’S OUR FIRST-ROUND PICK. JIM: WATCH THIS. CAN’T QUITE DO IT THAT WAY. TONY: I’M NOT SURE. GENE? GENE: WHEN YOU TURN IN THAT LEVERAGE THERE AT THE END. HE JUST NEEDS A PUNCH TO KEEP IT IN FRONT OF HIM. JIM: THAT’S THE SECOND HOLDING CALL IN THIS HALF ON SIMMONS. SECOND AND 20. TONY: WELL SAID, GENE. THAT WAS THE PLAY WHERE I SAID YOU HAD A CHANCE AT A TOUCHDOWN OR NOT AND THAT MEANS NO TOUCHDOWN. JIM: PUMP FAKE, STEPPING UP, TAKING OFF. OVERSHOWN ABLE TO KNOCK THE BALL OUT OF HIS HANDS IN THE BATTLE OF THE 903’S. TONY: LOOK AT YOU AREA CODING THINGS. JIM: OVERSHOWN HAVING A CHAT THERE. HE WENT TO ARP HIGH SCHOOL IN TYLER WHILE PATRICK WENT TO WHITE HOUSE HIGH SCHOOL AND OVERSHOWN GREW UP WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, JACKSON. HE COULDN’T WAIT FOR THIS MATCHUP. HE SAID, TO GET A SACK ON MAHOMES IN THIS GAME, IT’S MANDATORY. HE ALMOST GOT A FORCED FUMBLE. IT WAS A FORCED FUMBLE BUT OUT OF BOUNDS. TONY: I CALL HIM THE ERASURE. HE MAKES UP FOR MISTAKES FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND FIGURES OUT HOW TO GET IT DONE. REFEREE: TWO FOULS ON THE PLAY, BOTH BY EACH TEAM. ILLEGAL FORMATION, OFFENSE, NUMBER 71. ILLEGAL USE OF THE HANDS, INFRACTION, ILLEGAL CONTACT, DEFENSE, NUMBER 34. BOTH FOULS WILL OFFSET. REPLAY SECOND DOWN. JIM: OVERSHOWN — HE GOT THE FORCED FUMBLE, TRYING TO GET A TAKEAWAY BUT ALL THINGS WASH OUT FOR A SECOND DOWN AND 20. TONY: THIS IS ACTUALLY A REAL UNIQUE SITUATION RIGHT HERE. WHERE’S BUTKER’S LINE, WHERE CAN HE KICK FROM? YOU GOT TO ASSUME THE 40 HE’LL TAKE A CHANCE, EVEN THE 45. NO SACKS, TRYING TO SEE IF IT’S MAN OR ZONE. NO ONE RUNS IN WITH HIM SO IT’S ZONE. JIM: QUICK TOSS OVER TO WORTHY. COWBOYS HOLD THEM TO A SHORT GAIN AS BRIDGES IS THERE WAITING FOR HIM. YOU SAW THE TARGET LINE. THAT MARKS THE POINT OF WHAT WOULD BE BUTKER’S CAREER LONG OF 62 YARDS. TONY: THAT’S A GREAT LINE, THEN. I LIKE THAT. BASICALLY WHERE HE’S KICKED HIS LONGEST FIELD GOAL FROM. THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE THAT LINE SHOULD BE. I LIKE THAT. JIM: JAWAAN TAYLOR JUST CAME TO THE SIDELINE, RIGHT TACKLE, HOLDING HIS RIGHT ELBOW. JAYLON MOORE COMES IN FOR HIM AND IT’S THIRD AND 16. TONY: WATCH OUT, THIS IS QUINNEN WILLIAMS TERRITORY RIGHT HERE. THEIR NEW AFTER THE TRADE TWO GAMES PLAYED. HE’S BEEN DOMINANT IN THESE SITUATIONS. JIM: MAHOMES ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF IT. STILL HAS IT. THERE’S A FLAG ON THE FIELD, RIGHT ON THE SIDELINE AND THE CHIEF SIDELINE WAS CALLING FOR THAT. TONY: THIS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IF — IF HE’S IN THE FIELD OF PLAY, CAN’T REALLY BE A PENALTY ON THE COWBOYS. JIM: LOOKED LIKE HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELD OF PLAY, GENE. REFEREE: THIS THERE — THERE IS NO FOUL ON THE PLAY. THE RULING IS INCOMPLETE PASS. GENE: THE OTHER THING I WAS LOOKING AT WAS, WAS MAHOMES’ KNEE ON THE GROUND BEFORE HE RELEASED THE FOOTBALL, AS WELL. JIM: CLEARLY SHOVED BY FOWLER, A GOOD YARD, TWO YARDS INSIDE THE FIELD OF PLAY. I SEE WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT THERE WITH THE SHIN, THE KNEE. BUT IN THE END IT’S FOURTH AND 16, ARIZA COMES IN TO PUNT. TONY: NOT WORTH CHANGING IT. GENE: THEY LOOK LIKE THEY’RE HAVING A CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, TONY. TONY: IT’S THREE YARDS. IT’S A PUNT. REFEREE: WITH THE BALL AT THE 38-YARD LINE AND IT WILL BE FOURTH DOWN. TONY: NOT THE 38, THAT WAS CLOSE, JOHN. IT’S THE 48. JIM: IF HE’S DOWN HERE, GENE, THE CLOCK SHOULD BE RUNNING. GENE: THEY WENT FROM A STOPPED CLOCK ON THE FIELD TO FINDING OUT HE’S DOWN INBOUNDS WHICH WOULD CREATE A RUNNING CLOCK. THEY’LL LOOK AT DALLAS AND COACH SCHOTTENHEIMER TO SEE IF HE RUNS THAT TIME-OUT TO AVOID THE 10-SECOND DEDUCTION. TONY: AND HE SHOULD. DALLAS SHOULD TAKE A TIME-OUT SO THERE’S A CHANCE AT A BLOCKED PUNT AND A FIELD GOAL. JIM: ALL RIGHT, GENE. I DON’T SEE ANYTHING HERE AS FAR AS A COWBOY TIME-OUT AND THE CLOCK HAS NOT STARTED YET. GENE: I’M THINKING THAT DALLAS MUST HAVE CALLED A TIME-OUT THERE. THEY PUT 18 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK AND IT STOPPED. JIM: ARAIZA, IT’S A KNUCKLEBALL, ALMOST BLOCKED THERE BY LIUFAU. JIM: THE VERIZON HALFTIME REPORT COMING UP AND THE CREW IN NEW YORK HAVE THE STORY OF THE PACKERS BIG WIN, LOVE’S FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES IN THAT VICT RYE AT DETROIT AND POST MALONE WHO HAS INCREDIBLE TIES NOT ONLY TO THIS COMMUNITY, RAISED IN GRAPEVINE NEARBY, BUT HIS DAD USED TO WORK CONCESSIONS AT COWBOY HOME GAMES. TONY: OLD TEXAS STADIUM. I WAS THERE A TIME OR TWO AND POST MALONE, YOU’RE ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES. [CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY CBS SPORTS DIVISION] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG.] JIM: COWBOYS HAND IT OFF. WILLIAMS — TONY: I DON’T LIKE THAT. JIM: PICKING UP EIGHT YARDS. TONY: JUST HANDING IT OFF IN 15 SECONDS AND WE FUMBLED AND THEY GOT A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT. JUST DOWN IT. JIM: COWBOYS WILL GO TO THE LOCKER ROOM WITH THE LEAD AND WE GO TO TRACY. TRACY: AFTER A FAST SECOND HALF ON THANKSGIVING. JIM: WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT TO WATCH? TONY: NOTHING. JIM: THE CHIEFS RAN FOR MORE YARDAGE THAN THEY PASSED FOR IN THE FIRST HALF. AUSCH– AUBRY ABOUT TO POOCH IT. HE BARELY HAS TO TOUCH IT WITH THAT CANNON OF A LEG. HERE’S SMITH, SMITH NEAR MIDFIELD WITH A BIG RETURN TO OPEN THE HALF AND EARLIER TRACY CAUGHT UP WITH BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER. TRACY: YOU OVERCAME THE EARLY TURNOVER, YOUR DEFENSE CONTINUES TO PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE. WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE TO THE TEAM? >> WE SAID KEEP ATTACKING THE BALL. WE GOT TO PROTECT THE BALL, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT’S WHO CAN DO RIGHT LONGER. IT’S A FOUR QUARTER BATTLE. THEY’RE A GREAT TEAM BUT I LIKE OUR CHANCES. JIM: HIS DAD COACHING THIS GAME FOR KANSAS CITY AT DALLAS IN 1995 ON THANKSGIVING. THERE’S A HANDOFF TO HUNT FOR FOUR TO BEGIN THIS DRIVE WITH 94 YARDS NOW RUSHING FOR KANSAS CITY. TONY: THIS IS RIGHT HERE — IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT FOUR POSSESSIONS, DALLAS WITH THE LAST PLAY AT THE END. BOTH COACHING STAFF HAS A BEAT ON WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR BOTH TEAMS. HOW DO YOU ADJUST AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? JIM: TAYLOR OUT AT LEFT TACKLE, HURT IN THE SECOND QUARTER. MOORE IS IN FOR HIM WHO PLAYED MUCH THIS SEASON AT LEFT TACKLE WHEN SIMMONS WAS OUT FOR A MONTH. THEY STAY ON THE GROUND AND THIS TIME THEY STUFF HUNT. IT WILL BE THIRD AND SIX. FOR MORE ON THE INJURIES, LET’S GO BACK TO TRACE. TRACY: YOU MENTIONED JAYLON MOORE IN THERE FOR RIGHT TACKLE JAWAAN TAYLOR. HE IS CRUSHING THE BALL WITH THAT ELBOW INJURY SUFFERED IN THE FIRST HALF. AND UPDATE ON SAFETY BRYAN COOK. HE TRIED TO PLAY THROUGH IT. AS OF NOW HE IS LISTED AS QUESTIONABLE TO RETURN WITH THAT RIGHT ANKLE INJURY. JIM: SO ANDY REID AND HIS TEAM, AFTER THAT GOOD RETURN BY SMITH, CAN THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE? THEY’VE GOT TO PICK UP SIX FOR A FIRST. MAHOMES LOOKING OVER AND CONNECTS WITH BROWN AND HOLLYWOOD BROWN HAS THE FIRST DOWN. TONY: THEY SHOULD PICK THIS UP. THIS IS NOT OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE WHICH I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO CALL. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFENSE, NUMBER 1. 10-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT, THIRD DOWN. JIM: THAT WIPES OUT A 14-YARD COMPLETION. TONY: I THINK THIS IS WRONG. WATCH WORTHY, HE’S GOING TO RUN UP AND THEY’RE CALLING THIS A PICK. THE GUY GUARDING HIM, HE RUNS INTO THE GUY GUARDING HIM. HE DOESN’T PICK THE GUY GUARDING HOLLYWOOD BROWN. HE RUNS INTO THE GUY GUARDING HIM. THAT IS — HE’S LIKE, LISTEN, THAT’S THE GUY GUARDING ME. YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I RUN INTO HIM? EVERY PLAY. JIM: DID YOU LIKE THAT CALL, GENE? GENE: EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT THE PLAYER GUARDING THE RECEIVER, THAT CONTACT AND SEPARATION IS NOT LEGAL IN THAT SCENARIO. JIM: PACHECO TAKING THE PASS AND COMING UP ABOUT SIX YARDS SHORT AS HE BOUNCED OUT AT THE DALLAS 49-YARD LINE. MAHOMES IS SHAKEN UP. HE IS QUICKLY MADE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT IT’S FOURTH DOWN AND HE’S TRYING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLAY. THEY’RE GOING TO BRING THE PUNTING UNIT OUT. THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND. HE STARTED TO GO BACK LIKE HE WANTED TO GO IN THE HUDDLE BUT THEY’RE GOING TO PUNT SO THEY MAKE NOTHING OF THE GOOD RETURN AND THE GOOD STARTING POINT. TONY: HE ALSO WANTS TO TALK TO THE REF ABOUT THE PICK CALL. TWO HUGE STOPS BY DALLAS, END OF THE FIRST HALF AND BEGINNING OF THE SECOND. JIM: ARAIZA WITH NO PRESSURE. TOO FAR? TIPTOEING AND STAYING IN PLAY IS KNOWLES. KEVIN KNOWLES, MY GOODNESS. WHAT A BIG PLAY THIS IS. LOOK AT THE BALL JUST DROP DEAD AT THE 1. KEVIN KNOWLES, YES, YOU’RE INHE COWBOYS WILL COMMENCE. FIRST DRIVE OF THE SECOND HALF WITH THE LEAD. AND HERE’S JAVONTAE. ABLE TO PICK UP ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YARDS. THERE WAS A BIG DISCUSSION DURING THAT BREAK ON THE CHIEFS’ SIDELINE. THE OFFICIALS CAME OVER TO TALK TO MATT NAGY, MAHOME, ANDY REID, ABOUT THAT PICK PLAY THAT WAS CALLED. TONY: HE WAS TELLING MATT NAGY YOU GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE HE WAS COMPLAINING AS WELL. AND HERE’S THE PLAY AGAIN. HE’S GUARDING WORTHY. AND THAT’S WHERE IT’S LIKE, I ALREADY TOLD YOU WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT. BUT PIC SEE BOTH SIDES. BUT DEFINITELY I WOULD PROBABLY BE ON THE CHIEFS’ SIDE BUT GENO KNOWS THE RULE BY HEART. JIM: SECOND AND 7 GOES BACK TO WILLIAMS. AND NOW YOU GOT THE COWBOYS FACING A THIRD AND 3. TONY: THE BIGGER ISSUE, THOUGH, ULTIMATELY IS JUST HOW MANY TIMES THAT’S HAPPENED TO THE CHIEFS ON BIG PLAYS THIS YEAR. WE SAW IT LAST WEEK, RIGHT, JIM? THEY WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME IT BUT MOST OF THE YEAR THEY HAVEN’T. THESE PENALTIES HAPPEN ON MONSTER PLAYS. JIM: ANDY TALKED TO TRACY ABOUT IT GOING TO THE LOCKER ROOM ABOUT HOW AGAIN — TONY: YES. JIM: AND A BIG PENALTY THAT TOOK A FIRST DOWN AWAY FROM THEM IN DALLAS TERRITORY ON THAT DRIVE. TONY: HOW DOES DAK HANDLE THIS PRESSURE TYPE LOOK? JIM: THIRD AND 3. GETS RID OF IT QUICKLY. AND PICKENS SAYS HE CAUGHT IT. THE CHIEFS SAY NO. AND THE OFFICIALS AGREE. TONY: AND EPPS NOT — JIM: WITH KANSAS CITY. TONY: HE’S NOT SHOWING ME ENOUGH DEMONSTRATIVE MANNERISMS TO SHOW ME HE DID CATCH IT WHICH MEANS HE DID DROP IT. JIM: HE DID GIVE AN EFFORT TO CONVINCE — TONY: HE TRIED. BUT I’M TELLING YOU — JIM: COME ON, GEORGE. TONY: IF YOU CAUGHT IT YOU WOULD BE YELLING AT YOUR COACH. THROW THE FLAG. I CAUGHT IT. IT WAS A PERFECT PLAY CALL. JIM: AND ALSO A LOT OF GREAT ACTORS IN THE LEAGUE SINCE REPLAY HAS BECOME SO CONCLUSIVE. TONY: YEAH. JIM: THEY KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO GET OUTED ANYWAY. WHY GO THROUGH IT ALL? TONY: BACK IN THE DAY, THE ACTING MATTERED A LOT MORE. JIM: MISS IT. TONY: WELL SEE IT EASTBOUND WEAL — SEE IT EVENTUALLY. JIM: I LIKE THE REPLAY BUT I DO MISS IT. HERE’S ANGER. HIS FIRST PUNT IS A DEEP ONE TO THE 28. REMIGIO TAKES THE 62-YARD BOOT. ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YARDS LOVED K THIS GAME ON CBS FOR DECADES BEING AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES ON THIS HOLIDAY. TONY: THEY’RE HELPING TO PROVIDE JOY, SO MANY. JIM: UH-HUH. TONY: AND WHAT A SPECIAL TREAT WE GET TODAY. COWBOYS-CHIEFS. THIS WAS ON THE RADAR BEFORE THE SEASON AND NOW IT’S SHAPED UP TO BE A MONSTER GAME. JIM: THEY PUNTED THE LAST THREE TIMES THEY’VE HAD IT. AND THEY LOOKED UNSTOPPABLE EARLY. HERE’S RICE. ABLE TO SHRUG OFF THE HIT. BY OVERSHOWN. TO PICK UP SHORT YARDAGE. WE TALKED TO ANDY REID WHO LOVED JOHN MADDEN WE KNOW THAT. AND REMAINS PROBABLY THE CLOSEST TIE TO COACH MADDEN AND HIS DAYS IN THE LEAGUE. BUT HE GREW UP IN LOS ANGELES, NEAR DODGER STADIUM. AND HE LOVED PLAYING ON THANKSGIVING DAY WITH HIS BUDDIES. THEY CALLED IT THE TURKEY BOWL. HIS BUDDIES BOB VOCAL, TED PALACE, BOB PASERA, ANDRE JONES, WARD NUKUMURA, AND SAID IT WAS EVEN BETTER IF IT RAINED. THEY WOULD GO OUT AND WATCH THE GAMES AND THEN HALFTIME THEY GO ZOOM THEIR LITTLE TURKEY BOWL. AND PLAY FOOTBALL. HOW MANY KIDS HAVE DONE THAT? AND A FOOTBALL MAN SINCE A KID. AND KELCE GETS CLOSE TO THAT FIRST DOWN. TONY: ONE OF THOSE GUYS NAMED TURTLE. JIM: TURTLE. REMEMBER HIM? AND — ANDY, WE’RE GOING TO MENTION YOUR BUDDIES. WE’LL MAKE SURE TURTLE GETS ON THERE. THAT WAS BOB PASERA. AND ANDRE HAS PASSED, HIS BUDDIES BUT TALKING TO TAMMY REED LAST NIGHT AND SUCH A LOYAL GUY WITH ALL THOSE TIES HIS BUDDIES. AND THANKSGIVING WAS SPECIAL. IT WAS A YOUNG — HE WAS A YOUNG KID AND GETS TO COACH ON THIS DAY. TONY: I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS JUST LIKE HE DESCRIBED IT. PLAYING FOOTBALL AT — AND I WANT TO GO PLAY, I’M WATCHING THE GAME. JIM: THIRD AND 1 AND THEY STUFF HIM. TONY: THIS IS CRAZY. JIM: KAREEM HUNT AT THE 22 OF 26 ON THIRD OR FOURTH AND 1. BUT NOT THIS TIME. TONY: OH, MY GOSH. THIS IS RARE. AND GUESS WHO DID IT? JIM: SAM WILLIAMS. QINWEN WILLIAMS DOWN LOW. TONY: ON THE BOTTOM AND THE TOP. QINWEN WILLIAMS DOES A GREAT JOB SMASHING JOSH SIMMONS BACK INTO THE BACKFIELD. AND THEY’RE GOING FOR THIS, JIM. JIM: AT THEIR OWN 46. TONY: AS BIG OF PLAY AS THEY’VE HAD ALL YEAR. I’M NOT SAYING SEASON IS ON THE LINE. I’M JUST SAYING HUGE PLAY RIGHT HERE. JIM: CAN THE EBERFLUS DEFENSE STIFFEN AGAIN? FROM THE GUN. TOSS IT. TO WILY. AND HE PICKS UP THE FIRST DOWN. HE THREW THAT BIG BLOCK ON THE RICE TOUCHDOWN ON THE SECOND PLAY OF OFFENSE FOR THE CHIEFS. AND NOW HE COMES IN AND MAKES THE PLAY. TONY: WELL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WILEY GOING RIGHT HERE IN MOTION. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD NEVER PREPARE FOR ON A SHORT WEEK? A GUY WHO’S NOT — JIM: NOAH GRAY IS OUT. TONY: THAT’S WHY I’M LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO USE HIM IN THE BIGGEST SITUATION. BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD EVER PREPARE FOR IT. ANDY REID SPECIAL. JIM: AND THAT WAS A CLASSIC ANDY REID TURKEY BOWL PLAY RIGHT THERE. A LITTLE SCHOOL YARD PLAY. AND NOW MAHOMES DROPS BACK TO THE 40. IT’S GOING DEEP. AND IT’S JUST NOT THERE. COVERAGE WAS AIRTIGHT AS WELL BY BELL ON KELCE. TONY: THEY TRIED TO GET HIM INTO A ZONE MATCHUP. AND THEY ENDED UP PLAYING MAN. THAT’S A GREAT JOB BY BELL. JUST LIKE RUNNING WITH HIM. AND THE BALL IS A LITTLE HIGH. BUT EVERYONE WAS COVERED ON THAT PLAY. IT’S A TWO-MAN ROUTE, BASICALLY. YOU’RE TRYING TO GUESS RIGHT. GOOD JOB BY EBERFLUS BEING PREPARED FOR A SHOT PLAY. HE’S DONE A GREAT JOB LIKE — JIM: HE GETS SOME PLAYERS BACK. TONY: WE’RE ALL BETTER WITH WE HAVE GOOD PLAYERS I PROMISE YOU. BUT THE COMBINATION OF HIM WITH THEM HAS REALLY HELPED. JIM: SECOND AND 10 PACHECO. TRYING TO GET A RUNNING START. THAT’S GOING TO BE A THIRD AND 4 COMING UP. OVERSHOWN ON THE TACKLE. TRYING TO KEEP THIS DRIVE ALIVE. THAT WAS EXTENDED THANKS TO JARED WILY. SECOND CAREER NFL RECEPTION. TONY: WE ALL LOOK AT DATA. WHO DO YOU THROW TO ON THIRD AND SHORT? WHO DO YOU — HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU RUN THE BALL? WE DON’T LOOK AT IS SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T PLAY AND DOESN’T CATCH THE BALL. THEY DID IT. BUT THEY’RE GOING TO NEED ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE. JIM: WE WATCHED HIM IN PRACTICE. HE’S A — REALLY GREAT-LOOKING ATHLETE. HE JUST CAN’T GET TIME WITH KESSEL YES AND GRAY AND TONYAN AND CAN THEY CONVERT AGAIN ON A THIRD AND 4 THIS TIME AT THE DALLAS 44? MAHOMES. THROWS. OVER THE HEAD OF RICE. YOU WENT FOR IT ON FOURTH AND 1. AND NOW AT FOURTH AND 4, THEY’RE GOING TO BRING ARAIZA BACK OUT TO PUNT. TONY: WATCH RICE. HE SHOULD HAVE STEMMED UP AND FLATTENED THIS ROUTE. WATCH. HE’S GOING TO KEEP GOING. AND THEN HE WIDENS. AND HE GETS DEEPER. THAT MEANS THE DEFENDER CAN UNDERCUT IT. MAHOMES WAY TOO HIGH ON THIS THROW AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY COMPLETION THERE. JUST OFF SCHEDULE. JIM: INTERESTING DECISION. YOU GOT A PUNT AND YOU COULD HAVE GONE FOR IT OR YOU COULD HAVE HAD BUTKER TRY A 62-YARDER. WHICH WOULD HAVE MATCHED HIS CAREER LONG. COULD HAVE TIED THE GAME. SO ARAIZA’S PUNT — HOW ABOUT THIS? HE’S 4-4. AND THAT ONCE AGAIN IS THE SAME GUY DOWN THERE, KNOWLES, FIELDING IT. HE’S 4-4. ON PING THEM INSIDE — PINNINGOH GENERATIONS. THAT’S FOR SURE. AS A COACH, AS A BROADCASTER AND THIS GAME, WILL LIVE FOREVER. ú TONY: YOU AREN’T KIDDING. JIM: SO HERE THE COWBOYS TAKE OVER AT THE 4. ON FIRST AND 10, THROWING FROM OUT OF THE END ZONE. AND BOLTON IS THERE. ALONG WITH HICKS. FERGUSON ON THE CATCH. TONY: THEY JUST PRESSURED THERE. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE KEY. WE SAID IT EARLIER. THE KEYS TO THE GAME, EARLY IN THE GAME, CAME AFTER HIM ON THE FIRST THIRD DOWN, PRESCOTT DIDN’T SEE IT COMING. THROWS THE INTERCEPTION. BUT SINCE THEN, HE’S BEEN BEATING PRESSURE. EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T SEE EVERYTHING. YOU DON’T GET IT ALWAYS RIGHT AGAINST SPAGS BUT DAK AN INCREDIBLE JOB. HE’S BEEN OUTSTANDING. WE SAID EARLY IN THE GAME, KEYS IN THE GAME DAK VERSUS THIS PRESSURE, HE IS BEEN GREAT ALL YEAR. AND BEEN GOOD AFTER THAT FIRST INTERCEPTION. JIM: HERE COMES THE BLITZ WITH BOLTON WHO GETS TAKEN DOWN. AS PRESCOTT THROWS IT ACROSS THE MIDDLE TO FLOURNOY AND MCDUFFIE IS THERE TO HELP BREAK IT APART. JAVONTE WILLIAMS HELPED PICK UP THE BLITZ. TONY: HE DID A GREAT JOB TO HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME WITH INTERNAL PRESSURE. GIVE WILLIAMS A TON OF CREDIT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HOLDING PENALTY ON KANSAS CITY. GETTING DALLAS OUT OF THEIR OWN END ZONE. UNLESS THEY PICK IT UP BECAUSE THEY’RE TAKING A WHILE. BUT IT SHOULD BE. REFEREE: HOLDING, DEFENSE, NUMBER 27, FIVE-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT. FIRST DOWN. JIM: SO DAK HAS NOT BEEN SACKED TODAY. HE’S BEEN PRESSURED AS YOU JUST SHOWED. BUT WATCH THE HOLD HERE. CONNOR ON LAMB. >> YOU PLAY MAN TO MAN AND PRESSURE, IT’S GOING TO BE HARD. THAT’S DEFINITELY A PENALTY. AND LAMB EVEN HELPS YOU OUT WITH HIS HANDS GOING UP. JIM: THE COWBOYS COME OUT THROWING. TWO PLAYS FROM THE 4-YARD LINE TO START THIS DRIVE. TONY: AND I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME. SPAGS IS GOING TO COME AFTER YOU AND NOW HE HAS TO CALM DOWN AND NOW YOU RUN IT. JIM: HERE’S TURPIN COMING OUT OF THE BACKFIELD. AND TURPIN ABLE TO SLIP THROUGH IT. FINALLY HICKS IS ABLE TO SHOVE HIM OUT. BUT A BIG GAIN AS THEY WERE ABLE TO SNEAK IN KAVONTAE TURPIN INTO THE BACKFIELD HE GOES FOR 25 YARDS. TONY: THIS IS WHY — I TALK ABOUT NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU’RE GOING TO GET ALL THESE GUYS PLAYING SOFT. AND YOU GO TO TURPIN IN THE BACKFIELD WHO’S YOUR RETURNER, KIND OF GADGET GUY WE CALL IT. BUT THE SPEED YOU SEE. IF HE’S IN THE BACKFIELD, JIM, DO YOU THINK HE’S RUNNING BETWEEN THE TACKLES? PROBABLY NOT, RIGHT? JUST A GREAT JOB BY BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER ON THIS SERIES. JIM: FROM THE 40. HERE’S DAK. COMING BACK OVER TO CEEDEE. AND LAMB GETS TRIPPED UP JUST ENOUGH BY WATSON. A YARD OR TWO SHORT OF THE 50. AND THE FIRST. BY THE WAY, IN HONOR OF COACH MADDEN’S LEGACY THE NFL IS AUCTIONING OFF GAME WORN AND GAME USED ITEMS FROM TODAY’S THANKSGIVING MATCHUPS TO HELP SUPPORT THE JOHN MADDEN FOUNDATION. AND VISIT NFL.COM/AUCTION TO BID ON THESE AUTHENTIC ITEMS AND SUPPORT JOHN’S LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH. WE’LL CALL IT SECOND AND 2. TONY: THEY’RE GOING TO SELL IT TO STOP THIS RUN, PLAY-ACTION HAS A CHANCE. JIM: DAK GOING DEEP. LAMB IS HELD UP. AND THAT’S GOING TO DRAW A FLAG ON MCDUFFIE. TONY: THIS IS WHAT MAKES DALLAS SO GOOD. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, NUMBER 22. THE BALL WILL BE PLACED AT THE SPOT OF THE FOUL. AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. TONY: THIS IS SO CHALLENGING. JUST TO HAVE THESE TWO RECEIVERS OUT THERE, JIM. SO FEW TEAMS HAVE TWO NUMBER ONES OUTSIDE. AND AS SOON AS YOU’RE GOING TO GET THAT THEY’RE GOING TO RUN THE BALL, YOU LEAVE GUYS OBJECT AN ISLAND AND — ON AN ISLAND AND MCDUFFIE HASN’T BEEN IN THIS MUCH TROUBLE ALL YEAR. TODAY HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE FOR HIM. JIM: THAT’S A 27-YARD PENALTY. AND I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE OF THESE PLAY CALLS BY SHOTY. REFEREE: AFTER ASSISTANCE FROM REPLAY, WE’RE MOVING THE BALL TO THE 20-YARD LINE WHICH IS WHERE THE FOUL OCCURRED. JIM: ANOTHER FIVE YARDS CLOSER TO THE END ZONE. TONY: 32. JIM: SO THIS IS SUCH AN INTERESTING THING. WE DID THE DALLAS AT DENVER GAME. AND WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO DAK ABOUT IT, HE SAID THAT SCHOTTENHEIMER SAID TO HIM, I WAS TOO CONSERVATIVE. AND HE SAYS HEY, DON’T EVER LET ME DO THAT AGAIN. AND LOOK AT THIS PLAY CALLING. AND THEY’RE DRIVING DOWN THE FIELD. NOW, THIS IS JUST A GENERIC RUN BUT IT’S A GOOD ONE. THIS IS AFTER YOU SAW TURPIN COMING OUT OF THAT BACKFIELD. A SEQUENCE OF PASS PLAYS. AND THE COWBOYS HAVE GONE FROM THEIR OWN 4 NOW DOWN TO THE KANSAS CITY 13. TONY: YOU GOT TO WIN THE GAME AGAINST THE CHIEFS ALL THOSE YEARS. THEY LOOK VULNERABLE THIS YEAR. BUT TO YOUR POINT, YOU’RE EXACTLY RIGHT. IF YOU PAY IT CLOSE TO THE VEST AND DON’T HAVE ANYTHING RISKY OR ANYTHING YOU CAN’T BEAT THE BEST TEAMS. COMES OUT THROWS, THE FIRST TWO PLAYS OF THIS DRIVE. THAT GETS THEM OUT OF THE HOLE AND YOU THROW THIS TOSS TO TURPIN. THEN YOU TAKE THE SHOT DOWNFIELD. WELL, THAT GETS THE DEFENSE TO STOP CALLING STUFF THAT’S COMING AFTER YOU. JIM: . JIM: SECOND AND 2. PRESCOTT TO THE END ZONE AND PULLED DOWN BY FERGUSON FOR A TOUCHDOWN! WITH TWO DEFENDERS DRAPED ALL OVER HIM. AND THE OLD EZEKIEL ELLIOTT TRADITION IS REKINDLED. TONY: THE LEADER AT THE TIGHT END POSITION IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE IN TOUCHDOWNS, JAKE FERGUSON. UNSUNG HERO A LITTLE BUILT WITH THE GUYS ON THE OUTSIDE. BUT HE IS A GREAT, GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER. AND WHAT A THROW BY DAK PRESCOTT AND AN ANSWER. AND I THINK HE MIGHT BE — AS WE’RE SAYING THIS, JIM. DOES THAT RIGHT FOOT EVER GET IN? OH, MY GOSH, HE’S OUT OF BOUNDS. I THINK HE’S OUT OF BOUNDS. AS WE WERE WATCHING IT. NEVER GETS — REFEREE: THE PREVIOUS PLAY IS UNDER REVIEW. JIM: I DON’T SEE THE RIGHT FOOT, LEG, KNEE, ANYTHING, EVER TOUCHING INBOUNDS, GENE. GENE: YEAH. THE RIGHT FOOT DOESN’T GET DOWN. I THINK IT’S GOING TO GO INCOMPLETE, JIM. JIM: WHAT AN EFFORT BY FERGUSON. WE’LL WAIT AND SEE THE OFFICIALE TOUCHDOWN HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY. THEY LOOKED AT IT. AND EVERYTHING WE SAW GOING TO BREAK. NEVER GOT THE SECOND FOOT DOWN. AS MUCH AS HE TRIED. TONY: IT’S CRAZY. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW INCREDIBLE, AND IT WAS GREAT EFFORT. YOU KNOW, BY FERGUSON. BUT AS WE’RE WATCHING IT IN REAL TIME, I’M LOOK OH, YOU DIDN’T. DIDN’T. BUT NOW HERE WE GO. JIM: BIG THIRD AND 3. FROM THE 13. TONY: HAPPY TO USE THE — HAVEN’T USED QUARTERBACK’S LEGS MUCH. MIGHT BE TIME. JIM: PRESCOTT IS GOING TO THROW IT. FLING IT. ONE ON ONE COVERAGE. WATSON WAS ON LAMB WHO LOOKS AROUND FOR A FLAG. BUT THERE ISN’T ONE. TONY: WELL, HE’S ALSO LOOKING TO BE LIKE, DAK, I COULDN’T FIND THE BALL, TOO. AND HE’S LIKE I COULDN’T SEE IT. YOU THREW IT BEFORE I TURNED. GET YOUR EYES BACK AROUND EARLIER. THE BALL IS ALREADY IN THE AIR. BY THE TIME TURNS WHERE IS THE BALL? JIM: I TOLD YOU HOW SCHOTTENHEIMER SAID DON’T LET ME EVER BE CONSERVATIVE AGAIN. HE IS CERTAINLY NOT. GOING FOR IT ON FOURTH AND 3. TONY: BIG SITUATIONS, KANSAS CITY WILL NOT SIT BACK. THEY’RE COMING AFTER YOU. NO SAFETIES BACK. EVERYONE IS DOWN IN HERE. DAK, COMMAND AT THE OFFENSE, WE SAID A KEY. IS GOING TO A NEW PLAY. JIM: OR ARE THEY GOING TO RUN A PLAY AT ALL? TONY: THEY DIDN’T. TRIED TO DRAW THEM OFF-SIDE AND GOING TO KICK THE FIELD GOAL. JIM: I THINK THAT’S THE PRUDENT DECISION, TONY. TOUGH ONE. A LITTLE BANTER. YOU CAN TALK ME INTO EITHER WAY. I CAN SEE THE FIELD GOAL. PIC SEE GOING FOR IT. — I CAN SEE GOING FOR IT. THE REASON NOT TO GO FOR IT, YOU KNOW THEY’RE COMING AFTER YOU WITH EVERYBODY. JIM: YEAH. TONY: ARE YOU ANY GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE AT WIDE RECEIVER? JIM: I WOULD SAY WE GOT TWO — TONY: LAMB PRETTY GOOD. JIM: BOTH OF THEM. AND BOTH OF THOSE WIDE-OUTS. AND FERGUSON CAN DO THINGS BUT ANYWAY IT’S AUBREY. 36 YARDS. TONY: IF I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING I’M GOING FOR IT. JIM: THE KICK IS GOOD. AUTOMATIC. INSIDE THE 50. 28 IN A ROW. COWBOYS WIDEN THE LEAD TO SIX. WELL, THE CHIEFS HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT SINCE THE FIRST QUARTER. AND THE COWBOYS HAVE PUT UP THE LAST 13 POINTS. HERE’S THE KICK DOWN TO THORNTON. LOOK AT THE COWBOY COVER. WOW. WAS THAT IMPRESSIVE. THAT WAS JAMES HOUSTON JUST ON . ON THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR. TONY: LOVE THAT MUSIC. I’M GOING TO KEEP SAYING IT EVERY TIME. JIM: IT’S IN MY HEAD. THERE’S A HANDOFF FOR JUST A YARD TO HUNT. NOT SAYING THAT THE RUNNING LANG LANES. TONY: THIS DEFENSE IS FOR REAL. JIM: THERE’S CHARLOTTE JONES WITH OUR PRESENT C.E.O. DAVID BURSON AND WIFE KATIE HERE AT THE GAME TODAY. TONY: THERE THEY ARE. THEY’RE SEEING THEMSELVES. HI, GUYS! ALL GREAT PEOPLE. JIM: SECOND AND 9. AS THEY MOVE HUNT BACK FLANKING MAHOMES. THIS OFFENSE HAS BEEN STALLED FOR A WHILE. MAHOMES. TRIES TO — OH, IT’S RICE. TRIED TO FAKE OUT ODIGHIZUWA. AND STILL RIGHT IN HIS FACE WHEN HE RELEASED THAT THROW. AND IT GOES FOR 28 YARDS TO RASHEE RICE. TONY: WOW. THIS IS GOING TO BE RICE JUST LIKE LAST WEEK. HE GETS UP OVER THE MIDDLE. AND LAST WEEK RAN ACROSS THE FIELD. BUT THEY WENT TO HIM IN THAT FOURTH QUARTER. AND IT’S GETTING CLOSE HERE. MAHOMES RIGHT AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. GETTING TRACKED DOWN BY ODIGHIZUWA. BUT THIS IS THAT PHASE WHERE YOU’RE BEHIND YOUR SEASON IS RIGHT THERE AT THE LINE. JIM: THAT WAS THEIR LONGEST PLAY. TONY: YEP. JIM: FOR THE GAME. AS HUNT GETS THE CALL AGAIN. GOT A DEFENDER ON HIM QUICKLY. LOGAN WILSON. JUST HIS THIRD GAME AS A COWBOY. THAT WAS KIND OF A QUIET TRADE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO GETTING IN FROM CINCINNATI. TONY: QUIETLY BIG. JIM: IT HAS. AND EBERFLUS TOLD US, HE IS THE HAMMER. I USE THAT TERM ON HOUSTON’S HIT ON THE RETURN A MINUTE AGO. BUT MAN, HE’S GOING TO BE A BIG PART INFORM COWBOY DEFENSE FOR A WHILE. — PART OF THIS COWBOY DEFENSE FOR A WHILE. TONY: AND THEY NEEDED IT, TOO. AND — A BAD UNIT EARLY IN THE YEAR. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE LIKE SIX NEW GUYS BASICALLY PLAYING RIGHT NOW. JIM: SECOND AND 3. THEY GET AN ARM ON HIM. NOW HE THROWS IT. IN THE DIRECTION OF RICE TO GET THE INCOMPLETION. SAM WILLIAMS, ALMOST GOT TO HIM, TONY. TONY: THIS BALL HAS TO GET OU EARLY. THERE’S FIVE GUYS RUSHING. FIVE PASS RUSHERS. THIS IS WHERE DALLAS HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD. AND WHAT A JOB BY SAM WILLIAMS. JIM: WOW. HE JUST ROLLED RIGHT PAST JUANYEH MORRIS. RAN HIM OVER. TONY: AND TO GET THE BALL OUT AND YOU GOT FIVE GUYS WITH THEIR HANDS ON THE GROUND AND EVERYONE IS ONE ON ONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO WIN. THE BALL HAS TO GET OUT QUICKER. YOU HAVE TO CATCH QUICKER PLAYS, COACH REID, I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS THAT. YOU SEE THE FIVE GUYS ON THE LINE? GOT TO GET THIS BALL OUT QUICKLY. JIM: THIRD AND 3. THEY’VE BEEN HERE ONCE BEFORE IN THIS QUARTER. NOW THEY GOT IT TO HUNT. AND THEY’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE DRIVE ON DOWN THE FIELD. AS HE SHOVED OUT BY WILSON. THAT’S 22 YARDS AFTER 28 WENT TO RICE, 22 HERE TO HUNT. TONY: THIS IS GOING TO BE — YOU GOT TO GUARD THIS ROUTE. THE PROBLEM IS THEY BRING EVERYONE ACROSS. YOU GOT TO GO UNDERNEATH AND THIS IS WHAT MAKES ANDY REID INCREDIBLE. ANDY REID TRULY — LOOK AT MAHOMES. HE PRETENDS TO LOOK TOE RIGHT AND ANDY REID WHEN HE GETS A BEAD ON YOU, JIM, YOU CAN’T DO IT BACK TO BACK PLAYS. IT’S CALLING WHAT YOU JUST DID SUCCESSFULLY. JIM: HE’S GOT BACKUP TACKLES IN. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. WITH MORRIS AND MOORE. MAHOMES LOOKING TO LOAD IT UP. THE BALL FALLS INCOMPLETE. WORTHY WAS OVER THERE. THE COWBOYS WERE ON HIM. TONY: THEY PRETENDED TO THROW A SCREEN. AND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE A SHOT. BUT BLAND WAS ALL OVER IT OVER THE TOP. DIDN’T FALL FOR IT. SMART. DAK HAS PLAYED A REALLY OUTSIDE OF THE INTERCEPTION EARLY. I’M IMPRESSED, A BIG-TIME MOMENT AND HE’S IMPRESSED, TOO, WITH HIMSELF. AND IMPRESSIVE TO WATCH THE IMPRESSIVENESS. JIM: THAT’S AN IMPRESSIVE COMMENT. [CAPTIONING FUNDED BY CBS SPORTS DIVISION] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] JIM: THAT’S WHY WRICE IS SO DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. FIRST AND GOAL TO SET UP FOR KANSAS CITY AFTER A PICKUP OF 13. TONY: I MEAN, HE’S GOING TO PRETEND TO THROW THE FLAT ROUTE. AND IT’S A COMPLETE NO-LOOK. THAT MADE THE ANGLES. LOOK AT THIS. HE’S LOOKING WAY OVER HERE. AND HE THROWS THIS BALL BACK INSIDE WHICH IS WHY THE SAFETY DOESN’T TAKE THE RIGHT ANGLE. BELL. ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT I EVER SEE DO THAT. JIM: YEAH. HE’S — AND HE IS THE MASTER OF THE NO-LOOK PASS. THAT’S FOR SURE. TONY: AND STAFFORD I SAW DO IT LAST WEEK. JIM: FIRST AND GOAL FROM THE 9. HUNT. OFF THE RIGHT SIDE. OH, BOY. THAT IS — WILSON KNOCKS HIM BACK. TONY: WILLIAMS AND WILSON. THOSE ARE TWO GUYS WHO WEREN’T HERE THREE WEEKS AGO. JIM: PICKED THEM BOTH UP ON THE TRADE DEADLINE. THOSE TWO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. TONY: WELL, HERE’S ONE OF THEM. HE COMES DOWN THE LINE. OH, WE GOT YOU BOTH IN THE TRADE. JIM: YEP. TONY: SIT DOWN, KAREEM. NOT VERSUS THIS NEW TEAM. JIM: SECOND AND GOAL. SECONDS TO GO IN THE THIRD QUARTER. TONY: RED ZONE. THE GAME. IN A NUTSHELL. DO THEY SCORE A TOUCHDOWN OR KICK FIELD GOALS? JIM: HERE’S MAHOMES. CONNECTING AT THE 4 WITH RICE. THE BALL CAME OUT OF HIS HANDS BY THE WAY. AND A COWBOY DEFENDER HAS IT. ARE THEY GOING TO SAY HE WAS DOWN? TONY: IS THE CROWD GOING TO INFLUENCE THE REFS? REFEREE: THE RUNNER’S KNEE WAS DOWN BY CONTACT. THIRD DOWN. JIM: THAT RUNS OUT THE CLOCK ON THE THIRD QUARTER. TONY: IT LOOKED LIKE HIS KNEE WAS ACTUALLY DOWN. WE’LL SEE — YEAH, HE’S DOWN. JIM: HE’S DOWN. TONY: GETTING TENSE. THANKSGIVING! FOURTH QUARTER! JIM: COMING U JIM: WELCOME BACK TO AT&T STADIUM. AND THE START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER. JIM NANTZ, TONY ROMO, TRACY WOLFSON, GENE STERATORE, AND THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FACE A HUGE THIRD AND GOAL DOWN SIX. THEY HAVE BEEN AGAIN HELD WITHOUT A POINT IN QUARTERS TWO AND THREE. BUT THEY START THE FOURTH RIGHT HERE ON THE PRECIPICE OF TAKING THE LEAD. TONY: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. BUT THIS IS THEIR SEASON IN SOME WAYS. HUGE PLAY. BOTH TEAMS’ FAN BASES. JIM: SPREAD THEM OUT. MAHOMES FROM THE GUN. TO THE BACK OF THE END ZONE. AND GOING FOR RICE. AND IT’S INCOMPLETE. RUNNING RIGHT THERE WITH HIM WAS REVEL. AND THEY’RE STAYING OUT HERE. FOURTH AND GOAL. TONY: OVERSHOWN IS TALL. BUT REVEL IS A REVELATION THIS THIRD-ROUND PICK WHO HAS REALLY COME ON AND STARTED TO FIGURE THIS GAME OUT. HE IS A HOME RUN. THIS IS AN INTERESTING DECISION. I WOULD HAVE — I KICK THIS FIELD GOAL AND WITH DALLAS I WOULD HAVE GONE FOR IT EARLIER. JIM: LET’S SEE WHAT THEY DRAW UP. SOME SORT OF INTERESTING CALL INSIDE THE 5. WHEN HE NEEDS IT. HERE’S MAHOMES ROLLING. ROLLING. IT IS PULLED DOWN FOR THE CATCH. THE TOUCHDOWN! BY RICE! TONY: I CAN TELL YOU WHY THEY WENT FOR IT, JIM. YOU SEE — YOUR SEASON IS ON THE LINE AND YOU HAVE PATRICK MAHOMES WHO HAS NEVER NOT MADE THE A.F.C. CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS ENTIRE CAREER. THERE’S NOTHING ON THIS PLAY. LIKE THERE’S NOTHING, NOTHING IS OPEN. NOTHING IS ANYWHERE. I WOULD TELL YOU THAT — OH, THIS IS BACK YARD FOOTBALL. WELL, THERE’S NOBODY BETTER AT RUNNING TO HIS LEFT AND MAKING THE BALL GO BACK TO HIS RIGHT AT THE EXACT TIME ON A POST-UP ROUTE. WOW. JIM: NOW, FOR THE LEAD, THE EXTRA POINT. 2 -20 KANSAS CITY. — 21-20 KANSAS CITY. RICE WAS ABLE TO OUTBATTLE TRIKWEZE BRIDGES FOR THE FOOTBALL. NUMBER FOUR ON FOURTH AND 4. HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME. AND THE MAHOMES SUITE ERUPTS A E OFF-SEASON. TONY: FOUR RECEPTIONS BY THE WAY BEFORE YOU GO THERE. AND GUESS WHO TOOK OVER LATE IN THE GAME LAST WEEK? JIM: SAME COMBO. >> YOU KNOW WHERE — HE DOES LIVE HERE, DOESN’T HE? JIM: HE DOES. PATRICK SAID HIS THANKSGIVING, AS YOU SEE BUTKER KICK IT DOWN TO ABOUT THE 6. TURPIN TO ABOUT THE 32. MAHOMES SAID THEY WOULD THE COWBOYS FIND THEMSELVES DOWN ONE. THE HANDOFF TO WILLIAMS. AND PRESCOTT’S PASS ONLY DEFENDERS IN THE AREA. PRESSURED BY NNADI. TONY: AND ENDED UP BEING AN ACCIDENTAL HIT WITH TRANQUIL. SO YOU’RE GOING TO WATCH AND GO INSIDE AND THEN THE LINEBACKER, TRANQUIL, LOOKING AT THE QUARTERBACK. SO IT’S A CORRECT NO CALL. BECAUSE BOTH GUYS TRULY ARE NOT LOOKING AT EACH OTHER. JIM: PICKENS BY THE WAY HAS BEEN HELD TO TWO CATCHES. TONY: I KNOW. JIM: FOR 22 YARDS. AND NONE IN THIS HALF. TONY: WHEN YOU’VE BEEN AS DOMINANT AS YOU’VE BEEN, IT’S VERY HARD TO GO AGAINST THE CHIEFS. THEY WILL GAME PLAN AROUND YOU. ALTHOUGH IT IS A SHORT WEEK. SO THAT IS IMPRESSIVE RIGHT NOW BY SPAGNUOLO. JIM: SECOND AND 10. GOING TO THE SIDELINE. LOOK HOW TIGHTLY COVERED THAT WAS. THE FLAG COMES IN. MCDUFFIE IS GOING TO GET FLAGGED AGAIN ON LAMB. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, NUMBER 22. THE BALL WILL BE PLACED AT THE SPOT OF THE FOUL. AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. JIM: SECOND D.P.I. OF THIS GAME ON MCDUFFIE. TONY: GENE? GENE: YOU KNOW, TONY, WHEN THESE TWO PLAYERS GET SQUARED UP LIKE THAT EQUAL, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SEE THAT LET ALONE AND LET THE BIG GUYS PLAY RIGHT THERE. JIM: HANDOFF, WILLIAMS. FINDS AN OPENING. WILLIAMS PLOWS AHEAD FOR 11. HE’S ACCUSTOMED TO GOING AGAINST THE CHIEFS HAVING SPENT HIS FIRST FOUR YEARS IN DENVER. SEEING THEM TWICE A YEAR ALTHOUGH HE DID BATTLE INJURIES DURING THAT TIME. SO THEY AREN’T WEREN’T COMPLETE YEARS. TONY: AND YOU SEE THE MISDIRECTION. PEOPLE GOING BACK AND JUST ANOTHER GREAT JOB. KLAYTON ADAMS COMING OVER ON THIS COACHING STAFF. HAS GREAT RUSH ANGLES I CALL IT FOR THE OFFENSIVE LINEMEN. AND THE MISDIRECTION. SCHOTTENHEIMER IS CALLING A GREAT GAME. HE’S JUST GOT TO FINISH. JIM: HERE’S THE PASS PLAY. AND WELL GUARDED AS BOLTON JUST SOMEHOW THROWS DOWN FERGUSON. AND WE’LL THROW IT DOWN TO TRACY. TRACE? TRACY: JIM, SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON. DALLAS PLAYED THE END OF THAT LAST DRIVE WITHOUT THEIR STARTING CORNERBACK, AND THEIR STARTING SAFETY, MALIK HOOKER. HE’S DEALING WITH A BACK INJURY. DARON BLAND IS DEALING WITH A LEFT FOOT INJURY. JUST CAME OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM. AND AS FOR KANSAS CITY, GUYS, THEY ARE NOW DOWN THREE STARTING OFFENSIVE LINEMEN. LEFT TACKLE JOSH SIMMONS HAS A WRIST INJURY. HE IS QUESTIONABLE TO RETURN. TONY: WOW. JIM: YOU GOT SIMMONS OUT. SMITH WAS INACTIVE AND TAYLOR’S OUT. THE BALL DEFLECTED. THE SECOND AND 8. BY THE WAY, THE BALL IS AT THE 45. YOU CAN SAY THEY’RE ALREADY IN AUBREY RANGE FOR WHAT COULD BE A FIELD GOAL TO TAKE THE LEAD. LOOK AT HICKS. REMEMBER THE PLAY HE MADE EARLY IN THE GAME TO HELP FORCE THE INTERCEPTION? TONY: HE’S — THAT WAS HUGE, TOO. BECAUSE THAT PROBABLY WAS GOING TO BE AN EASY COMPLETION. EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE WATSON WAS ALL OFFER HIM. THE SLANT WAS GOING TO BE OPEN THERE ON A SAFETY BLITZ. MONSTER PLAY RIGHT HERE. JIM: AUBREY ALREADY MEDITATING OVER WHAT WOULD BE A 63-YARD FIELD GOAL. TONY: NOBODY IS HELPING OVER THE TOP OVER HERE. JIM: THIRD AND 8. HERE COMES THE BLITZ. YOU SAW IT, TONY. THERE’S PICKENS WHO PIROUETTES TO ROB THE DEFENDER AND TAKES OFF PAST EDWARDS. OH, MY GOSH! WHAT A LEAP THAT WAS! THAT WAS INSANE. TONY: YOU’RE NOT KIDDING. THAT WAS INSANE. HE IS SO SMOOTH. HE’S SO — AND YES, THEY WILL SIGN HIM IN THIS OFF-SEASON. PRESSURE COMES FROM THE RIGHT. THROW THE BALL TO THE RIGHT. BUT THIS IS WHAT MAKES HIM NEXT LEVEL THAT WE ALMOST — JIM: BECAUSE THEY’RE AT THE LINE. QUICKLY TO THE LINE. TONY: I WOULD, TOO. BECAUSE NOW YOU CAN THROW A QUICK LITTLE THING AND RUN. PRESS. JIM: PRESCOTT LOOKING. CHENNAULT IS RIGHT THERE AND THE FLAG COMING OUT. TONY: THIS COULD BE ON THE OFFENSE, ACTUALLY. YOU CAN’T BLOCK WHEN THE QUARTERBACK THROWS THE FOOTBALL. I THINK DAK MADE FERGUSON THINK THAT HE WAS GOING TO RUN THE BALL. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, OFFENSE, NUMBER 87. 10-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT. FIRST DOWN. JIM: WELL, THE 39-YARD PLAY TO PICKENS, AND HIS ABILITY. HERE’S THE PENALTY FIRST. TONY: HE THINKS DAK IS GOING TO RUN. BUT WHEN THE QUARTERBACK THROWS THE BALL, YOU CAN’T REALLY BLOCK BEFOREHAND. JIM: WATCH — TONY: LOOK AT THIS. OH, GOSH. I HAVEN’T DONE THAT IN A WEEK OR TWO. JIM: YEAH. THAT’S — TONY: MAYBE A MONTH. I’M GOING TO GIVE IT A MONTH SINCE I’VE JUMPED — JIM: AND LIMPING AROUND WITH A TORN HAMSTRING. TONY: HE’S SO GOOD. JIM: WILLIAMS. TONY: AND BY THE WAY, CEEDEE DOMINATED THE EARLY PORTION OF THIS GAME. GEORGE HAS BEEN COMMONWEALTH. NOW HERE HE COMES. THIS IS WHAT MAKES DALLAS SO CHALLENGING TO GO AGAINST. BUT TRULY THIS GAME WILL COME DOWN TO WHO FINISHES TOUCHDOWNS AND FIELD GOALS. OPPORTUNITY RIGHT HERE. LAST WEEK, NINE TARGETS, NINE RECEPTIONS. THIS WEEK, A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER AGAINST THIS KANSAS CITY DEFENSE. JIM: BUT THAT THIRD ONE CERTAINLY WAS — TONY: BASS A BIG ONE. JIM: GOT THIS PLAY — TONY: ROCKING. JIM: TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF ENTHUSIASM. TONY: IT’S CRAZY HOW MUCH THE — CRAZY THE PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS EVERY PLAY. JIM: SECOND AND GOAL. IT’S PICKENS. HE’S WITHIN A YARD OF THE GOAL LINE. TONY: JUST SO SMART THE PLAY CALLING. THE DOUBLE SLANT. TOSSER OPTION WE CALL IT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLAYS THEY HAVE RAN FOUR OR FIVE TIMES TODAY. VERSUS THE COVERAGES THAT KANSAS CITY RUNS. TWO SLANTS INSIDE AND WHAT A MOVE. DID YOU SEE THE WAY THAT HE MAKES THEM FEEL VERTICAL AND COMES BACK INSIDE, JIM? IMPRESSIVE. JIM: THEY SPOTTED IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 3-YARD LINE FOR A CRITICAL THIRD AND 3. TONY: GOING TO BE A TIME-OUT. THIS IS TOO BIG OF PLAY. JIM: TIME-OUT CALLED BY DALLAS. TONY: CAN’T BE RUSHED IN THIS — REFEREE: THIRD CHARGED TIME-OUT. DALLAS. JIM: SHORTEN HIRAM COMES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE — SHORTEN HIRAM COMES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. TONY: YOU CAN FEEL THE TENSION, RIGHT? IT’S A PLAYOFF GAME IN THE REGULAR SEASON THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN SOME WAYS AND IN A LOT OF WAYS. AND EVERY PLAYER YOUR SEASON IS KIND OF UNIQUELY ALMOST ON THE LINE. JIM: INTERESTING THINGS THE OPTIONS YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE IF YOU FAIL FROM HERE. BECAUSE AGAIN, FOUR DOWN TERRITORY. THE FIELD GOAL WOULD GIVE YOU THE LEAD, THOUGH. TONY: BUT MAHOMES – OBVIOUSLY YOUR DEFENSE ALWAYS STOPS MAHOMES AT THE END OF THE GAME, RIGHT? THIS YEAR — BUT LAST WEEK, NO. I’M GOING FOR IT. JIM: THIRD AND GOAL. CAN THEY CONVERT HERE? PRESCOTT. LOOKING AROUND. IN TROUBLE. FLIPS IT! TO WILLIAMS! FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! AT THE LAST MOMENT, JAVONTE WAS OPEN AND WAITING FOR IT. TONY: LAST WEEK, WE SAW PATRICK MAHOMES WILL HIS TEAM TO A VCTORY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER ON THIS DRIVE, I JUST SAW DAK PRESCOTT WILL HIS TEAM TO THE LEAD RIGHT THERE. MONSTER DRIVE. JIM: THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THAT WAS. PRESCOTT WAS LOOKING FOR OPTIONS AND THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING AND GAVE IT UP AT THE LAST SECOND TO WILLIAMS. WHAT A FIND HE HAS BEEN. AND OF COURSE THEY’RE GOING TO GO FOR TWO. DAK GETTING JUST A LAST WORD ON THE SIDELINE. WITH SCHOTTENHEIMER. TONY: SOMETIMES THE HEADPHONES GO OUT, RIGHT? AND YOU CAN’T GET IT THE COMMUNICATION AND RUN OUT THERE AND YELL TO HIM. AND YOU GOT TO JUST HOPE YOUR QUARTERBACK KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THAT COME UP. JIM: TO MAKE IT A SEVEN-POINT LEAD. PRESCOTT. SECOND AND THIRD OPTION. HE’S LOOKING. HAS TO RELEASE IT. AND IT’S CAUGHT! IT’S PICKENS! WHO GOT HIM MOST OF THE WAY THERE. AND THE COWBOYS TAKE THE 28-2 LEAD. — THE 28-21 LEAD. THERE IS A FLAG BACK AT THE 13-YARD LINE. TONY: I THINK IT’S AFTER THE SNAP. I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE ROUGHING THE PASSER. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO STAND. WE TALKED ABOUT PRESCOTT WILLING HIS TEAM ON THAT DRIVE. LET’S PUT THE TWO-POINT CONVERSION INTO THAT CATEGORY. UNBELIEVABLE PLAY. JIM: PICKENS ON THE DRIVE. HAD 50 YARDS RECEIVING. AND PLUS THE TWO-POINT CONVERSION IF IT HOLDS UP. TONY: YEP. IT WILL. JIM: IT WILL. TONY: RUNNING TO THE SIDELINE HAPPY. UNBELIEVABLE, DAK. WELL DONE. REFEREE: PERSONAL FOUL, DEFENSE, NUMBER 90, ROUGHING THE PASSER. THAT PENALTY WILL BE ENFORCED ON THE KICKOFF. THE TRY IS GOOD. JIM: OMENIHU RUSCH THE QUARTERBACK THAT HIT RIGHT THERE. PICKENS. WITH A LITTLE TIPTOE, TOO. SCHOTTENHEIMER LOVING JIM: THESE AMAZING SHOTS OF TODAY’S GAME ARE PROVIDED BY NATIONWIDE. DAK PRESCOTT A — TO HIS TEAMMATE. HE’S LOVING WHAT WAS GOING ON BEFORE THAT DRIVE. TONY: WELL, HE’S A VETERAN NOW. HE JUST FEELS IT. AND HE’S — THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE SUCH — SO RARE. JIM: THEY GET TO KICK IT BECAUSE OF THAT PENALTY. TONY: YEAH. ROUGHING THE PASSER. THEY TOOK IT ON A KICKOFF. JIM: HERE’S THE KICK. THEY GOT A FLAG OUT. TONY: THIS IS INTERESTING. THEY MIGHT BE DOING THIS TO GET FIELD POSITION. GENE? GENE: YEAH. THIS IS A LITTLE LOOP IN THE RULE, GUYS. NOW, THEY MIGHT HAVE MULTIPLE FOULS. WE SEE A FLAG YOU FRONT. LET’S SEE WHAT JOHN HUSSEY HAS FIRST. TONY: THIS IS INTERESTING. WE’VE SEEN BELICHICK, VRABEL, SOME GUYS READ THE RULE BOOK ALL THE WAY TO THE NTH LEVEL. IS THIS I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE A GUY GO OFFSIDE MAYBE ON PURPOSE IT LOOKED LIKE. OH, YOU INTENTIONALLY KICK IT OUT OF BOUNDS. BUT I THINK SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY GONE OFFSIDE. NOW THAT I SAW IT UP ON THE MONITOR THEY WERE JUST SHOWING IT. JIM: BOY, A FULL EXPLANATION GOING ON FROM JOHN — TONY: THEY’RE GOING TO NEED IT BECAUSE IF I’M THINKING ABOUT IT THIS LONG I PROMISE YOU THEY WILL HAVE TO TALK THROUGH IT. JIM: LONG-TIME SPECIAL TEAMS COACH. TONY: I HONESTLY THINK THIS IS A JIM: IT IS. AND GENE, WE HAVE TO BRING YOU IN FOR THIS ONE. GENE: MY ASSUMPTION IS THEY HAVE TWO FOULS RIGHT NOW AGAINST THE KICKING TEAM. SO — REFEREE: TWO FOULS ON THE PLAY. ILLEGAL FORMATION, KICKING TEAM, NUMBER ONE. KICK OUT OF BOUNDS. KICKING TEAM NUMBER 17. KANSAS CITY HAS ELECTED TO HAVE DALLAS REKICK THE BALL AFTER THE ENFORCEMENT. ALIVE? JIM: THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. THERE’S CLARK. THERE’S JERRY. TONY: TWO OF THE GREAT OWNERS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. JIM: HERE’S THE REKICK. AND IT GOES TO THE 5-YARD LINE. REMIGIO HAS IT. EPPS GOT A GOOD DOUBLE-HEADER GAME SUNDAY. IT ALL BEGINS AT NOON EASTERN WITH J.B. AND THE GUYS, “THE NFL TODAY” YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON SUNDAYS WITH THE NFL ON CBS, STREAMING ON PARAMOUNT PLUS. MAHOMES, OH, KELCE YOU BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO IT — KELCE UNABLE TO HOLD ON TO IT. THERE IS A FLAG IN THE OFFENSIVE BACKFIELD. TONY: WELL, I’LL DEFINITELY SEE YOU THERE NEXT WEEK. BUT — REFEREE: HOLDING. OFFENSE, NUMBER 66. 10-YARD PENALTY. FIRST DOWN. JIM: CALLED ON CALIENDO. TONY: WELL, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE KELCE FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER. AND THIS IS JUST THE MATCHUP WE WERE LOOKING AT. WILLIAMS AND CLARK THERE. BUT KELCE WILL FEEL BETTER ABOUT DROPPING IT. BECAUSE THERE WAS A HOLD. OTHERWISE, YOU’RE GOING TO KNOW THAT WAS A MONSTER PLAY IN THE GAME. JIM: KANSAS CITY HAS BEEN PENALIZED FOR OVER 00 YARDS. PENALTY YARDAGE. 102. AS WORTHY TAKES THE SHORT PASS. TURNS IT UP BRIEFLY. OUT OF BOUNDS NEAR THE 36. WE GOT JUST INSIDE 11 MINUTES TO GO. AND THE CHIEFS TRYING TO ANSWER BACK. THERE YOU SEE THE NUMBERS. HUNT WITH 14 CARRIES AFTER 30. JUST FOUR DAYS AGO. AND RASHEE RICE WITH THE TWO TOUCHDOWNS. AND APPROACHING 100 YARDS ON THE GAME. TONY: IF I’M THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, EBERFLUS HERE, THE BALL HAS GOT TO GO THROUGH MAHOMES, RIGHT? THEY CAN’T GIVE THE BALL MUCH MORE TO GREEN. JIM: ABLE TO SLIDE AROUND A POSSIBLE HIT. AND GET IT TO PACHECO. AND OVERSHOWN IS ON HIM QUICKLY. IT WILL BE THIRD DOWN FOR KANSAS CITY. THAT JUST PICKED UP SIX. TONY: AND YOU’LL SEE MAHOMES GOING TO FEEL THE PRESSURE. AS SOON AS IT DOES, HE STEPS UP INTO THE RIGHT. AND JUST TAKES WHAT THE DEFENSE GIVES HIM. THE TEAMS ARE STARTING TO PLAY THEM MORE MAN TO MAN. I SAID IT LAST WEEK, JIM. THE BALL NEEDS TO START GOING OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS TOWARD THE SIDELINE IF THEY’RE GOING TO ACTUALLY OVERCOME SOME OF THESE TEAMS. JIM: IT’S A THIRD AND 8 AS RICE JOGS OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE. THIS IS WHERE HE’S SO DANGEROUS. GOT PLENTY OF TIME. GUNS IT. AND RICE CANNOT HOLD ON. WILSON WAS ON THE COVERAGE. RICE HAD THE FIRST DOWN, HAD HE HELD ON TO IT. AND — TONY: AND HE SHOULD HAVE. THIS IS A HUGE DROP. HE’S RIGHT THERE. MAHOMES GETS THROUGH THE WHOLE PROGRESSION. FLOWS IT ON THE CORRECT SHOULDER AWAY. AND WE SAW THIS HAPPEN TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THEY LOST. JIM: AT DENVER. TONY: EXACTLY RIGHT. JIM: SO INEXPLICABLE DROPS. AND THEN SOMETIMES RICE WILL MAKE THE TOUGHEST OF CATCHES. MOST OF THE TIME. TONY: AND WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING AT THIS CLOSE TO THE VEST, IT’S THE DIFFERENCE SOMETIMES. JIM: OK. ARAIZA HAS HAD FOUR PUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN DOWN INSIDE THE 20. THAT ONE LANDS IN THE END ZONE. TOUCHBACK OF THE SEASON. AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PENALTY OUT. IT’S AT THE 23-YARD LINE. REFEREE: DURING THE KICK, MOLDING, RECEIVING TEAM, NUMBER 28. THAT PENALTY WILL BE ENFORCED FROM THE 20-YARD LINE. FIRST DOWN, TIME-OUT. JIM: CALLED ON MALIK HOOKER. WELL, WAS SUCH A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GAME. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES IN A LONG TIME. IT’S EVERYTHING THAT’S BEEN BUILT UP TO BE COMPARISON. THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN SUPERB TODAY. DAK AND DALLAS NOW. TONY: I AGREE. JIM: WILL HAVE TO START BACK AT THE 10-YARD LINE. TONY: BUT THE ONLY THING PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER IS FROM HERE ON OUT. JIM: PRESCOTT GOING DEEP. HE’S GOT A MAN. WAITING FOR IT. IT’S LAMB HAULING IT IN AT THE KANSAS CITY 40. 51 YARDS. TONY: IT’S A CORNER BLITZ. MCDUFFIE BLITZES. IT’S A DIFFERENT ROUTE. AND YOU SEE CEEDEE PUT HIS FINGER UP AND I’M GOING DEEP. AND THE ADJUSTMENT THAT WE’VE SEEN PATRICK MAHOMES, KELCE, THAT TEAM MAKES SO MANY YEARS THE COWBOYS JUST DID IT TO THE CHIEFS. ON A MONSTER CHUNK PLAY. JIM: HERE’S TURPIN. GETTING THE HANDOFF. HE’S GOT THE TWO LONGEST RUSHING PLAYS OF THE DAY FOR DALLAS. BUT THIS ONE GOES FOR ONLY TWO. HOW ABOUT THIS THROW? FROM THE 10-YARD LINE TO THE KANSAS CITY 39. TONY: YOU’LL SEE THE CORNER BLITZ COMES OUT HERE. AND DAK ENDS UP JUST TURNING HIS BACK, PLAY-ACTION. EARLY IN THE GAME. REMEMBER? GOT TO RUN THE BALL. BUT THEY’RE THE BEST, MAYBE THE SECOND OR THIRD BEST IN THE LEAGUE AT LEAST TOP THREE WHEN THEY PLAY-ACTION. THEY’RE INCREDIBLE. AND IT SHOWS UP AGAIN, CEEDEE DOING WHAT GEORGE DID LAST WEEK. JIM: FAKE THE HANDOFF. TONY: PLAY-ACTION. JIM: GOING TO DUMP IT OFF TO FERGUSON. HE COLLIDES WITH BOLTON. THEY BOTH DUCKED DOWN LOW. HELMETS HIT. AND IT’S A PICKUP OF SEVEN. TONY: WELL, THEY WERE TRYING TO GO DEEP AND PUT THE FAIL IN THE COFFIN RIGHT THERE TO CEEDEE LAMB AGAIN. GOOD JOB BY THE CHIEFS GETTING BAC. DAK WISELY CHECKS THE BALL DOWN. CONTINUES THE DRIVE. BUT ANOTHER EIGHT YARDS FOR DALLAS PLAY-ACTION. PLAY-ACTION. PLAY-ACTION. JIM: IT’S WORKING. TONY: RUN THE BALL. PLAY-ACTION. JIM: THIRD AND 2. WITH WILLIAMS THE O RUNNING BAC. TONY: THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SIT BACK AND BE SOFT. I PROMISE YOU. THIS TEAM WILL COME AFTER YOU NOW. JIM: HERE COMES THE RUSH. THE PASS AWAY. CAUGHT, FLOURNOY HAS IT. DALLAS HAS ANOTHER SET OF DOWNS. TONY: JUST SO SMART. THIS IS A BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER SPECIAL. WHAT HE’S DOING RIGHT NOW, IT’S JUST — HE KNOWS THERE’S GOING TO BE INTERNAL PRESSURE. YOU SAW THE MIDDLE LINEBACKER BLITZ UP THE MIDDLE, JIM. SO WHAT DO WE DO? LET’S MOVE THE POCKET TO THE RIGHT AND ROLL OUT. SO THAT DOESN’T MATTER. LET’S PLAY-ACTION INTO A CORNER BLITZ. WHERE MY RUNNING BACK JUST TAKES HIM IN MY SLEEP. HE IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW, SCHOTTENHEIMER. JIM: PICKS UP 17 WITH THAT CALL. AND DAK GOES OVER 300 YARDS. FIRST AND 10 INSIDE SEVEN MINUTES. NOW THEY GO TO THE GROUND. AND WILLIAMS, ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH FOR ABOUT THREE. MAYBE TWO. TONY: THAT CLOCK KEEPS TICKING RIGHT NOW. JIM: AND MAHOMES — TONY: THE SEASON IN SOME WAYS. JIM: KNOWS HE GOING TO IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BE FACING A TWO-SCORE DEFICIT WHENEVER THE DALLAS OFFENSE COMES OFF THE FIELD. TONY: UH-HUH. 11 WAS A LOT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER LAST WEEK. THIS IS ABOUT TO GET MORE DIFFICULT. EVEN IF IT’S ONLY 10. JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIME. JIM: SECOND AND 8. THERE’S THE FAKE HANDOFF. THE ROLLOUT. THE THROW. AND ALMOST INTERCEPTED! OH, BOY. THAT WAS CLOSE. TONY: WOW. UNLESS YOU DO THAT, HE SHOULD NOT HAVE THROWN THIS BALL. AND EDWARDS WHO CAME IN AS THE BACKUP ALMOST TIPS THIS BALL PERFECTLY. JIM: STEPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF PICKENS. TONY: THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN INTERCEPTION BY EDWARDS AND IT ALMOST GOES — JIM: THE GILLOTTE. TONY: OH, MY GOSH. YOU GOT TO PROTECT THIS — MAKE IT A TWO-SCORE GAME. JIM: GOT A THIRD AND 8. GET HIS THIRD DOWN PASSING AND A COUPLE OF TOUCHDOWNS TOUCHDOWNS ON THIRD DOWN. HERE THEY COME. GOT NEAR HIM. PASS. CAUGHT. PICKENS. THE BALL IS ON THE GROUND! , PICKED UP BY TURPIN! HE RAN AFTER IT. AND BEAT TWO CHIEF DEFENDERS TO THE BALL. PICKENS FUMBLED. TONY: COULD NOT BE A BIGGER PLAY. I WANT YOU TO WATCH THE THIS IS ALL OUT PRESSURE MAN TO MAN. NO ONE IS AROUND FOR THE COWBOYS I GET EXCEPT THIS GUY RUNNING RIGHT HERE. FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN YOU JUST PRACTICED THAT WAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS BALL IS OUT. IT’S GOING TO GO TO THE CHIEFS. THEY GOT FOUR DEFENDERS AROUND IT. BUT THE WAY THIS KID PRACTICES, YOU’RE ALWAYS RUNNING TO THE BALL. JUST IN CASE. HUGE. JIM: IT’S HUGE. IT’S A DIFFERENCE IN A ONE-SCORE GAME AND A TWO-SCORE GAME AND IT BRINGS OUT AUBREY FOR 26 YARDS. IT WAS MCDUFFIE WHO TRIED TO MAKE THE PLAY TO CRIP HIM. HE DID. BUT TURPIN, THE MAGNIFICENT EFFORT. AND AUBREY CHIPS IT HOME. AND DALLAS LEADS BY 10 WITH 5:16 REMAINING. TONY: MR. AUTOMATIC AGAIN. AND THIS IS MORE CHALLENGING THAN DOWN 11 EARLY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER IN MY OPINION. DO YOU AGREE? JIM: YOU’RE ON THE ROAD. TONY: IT’S NOT EVEN CLOSE. YOU DO HAVE THREE TIME-OUTS. IT IS PATRICK MAHOMES.ING INTO . JIM: JUST LOOK AT THIS. MCDUFFIE — TONY: BIG GAMES WERE GOING TO BE HERE. THESE BIG PLAYS AT THE END OF THE GAME. BUT JUST A MONSTER PLAY HONESTLY. IF YOU LOOK AT IT BY MCDUFFIE TO GET THE BALL OUT. THAT WAS TWO PLAYS THIS DEFENSE TRIED TO GET BACK. BUT YOU WENT INTO THIS WEEK, YOU SAY, WHO HABS THE LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM? WHO HAS ONE LOSS CHANCE? PROBABLY THE CHIEFS. JIM: PROBABLY THE CHIEFS. YES. BOTH OF THEM REALLY COULDN’T AFFORD A LOSS HERE TODAY. BUT KANSAS CITY, BY A WHISKER, MAYBEAS A LITTLE MORE ROOM. AND MAYBE LOOKING HAVING TO WIN OUT THE LAST FIVE. ST I KNOW. BUT DALLAS HAS NO WIGGLE ROOM IN MY OPINION. GUESS WHAT? THIS GAME AIN’T OVER. JIM: NO, IT’S NOT. TONY: GOT TO MAKE THEM DRIVE THE FIELD AND TAKE TIME OFF THE CLOCK. JIM: MAHOMES ALL KINDS OF TIME AND IT BREAKS DOWN. AND GUESS WHO’S GOT HIM? LOOK AT CLOWNEY IN ON HIM. TONY: WHAT AN ADDITION. GOT TO REMEMBER THEY BROUGHT IN CLOWNEY. YOU BROUGHT IN WILLIAMS. KENNY CLARK. OVERSHOWN GOT HEALTHY. BUT IT WAS REALLY A COVERAGE SACK. IT WAS THE BACK END WHO’S COME ON. MAHOMES LOOKING FOR THE BIG PLAY DOWN THE FIELD. JIM: OH, HIS HEAD JUST SLAMMED AGAINST THE TURF. BUT HERE HE IS UPRIGHT ON SECOND DOWN. AND CONNECTING WITH KELCE. AND TRAVIS HAS 12, MAYBE 13 OUT OF THAT. TONY: NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I’VE SEEN THE CHIEFS YOU AS WELL, WE DON’T SEE MANY BLOWOUTS. THIS SUPER BOWL ANOMALY, OK? IN THE REGULAR SEASON, EBERFLUS KNOWS THIS GAME IS NOT OVER. THAT IS A GUY WHO’S PLAYED IN A LOT OF SUPER BOWLS AND NEVER HAS NOT MADE THE A.F.C. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. YOU GOT TO BE ON YOUR P’S AND Q’S DALLAS IF YOU WANT TO WIN THIS GAME. HE CAN DO THIS. JIM: THIRD AND 6. QINWEN WILLIAMS TRIPPED HIM UP. BUT HE’S STILL GOING. AND HEAVING IT DOWN THE FIELD. WIDE OPEN IS WORTHY. UNBELIEVABLE PLAY BY MAHOMES. SOMEHOW HE MAINTAINED HIS BALANCE. AND THE CHIEFS STRIKE A BIG ONE FOR 43 YARDS. THIS IS RIGHT TO YOUR POINT, TONY. TONY: EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU GOT IT, ALMOST GOT HIM. YOU SAID IT. ALMOST GOT HIM. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HEARD THAT? EVEN HAS TO FALL DOWN TO THROW THIS BALL. JIM: AND THERE’S WORTHY. ALL ALONE IN THE SECONDARY. TONY: THAT’S WHY HE PLAYS IN ALL THE BIG GAMES. AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT HE IS. WE KNOW THAT. DAK HAS PLAYED UNBELIEVABLE TODAY. HE’S PUT HIS TEAMS IN POSITION. IT’S JUST NOT OVER YET. YOU GOT TO FINISH DALLAS OVER KANSAS CITY. YOU GOT TO SCORE HERE AND IF YOU DO, WITH THREE TIME-OUTS, YOU’RE DEFINITELY IN THIS GAME. JIM: HERE’S THE FIRST DOWN THROW. OUT OF THE BACKFIELD. HUNT. CAN’T HANDLE IT. LED JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH. ANOTHER NO-LOOK PASS BY MAHOMES. TONY: YOU SAW IT. WHICH IS WHY IT WAS OFF BY ABOUT HALF A FOOT. JIM: YEAH. SHOULD HAVE LOOKED. THIS TIME. TONY: BUT ONE OF THE PARTS THAT’S GREAT ABOUT THE NO-LOOK, THOUGH, IF YOU’RE ACCURATE ABOUT IT A NO-LOOK, IT MAKES THE ZONE DEFENDER STAY IN THEIR ZONE TOO LONG. SO THE GUY WHO CATCHES THE BALL CAN RUN SOONER. SO WHEN HE DOES THIS, IT’S BASICALLY A HOLDING THOSE DEFENDERS AND WOULD HAVE MORE LEVERAGE. JIM: OK. WE GOT STOPPAGE OF PLAY HERE. TONY: I PROMISE YOU, HE’S TIRED AFTER RUNNING LIKE THAT. REFEREE: ON THE PREVIOUS PLAY, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT PRIOR TO THE INDEX NEXT SNAP. RESET THE GAME CLOCK TO 3:43 AND THIS WILL ACCOUNT FOR THAT. THANK YOU. TONY: YOU’RE WELCOME, JOE. JIM: BY THE WAY, THIS — STATE FARM POSTGAME SHOW WILL BE FOLLOWING THIS ACTION WITH J.B. AND ALL THE CREW. RECAPPING THIS GAME. PLUS WE’LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE MADDEN THANKSGIVING M.V.P. IT’S ALL COMING UP ON THE STATE FARM POSTGAME SHOW. TONY: THIS FEELS — YOU CAN TELL, RIGHT? THIS IS A PLAYOFF GAME. ANDY REID KNOWS WITH HIS PLAY CALLS AND PATRICK MAHOMES KNOWS IT AND THE COWBOYS KNOW IT. HERE WE GO. JIM: SECOND AND 10. FROM THE DALLAS 20. TONY: HE KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE IN AND JUST CHANGED THE PLAY. JIM: LOW SNAP. HE FIELDS IT. PUMP FAKE. LOOKING TO TAKE OFF. HERE HE GOES. 15. DOWN TO THE 10. AND ANOTHER FIRST DOWN. THIS IS HOW HE LED THEM IN THE COMEBACK IN THE FOURTH QUARTER LAST SUNDAY AGAINST INDIANAPOLIS. WITH HIS LEGS. TONY: YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. HE’S GOING TO LOOK IN THE MIDDLE RIGHT HERE. KELCE ACTUALLY DOES SOMETHING OPPOSITE OF WHAT HE THOUGHT. AND NOW THE DECISION TO GET THE FIRST DOWN, HUGE. BUT TO GET OUT OF BOUNDS IS EVEN BIGGER. EVERY 10, 15, 20 SECONDS MAT MATTERS. JIM: FIRST AND GOAL WITH 3 1/2 TO GO. KELCE ON THE LEFT. THREE RECEIVERS ON THE RIGHT. LOOKING THAT WAY. THE BALL IN THE AIR. AND IT’S INCOMPLETE. OH THAT WAS BROKEN UP BY STEWARD. — STUART. TONY: I’M IMPRESSED WITH STEWART. BIG-TIME PLAY EARLY IN THE GAME. HE’S GOING TO COME OFF AND MAKES IT SEEM. HE’S GOT QUICK TWITCH. THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEFENSE THAT YOU SAW EARLIER IN THE YEAR FROM THIS COWBOY TEAM. SIX OR SEVEN NEW PLAYERS. THEY CAN WIN OUT. I’M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW IF THEY WIN IN GAME, JIM. JIM: SECOND AND GOAL. AND LAST ONE TRIED TO FORCE IT IN THERE TO RICE WHO HAS TWO TOUCHDOWNS ALREADY. MAHOMES GOING IN THE END ZONE. BACK OF THE END ZONE, CAUGHT, TIPTOE, TOUCHDOWN! TONY: WOW. JIM: HOLLYWOOD BROWN. TONY: WHILE TAKING A HIT FROM YOUR BACK SIDE. THIS IS SUCH HIGH LEVEL FOOTBALL ALL THE WAY AROUND ON BOTH TEAMS. LOOK AT THIS. HIGH POINTED BACK OF THE END ZONE. TAP. TAP. JIM: WILSON TRIED TO GET THERE A LITTLE TOO LATE, THOUGH. HE TRIED TO GET THERE TO TRY TO SHOVE HIM OUT. TONY: HE KEEPS THE BALL HIGH, TOO. SO HE CAN’T TOUCH THE BALL. JIM: WHAT A PLAY BY HOLLYWOOD. TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED. MAHOMES HAS A FOURTH TOUCHDOWN PASS AND NOW BUTKER CAN MAKE IT A FIELD GOAL GAME. TONY: IT’S CRAZY. I KNOW WE SAID 38-31 AT THE END OF THIS. WE’LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT. >> EXTRA POINT IS GOOD. ALL THE TIME-OUTS REMAINING. KANSAS CITY. 3:27 TO GO. THEY JUST MARCHED DOWN THE FIELD. 67 YARDS IN SEVEN PLAYS. TONY: BUT IT WAS NOT EASY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT WAS DIFFICULT AND IT REQUIRES A PERFECT THROW, A PERFECT TOE TAP. THAT-A BOY. JIM: THERE YOU GO. SOME EFFORT BY BROWN TO MAKE THE CATCH. HELD IT UP HIGH. GOT THE FEET DOWN. TO HIM IT MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN SLOW MOTION. HE MADE IT LOOK SO EASY. TONY: IT LOOKED LIKE — KEPT SHOWING IT. SLOW MOTION. JIM: THAT’S — TONY: WE SHOWED IT IN SLOW MOTION IT LOOKED LIKE SLOW MOTION. JIM: THAT’S HOW WE SAW IT FOR REAL. BUT 25 POINTS HAVE BEEN SCORED BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS IN THIS FOURTH QUARTER. HE HAS A WORD WITH HIS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, MATT MAGGY. — NAGY. YOU SEE WHAT MAHOMES HAS DONE IN THE SECOND HALF WITH — TONY: BOTH QUARTERBACKS HAVE PLAYED — JIM: BRILLIANTLY. TONY: VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL FOOTBALL. THIS IS THE DRIVE. AND FIRST AND SECOND DOWN WILL BE EVERYTHING. JIM: YEP. TONY: HOW AGGRESSIVE ARE YOU GOING TO BE? WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER, RIGHT? STAY AGGRESSIVE? RUN THE BALL, JIM, OR DO YOU THROW IT? JIM: KICK DOWN TO THE 7-YARD LINE. TURPIN. IS TAKEN DOWN QUICKLY BY MCDONALD. AND THERE’S THE MADDEN TROPHY THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AFTER THE GAME TO THE GAME’S M.V.P. $10,000 DONATION FROM THE NFL FOUNDATION, IT WILL BE GIVEN IN THE NAME OF THE WINNER TO THE YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM OF THEIR CHOICE. AND YOU GOT TO FIGURE IT’S COMING DOWN TO ONE OF THE TWO QUARTERBACKS WHICHEVER ONE WINS WILL HAVE THAT GREAT GIFT. AND CONNECTION WITH COACH MADDEN ON THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY. FIRST AND 10. WILLIAMS. AND THAT’S PLUGGED UP,, QUICKLY. A GAIN OF TWO. HEY, THEY’RE — TONY: I WOULDN’T HAVE DONE THAT. JIM: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SEEN THERE? TONY: A BOOTLEG. A THROW. GET THEM UNDER CENTER AND MAKE THEM FEEL THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW EACH TIME YOU GET INTO SECOND AND EIGHT PLUS, IT’S LIKE THE OTHER TEAM KNOWS YOU’RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO RUN. AND YOU GOT TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO RUN AND THROW. THE WAY TO BEAT THE CHIEFS IS TE ABOUT TO DO, I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES THEY GUESS. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY CALL IT TO STOP THE RUN. THEY CALL IT TO STOP THE PASS. THEY JUST NEED AN OBVIOUS SITUATION. NOW YOU KIND OF GAVE IT TO THEM. SO IN THIS SPECIFIC SCENARIO, I MIGHT THROW A SCREEN. AND I MIGHT EVEN RUN THE BALL NOW. JIM: GOING TO BE A SECOND AND 8. AND THE CHIEFS HAVE USED THEIR FIRST TIME-OUT. YOU TOLD ME MANY TIMES IN THESE LATE GAME SITUATIONS, THIS IS THE — THIS IS THE DOWN RIGHT HERE WITH THE MOST OPTIONS. TONY: THIS IS IT. JIM: AND THE PASS IS INCOMPLETE. AND THERE’S A FLAG COMING IN! FROM THE BACK. WATSON WAS ON PICKENS. AND THIS IS A HUGE CALL. TONY: THE CRAZY PART IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE PASS INTERFERENCE ON WATSON. THIS IS ALL GEORGE PICKENS. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, NUMBER 35. THAT BALL WILL BE PLACED AT THE SPOT OF THE FOUL. AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. TONY: HE HAS PLAYED OUTSTANDING. BUT HE’S SUPPOSED TO BE INSIDE LEVERAGE. VERY FEW RECEIVERS ARE GOING TO BEAT WATSON WHEN HE’S 100% PLAYING INSIDE SHOULDER. AND CROSSED HIS SPACE THERE. THAT SHOWS YOU HOW GIFTED GEORGE PICKENS IS. IF THEY WIN THE GAME AS BIG OF PLAY AS ANY ONE. JIM: THIRD D.P.I. ON THE KANSAS CITY DEFENSE. AS THEY HAND IT OFF ON FIRST DOWN AGAIN. TO WILLIAMS. FOR A YARD. TONY: TIME-OUT. THIS FIRST DOWN WILL DETERMINE THE GAME TO ME. JIM: KANSAS CITY DOWN TO ONE TIME-OUT. TONY: UNDER PRESSURE. THE COWBOYS ARE GOING TO THROW SLANTS. YOU SAW IT IN THE LAST ONE. SPAGNUOLO PREPARED FOR IT AND CALLED TWO-MAN INSIDE LEVERAGE AND THE PROBLEM PICKENS WAS JUST TOO GOOD. HE IS THE BEST IN THESE SITUATIONS. JIM: SECOND AND 9. TONY: THIS IS NERVE-RACKING. I LOVE IT. THIS IS SO EXCITING. JIM: IT IS. IT’S WONDERFUL. TONY: HERE WE GO. JIM: DAK. THROWS IT. WIDE OPEN. LAMB ABLE TO GET SEPARATION AND THE FLAG ON MCDUFFIE WHO HAD ALREADY BEEN FLAGGED TWICE FOR INTERFERENCE IN THIS GAME. PASS PLAY WENT FOR 11 YARDS. TONY: YEP. YOU SAW LAMB — NOBODY OWNS MCDUFFIE. NOBODY. ALL YEAR LONG. JIM: YOU SAID EARLY IN THE GAME, HE HAD — TONY: CEEDEE LAMB. JIM: MORE YARDAGE GIVEN IMON HIM IN THE THIRD QUARTER THAN THE — ALL YEAR LONG. TONY: ALL THOSE GETTING ON CEEDEE LAMB. UNBELIEVABLE. REFEREE: PASS INTERFERENCE, DEFENSE, NUMBER 22. THE BALL WILL BE PLACED AT THE SPOT OF THE FOUL. AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. JIM: LOOK AT THAT WRESTLING MATCH. SEVEN CATCHES FOR LAMB. 112 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR DALLAS. THEY GET A NEW SET OF DOWNS. KANSAS CITY IS DOWN TO ONE TIME-OUT. YOU GOT 3:04 TO GO. MAHOMES WONDERING WILL HE GET A CHANCE? IN THE STADIUM USED TO COME TO AS A YOUNG KID. HIS DAD WOULD BRING HIM TO THE GAMES. AND NOSE BLEED SEATS AND A FRIEND WOULD BRING THEM DOWN TO THE GROUND LEVEL. HERE’S A HANDOFF TO WILLIAMS. MAKES A NICE MOVE. AND HE HAS EIGHT YARDS. BIG FIRST DOWN CARRIED BY JAVONTE WILLIAMS. ABLE TO ESCAPE JAMARI CONNOR. TIME-OUT CALLED BY KANSAS CITY. TONY: BIG TIME MOVE RIGHT THERE. WILLIAMS, THIS IS WHAT MAKES DALLAS SO DIFFICULT. I DON’T — THE PERCENTAGES SAY MAHOMES DOESN’T TOUCH THE BALL AGAIN. AND HAVE TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE STAND. JIM: IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LOT TO GET THE BALL BACK BECAUSE DALLAS LOOKS LIKE IT’S IN TOTAL CONTROL OF WHAT THEY’RE DOING. HIS PLAY CALLING, AGAIN, CONTINUES TO EXCEL. TONY: IT WAS LOOKING AT SECOND AND LONG UNTIL HE MADE THAT MOVE IN THE BACKFIELD. JIM: IT WASN’T UNTIL LAST WEEK THAT ANDY REID’S TEAM WON A ONE-SCORE GAME. THEY HAD THAT REMARKABLE RUN LAST YEAR THAT ACTUALLY EXTENDED OUT BEFORE THE SEASON A YEAR AGO. BEFORE THAT, 17 STRAIGHT. TONY: THEY’RE GOING TO SELL OUT HERE. JIM: SECOND AND 3. AND THEY GET HIM. THAT IS CHRIS JONES. ABLE TO MAKE THE STOP. AND NOW YOU’LL HAVE A THIRD DOWN ON THE WAY. AND THEY’LL HAVE TO RUN A PLAY BEFORE THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING. TONY: I KNOW. AND THIS IS RIGHT HERE, THE POINT WHERE A LOT OF TEAMS TAKE A TIME-OUT. LIKE YOU HAVE A CALL. BUT YOU WANT TO GET IT PERFECT. YOU SEE CHRIS JONES COMING DOWN THE LINE. AN AWESOME JOB FINISHING THE PLAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU DON’T GET THIS, TWO MINUTES, YOU’RE GOING TO PUNT, KICK A FIELD GOAL, PROBABLY KICK A FIELD GOAL. BUT REALLY, NO, NO. YOU GOT TWO DOWNS. AND SO MANY SCENARIOS. JIM: MY GOODNESS. TONY: THIS IS IT. JIM: THIRD AND 2 WITH 2:18 TO GO. STRAIGHT PASS PLAY. TONY: SLANT PASS. JIM: IS ON THE MONEY. AS DAK IS ABLE TO HIT PICKENS WHO TAKES THE HELMET OFF. AND THEY RUN IT DOWN TO THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING WITH A FIRST DOWN AFTER THIS 13-YARD PLAY. HE BEATS WATSON AGAIN. TONY: SLANTS. SLANTS. THAT’S HOW — JIM: DID IT AGAIN, TONY. YOU WERE ON IT. JIM: WELL, DALLAS JUST PICKED UP A PIVOTAL FIRST DOWN ON THE PASS PLAY TO PICKENS. AND THE CHIEFS WITHOUT TIME-OUTS, DALLAS WITH A FIRST DOWN, TONY, NOW VICTORY FORMATION. TONY: IT’S OVER UNLESS SOMETHING CRAZY HAPPENS. AND THE OLD SCHOOL TOM LANDRY. JIM: YES, IT IS. TONY: AND I’LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, DALLAS JUST BEAT TWO TEAMS WHO WERE IN THE SUPER BOWL LAST YEAR. JIM: IN FOUR DAYS. TONY: YEP. AND NOW THERE’S A REAL POSSIBILITY, AT THE LIONS, IS GOING TO BE THE TOUGHEST GAME LEFT. THEY CAN RUN THE TABLE. JIM: THAT’S COMING UP NEXT THURSDAY FOR THE COWBOYS. COMING UP THE STATE FARM POSTGAME SHOW AFTER THE GAME. J.B. AND ALL OF THE GREAT CREW IN THE STUDIO WILL HAVE THE RECAP, AND WE’LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE MADDEN THANKSGIVING M.V.P. IT’S COMING UP ON THE STATE FARM POSTGAME SHOW. WHAT A RUN BY DALLAS. TONY: UNBELIEVABLE. AND THEY KIND OF CONTROLLED EVEN THOUGH MAHOMES HAD A GREAT GAME IN SOME WAYS. BUT DALLAS LOOKS DIFFERENT, RIGHT? THEY IMPOSED T LOSSES. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. JIM: GOING TO GO 11-6. TONY: AND THAT WILL GET THEM IN. JIM: ONE MORE SNAP. AND THE COWBOYS WILL HAVE A THIRD STRAIGHT WIN. AND AS YOU SAID, THEY WILL HAVE BEATEN THE TWO TEAMS FROM SUPER BOWL LIX. PHILADELPHIA AND KANSAS CITY. IN A SPAN OF FOUR DAYS. TONY: THEY JUST GOT THROUGH MURDERER’S ROW ALMOST. NOW AT THE LIONS. AND IF THEY WIN THAT, WHO DO YOU THINK IS BETTER THAN THEM? JIM: MASTERFUL JOB BY BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER. TONY: HE WAS INCREDIBLE TODAY. YOU COULD GIVE HIM THE M.V.P. ALONGSIDE OF DAK. AND CEEDEE LAMB. JIM: DAK PRESCOTT WILL BE THE MADDEN M.V.P. OF THIS GAME. FOR DIRECTING THE DALLAS OFFENSE AND THROWING

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