DALTON SCHULTZ

The Dallas Cowboys tight ends played their own live version of Whac-A-Mole.

ARLINGTON, Texas — (AP) — Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes to tight end Dalton Schultz, Ezekiel Elliott ran for a score and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 28-20 on Thanksgiving Day. Prescott's TD tosses to Schultz came about five minutes apart in the third quarter, turning a 13-7 deficit into a 21-13 lead. The Dallas quarterback has 10 consecutive victories over the Giants since losing to them twice when the Cowboys went 13-3 his rookie year in 2016. Lamb's one-handed grab for 15 yards came before Schultz's second TD. Elliott had a season-high 92 yards rushing, and the Cowboys overcame two interceptions from Prescott, who threw for 261 yards.

Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes to tight end Dalton Schultz, Ezekiel Elliott ran for a score and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 28-20.

Disappointment for CeeDee Lamb turned to joy for Cowboys tight ends during Thursday's Thanksgiving win against the New York Giants. Peyton Hendershot made up for it on the next play while adding a new twist to a Cowboys Thanksgiving tradition. On second-and-goal at the 2-yard line, Dallas sent out four tight ends for the goal-line play. He was joined by fellow Cowboys tight ends Dalton Schultz, Sean McKeon and Jake Ferguson, who all hopped in the kettle. Here's guessing he's got his tight ends covered in case the NFL frowns on Thursday's celebration.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys played with their food to begin a Thanksgiving contest against the New York Giants before ultimately reaching a rhythm and piling on. At meal’s end, the Cowboys had a 28-20 victory over their NFC East rival that wasn’t as close as a last-minute Giants touchdown made it seem. At 8-3, the Cowboys have a firm grasp on second place in the division, sweeping the Giants in this season’s series. Tight end Dalton Schultz scored his first of two touchdowns on a 15-yard dart from Prescott. Schultz, rookie Jake Ferguson and tight end Sean McKeon jumped into the Kettle, as Cowboys including Elliott had in the past.

In his first game back in Green Bay as Dallas’ coach, Mike McCarthy didn’t exactly leave Packers fans pining for the good ol’ days.

The Green Bay Packers stopped a five-game skid with a 31-28 win over former coach Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys.

A Bronco dove for Pollard’s leg around the 20-yard line, causing the Cowboys running back to trip but not fall. Pollard’s left leg repeat last year on a 54-yard kickoff return vs. Broncos pic.twitter.com/GPvUNsgEyx — Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) November 1, 2022“He can run off one leg, get hit on this leg and then the next leg that hits (the ground) is the same leg,” Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel said. Pollard’s 2.31 yards traveled per yards rushed represented the best north/south effort in the NFL this week. Fellow Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s efficiency ranks 30th, per NFL Next Gen Stats, with a 3.73 to 1 ratio. “His ability to break runs, to break tackles and then just that getaway speed,” Cowboys left tackle Tyler Smith told Yahoo Sports.

Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Micah Parsons returned a fumble for his first NFL score and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Chicago Bears 49-29.

Can we finally start Tony Pollard.

DeMarcus Lawrence returned a fumble 19 yards for a touchdown on the Rams’ opening drive, and Cooper Rush remained unbeaten as the Dallas Cowboys’ fill-in starter despite passing for just 102 yards in a 22-10 victory over Los Angeles.

Brett Maher kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired, and the Dallas Cowboys held on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 after losing a two-touchdown halftime lead.

We continue the series with a look at the tight ends. With a highly favorable looking schedule, Schultz is primed for a huge fantasy season. Meanwhile, since Ryan Tannehill began starting in 2019, 24% of his targets have gone to tight ends, including 25 of his 76 TD passes. Whatever the reason, Gesicki's targets are about to go way down, yet he's curiously still being drafted as a top-15 fantasy tight end. It's all a recipe for a letdown season from Henry, who's being drafted as a top-15 fantasy tight end.

USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale breaks down the favorites to win the Cy Young Award at the midway point in the season.

No position in the NFL has undergone more changes to the style of player over the years than tight end.

The NFL’s salary cap for 2022 will be $208.2 million — a healthy increase from the previous, pandemic-impacted years.

Dak Prescott threw a career-high five touchdown passes against Philadelphia Eagles backups, Cedrick Wilson and Dalton Schultz each had two scoring catches and the Dallas Cowboys kept their slim hopes for a No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs alive with a 51-26 victory.

Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes, DeMarcus Lawrence returned an interception for a score and the Dallas Cowboys routed Washington 56-14.

Dallas would clinch a playoff berth later Sunday with a loss or tie by New Orleans or a loss by San Francisco. Graham Gano kicked field goals of 35 and 42 yards as the Giants (4-10) lost their third straight game with backup Mike Glennon starting for the injured Daniel Jones (neck). Dallas has four takeaways in three straight games for the ninth time in team history, and the first since 1994. The Cowboys never trailed and the Giants never looked threatening against a defense that also got interceptions from Jourdan Lewis and Malik Hooker. Sidelined by a broken foot most of the season, Lawrence set up 10 of the 15 first-half points.

Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence forced a fumble and made two other big plays that led to touchdowns.

Cowboys Chiefs Football Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (38) is chased by Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz (86) after catching an interception late in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Charlie Riedel)The Latest from Week 14 of the NFL (all times EST):___11:55 a.m. The Kansas City Chiefs will be without L’Jarius Sneed when they play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday after the brother of their starting cornerback was killed in a stabbing in his hometown of Minden, Louisiana. T’Qarontarion Harrison, who was largely responsible for raising Sneed as a child, was killed during an incident Friday. Kansas City was historically inept on defense earlier this season but has held five straight opponents to 17 points or fewer.

Daniel Carlson kicked a 29-yard field goal in overtime after Anthony Brown’s fourth pass-interference penalty kept the drive alive, and the Las Vegas Raiders beat the Dallas Cowboys 36-33 on Thursday.

Eagles Cowboys Football Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) and center Tyler Biadasz (63) celebrate a touchdown scored by Dalton Schultz in the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. The Cowboys (2-1) had a 19-1 edge in first downs late in the first half, but the Eagles were down just 20-7 at the break. Any doubt was erased when rookies Micah Parsons and Osa Odighizuwa shared a sack of Hurts on a desperation try on fourth-and-9 midway through the fourth quarter. Schultz, who led Dallas with 80 yards receiving, scored again on a 22-yarder in the fourth quarter. INJURIESEagles: LG Isaac Seumalo was taken off on a cart after injuring his right foot in the fourth quarter.

Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns in his first home game since he suffered an ankle injury on the same field almost a year ago, Trevon Diggs returned an interception 59 yards for a score and the Dallas Cowboys dominated the Philadelphia Eagles 41-21.

Detroit players joined a coordinated effort by the NFLPA to say they were going to stay away from the team's voluntary offseason program before most of them showed up for practices. Conversations with first-year coach Dan Campbell found enough middle ground for some players to think twice about skipping. “I think teams have done a good job of working it out between coaches and players,” agent Ron Slavin said. “All I can say is this is the first step,” Campbell said last month as offseason practices were starting. Dallas tight end Dalton Schultz, the team's player representative, said at least 20 veterans on his team have contracts with compensation tied to offseason work with the Cowboys.

NFL minicamps are mostly proceeding as planned as teams and their players discuss potential fundamental changes to the offseason structure.