As Rush worked out growing pains, Cousins and Co. After a TD toss to Adam Thielen on the opening drive, the Vikings mustered just three fields goals thereafter. The Vikings were a miserable 1 of 13 on third downs, and when big scores were needed, they came up short over and over again. When the game was in the balance, Cousins wobbled.
Those numbers look far better than what the film shows. Cousins was 23 of 35 for 184 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions and an 88.3 rating. Minnesota averaged 4.6 years per play, totaling just 278 yards of offense for the game. The Kirk Cousins-led unit looked nothing close to that lofty ranking. Entering an opportune situation, the Vikings were fifth in the league in total offense. This feels like a special career is getting going in Dallas. Dan Quinn deserves plenty of credit for the improvement of the Cowboys' defense, but the life breathed into it and the talent added by Parsons cannot be overlooked.
He was all over the field in tallying up a game-high 11 tackles, along with four tackles for loss, a QB hit, two QB pressures and two stuffs. Nonetheless, the Dallas defense stepped up on Sunday, holding the Vikings to a measly 278 yards of offense and Parsons was a catalyst. Parsons has drawn acclaim since the preseason and it's waned a bit as stars are plentiful on America's Team. Maybe it'll be forgotten in time, but on this special Sunday night, Rush orchestrated the kind of magical showing that kids dream about and kept the first-place Cowboys rolling right along even with their superstar on the sideline. Who knows what the future holds for Rush? But on this night, the Cowboys took the cautious route by making their star QB inactive, and Rush was able to lead them to a win. Rush, who threw for 325 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the 5-yard game-winner with 51 seconds to play, became the first QB since Gary Hogeboom in 1984 to win his first NFL start in a prime-time road game, per NFL Research. This prime-time showing had all the obligatory shots of Rush's parents in the stands and, as it grew in its drama, Rush seemingly became more and more poised by the play. But Rush, who'd thrown just three passes in his career previously, frankly showed more moxie and fearlessness than his Vikings counterpart in driving Dallas to the win. Much of Sunday was an ode to the absent Dak Prescott as the Cowboys offense sputtered and shined a spotlight on just how valuable Prescott is to his team. It was a trivial note that concluded a triumphant and truly special first NFL start for Mr. Cooper Rush's game-winning touchdown pass to Amari Cooper was the first TD in NFL history in which the passer's first name and receiver's last name were an exact match, per NFL Research.
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