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Cowboys WATCH: Dak Prescott Throws Thanksgiving TD to Backup TE, But Dallas Trails 14-6

A Turkey Day TD!

Jeremy Brener

The Dallas Cowboys cooked up a Thanksgiving touchdown in their second offensive drive of the day on Thursday against the Raiders at AT&T Stadium.

Dak Prescott completed a nine-play, 75-yard drive that ended in the first NFL touchdown for second-year tight end Sean McKeon.

McKeon had four career receptions coming into today's game after going undrafted in 2020 out of Michigan.

With Amari Cooper (COVID-19) and CeeDee Lamb (concussion) out today with injuries, several players are needed to step up and fill in the gaps. On the drive, Prescott found four different receivers, first on a toss to running back Tony Pollard for six yards and then to wide receiver Noah Brown for 15 yards before approaching Raiders territory.

The Cowboys were able to get into the red zone thanks to a 17-yard pass to wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, the longest play of the drive. Then, after another Pollard run to trudge down to the 10-yard line, Prescott found his third tight end McKeon on a play-action pass.

Raiders defensive back Brandon Facyson tried to tackle him before reaching the end zone, but McKeon broke the tackle for his first trip to the end zone since September 2019, in his senior year at Michigan.

For Prescott, it's his sixth touchdown on Thanksgiving in five career games.

For the Cowboys, the touchdown put them one point behind the Las Vegas Raiders after they scored on their opening drive on a 56-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson. Greg Zuerlein missed the extra point to tie which keeps the Cowboys trailing 7-6 in the first quarter. Las Vegas later went up 14-6 with 1:33 left in the first quarter.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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