Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb lead Cowboys past Chiefs in Thanksgiving thriller

The Dallas Cowboys won a Thanksgiving Day thriller over the Kansas City Chiefs - to truly vault themselves into the NFC playoff picture Dallas needed a win heading into the short week as they are now - - on the season They have now beaten the reigning conference champions as they took down the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday Meanwhile after a massive home success for the Chiefs last week against the Indianapolis Colts they are back to at - CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIt was an inauspicious start by Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense as the veteran signal caller threw an interception on the third play of the encounter Jaylen Watson jumped the journey of George Pickens as Prescott s throw was altered from a perfect blitz by Kansas City Just two plays later Rashee Rice who has fit well into the Chiefs offense since returning to the offense following an early-season suspension had a convoy of blockers when he got a Mahomes screen and took it yards into the end zone for an early - lead The Cowboys though were quick to respond with Prescott bouncing back on the ensuing drive He went plays and yards finding his trusty receiver CeeDee Lamb for a -yard strike in the back right of the end zone to tie the tournament at seven apiece DAK PRESCOTT PREDICTS HUGE ENCOUNTER FOR CEEDEE LAMB IN COWBOYS' THANKSGIVING MATCH AFTER LATEST DROPSBut as CBS broadcaster and former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo called this was going to be a shootout between two of the top offenses in the league Patrick Mahomes and company responded with a -play touchdown drive for the Chiefs and it was a crucial play on fourth-and-goal from the two-yard line after Kareem Hunt was stuffed on third-and-goal Travis Kelce made an acrobatic catch with great coverage from the Cowboys on him but the -year-old tight end gave his organization the lead back After a Brandon Aubrey field goal cut into the Chiefs lead the Cowboys got their first lead of the challenge thanks to running back Malik Davis finding a seam and making it hurt Kansas City He burst through the defense for a -yard touchdown run to make it a - challenge The offensive fireworks subsided in the third quarter but the Chiefs saw yet another key fourth-and-goal play that resulted in seven points It was Rice getting in for his second touchdown of the meeting as Mahomes trust his receiver to go up and win at the ball s highest point in the end zone It was a - championship in favor of the Chiefs when Prescott and the Cowboys took over and though he was quiet bulk of the meeting George Pickens started to cook at the perfect time Pickens provided yards on the -yard touchdown drive for Dallas with Prescott scrambling and finding running back Javonte Williams for the three-yard touchdown pass Pickens though would convert a two-point try to make it a - event The Cowboys were able to force a three-and-out on the Chiefs and after a huge play to Lamb Dallas determined themselves close to the goal line again But a massive play occurred when Pickens caught a short pass on third-and- from the Kansas City -yard line as he fumbled and it appeared the Chiefs were going to get the ball back But KaVontae Turpin came flying in and recovered the ball which allowed another Aubrey field goal instead of a pivotal turnover Turpin s heroic recovery was even more vital after Mahomes went seven plays and yards to find Hollywood Brown for a touchdown to make it a - battle The Cowboys held their own destiny on ensuing drive knowing they need a couple first downs to let the clock run to zero Prescott delivered on third-and- just before the two-minute warning as he fired a pass to Pickens for yards and he picked up the first down needed to head into preeminence formation Looking at the box points Prescott was -for- for yards with two touchdown passes while Lamb finished with a game-high yards on seven receptions Pickens had six catches for yards while Williams added yards on carries as well as yards on three catches For the Chiefs Mahomes was -for- for yards with four touchdown passes while Rice finished with yards on eight catches Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter