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NFL Preseason Week 3 Game Recap: Dallas Cowboys 27, Seattle Seahawks 26

Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Will Grier (15) scrambles out of the pocket in the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

The Dallas Cowboys fought back from a 10-point deficit to beat the Seattle Seahawks 27-26 in Week 3 of the 2022 NFL preseason.

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Offensive player spotlight: Drew Lock‘s final audition for the Seahawks starting job couldn't have gone much worse, as the fourth-year passer went 11-of-19 for 153 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions from a clean pocket. Every pick was charted as a turnover-worthy play.

Defensive player spotlight: Seahawks cornerback Michael Jackson was targeted eight times in coverage, but he gave up just two catches for 11 yards. He forced one incompletion and didn't let up a single first down.

Rookie player spotlight: Cowboys tight end Peyton Hendershot caught all three of his catchable targets for 39 yards, adding 30 yards after the catch along the way. One of his catches went for a score, the other two moved the chains, and he forced two missed tackles.

Early offensive line analysis: The Seahawks offensive linemen gave up just five hurries on 36 pass-blocking snaps, though they combined for a further 10 losses that didn't result in pressure.

Betting Summary

Betting Odds Closing Result
Spread
SEA -6.5
DAL Covers
O/U 38
Over

Box Score

Passing
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Drew Lock 8.24 13/24 171 7.1 1 3
Geno Smith 1.72 3/6 43 7.2 0 0
Jacob Eason -0.72 2/4 7 1.8 0 1
Dallas Cowboys
Player Fantasy Comp/Att Yds YPA TD Int
Will Grier 14.12 12/22 88 4.0 2 0
Ben DiNucci 7.00 5/9 65 7.2 1 0
Cooper Rush 0.80 2/5 20 4.0 0 0
Rushing
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
DeeJay Dallas 16.40 13 75 5.8 1 27
Penny Hart 10.70 1 2 2.0 0 2
Drew Lock 8.24 2 4 2.0 0 2
Bo Melton 4.00 1 6 6.0 0 6
Travis Homer 3.60 3 5 1.7 0 6
Darwin Thompson 2.30 7 23 3.3 0 16
Dee Eskridge 1.80 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ronnie Rivers 0.60 2 6 3.0 0 5
Jacob Eason -0.72 1 0 0.0 0 0
Dallas Cowboys
Player Fantasy Car Yds YPC TD Long
Will Grier 14.12 5 26 5.2 0 16
Ben DiNucci 7.00 3 4 1.3 0 6
Malik Davis 5.90 15 44 2.9 0 13
Aaron Shampklin 5.40 13 54 4.2 0 16
Receiving
Seattle Seahawks
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
DeeJay Dallas 16.40 2 2 9 4.5 0
Penny Hart 10.70 5 1 35 7.0 1
Dareke Young 7.30 5 3 43 8.6 0
Cade Johnson 6.80 4 3 38 9.5 0
Tyler Lockett 5.50 2 2 35 17.5 0
Bo Melton 4.00 1 1 24 24.0 0
Travis Homer 3.60 2 2 11 5.5 0
Darwin Thompson 2.30 2 0 0 0.0 0
Colby Parkinson 2.10 1 1 11 11.0 0
Dee Eskridge 1.80 3 1 8 2.7 0
Aaron Fuller 1.50 3 1 5 1.7 0
Kevin Kassis 1.20 2 1 2 1.0 0
Will Dissly 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0
Freddie Swain 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0
Dallas Cowboys
Player Fantasy Tgt Rec Yds YPT TD
Peyton Hendershot 12.90 7 3 39 5.6 1
Brandon Smith 11.70 4 3 27 6.8 1
Simi Fehoko 8.80 5 2 8 1.6 1
Malik Davis 5.90 2 1 5 2.5 0
Dontario Drummond 4.50 3 2 25 8.3 0
Dennis Houston 4.50 3 2 25 8.3 0
Jake Ferguson 3.80 2 2 18 9.0 0
Jalen Tolbert 2.90 5 2 9 1.8 0
T.J. Vasher 1.90 2 1 9 4.5 0
KaVontae Turpin 1.80 2 1 8 4.0 0

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