ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys ‘ playoff chances might have come to an end earlier Sunday with the Washington Commanders ‘ defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles , but Dallas is off to a hot start as backup quarterback Cooper Rush stays hot.
Coming off the first three-touchdown game of his career last week against the Carolina Panthers , Rush threw an 11-yard strike to wide receiver Jalen Tolbert on the Cowboys’ second drive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to give Dallas a 10-0 lead.
The Cowboys’ 52-yard drive opened with wide receiver KaVontae Turpin lining up at running back, and the touchdown pass came without a running back on the field. With attention being paid to CeeDee Lamb , the Cowboys were able to match up Tolbert down the seam on linebacker Lavonte David , with Rush perfectly placing the pass over David’s shoulder to Tolbert, who pitter-pattered his feet for his sixth touchdown catch of the season.
Rush completed 8 of his first 9 passes for 60 yards. His lone incompletion came on a screen Tampa Bay had a bead on, so he put the pass into the ground.