Tag: 2024 Preseason Week 2

QB Trey Lance bounced back in a big way to lead Cowboys to win

Lance bounced back after a rough outing to lead the Cowboys to a convincing victory against the Las Vegas Raiders. | From @timlettiero

Who doesn’t love some late-night football? Continuing with their west coast theme, Dallas took on the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2 of the 2024 preseason on Saturday night. The Cowboys continued to imposed their will on the defensive side of the ball, but the offense joined the party this week.

Once again Dallas went with the two-QB approach with Cooper Rush getting the start before handing the reigns to Trey Lance. Rush was only given a few pass attempts before Lance got his number called, which might just become the story of who took the QB2 job.

After failing to reach the end zone against the Rams, Lance orchestrated two touchdown drives in throwing for 151 yards with a 98.3 rating and rushing for 36 more. The performance earns him Cowboys Wire’s Player of the Game honor.

Lance started off slow with back to back three-and-out drives. It was reminiscent to how thigns went in Week 1 against the Rams with several bullet passes badly missing their mark.

Midway through the second quarter, though, he settled in and orchestrated a drive capped off by a beautiful touch pass to rookie WR Ryan Flournoy in the corner of the end zone.

On the following drive, he ushered the Cowboy offense 38 yards in only 25 seconds to set up a career long and faux-NFL-record tying 66-yard field goal attempt for K Brandon Aubrey. Surprisng no one, Aubrey nailed it with yards to spare.

Similar to the first half, Lance start off slow returning from the locker room. Dallas struggled to get the ball moving before Lance put on a show with his arm and legs to bring the Cowboy lead to 27-12, where it would finish.

 

Lance had a few purple patches but settled down at the end of both halves to deliver two clutch, touchdown-scoring drives. His accuracy and comfort levels seemed to take a massive step forward. It was not a perfect performance by any means but certainly one he can build on going forward with more snaps.

NFL Preseason: Why aren’t Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, Mazi Smith playing for Cowboys vs Raiders?

The Cowboys stars and hopefuls have two different agendas for the preseason. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys will take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday night in both teams’ second exhibition game of the 2024 NFL preseason. Fans of the Raiders will have an opportunity to see all of their key players such as newly signed free agent DT Christian Wilkins, edge rusher Maxx Crosby and even WR Davante Adams, who missed last week’s game and would sit out if head coach Antonio Pierce allowed him too.

The same can’t be said for the stars on the Dallas Cowboys’ side of things. Quarterback Dak Prescott and edge rusher Micah Parsons will be on the sideline for the game. So, too, will future Hall of Famer Zack Martin. Head coach Mike McCarthy has taken a totally different approach to star players playing in the preseason. They don’t.

WR CeeDee Lamb and second-year DT Mazi Smith also won’t be around, but for different reasons. Lamb continues to hold out in hopes that a new contract is coming his way soon. Smith, who would have played in an effort to improve on his lackluster rookie season, but an allergic reaction on Friday kept the former Michigan star from traveling with the team yesterday and they’ve ruled him out as well.

The absence of the key players is a gamble and NFL coaches land on either side of the fence on whether playing is important. Pierce, in his first offseason as a head coach, certainly has his reasons as he looks to set the tone for his ballclub. McCarthy, having been a coach in the league for three decades, sees things differently and doesn’t want to risk injury amongst his impact players.

McCarthy’s way might infuriate some fans who want to see the stars, but it does allow backups and down-roster hopefuls to gain much needed experience with in-game reps which can’t be simulated in practice.

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What channel, time is Cowboys vs Raiders on today? How to watch, stream NFL preseason Week 2

Here’s how and when you can catch the Cowboys in their second preseason game. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys return to the field on Saturday night, and depending on perspective it’s either perfect or the worst timing. In their second preseason game of the exhibition season, the Cowboys will come as close to a dress rehearsal as they plan. With only three preseason games, Week 2 is now the de facto time when a team tries to resemble their regular season version as much as possible, and Dallas will do so in a matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The team boarded busses from Oxnard, CA Friday night and made their way east to the desert. And while Mike McCarthy is likely going to continue on with his recent tradition of leaving his stars out of the preseason calendar, there’s still plenty to watch for if fans are able to stay up to watch it.

Game and Zebra Information

Dallas Cowboys (0-1) vs Las Vegas Raiders (0-1)

When: 9 pm CT, Saturday, August 17, 2024

Where: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV Referee: Alex Kemp (via FootballZebras.com)

  1. Fubo Free Trial for those whose devices are shown to be in the local broadcast areas for either team.
  2. NFL+ is streaming live on computers, smartphones, tablets and TV-connected devices. You can get a 7-day free trial and watch the game at any time you like, but all of the Cowboys’ games are on NFL Network this preseason. So if you’re not interested in paying $39.99 for an annual subscription, you’ll be at the mercy of the replay schedule.
  3. Fans with IPTV services that broadcast local stations should be able to find one of the local affiliates listed above.

Local and Satellite Radio Channels

Local Radio: 105.3 The Fan for Cowboys in Dallas, KOMP 92.3 and 920 AM in Las Vegas for the Raiders

National Stream: None

Cowboys Stream: Sirius 88, Internet 808

Raiders Stream: Sirius 226, Internet 816

Broadcast and Streaming Info

Local Network Dallas: KTVT CBS 11 Local Network Las Vegas: FOX 5 National Network: NFL Network

Streaming

  1. Fubo Free Trial for those whose devices are shown to be in the local broadcast areas for either team.
  2. NFL+ is streaming live on computers, smartphones, tablets and TV-connected devices. You can get a 7-day free trial and watch the game at any time you like, but all of the Cowboys’ games are on NFL Network this preseason. So if you’re not interested in paying $39.99 for an annual subscription, you’ll be at the mercy of the replay schedule.
  3. Fans with IPTV services that broadcast local stations should be able to find one of the local affiliates listed above.

Local and Satellite Radio Channels

Local Radio: 105.3 The Fan for Cowboys in Dallas, KOMP 92.3 and 920 AM in Las Vegas for the Raiders

National Stream: None

Cowboys Stream: Sirius 88, Internet 808

Raiders Stream: Sirius 226, Internet 816