Safety Darian Thompson was replaced as a full time defender after the first drive of the Dallas Cowboys Week 4 game against the Cleveland Browns. With Donovan Wilson out due to injury Tuesday night against the Baltimore Ravens, he’s back in the starting lineup.
The time off seemed to have turned around his luck. On the first Dallas defensive drive of the night he came up with a tipped ball off an errant pass from the reigning MVP Lamar Jackson.
Tip drill! @DThompson004 makes a play and the @dallascowboys are in business! #DallasCowboys
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That’s just the second career interception for Thompson and the first for him since signing with the Cowboys ahead of the 2018 season. Unfortunately the offense was incapable of cashing in on the short field, settling for a field goal to open up the scoring on the night.