Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys WEEK 3 FULL GAME 2nd-Qtr 8/24/24 | NFL Preseason 2024

conventional odds due to injury Lewis's return from a 2022 foot injury inspired his teammates to select him for this honor a very big honor much deserved for Jordan Lewis what a season he had last year coming back from that Liz Frank injury wide open is Simi foko behind the cowboy secondary and down the sideline he goes he beat Andrew boot all the way to the end zone and on the first play of the second quarter the Chargers with the Deep ball well that's one way to get a little payback against the team that brought you in some years back right down here he's going to just run a simple go route you guys see him here Andrew BR just doesn't get out of his backpedal you have to get out of your backpedal he got kept his eyes in the back field and we one thing we know about s foko he has size but the other thing he does he has speed and he can run straight put the ball right on the money there kept his feet tiptoed on the sideline easy touchdown for the Chargers there and a good feeling for semi foko versus his team that drafted him Cowboys drafted Simi foko in the fifth round three years ago in 2021 Cameron Dicker with the point after 78 yards and it looks like he's going to go ahead and keep that football Simi Boko going to save it as he comes back to Arlington and scores against his former team the 70-yard end round Darius Davis scores a touchdown and then the first play of the second quarter semi foko from Easton stick 78 yds Trey Lance gets warmed up for for another series for the Cowboys on offense you look at the news of the day Duron Bland out for 6 to8 weeks Cowboys in need of a backup cornerback help and Andrew Booth a guy that was picked up in a trade with the Vikings a couple of weeks ago of course the Cowboys sending Nan rght a former third round draft pick to Minnesota Booth out of Clemson a second round draft pick a couple of years ago of the Vikings and on the return du vau making some guys miss and gets out near the 25 yd line with penalty markers all over the place number six at the 18 yd line half the distance all right let's go down to the field and Kyle yman with a special guest yeah guys not with a special guest but I wanted to add a little bit on with Jordan Lewis a little bit earlier you guys were talking about how he was honored pregame uh of course the pregame news had to deal with the injury to donon Bland out 6 to8 weeks due to a stress fracture in his foot and in talking to some of the young cornerbacks that are on display tonight they all had positive things to say about the leadership of not only Trayvon digs but Jordan Lewis in that room as well he's been the guy that stepped up from his injury last year now moving into a healthy season again he's been the voice of veteran reason in that cornerback room and they're going to need him even more so now that Duron bland is out for at least 6 to eight weeks all right thanks Kyle there's a late flag coming in after the short gain by Royce Freeman the Veteran running back for the Cowboys who has looked good this preseason ping Defense number 91 that penalty is five yards from the end of the Run automatic first down penalty goes against Christopher Hinton adds some yardage there son of the former pro bowl offensive tackle Chris Hinton oh the donon Bland injury just look at what he did last year 2023 he had five pick sixes led the league with nine interceptions he's rolling out his Lance and a short pickup but even before that his rookie season it was when Jordan Lewis went down with the injury Duron Bland came through in a very big way playing as a slot corner for Jordan Lewis at that point and that was not his natural position we found out later on that he had never played slot prior to that and he just went ahead and filled a void that the Dallas Cowboys had he went out there made nothing but plays had a handful of interceptions and then obviously comes back last year and just puts the world on notice and go ahead and go ahead and secure that all pro this dude's Mr consistency they I don't know that they understood what they had when they picked him up but now they do and he's going to be Sly missed well and the other thing about it is of course Trayvon Diggs went down in the second game of the season last year with his ACL injury and so the Cowboys was so looking forward to having those two pro bowl corners on either side Trayvon Diggs and Duron Bland and now we're going to have to wait on that yeah the wait again back to back years we've been waiting for these guys to hit on the hit the field at the same time and you know just want to wish him a quick recovery and as uh there's Running Room for Freeman past the 40 he still wants to [Applause] go the big fedal run 6' 238 lbs that's what he's listed as Bill I call him 640 but the Big Fellas are taking care of business up front got double teams going at the line of scrimmage good job by TJ bass is letting off don't get the holding call and Royce Freeman is always going to get downhill that's not the man you want to see one-on-one in the hole nice pick up for Freeman on that play Ryan flenoy here boy Freeman makes it even more interesting the uh running back situation for the Cowboys with the the size that Zeke has and Rico D is another guy who can run between the tackles and Freeman and that's what causes a little bit of confusion when it comes to this decision this is not going to be an easy decision by this front office you have Ezekiel ellot and Rico D who are both physical running backs they they both get downhill they both want to run somebody over and Royce Freeman is really the same style of back so if you're looking at it yes he's a really assistant running back he's going to get positive yardage for you but if you're going to keep a third man at the running back position not the fullback but at the running back position do you want somebody who shares the same characteristics as your other two that you're going to keep or do you want to somebody who has a change of pace so that's the decision that this front office has to make more of Royce Freeman or a change of pace back like uh like a uh sorry Duce vau Lance fires right side and it's Tony Jefferson coming up with it down the sideline once again Tony Jefferson making a play for the Chargers you say he was in scouting now he was in scouting he was did he Scout himself the ring on the field is interception first down Los Angeles oh my man that's just one heck of a play Tre Lance is trying to figure it out too you see him looking at your screen jeez Lise the four in the NFL only one at North Dakota sa but Tony Jefferson comes up with the pick right there Tre Lance has been really good by taking care of the ball he was a little late letting that ball go but that's just one heck of a play by Tony Jefferson but the Chargers in position at the 38 yd line Easton stick with the handoff to Jared Patterson trust the team at blockchain.com to make buying selling and trading crypto crypto easy play smarter not harder with blockchain.com number 99 has report as eligible number 99 is eligible Scott Matlock again reports as eligible for the [Applause] [Music] Chargers and they will run behind him with Jared patteron again gets up near the sticks Cowboys run defense is something that they're trying to improve over last year and one of the reasons that they feel like they will be improved is because of the Mike Zimmer philosophy more linebackers on the field you talk about even guys like Jordan Phillips and lynville Joseph who by the way they have agreed to terms with according to Jerry Jones nothing official just yet U they hope to improve their run defense with big guys up front and linebackers can go run and make plays Jarrett Patterson again has Running Room inside the 20 down near the 17 yd line that type of yardage right there is one of the reasons why Mike Zimmer is bringing in a lot of these Big Fellas on the front defensive line lynfield Joseph is my actually my ex- teammate bill from my time with the Giants really good player he's been around the league for a long time uh he's the reason why they're bringing in so much size is because they want one in three techniques that really just hold the fort okay you see lynfield Joseph there on your Slayers that's four guys being taken up and your linebackers can roam free and make make plays stick throws incomplete keep in mind Joseph at he goes about 64330 at least and he will turn 36 in October you're not asking for a lot of snaps from these guys though no I mean you talk about Jordan philis by the way if you guys look at your screen he is not playing anymore he went in there got his conditioning and now he's to the sideline you bring but Albert Huggins is there so big Huggins is in there 68 Albert Huggins that is not Mazy Smith that is 68 not 58 all right big Albert Huggins is in there to do the same exact job and you also have uh Denzel daxon who's in there as well who was signed as a free agent Patterson works the right side Buddy Johnson in on the stop 57 so you're seeing a lot of the same body types they're going to be rotating in into those interior defensive line positions and you're going to have an opportunity to see these linebackers on display who can make tackles in an open field these guys are all bigger linebackers than what we experienced last year last year we had safe Mars Bale coming down leading the team in tackles playing out of position but now you have true linebackers that can run around and hit you in your mouth well what did Jordan love the Packers quarterback say to Michael Parsons during the podcast we looked over and saw number 14 play a linebacker well now Maris Bell is playing safety which is his natural position and Maris Bell had a terrific season for the Cowboys Easton stick has the first down all the way down to the 2yd line that's typically the one guy who's not accounted for is that quarterback you see everybody really marked up on your screen left side of your screen everybody's playing manto man defense linebacker oh just overflew a little bit to the left side I think that was Willie Harvey he thought he was going to escape to the left stick would hit him with the stick move and use those feet to get a big play for the Chargers put him down here near the goal line see if the Cowboys defense defense can stiffen here as the Chargers took took over at the 38 yd line and now in position fade left corner goes incomplete Eric Scott [Applause] defending looking for Bryan rice the son of Jerry Rice oh no rice here Bill Eric Scott Jr the six round pick from last year is right there on the spot he doesn't even have to turn and look at the ball that is a vet move I wonder who his coach 99 61 and 6 are eligible 61 66 and 99 are eligible he might he might have learned that move from Al Harris I think just what he's looking for right there a lot of people are saying why didn't he turn and look at the ball because all he's looking for is the hands of the receiver when those eyes get big of the receiver and his hand goes out all you have to do is SWAT in between them and make sure he can't get the reception Chargers come with their jumbo package here with three linemen coming in and the Cowboys with a late substitution forced to call a timeout [Music] Reliant proud to power the home of the Dallas Cowboys and the homes of Cowboys fans across Texas Reliant official energy provider of the Dallas Cowboys let's go down to the sideline and Kyle yans yeah guys if you want to take a look at Mike McCarthy he's currently at the 10 yd line still having a conversation with a couple of these NFL officials he was calling for a timeout initially because he felt like the Chargers had an opportunity to substitute late on offense so the ball should have been held and there shouldn't have been any play clock issue for the Cowboys but instead they didn't hold the ball and the Cowboys had a late substitution for goal line as well and that's what led to the ultimate timeout and the cowboys after the time out able to make the stop for No Gain Isaiah Spiller the Texas Aggie brought down heany Johnson comes up to make that play love to see that goal line stand there big third and goal coming out looks like they're going to a two tight end set here offensively for the Chargers they got the Big Fellas out of there now Dallas can really go down to their base defense and match up third and goal looking let Ball B it down Buddy Johnson speaking of Texas Aggies yeah Buddy Buddy Johnson 57 we've been talking about him right here at the end of your screen there's nobody responsible for blocking him if the quarterback wants to try to get out the pocket he is unimpeded does a good job of not only getting up field but getting back out so that there is no passing Lane there using his athleticism see him no fly zone right there go ahead and take the three points cuz you're not getting six today love seeing Buddy Johnson back home playing for his hometown team at a Dallas Kimble high school and looking very impressive this preseason of course he was got in a couple of games last year