2017 · Week 2
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
Sep 17, 2017 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Denver Broncos beat Dallas Cowboys 42–17. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (54%) going in. Broncos improve to 2-0; Cowboys fall to 1-1. Trevor Siemian was the story of the game with 231 passing yards and 4 TDs; 14 rushing yards. Broncos out-gained the opponent 409–278 in total yards.
Team stats
| DAL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 23 |
| 278 | Total yards | 409 |
| 238 | Passing yards | 231 |
| 40 | Rushing yards | 178 |
| 30/50 | Comp / Att | 22/32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 30/50 | 238 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Witten | 10 | 13 | 97 | 1 |
| Dez Bryant | 7 | 16 | 59 | 1 |
| Cole Beasley | 4 | 8 | 33 | 0 |
| Brice Butler | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Terrance Williams | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 22/32 | 231 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Siemian | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| C.J. Anderson | 25 | 118 | 1 |
| Jamaal Charles | 9 | 46 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Anderson | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 6 | 8 | 71 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 8 | 62 | 2 |
| Jamaal Charles | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Cody Latimer | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Virgil Green | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Bennie Fowler | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| A.J. Derby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |