Cowboys ride to record 11th win in a row
— Dez Bryant caught four passes for 84 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the Dallas Cowboys win their 11th straight game with a 17-15 victory Thursday night over the Minnesota Vikings.
Bryant’s 56-yard catch in the first half set up Ezekiel Elliott’s oneyard plunge. The receiver caught an eight-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter after a fumbled punt by Minnesota’s Adam Thielen.
Elliott rushed for 86 yards on 20 carries for the Cowboys (11-1). They have the longest single-season winning streak in franchise history.
Sam Bradford threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Jerick McKinnon with 25 seconds to play, but the two-point conversion failed for the Vikings (6-6), who found out earlier Thursday coach Mike Zimmer would not be able to attend the game after having emergency eye surgery Wednesday night.
Dak Prescott was 12-for-18 for 139 yards passing for Dallas.
Bradford completed 32 of 45 passes for 247 yards, Danielle Hunter had two sacks and Kai Forbath kicked three field goals for Minnesota, which has last six of its last seven games after a 5-0 start.
Vikings special teams co-ordinator Mike Priefer was elevated to head coach for the game and it remains unclear how long Zimmer will be out. Minnesota’s thirdranked defence did its fiery leader proud, holding the explosive Cowboys offence to season lows in points, yards (264) and first downs (13).
The Vikings forced two turnovers from a team that had not coughed one up in the previous four games.