Cooper shines as Cowboys tie Redskins for East lead
ARLINGTON, Texas — Amari Cooper had a 90-yard touchdown catch while totaling 180 yards receiving and two scores as the Dallas Cowboys pulled even with Washington atop the NFC East with a 31-23 victory over the Redskins on Thursday.
Cooper had the most yards receiving for the Cowboys on Thanksgiving, along with the longest catch of his career and Dak Prescott’s longest completion in his three seasons. Cooper’s other TD was a 40-yarder.
Ezekiel Elliott ran for 121 yards with a score as the Cowboys (6-5) won their third straight game since their first home loss, to Tennessee in the Dallas debut of Cooper following a trade. Dallas beat Washington for the eighth time in nine Thanksgiving games, and second in three seasons.
The Redskins (6-5) lost for the third time in four games in Colt McCoy’s first start in four years coming off Alex Smith’s season-ending leg injury.
The former Texas Longhorns star threw three interceptions to offset two touchdown passes. McCoy won his two previous starts at the home of the Cowboys, one for the 2009 Big 12 championship and the other his most recent NFL victory with the Redskins in 2014.
› Bears 23, Lions 16 DETROIT — Chase Daniel made the most of his chance to fill in for Chicago quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, having the best day of his journeyman career.
Daniel set career highs with 230 yards passing and two touchdowns to keep Chicago rolling with a win over Detroit.
The NFC North-leading Bears (8-3) sealed their fifth straight victory with Kyle Fuller’s interception in the end zone with a little more than a minute left.
Detroit (4-7) has lost four of five game, plummeting to last place in the division.
Chicago broke a 16-16 tie on Eddie Jackson’s 41-yard interception return with six minutes remaining. It was Jackson’s second consecutive game with an interception returned for a touchdown. It’s also the fifth career defensive touchdown for the 2017 fourth-round draft pick.