The Dallas Cowboys are back in action, looking to get a winning streak going early in 2025. After being extremely competitive in their Week 1 road loss to the defending champions, the team struggled mightily in winning their home opener over the New York Giants. Will the real Dallas Cowboys please stand up?
For this game, they travel north to the midwest to visit the 0-2 Chicago Bears who are looking for their first win under new head coach Ben Johnson. Cowboys first-time head coach Brian Schottenheimer is working on establishing his team culture, and while a win would help, an emphatic win is what a good team would deliver under these circumstances.
We’ll cover it all right here, live, so buckle up and refresh regularly to keep track of all things Cowboys-Bears in Week 3!
How to Watch: Cowboys vs Bears
Here’s where all of the action will take place, so check back throughout the evening as we provide updates on the home opener in Arlington, with the most recent highlights appearing at the top.
4th Quarter Analysis
Why are you punishing yourself still?
3rd Quarter Analysis | Bears lead 31-14
The Cowboys go three and out, with Dak Prescott apparently frightened anytime the Bears show blitz he dumps it off this game.
The Bears then exploit the Cowboys’ defense by running the ball 11straight times. Along the way, CB Trevon Diggs and DT Kenny Clark come up lame. On 4th and goal from the five, Williams finds DJ Moore wide open in the back of the end zone for this fourth passing TD of the game.
The Cowboys’ defense has been embarassed by Russell Wilson and Caleb Williams in back-to-back weeks.
2nd Quarter Analysis and Highlights | Bears lead 24-14
Cowboys 3rd Drive
Things bog down when at the Chicago 10, Tyler Guyton false starts and it leads to another Aubrey field goal.
Bears 4th Drive
Cowboys force a 3 and out
Cowboys 4th Drive
Strong settling drive by the Cowboys as they mixed up both the run and pass beautifully. A mixture of short passes to the TE and RB, along with more strong running by Williams was augmented by a great design that had George Pickens wide open to get the ball down to Chicago’s 20. A few plays later Prescott finds Pickens for a short three-yard TD reception.
The two point conversion throw to Jalen Tolbert was complete in the back of the end zone and the game is all knotted up.
Bears 5th Drive
The Dallas defense is still struggling to stop plays out of the backfield. On 3rd and 9, a screen to D’Andre Swift goes untouched for 41 yards. An end around gives them another first down on the next snap. Finally, Donovan Wilson takes breaks up a 3rd down pass to Odunze in the end zone, forcing a Santos field goal.
1st Quarter Analysis and Highlights | Bears lead 14-3
Great coverage on the opening kick, Dallas pins the Bears at their 19 to start things off.
Bears 1st Drive
Cowboys 1st Drive
Bears 2nd Drive
Cowboys 2nd Drive
Bears 3rd Drive
Offensive Line Depth Updated
The Cowboys are starting Brock Hoffman at center, as second-year player Cooper Beebe is on IL for the next six-to-eight weeks. That brings into question who will back him up. The team signed Wesley French to the practice squad this week, but didn’t elevate him on Saturday, leading to a question of who will back up the pivot Sunday against the Bears.
The answer is TJ Bass.
Inactives Announced: Clowney out, Mazi Smith in
The Cowboys will not unveil their newest defensive toy this week, as the club is making DE Jadeveon Clowney a healthy scratch after being signed on Tuesday. Just as big appears to be the season debut of DT Mazi Smith, who has been a healthy scratch in each of the team’s first two weeks.
Injury wise, CB Trevon Diggs had surprisingly appeared on Saturday’s injury report with a knee, but he’ll be active.
Cowboys Inactives
Bears Inactives
Cowboys-Bears Coverage
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Cowboys vs Bears: Week 3 Live Updates
Reporting by K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire / Cowboys Wire
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