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Cowboys inexplicably go away from running Murray at goal line, OT
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BY DREW DAVISON
ddavison@star-telegram.com
ARLINGTON — Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray continued his strong start to the season, turning in another 100-yard rushing game and passing the 1,000-yard mark through eight games this year.
But it was the times that Murray didn’t get the ball that posed more questions following the Cowboys’ 20-17 overtime loss to the Redskins.
The first sequence of events came in the third quarter when quarterback Tony Romo exited with an injury. As expected, the Cowboys handed it off to Murray on the first non-Romo snap and he broke off for a 51-yard run down to the Washington 6. He got the ball the next play, too, carrying it 3 yards.
However, needing only3 yards for a go-ahead score, the Cowboys opted to go away from the run. Backup quarterback Brandon Weeden went Dez Bryant’s way on second- and third-down and each pass fell incomplete.
The Cowboys were forced to settle for a game-tying field goal, but those calls didn’t bother Murray.
“It’s hard to run it with 10 guys on the line of scrimmage,” Murray said. “You could get a negative play or something bad would happen. [Play-caller Scott Linehan] called a good game. We were behind him.”
The more troubling series when they went away from Murray might have been in overtime. With the Cowboys trailing 20-17, Murray picked up eight yards on their first offensive play. That was his only rush, though, as the Cowboys threw it three straight times, including a 1-yard loss to Murray on second down.
“Whatever play is called, that’s what we believe in,” Murray said. “Scott does a great job of putting us in great position to make plays and they played it well. You’ve got to give those guys credit on the other side.”
Linehan explained going away from the run in those situations, saying: “We had a couple of two-minute drives. We had a longer two-minute drive, so you’re going to have some things like that. The way the game goes sometimes that happens. As we look at it, we certainly want to keep our balance as much as we can and be able to do both as effective as we did in the last six games.”
Murray finished the 141 rushing yards on 19 carries, his eighth straight 100-yard rushing game, extending his season-opening NFL record. He also added 80 receiving yards on four catches.
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 28, 20141 comments PrintReprintsMore Sharing ServicesShare
BY DREW DAVISON
ddavison@star-telegram.com
ARLINGTON — Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray continued his strong start to the season, turning in another 100-yard rushing game and passing the 1,000-yard mark through eight games this year.
But it was the times that Murray didn’t get the ball that posed more questions following the Cowboys’ 20-17 overtime loss to the Redskins.
The first sequence of events came in the third quarter when quarterback Tony Romo exited with an injury. As expected, the Cowboys handed it off to Murray on the first non-Romo snap and he broke off for a 51-yard run down to the Washington 6. He got the ball the next play, too, carrying it 3 yards.
However, needing only3 yards for a go-ahead score, the Cowboys opted to go away from the run. Backup quarterback Brandon Weeden went Dez Bryant’s way on second- and third-down and each pass fell incomplete.
The Cowboys were forced to settle for a game-tying field goal, but those calls didn’t bother Murray.
“It’s hard to run it with 10 guys on the line of scrimmage,” Murray said. “You could get a negative play or something bad would happen. [Play-caller Scott Linehan] called a good game. We were behind him.”
The more troubling series when they went away from Murray might have been in overtime. With the Cowboys trailing 20-17, Murray picked up eight yards on their first offensive play. That was his only rush, though, as the Cowboys threw it three straight times, including a 1-yard loss to Murray on second down.
“Whatever play is called, that’s what we believe in,” Murray said. “Scott does a great job of putting us in great position to make plays and they played it well. You’ve got to give those guys credit on the other side.”
Linehan explained going away from the run in those situations, saying: “We had a couple of two-minute drives. We had a longer two-minute drive, so you’re going to have some things like that. The way the game goes sometimes that happens. As we look at it, we certainly want to keep our balance as much as we can and be able to do both as effective as we did in the last six games.”
Murray finished the 141 rushing yards on 19 carries, his eighth straight 100-yard rushing game, extending his season-opening NFL record. He also added 80 receiving yards on four catches.