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Cowboys News: Hilton contract details, Week 14’s unsung heroes

Todd Brock
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Cowboys fans are still processing what in the world happened for 56 minutes against Houston on Sunday… and still getting over how the final four minutes played out. We’ve got full coverage of the dramatic win, from Dak Prescott’s nearly-perfect game-winning drive to the key role that minor players Bryan Anger and Carlos Watkins played in moments you might have missed. We’re all over Jason Peters doing surprise duty, KaVonate Turpin taking responsibility, and the latest on injuries to Terence Steele and Johnathan Hankins.

Meanwhile, we’ll get you up to speed on the Cowboys’ newest wideout weapon: what T.Y. Hilton brings to the table… and what he expects to collect in return. All that, plus what Mike McCarthy might have just revealed to Jacksonville about how to play Dallas, what Andrew Luck had to say about the Cowboys’ newest receiver, all the postgame analysis of Week 14, and the Cowboys spread holiday cheer- in person, once again- to Metroplex hospitals. That’s all next in News and Notes.

Cowboys' Peters on move to RT: 'I had no idea' :: The Mothership

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After Josh Ball struggled at right tackle in place of Terence Steele, the Cowboys asked the nine-time Pro Bowler to do something completely unexpected. “You can’t [prepare for that],” Peters said. “I hadn’t taken any right tackle reps since ’05, so I just went in the game, and I know how to stay in front of people, and that’s what I did.” Peters admits he thought about volunteering to go in at the unfamiliar position, but offensive line coach Joe Philbin beat him to it with marching orders that may have saved the game.

Cowboys sign veteran wide receiver T.Y. Hilton :: Cowboys Wire

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The 10-year veteran was named to four Pro Bowls with the Indianapolis Colts. Now he’ll step in and look to help the Cowboys wide receiving corps before the regular season is out. Jerry Jones said Sunday that the team has not given up on coming to an agreement with Odell Beckham Jr.

Here's how Cowboys signing T.Y. Hilton should be processed :: Cowboys Wire

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A big-play machine across his career, Hilton can still get open, but don’t anticipate a ton of YAC anymore. The advanced stats suggest he can be considered a better-than-average field stretcher who tends to do his work a little deeper than the Cowboys’ current receivers. Expect him to nestle into a rotation with Noah Brown and James Washington.

Contract details for T.Y. Hilton :: Todd Archer (Twitter)

What Andrew Luck had to say about Cowboys' new WR :: Jori Epstein (Twitter)

Cowboys sideline exclusive: A saved field goal and KaVontae Turpin’s mea culpa :: Dallas Morning News

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Punter Bryan Anger made a brilliant save on Brett Maher’s 53-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, wrangling a low snap into position just in time for Maher to connect successfully. As for Turpin, the rookie returner was quick to seek out Mike McCarthy after his muffed punt to accept blame for the turnover. The coach gave him a fist bump and put him back in.

ACL tear claims Cowboys RT Terence Steele for rest of season, playoffs :: Cowboys Wire

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The undrafted lineman who had cemented himself amid a starting lineup of All-Pros in just his third year will now miss the rest of the regular season and postseason with an ACL tear. Josh Ball came on in relief of Steele, but was replaced by Jason Peters for the game-winning drive.

Johnathan Hankins has 'significant' injury :: Jon Machota (Twitter)

'We are going to win this game': Dak Prescott called Cowboys victory after throwing late interception :: Cowboys Wire

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Having just given the Texans the ball 12 feet away from the end zone, the Cowboys quarterback rallied his troops and told them they were still going to pull off an improbable win despite their ugliest game of the season. And they believed him. “I knew we were going to go down there and score,” Ezekiel Elliott said.

Carlos Watkins saved the game for Dallas with goal-line effort :: Dan Orlovsky (Twitter)

Did Texans offer blueprint on now interception-prone QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys? :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Sunday marked the first time in Prescott’s career that he’s had nine interceptions through his first eight games of a season. Seven of them have come in the last five outings, with two three-interception games. “I thought they played with good vision, and they were on our hip every time the ball was thrown and caught,” Mike McCarthy said of Houston’s defense. “If I was the Jacksonville defensive coordinator, I’d play us [in] a vision defense, based off the last two weeks.”

Cowboys-Texans postgame analysis :: Cowboys Wire

Dallas Cowboys players visit patients at children's hospitals across North Texas :: FOX 4 KDFW

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Several groups of Cowboys players and cheerleaders spread out across North Texas and spread some holiday wishes to local children spending the season in the hospital. The annual tradition took on extra meaning this year, the first in-person visits since 2019. “When we walk through the door and put smiles on people’s face, nobody understands how that makes us feel as people, too,” said rookie defensive lineman Sam Williams.

 

Story originally appeared on Cowboys Wire