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2021 Week 2 · Cowboys at Chargers

Cowboys vs Chargers, 2021 Week 2: tied, 3:49 left, 1st and 10 at your own 13.

What really happened

Mike McCarthy was calling it for the Cowboys. His first call: Ezekiel Elliott was stopped for a loss of 1. The real drive ended in a made field goal. The Cowboys won 20-17 over the Chargers.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 2:34

   Dak Prescott hit Ezekiel Elliott for 7 yards.

   +8 points of win chance

2. Q4 0:46

   Dak Prescott hit Amari Cooper for 12 yards.

   +9 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:04

   G. Zuerlein's 56-yard field goal was good.

   +27 points of win chance

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win.

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