How One Cowboys Player Might Have Turned Their Season Around

ARLINGTON, Texas — Something seemed a little off. DeMarvion Overshown was blitzing, and the running back picked him up. But after the two collided, the back let the Dallas Cowboys linebacker go.

And that’s when Overshown changed the game.

The second-year linebacker put up his right arm, got a hand on the short pass intended for the running back and hauled it in near the New York Giants’ 25-yard line. Overshown then finished the run, holding the ball in the air near the 5-yard line as he ran into the end zone.

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The play helped put the Cowboys ahead 13-7 early in the second quarter, and they never looked back, defeating the

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