by: Nick Geddes 20 hours ago NickGeddesNews
The Dallas Cowboys played with heavy hearts in Monday’s Week 11 road contest against the Las Vegas Raiders. It was their first game since the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland , who took his own life Nov. 6.
The big question was how Dallas would respond. They responded in a big way, picking up a dominant 33-16 win over Las Vegas. As quarterback Dak Prescott put it, it was a “complementary win,” one in which the team took on the responsibility of playing in honor of their late teammate.
“We’re a brotherhood. And Marshawn, he led by one love,” Prescott told Scott Van Pelt of ESPN. “That’s what I told the guys before the game, like, let’s play for one love, let’s play as one team. It’s an honor, it’s a responsibility to carry the light when someone passes, but it’s also an honor. Let’s go out there and control the things we can and play like Marshawn did. That was just with our effort, our intensity, flying to the ball. I think in all three phases, we did that. Such a complementary win and something for us to build off of.”
“It’s about being vulnerable. To show courage, you have to show some kind of weakness.” ❤️
Dak Prescott talks to @notthefakeSVP after the Cowboys first win following Marshawn Kneeland’s death. pic.twitter.com/k8zTYb20d8
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 18, 2025
Cowboys dominant in first game since passing of Marshawn Kneeland
The Cowboys had juice from the jump, scoring 21 points in the second quarter to take a 24-9 lead into the locker room. Dallas added to its lead in the second half, never allowing Las Vegas to get back into the game.