Dak Prescott reacts to Cowboys MNF win over Raiders in wake of Marshawn Kneeland death

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." ❤️

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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.

Prescott was superb, completing 25-of-33 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns. The receiver duo of CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens were responsible for 210 of those yards and two of the four scores.

As for Prescott, he couldn’t wait to play. The gridiron is his “peace,” and it showed.

“I have no better peace than being on this field, I know this for a lot of guys out here,” Prescott told ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters. “You have to think about a lot, you got to focus in, so it was a blessing to be out here. This is where healing happens for me. We love Marshawn, we’re gonna continue to shine light for him and were blessed to carry his life for him.”