Dez Bryant claims big payday off of Cowboys last-second win
The Cowboys on the field weren’t the only ones to win big on Sunday, as former Dallas star Dez Bryant earned a big payday from the win. Bryant shared the big news after the win, claiming that he won $37,000 off a bet he placed on his former team. Dallas took down the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 with a last-second field goal on Sunday, winning their first game of the season despite missing star quarterback Dak Prescott.
Dez Bryant bets big on the Cowboys
Bryant remains one of the best receivers in Dallas history, and his love for the team is still evident in his willingness to place a $10,000 bet down on a Dallas team without Dak Prescott and several key players missing on offense. Dallas hosted the former AFC champions and saw Cooper Rush lead them down the field for touchdowns on the first two drives of the game.
Although the Dallas offense stalled out afterwards, kicker Brett Maher came up clutch with two made field goals from over 50-yards — including the 50-yard game-winner.
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Bryant made three Pro Bowl appearances in his time with the Cowboys and had a phenomenal season in 2014 that saw him win first-team All-Pro honors. In his eight-year career as a Cowboys receiver, Bryant pulled in 73 touchdowns and 7,459 yards.
Cowboys win after late drama
Even though the Dallas offense struggled throughout the middle quarters of the game, Cooper Rush and the offense took the field for the final drive of the game with a chance to win it in regulation. Rush delivered three huge strikes down the field to get the Cowboys into field goal range. Dallas then took a seemingly early timeout to stop the clock at 24 seconds, leaving them with no timeouts remaining. After running the ball one final time to pick up a few extra yards and kill the clock, Dallas was able to spike the ball and set up a 50-yard field goal attempt for Brett Maher.
Maher delivered in the clutch moment, hitting his second field goal from over 50-yards in the game and giving Dallas the 20-17 win over the Bengals.