The Dallas Cowboys trailed by eight points in the third quarter and faced second-and-13 from the Seattle Seahawks’ 20-yard line.
Dak Prescott completed a pass to tight end Jake Ferguson for 14 yards and the first down. When Ferguson got up, he signaled forward to indicate as such. He towered over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quandre Diggs in the process.
Seahawks safety Jamal Adams, who wasn’t involved in the play, made his way back to Ferguson and started jawing and pointed at the Cowboys’ second-year tight end. Instead of backing down, Ferguson stepped up and locked helmets with Adams, who took a quick swipe at Ferguson’s chin.
“Just letting them know I got a first down,” Ferguson said. “You can talk all you want. I mean, it’s a great team effort right there. I know that my guys are pulling me back so that’s always good and then, yeah.”
Ferguson didn’t have to say much in the locker room afterward because his play Thursday spoke volumes. Two plays after that catch, Tony Pollard scored to bring the Cowboys within a point. Then, with less than five minutes left in the game and the Cowboys trailing by five points, Prescott looked up the left sideline in the end zone for the lead. One-on-one against Adams, Ferguson came down with the ball and finished with an emphatic spike.
“He’s a baller,” Prescott said after Dallas improved to 9-3 with its 41-35 victory. “His mentality, first and foremost, is why he is the guy that he is and has the success that he has. When I talk about expectations, he expects to do what he did in tonight’s game.”
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