1st quarter

The Browns won the coin toss and gave up possession, giving Dallas the ball. A penalty on Jalen Tolbert and a sack on Dak Prescott made things pretty tough against a ferocious defense, and the Cowboys ended up having to punt.

A nice return put the Browns in a position to do some damage, but they had to deal with a few penalties themselves and ultimately settled for a field goal to score the first points of the game.

However, the cowboys got back to work and started feeding the CeeDee lamb well.

This put the team within striking distance and on the third attempt, Cleveland launched a blitz and paid a heavy price for it. Prescott found Brandin Cooks for the first touchdown of the season.

Cleveland and Dallas then exchanged punts, and the Browns did so again right after the end of the first quarter.

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Notable breaking news

The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott agreed on a generous four-year, $240 million contract extension on Sunday morning, with $231 million guaranteed.

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NFL news relevant to the Cowboys

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday night. The New York Giants, meanwhile, lost to the Minnesota Vikings early Sunday.

Next for the Cowboys

Dallas hosts the New Orleans Saints for their first home game next Sunday afternoon, September 5th, at 1:00 p.m. ET.