ARLINGTON, Texas -- Tony Pollard is keeping the Dallas Cowboys in their Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders as a running back and a kickoff specialist.
After the Raiders took a 24-13 lead on a Marcus Mariota touchdown run, Pollard took the ensuing kickoff back 100 yards for a Cowboys touchdown, showing blazing speed with some solid blocking from Malik Turner.
But it was mostly Pollard, who took the kick outside the right hashmark and raced to the left sideline, beating kicker Daniel Carlson to the sideline at the Dallas 45 and not getting touched again until Brandon Facyson grazed him when Pollard was inside the Raiders' 5.