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'We know we’re for real’: What Cowboys learned about themselves in victory over Patriots

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the adrenaline from a wild lead-changing, play-making end of the fourth quarter and overtime settled, the diagnosis was clear.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw the 35-yard, game-winning touchdown on the run, knew. Receiver CeeDee Lamb, who maneuvered the necessary yards after the catch, knew. Patriots safety Devin McCourty, who wasn’t able to thwart the play, knew. And New England coach Bill Belichick, fresh off his defense’s worst performance ever, knew.

They knew Prescott’s intentions on what ultimately became the game-sealing touchdown. They knew Prescott intended to throw to Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz in the flat on first-and-10 from the Patriots’ 35-yard line with 3:59 to play in overtime.