Breaking News: Dallas Cowboys beat Las Vegas Raiders 33-16 in first game since the death of Marshawn Kneeland on November 6; Dak Prescott throws for 268 yards and four touchdowns while Raiders suffer their eighth defeat in the last nine games…see more

Dallas then paid tribute to Kneeland by dominating the spiralling Raiders for 60 minutes. Dak Prescott passed for 268 yards and four touchdowns in a 33-16 victory over Las Vegas, the Cowboys’ first game since Kneeland’s death.

The 24-year-old Kneeland was found dead on November 6. Coach Brian Schottenheimer and Cowboys players wore shirts honouring Kneeland, and they bowed their heads during a moment of silence before the game.

The Cowboys (4-5-1) played one of their best games of the season to keep alive their slim playoff hopes. Dallas had lost three of four and have games coming up against Philadelphia, Kansas City and Detroit. “They wanted to honour him, and we’re not done honouring him,” Schottenheimer said. “He’s a part of our family forever.

But it’s been tough, man. I mean, these past 11 days have been really tough. I’m proud of those guys because just the way they played today, they played with Marshawn’s play style. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have some tears when I first put the shirt on, as you can imagine. But more than anything, I know Marshawn was looking down on us, and we wanted to make him proud, and I think we did that.”

“In a way, a competition like this with the Raiders is good therapy to come back and get in it,” Jones said. “They know how much that Marshawn loved to compete, how much he loved the Cowboys. And to me, it’s just a way of saying, ‘This one’s for you Marshawn.'”

Las Vegas (2-8) continued its downward slide under first-year coach Pete Carroll. The Raiders have lost four straight and eight of nine.