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LANDOVER, Md. -- Discussing Dak Prescott after the rookie quarterbacks first NFL victory, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones managed to throw in references to folks such as Troy Aikman, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger -- QBs with nine Super Bowl victories combined.Not bad company for a guy who was a fourth-round draft pick and is only playing because Tony Romo is out with an injured back.Prescott ran for a 6-yard TD , went 22 for 30 for 292 yards, and showed a veterans poise in the pocket, helping the Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 27-23 on Sunday as he stayed turnover-free as a pro so far.He exudes confidence, Jones said about Prescott. Hes got a great supporting cast, but hes using it.Dallas (1-1) won for only the second time in its past 16 games without Romo -- and both of those victories came at Washington (0-2).Alfred Morris scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run with under five minutes left against his former club, taking advantage after Washingtons Kirk Cousins threw an end-zone interception.Morris was drafted by Washington in 2012 and played his first four seasons there. But his role was reduced last year and he was allowed to leave as a free agent. His first TD in a Cowboys uniform capped an 80-yard drive that started when Barry Church picked off a pass from Cousins intended for Pierre Garcon.This is a quarterback-driven league, Cousins said. I need to play at a high level, week in and week out.Through two games, he has three interceptions and only one TD pass , an 11-yarder to Jamison Crowder in the third quarter that gave Washington its first lead, 17-13.But Cousins and the defending NFC East champion Redskins will rue the second-half chances they wasted. They got the ball inside Dallas 40 on consecutive possessions -- once because of a failed onside kick, once because cornerback Josh Norman caused one of the two fumbles by Dallas rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott -- but settled for a field goal each time.Still, Washington led 23-20 and appeared on its way to adding to the margin after Cousins began a drive by completing a 57-yard pass to rookie Josh Doctson. But on third-and-goal at the 6 with 10 1/2 minutes left, Cousins put the ball right in Churchs gut.Garcon stomped his foot coming off the field. Redskins right tackle Morgan Moses threw his helmet on the sideline.HE SAID ITEverybody thinks were in the morgue or something. Were not dead, by no means. -- Norman on Washingtons 0-2 start.NORMANS ASSIGNMENTOne big question entering the game was whether Norman would be assigned to cover Cowboys WR Dez Bryant no matter where the receiver lined up -- or stick to one side of the field, as the $75 million defensive back primarily did in Week 1, when he stayed on the left side regardless of where Steelers WR Antonio Brown was. The answer: Norman mainly remained on the left side of Washingtons defense, often leaving CB Bashaud Breeland on Bryant, early on, but eventually started to travel to where Bryant was.DEZ INVOLVEDAfter getting only one catch for 8 yards in Week 1, Bryant had seven catches for 102 yards Sunday.MORE STATSElliott finished with 83 yards on 21 carries, including a 1-yard TD run. ... Morris ran five times for a total of 7 yards. ... 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Its decision time for all eight teams at the World Cup of Hockey.Sergei Bobrovsky will start in goal for Russias opener Sunday against Sweden, earning the nod over Semyon Varlamov. Coach Oleg Znarok said Bobrovsky is the starter for now and after that, well see.Bobrovsky, the 2013 Vezina Trophy winner, knows he has to excel to keep a grip on the job.Obviously its an honor to be the guy whos going to start the tournament, Bobrovsky said Thursday. Hes a great goalie. It was a good challenge, but we both know that only one is going to play.Bobrovsky had the inside track when Znarok gave him the net for the final exhibition game against Canada on Wednesday. He has impressed his coaches and teammates during the entire pre-tournament phase.In the games that he played for us so far, hes been outstanding, knowing that even if you make a mistake he can make that save, defenseman Dmitry Kulikov said. It makes you play with more confidence and create turnovers sometimes in the neutral zone that helps your offense.Sweden still has some time to decide if center Marcus Kruger will be ready to return from an upper-body injury, but hes expected to play after practicing Thursday.With most teams relatively healthy following exhibition action, the next difficult job for coaches is deciding on healthy scratches. Znarok, U.S. coach John Tortorella and Canadian coach Mike Babcock mightve already figured that out, but theyre not saying.Torttorella said Brandon Dubinsky got an exhibition game off and expects the Blue Jackets forward to be in the lineup Saturday against Team Europe, possibly playing center on a team that lacks depth down the middle.ddddddddddddanada has plenty of centers and quality defensemen, so someone has to be scratched. Up front its down to either Corey Perry, Claude Giroux or Ryan OReilly being out of the lineup, while Jake Muzzin of the Los Angeles Kings looks like the odd man out on the blue line.Babcock said the lineup is pretty much set in his mind with an announcement coming tomorrow. Canadas successful defensive pairs of Jay Bouwmeester with Drew Doughty, Marc-Edouard Vlasic with Shea Weber and Alex Pietrangelo with Brent Burns have helped Babcocks decision process.Coming in we didnt know who was going to be paired with who, but it seems like the pairs have been working, Doughty said. The first game we gave (up) a few too many goals, but after that weve settled in and it looks like we know who were going to be playing with now. Everyones comfortable, all three pairs are moving the puck well and playing well defensively.Some decisions will have to wait. 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