Brandon Aubrey’s field goal capped a 12-play, 69-yard, 5:09 drive with 11:01 left in the first half after four plays.
The second first-half drive, aided by Panthers’ mistakes, ended with a 5-yard Dak Prescott-to-CeeDee Lamb touchdown pass, giving the Cowboys a 17-3 lead with 24 seconds left in the first half.
On 3rd-and-10 from the Carolina 41, outside linebacker Amaré Barno was flagged for hitting Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott, giving Dallas a first down at the Panthers 23.
Defensive end DeShawn Williams was penalized for unnecessary roughness after shoving Dallas receiver KaVontae Turpin, leading to a touchdown pass from Prescott to Lamb that capped an 11-play, 60-yard drive lasting 1:32.
“The penalties, the self-inflicted wounds on us that’s on us,” Williams said. “It’s not nobody else, or out of frustration, it’s just you’ve just got to play smarter ball,” Williams said. “You take those penalties away from them, and who knows what happens. We’ve just got to play smarter ball on defense.”
The defensive penalties were uncharacteristic for this year’s team, as Carolina’s defense had been penalized 16 times in the first nine games before being flagged six times overall in Sunday’s loss.
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