NFL Week 8 | October 26, 2025 | Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO | Attendance: 75,877 | TV: CBS
Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards and four touchdown passes, J.K. Dobbins ran for 111 yards on 15 carries, and three Broncos rookies produced career firsts as Denver beat Dallas 44-24 at Empower Field at Mile High. The Broncos moved to 6-2 and won their fifth straight game; the Cowboys fell to 3-4-1 after Dak Prescott threw two interceptions and was replaced by Joe Milton III with the game long decided. Denver’s eighth consecutive win over Dallas extended a drought that now dates to 1995 — the last time the Cowboys left a game against the Broncos with a victory.
Pat Bryant 24 yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick) — 7 plays, 72 yds
DAL 10–DEN 27
Q3
8:10
DAL
Javonte Williams 1 yd run (Aubrey kick) — 13 plays, 65 yds
DAL 17–DEN 27
Q3
6:02
DEN
Wil Lutz 42 yd FG — 5 plays, 22 yds
DAL 17–DEN 30
Q4
12:48
DEN
Troy Franklin 7 yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick) — 12 plays, 84 yds
DAL 17–DEN 37
Q4
7:14
DEN
RJ Harvey 5 yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick) — 8 plays, 55 yds
DAL 17–DEN 44
Q4
4:44
DAL
Jalen Tolbert 35 yd pass from Joe Milton III (Aubrey kick) — 6 plays, 65 yds
DAL 24–DEN 44
Full Box Score
Passing
Denver Broncos
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Bo Nix
19/29
247
8.5
4
1
0–0
81.7
117.4
Team
19/29
247
8.5
4
1
0–0
—
117.4
Dallas Cowboys
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Dak Prescott
19/31
188
6.1
0
2
2–15
63.1
51.5
Joe Milton III
3/4
58
14.5
1
0
0–0
99.8
156.2
Team
22/35
231
7.0
1
2
2–15
—
69.5
Rushing
Denver Broncos
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
J.K. Dobbins
15
111
7.4
0
25
RJ Harvey
7
46
6.6
2
40
Marvin Mims Jr.
3
18
6.0
0
9
Tyler Badie
1
6
6.0
0
6
Jarrett Stidham
1
-1
-1.0
0
—
Bo Nix
1
-1
-1.0
0
—
Team
28
179
6.4
2
40
Dallas Cowboys
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Javonte Williams
13
41
3.2
2
9
Dak Prescott
6
31
5.2
0
9
Jaydon Blue
8
29
3.6
0
14
Malik Davis
2
3
1.5
0
2
CeeDee Lamb
1
2
2.0
0
2
Hunter Luepke
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team
31
108
3.5
2
14
Receiving
Denver Broncos
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Troy Franklin
6
8
89
14.8
2
26
Courtland Sutton
4
6
67
16.8
0
39
Pat Bryant
2
4
40
20.0
1
24
Evan Engram
4
4
36
9.0
0
11
J.K. Dobbins
2
2
10
5.0
0
6
RJ Harvey
1
1
5
5.0
1
5
Nate Adkins
0
1
0
—
0
—
Marvin Mims Jr.
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
19
27
247
13.0
4
39
Dallas Cowboys
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
George Pickens
7
9
78
11.1
0
17
CeeDee Lamb
7
10
74
10.6
0
29
Jalen Tolbert
2
2
47
23.5
1
35
Luke Schoonmaker
2
3
25
12.5
0
14
Brevyn Spann-Ford
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Javonte Williams
1
2
8
8.0
0
8
Ryan Flournoy
1
2
7
7.0
0
7
KaVontae Turpin
1
5
-2
-2.0
0
—
Jake Ferguson
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
22
35
246
11.2
1
35
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Jaydon Blue
DAL
1
0
0
Brock Hoffman
DAL
0
0
1
Dallas Team
—
1
0
1
Denver Team
—
0
0
0
Blue fumbled; Hoffman recovered for Dallas — no change of possession.
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Alex Singleton
11
2
0
0
0
0
Kris Abrams-Draine
9
5
0
0
0
0
Talanoa Hufanga
7
2
0
0
0
0
Brandon Jones
6
3
0
0
1
1
Riley Moss
6
3
0
0
4
0
Pat Surtain II
5
4
0
0
1
0
Justin Strnad
4
2
0
1
0
1
Malcolm Roach
4
0
0
0
0
0
Jonathon Cooper
4
0
0
0
2
1
Eyioma Uwazurike
4
0
0
0
0
0
D.J. Jones
3
2
0
0
0
0
Dondrea Tillman
3
0
0
0
1
0
Jahdae Barron
2
2
0
0
1
0
John Franklin-Myers
2
1
1
1
0
1
Pat Bryant
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jonah Elliss
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jordan Turner
2
0
0
0
0
0
Zach Allen
1
1
1
1
0
4
Nik Bonitto
1
1
0
0
0
0
Karene Reid
1
1
0
0
0
0
P.J. Locke
1
0
0
0
0
0
JL Skinner
1
0
0
0
0
0
Ja’Quan McMillian
0
0
0
0
2
0
Team
81
31
2
3
12
8
Dallas Cowboys
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Kenneth Murray Jr.
7
3
0
0
0
0
DaRon Bland
7
3
0
1
0
0
Alijah Clark
6
4
0
0
0
0
Reddy Steward
5
4
0
0
0
0
Trikweze Bridges
4
4
0
0
2
0
Markquese Bell
4
3
0
0
0
0
Shemar James
4
1
0
0
0
0
Kaiir Elam
3
2
0
0
0
0
Marist Liufau
3
0
0
0
0
0
Jadeveon Clowney
2
1
0
0
0
0
Osa Odighizuwa
2
1
0
1
0
0
Damone Clark
2
1
0
0
0
0
Dante Fowler Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kenny Clark
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jake Ferguson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Luke Schoonmaker
1
1
0
0
0
0
Hunter Luepke
1
1
0
0
0
0
Sam Williams
1
1
0
1
0
0
C.J. Goodwin
1
0
0
0
0
0
Solomon Thomas
1
0
0
0
0
0
Brevyn Spann-Ford
1
0
0
0
0
0
Corey Ballentine
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mazi Smith
1
0
0
0
0
0
Marshawn Kneeland
1
0
0
0
0
0
Donovan Ezeiruaku
1
0
0
0
0
1
Team
62
33
0
3
2
1
Special Teams
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Notes
Trikweze Bridges
DAL
1
7
0
Picked Nix on Denver’s opening drive (Q1); Dallas cashed it for Aubrey’s 24 yd FG
Jahdae Barron
DEN
1
0
0
First career NFL interception; picked Prescott with 12 seconds left in Q2
Dondrea Tillman
DEN
1
36
0
First career NFL interception; caught errant Prescott pass at Denver 9, returned 36 yards to Denver 45 (Q4)
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
FG%
LG
XP
PTS
Wil Lutz
DEN
1/1
100%
42
5/5
8
Brandon Aubrey
DAL
1/1
100%
24
3/3
6
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Bryan Anger
DAL
5
252
50.4
0
3
58
Jeremy Crawshaw
DEN
2
80
40.0
0
0
47
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
3
93
31.0
46
0
RJ Harvey
DEN
1
26
26.0
26
0
Denver Total
—
4
119
29.8
46
0
KaVontae Turpin
DAL
3
86
28.7
33
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
2
26
13.0
13
0
Dallas
—
0
0
—
—
0
Team Stats
Category
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Total Yards
339
426
Total Plays
68
57
Yards per Play
5.0
7.5
Passing Yards
231
247
Comp/Att
22/35
19/29
Yards per Pass
6.2
8.5
Rushing Yards
108
179
Rushing Attempts
31
28
Yards per Rush
3.5
6.4
1st Downs
24
25
Passing 1st Downs
12
15
Rushing 1st Downs
8
8
Penalty 1st Downs
4
2
3rd Down Efficiency
4/11 (36%)
5/8 (63%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/1
0/0
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/4 (50%)
4/5 (80%)
Penalties
9–80 yds
7–42 yds
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Sacks Allowed
2 (15 yds lost)
0
Time of Possession
33:32
26:28
Game Notes
RJ Harvey scored three touchdowns — two rushing, one receiving — becoming the first Broncos rookie to reach that mark in a single game since Clinton Portis in 2002.
Pat Bryant’s 24-yard touchdown reception in Q2 was his first career NFL score.
Jahdae Barron recorded his first career interception; both he and Dondrea Tillman picked off Prescott.
Denver’s home winning streak reached nine games — the longest active streak in the NFL at the time.
Dallas has not beaten Denver since 1995 — this was the Cowboys’ eighth consecutive loss to the Broncos.
Denver’s 44 points were their highest single-game total since a 45-point outing at Arizona on October 18, 2018.
Dobbins and Harvey combined for 157 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Denver outgained Dallas on the ground 179 to 108.
Pat Surtain II suffered a right leg injury in Q1 and returned, then sustained a left pectoral strain with 22 seconds left before halftime and did not play in the second half. Post-game, the injury was confirmed as a pec strain; Surtain was listed week-to-week and was not placed on injured reserve.
Marvin Mims Jr. suffered a concussion on a kick return late in Q4. Nate Adkins (knee) also left in Q4 for Denver. Alijah Clark (ribs) departed for Dallas in the second half.
The Broncos went through 57 offensive plays at 7.5 yards per play. Dallas ran 68 plays and managed 5.0 yards per play.
Dallas managed 4-of-11 on third down and scored in just two of four red zone trips. Prescott posted a 51.5 passer rating before ceding the field to Joe Milton III — who found Jalen Tolbert for a 35-yard score with the game a foregone conclusion. Denver did all of it without their best cornerback for the final 30 minutes. The Cowboys came into that Sunday having beaten Washington 44-22 the week prior. It didn’t matter. Against Denver, the result has been the same eight times running — and the last time Dallas got a different answer, Troy Aikman was under center.
Stats sourced from ESPN, the Associated Press, and official NFL game records. Date: October 26, 2025 | Venue: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO | Referee: Carl Cheffers
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