Cowboys win while finally playing a close game, but status as contenders still murky

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys were in the victory formation after a pair of game-sealing plays from the defense. What the 20-17 victory at the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night means for the Cowboys as contenders remains to be seen. Regardless, it was the answer they sought after the worst loss of Prescott's eight seasons, 42-10 at San Francisco in a rematch with the team that knocked Dallas out of the playoffs the past two years.