Bo Nix, RJ Harvey lead Broncos to 5th straight win in rout of Cowboys

Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and the Denver Broncos cruised to a 44-24 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.RJ Harvey

Bo Nix, RJ Harvey lead Broncos to 5th straight win in rout of Cowboys

Bo Nix completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, and the Denver Broncos cruised to a 44-24 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.

RJ Harvey had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown for Denver (6-2), which won its fifth game in a row. Troy Franklin had six catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns.

Dak Prescott completed 19 of 31 passes for 188 yards and two interceptions for Dallas (3-4-1). Javonte Williams rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns against his former team.

The Broncos jumped to a 27-10 lead at the half.

The Cowboys opened the scoring on a 24-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey.

On the following drive, the Broncos grabbed a 7-3 lead. Harvey took a pitch left and weaved through defenders on his way to the end zone for a 40-yard touchdown.

The Broncos made it 14-3 with 3:04 remaining in the first quarter. Nix connected with Franklin for a 25-yard touchdown across the middle of the field.

The Cowboys pulled within 14-10 on Williams’ 1-yard rushing score with 7:29 left in the half.

Denver answered with back-to-back touchdowns before the break. Harvey scored on a 1-yard run with 3:47 to go, and Pat Bryant caught a 24-yard touchdown pass with 39 seconds left.

Dallas cut the deficit to 27-17 on the opening possession of the second half. Williams punctuated the 13-play, 65-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.

Wil Lutz added a 42-yard field goal for the Broncos on the following drive.

Franklin increased Denver’s lead to 37-17 early in the fourth quarter with his second receiving touchdown of the game. He caught a pass in the back of the end zone for a 7-yard score.

The rout continued as Harvey hauled in a 5-yard pass for his third touchdown of the game with 7:14 remaining. The play increased the Broncos’ lead to 44-17.

The Cowboys put Joe Milton III in at quarterback in place of Prescott, and he promptly responded with a 35-yard touchdown to Jalen Tolbert to bring Dallas within 44-24.