The NFL’s new year officially kicked off Wednesday, two days after teams began spending big money in free agency.

The Dallas Cowboys have created nearly $57 million in salary cap space by restructuring the contracts of star quarterback Dak Prescott and top receiver CeeDee Lamb.

Marcus Mariota threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with 3 seconds left, lifting Washington to a 23-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and clinching the sixth seed in the NFC playoffs for the Commanders.

The Cowboys have released running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Joe Burrow threw a tiebreaking 40-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase after Dallas botched a blocked punt to give the ball back to Cincinnati in the final two minutes, and the Bengals beat the Cowboys 27-20.

DeMarvion Overshown returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown, Rico Dowdle ran for a score in his first career 100-yard game and the Dallas Cowboys held on for a 27-20 Thanksgiving Day victory over the New York Giants.

Running back Ezekiel Elliott is inactive as expected for Dallas at the Atlanta Falcons, leaving Rico Dowdle and Dalvin Cook to lead the struggling ground game as the Cowboys look to end a two-game losing streak.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott won’t make the trip to Atlanta and will miss Sunday’s game for reasons the team didn’t disclose.

The Pittsburgh Steelers feel like they beat themselves Sunday night.

Dak Prescott hit Jalen Tolbert with a 4-yard touchdown with 20 seconds remaining and the Dallas Cowboys slipped past the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-17 early Monday The Cowboys (3-2) won their second straight after Prescott overcame a mistake-filled night to lead a 70-yard drive that ended with Prescott finding a lunging Tolbert just across the goal line on fourth down.

Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games.

The Pittsburgh Steelers followed a stumbling first half with a strong final 30 minutes to beat Dallas 16-3 in the first NFL preseason game in two years.

Ryan Hilinski #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks drops back to pass against the Alabama Crimson Tide during their game at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. LINE: South Carolina -4"When you have depth at a position like that, as a coach, it makes you feel good to know that you're going to have quality production regardless of who's in the game," South Carolina coach Will Muschamp told reporters Tuesday, noting that Dowdle likely will not play this week. South Carolina allowed just 24 points in victories over Kentucky and Georgia before surrendering 38 points to the Gators. Tennessee held Alabama to season lows in points and total yards (373), paced by senior Nigel Warrior's six tackles and one interception. PREDICTION: South Carolina 27, Tennessee 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

South Carolina has spent plenty of time preparing for the Bulldogs considering the Gamecocks have not played since a 24-7 victory over Kentucky on Sept. 28. South Carolina surrendered only 212 yards of total offense to the Wildcats its fewest yards allowed in one game since 2012 but coach Will Muschamp (also a Georgia alum) told reporters Monday the defense must be more consistent. ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA (2-3, 1-2 SEC)The running back tandem of seniors Rico Dowdle and Tavien Feaster shined against Kentucky, Feaster finishing with 107 yards and two touchdowns while Dowdle added 102 yards and a score. Dowdle sprained his left ankle near the end of the Kentucky game but is 100 percent after the bye week. PREDICTION: Georgia 41, South Carolina 13More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.