Cowboys' George Pickens goes airborne in stunning maneuver to keep drive alive

George Pickens showed up for the Dallas Cowboys erstwhile they needed him the astir connected Thursday.

He had a quiescent archetypal fractional against the Kansas City Chiefs, but exploded successful the 2nd fractional arsenic helium finished with six catches for 88 yards connected 13 targets with a important 2-point conversion. He wowed fans connected a play helium made successful the 4th quarter.

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) leaps implicit Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie (22) during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

On 3rd-and-8 astatine the Chiefs’ 45-yard line, Dak Prescott recovered Pickens cutting wrong earlier the archetypal down marker. He spun astir and recovered bare space. He ran up the sideline, avoiding 1 tackle and past astir hurdling Chiefs antiaircraft backmost Trent McDuffie.

"Oh my gosh," CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz yelled successful surprise.

The play kept the thrust live for the Cowboys and they finished with a much-needed touchdown successful effect to the Chiefs’ people to wrapper the thrust prior. Dallas would bent connected for the 31-28 triumph and support pursuit successful the playoff hunt.

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) celebrates aft catching a two-point conversion arsenic Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson (35) reacts during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

"On apical of wherever we enactment ourselves close earlier these games and conscionable the spot that we’re in, having to get these wins against 2 elite teams," Prescott said. "I mean, 2 teams that played successful the Super Bowl past year. Last year’s past year, but you’re talking astir 2 organizations that evidently cognize however to triumph and we conscionable bushed them some successful 2 large games.

"On apical of everything that we've been through."

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The Cowboys improved to 6-5-1 with the important victory. The Chiefs dropped to 6-6 and look a bigger ascent to get into the playoffs.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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