Cobie Durant Says Cowboys D-Line Only Needed 'Two Seconds' Against The Colts

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys sacked Daniel Jones twice and hit him 4 times in Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts. The last of those hits came from Kenny Clark on Caleb Downs’ interception with 41 seconds left.

Cornerback Cobie Durant said Monday the secondary has felt the pass rush over the last couple of weeks.

Durant spoke after the Cowboys’ work day, in player interviews the team posted, and Clark followed him. Indianapolis finished with 166 net passing yards and 271 total yards.

“During this past game right here, they was like, just give us two seconds,” Durant said. “And honestly, if you go back and watch the film, that’s really all they needed.”

“It allows the quarterback to throw off their back foot, and that’s when we can make plays in the secondary,” Durant continued.

Quinnen Williams, Rashan Gary, And Caleb Downs Pressure Daniel Jones

Quinnen Williams finished with 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hit, and 1 forced fumble. The fumble came with 9:55 left and Dallas ahead 20-17, when he knocked the ball loose from Jonathan Taylor. Shemar James recovered at the Dallas 19 and returned it 11 yards to the 30.

Rashan Gary had 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and a sack for a 4-yard loss. Downs added 3 tackles, a 10-yard sack, 1 quarterback hit, 1 interception, and 2 passes defensed. Jones went 20-of-34 for 180 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception, with a 70.7 passer rating.

A week earlier, in the Nov. 1 overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Dallas sacked Arizona quarterbacks 5 times for 42 yards. Williams had 2 of those sacks.

“It’s one of those things where you’re watching films sometimes, and you’re like, ‘Oh man, I didn’t even know that Quinnen threw that guy,’” Durant explained. “Yeah, because a lot of stuff they did, I did not even see until I watched the film.”

Arizona replaced Jacoby Brissett with Gardner Minshew II with 1:35 left in the third quarter of that game. All 3 of Minshew’s touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter. Clark spoke to reporters in the locker room afterward.

“He did a good job at throwing the ball,” Clark said. “Stepped up in the pocket, made some really good throws. He’s a little bit more mobile than Brissett. But at the end of the day, we got to get him down.”

Kenny Clark Hits Jones On Downs’ Game-Sealing Interception

Indianapolis took over trailing 27-23 with 1:08 left, after Javonte Williams scored on a 1-yard run. Jones was flagged for intentional grounding on the drive, a 12-yard loss that carried a 10-second runoff. His second-and-22 pass fell incomplete.

On third-and-22 with 41 seconds left, Jones threw deep down the middle for Keenan Allen. Downs intercepted it at the Indianapolis 37 as Clark hit Jones, and the play ended with 35 seconds remaining. It was the first interception of Downs’ career. His older brother, Josh Downs, plays receiver for the Colts.

Clark came to Dallas from the Green Bay Packers in August 2025. He finished Sunday with 2 tackles and the quarterback hit. On Monday, Clark also discussed the upcoming San Francisco 49ers game.

“Our expectation is to keep playing how we playing, especially up front,” Clark explained. “We’re doing a good job of setting edges, knocking things back, and getting off blocks. So, and then we got to make plays.”

Allen will be on the other side again Sunday. San Francisco acquired him from Indianapolis on Tuesday for a 2027 sixth-round pick.

The Cowboys (4-5) host the 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 15, at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX.