The Dallas Cowboys honored their fallen teammate Marshawn Kneeland - who tragically took his own life during the team's bye last week - in part by sporting a No. 94 sticker on their helmets, hanging Kneeland's jersey in a vacant visitor locker, and wearing commemorative shirts during pregame warmups at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas ahead of "Monday Night Football" against the Raiders.

Then, head coach Brian Schottenheimer's squad lived up to their vow of playing with heart as much as hustle on the field.

Dallas (4-5-1) ran away with a commanding 33-16 victory over Las Vegas (2-8) thanks to a complete showing from all facets of the team.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott overcame a first-quarter fumble to throw four touchdowns all caught by different receivers. The veteran gunslinger completed 25-of-33 passes for 268 yards (8.1 per completion).

However, things didn't start that smoothly. We dive into our "Winners and Losers" assessment with a confusing exchange from the first possession of the game for the Cowboys...

WINNERS: George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb

These two were losers at the start the game, as both star wide receivers were benched in Dallas' first possession of the game (a three-and-out).

From then on? Jackpot.

Pickens totaled over 100 yards before halftime and each player caught a touchdown in the second quarter. They accounted for nearly all of Prescott's production out wide. Pickens totaled 144 receiving yards on nine catches while Lamb hauled in five receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown. Lamb could have added another score if Prescott would have hit him on a wide open fourth-and-goal late in the fourth quarter.

Even after the bye week, Lamb and Pickens haven't lost a step. That's a major win for the Dallas offense that had not been clicking on all cylinders recently.

LOSER: Ashton Jeanty

Las Vegas' prized No. 6 overall draft pick and Frisco, Texas native Ashton Jeanty continued his sluggish rookie season - even after issuing a warning to the Cowboys defense pregame.

Jeanty saw just two carries in the first half and struggled finding a rhythm throughout his limited workload on the ground. Last year's Heisman Trophy runner-up finished with just 14 rushing yards and saw the majority of his production in the pass game with six grabs for 27.

For a Dallas defense that has regularly struggled against the run, that's a win.

And it's yet another loss for one of the more disappointing offensive rookies from the top of the draft.

WINNER: Quinnen Williams-Led Front Line

The former New York Jet wasted no time making his presence felt on this new-look Dallas defense, which featured six players that were acquired at the trade deadline, returning from injury or making their season debut off of IR.

Williams was the best of the best on Monday night.

The Pro-Bowl defensive tackle entered Week 11 with one sack on the year - which came on the very first play from scrimmage in Week 1. Against the Raiders' shaky offensive line, Williams got home for season-highs in sacks (1.5), pressures (5) and QB hits (5).

Dallas has a plethora of riches on the D-line with Osa Odighizuwa and Kenny Clark providing the muscle inside. Pass rushers James Houston, Donovan Ezeiruaku and Jadeveon Clowney fill out a unit with a strong blend of veteran pedigree and youthful energy.

It was all working in this one as life in the pocket was made difficult for Raiders QB Geno Smith, who was sacked four times.

The Raiders' run game didn't have much success, either. The Cowboys' suffocating (yes, suffocating!) run defense was capped by Ezieruaku & Co. standing tall on the goal line to drive Jeanty backwards for a safety in the final period.

Vegas ran for just 27 yards. It was a statement performance by this Cowboys front, especially against a traditionally run-heavy head coach like Pete Carroll.

LOSER: Early Pass Defense

For as strongly as the front seven played, the Cowboys still showed some inconsistencies in pass coverage that have plagued them throughout this season. In the first quarter, Smith was picking up big chunks of yardage on each drop back before ultimately running out of time once the Dallas front started disrupting things. Las Vegas finished with 209 yards passing on the game.

Against the "gauntlet" of teams coming up for Dallas, this type of coverage cannot be acceptable to start a game. The team was still able to handle an inferior opponent here tonight, but that won't be the case for the next month or so going forward.

Things saw a change in the the second quarter when linebacker Kenneth Murray tipped a pass that was intercepted by Markquese Bell to get the secondary into a groove. Safety Malik Hooker returned from injury to lay punches all over the field, and cornerback DaRon Bland had multiple pass breakups in an outing filled with competitiveness and swagger.

WINNER: Schottenheimer's Balanced Playbook

Announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman frequently referenced Schottenheimer's late father Marty - a Hall-of-Fame coach for much of Brian's life - throughout the game as the Dallas coach called plays.

Against a Raiders defense that showed glaring issues on paper, the Cowboys handled business by marrying the pass and run - reminding many of the infamous "Marty Ball" philosophy that embodies game management and efficiency.

Running back Javonte Williams served as a perfect complement to Prescott's connection with Lamb and Pickens. Williams rushed for 93 yards on a season-high 22 carries.

Dallas came into the game averaging the third-most yards per game with 378 (257 passing, 121 rushing). After the stinker two weeks ago against the Arizona Cardinals (333 total yards in the double-digit loss), the Cowboys offense got to feel what it's like to return to elite status with 381 yards of total offense (267 passing, 114 rushing).

LOSER: Pete Carroll

The pupil got the better of the professor.

The Raiders' first-year coach was once Schottenheimer's boss in Seattle, but Carroll could not out-smart his former coordinator in their first meeting as head coaches.

Carroll is one of three people with a college national championship and Super Bowl win - joining Cowboys exes Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer - but in 2025, at the age of 74, Carroll is off to his worst start to a season as an NFL head coach.

Fifty one-year-old Schottenheimer, however, is navigating the highest of highs and lowest of lows amid his first season as a top decision-maker.

On Monday, his team responded from the darkest week of the season with a resounding, morale-boosting win in much-needed fashion.

Up Next:

The Cowboys will now face a slew of teams in the hunt to contend for the postseason. The daunting schedule ahead begins with a rematch of a tightly-contested Week 1 against the reigning Super Bowl champs and NFC East leaders, the Philadelphia Eagles, on Nov. 23.

Then, it's a stretch of three consecutive primetime games (Thanksgiving Day vs. Kansas City, TNF at Detroit and SNF vs. Minnesota).

If the Cowboys play like they did tonight under the lights, we could be in for an unprecedented turnaround to the season.