One week after blowing a 14-point lead at home, the Cowboys were staring at another fourth-quarter collapse. This time Dak Prescott needed only 29 seconds to fix it.

Javonte Williams scored from 1 yard out with 1:08 left and rookie safety Caleb Downs intercepted Daniel Jones with 35 seconds remaining as Dallas beat the Indianapolis Colts 27-23 on Sunday.

Prescott threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns. CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown, the second-highest yardage total of his career. Dallas played without receiver George Pickens who was ruled out with a hamstring injury about 90 minutes before kickoff.

A 29-second drive

Spencer Shrader kicked field goals of 59 and 50 yards in the final six minutes to give Indianapolis a 23-20 lead with 1:37 to go. Prescott answered with a 46-yard strike to Ryan Flournoy. Two Colts penalties later Dallas had first-and-goal.

Colts coach Shane Steichen chose to let Williams score so his offense would get the ball back with time left. "Yeah, we let them score" Steichen said. The plan ended when Downs picked off Jones for his first career interception.

"It wasn't the prettiest" Prescott said. "Whatever it takes to come out with a win and we did that."

Plenty of mistakes

Dallas outgained Indianapolis 508 yards to 271 but nearly gave it away. The Cowboys were flagged 14 times for 153 yards, their most since 2021. Lamb lost a fumble inside the Colts 15 after getting up untouched on a catch. Prescott lost a fumble at his own 19 that set up Indianapolis' first touchdown.

Williams ran for 101 yards on 20 carries for his second 100-yard game of the season. The Cowboys improved to 4-5.

The Colts lost their fifth straight game. Jones finished 20 of 34 for 180 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Jonathan Taylor ran 13 times for 46 yards and lost a fumble. Both players have been mentioned in trade talk ahead of Tuesday's deadline.