Miles Austin Goes Nuts, Cowboys Beat Chiefs
October 11, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin made his first NFL start today. And you can bet it won’t be his last. Subbing for injured receiver Roy Williams, Miles caught 10 passes for a team record 250 yards with two touchdowns, including the game-winning 60-yard reception in overtime to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 26-20. The previous Cowboys record was held by Hall of Famer Bob Hayes, who had of 246 receiving yards on November 13, 1966.
Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys / Image: Zuma Press
I felt Miles Austin had this kind of game in him (well, maybe not this good) if he ever got the chance. And he certainly made the most of a golden opportunity today, gouging the K.C. defensive secondary for a ridiculous 25-yards per catch. And it wasn’t even so much the numbers (as impressive as they were) as it was the timing of his big plays. Miles had a 59-yard reception that gave Dallas a lead late in the 4th quarter. Then his overtime heroics allowed a walk-off win for a Cowboys team that struggled to beat the still winless Chiefs.
Source: NFL.com
