CBS Sports NFL analyst Cody Benjamin recognized Bennett's preseason success, too. He called Bennett's performance "commanding," which was one of the more positive one-word evaluations of the quarterbacks who played in Week 1. It helps, too, that Rams head coach Sean McVay offered words of praise for Bennett as well.

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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott told Rams owner Stan Kroenke that he expects the two teams to go head-to-head in this year's NFC title game.

AUSTIN – State Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, a South Texas Democrat, has spent the past week prowling near-empty halls in the Texas state Capitol, talking to any Republican lawmaker who would listen and trying to avert a U.S. Supreme Court showdown.

One NFL coach still isn't sold on Dallas Cowboys star Dak Prescott as a quarterback who can deliver in the most important settings.