Cowboys vs. 49ers: Score, results, highlights from Week 7 game at San Francisco

Tadd Haislop

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The Cowboys entering Sunday's Week 7 game against the 49ers as 6 1/2-point favorites seemed like an irrelevant fact given the way the 2017 NFL season has progressed. Dallas (2-3) was coming off a bye after a rough start to the season, and San Francisco (0-6) had lost five straight games by three points or less.

So much for that, as the Cowboys flexed their muscles in every phase of the game on their way to a 40-10 win.

Dallas did receive a boost earlier in the week when running back Ezekiel Elliott was cleared to play against San Francisco, as his six-game suspension was kicked further down the road. His play was a huge factor Sunday.

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The Cowboys got the win they desperately needed in order to keep pace in the NFC East, in which the Eagles had taken a solid lead going into their Monday night showdown against the Redskins.

SN provided live scoring updates for Sunday's Cowboys-49ers game in San Francisco. Here's how it went down.

Cowboys vs. 49ers: Score, results, highlights

(All times Eastern)

7:03 p.m.: Final. Cowboys 40, 49ers 10

6:44 p.m.: Touchdown. 49ers rookie QB C.J. Beathard scored his first career touchdown with a four-yard scramble in garbage time against the Cowboys. It capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive. 40-10, Cowboys

6:29 p.m.: Touchdown. Dez Bryant tied Bob Hayes' Cowboys record for receiving touchdowns in a career (71), and he did it in style. The wide receiver went up and snatched Dak Prescott's throw in the back of the end zone and got both feet down before he fell out of bounds. The two-yard TD extended Dallas' lead. Jeff Heath made the PAT. 40-3, Cowboys

6:22 p.m.: End of third quarter.

6:21 p.m.: Turnover. As if it wasn't the case already, the rout was on after Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith blitzed and drilled 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard, whose fumble was recovered by Tyrone Crawford. Dallas took over on San Francisco's 29-yard line.

6:16 p.m.: Touchdown. Dak Prescott provided what felt like the dagger in the last minute of the third quarter. A QB-keeper up the middle from two yards out resulted in a touchdown and capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive that took 7:44 off the clock. Jeff Heath missed the PAT. 33-3, Cowboys

5:53 p.m.: Touchdown. That was quick. Ezekiel Elliott took a Dak Prescott screen pass and ran it 72-yards for a touchdown on the first play of the Cowboys' possession after the 49ers' turnover on downs. Jeff Heath, who was kicking in place of the injured Dan Bailey, made the extra point. 27-3, Cowboys

5:50 p.m.: Turnover on downs. The 49ers gambled with a pass play on fourth-and-4 from the Cowboys' 28-yard line on their opening drive of the second half, but C.J. Beathard's pass sailed incomplete, and Dallas took over.

5:30 p.m.: Halftime. Cowboys 20, 49ers 3

5:26 p.m.: Turnover . Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence made a great play off the edge, beat 49ers left tackle Joe Staley and hit C.J. Beathard before the QB was able to get rid of the ball to force a fumble. Lawrence also recovered the fumble. It was a huge turnover, as San Francisco was threatening in the red zone in the final minute of the second quarter.

5:02 p.m.: Touchdown . The Cowboys extended their lead with an 18-yard Dak Prescott touchdown pass to Jason Witten, who made a beautiful, one-handed catch in the end zone. The score capped an impressive 12-play, 86-yard drive for Dallas. The Cowboys' two-point conversion attempt failed — they went for two because kicker Dan Bailey was ruled out with a groin injury. Safety Jeff Heath served as the kicker on the ensuing kickoff. 20-3, Cowboys.

4:50 p.m.: End of first quarter.

4:37 p.m.: Field goal . The 49ers desperately needed some points to answer the Cowboys' early-game burst, and they got three in the form of a 42-yard Robbie Gould field goal. It capped a nine-play, 53-yard drive. 14-3, Cowboys

4:28 p.m.: Touchdown . Credit the Cowboys for dominating the 49ers on the ground early in the game, as they should. Ezekiel Elliott scored his second rushing touchdown of the first quarter with a 25-yard sprint off right guard. Dallas marched 74 yards in seven plays and extended its lead. 14-0, Cowboys

4:12 p.m.: Touchdown . The Cowboys quickly made the 49ers may for their turnover and turned it into six points. Ezekiel Elliott scored a rushing touchdown from one yard out on the third play of the series. 7-0, Cowboys

4:08 p.m.: Turnover . The Cowboys on their first drive went three-and-out for just the second time this season, but it ended up working in their favor. Rookie Trent Taylor fumbled the football during his punt return, and Xavier Woods recovered for Dallas and made it to the San Francisco 20-yard line.

4:05 p.m. : Kickoff. The 49ers won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. The Cowboys began their first drive from the 25-yard line after a touchback.

3:55 p.m. : The Cowboys took the field to cheers on the road at Levi's Stadium.

3:22 p.m. : 49ers quarterbacks C.J. Beathard and Brian Hoyer started warming up. Sunday would mark Beathard's first NFL start.

2:36 p.m. : Inactives were announced for both teams.

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.