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Five days after his brother's death, Cowboys' Michael Gallup gets game ball

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The biggest star at wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys in their 31-23 win against the Washington Redskins was Amari Cooper, who had eight catches for 180 yards and touchdowns of 40 and 90 yards, but he did not get the game ball.

The game ball went to rookie wide receiver Michael Gallup, who had two catches for 19 yards just five days after learning of the death of his brother, Andrew.

"To go through the tragedy that he did a couple of days ago and be able to turn around and get back here and get ready and come back in time to prepare and get ready for this game, it just shows the character of him," quarterback Dak Prescott said.