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"title": "Markquese Bell Monday Night Football performance earns him special Dallas Cowboys honor"
"description": "One of the defining plays of the Dallas Cowboys 20-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night was safety Markquese Bell shooting from his position to stone Austin Ekeler at the 1-yard line before he could reach the end zone. Though the Chargers would score a touchdown on the next play, the stop […]"
"date": "2023-10-18"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/10/18/markquese-bell-monday-night-football-performance-earns-him-special-dallas-cowboys-honor/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Florida A&M"
---

# Markquese Bell Monday Night Football performance earns him special Dallas Cowboys honor

One of the defining plays of the Dallas Cowboys 20-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night was safety Markquese Bell shooting from his position to stone Austin Ekeler at the 1-yard line before he could reach the end zone. Though the Chargers would score a touchdown on the next play, the stop by Bell was one of seven tackles he recorded on the night.

> [\#CowboysNation](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CowboysNation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#Dallascowboys](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dallascowboys?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [\#Cowboys](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cowboys?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) LB Markquese Bell -7 total tackles -4 Solo Tackles -5 defensive stops at or behind the line of scrimmage -targeted 5 times in coverage -3 catches/36 yards -only 1 catch resulted in a 1st down..
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> And this crucial defensive play on 3rd… [pic.twitter.com/bYzhulCeVQ](https://t.co/bYzhulCeVQ) — Mark D. TalknBoysWitDaBoyZ (@MarkDsCorner) [October 17, 2023](https://twitter.com/MarkDsCorner/status/1714171925231010076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The undrafted Florida A&M star recorded a team-high 86.6 coverage grade on 27 coverage snaps, per Pro Football Focus. He was also the team’s second-highest graded defender behind Osa Odighizuwa with a 91.3 grade. After the game, [Bell was given a game bal](https://twitter.com/clarencehilljr/status/1714385241861693836)l by Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy for his overall performance.