he Dallas Cowboys’ first win since the beginning of October was over the Washington Commanders, 34-26.
Only a combined six points in the first half, then a combined 41 points in the fourth quarter made for quite the viewing experience.
The first quarter started with Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey’s 35-yard field goal attempt getting blocked on Dallas’ first drive.
The Commanders ended their first drive with their kicker, Austin Seibert, making his first FG back after being out the last two games with a hip injury. That kick came after running back Brian Robinson Jr.’s leg rolled under defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa while he was being brought down on the first play of the drive. Robinson was able to walk off the field on his own power, and would return to the game soon after.
It’s not common for Aubrey to miss FGs, let alone two-in-a-row. He missed wide on his FG attempt on the next drive.
When Robinson returned to the field, his first play got a first down for the Commanders on a seven-yard rush. Seibert then went on to miss his next FG attempt.
The next drive was a short lived one for Dallas: RB Rico Dowdle was stripped by Washington linebacker Bobby Wagner on the opening play; and nothing really followed on the next two drives.
Bryan Anger’s punt went awry soon into the second quarter. Commanders would get the ball, and Cowboys defensive end Chauncey Golston, who’s return to the game at one point was questionable due to dehydration, intercepted his first career pass on the next drive. The last Cowboys defensive lineman with an interception was also against Washington: DeMarcus Lawrence’s 40-yard pick-six in 2021.
In the last drive before the half, quarterback Cooper Rush found wide receiver Jalen Brooks deep on a 45-yard catch, which set up Aubrey for a 46-yard game-tying field goal heading into the half.
The day’s first touchdown came from QB Jayden Daniels on a 17-yard rush in the third quarter, but the extra point was no good; it was Seibert’s first missed point after touchdown of the season.
Then, WR Jalen Tolbert scored his own touchdown, Dallas’ first in the third quarter this year, and Aubrey’s PAT gave the Cowboys a 10-9 lead.
And then came the fourth quarter, where we would see a combined 41 points scored.
Aubrey made another FG, and then the Cowboys went up 20-9 with just over five minutes left in the fourth when tight end Luke Schoonmaker found himself wide open to add another touchdown to the scoreline—Aubrey’s PAT was good.
Parsons sacked Daniels in the next drive, before Daniels found TE Zach Ertz in the end zone and scored himself on the two-point conversion afterwards, to make it a three-point game with just over three minutes to go.
WR KaVontae Turpin bobbled the kick that followed, hit a spin move and took it all the way to the house to put Dallas back up by 10 on a kick-return touchdown. It was the first kickoff return TD for the Cowboys in 50 games.
Only a combined six points in the first half, then a combined 41 points in the fourth quarter made for quite the viewing experience.
The first quarter started with Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey’s 35-yard field goal attempt getting blocked on Dallas’ first drive.
The Commanders ended their first drive with their kicker, Austin Seibert, making his first FG back after being out the last two games with a hip injury. That kick came after running back Brian Robinson Jr.’s leg rolled under defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa while he was being brought down on the first play of the drive. Robinson was able to walk off the field on his own power, and would return to the game soon after.
It’s not common for Aubrey to miss FGs, let alone two-in-a-row. He missed wide on his FG attempt on the next drive.
When Robinson returned to the field, his first play got a first down for the Commanders on a seven-yard rush. Seibert then went on to miss his next FG attempt.
The next drive was a short lived one for Dallas: RB Rico Dowdle was stripped by Washington linebacker Bobby Wagner on the opening play; and nothing really followed on the next two drives.
Bryan Anger’s punt went awry soon into the second quarter. Commanders would get the ball, and Cowboys defensive end Chauncey Golston, who’s return to the game at one point was questionable due to dehydration, intercepted his first career pass on the next drive. The last Cowboys defensive lineman with an interception was also against Washington: DeMarcus Lawrence’s 40-yard pick-six in 2021.
In the last drive before the half, quarterback Cooper Rush found wide receiver Jalen Brooks deep on a 45-yard catch, which set up Aubrey for a 46-yard game-tying field goal heading into the half.
The day’s first touchdown came from QB Jayden Daniels on a 17-yard rush in the third quarter, but the extra point was no good; it was Seibert’s first missed point after touchdown of the season.
Then, WR Jalen Tolbert scored his own touchdown, Dallas’ first in the third quarter this year, and Aubrey’s PAT gave the Cowboys a 10-9 lead.
And then came the fourth quarter, where we would see a combined 41 points scored.
Aubrey made another FG, and then the Cowboys went up 20-9 with just over five minutes left in the fourth when tight end Luke Schoonmaker found himself wide open to add another touchdown to the scoreline—Aubrey’s PAT was good.
Parsons sacked Daniels in the next drive, before Daniels found TE Zach Ertz in the end zone and scored himself on the two-point conversion afterwards, to make it a three-point game with just over three minutes to go.
WR KaVontae Turpin bobbled the kick that followed, hit a spin move and took it all the way to the house to put Dallas back up by 10 on a kick-return touchdown. It was the first kickoff return TD for the Cowboys in 50 games.
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00:00A first half that saw a combined six points also had a fourth quarter that had a combined
00:1041 points in Dallas's 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders, which snapped their
00:17five-game losing streak.
00:19There were missed field goals, deflected punts, fumbles, what some are saying was the worst
00:24day in special teams history.
00:26Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy described it as a tale of two halves, saying that their
00:32special teams made the big plays in the first half while ours made them in the second half,
00:37like the two kick-return touchdowns in the final minutes, and describes the end of it
00:42as a game-situational extravaganza, much like Yahtzee.
00:47McCarthy said that this is exactly how divisional games should be.
00:51The Cowboys with another one this Thursday on Thanksgiving when they host the New York
00:56Giants.
00:57For all things Dallas Cowboys, you can tune into Spectrum Cable Channel 15 on Wednesday
01:01and Thursday nights at 11.
01:03For D210 Sports, I'm Sydney Staples, and you've just been Credentialed.