Hogs Haven
Washington opened the quarter by forcing a 3 & out with an incomplete pass to bring out the Cowboys punter.
On the punt reception, Luke McCaffrey ran into Jamison Crowder, forcing the return man to muff the punt. Dallas jumped on the loose ball, giving it back to Trey Lance at the Washington 22-yard line. Disastrous!
Two plays later, following an 8-yard sack by Jeremy Chinn, the Cowboys faced 3rd & 15, which they couldn’t convert.
Brandon Aubrey came out for the field goal attempt. He hit the 41-yared kick to make the score 6-0. The scoring drive lasted 3 plays and covered -1 yard.
Following the kickoff, Washington took the field at the 25-yard line with about 12:41 remaining in the half. The offense has done very little so far, but with a touchdown drive here, the Commanders can take the lead and change the tenor of the game.
Things started well with an 11-yard catch and run by Dyami Brown on a screen to the left side of the field.
Two plays later, Washington faced 3rd & 10 at the 36-yard line following a 1-yard sack on Daniels on 2nd down, but Daniels 3rd down pass went through Olamide Zaccheaus’ hands at the right sideline to bring Tress Way back onto the field for his 4th punt of the day.
After a fair catch on a 39-yard punt, Dallas had the ball at their own 25 yard line with 10:28 left in the half.
Dallas earned a first down, followed by a false start to bring up 1st & 15 at the Dallas 31-yard line.
Two plays later, Dallas faced 3rd & 18; on the 3rd down play, Lance threw incomplete a yard or two out of bounds, aiming for Turpin. The Commanders have forced a punt.
Washington took over on their own 37-yard line with 07:39 on the clock following a 23-yard return by Crowder. Maybe this good field position will inspire the offense.
They started with a quick first down followed by an incompletion thrown way downfield to OZ who was double-covered on the right sideline. Another incomplete pass to Dyami Brown, who got his hands on the ball about 30-yards downfield but well-defended by Lewis, forced 3rd & 10.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. On 3rd & 10, Jayden Daniels scrambled up the middle and then out of bounds on the right sideline for a 16-yard gain.
The next play was a trick play that ALMOST worked. Dyami Brown took a toss and threw to the end zone where Zaccheaus was wide open but couldn’t pull the ball in.
On 3rd & 2, Dyami Brown got his 3rd consecutive touch on a screen pass right, but was tackled for no loss to force 4th & 2 at the 28 yard line.
Zane Gonzalez came on for a 47-yard field goal to put 3 points on the board. With 04:40 remaining in the half, it’s 6-3 Cowboys. The scoring drive, which...
