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Re-live the divisional beatdown.
Second Quarter
Though the sledding got a little tougher for the offense, the Cowboys are seemingly never far from field-goal range. And sure enough, despite stalling at the Washington 43 on their second possession of the quarter, Aubrey came out and split the uprights on a 61-yard field goal. In doing so, he set the NFL record for the most career field goals of at least 60 yards with five.
Up to this point, the Dallas defense had forced four punts and stopped Washington on a fourth-down attempt, but with just under two minutes left in the half, the Cowboys couldn’t get off the field. Daniels would push his way into the end zone from the 1-yard line for the touchdown as the Commanders pulled to within 20-15.
However, the 39 seconds remaining on the clock was plenty of time for Dallas to reach pay dirt themselves. Despite Prescott being sacked on the first play of the series, he bounced back with a 44-yard pass to Pickens, which was followed by a 33-yard rush by Williams to the Washington 2. A strike from Prescott to Ferguson then provided the score, Dallas going into the break with a 27-15 advantage.
Sunday was fun for Cowboys fans.
The Dallas Cowboys needed a win of any variety, but a dominating division blowout is certainly better than what anyone expected. Entering the game with a 2-3-1 record, an early end to their 2025 season was potentially staring the Cowboys in the face. Set to square off in their third divisional battle of the campaign, a home loss to the Washington Commanders would’ve made a turnaround rather unrealistic.
But that wasn’t in the cards for the Cowboys. Dallas’ offense was once again prolific, as they welcomed the return of CeeDee Lamb to the passing game for the first time since his Week 3 injury. Lamb was unstoppoable in the first half, as he and Dak Prescott connected five times for 110 yards. Combined with another great performance from George Pickens, who excelled in Lamb’s absence, and strong running support from Javonte Williams, Dallas ran away with things in a 44-22 win.
The victory moved them back to .500 on the year, as they prepare to take on the 5-2 Denver Broncos in Week 8. The Broncos came back from a 19-0 fourth quarter deficit, scoring 33 points to defeat the New York Giants 33-22 on a last-second field goal.
As for the Commanders, who had to play without WR Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, they lost QB Jayden Daniels to a hamstring injury as the Cowboys were pulling away. A strip sack by rookie LB Shemar James, one of four Cowboys sacks on the day, was the culprit that ended...
