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Dallas Cowboys beat Washington Commanders 34-26 recap: Dallas thrives on road for most impressive game in while

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The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders on Sunday in what was their most impressive performance in a very long time.

The logical part of our fan brains tells us that tanking is the way to go. Establishing the best possible draft pick to help the team of the future with the current one compromised makes sense.

But then the games happen and the moments are played out and emotions bubble to the top. You can know that tanking is the best possible course of action but be willing to surrender it in the moment and I tell you what, the moment on Sunday was amazing.

The Dallas Cowboys won on Sunday and did so because they a bunch of wild things happened both for them and as a result of their hard work. It was their first win since the beginning of October and that I am writing this on the Sunday directly preceding Thanksgiving is a testament to how long the last two months have been.

Below you will find our recap of how the Cowboys took care of the little brother Washington Commanders that we wrote as it happened. It has been re-sorted so that it can be read in chronological order.

The Cowboys really did it.

1st Quarter

Before the game started Washington head coach Dan Quinn sent former Cowboys Tyler Biadasz, Dante Fowler and Noah Igbinoghene out for the coin toss. Peak trolling!

Washington won the toss and deferred which put the Cowboys offense to work right away. Surprisingly, the offense came out somewhat firing and with legitimate signs of success. Unfortunately things stalled in the redzone and the Cowboys settled for a Brandon Aubrey 35-yard field goal attempt.

In case you forgot what this season has been like for the Cowboys, allow me to remind you. The kick was blocked, likely due to Quinn’s intimate knowledge of the team and John Fassel.

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The Commanders had a similar first drive in that they experienced some levels of offensive success but also ultimately stalled out; however, unlike the Cowboys the Commanders were able to cash in on their field goal attempt for the game’s first points.

Dallas picked back up and had slight levels of success once more. In the process of moving down the field CeeDee Lamb recorded his fourth reception and set NFL history in the process.

Unfortunately while the Cowboys got into Brandon Aubrey field goal range once more this time was much less successful than even the last. Aubrey outright missed his kick.

Washington made sure the first quarter was a completely mirrored proposition as they drove down the field again, stalled a bit and then saw their kicker miss a field goal. What a weird start!

The clock was in such a place that all Dallas had to do was run one play to get out of the first quarter. They tried to do it, and amazingly Rico Dowdle was stripped for a fumble on it. When it rains, it pours.


2nd Quarter

Things began with Washington having recently recovered the Rico Dowdle fumble and they were unable to do much of anything with it. They punted, the first punt of the game.

In a game full of mirror moments, the Cowboys decided to take their turn resembling the Commanders. After an offensive drive that went nowhere Dallas punted for the first time themselves.

The Commanders punted right back though which kept this game supremely exciting and interesting as you can imagine.

We saw more of the same for just a bit as the Cowboys lined up to punt following their offensive possession. Where things took a bit of a different turn were in the results as the punt was blocked. Seriously.

As it had to this point this game proved to be a mirror sort of thing once more.

While the Commanders did not have a punt or kick blocked they did turn the ball over. Jayden Daniels threw an “interception” on a pass intended for Brian Robinson Jr. that Chauncey Golston caught off of the bobble and in the middle of the traffic surrounding it.

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Dallas punted (shocker here) right back though which set Washington up to potentially go get points before halftime.

The Commanders kept status quo though and punted back themselves. On the next Dallas possession there was a chaotic moment where Noah Igbinoghene intercepted Cooper Rush and fumbled into the arms of Hunter Luepke on the return, but Igbinoghene was called for pass interference which negated all of the action.

Right after that Cooper Rush hit Jalen Brooks for a huge gain to put Dallas in position for a Brandon Aubrey field goal to close the half. Unlike his previous two attempts, he was good to square things up before intermission.


3rd Quarter

Washington began with the ball with an advantage thanks to Brandon Aubrey booting the opening kickoff out of bounds. They ultimately did just about everything you could with it as they turned it into a touchdown by way of Jayden Daniels on the ground.

Ultimately it was not a perfect sequence for Washington as they missed the extra point. This game really had it all.

As we have been saying all along to this point… this game has completely mirrored itself in every which way. Can you guess what happened after the Commanders scored their first touchdown of the game?

THE DALLAS COWBOYS SCORED THEIR FIRST TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME.

Cooper Rush found Jalen Tolbert for the hook up in the endzone after an impressive drive. Given the missed extra point from Washington, the touchdown and successful XP gave the Cowboys their first lead of the day and in some time.

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Impressively, the Cowboys defense forced a punt right away which gave the offense a chance to go add to their lead. Think about how long it has been since that sentence could be said!

Once again… the house of mirrors. Dallas punted right back to Washington.

The Commanders punted and took us to the fourth.


4th Quarter

Dallas began the period with the ball and was not able to do much with it before punting it away to Washington. This game featured a lot of kicking, both good and bad, if that has not been understood by this point.

The defense immediately went back to work though and forced yet another Commanders punt on that side of things by way of three and out. It was a stellar defensive effort, especially with Dan Quinn watching from the opposing sideline.

For the first time in a bit the Cowboys were able to move a bit and got into field goal range before it appeared that they were really going to be able to threaten to score. Unfortunately a Tyler Guyton penalty knocked that out of the equation, but Dallas was able to squeeze a Brandon Aubrey field goal to lengthen their lead before it was all said and done.

Basically right after the Commanders fumbled the ball to give the Cowboys position to really put the game away.

Cooper Rush and Luke Schoonmaker did just that.

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Hold that thought, though! The Commanders moved quickly and got into the endzone by way of a Jayden Daniels touchdown pass to Zach Ertz with three minutes and change to spare. Washington even successfully converted the two-point conversion to make it a three-point game.

As Cowboys fans were beginning to sweat just a little bit… KaVontae Turpin put everyone at ease with the most incredible 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown!

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The standard procedure of things played its course and the Commanders did their best. Amazingly… their best was almost good enough!

To start things off Jayden Daniels hit Terry McLaurin for a massive touchdown on literally the first play that they had with just seconds left thanks to doing everything that they could to get the ball back. Chaos ensued with fans celebrating obviously and Dan Quinn elected to go for the extra point and tie as opposed to the two points and potential win.

A bad snap led to a miss on the extra point on a day that featured plenty of missed and blocked kicks all the way around. That was going to be the end of things… until the onside kick attempt from Washington.

After the Commanders kicked it Juanyeh Thomas recovered it and in a moment where he should have gone down so the Cowboys could have ended the game… he returned it for a touchdown and the Dallas extra point made it an 8-point game.

The end was chaotic in every sense of the word, but the Dallas Cowboys won!


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