Dallas Cowboys lead Washington Commanders entering fourth quarter

Here is everything you need to know about Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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