Game Recap: Cowboys in command, 44-22 – Kurt Daniels, DallasCowboys.com
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.
All Cylinders: Cowboys throttle Commanders in impressive division win, 44-22 – K.D. Drummond, Cowboys Wire
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 the QB’s day. Dallas turned the turnover into a blowout, scoring on the subsequent drive, and then intercepting backup Marcus Mariota.
CB Daron Bland jumped a route, and returned the pick 66 yards for his sixth career Pick 6.
Cowboys dominate on both sides of the ball, beat Commanders 44-22 – Shane Taylor, Inside The Star
The 2025 Dallas Cowboys continue to be an enigma.
Defense?
Give credit to the defense. Even though the Commanders were down their top two pass catchers, they only gave up 22 points.
On the first drive of the second half, they made the biggest play of the game when it was still within reach. They forced a fumble on Jayden Daniels, setting the offense up in perfect position.
After Dak connected with Jake Ferguson on a five-yard touchdown, the defense followed it up with a DaRon Bland pick-6, that broke the game open 41-15.
You know how the rest of these games go, Washington got a couple garbage scores to make the score look better than it was, but what we saw today from the defense was good.
If they can at least be AVERAGE for the rest of the season with this offense, they can make the playoffs. We saw more man coverage and blitz, this is exactly what everyone has been asking for and look what happened!
Yes, they did not have Terry or Deebo, and Jayden got hurt, but this team was eating him up before he got hurt, so I do not care.
This team now sits in full control of second place in the NFC East, trailing only the Eagles, and yes, they did lose to them, but the Eagles have the same record against the division because they lost to the Giants last week.
People wondered how it would look when CeeDee Lamb came back, and it looks even better with him and George Pickens. Both of them had awesome games and this offense is the best in football.
Dak Prescott continues the best start to his career. He ended the game 21-for-30, 264 yards and three touchdowns.
In the last four games, Prescott has 13 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
6 winners & 1 loser from Cowboys’ statement Week 7 win over Commanders – Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated
There were a lot of winners in this one.
Winner: CeeDee Lamb, WR
It didn’t take long for CeeDee Lamb to prove he was healthy. After missing three games with a high ankle sprain, Lamb made the first reception of the game, hauling in a 13-yarder on third-and-one. That was an impressive play, but it was his 74-yard touchdown catch that truly proved he’s back.
Lamb ended the day with 110 yards and a touchdown on five receptions.
Winner: DaRon Bland, CB
DaRon Bland was starting in the slot again for Dallas, and he showed why they like him in this role early. Bland made a big stop on a two-point conversion, tackling Jayden Daniels in the backfield.
He later made an open-field tackle on Robbie Chosen, who caught a short pass on third-and-six, but Bland forced a punt by tackling him one yard short of the sticks.
All day he was making big stops, but it was his pick-six that put this game out of reach. Late in the third quarter, Bland intercepted a pass from Marcus Mariota and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown.
There is no shortage of talent at WR.
No lies detected. The Cowboys have two “dudes” at receiver, and it would behoove Jerry Jones to ensure that remains the case beyond this season. While repairs are needed on the defensive side, this team can compete so long as Prescott is throwing to Lamb and Pickens.
In his first game back following a three-week absence with an ankle injury, Lamb paced Dallas with 110 receiving yards, highlighted by a 74-yard touchdown in the second quarter that extended the lead to 17-8. He could’ve had an even bigger day if the Cowboys hadn’t gotten conservative in the fourth quarter while nursing a big lead.
Pickens, meanwhile, added 82 more receiving yards to his season tally and provided a few more circus catches along the sideline to his season-long highlight reel.
The 24-year-old didn’t find the end zone this week, but he drew a 37-yard pass interference penalty on the game’s inaugural possession that set up a Javonte Williams two-yard touchdown run to open the scoring. Pickens is on pace for over 1,400 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns this season.
That projection might regress now that Lamb is back in the fold, but make no mistake: this isn’t a case of the Cowboys having a Batman and Robin. They have Captain America and Iron Man.
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