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The story of the first 58 minutes and 46 seconds of Monday Night Football was offensive ineptitude, as both the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders struggled to move the ball consistently, and even more mightily to find a way to score points.
Neither team was able to muster a first down until Lucky Whitehead picked up 13 yards on an end-around almost eight full minutes into the first quarter. It wasn’t until 6:31 left in the 2nd quarter that Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey graced the audience with the first points of the game on a 38-yard field goal.
At the two-minute warning the game was tied 9-9, with the kickers trading blows. However, DeSean Jackson made a boneheaded decision to reverse field and give ground attempting to make a big play on a punt return.
The bad decision compounded itself when Jackson put the ball on the ground, and Chris Jones pounced on it giving the Cowboys the ball Washington 15-yard line. Darren McFadden scampered in for a six-yard score, and put his team up 16-9.
But with a 41-yard kickoff return, a 15-yard facemask penalty and a 28-yard Kirk Cousins touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson, Washington tied the game at 16 a mere 30 seconds after McFadden gave Dallas the lead.
Lucky Whitehead answered the bell when he was called upon, returning the ensuing kickoff for 46 yards. Cassel was able to complete two consecutive throws to Dez Bryant for a total of 20 yards to put Dallas in range for the ever reliable Dan Bailey to kick the game-winning field goal with nine seconds left on the clock.
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Neither team was able to muster a first down until Lucky Whitehead picked up 13 yards on an end-around almost eight full minutes into the first quarter. It wasn’t until 6:31 left in the 2nd quarter that Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey graced the audience with the first points of the game on a 38-yard field goal.
At the two-minute warning the game was tied 9-9, with the kickers trading blows. However, DeSean Jackson made a boneheaded decision to reverse field and give ground attempting to make a big play on a punt return.
The bad decision compounded itself when Jackson put the ball on the ground, and Chris Jones pounced on it giving the Cowboys the ball Washington 15-yard line. Darren McFadden scampered in for a six-yard score, and put his team up 16-9.
But with a 41-yard kickoff return, a 15-yard facemask penalty and a 28-yard Kirk Cousins touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson, Washington tied the game at 16 a mere 30 seconds after McFadden gave Dallas the lead.
Lucky Whitehead answered the bell when he was called upon, returning the ensuing kickoff for 46 yards. Cassel was able to complete two consecutive throws to Dez Bryant for a total of 20 yards to put Dallas in range for the ever reliable Dan Bailey to kick the game-winning field goal with nine seconds left on the clock.
Read on for all the grades, notes and quotes from the game.
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