2005 · Week 2
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
Sep 19, 2005 · Texas Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Washington Commanders escaped with a 14–13 win over Dallas Cowboys. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Commanders only a 43% shot beforehand. Commanders improve to 2-0; Cowboys fall to 1-1. Mark Brunell was the story of the game with 291 passing yards and 2 TDs; 35 rushing yards.
Team stats
| WAS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 12 |
| 395 | Total yards | 351 |
| 291 | Passing yards | 261 |
| 104 | Rushing yards | 90 |
| 20/34 | Comp / Att | 21/36 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 20/34 | 291 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Clinton Portis | 17 | 52 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/36 | 261 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Julius Jones | 22 | 81 | 0 |
| Anthony Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Thompson | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Jones | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Anthony Thomas | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |