2014 · Week 8
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
Oct 27, 2014 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
Washington Commanders escaped with a 20–17 win over Dallas Cowboys. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Commanders had just a 13% chance going in. Commanders improve to 3-5; Cowboys fall to 6-2. Colt McCoy was the story of the game with 299 passing yards; 16 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| WAS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 19 |
| 422 | Total yards | 449 |
| 299 | Passing yards | 278 |
| 123 | Rushing yards | 171 |
| 25/30 | Comp / Att | 21/34 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 25/30 | 299 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| Alfred Morris | 18 | 73 | 1 |
| Roy Helu | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Silas Redd | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 6 | 7 | 136 | 0 |
| Alfred Morris | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 |
| Jordan Reed | 7 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Roy Helu | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Niles Paul | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Darrel Young | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Andre Roberts | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 17/28 | 209 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Weeden | 4/6 | 69 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Romo | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DeMarco Murray | 19 | 141 | 0 |
| Brandon Weeden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Randle | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Lance Dunbar | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 4 | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 8 | 70 | 1 |
| Terrance Williams | 6 | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| Dez Bryant | 3 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| Cole Beasley | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Lance Dunbar | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| James Hanna | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Devin Street | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |