2021 · Week 14
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders
Dec 12, 2021 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Dallas Cowboys beat Washington Commanders 27–20. ScoutIndex had favored Cowboys (51%) going in. Cowboys improve to 9-4; Commanders fall to 6-7. Dak Prescott led the way with 211 passing yards and 1 TD; 15 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 13 |
| 333 | Total yards | 275 |
| 211 | Passing yards | 175 |
| 122 | Rushing yards | 100 |
| 22/39 | Comp / Att | 15/34 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:41) 2-G.Zuerlein 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q1(3:45) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 19-A.Cooper for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on WAS-98-M.Ioannidis, Roughing the Passer, 1 yard, enforced between downs.
- Q1(:41) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke sacked at WAS 42 for -12 yards (11-M.Parsons). FUMBLES (11-M.Parsons) [11-M.Parsons], RECOVERED by DAL-92-D.Armstrong at WAS 37. 92-D.Armstrong for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(5:02) 2-G.Zuerlein 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(:19) 2-G.Zuerlein 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(7:06) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass incomplete deep left to 11-C.Sims (7-T.Diggs). Washington challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass deep left to 11-C.Sims for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q3(1:39) 2-G.Zuerlein 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(5:12) (Shotgun) 35-J.Williams up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(4:24) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle intended for 86-D.Schultz INTERCEPTED by 55-C.Holcomb at DAL 31. 55-C.Holcomb for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-B.Johnson extra point is Blocked (59-C.Golston), Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 22/39 | 211 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 12 | 45 | 0 |
| Corey Clement | 13 | 44 | 0 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 7 | 10 | 61 | 0 |
| Michael Gallup | 5 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Amari Cooper | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Corey Clement | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 11/25 | 122 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Allen | 4/9 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kyle Allen | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 10 | 36 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Jonathan Williams | 4 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Sims | 3 | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| John Bates | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jonathan Williams | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |