2024 · Week 18
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
Jan 5, 2025 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
Washington Commanders defeated Dallas Cowboys 23–19. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Commanders had just a 48% chance going in. Commanders improve to 12-5; Cowboys fall to 7-10. Marcus Mariota paced the offense with 161 passing yards and 2 TDs; 56 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| WAS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 21 |
| 312 | Total yards | 394 |
| 199 | Passing yards | 244 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 150 |
| 21/31 | Comp / Att | 20/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:24) 17-B.Aubrey 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(12:45) 17-B.Aubrey 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. PENALTY on WAS-94-D.Payne, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q2(4:44) 47-Z.Gonzalez 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q3(8:55) 17-B.Aubrey 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(5:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 18-M.Mariota pass short right to 86-Z.Ertz for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q347-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q4(13:55) 17-B.Aubrey 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(11:22) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 18-M.Mariota left end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(7:06) (Shotgun) 23-R.Dowdle left guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(:06) (Shotgun) 18-M.Mariota pass short left to 17-T.McLaurin for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q447-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 15/18 | 161 | 2 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels | 6/12 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 5 | 56 | 1 |
| Jayden Daniels | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 8 | 12 | 62 | 1 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 2 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 5 | 5 | 44 | 1 |
| Austin Ekeler | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| John Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lance | 20/34 | 244 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Lance | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 22 | 72 | 1 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Deuce Vaughn | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Tolbert | 4 | 6 | 98 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 3 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Ryan Flournoy | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jake Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |