2026 · Week 2
Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys
Sep 20, 2026 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
Dallas Cowboys topped Washington Commanders 37–20. ScoutIndex had favored Cowboys (56%) going in. Cowboys improve to 1-1; Commanders fall to 0-2. Dak Prescott was the story of the game with 279 passing yards and 4 TDs; 26 rushing yards.
Team stats
| WAS | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 19 |
| 389 | Total yards | 345 |
| 207 | Passing yards | 279 |
| 182 | Rushing yards | 66 |
| 23/35 | Comp / Att | 26/31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(10:04) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q117-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q1(5:04) 17-B.Aubrey 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(13:22) 19-D.Stevens 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q2(9:59) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 87-J.Ferguson for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q217-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(8:01) (Shotgun) 5-J.Daniels pass deep right to 17-T.McLaurin for 34 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 5-J.Daniels pass incomplete deep right to 17-T.McLaurin (26-D.Bland).
- Q2(6:40) (No Huddle) 5-J.Daniels pass short left to 3-S.Diggs for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q219-D.Stevens extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q3(12:55) 19-D.Stevens 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q3(7:24) 17-B.Aubrey 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(6:37) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 87-J.Ferguson for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q317-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(1:57) 19-D.Stevens 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q4(13:27) 17-B.Aubrey 60 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(9:09) (Shotgun) 8-M.Mariota pass deep right to 3-S.Diggs for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN [91-O.Ogbonnia].
- Q419-D.Stevens extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q4(3:13) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass deep right to 88-C.Lamb for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q417-B.Aubrey extra point is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 11/16 | 111 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels | 11/17 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
| Antonio Williams | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jayden Daniels | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 12 | 43 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Kaytron Allen | 5 | 24 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 2 | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 5 | 6 | 47 | 2 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rachaad White | 6 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Antonio Williams | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Colson Yankoff | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Ben Sinnott | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Treylon Burks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 26/31 | 279 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 12 | 30 | 0 |
| Emari Demercado | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Hunter Luepke | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 8 | 9 | 153 | 2 |
| Jake Ferguson | 4 | 4 | 43 | 2 |
| George Pickens | 6 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Ryan Flournoy | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 |