Cowboys redskins game score

For a while, it looked like the Cowboys' mistakes were going to doom them to a divisional loss. Ezekiel Elliott fumbled on the first play of the game. The vaunted offensive line kept getting called for holding. New kicker Mike Nugent missed a field goal. It all led to the Cowboys being in a much closer game with division rival Washington than it seemed like they should have been in, given the way their offense was moving the ball.

Lucky for them, the much-maligned Dallas defense stepped up to the plate. Tyrone Crawford blocked a kick and Orlando Scandrick nearly returned it to the house. Tyrone Crawford forced a fumble. Keith Smith forced another on special teams. The pass rush started hitting home.

And late in the game, when Washington had a chance to stage a last-minute comeback, David Irving batted one of Kirk Cousins's passes into the air. It hung up there for an eternity, then fell into the waiting arms of Byron Jones, who took it to the house to ice the game.

DallasCowboys pic. The Dallas offense struggled on third down 5 of 14 and, surprisingly, in the passing game. Dak Prescott averaged only 5. Ezekiel Elliott, however, had one of the quietest monster games of his career. Zeke toted the rock 33 times for yards and two scores, with his longest carry gaining only 14 yards. He just ground out chunk after chunk after chunk.

It wasn't pretty, but it was a win. And the Cowboys will take that any time against Washington. Here are a few more things to know about Dallas' victory. Josh Norman forced an incompletion on third-and-goal that led to a Cowboys field goal. It's Dallas early in the first. Looks like his boss, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, is as well. Go Skins. Matt Jones with a yard run to cut the deficit to Cowboys. Redskins punting midway through the second quarter.

After losing Golston earlier, the Redskins can't afford to be without more defensive lineman. Redskins trail with left in the second. Cousins hasn't quite looked like himself, but is for and yards. Jordan Reed has caught three passes for 48 yards.

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