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Prescott Impressive for Cowboys in 1st Win

Last season, the Cowboys struggled to pick up a first down, let alone win games when Tony Romo wasn’t behind center. However, it’s a new day as the Boys appear to have found, if nothing else, a viable backup for Romo in 4th-round rookie Dak Prescott. The former Mississippi State Star already has the poise and confidence of a veteran QB and though he has yet to throw a passing TD, the bigger story through his 1st 2 games is that he has yet to throw an interception. As expected, it was a back-and-forth battle between these two division rivals, but America’s Team came out on top in this one winning 27-23. Prescott was highly impressive on the final drive and in the second half in general. But the biggest takeaway from a team perspective had to be the Cowboys defense. All last season, the Dallas defense folded in the 4th quarter like a cheap tent in a rain storm. Time and time again when the Cowboys needed a stop in the 4th quarter to get the ball back to the offense (which for the record wasn’t going to do anything with it anyway), they failed to do so. However, at least for this game, things were different. Not only did the Cowboys come up with 1 big stop in the 4th quarter. The offense got the ball back and went 3-and-out so they came up with another stop to win the game. I was highly impressed in a defense that just never seems to come through in those moments. If nothing else, it shows growth.

The Redskins, on the other hand, are off to a rough start and at the moment can’t feel too good about their chances to repeat as division champs. They’re off to an 0-2 start and are currently in last place. The defense is struggling to stop both the run and pass and the offense hasn’t been as good as expected. Kirk Cousins settled for the 1-year franchise tag and bet on himself in hopes of being able to secure a larger, long-term deal next off-season. However, if the first two games are any indication, he made a poor bet. Cousins was very erratic throwing the football in week 1 and his inconsistency reared it’s ugly head again against the Cowboys in this game. After the game, NBC reported on Football Night in America that some of the players in the Redskins are growing impatient with Cousins’ play so far this season. Fans are already calling for Colt McCoy to play. The $19 Million Dollar man simply isn’t getting the job done.

Last week, the Cowboys lost a game they should’ve won, this week they won a game that they maybe should’ve lost. If Cousins doesn’t completely miss what was a wide open TD early in the game, things could’ve turned out completely different. The Redskins out-gained the Cowboys in total yardage and a lot of the other stats were pretty close to equal. In my opinion, the Cowboys defense made more timely stops than the Redskins defense and Dak made better decisions than Cousins.

It was reported during the game that Romo was warming up before the game and is scheduled to return after the team’s week 7 bye for their week 8 contest against the Eagles which will be a critical division contest. The Cowboy’s next 4 games are against the Bears, 49ers, Bengals, and Packers. They should have no problem at least going .500 against that schedule and if they can get to 3-3 when Romo is back they should be in perfect position to win the NFC East.

Box Score

Dallas Cowboys (1-1-0)
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
D. Prescott 22/30 292 0 0
Rushing ATT YDS TD LG
E. Elliott 21 83 1 21
A. Morris 5 7 1 5
L. Dunbar 3 6 0 4
D. Prescott 1 6 1 6T
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
D. Bryant 7 102 0 21
C. Beasley 5 75 0 28
J. Witten 3 51 0 29
G. Swaim 2 29 0 28
L. Dunbar 2 26 0 16
K. Smith 1 5 0 5
E. Elliott 2 4 0 3
Fumbles FUM LOST REC YDS
E. Elliott 2 1 0 0
D. Free 0 0 1 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
D. Bailey 2/2 31 3/3 9
Punting NO AVG I20 LG
C. Jones 3 37.3 1 56
Kickoff Returns NO AVG TD LG
R . Smith 1 19 0 19
L. Whitehead 1 33 0 33
Punt Returns NO AVG TD LG
L. Whitehead 1 7 0 7
Defense T-A SCK INT FF
S. Lee 6-4 0.0 0 0
B. Carr 4-1 0.0 0 0
M. Claiborne 4-1 0.0 0 0
B. Jones 4-0 0.0 0 0
O. Scandrick 4-0 0.0 0 0
B. Church 3-2 0.0 1 0
J. Crawford 3-1 1.0 0 0
A. Hitchens 3-0 0.0 0 0
M. Collins 2-1 0.0 0 0
T. McClain 2-1 0.0 0 0
T. Crawford 1-0 1.0 0 0
J. Durant 1-1 0.0 0 0
A. Gachkar 1-0 0.0 0 0
C. Thornton 1-1 0.0 0 0
J. Wilcox 0-1 0.0 0 0
Washington Redskins (0-2-0)
Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
K. Cousins 28/46 364 1 1
Rushing ATT YDS TD LG
M. Jones 13 61 1 14T
K. Cousins 2 20 0 10
C. Thompson 2 1 0 1
Receiving REC YDS TD LG
J. Reed 5 70 0 25
J. Doctson 1 57 0 57
C. Thompson 3 57 0 38
V. Davis 5 51 0 32
D. Jackson 3 40 0 28
J. Crowder 6 39 1 11T
P. Garcon 2 25 0 16
N. Paul 1 16 0 16
R. Grant 1 5 0 5
M. Jones 1 4 0 4
Fumbles FUM LOST REC YDS
T. Murphy 0 0 0 0
J. Norman 0 0 0 0
D. Phillips 0 0 1 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
D. Hopkins 3/3 36 2/2 11
Punting NO AVG I20 LG
T. Way 2 34.0 1 43
Kickoff Returns NO AVG TD LG
N. Paul 1 14 0 14
C. Thompson 1 28 0 28
Punt Returns NO AVG TD LG
J. Crowder 2 15 0 21
Defense T-A SCK INT FF
B. Breeland 9-1 0.0 0 0
D. Bruton 5-1 1.0 0 0
W. Compton 4-6 0.0 0 0
M. Foster 4-6 0.0 0 0
J. Norman 4-1 0.0 0 1
D. Hall 3-2 0.0 0 0
R. Kerrigan 3-0 0.5 0 0
D. Phillips 3-1 0.0 0 0
S. Cravens 2-1 0.0 0 0
T. Murphy 2-4 1.5 0 1
C. Baker 1-4 0.0 0 0
E. Hood 1-0 0.0 0 0
R. Jean Francois 1-4 0.5 0 0
C. Jenkins 1-0 0.0 0 0
W. Blackmon 0-1 0.0 0 0
P. Smith 0-2 0.5 0 0

Team Stats

Dallas Cowboys                                                                                                                           Washington Redskins

Total First Downs 24 Total First Downs 24
By Rushing 8 By Rushing 4
By Passing 13 By Passing 18
By Penalty By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency 6/12 – 50% Third Down Efficiency 5/12 – 41%
Fourth Down Efficiency 1/1 – 100% Fourth Down Efficiency 0/1 – 0%
Total Net Yards 380 Total Net Yards 432
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks) 64 Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks) 65
Average Gain per Offensive Play 5.9 Average Gain per Offensive Play 6.6
Net Yards Rushing 102 Net Yards Rushing 82
Total Rushing Plays 30 Total Rushing Plays 17
Average Gain per Rushing Play 3.4 Average Gain per Rushing Play 4.8
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards) 5–9 Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards) 0-0
Net Yards Passing 278 Net Yards Passing 350
Times Sacked (Number-Yards) 4 – 14 Times Sacked (Number-Yards) 2 – 14
Gross Yards Passing 292 Gross Yards Passing 364
Pass Comp-Att-Int 22 – 30 – 0 Pass Comp-Att-Int 28 – 46 – 1
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks) 8.2 Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks) 7.3
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks) 6 – 4 – 3 Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks) 6 – 5 – 4
Punts (Number-Average) 3 – 47.3 Punts (Number-Average) 2 – 37.5
Blocked 0 Blocked 0
Net Punting Average 37.3 Net Punting Average 34.0
FGs Blocked – PATs Blocked 0 – 0 FGs Blocked – PATs Blocked 0 – 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs) 7 Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs) 30
Punt Returns (Number-Yards) 1 – 7 Punt Returns (Number-Yards) 2 – 30
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards) 2 – 52 Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards) 2 – 42
Interception Returns (Number-Yards) 1 – 0 Interception Returns (Number-Yards) 0 – 0
Penalties (Number-Yards) 6 – 39 Penalties (Number-Yards) 8 – 51
Fumbles (Number-Lost) 2 – 1 Fumbles (Number-Lost) 0 – 0
Touchdowns 3 Touchdowns 2
Rushing 3 Rushing 1
Passing 0 Passing 1
Interceptions 0 Interceptions 0
Kickoff Returns 0 Kickoff Returns 0
Fumble Returns 0 Fumble Returns 0
Punt Returns 0 Punt Returns 0
Extra Points (Made-Attempted) 3 – 3 Extra Points (Made-Attempted) 2 – 2
Kicking (Made-Attempted) 3 – 3 Kicking (Made-Attempted) 2 – 2
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted) 0 – 0 Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted) 0 – 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted) 2 – 2 Field Goals (Made-Attempted) 3 – 3
Red Zone Efficiency 3/5 – 60% Red Zone Efficiency 2/6 – 33%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2/3 – 66% Goal To Go Efficiency 0/2 – 0%
Safeties 0 Safeties 0
Final Score 27 Final Score 23
Time of Possession 32:51 Time of Possession 27:09

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