The ‘Commanders’ offense was pitiful,, but Marcus Mariota rescued them Sunday in their come-from-behind 23-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington.
Here are some of the quick facts from the Commanders’ 12th win of the 2024 season:
- With this 12th win of the season, Dan Quinn joins Joe Gibbs as the only head coaches in franchise history to obtain 12 regular season wins in a season.
- Terry McLaurin’s game-winning touchdown reception was his 13th touchdown catch this season, a new franchise record.
- The Commanders’ offense was so weak in the first half that they produced only four first downs and 64 total yards of offense.
- The half ended with Dallas leading 6-3. When the teams met in November, the half ended with the game tied 3-3.
- Marcus Mariota substituted for Jayden Daniels in the second half and led scoring drives of 70 yards, 70 yards, and 91 yards.
- McLaurin joined Travis Kelce as the only active players to record 75-plus receptions and 1,000-plus receiving yards in five consecutive seasons.
- Marcus Mariota’s second-half numbers were 15/18, 161 yards, two touchdown passes, and one touchdown rushing.
- On the final drive, the Commanders faced a fourth & 1. Marcus Mariota pulled off a magical 33-yard run, which was the longest rushing attempt of the day for either team. Here it is:
Mariota sprints into the red zone!
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- Jayden Daniels had his worst day of the season. He only completed six of 12 for a mere 38 yards and was sacked four times for -18 yards.
- Washington running backs today Brian Robinson (5-10) and Austin Ekeler (3-12) had a rough rushing. Jayden Daniels had four carries for 27 yards. But then Marcus Mariota produced 56 yards on five carries.
- With a productive second half, Terry McLaurin finished with eight catches for 62 yards and the game-winning touchdown.
- Today, the Commanders trailed at the half (6-3), the third consecutive week they have done so. They also achieved a come-from-behind win for the third consecutive week (Eagles, Falcons, Cowboys).
- Jonathan Allen, working his way back from a torn pectoral muscle, collected a quarterback sack today. It was his 42nd career sack, passing Ken Harvey (41.5) for 5th in franchise history. * Note that only dates back to 1982 when sacks became an official statistic.
- Washington only won four games in 2023. Today is their 12th win of the 2024 season. The improvement of eight games in a season is the greatest in franchise history.