“When they last met” is an ongoing series during the NFL season, recalling the preceding game between Washington and the next opponent on the Commanders’ schedule.
Dallas 45, Washington 10 – Week 12, November 23, 2023
Washington had trimmed the Dallas lead to four points with 1:51 remaining in the half and still managed to lose 45-10 in a Thanksgiving Day massacre at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Dak Prescott passed for four touchdown passes, Tony Pollard ran for a touchdown, and DaRon Bland intercepted a Sam Howell pass, returning it 63 yards for the game’s final touchdown.
Washington entered the game already written off by the NFL fans as the Cowboys were a 13.5-point favorite at kickoff.
Washington scored on Sam Howell’s one-yard run with 1:51 remaining in the half, narrowing the Commanders deficit to four points (14-10). However, the Washington defense permitted the Cowboys to drive 75 yards to a virtually uncontested touchdown drive, extending the Dallas lead to 20-10.
The Dallas pass rush hurried Howell most of the day, eventually sacking the former Tar Hell quarterback four times. Howell’s pick-six was the only turnover of the day for either team.
Washington actually owned the time of possession statistic holding the ball for 36:54 seconds to only 23:06, being the time the Cowboys had possession of the ball.
However, what the statistic does not reveal is how easily and quickly the Cowboys scored on three of their possessions.
Brian Robinson rushed for 53 yards on 15 carries, while Curtis Samuel collected 100 receiving yards on his nine receptions.
Prescott finished 22 of 32 for 331 yards and his four touchdown passes to no interceptions nor sacks. Pollard accumulated 79 rushing yards on 13 carries. Brandin Cooks, CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Tolbert generated 72, 53 and 49 receiving yards, respectively.
Washington fell to 4-8, while Dallas raised its record to 8-3.