Monday Night Football’s Cowboys-Redskins Game Was a ‘Snoozer’…Until the
The Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 19-16 on a Bailey field goal with 9 seconds left in the game.
In what amounted to an ugly game until the last minute and a half, the Dallas Cowboys now sit one game out of first place in the NFC East. Just like everyone predicted, the 4-8 Cowboys without starting quarterback Tony Romo, can actually win the NFC East, and host a playoff game.
“It’s a insane game, man. This is a insane game”. We battled and we got the W”, said Bryant, adding: “We’ve got everything to win and everything to lose.
The Cowboys scored two plays later through running back Darren McFadden to take a 16-9 lead.
Two incompletions followed, but Bailey’s kick was good with a few yards to spare.
“One of the crazier games I’ve ever been a part of”, Cassel said.
“When the games mean something in the standings, it’s just a whole new sense of joy, sense of pride, sense of urgency, really”, Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said.
In a game devoid of any style points or many scoreboard points until the final 1 1/2 minutes., perhaps fittingly a fumbled punt return by Washington’s DeSean Jackson deep in his own territory led to Dallas’ only touchdown.
For the Cowboys, the problem was that only seven seconds elapsed on the clock.
He was previously 0-4 as a starter in place of the injured Romo this season.
I don’t care if it’s a teammate, a coach, or Jerry Jones himself, but someone needs to sit McFadden down this week to go over football 101 with him!
“You can definitely say that a lot of teams have had chances at different times and just haven’t gotten it done”, Hall said. “We are fortunate, and we got to get better”.
Cassel figures to serve as the Dallas Cowboys ‘ starting quarterback for the remainder of this season, and although his 55 percent completion rate Monday marked his second-lowest return of this season, the veteran at least didn’t turn the ball over. “He deserves it, and he comes in working every day….” “He’s knows what he’s doing”.
Wide Receiver Lucky Whitehead returned the ensuing kickoff to the Cowboys 44 yard line and the Matt Cassel was able to drive the Cowboys to the Redskins 36 yard line. Bryant caught three passes, all in the fourth quarter, for 62 yards.
Witten became only the second tight end in National Football League history to join the exclusive 1,000-catch club on Monday night against Washington, strengthening his case for Canton, Ohio, whenever he decides to call it a career. There wasn’t a great performance on offense, and the defense did enough to keep the team in the game until the end.
In Tampa, Florida, defensive lineman Will Gholston had three tackles and two sacks for the Buccaneers in their home win over Atlanta. He lost two fumbles and finished with 53 yards on 14 carries for a 3.8-yard average.
In five Cowboy seasons, after being Mike Gundy’s Cowboy kicker in Stillwater, Bailey has made 139 of 153 field-goal attempts.