Dallas Cowboys gets defeated 31-38 by Washington Redskins - Week 12 Recap
Dallas Cowboys lost by 31-38 against Washington Redskins in Week 12 game on Thursday, November 22, 2012, at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX.
The rivals of National Football Conference (NFC) East were fighting for the 2nd position in the division. Redskins gave their best performance in the first half by scoring four touchdowns.
In the first quarter, Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey kicked a 30-yard field goal and took lead by 3-0. In the beginning of the second quarter, quarterback Robert Griffin III threw a 68-yard pass to wide receiver Aldrick Robinson and took the lead to 7-3.
At 7:00, Redskins running back Alfred Morris rushed towards the end zone and scored a touchdown.
Griffin got second chance to throw a pass to wide receiver Pierre Garcon for 59 yards, the throw was not accurate but Garcon managed to catch it and scored a touchdown, taking the lead to 21-3.
On this reception of Garcon, Griffin said:
"As Pierre is running on his long touchdown, and I was like, 'Man, that was a great catch’. I had to throw it to only that spot, and you don't see many guys make catches like that."
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo threw a couple of interceptions, allowing the Redskins to dominate the field. At 00:05 in the second quarter, wide receiver Santana Moss caught a 6-yard pass from Griffin and scored a touchdown for an amazing 28-3 lead.
After 13 years, Redskins managed to score 28-3 lead in first half, which is really a big achievement for them. It was great for Griffin who was playing in Texas for the first time.
Griffin said:
"I told the guys that was probably the drive that saved our season. You have a huge lead, the other team's roaring back, they have all the momentum, and then you go out there and you convert third down after third down after third down and get in field-goal
range."
In the third quarter, Cowboys made a comeback as Bailey kicked a 33-yard field goal and gained three points.
Romo threw an 85-yard pass to wide receiver Dez Bryant who scored the first touchdown for the Cowboys and took the score to 13-28.
In the beginning of the fourth quarter, Redskins tight end Niles Paul caught a 29-yard pass from Griffin and took it to the end zone, increasing the lead to 35-13.
Griffin was 20 of 28 for 311 yards and scored four touchdowns while throwing an interception.
Romo threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to running back Felix Jones, who took the score to 21-35 in the final quarter. At 08:18, Romo again threw an 11-yard pass to Bryant and scored a touchdown, reducing the deficit to only seven points.
Redskins kicker Kai Forbath kicked a 48-yard field goal and gained three points to increase the lead 38-28. When 18 seconds were left, Bailey kicked a 51-yard field goal and ended up the game with 31-38.
Redskins and Cowboys are 5-6 each now.
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