Dallas 27, Washington 24
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 20, 2011
Where: FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
Temperature:
62°
Head Official:
Ed Hochuli
Attendance:
80122
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Tony Romo threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns and Dan Bailey kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Dallas Cowboys to a 27-24 win over the host Washington Redskins on Sunday.
Jason Witten, Dez Bryant and Laurent Robinson each caught a touchdown pass for the Cowboys (6-4), who have won three straight.
Washington (3-7) has lost six straight for the first time since 1998.
Romo completed a 14-yard pass to Martellus Bennett and a 26-yard strike to Bryant to get Dallas into field goal range in overtime.
The Cowboys rallied to take the lead in the fourth quarter, knotting it at 17-17 when Romo hit Robinson with a 7-yard touchdown pass at the 14:43 mark.
Dallas tied it just under six minutes later when Romo found Witten down the middle for a 59-yard score.
Rex Grossman brought the Redskins back on the final drive, completing 7 of 8 passes for 88 yards. He found Donte Stallworth on a fade route in the back of the end zone for a 4-yard score with 14 seconds left to force overtime.
Grossman got Washington into field goal range in overtime but Graham Gano missed a 52-yard attempt – his second miss of the game.
Grossman finished 25 of 38 for 289 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and a rushing score.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Dallas |
|
Washington |
DeMarco Murray
|
Player |
Roy Helu
|
25 |
Attempts |
8 |
73 |
Yards |
35 |
2.9 |
Avg Yards |
4.4 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
8 |
Long |
13 |
Receiving
Dallas |
|
Washington |
Jason Witten
| Player |
Jabar Gaffney
|
3 |
Receptions |
7 |
85 |
Yards |
115 |
28.3 |
Avg Yards |
16.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
59 |
Long |
28 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Dallas
|
353 |
89 |
264 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |
Washington
|
339 |
60 |
279 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Seattle.
The Redskins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Miami.
The Cowboys have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.