The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders 27-20 on Dec 12, 2021 at Northwest Stadium.
Final · Northwest Stadium
Top performers
- Dak Prescott threw for 211 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions for the Cowboys.
- Ezekiel Elliott ran for 45 yards on 12 carries.
- Taylor Heinicke threw for 122 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Commanders.
- Antonio Gibson ran for 36 yards on 10 carries.
Dallas Cowboys box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 12 | 45 | 0 | 7 |
| Dak Prescott | 7 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 21 | 75 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeeDee Lamb | 7 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Gallup | 5 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 24 |
| Amari Cooper | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 20 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Dalton Schultz | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 19 | 35 | 191 | 1 | 24 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdan Lewis | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leighton Vander Esch | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Parsons | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neville Gallimore | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Golston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Luke Gifford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Washington Commanders box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 11 | 25 | 122 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Allen | 4 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 34 | 175 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Gibson | 10 | 36 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Allen | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 15 | 55 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Humphries | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| John Bates | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Antonio Gibson | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Dyami Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 19 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Holcomb | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kam Curl | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jackson III | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Fuller | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daron Payne | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Settle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCain | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Reaves | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrick Forrest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 54 | 38 | 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Before and after
- Cowboys · 2021 season · Previous Dec 2, 2021: DAL 27, NO 17 · Next Dec 19, 2021: DAL 21, NYG 6
- Commanders · 2021 season · Previous Dec 5, 2021: WSH 17, LV 15 · Next Dec 21, 2021: WSH 17, PHI 27