Dallas Cowboys find consolation win over Commanders

The Christmas NFL programme opened with a crippled often called the "Derby of America". In a duel without scoring pressure, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders arsenic guests with a people of 30:23, aft a warring and meaningful game.

Even though some teams were already near without realistic chances for placement successful the play-offs, the precise value of this rivalry was capable information to spot a superior combat connected the field. The fans got a duel with galore points, bushed and respective absorbing twists and turns, which is expected erstwhile these 2 teams meet.

The section Washington Commanders sent a 3rd backmost connected the tract arsenic a starter, the experienced 38-year-old Joe Johnson. Although helium had a coagulated performance, the quality was inactive felt astatine the backmost position, due to the fact that Dak Prescott was much circumstantial and assured connected the different side. Prescott threw for 307 yards and scored 2 touchdowns, portion Johnson finished with 198 yards.

A missed accidental successful the finale

The cardinal infinitesimal of the crippled happened astatine the opening of the 4th quarter. The Washington Commanders had a accidental to get backmost into the lucifer astatine 27:20, from a large starting presumption astatine their ain 40 yards, aft a missed tract extremity by Brandon Aubrey. However, that onslaught did not bring immoderate points, which soon proved to beryllium crucial.

Four minutes earlier the extremity of the match, Aubrey redeemed himself with a precise tract extremity from 51 yards for 30:20. Until the end, Washington lone managed to trim the deficit, erstwhile Jake Moody deed a tract extremity for the last 30:23.

With the Dallas Cowboys, moving backs Malik Davis, who ran for 103 yards, and Javonte Williams with 54 yards and 1 touchdown were notable. Receiver KaVontae Turpin, who caught 86 yards and scored a touchdown, besides stood out.

On the different side, the Washington Commanders were kept successful the crippled astir exclusively by the fantabulous performances of moving backmost Jacory Croskey-Merritt, who ran for 105 yards and scored 2 touchdowns, but it was inactive not capable to debar defeat.

Matches similar this are what fans privation with the anticipation that the remainder of the play volition beryllium conscionable arsenic breathtaking and that we volition truly bask the performances of celebrated players.