Week 2 · Division game · Recap
Commanders 20, Cowboys 37: Week 2 recap
What happened
The Commanders got run over by the Cowboys 37-20 on the road at AT&T Stadium in Week 2, moving to 0-2.
The Commanders outgained the Cowboys 389-332 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 1 giveaways to 0, and went 8-14 on third down.
Marcus Mariota went 11 of 16 for 111 yards and 1 TD. Jayden Daniels had 7 carries for 69 yards on the ground. Terry McLaurin led the receivers with 2 catches for 50 yards.
On defense, K'Lavon Chaisson led with 1 sack and Leo Chenal had 12 tackles.
Team stats
- 389Total yards332
- 207Passing yards266
- 182Rushing yards66
- 24First downs20
- 8-14Third down7-11
- 1-3Red zone (TD-att)3-4
- 1Turnovers0
- 0-0Sacked-yards2-13
- 5-38Penalties-yards5-32
- 31:29Possession28:31
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: WSH-DAL- 1st quarter
- DALCeeDee Lamb 3 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)10:010-7
- DALBrandon Aubrey 25 Yd Field Goal5:010-10
- 2nd quarter
- WSHDrew Stevens 27 Yd Field Goal13:143-10
- DALJake Ferguson 10 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)9:553-17
- WSHStefon Diggs 4 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Drew Stevens Kick)6:3710-17
- 3rd quarter
- WSHDrew Stevens 47 Yd Field Goal12:5013-17
- DALBrandon Aubrey 44 Yd Field Goal7:2013-20
- DALJake Ferguson 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)6:3213-27
- 4th quarter
- DALBrandon Aubrey 60 Yd Field Goal 13:2213-30
- WSHStefon Diggs 20 Yd pass from Marcus Mariota (Drew Stevens Kick)9:0320-30
- DALCeeDee Lamb 24 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)3:0720-37
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.