Week 2 · Division game · Recap
Cowboys 37, Commanders 20: Week 2 recap
What happened
The Cowboys rolled past the Commanders 37-20 at home at AT&T Stadium in Week 2, moving to 1-1.
The Cowboys were outgained 389-332, won the turnover battle 1-0, and went 7-11 on third down.
Dak Prescott went 26 of 31 for 279 yards and 4 TDs. Javonte Williams had 12 carries for 30 yards on the ground. CeeDee Lamb led the receivers with 8 catches for 153 yards and 2 TDs.
On defense, Dee Winters had 9 tackles.
Team stats
- 332Total yards389
- 266Passing yards207
- 66Rushing yards182
- 20First downs24
- 7-11Third down8-14
- 3-4Red zone (TD-att)1-3
- 0Turnovers1
- 2-13Sacked-yards0-0
- 5-32Penalties-yards5-38
- 28:31Possession31:29
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.