1st Half - Commanders 7 @ Cowboys 12

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1st Cowboys Drive

Starts at their 25 yard line. 5 yard
run by Zeke. Cooper throws it away
as no one was open. 3rd & 5, short
pass to Zeke for 31 yards & 1st down
at Coms 39 yard line.

1 yard run by Zeke. 2 yard run by
Zeke. 3rd & 7, 2 yard pass to Pollard.
53 yard field goal by Maher, Coms 0
Cowboys 3 with 11:34 left in 1st quar-
ter.

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1st Coms Drive

Starts at their 25 yard line. Gibson 4
yard run. Gibson 8 yard run for 1st down
at Coms 37 yard line. 3 yard pass to
Gibson. 9 yard pass to McClaurin for
1st down at Coms 49 yard line.

3 yard run by Williams. Illegal proce-
dure, 5 yard penalty on Coms, 2nd & 12
at Coms 47 yard line. Neville Gallimore
pass rushes right up the middle un-
tounched to sack Wentz at Coms 38
yard line for a 9 yard loss.

3rd & 21, on a 3-man rush Lawrence
gets thru to pressure Wentz who has
to toss a short incompletion. Punt.

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2nd Cowboys Drive

Starts at their 10 yard line. Zeke 5 yard
run. Zeke 2 yard run. 3rd & 3, Rush sacked
at 11 yard line for 6 yard loss. Punt.

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2nd Coms Drive

Coms returner immediately tacked for
no gain at Coms 38 yard line after a 51
yard punt. Gibson 4 yard run. Good run
for what would've been a 1st down but
Coms flagged for offensive holding.

2nd down & 16 at Coms 32 yard line, 1
yard run by McKissic. 3rd & 15, long
pass well-covered by Donvan Wilson,
incomplete. Punt.

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3rd Cowboys Drive

49 yard punt, Turpin tries to elude a
tackle but loses 3 yards. Cowboys
start at their 13 yard line. Sharp pass
to Lamb near the 20 who breaks free
for a 23 yard gain to Cowboys 36 yard
line.

Pass to open Lamb for 16 yards & a
1st down at Coms 48 yard line. Pass
to another wide open Lamb for 17
yards & a 1st down at Coms 31 yard
line.

Pollard 2 yard loss on a run. Poor
pass incomplete to Brown. 3rd & 12,
Cooper can't find a receiver so he
runs it for a 6 yard gain at Coms
27 yard line. Maher kicks a 45 yard
field goal, Coms 0 Cowboys 6 with
14:56 left in 2nd quarter.

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3rd Coms Drive

Starts at their 25 yard line. Pass for
no gain. Run where Cowboys failed
to position a player wide left, Gibson
runs 11 yards for 1st down at Coms
36 yard line.

Williams 2 yard run. Once again,
Cowboys failed to position a player
wide left, Williams runs for 18 yards
& a 1st down at Cowboys 44 yard
line.

Wentz tackles as he throws but the
ball doesn't make it back to the line
of scrimmage, so Coms flagged for
intentional grounding / loss of down,
ball placed where pass was thrown,
Coms 44 yard line.

2nd & 22, 11 yard pass to Cowboys
45 yard line. 3rd & 11, Wentz over-
throws receiver. Punt.

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3rd Cowboys Drive

29 yard punt, no return at Cowboys
16 yard line. Zeke 1 yard run. Long
pass incomplete to Brown. 3rd & 9,
Cooper under pressure throw it in-
complete. Punt.

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4th Coms Drive

48 yard punt, no return. Coms start
at their 35 yard line with 10:40 left
in 1st half. 6 yard run by Gibson. 6
yard pass to Samuel for 1st down
at Coms 47 yard line.

3 yard run by Gibson to 50 yard line.
HUGE HOLE for a 33 yard run by Mc-
Kissic, Cowboys 'D' asleep on that
play, 1st down at Cowboys 17 yard
line.

6 yard pass to McLaurin. 1 yard run
by McKissic to Cowboys 10. 3rd & 3,
Dotson wide open for TD pass, he
was poorly uncovered by Brown.

Coms 7, Cowboys 6 with 7:05 left
in 2nd half. Cowboys 'D' inept on that
entire drive.

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4th Cowboys Drive

Starts at their 25 yard line. Pass to
Schultz knocked away by Coms de-
fender. 3 yard run by Zeke. 3rd & 7,
pass intercepted but Coms defender
flagged for illegal contact in grabbing
at Brown as he ran his route.

1st & 10 at Cowboys 33 yard line.
Zeke 2 yard run. Cooper pass thrown
into the line, incomplete, poor pass.
3rd & 8, Gallup's 1st catch for a 1st
down on a 17 yard pass at Cowboys
50 yard line.

3 yard pass to Lamb at Coms 47 yard
line. Zeke 6 yard run. 3rd & 1, Zeke 7
yard run for 1st down at Coms 34 yard
line.

Cowboys remember that Pollard is on
the team, something that they've neg-
lected to notice for most of the 1st half,
handoff to Pollard for 5 yards. 4 yard
run by Pollard. 3rd & 1, Cooper sneaks
it for a 1st down at Coms 24 yard line.

2 minute warning. 11 yard pass for 1st
down at Coms 13 yard line. Cowboys
flagged for illegal movement, 5 yard
penalty, Cowboys 1st & 15 at Coms 18
yard line.

Pollard 9 yard run to Coms 9 yard line.
2nd & 6. Coms call timeout with 1:15
left in 1st half. Cooper overthrows Pol-
lard on a short pass wide left. 3rd & 6,
GREAT pass caught by Gallup for his
1st TD since his ACL injury!

Coms 7, Cowboys 12 with 1:04 left in
1st half, extra point blocked & I learned
something I didn't know before that
play, had the Coms returned it for a
TD the Coms would've been awarded
2 points. I hadn't heard that before, so
I'm not sure if the broadcaster was cor-
rect about that.

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5th Coms Drive

Starts at their 25 yard line. McKissic 2
yard run, time running, 6 yard pass out
of bounds, 3rd & 2, 4 yard run for a 1st
down at Coms 37 yard line. Timeout
by Coms with 17 seconds left.

Trevon Diggs intercepts a long pass
at Cowboys 17 yard line. 10 seconds
left.

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5th Cowboys Drive

Zeke 2 yard run. End of half.

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