The frenzied finish and the need for Austin Seibert to miss an extra point to keep the game out of overtime might taint the victory if the Cowboys weren’t so starved for one. For the bulk of the game, they were the better, more prepared team while it was the once high-flying Commanders who looked disjointed on offense throughout the afternoon.

The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders 34-26 on Sunday, ending the Cowboys' five-game losing streak and pushing Washington’s losing streak to three. It was low-scoring at first, but then things suddenly changed at the witching hour.

Washington dropped its third consecutive game on Sunday, falling 34-26 to the Cowboys in a crucial NFC East matchup at home. The Dak Prescott-less Dallas team went into Northwest Stadium in Landover and bested Jayden Daniels and company,