2026 Week 2 · Regular season

Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys: 2026 Week 2

Name: Commanders vs. Cowboys highlights | Week 2
Uploaded: 2026-09-20
Description: Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys official game highlights from NFL.com

Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders, 20–37. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Commanders vs. Cowboys Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Washington Commanders

20 Record: 0-2 Shop Washington Commanders Gear

Week 2 Final WSH at DAL

Home team

Dallas Cowboys

37 Record: 1-1 Shop Dallas Cowboys Gear

Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Kickoff: 4:25 PM ET4:25 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: AT&T StadiumArlington, TX

Postgame video

Commanders vs. Cowboys 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Commanders vs. Cowboys Final Score and Game Result

Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders, 20–37.

Winner

Dallas Cowboys

20–37

WSH record

Washington Commanders

0-2

DAL record

Dallas Cowboys

1-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Commanders vs. Cowboys Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 2

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 20–37 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
WSH Washington Commanders	0	10	3	7	20
DAL Dallas Cowboys	10	7	10	10	37

Top performers

Commanders vs. Cowboys Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

WSH

Marcus Mariota

11/16, 111 YDS, 1 TD

DAL

Dak Prescott

26/31, 279 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing Yards

WSH

Jayden Daniels

7 CAR, 69 YDS

DAL

Javonte Williams

12 CAR, 30 YDS

Receiving Yards

WSH

Terry McLaurin

2 REC, 50 YDS

DAL

CeeDee Lamb

8 REC, 153 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

WSH

K'Lavon Chaisson

DAL

Tackles

WSH

Leo Chenal

DAL

Dee Winters

Game statistics

Commanders vs. Cowboys Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

WSHStatisticDAL

241st Downs20

8-143rd down efficiency7-11

0-04th down efficiency0-0

389Total Yards332

207Passing266

182Rushing66

1Turnovers0

5-38Penalties5-32

1-3Red Zone (Made-Att)3-4

31:29Possession28:31

Every scoring play

Commanders vs. Cowboys Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q110:01

DAL
CeeDee Lamb 3 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
0–7
Q15:01

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 25 Yd Field Goal
0–10
Q213:14

WSH
Drew Stevens 27 Yd Field Goal
3–10
Q29:55

DAL
Jake Ferguson 10 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
3–17
Q26:37

WSH
Stefon Diggs 4 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Drew Stevens Kick)
10–17
Q312:50

WSH
Drew Stevens 47 Yd Field Goal
13–17
Q37:20

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 44 Yd Field Goal
13–20
Q36:32

DAL
Jake Ferguson 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
13–27
Q413:22

DAL
Brandon Aubrey 60 Yd Field Goal
13–30
Q49:03

WSH
Stefon Diggs 20 Yd pass from Marcus Mariota (Drew Stevens Kick)
20–30
Q43:07

DAL
CeeDee Lamb 24 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)
20–37

Individual statistics

Commanders vs. Cowboys Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Washington Commanders Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Marcus Mariota	11/16	111	6.9	1	0-0	83.2	109.1
Jayden Daniels	11/17	96	5.6	1	0-0	69.5	99.1
Dyami Brown	1/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	0.1	79.2
Antonio Williams	0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	0.7	39.6

Dallas Cowboys Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Dak Prescott	26/31	279	9.0	4	0	2-13	89.2	143.8

Rushing Stats

Washington Commanders Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jayden Daniels	7	69	9.9	20
Rachaad White	7	43	6.1	14
Jacory Croskey-Merritt	12	43	3.6	9
Kaytron Allen	5	24	4.8	9
Marcus Mariota	1	3	3.0	3

Dallas Cowboys Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Javonte Williams	12	30	2.5	9
Dak Prescott	4	26	6.5	11
Emari Demercado	3	8	2.7	7
KaVontae Turpin	1	1	1.0	1
Hunter Luepke	1	1	1.0	1

Receiving Stats

Washington Commanders Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Terry McLaurin	2	50	25.0	0	26	9
Stefon Diggs	5	47	9.4	2	20	6
Rachaad White	6	40	6.7	0	13	6
Antonio Williams	3	24	8.0	0	10	3
Dyami Brown	4	21	5.3	0	18	6
Colson Yankoff	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
Ben Sinnott	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Jacory Croskey-Merritt	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Treylon Burks	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Dallas Cowboys Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
CeeDee Lamb	8	153	19.1	2	38	9
Jake Ferguson	4	43	10.8	2	14	4
George Pickens	6	40	6.7	0	12	8
Ryan Flournoy	5	23	4.6	0	10	6
Javonte Williams	3	20	6.7	0	8	4

Defensive Stats

Washington Commanders Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Leo Chenal	12	6	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Reaves	7	4	0	0	0	0
Amik Robertson	5	5	0	0	2	0
Dorance Armstrong	5	3	0	0	0	1
Mike Sainristil	4	3	0	0	0	0
Nick Cross	3	3	0	1	0	0
K'Lavon Chaisson	3	2	1	1	0	1
Rasul Douglas	3	1	0	0	0	0
Sonny Styles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Javon Kinlaw	2	2	1	1	0	1
Tim Settle	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ale Kaho	2	2	0	0	0	0
Odafe Oweh	2	2	0	0	0	1
Daron Payne	2	1	0	0	0	1
Quan Martin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	2	1	0	0	0	0
Fabian Moreau	1	1	0	0	0	0
Colson Yankoff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Omenihu	0	0	0	0	0	1

Dallas Cowboys Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Dee Winters	9	7	1	0	0
Caleb Downs	9	6	0	1	0
Jaishawn Barham	7	4	1	0	0
Markquese Bell	6	5	0	0	0
DaRon Bland	5	4	0	1	0
Jalen Thompson	5	3	0	0	1
Quinnen Williams	4	2	1	0	1
Shavon Revel Jr.	3	3	0	1	0
Rashan Gary	3	2	0	0	0
Brevyn Spann-Ford	3	2	0	0	0
Donovan Ezeiruaku	3	2	0	0	0
Kenny Clark	3	1	0	0	1
Shemar James	3	1	0	0	0
Tyrus Wheat	2	1	0	0	0
Hunter Luepke	2	0	0	0	0
P.J. Locke	1	1	0	0	0
Cobie Durant	1	1	0	1	0
Malachi Lawrence	1	1	0	0	1
LT Overton	1	1	0	0	0
Von Miller	1	0	0	0	0
Alijah Clark	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Bullard	0	0	0	0	1
Otito Ogbonnia	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking Stats

Washington Commanders Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Stevens	2/3	66.7	47	2/2	8

Dallas Cowboys Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Aubrey	3/3	100.0	60	4/4	13

Game flow

Commanders vs. Cowboys Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

WSH 0%Home win probabilityDAL 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Commanders vs. Cowboys Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 17 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DAL	Touchdown10 plays, 66 yards, 4:59	10	66	4:59	DAL 34	WSH 0
WSH	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 1:56	3	7	1:56	WSH 19	WSH 26
DAL	Field Goal8 plays, 58 yards, 3:04	8	58	3:04	DAL 36	WSH 6
WSH	Field Goal13 plays, 73 yards, 6:47	13	73	6:47	WSH 18	DAL 9
DAL	Touchdown7 plays, 65 yards, 3:19	7	65	3:19	DAL 35	WSH 0
WSH	Touchdown8 plays, 66 yards, 3:18	8	66	3:18	WSH 34	DAL 0
DAL	Punt3 plays, -4 yards, 1:36	3	-4	1:36	DAL 35	DAL 31
WSH	End of Half15 plays, 64 yards, 5:01	15	64	5:01	WSH 35	DAL 1
WSH	Field Goal6 plays, 31 yards, 2:10	6	31	2:10	WSH 40	DAL 29
DAL	Field Goal9 plays, 38 yards, 5:30	9	38	5:30	DAL 36	WSH 26
WSH	Fumble1 play, -6 yards, 0:12	1	-6	0:12	WSH 24	WSH 24
DAL	Touchdown2 plays, 13 yards, 0:36	2	13	0:36	WSH 13	WSH 0
WSH	Missed FG9 plays, 32 yards, 4:39	9	32	4:39	WSH 35	DAL 33
DAL	Field Goal7 plays, 17 yards, 3:31	7	17	3:31	DAL 41	WSH 42
WSH	Touchdown10 plays, 73 yards, 4:19	10	73	4:19	WSH 27	DAL 0
DAL	Touchdown11 plays, 83 yards, 5:56	11	83	5:56	DAL 17	WSH 0
WSH	End of Game5 plays, 24 yards, 3:07	5	24	3:07	WSH 43	DAL 36

Official game information

Commanders vs. Cowboys Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance93,188

Reported crowd at AT&T Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for AT&T Stadium.

Game officials

Carl Johnson — Line Judge
Shawn Hochuli — Referee
Justin Larrew — Field Judge
Jimmy Russell — Side Judge
Patrick Holt — Down Judge
Jason Ledet — Field Judge
Larry Smith — Umpire

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Commanders vs. Cowboys Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 4:25 PM ET on Sunday, September 20, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Commanders vs. Cowboys Being Played?

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.

Why this game matters

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When is Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET.

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