LANDOVER, Md. (AP) _ Ezekiel Elliott ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns and
the Dallas Cowboys took advantage of a blocked field goal return and three
turnovers to beat the Washington Redskins 33-19 Sunday and move into sole
possession of second place in the NFC East.
Playing in a driving rainstorm that made it difficult to hold onto the ball,
let alone throw it, Dak Prescott completed 14 of his 22 passes for 143 yards as
Dallas (4-3) heeded the message on Elliott’s cleats to “Feed Zeke.” With
another hearing on his NFL suspension coming Monday, Elliott carried the ball 33
times, scored twice for the second consecutive game and surpassed 100 yards for
the third time in a row.
The game turned in the second quarter when Dallas’ Tyrone Crawford blocked Nick
Rose’s field goal attempt and Orlando Scandrick returned it 86 yards to set up a
1-yard Elliott TD run two plays later. Instead of the Redskins (3-4) leading
16-7, the Cowboys went up 14-13 and never trailed again.
Washington QB Kirk Cousins lost one fumble and kick returner Chris Thompson
lost another. Cousins was 26 of 39 for 263 yards and a 1-yard TD pass to Josh
Doctson that cut it to 26-19, but Rose missed the extra point and Dallas sealed
it with an interception return for a touchdown by Byron Jones with 21 seconds
left.
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