FINAL SCORE-- Cowboys 18-28 Redskins
Mark this one down as 1-6 for Romo in elimination games
THE REDSKINS ARE YOUR 2012 NFC EAST CHAMPIONS! First time won since 1999.
Stopped short of first. 10 seconds left--- WHOOOO! WHAT A TACKLE TO CLOSE THEGAME! Speared!
Romo on the field Gain of five on the play.. Murray with the hurry up
Just 1:09 remaining in this one--- Not even Reggie Miller can save the Cowboys now.
On the replay--- It looks like Morris does cross the goal line. TOUCHDOWN STANDS!!
POP THE CORK Cz THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT'S OVER! The Refs rule it a touchdown! We wait for the review....
TIMEOUT REDSKINS with 1:15 remaining in the game--- You couldn't have written a better ending to the 2012 regular season.
BACK! Morris stopped short of the goal line! 3rd & GOAL coming up
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1st & GOAL gain of a couple... They will milk the clock to the two-minute warning
1st & GOAL TIMEOUT Redskins..... That was a huge penalty. On the replay it looked like it was simply Hatcher's momentum that carried him to RG3.
Claiborne breaks up the pass. ROUGHING THE PASSER CALLED ON DALLAS! MORE LIFE FOR REDSKINS to put this one away!
Everybody thought Morris had gone down. Cowboys burn final timeout... 3rd Down coming up
2:42 TIMEOUT DALLAS--- Morris ran it up the gut for about four yards
2:51 remaining in the game-- pistol formation with Morgan in motion. again Morris gets it and as always a tough tackle to record.
1st & 10 Morris gets the first down. TIMEOUT Cowboys
ROMO INTERCEPTS!!!! He's intercepted on a lollipop pass! Reskins have it at OWN 25
HERE WE GO! We have 3:35 remaining in this game. What will Romo do?
WE HAVE A BALLGAME! RG3 SACKED!!! Slow to get up! Under 4 minutes remaining PUNT! Harris back to receive. Fair catch at the 15
3rd & 8... BIGGEST PLAY OF THE GAME.... Timeout Redskins
2nd & 8 4:24 remaining --- Incomplete pass to the right. The Redskins want a flag. The Cowboys are celebrating. Sims with the hit on RG3 as he was getting the ball away.
1st & 10 from Cowboys 40. Morris takes it for a gain of two
1st & 10 from OWN 46 RG3 keeps it. Takes it for the first down!
This is a ball game ladies and gentleman. 5:50 remaining--- Redskins with a great run. Stiff arm gets more yardage!
ROMO TO OGLETREE!!!! TOUCHDOWN! They're going for 2! HARRIS CORRALS IT! TWO-POINT CONVERSION IS GOOD!
Edelman can't complete the catch as he was falling out of bounds. 3rd & 4
Cowboys, if my calculations are correct, will start at around Redskins 15 after the penalty is added to the run
PUNT-- Harris! He takes it down the sideline! Stays in bounds! THEN BROUGHT DOWN HARD BY THE PUNTER! All you saw was dreads and a handful of Cowboy mask on the punter's hand
3rd & 8 DEEP THROW! RG3 too strong. Overthrows Morgan... there was False start on the Redskins, but penalty was declined
Morris gets the hand off. And he goes backwards... No gain, loss of about two..
OH! Dez Bryant is being helped out of bounds
Redskins start at OWN 24-- gain of 8 on the play.. 2nd & 2 FLAG! false start--- 2nd & 7 coming up
It was holding on the Cowboys. Penalty was declined. Fletcher went at Romo untouched and they punt.
2nd & 10 pass incomplete.. 3rd & 10... With 9 minutes left would they go for the 4th down. GUESS NOT!!! Fletcher with the sack!!1 But there's a flag.
1st & 10 Bryant creates traffic and Redksins defenders go down! Tackled at the Redskins' 37... Shotgun. Short pass to Murray. Ball is dropped! Both Romo and Murray were being pressured
Cowboys to receive-- 1st & 10 Ogletree with the first down grab... at OWN 45
1st & 10 10:39 remaining in the game--- Morris runs it and breaks the defense HE'S STILL UP!!!! DID HE SEAL THE DEAL? TOUCHDOWN REDSKINS!!!
3rd & 1 Pass goes to Garcon! He spins it again! As Ryan curses at himself on the Cowboys' sideline FIRST DOWN!
1st & 10 Morris takes it right and loses 2 yards--- 2nd & 12 Moss has it. Tacked about a yard shy of the first down
1st & 10 gain of a yard... 2nd & 9 RG3 keeps it. Finds the openings and races to the sideline.
48-yard FG coming..... KICK IS GOOD! --- Redskins take over from OWN 26
3rd & 5 shotgun, they get it off before the playclock... Pass goes to Bryant... Hall quickly looks up after covering Bryant. A lot of contact, but no call.
2nd & 5 shotgun, fake, Romo darts it to the ground as he scrambled right. Don't know what that was supposed to be
1st & 10 on Redskins 35... Jones Murray takes it for 5... Ball at the 30
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ONLY 15 MINUTES OF REGULARvSEASON FOOTBALL REMAINING!!!
1st & 10 Vickers gets the handoff and gets the first down
1st & 10 gain of eight on run to the left... 2nd & 2 ... first down. Jones takes it for the first down
Must point out, for a divisional game this has been a well played game without a lot of fouls.
2nd & 10 shotgun Murray races for an eight-yard gain 3rd & 2 Gain of about five... 1st Down! Pass went to Witten
1st & 10 shotgun Pass goes to Witten. Fletcher and Witten wrestle for the ball and neither can bring it down. OH! Fletcher had a chance to intercept it.
Cowboys start from own 26 after Harris is stopped on the return
PAT GOOD! 3:10 remaining in the 3rd quarter--- Cowboys to receive
This is about the third time DeMarcus Ware has had the chance to stop the play, but the fake has gotten him every single time.
1st & GOAL RG 3 keeps it! Skips his way into the end zone on run to the left! TOUCHDOWN REDSKINS!
2nd & 10 screen pass to Garcon! First down! ---
1st & 10 Morris loses three yards on run to the right. The Cowboys were ready... Time for an aerial assault if I was the Redskins
1st & 10 Now a Cwoboys player is injured on the ground... FIRST DOWN AND MORE! Garcon clobbered. Shakes his head like a wet dog and then spins the ball. Redskins in the re zone
1st & 10 Ball at OWN 40 The pitch goes to the right. Morris goes untouched! First down and more! Into Cowboys' territory. Sensabaugh got two hands around his ankles, but that was about it.
Injury on the field---- Redskins run it for five yards... 2nd & 5 Morris in the backfield. Runs left. Takes a hand to the face... First down!
1st & 10 1,524 rushing yards single-season record for the Washington Redskins.
2nd & 8 shotgun, Morris in the backfield and he takes it for the first down!
1st & 10 Redskins from OWN 17--- 8:25 remaining- Morris runs it for maybe two
PUNT-- Handled at the 17 and it's muffed!! Hall falls on it after he tries to run it up.
3rd & 7 incomplete to the right. Ogletree intended receiver. At least he didn't INT
Wondering why Romo didn't run it for the first down. THere was nobody miles within his vecinity that would have precented a first down
2nd & 7 playclock.. Ball snapped with a second remaining... Austin can't handle. Ball goes off his fingertips! Would have been a huge first down.
1st & 10 Cowboys go back to the run and gain more yardage than when they went away from it... gain of 3
PUNT--- Harris back pedals to the 17 and brings it up to about the 29... 9:36 on the clock in the 3rd quarter
3rd & 3 PASS DROPPED GARCON! He was wide open. 3 and out fo the Redskins
2nd & 5 Cwoboys bring the pressure, but it was a run play. Gain of maybe two by Morris
1st & 10 from OWN 15... receiver in motion. Gain of five in run up the middle
PUNT-- A gain of about three yards on the punt return... Romo having an intense word or two with Witten as both seemed tonot be in tune in that last play. Maybe something exchanged about the blitz that forced Romo to throw ball out of bounds?
3rd & 10 WHOA! Redskins all over Romo and force him to throw it out of bounds. The running game is what carried them in this possession and they strayed away from it in the last two plays
2nd & 10 from midfield... shotgun, incomplete pass... Of course Dez Bryant wants a flag and believes it's... uh... BS. F'ling BS
1st & 10 gain of nearly a yard but he Cowboys. Kerringa in on the stop. Redskins step up their run defense on this possession.
1st & 10 Murray takes it up the middle! First down. Cuts it to the outside for about six more yards! First down Cowboys
Murray pushed right through Fletcher...
3rd & 1 from the i formation... Witten in motion.. Murray somehow cuts throw the Redskins defense... FIRST DOWN Cowboys
2nd & 3 MILES AUSTIN IS IN THE GAME--- Murray takes it to he left and is about a yard short of first down
1st & 10 from OWN 20... Harris can only get it up to the 20... run up the middle-- gain of three
Only 30 minutes of NFL's 2012 regular season remaining. Who will steal the show?
This meeting is nothing like the Thanksgiving Day game. The Redskins were up 28-3 at the half. This is not the case tonight!
If this was baseball, you'd give the tight ballgame to the home team, but this is NOT baseball. Cowboys will have the ball when we get back.
REDSKINS INDIVIDUAL STATS (Credit: NFL.COM)
| WASHINGTON REDSKINS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| R. Griffin III | 5/11 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| A. Morris | 13 | 92 | 1 | 19 |
| R. Griffin III | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| E. Royster | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Moss | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| A. Morris | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Hankerson | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| S. Moss | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| L. Paulsen | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| K. Forbath | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | I20 | LG |
| S. Rocca | 2 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| N. Paul | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| E. Royster | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Defense | T-A | SCK | INT | FF |
| L. Fletcher | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Riley | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Doughty | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Hall | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Alexander | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Jenkins | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Golston | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wilson | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Kerrigan | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Pugh | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Bowen | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Cofield | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Jackson | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Crawford | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DALLAS STATS
| DALLAS COWBOYS | ||||
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| T. Romo | 10/16 | 119 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| D. Murray | 10 | 30 | 0 | 7 |
| F. Jones | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| J. Witten | 5 | 32 | 1 | 10 |
| D. Bryant | 3 | 54 | 0 | 23 |
| D. Harris | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| J. Hanna | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| D. Bailey | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | I20 | LG |
| B. Moorman | 1 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| J. Phillips | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| D. Harris | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Defense | T-A | SCK | INT | FF |
| E. Frampton | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Sims | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Connor | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hatcher | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Claiborne | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Poppinga | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Sensabaugh | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Albright | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Moore | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Spencer | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Spears | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Lissemore | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Carr | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Peprah | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Jenkins | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Crawford | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEAM STATS
| DAL | WAS | ||
| First Downs | 10 | 11 | |
| Total Yards | 158 | 167 | |
| Passing Yards | 115 | 43 | |
| Rushing Yards | 43 | 124 | |
| Penalties (Yds) | 0(0) | 0(0) | |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 | |
| Punts (AVG) | 1(14) | 2(22) | |
| Time of Pos. | 13:16 | 16:44 |
Well these guys came to play... Stay tuned for the halftime stats.
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TOUCHBACK! --- RG3 doesn't look to be taking a knee. Run goes up the middle. And the play clock is running down.
What! The Redskins didn't seem ready. About 7 players rushed off the field and to their sideline. Looked like roaches scrambling for safety
3rd & 9. TIMEOUT Dallas. :48 seconds remaining in the half-- Redskins looks like they are bringing EVERYBODY... Calling the blitz. Romo gets the snap. Blitz is picked up. But pass is incomplete. Commend the Cowboys' line for covering. Commend the Redskins' secondary for playing great defense.
2nd & 10 shotgun. Romo is hit! slow to get up. pass complete to the right to Witten. Gain of on
1st & 10 Cowboys going with the hurry up.. Offense looked miserable on that play. They threw themselves off with that offensive setup
1st & 10 shotgun. Blitz is picked up. Gain of about four. Cowbouys at midfield. PASS GOES TO BRYANT! on 2nd down. Fist down and they are at the Redskins 35
Here we go? Can the Cowboys score to close out this quarter? So far the count is 1 TD to 2 INT for Romo
Stick around as we will bring you team and individual player stats
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1st & 10 pass to the left gets Cowboys eight... 2nd & 2 Handoff goes to Murray... 1st down!
The Cowboys could milk the clock and score. They would take a huge advantage into the 2nd half sice they are to receive the ball to open up the 3rd quarter
1st & 10 Cowboys with three timeouts and 3:17 to play in the half--- FIRST DOWN! Witten with the grab.
Just for the record... Romo had 8 seconds to find Witten open in the end zone in the last play. They take over from OWN 22
Redskins can tie it now. TIE BALL GAME--- PAT GOOD!
1st & 10 with just under 4 minutes remaining--- THE COWBOYS CAN'T SEAL THE EDGE AGAIN! Morris takes it in! TOUCHDOWN Redskins!
2nd & 1 run of four to the right gets the first down!
1st & 10 Play action? Well not exactly... RG3 keeps it and dives for a first down. Follows blocker.
1st & 10 Morris too strong again. This time runs it to the right for the first down! Jukes first defender ... Oh! Could have been a holding on the Redskins
1st & 10 Morris turns the corner! Gets the first and then cuts it back to the middle. Gain of about 14 on the run. Morris beat about three Cowboys around the edge
3rd & 7 Good hands! TE cradles it as Moore had hands on the ball. FIRST DOWN!
2nd & 10 Morris gets a push from linemen. Gains about three on run up the gut. The Cowboys are leaving any openings
Play fake. RGIII doesn't settle with receiver open in flat. Fakes. Goes down field. And bounces the pass. Wasted opportunity
Redskins receive and take it out at around OWN 22--- 7:59 remaining in the first half--
PAT GOOD!.... Witten with the TD. Cowboys have the lead.
3rd & GOAL Romo with TOO MUCH TIME! WITTEN WIDE OPEN!!! TOUCHDOWN! Cowboys don't get hit with the delay of game despite the playclock hitting 0
2nd & GOAL Witten in motion. Murray gets the handoff and runs left. STOPPED! Redskins all over the run play. That was more like bowling as one tackler took out Murray and his blocker for the stop.
1st & GOAL gain of four... 2nd & GOAL... Redskins smother the run. Cowboys inch closer
2nd & 6 Murray gets it again. Gets five yards after initial contact. First down!
1st & 10 ball at the 20. Murray is finding holes. Gains about four.
Cowboys inside the Red Zone... Redskin player out. Defense is already depleted....
Okay... Cowboys quickly get the first down. Bryant with the slant and first down...
The Cowboys have something brewing here. They'll take a look at Austin
1st & 10 Felix Jones takes it for about nine... 2nd & 1... Austin on the field. TIMEOUT coming... .
3rd & 6 HARRIS WIDE OPEN! Too open! Romo doesn't confuse him for a burgundy jersey and the Cowbosy are now in Redskins' territory! First down!
2nd & 12 Witten short of the first down but gets his 800th career catch. The quickest in history!
COwboys from OWN 21 Murray gets the handoff. CAN'T GET TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE! Loss of about 2
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2nd & 3 Murray then rushes for the first down.... 1st & 10
FAIR CATCH at OWN 10... Harris muffed the ball, but Redskins cover people had hands raised in the air focusing more on not getting the penalty for touching returnman
3rd & 6 shotgun pass wide right. RG3 doesn't look 100%. Where's Cousins? Just kidding... PUNT coming
2nd & 6 RG3 pumps. Pumps. Pumps. Scrambles. Carr of Cowboys catches ball, but out of bounds.
1st & 10 in Cowboys 48Morris patiently looking for the hole, but stopped short.
3rd & 7 FIRST DOWN! Santana Moss with the grab. Moss had a pick from Garcon. Carr couldn't get around Garcon
2nd & 10 Fake to back. RG3 keeps it. Knocked out of bounds, Claiborne again on the stop.
1st & 10 3:00 left to play in the first-- With time. Pass broken up by Claiborne. Garcon intended receiver
2nd & 10 Quick pass to Hankerson. Slant worked beautifully. Redskins gain 12. Cowboys were rushing the passer
1st & 10 pistol formation... Fake.. RG3 keeps it. Overthrown! Pass too strong over Morgan's head
1st & 10 gain of seven... 2nd & 6 Morris gets the handoff, RG3 goes the other way. Morris picks up the first down
Let's start a tracker. INT No. 2 for Romo! Redskins ball after this break.
2nd & 5 i formation for the Cowboys now... Redskins bring the pressure. Romo drops back. THROWS IT DEEP! HITS IT TO THE WRONG GUY!
1st & 10 from OWN 45. Murray gets the handoff and runs it into Redskins territory for a gain of five
3rd & 14 the crowd is loed. empty backfield. ROMO HIS BRYANT!! They give him the catch! Had two feet inbounds and outstretched out of bounds
2nd & 14 Romo talking. Falls back. HALL ALMOST GETS 2nd INT on Romo. Tipped ball up, but couldn't bring it down.
2nd & 14 NOW from OWN 23.. Fletcher spends about 5 seconds calling timeout
1st & 10 Romo is sacked. He rolled right and couldn't get anything down field
Cowboys will take over at around their OWN 27
FG IS BONKED!!! 37-yarder no good! off right upright--- Romo turnover doesn't come back to hurt them.
3rd & 2 Morris gets it. STUFFED! Only Morris was in the backfield, the Cowboys weren't fooled. FG coming
1st & 10 Pitch to Morris, gain of about three-- 2nd & 7 RG3 looks, can't find anybody. Takes it to the 19. A few short of first
3rd & 4 RG3 keeps it! Runs for the first down. The fake was good enough to freeze Ware, which gave him enough space for the first down run
Had RG3 been a little more patient, he would have found a receiver wide open deep down the field
2nd & 6 pistol formation again. Fake to Morris. Moss gets the pass. Gets tug off helmet and runs it out of bounds.
1st & 10 Morris gains about four and continues to get Redskins deeper in Cowboys' territory
1st & 10 from OWN 48Morris gets again. Stopped short of first down... let's look at placement--- First down
1st & 10 Morris gets the handoff on run to the left. He runs over a few Cowboys and gets the first down! Run went to the left
3rd & 8 WE MIGHT KNOW WHICH ROMO WE GET! Romo throws the interception! Redskins will take over at around OWN 30
1st & 10 Murray takes it for maybe two yards... 2nd & 8 coming Pressure was a little late, but Romo throws it out of bounds
PUNT--- Cowboys WHOO! Redskins player gets taken out. Ball brought up to Redskins 27
3rd & 7... Throw will be coming--- Pass to Morgan. Pass dropped. Tough drive for the Redskins on three and out.
2nd & 10 Morris gets it again... Gains two.
2nd & 10 TIMEOUT REDSKINS... Wow. RG3 couldn't get it together. Runs to the sideline to change helmet.
1st & 10 Redskins will start from OWN 15--- from the pistol formation-- NOWHERE! Morris is stuffed. Gains one. Barely.
Redskins will receive after they win the coin toss! The crowd... is LOUD!!!
The fans are yelling RG3...! RG3...!--- This one is for all the marbles.
Hey, welcome to the live blog! Last game of the season... Kickoff a few minutes away. In the meantime, check out the stories on the page as we await the start of this one.
Jason Witten was in the middle of the huddle hyping us his crew. Wonder if that should be Romo's job?
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The final regular season meeting of 2012 features the Washington Redskins going against the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC East rivalry that has playoff implications. Kickoff is at around 8:30 p.m. ET and we have a live play-by-play with scoring updates for you.
The Cowboys need to win this game in order to get into the playoffs and take the division. The question on everybody's mind is which Cowboys team is going to show up tonight for this game.
Tony Romo gets all the blame for their failures in crucial situations and playoff qualifying games. He is 1-5 in win or go home situations.
The Cowboys have turned it up at the end of the season and taken advantage of a struggling New York Giants team. The Redskins have taken advantage of everybody, especially in their last six games.
The Redskins come into this game as one of the hottest teams in the league. They have been scoring a ton and have a six-game winning streak, only second behind the Denver Broncos who have won 10 consecrutive games. Peyton is the Manning who has been consistent, to say the least.
Robert Griffin III and the Redskins already lit up the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day 38-31 to begin their comeback in the NFC East. Now the rookie has the chance to get his team in the playoff, but of course, they will have to win tonight.
We will give you updates from the rest of the games because if the Redskins lose they would have needed help from other teams.
Follow us as we will bring you analysis and an enjoyable play-by-play.
This one is for all the marbles. Redskins versus Cowboys. Refresh the page and scroll to the top of the article for the latest scores.
