Week 1, 2028

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Washington Commanders	0	0	0	7	-	7
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 DAL - Robert Bailey 4 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 08:31 DAL - Robert Bailey 5 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 09:18 WAS - Weston Brooks 15 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:29 DAL - Robert Bailey 4 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 08:31 DAL - Robert Bailey 5 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 09:18 WAS - Weston Brooks 15 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)

Team Statistics WAS DAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 284 343
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 46 172
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 2.19 5.06
Net Passing Yards 238 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 2 30 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 238 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/23 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 22
Time of Possession 26:43 33:17

Team Statistics	WAS	DAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	284	343
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	46	172
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	2.19	5.06
Net Passing Yards	238	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 2	30 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	238	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/23	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 22
Time of Possession	26:43	33:17

Drive Charts

Washington Commanders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 27	5	32	Punt
1	10:09	2:03	OWN 48	5	15	Punt
1	6:36	1:30	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
2	12:23	3:27	OWN 25	7	34	Interception
2	7:38	1:33	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
2	2:47	0:36	OWN 40	3	23	Interception
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 47	2	38	Missed FG
3	8:22	4:44	OWN 25	9	17	Punt
3	1:48	1:00	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	13:12	4:04	OWN 6	8	94	Touchdown
4	6:15	1:50	OPP 43	4	7	Downs
4	4:17	1:03	OPP 8	3	-5	Missed FG

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	1:16	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	8:06	1:30	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	5:06	7:43	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	8:56	1:18	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
2	6:05	3:18	OWN 31	7	36	Missed FG
2	2:11	1:37	OWN 6	5	54	Missed FG
3	15:00	6:38	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	3:38	1:50	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	0:48	2:36	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
4	9:08	2:53	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	4:25	0:08	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
4	3:14	3:14	OWN 24	8	59	Game

Game MVP: Robert Bailey, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Weston Brooks	18	45	2.50	15	1
QB Caleb Booker	1	8	8.00	8	0
WR Lukas Vallet	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0
RB Terrance Hardison	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Robert Bailey	23	108	4.70	41	3	2
QB John Kaplan	4	17	4.25	9	0	0
RB Freddie Brooks	3	39	13.00	36	1	0
WR Matthew Reese	2	-6	-3.00	0	0	0
FB Christopher Newman	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
RB Marcus Wible	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Booker	34	19	238	0/0	1	30	2	63.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Kaplan	30	22	181	2/10	0	18	1	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lukas Vallet	6	9	61	10.17	35	23	0
TE Conner Vermeil	5	11	77	15.40	32	26	0
WR Kaleb Smoot	3	3	68	22.67	48	30	0
RB Weston Brooks	2	2	17	8.50	11	15	1
WR Johnny Garrett	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Drake Soprano	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Leonard Tobar	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Terrance Hardison	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Grant Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Colin Cordell	6	7	42	7.00	0	16
WR Renaldo Hodges	5	6	29	5.80	7	14
WR Caden Stark	4	5	45	11.25	22	18
RB Robert Bailey	2	3	14	7.00	0	12
WR Howie Castillo	2	4	16	8.00	2	9
TE Rusty Dymkoski	2	3	21	10.50	12	15
WR Matthew Reese	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Marcus Geisen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sherman Nesbit	1	38	38.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eduardo Conley	1	0	0.00	0
S Shaquille Couppas	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Lukas Vallet	1	0	0
TE Conner Vermeil	0	1	0
OLB Courtney Verstegen	0	0	1
OLB Thurman Murphy	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB John Kaplan	1	0	0
RB Freddie Brooks	1	0	0
G Dusty McCarthy	0	1	0
TE Rob Flynn	0	1	0
CB Arnold Ameche	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Maslowski	6	269	44.8	31.5	54	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Ferguson	6	243	40.5	37.0	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Doxzon	0/2	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Hampton	2	21	10.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Corbett	1	24	24.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Ameche	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sherman Nesbit	8	2	0.0	34	32
S Micah Burke	6	4	0.0	34	32
OLB Thurman Murphy	6	0	0.0	28	21
ILB Alfred Middleton	5	0	0.0	30	28
DE Kenyon Gaines	4	1	1.0	25	25
CB Deron McCormick	4	3	0.0	33	31
S Tracy Corbett	4	1	0.0	29	27
CB Troy Schultz	4	1	0.0	32	32
DT Korey Biggs	3	3	0.0	29	22
ILB Theodore Reilly	3	1	0.0	13	12
DE Logan Hamilton	2	0	0.0	23	22
S Xavier Fontenot	2	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Courtney Verstegen	1	0	1.0	5	10
CB Buddy Andrus	1	1	0.0	19	10
OLB C.J. Wirthel	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Lukas Vallet	1	0	---	---	---
DE Theodore Rogers	1	0	0.0	20	17
WR Kaleb Smoot	1	0	---	---	---
CB Randy Hampton	0	1	0.0	6	9

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mickey Montgomery	9	1	0.0	17	21
S Shaquille Couppas	5	1	0.0	19	34
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	3	1	0.0	21	21
DE Arnold Rhodes	3	0	0.0	15	28
OLB Alfred Dunn	3	0	0.0	10	22
OLB Mario Garrett	2	3	0.0	20	24
DT Carson Benton	2	2	0.0	18	24
ILB Kristopher Robertson	2	1	0.0	13	19
CB Phillip Hastings	2	0	0.0	19	34
OLB Alvin Chandler	2	0	0.0	12	21
CB Eduardo Conley	2	0	0.0	7	12
CB Arnold Ameche	1	1	0.0	6	15
DE Tony Pigott	1	1	0.0	21	31
S Cary Lovett	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Sawyer Buckner	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Caden Stark	1	0	---	---	---
S Trey Luong	0	1	0.0	21	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Kenyon Gaines	1.0	1	25
OLB Courtney Verstegen	1.0	0	10
ILB Alfred Middleton	0.0	1	28

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Pigott	2	1	0	31
DE Arnold Rhodes	1	2	2	28
DE Tyler Schweitzer	0	1	0	13
CB Phillip Hastings	0	1	0	34
OLB Mario Garrett	0	1	0	24
DT Carson Benton	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Alfred Middleton	4	0	0	28
S Tracy Corbett	4	0	0	27
OLB Sherman Nesbit	3	1	1	32
ILB Theodore Reilly	3	0	0	12
CB Troy Schultz	2	1	0	32
S Xavier Fontenot	2	0	0	5
OLB C.J. Wirthel	1	0	0	1
DE Logan Hamilton	1	0	0	22
CB Buddy Andrus	1	0	0	10
S Micah Burke	1	0	0	32
CB Randy Hampton	0	1	0	9
OLB Courtney Verstegen	0	1	0	10

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mickey Montgomery	7	0	0	21
S Shaquille Couppas	2	1	1	34
CB Eduardo Conley	2	0	1	12
CB Phillip Hastings	2	0	0	34
OLB Alfred Dunn	2	0	0	22
CB Arnold Ameche	1	0	0	15
S Cary Lovett	1	0	0	3
OLB Alvin Chandler	1	0	0	21
DT Carson Benton	1	0	0	24
S Trey Luong	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Griffin Fina	2	6	21	34
G Carlos Gaylor	2	3	21	34
T Kevin Thiele	1	3	21	34
T Mackenzie Dotson	1	2	21	34
C Rob Carbone	0	4	21	34
TE Grant Carlson	0	2	8	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jason Schwartz	3	10	1	34	1	32
C Kris Moore	3	6	0	34	0	32
G Dusty McCarthy	3	5	0	34	0	32
T Neil Danner	3	3	1	34	0	32
G Dave Chatas	2	5	0	34	1	32
FB Christopher Newman	0	1	0	7	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Murphy	1	8
Leonard Tobar	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Dymkoski	1	19
Shaquille Couppas	1	11
Hector Goodwin	1	8

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Micah Burke	---	---	34	32	3	69
OLB Sherman Nesbit	---	---	34	32	2	68
CB Troy Schultz	---	---	32	32	2	66
CB Deron McCormick	---	---	33	31	2	66
T Kevin Thiele	21	34	---	---	8	63
T Mackenzie Dotson	21	34	---	---	8	63
G Griffin Fina	21	34	---	---	8	63
G Carlos Gaylor	21	34	---	---	8	63
S Tracy Corbett	---	---	29	27	4	60
ILB Alfred Middleton	---	---	30	28	1	59
DE Kenyon Gaines	---	---	25	25	8	58
OLB Thurman Murphy	---	---	28	21	8	57
QB Caleb Booker	21	34	---	---	---	55
WR Lukas Vallet	21	34	---	---	---	55
C Rob Carbone	21	34	---	---	---	55
DT Korey Biggs	---	---	29	22	1	52
TE Conner Vermeil	21	30	---	---	---	51
WR Kaleb Smoot	21	26	---	---	3	50
DE Logan Hamilton	---	---	23	22	2	47
DE Theodore Rogers	---	---	20	17	---	37
CB Buddy Andrus	---	---	19	10	7	36
WR Johnny Garrett	9	22	---	---	5	36
RB Weston Brooks	20	14	---	---	1	35
ILB Theodore Reilly	---	---	13	12	9	34
RB Terrance Hardison	1	13	---	---	19	33
CB Randy Hampton	---	---	6	9	13	28
TE Grant Carlson	8	12	---	---	5	25
DT Ty Malone	---	---	5	10	7	22
S Xavier Fontenot	---	---	5	5	11	21
TE Brady McCormick	1	5	---	---	14	20
OLB C.J. Wirthel	---	---	1	1	17	19
WR Drake Soprano	0	5	---	---	13	18
RB Leonard Tobar	3	9	---	---	6	18
OLB Courtney Verstegen	---	---	5	10	2	17
OLB Louis Shelton	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Rusty Kochansky	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kenneth Maslowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Joel Moore	---	---	0	2	6	8
CB Enrique Lynn	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Reggie Doxzon	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Braxton Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Greg Sawyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ronnie Croel	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Alfred Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Zachery Gulden	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Neil Danner	34	32	---	---	8	74
QB John Kaplan	34	32	---	---	---	66
G Dusty McCarthy	34	32	---	---	---	66
G Dave Chatas	34	32	---	---	---	66
T Jason Schwartz	34	32	---	---	---	66
C Kris Moore	34	32	---	---	---	66
S Shaquille Couppas	---	---	19	34	11	64
CB Phillip Hastings	---	---	19	34	10	63
WR Howie Castillo	31	31	---	---	---	62
WR Renaldo Hodges	29	31	---	---	---	60
S Trey Luong	---	---	21	34	2	57
TE Colin Cordell	28	28	---	---	---	56
RB Robert Bailey	26	28	---	---	---	54
DE Tony Pigott	---	---	21	31	2	54
OLB Alvin Chandler	---	---	12	21	17	50
DE Arnold Rhodes	---	---	15	28	2	45
OLB Mario Garrett	---	---	20	24	1	45
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	---	---	21	21	1	43
DT Carson Benton	---	---	18	24	---	42
TE Rusty Dymkoski	9	13	---	---	19	41
WR Caden Stark	23	16	---	---	1	40
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	17	21	1	39
OLB Alfred Dunn	---	---	10	22	3	35
CB Arnold Ameche	---	---	6	15	12	33
ILB Kristopher Robertson	---	---	13	19	1	33
WR Matthew Reese	8	6	---	---	13	27
DE Tyler Schweitzer	---	---	3	13	8	24
FB Christopher Newman	7	4	---	---	13	24
CB Eduardo Conley	---	---	7	12	1	20
CB Ty Dillon	---	---	0	11	9	20
DE Ralph Young	---	---	6	6	6	18
RB Freddie Brooks	3	0	---	---	13	16
S Cary Lovett	---	---	1	3	11	15
ILB T.J. Burke	---	---	0	1	8	9
DT Percy Morton	---	---	0	0	9	9
G Hector Goodwin	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Douglas Daly	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Jake Kennedy	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Junior Bryant	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Shaun Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Marcus Geisen	1	2	---	---	4	7
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Rob Flynn	4	1	---	---	---	5
S Sawyer Buckner	---	---	2	0	---	2
RB Marcus Wible	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Edward Schaafsma	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-11	-2.2
Middle	12	23	1.9
Right	4	34	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	62	6.9
Middle	19	92	4.8
Right	5	19	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Booker	34	19	5	0	1	2	7	2	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Kaplan	30	22	0	0	1	4	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	119	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	63	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	114	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Conner Vermeil	11	5	1	77	2	30
WR Lukas Vallet	9	6	0	61	1	34
WR Kaleb Smoot	3	3	0	68	2	26
RB Terrance Hardison	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Johnny Garrett	2	1	0	7	0	22
RB Weston Brooks	2	2	0	17	0	14
WR Drake Soprano	2	1	0	7	0	5
RB Leonard Tobar	2	1	0	1	0	9
TE Grant Carlson	1	0	0	0	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Colin Cordell	7	6	1	42	28
WR Renaldo Hodges	6	5	0	29	31
WR Caden Stark	5	4	0	45	16
WR Howie Castillo	4	2	0	16	31
RB Robert Bailey	3	2	0	14	28
TE Rusty Dymkoski	3	2	0	21	13
WR Matthew Reese	1	1	0	14	6
WR Marcus Geisen	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Weston Brooks	1	0	0.00	2.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Bailey	4	14	3.50	4.70
QB John Kaplan	1	-1	-1.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Booker	3	1	15	5.00	7.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Kaplan	3	3	26	8.67	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Conner Vermeil	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Lukas Vallet	1	0	0	0.00	6.78
RB Weston Brooks	1	1	15	15.00	8.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caden Stark	1	1	17	17.00	9.00
TE Rusty Dymkoski	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
TE Colin Cordell	1	1	3	3.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Weston Brooks	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB John Kaplan	2	0
RB Robert Bailey	1	0
RB Freddie Brooks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Booker	9	2	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Kaplan	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Conner Vermeil	5	1	1
WR Lukas Vallet	2	1	1
RB Terrance Hardison	1	0	0
TE Grant Carlson	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Colin Cordell	4	3	2
RB Robert Bailey	1	1	0
WR Howie Castillo	1	0	0
WR Renaldo Hodges	1	1	0
WR Matthew Reese	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,300 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (23,900)
End Zone 15,200 (17,300)
Mezzanine 9,100 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (15,300)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,300 (78,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (23,900)
End Zone	15,200 (17,300)
Mezzanine	9,100 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (15,300)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)