LANDOVER, Md. – It was often ugly, devoid of style points or many scoreboard points until the final 1½ minutes. Perhaps fittingly, a fumbled punt return by Washington’s DeSean Jackson deep in his own territory led to Dallas’ only touchdown.
The Cowboys will gladly accept the victory, because it means they are somehow still in the thick of the playoff chase in the woeful NFC East.
With a wild finish capping an otherwise dull NFL game filled with turnovers, punts and penalties, the Cowboys edged Washington 19-16 on Dan Bailey’s 54-yard field goal with nine seconds left Monday night.