Tony Romo and his side prove too good for a flat Robert Griffin III.
The Cowboys get out-gained by over 200 yards, but still come away with the win over the Redskins. HIGHLIGHTS – http://t.co/XrDM5rXSXq
— NFL (@nfl) October 14, 2013
It was Dwayne Harris to the rescue for the Dallas Cowboys and their fans in week six with the wide receiver pulling off two stunning individual plays to help his side to a 31-16 victory.
Harris return a punt for 86 yards before setting up another thanks to an amazing 90-yard return to hand Robert Griffin III his first loss in his home state.
Tony Romo did not need to be the hero for the Cowboys as he threw for just 170 yards on 18-30 passing for one touchdown and just one interception.
“Dwayne did a great job and almost allowed us to kind of just sit over there as an offensive unit and rack up all his yards as if we did it without doing much work,” said Romo, who made Harris’ long kickoff return pay off with his only touchdown pass of the night a week after throwing five.
86 yards? No Problem. Dwayne Harris takes it to the house! #WASvsDAL WATCH – http://t.co/p4DH9I5A2C
— NFL (@nfl) October 14, 2013
Despite the loss, Griffin III started to look like his rookie season version of himself again as he said he felt energized by his side’s bye last weekend.
The Heisman Trophy winner had 246 yards passing and another 77 rushing as the Redskins outgained Dallas 433 to 213.
However, the win for the Cowboys was soured by the loss of running back DeMarco Murray and defensive end DeMarcus Ware to injury.
Murray suffered a left MCL sprain, and Ware strained his right quadriceps, coach Jason Garrett announced after the game.
Both players are scheduled to undergo MRIs on Monday.
“We’ll have to see on both of them. I did talk to DeMarcus and he seemed optimistic he could be out there,” owner Jerry Jones said after the game. “We thought DeMarco would be back out there but decided against it.”
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