Lamb has a 74-yard TD catch and Bland gets a pick-6 as Cowboys beat Commanders 44-22
ARLINGTON Texas AP Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns including a -yarder to CeeDee Lamb DaRon Bland returned an interception yards for a result after Jayden Daniels left with a hamstring injury and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders - on Sunday Lamb had yards on five catches after a high ankle sprain kept him out of the previous three games when George Pickens sparkled without his new sidekick then had just as much of an impact with them sharing the spotlight again Pickens -yard catch keyed a -second touchdown drive for a - lead in the final minute of the first half after Daniels had scored on a -yard run with seconds to go before the break Javonte Williams ran for yards a touchdown for Dallas - - On the first possession of the second half for Washington - Daniels who has already missed two games with a knee injury this season injured his right hamstring while losing a fumble on Shemar James sack The AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year grabbed behind his leg after getting dragged down by James as the ball came out Marcus Mariota replaced Daniels and his first possession ended when he scrambled left and threw deep the other way to Jeremy McNichols Bland was waiting for the throw and went untouched on the pick- Bland set an NFL record two years ago with five interception returns for touchdowns Prescott finished of for yards with two TD passes to Jake Ferguson who became the first tight end in NFL history with at least catches and six receiving touchdowns in the first seven games of a season All of Ferguson s scores have come on a four-game streak that is second among Dallas tight ends to Jason Witten The franchise leader in catches and yards receiving had a five-game TD streak in Daniels was missing his top three receivers in Terry McLaurin quadriceps Deebo Samuel heel and Noah Brown knee groin a former Dallas athlete Daniels had yards and a touchdown to go with his TD run before the injury Mariota led a drive to Chris Rodriguez Jr s short scoring run but his fourth down pass to Luke McCaffrey was overthrown early in the fourth quarter ending any fading hopes for a comeback Pickens acquired in an offseason contract with Pittsburgh had four catches for yards but his touchdown streak ended at five games He already has a career-high six TD catches Injuries Commanders DE Dorance Armstrong the squad s sacks leader witih injured a knee on the opening series of the contest and didn t return RG Sam Cosmi made his season debut He tore a knee ligament in the playoffs last season Cowboys DT Kenny Clark the member acquired in the transaction that sent star pass rusher Micah Parsons to Green Bay a week before the season started injured an elbow in the third quarter Up next Commanders At Kansas City next Monday night Cowboys At Denver next Sunday AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source
