IRVING, Texas – A 54-yard field goal by Dan Bailey – the 10th game winner of his career – was enough to outlast the Redskins in the final seconds Monday night.
But quarterback Matt Cassel and the Cowboys know they simply can’t expect to win most games going 58 minutes, 41 seconds of a 60-minute game without a touchdown, as they did against Washington until Darren McFadden scored on the second-to-last drive.
“That’s one of the things that we talked about today is we’ve got to continue to work hard about converting these field goals into touchdowns,” Cassel said, “and being better in the red zone, being better at situational football, especially on third down.