Monday Night Football was offensive ineptitude, as both the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins struggled to move the ball consistently, and even more mightily to find a way to score points.
Neither team was able to muster a first down until Lucky Whitehead picked up 13 yards on an end-around almost eight full minutes into the first quarter. It wasn’t until 6:31 left in the 2nd quarter that Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey graced the audience with the first points of the game on a 38-yard field goal.
At the two-minute warning the game was tied 9-9, with the kickers trading blows.