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By the Numbers: Washington Football Team’s win vs. Dallas Cowboys

By Hirdesh Matta

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 26: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Football Team rushes for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of a game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 26, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 26: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Football Team rushes for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of a game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 26, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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Aug 20, 2020; Ashburn, Virginia, USA; (L-R) Washington Football Team offensive coordinator Scott Turner and head coach Ron Rivera look on during drills on day twenty-three of training camp at Inova Sports Performance Center in Ashburn, Virginia. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 20, 2020; Ashburn, Virginia, USA; (L-R) Washington Football Team offensive coordinator Scott Turner and head coach Ron Rivera look on during drills on day twenty-three of training camp at Inova Sports Performance Center in Ashburn, Virginia. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

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It was a welcome site to see Scott Turner’s creativity with play-calling. The success of Washington’s trick plays was a total juxtaposition to Dallas’s execution of their trick plays.

As Turner gets more time in the offense and familiarity with the players, I think we will start seeing a diversity of calls, which should excite fans for the future.

First, there was the play where Alex Smith tossed it back to Logan Thomas, who threw a 28-yard completion to McLaurin, reminiscent of his V-Tech quarterbacking days. The fact that Turner called this play early in the game shows the coaching staff’s confidence in the team to execute.

Then, there was the Annexation of Puerto Rico play that Coach Rivera said was inspired by the movie “Little Giants”.

It was also nice to see Dwayne Haskins looking involved on the sidelines and helping Alex Smith up after he scrambled for three yards on a 2nd and 9, late in the fourth quarter. To me, that play epitomized Haskins’s growth as a player and teammate and showed the respect he has for Smith.

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Overall, Washington could not have asked for a better way to cap off Thanksgiving. After humiliating a division-rival on national television and taking the division lead, there’s not much else to say except, “That’s how you play football.”

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