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Prescott throws 4 TDs as Cowboys beat Commanders, who again lose Jayden Daniels to dislocated elbow

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Dixon, S. (2026, September 21). Prescott throws 4 TDs as Cowboys beat Commanders, who again lose Jayden Daniels to dislocated elbow. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/dak-prescott-throws-4-td-passes-as-cowboys-beat-commanders-who-lose-jayden-daniels-to-elbow-injury/article_4f40bab5-93f3-5dba-b455-bb665c03618b.html

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Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes to help the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Washington Commanders 37-20 on Sunday. Prescott’s fourth TD pass set a new franchise record with his 249th career touchdown, surpassing Tony Romo’s previous mark. The game was marred by an injury to Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels who dislocated his left elbow, similar to last season's injury. Daniels had shown promise before getting hurt, contributing both through passing and rushing for a total of 165 yards.

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The Washington Commanders beat the defending Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, 33-31 in a thrilling game that snapped Seattle's 12-game winning streak. In the first half of their Week 2 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered an elbow injury and was replaced by backup Marcus Mariota. Despite the injury, Washington won at home thanks to three crucial turnovers, including a pick-six with 3:57 left in the game. This victory gave the Commanders hope after avoiding an 0-3 start and improved their record to 1-2 for the season. The Seahawks, led by quarterback Sam Darnold, who returned from injury but threw two interceptions, dropped to 2-1 despite a strong performance with 379 passing yards and four touchdowns. Coach Dan Quinn noted that takeaways are key for his team's improvement moving forward. Seattle now prepares for their upcoming game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes to break Tony Romo’s career franchise record, and the Dallas Cowboys beat Washington 37-20 on Sunday after the Commanders’ Jayden Daniels went down with another gruesome-looking injury to the left elbow he dislocated last season.

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2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

Prescott throws 4 TDs as Cowboys beat Commanders, who again lose Jayden Daniels to dislocated elbow · assertive framing

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he → throw → elbow

Prescott’s record-breaking 249th TD pass was his second TD of the game to CeeDee Lamb, who had 153 yards receiving. asserted

who → break → yards

Tight end Jake Ferguson had the other two scoring catches. asserted

Ferguson → have → catches

The Cowboys (1-1) led 17-10 with the Commanders on the Dallas 1-yard line with 3 seconds remaining in the first half. asserted

seconds → lead → half

Left guard Chris Paul stepped on Daniels’ foot as he backed away from center, and Daniels’ left elbow appeared to bend the wrong way as he braced himself and threw a wild pass that was incomplete as time expired. asserted

time → step → pass

Daniels stayed down momentarily, then started to walk to the sideline before going to the turf again. asserted

Daniels → stay → turf

Upon seeing a video replay of the injury, Fox NFL analyst Tom Brady uttered a profanity. asserted

Brady → see → profanity

Daniels’ head was covered in a towel as he left the field on a cart several minutes after all the Dallas players and most of the Washington players had gone to their locker rooms. asserted

players → cover → rooms

Daniels missed all but one game in the second half of last season after dislocating his non-throwing elbow in a blowout loss to Seattle last November. asserted

Daniels → miss → Seattle

Marcus Mariota replaced Daniels, and he connected with Stefon Diggs for his second TD catch of the game to get Washington (0-2) within 30-20 with 9 minutes remaining. asserted

minutes → replace → 30

Prescott led an 11-play drive the other way that ended with Lamb’s 24-yard touchdown. asserted

that → lead → touchdown

The 33-year-old in his 11th season went 26 of 32 for 279 yards without an interception and extended his home winning streak against NFC East rivals to 20 games. asserted

old → go → games

Before the injury, Daniels kept the Commanders close with his mobility. asserted

Daniels → keep → mobility

He had an 18-yard scramble on a drive that ended in a field goal and then a 20-yarder before his 4-yard touchdown pass to Diggs. asserted

that → have → Diggs

The Commanders were out of timeouts when they had a first down at the Dallas 1 trailing 17-10 with 12 seconds left in the first half. asserted

they → have → half

Daniels threw two incompletions, leaving 3 seconds for the play on which he was injured. asserted

he → throw → which

Daniels had 69 yards on seven carries while going 11 of 17 for 96 yards passing. asserted

Daniels → have → yards

S P.J. Locke was helped off the field after injuring a foot away from contact on Dallas’ first defensive series and didn’t return. asserted

Locke → help → series

CB Cobie Durant injured a hamstring in the first half and didn’t return. asserted

Durant → injure → half

Up next Commanders: Defending Super Bowl champion Seattle visits next Sunday. Cowboys: Plays Baltimore in Rio de Janeiro next Sunday. asserted

Seattle → defend → Janeiro