It seemed like the Washington Commanders had a shot to hang with the Dallas Cowboys, despite being severely limited on offense. And then things turned on a dime.

There are a few moments to point to as a possible starting point for the downslide. Perhaps it was the Cowboys scoring in 35 seconds before the end of the first half, thanks in part to a 44-yard catch by George Picken and a 33-yard run by Javonte Williams. It's also possible that it started on the Commanders' opening drive of the third quarter, when Jayden Daniels was injured on a sack-fumble that was picked up by the Cowboys.

Regardless of when things started to turn ugly for the Commanders, the reality is that Washington quickly went from being competitive to finding themselves in a 26-point hole and an eventual 44-22 loss. In

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