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Cowlishaw: ‘Really dumb’ decision at end of half dooms Cowboys

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LANDOVER, Md. – Sometimes 60 minutes of football comes down to one terrible decision by the offensive coordinator. Sometimes one chorus of “Hail to the Redskins” after a touchdown is all that it takes.

The Cowboys gave the Washington Redskins seven points on the last play of the first half, and in a game in which both offenses were supremely challenged, that was the difference.

Dallas was a 13-7 loser at FedEx Field on a night when, well, you can’t say the Cowboys deserved to win, but they certainly weren’t destined to lose.

Not until one ridiculous call, anyway.

In a situation where the only reasonable thing for the Cowboys to do was to have Tony Romo take a knee, Garrett called a pass play. This was 64 yards from the Redskins’ goal line and with four seconds to go in the first half.

And instead of heaving a deep ball, Romo threw short to Tashard Choice. Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall stripped Choice of the ball, recovered the fumble and ran 37 yards for Washington’s only touchdown of the night.

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