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The Dallas Cowboys pulled off one of the most shocking wins of Week 12 and they made NFL history in the process.
The Cowboys had TWO DIFFERENT PLAYERS return a kickoff for a touchdown during their 34-26 win over the Washington Commanders, becoming just the fourth team ever to have two different players take a kickoff to the house in the same game. They were also the the first team to pull off that feat since 1998, but that’s not the history-making part.
The Cowboys made history because they became the FIRST TEAM in league history to have two kickoff-return touchdowns in the FOURTH QUARTER of a game, and the impressive part for Dallas is that both returns happened in the final three minutes.
KaVontae Turpin started off the craziness when he return a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown with just 2:49 left to play. The ball actually bounced past Turpin, who had to go back to the 1-yard line to pick it up, but then he made up for that by sprinting 99 yards for the score.
Juanyeh Thomas also added a kickoff-return touchdown when he took an onside kick 43 yards for a score that iced the win for Dallas.
This was also just the second game in NFL history that featured two kick-return touchdowns AND two missed extra points. The only other time that happened came in 1942.
Commanders kicker Austin Seibert missed both of his extra point attempts, including a kick that would have tied the game at 27 with 21 seconds left to play. For a closer look at all the special teams craziness that went down in Washington, be sure to check out our full story here.
Let’s check out 11 more of the wildest stats from Week 12 (via CBS Sports research, unless noted):
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-11-25 15:17:00
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