November 22, 2012: Robert Griffin III throws four touchdowns, and Washington beats Dallas 38-31

On November 22, 2012, Robert Griffin III walked into Cowboys Stadium for his first pro game in Texas and left with a 38-31 win. He finished 19 of 27 for 304 yards and four touchdown passes.

Dallas led 3-0 after a Dan Bailey field goal. Then Griffin hit Aldrick Robinson for 68 yards, Alfred Morris scored from a yard out, Griffin found Pierre Garçon for 59 yards, and Santana Moss caught a 6-yard score 10 seconds before halftime. Washington led 28-3.

Tony Romo threw for a career-high 441 yards. His 85-yard strike to Dez Bryant cut the deficit to 28-13, and later scores to Felix Jones and Bryant made it 35-28 with 8:18 left.

Griffin answered Bryant’s long touchdown with a 29-yard throw to Niles Paul, his fourth of the day, for a 35-13 lead. After Dallas closed to 35-28, Kai Forbath made a 48-yard field goal with 3:03 remaining.

Romo drove again and Bailey hit from 51 yards with 23 seconds left. The onside kick failed, and Washington escaped 38-31. Griffin called hearing R-G-3 chants in Cowboys Stadium something he would always remember.

The win moved Washington to 5-6, tied with Dallas. Washington then won its next five, finished 10-6, took the NFC East, and lost a wild-card game at home to Seattle. Griffin became the first Washington quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in consecutive games.