Cowboys Vs. Redskins: Drive-Killing Penalties Piling Up For Dallas

Dallas Coach Wade Phillips (and perhaps worse for him, owner Jerry Jones) will be hearing “Flag on the play” in his sleep tonight.

After starting a drive at its 18, Dallas started racking up more penalties:

- Illegal block in the back by Martellus Bennett negated a 12-yard Miles Austin gain.

- Holding on Alex Barron negated a third-down pass to Jason Witten that would have gone for a first down.

- And then a false start penalty stalled the next play before it started.

It left Dallas with a third-and-26 from their own 29; this during a drive that featured them twice getting over the 50. After a short pass to Witten, Dallas punted.

With about 10 minutes remaining in the game, down 10-7, Dallas had collected 10 penalties for 76 yards. And things like that really make a difference in a close game such as this one.