A wild finish to the Cowboys-Commanders sport turned very critical within the closing seconds.
Washington working again Austin Ekeler suffered a concussion and was taken to a neighborhood hospital after he was hit exhausting by the Cowboys’ Nick Vigil and Damone Clark whereas returning a kickoff with 9 seconds left in Dallas’ 34-26 win at Northwest Stadium on Sunday.
Commanders medical personnel rushed onto the sector after the play to take care of Ekeler, who seemed to be out chilly after the hit and was down on the sector for some time.
The Fox broadcast known as it a scary state of affairs as they stepped away for a business, not displaying Ekeler.
Cowboys and Commanders gamers all stood round on the sector because the veteran was being attended to.
The Commanders mentioned Ekeler was taken to the hospital out of an abundance of warning.
On the play, Ekeler had a full head of steam working straight forward. Clark got here in on Ekeler’s left and laid a heavy hit excessive that you can hear on the printed.
Vigil introduced him down by the legs.
No penalty was known as on the play.
Ekeler, who finally acquired to his ft and walked off the sector as soon as the printed returned, was in that place as a result of the Commanders botched the snap and maintain on an additional level that may have tied the rating at 27-all, however Austin Seibert despatched it huge left with 21 seconds left.
The Cowboys’ Juanyeh Thomas returned an onside kick 43 yards for a landing to place Dallas up previous to the kickoff the place Ekeler was injured.
