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"What I mean by that is that if you have to grit your teeth to concentrate through difficult situations, you must. Certainly, we were fortunate to beat a great football team, and part of it was that concentration level, and he just kept it up that whole game."
As Washington asserted itself in the first half on offense, Campbell completed 14 of 20 passes for 188 yards. He threw touchdown passes of three yards and two yards, respectively, to wide receivers James Thrash and Antwaan Randle El. Overall, Campbell completed 20 of 31 passes for 231 yards.
"He's just using his tools, using everybody that he's got around him," Moss said of Campbell. "I talk to him on the regular to let him know it's not all about him, it's not all on him, it's about us all working together. And he's making it work. He's using everybody that he has."
Since struggling in Washington's 16-7 season-opening loss to the New York Giants, Campbell has displayed a much better grasp of Zorn's version of the West Coast offense that features many three- and four-receiver sets. Campbell outperformed his higher-profile counterpart, Romo, who completed 28 of 47 passes for 300 yards with three touchdowns.
Campbell has not committed a turnover this season. Against Dallas, he excelled at reading the defense, picking up the blitz, locating second and third receivers in patterns and stepping up in the pocket, Redskins players said.
"He's just playing so well, he really is," center Casey Rabach said. "He's the player that we drafted to be the player we all knew he could be. He's just playing his [butt] off now, and we're all so happy for him."
Campbell has not thrown an interception in his last 146 pass attempts in the regular season, tying Brad Johnson for the second-longest stretch in team history. Joe Theismann is atop the franchise list with 161 straight passes without an interception.
"Really, it's not about the statistics and stuff like that," Campbell said. "It's just about playing hard for my team. That's what matters."
The Redskins solved some pass protection problems in the opening quarter (Campbell was sacked twice on consecutive possessions on third down and not again in the game) and overwhelmed the Cowboys for the remainder of the half behind Campbell.
After Dallas took a 7-0 lead, Campbell started his roll on a 10-play, 79-yard drive that ended on his three-yard touchdown pass to Thrash, the No. 3 wideout. Campbell's statistics on the drive: six completions in seven attempts for 60 yards and the scoring pass. He also had three completions of at least 13 yards.
"We fought back when it was certainly too late," Dallas Coach Wade Phillips said. "We had opportunities early in the game and we just couldn't take advantage of them.
"I thought they outplayed us. I thought they outplayed our offense. They outplayed our special teams and our coaches. Take your pick."
