Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fane unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches, and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m./7:30 a.m. daily)

The ball was snapped, and Griffin III faked a handoff to Morris, which brought the middle linebackers out of coverage and near the line of scrimmage.

Wide receiver Aldrick Robinson — who had earlier busted wide open for a 68-yard touchdown catch — and tight end Logan Paulsen, who were on opposite sides of the field to begin the play, perfectly executed their mesh patterns, which involves them crossing each other about five yards away near the middle of the field.

Safety Gerald Sensabaugh decided to cover Paulsen, leaving Paul uncovered. He caught Griffin III’s pass around the seven-yard line before losing his balance and falling at the three-yard line. He was able to stay in bounds, get up, and backpedal into the end zone from there.

“When I looked around, yeah I was surprised,” Paul recalled. “I was like, ‘Nobody’s back here.’ And then I fell to the ground and had to roll a little bit and then back pedaled and still, nobody was there.”

Paul — who converted this season to tight end after being drafted out of Nebraska as a wide receiver last season — said he was ecstatic to get his first touchdown in a win against the rival Cowboys on a Thanksgiving Day, nationally-televised game.

“It’s an awesome feeling,” Paul said with a grin. “We’re in Dallas — our enemies, our rivals. To score a touchdown in this game feels so good.”