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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 27, Redskins 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Rex Grossman Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 27 Tim Hightower Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 49 Roy Helu Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 19 Santana Moss Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 45 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 82 Anthony Armstrong Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 7 Fred Davis Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
TE 35 Chris Cooley Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 19 Graham Gano FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
 QB 10 Tony Romo Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 28 Felix Jones Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 50 DeMarco Murray Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 34 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
 WR 35 Dez Bryant Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 55 Jesse Holley Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 1 Jason Witten Rec: 9-90, 1 TD
K 11 Dan Bailey FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Redskins QB Rex Grossman passed for 322 yards & 4 TDs in last game vs. Dal. Is 2-0 on MNF & had 114.4 rating in last MNF start (12/11/06 with Chi.). Ranks 3rd in NFC with 116.1 rating in 4th quarter... RB Tim Hightower rushed 20 times for 96 yards last week. When he has 14+ att. (incl. playoffs), his teams are 8-1 (2-0 with Was.). Rookie RB Roy Helu had career-high 74 yards & avg. 7.4 yards per carry last week... TE Fred Davis ranks 2nd in NFL among TEs with 191 rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 86 yards & TD last week. WR Santana Moss had 8 catches for 72 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Had TD catch last week. WR Anthony Armstrong had 5 catches for 100 yards in last meeting. TE Chris Cooley had career-high 3 TDs vs. Dal. (12/18/05). Since start of 2005, is 4th among TEs with 385 catches & 4,345 yards... LB Brian Orakpo had sack & FF in Week 2. Is 3rd among players who began career in 2009 with 20.5 sacks. Rookie LB Ryan Kerrigan had sack last week. LB London Fletcher had INT in Week 2.

Cowboys Lead NFC in total defense (283 yards per game) & rank 2nd in total offense (431)... QB Tony Romo has won 3 of past 4 starts vs. Was. Ranks 3rd in NFC with 687 pass yards. Aims for 3rd in row with 340+ yards, 2+ TDs & 100+ rating. In starts with 10+ att., when he has 100+ rating, team is 28-6 (.824). Has TD pass in club-record 20 consecutive games... RB Tashard Choice had rush TD in last meeting. Rookie RB DeMarco Murray had 6,718 total yards at Oklahoma & scored 65 TDs... TE Jason Witten aims for 3rd 100-yard game in row. Leads NFL TEs with 212 rec. yards. Since start of 2007, leads NFL TEs with 378 catches & 4,341 yards. Had 10 catches for 140 yards & TD in last meeting. WR-PR Dez Bryant had 2 rec. TDs in only MNF game (10/25/10 vs. NYG)... LB DeMarcus Ware has 10 sacks in past 5. Aims for 6th in row with sack. Since start of 2006, has 76 sacks, most in NFL. Has 9 sacks in past 10 vs. Was.


Results and Schedule
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 NYG H W 28-14 +14
2 2011-09-18 ARI H W 22-21 +1
3 2011-09-26 DAL A L 16-18 -2
4 2011-10-02 STL A    
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 PHI H    
7 2011-10-23 CAR A    
8 2011-10-30 BUF A    
9 2011-11-06 SF H    
10 2011-11-13 MIA A    
11 2011-11-20 DAL H    
12 2011-11-27 SEA A    
13 2011-12-04 NYJ H    
14 2011-12-11 NE H    
15 2011-12-18 NYG A    
16 2011-12-24 MIN H    
17 2012-01-01 PHI A    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 NYJ A L 24-27 -3
2 2011-09-18 SF A W 27-24 +3
3 2011-09-26 WAS H W 18-16 +2
4 2011-10-02 DET H    
5   Bye      
6 2011-10-16 NE A    
7 2011-10-23 STL H    
8 2011-10-30 PHI A    
9 2011-11-06 SEA H    
10 2011-11-13 BUF H    
11 2011-11-20 WAS A    
12 2011-11-24 MIA H    
13 2011-12-04 ARI A    
14 2011-12-11 NYG H    
15 2011-12-17 TB A    
16 2011-12-24 PHI H    
17 2012-01-01 NYG A    

Injury Report
Washington Redskins
Questionable  FS Dejon Gomes (Hamstring)
 SS LaRon Landry (Hamstring)
 FB Mike Sellers (Ankle)
Probable  TE Chris Cooley (Knee)
 ILB Keyaron Fox (Back)
 CB DeAngelo Hall (Toe)
 CB Josh Wilson (Back)
Suspended  CB Phillip Buchanon (NFL Policy, 2011 games 1-4)
IR  DE Jarvis Jenkins (Right Knee ACL)
PUP  FS Kareem Moore (Right Knee MCL)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  WR Miles Austin (Hamstring)
 OG Derrick Dockery (Knee)
 CB Orlando Scandrick (Ankle)
Questionable  WR Dez Bryant (Thigh)
 K David Buehler (Right Groin)
 RB Felix Jones (Shoulder)
Probable  OC Phil Costa (Knee)
 CB Mike Jenkins (Shoulder)
 OC Bill Nagy (Neck)
 CB Terence Newman (Groin)
 OLB Anthony Spencer (Shoulder)
Non-Football Related  ILB Bruce Carter (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 25.0 25.5 23.5 DAL
Rushing yards 123.0 54.5 107.0 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 4.03 2.27 4.12 WAS
Completion % 59.7% 62.0% 61.7% DAL
Passing yards 270.5 376.5 246.7 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.76 15.37 11.55 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.03 9.53 7.12 DAL
Interceptions 1.0 1.5 0.9 WAS
Fumbles lost 0.5 1.0 0.8 WAS
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.5 2.5 -
3rd down conversions 35.5% 38.5% 38.6% DAL
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 35:28 33:01 30:02 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 17.5 25.5 23.5 WAS
Rushing yards 84.0 59.5 107.0 DAL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.80 2.98 4.12 DAL
Completion % 56.5% 61.8% 61.7% WAS
Passing yards 235.5 223.5 246.7 DAL
Passing yards per completion 13.46 10.64 11.55 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 7.60 6.57 7.12 DAL
INT return 1.0 1.0 0.9 -
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.5 0.8 -
Sacks 3.5 5.0 2.5 DAL
3rd down conversions 21.1% 46.7% 38.6% WAS
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 24:27 28:25 30:02 WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   WAS   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.0 9.6 11.0 WAS
Yards per kick return 25.5 18.7 25.4 WAS
Yards allowed per punt return 14.3 8.3 11.0 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 20.8 24.2 25.4 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison
   WAS   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.0 7.5 6.4 WAS
Penalty yards 20.0 61.5 54.0 WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 3 2000-09-18 DAL WAS 27-21 DAL
2000 15 2000-12-10 WAS DAL 13-32 DAL
2001 5 2001-10-15 WAS DAL 7-9 DAL
2001 12 2001-12-02 DAL WAS 20-14 DAL
2002 13 2002-11-28 WAS DAL 20-27 DAL
2002 17 2002-12-29 DAL WAS 14-20 WAS
2003 9 2003-11-02 WAS DAL 14-21 DAL
2003 15 2003-12-14 DAL WAS 27-0 DAL
2004 3 2004-09-27 DAL WAS 21-18 DAL
2004 16 2004-12-26 WAS DAL 10-13 DAL
2005 2 2005-09-19 WAS DAL 14-13 WAS
2005 15 2005-12-18 DAL WAS 7-35 WAS
2006 2 2006-09-17 WAS DAL 10-27 DAL
2006 9 2006-11-05 DAL WAS 19-22 WAS
2007 11 2007-11-18 WAS DAL 23-28 DAL
2007 17 2007-12-30 DAL WAS 6-27 WAS
2008 4 2008-09-28 WAS DAL 26-24 WAS
2008 11 2008-11-16 DAL WAS 14-10 DAL
2009 11 2009-11-22 WAS DAL 6-7 DAL
2009 16 2009-12-27 DAL WAS 17-0 DAL
2010 1 2010-09-12 DAL WAS 7-13 WAS
2010 15 2010-12-19 WAS DAL 30-33 DAL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.