Final Score Prediction
Cowboys 26, Redskins 24
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Washington Redskins |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 5 |
Robert Griffin III |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 50, 1 |
| RB 9 |
Alfred Morris |
Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 69 |
Evan Royster |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 48 |
Santana Moss |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 63 |
Pierre Garcon |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 66 |
Leonard Hankerson |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| TE 23 |
Logan Paulsen |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 27 |
Kai Forbath |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 20 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Redskins Play 1st Thanksgiving game since 2002... QB Robert Griffin III had career-high 4 pass TDs last week. Completed 14 of 15 (93.3 pct.), highest comp. pct. by QB with 4+ pass TDs since HOFer STEVE YOUNG (1994). Griffin is 1st QB in NFL history with 3+ TD passes of 60+ yards & rush TD of 60+ yards in season... RB Alfred Morris is 2nd among rookies with 869 rush yards. Griffin (613) & Morris are 1st rookie QB-RB duo to each rush for 500+ yards. Morris has 75+ rush yards in 8 of 1st 10 NFL games... WR Santana Moss had 61-yard TD last week. Has 4 TDs in past 4. WR Aldrick Robinson had career-long 49-yard TD catch last week... In last game vs. Dal., LB London Fletcher had 16 tackles, sack & FF. CB DeAngelo Hall had 11 tackles in last meeting. Since 2011, LB Ryan Kerrigan is only NFL player with 10+ sacks (13) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Had sack in last game vs. Dal.
 Cowboys Are 28-15-1 on Thanksgiving, including 5-1 in past 6... QB Tony Romo is 6-0 as starter on Thurs. (5-0 on Thanksgiving), completing 124 of 184 (67.4 pct.) for 1,676 yards with 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 117.5 rating. Is 21-3 (.875) in career during Nov. with 110.5 rating. Is 5-1 in past 6 vs. Was... RB Felix Jones aims for 3rd in row with TD. When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 7-0. Has 856 rush yards (122.3 per game) in those 7 games... TE Jason Witten has 65 catches (9.3 per game) in past 7. Since 2007, has 517 catches, most by NFL TE. WR Dez Bryant had career-high 145 yards (12 catches, TD) last week. WR Miles Austin aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with TD. Bryant (735), Austin (727) & Witten (636) can be 1st Cowboys trio with 1,000+ rec. yards in season... LB DeMarcus Ware has 5 sacks in past 4 vs. Was. Has 35.5 sacks in past 29. Since 2006, has 101.5 sacks, most in NFL. Has 10 sacks for 7th consecutive season, tying HOFers LAWRENCE TAYLOR & BRUCE SMITH for 3rd-longest streak. Has 5 sacks in past 4 on Thanksgiving.
Results and Schedule
| Washington Redskins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-09 |
NO |
A |
W 40-32 |
+8 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
STL |
A |
L 28-31 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
CIN |
H |
L 31-38 |
-7 |
| 4 |
2012-09-30 |
TB |
A |
W 24-22 |
+2 |
| 5 |
2012-10-07 |
ATL |
H |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
MIN |
H |
W 38-26 |
+12 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
NYG |
A |
L 23-27 |
-4 |
| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
PIT |
A |
L 12-27 |
-15 |
| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
CAR |
H |
L 13-21 |
-8 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
PHI |
H |
W 31-6 |
+25 |
| 12 |
2012-11-22 |
DAL |
A |
W 38-31 |
+7 |
| 13 |
2012-12-03 |
NYG |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
BAL |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
CLE |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
PHI |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
DAL |
H |
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2012-09-05 |
NYG |
A |
W 24-17 |
+7 |
| 2 |
2012-09-16 |
SEA |
A |
L 7-27 |
-20 |
| 3 |
2012-09-23 |
TB |
H |
W 16-10 |
+6 |
| 4 |
2012-10-01 |
CHI |
H |
L 18-34 |
-16 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2012-10-14 |
BAL |
A |
L 29-31 |
-2 |
| 7 |
2012-10-21 |
CAR |
A |
W 19-14 |
+5 |
| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
NYG |
H |
L 24-29 |
-5 |
| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
ATL |
A |
L 13-19 |
-6 |
| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
PHI |
A |
W 38-23 |
+15 |
| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
CLE |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 12 |
2012-11-22 |
WAS |
H |
L 31-38 |
-7 |
| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
PHI |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CIN |
A |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
PIT |
H |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
NO |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
WAS |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
WAS
Offense |
DAL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
22.3 |
23.8 |
23.0 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
167.7 |
78.5 |
115.0 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.33 |
3.64 |
4.26 |
WAS |
| Completion % |
64.7% |
67.5% |
61.7% |
DAL |
| Passing yards |
185.3 |
262.5 |
232.6 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.63 |
10.11 |
10.78 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.88 |
6.82 |
6.65 |
WAS |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
WAS |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
WAS |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.5% |
41.3% |
37.9% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
69.2% |
80.0% |
50.6% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
29:58 |
32:51 |
30:02 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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WAS
Defense |
DAL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.7 |
22.8 |
23.0 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
101.0 |
106.3 |
115.0 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.30 |
4.14 |
4.26 |
DAL |
| Completion % |
61.3% |
61.9% |
61.7% |
WAS |
| Passing yards |
247.7 |
229.0 |
232.6 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.50 |
11.49 |
10.78 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.44 |
7.11 |
6.65 |
WAS |
| INT return |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
WAS |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
DAL |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
WAS |
| 3rd down conversions |
45.7% |
33.8% |
37.9% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
25.0% |
50.6% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
30:02 |
29:23 |
30:02 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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WAS |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
7.6 |
14.0 |
9.1 |
DAL |
| Yards per kick return |
21.1 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.6 |
5.6 |
9.1 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.1 |
23.1 |
23.2 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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WAS |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
9.0 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
DAL |
| Penalty yards |
67.0 |
62.5 |
53.1 |
DAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2012 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.
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 |
| 2011 |
3 |
2011-09-26 |
WAS |
DAL |
16-18 |
DAL |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
DAL |
WAS |
27-24 |
DAL |
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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.
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