NFL Game Preview: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins - Week 17

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Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins - Week 17

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TB ATL	22 17
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PHI NYG	7 42
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NYJ BUF	9 28
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JAC TEN	20 38
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HOU IND	16 28
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CLE PIT	10 24
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CHI DET	26 24
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BAL CIN	17 23
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CAR NO	44 38
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ARI SF	13 27
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STL SEA	13 20
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OAK SD	21 24
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MIA NE	0 28
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KC DEN	3 38
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GB MIN	34 37
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DAL WAS	18 28
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Redskins 24, Cowboys 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Dallas Cowboys
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Tony Romo	Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9	DeMarco Murray	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 59	Felix Jones	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4	Dez Bryant	Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 33	Miles Austin	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 3	Jason Witten	Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 22	Dan Bailey	FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 22	Defense / ST

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Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Robert Griffin III	Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 13	Alfred Morris	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 67	Evan Royster	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 11	Pierre Garcon	Rec: 6-90, 1 TD
WR 64	Santana Moss	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 80	Leonard Hankerson	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 81	Josh Morgan	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 32	Logan Paulsen	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 24	Kai Forbath	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 16	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Winner clinches NFC East

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has franchise-record 4,685 pass yards & has only 4 4,000-yard seasons in team history. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with 3+ TD passes... When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 9-0. Has 992 rush yards (110.2 per game) in those 9... WR Dez Bryant had 9 catches for career-high 224 yards with 2 TDs last week. Has 46 catches for 808 yards (115.4 per game) & 10 TDs in past 7. Aims for 8th in row with TD. WR Miles Austin had 10 catches for 146 yards in last game at Was. TE Jason Witten has 103 catches, most by TE in season in NFL history. Has 95 catches (7.9 per game) since Oct. 1, 2nd most in NFL. Since 2007, has 547 catches, most by NFL TE... CB Brandon Carr has INT in 2 of past 3. LB DeMarcus Ware has 37 sacks in past 34. Has 103 sacks since 2006, most in NFL. LB Anthony Spencer has 6.5 sacks in past 6.

Redskins Rookie QB Robert Griffin III completed 19 of 27 (70.4 pct.) for 304 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT for 131.8 rating in last meeting. Is 2nd in NFL with 104.1 rating. Has 752 rush yards, most by rookie QB in NFL history. Is 1st QB ever with 4+ TD passes of 60+ yards & rush TD of 60+ yards in season... RB Alfred Morris leads NFL rookies with 1,413 rush yards. Has rushed for 544 yards (108.8 per game) & 5 TDs in past 5. Rushed for 113 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 75+ rush yards in 13 of 15 (6 100s)... WR Aldrick Robinson had 68-yard TD in last meeting. WR Pierre Garcon had 59-yard TD in last game vs. Dal. WR Santana Moss has 6 TDs in past 9. Has 3 TDs in past 3 vs. Dal... LB London Fletcher has INT in 4 of past 5. CB DeAngelo Hall had INT in last meeting vs. Cowboys. Since entering NFL in 2011, LB Ryan Kerrigan is only NFL player w/ 10+ sacks (16) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. w/ sack.

Results and Schedule

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		Bye
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	W 38-33	+5
14	2012-12-09	CIN	A	W 20-19	+1
15	2012-12-16	PIT	H	W 27-24	+3
16	2012-12-23	NO	H	L 31-34	-3
17	2012-12-30	WAS	A	L 18-28	-10

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		Bye
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	W 17-16	+1
14	2012-12-09	BAL	H	W 31-28	+3
15	2012-12-16	CLE	A	W 38-21	+17
16	2012-12-23	PHI	A	W 27-20	+7
17	2012-12-30	DAL	H	W 28-18	+10

Injury Report

Dallas Cowboys
Out	NT Josh Brent (other-excused) NT Jay Ratliff (groin)
Questionable	ILB Ernie Sims (concussion)
Probable	WR Dez Bryant (fingers) OLB Victor Butler (groin) DE Jason Hatcher (thigh) RB Felix Jones (knee) RB DeMarco Murray (foot) OLB DeMarcus Ware (shoulder)
IR	ILB Bruce Carter (elbow, 11/26) DE Kenyon Coleman (triceps, 11/14) FS Matt Johnson (hamstring, 11/17) ILB Sean Lee (toe, 10/24) ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16) CB Orlando Scandrick (hand, 12/8)

Washington Redskins
Questionable	FS Dejon Gomes (knee)
Probable	ILB Lorenzo Alexander (shoulder) DE Stephen Bowen (biceps) ILB London Fletcher (ankle) WR Pierre Garcon (foot) QB Robert Griffin III (knee) OLB Ryan Kerrigan (ankle) WR Josh Morgan (hand) CB Josh Wilson (shoulder)
IR	FS Jordan Bernstine (knee, 9/10) DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps, 9/18) TE Fred Davis (achilles-tendon, 10/22) RB Roy Helu (foot, 9/26) SS Brandon Meriweather (knee, 11/19) NT Chris Neild (knee, 8/31) OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral, 9/18) ILB Keenan Robinson (pectoral, 11/26)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DAL Offense	WAS Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	28.0	31.8	22.3	WAS
Rushing yards	59.8	152.8	117.9	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	3.28	4.87	4.30	WAS
Completion %	65.5%	69.3%	59.3%	WAS
Passing yards	321.3	230.0	225.0	DAL
Passing yards per completion	11.13	13.12	10.90	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	7.29	9.09	6.47	WAS
Interceptions	0.3	0.5	1.0	DAL
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.3	0.7	WAS
Sacks allowed	2.3	2.0	2.4	WAS
3rd down conversions	44.7%	46.3%	37.4%	WAS
4th down conversions	100.0%	33.3%	41.9%	DAL
Time of possession	31:27	30:57	30:27	DAL

Defense Stats Comparison

	DAL Defense	WAS Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.8	21.3	22.3	WAS
Rushing yards	130.8	86.3	117.9	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	4.73	4.26	4.30	WAS
Completion %	64.1%	60.0%	59.3%	WAS
Passing yards	261.5	251.0	225.0	WAS
Passing yards per completion	11.76	10.88	10.90	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	7.54	6.53	6.47	WAS
INT return	0.5	1.5	1.0	WAS
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.8	0.7	WAS
Sacks	2.8	2.5	2.4	DAL
3rd down conversions	48.1%	43.3%	37.4%	WAS
4th down conversions	0.0%	50.0%	41.9%	DAL
Time of possession	29:59	29:54	30:27	WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DAL	WAS	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.4	14.6	10.0	WAS
Yards per kick return	18.4	23.4	22.8	WAS
Yards allowed per punt return	18.0	7.6	10.0	WAS
Yards allowed per kick return	18.8	23.2	22.8	DAL

Misc Stats Comparison

	DAL	WAS	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.0	5.8	6.3	WAS
Penalty yards	53.8	53.0	52.9	WAS

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins
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
2012	12	2012-11-22	WAS	DAL	38-31	WAS

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.