Prediction: Cowboys 24, Redskins 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Tony Romo  |
Pass: 195, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| QB 34 |
Brandon Weeden |
Pass: 95, 0 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 18 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 37 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| RB 48 |
Lance Dunbar |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| WR 7 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 7-85, 1 TD |
| WR 45 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 64 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| K 19 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Cowboys Won NFC East... QB Tony Romo has won 7 of past 11 starts vs. Was. Leads NFL with 114.4 rating. In past 3, has 143.5 rating with 10 TDs & 0 INTs. Has 32,971 pass yards & passed TROY AIKMAN (32,942) for most in team history... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 1,745 rush yards & needs 29 to pass EMMITT SMITH (1,773 in 1995) for most in season by Cowboy. Has 11 100-yard rush games, tied with Smith for most in season in team history. In Week 8, rushed for 141 yards & had 221 scrimmage yards... WR Dez Bryant has 5 rec. TDs in past 6 meetings. Leads NFL with 14 rec. TDs. Since 2012, leads NFL with 39 rec. TDs. Needs 6 catches to be 1st Cowboy with 90+ catches, 1,000+ yards (1,221) & 10+ TDs (14) in 3 years in row... TE Jason Witten has 14 catches in past 2 & has 60 catches, his 11th consecutive season with 60+... In past 8 meetings, CB Orlando Scandrick has 2 INTs, 2 FFs & 2 sacks. DT Henry Melton had 2 sacks in last meeting. DE Jeremy Mincey had sack & FF in last meeting. S J.J. Wilcox had INT in Week 8. Aims for 3rd in row with INT. S Barry Church leads team with 85 tackles.
 Redskins QB Robert Griffin III has won 2 of 3 starts vs. Dal... RB Alfred Morris has 7 rush TDs in 5 meetings & aims for 6th in row with TD. Has 555 rush yards (111 per game) in those 5. Has 1,031 yards, his 3rd consecutive 1,000-yard rush season to start career. Since entering NFL in 2012, is 2nd in league with 3,919 rush yards. FB Darrel Young had 2 rush TDs last week... WR-PR DeSean Jackson had career-high 210 yards & TD (91 yards) vs. Dal. (12/12/10 with Phi.). Has 1,083 yards, his 4th 1,000-yard season. WR PIERRE GARÇON had 11 catches for 144 yards & TD in last home meeting. Since 2013, has 179 catches, most in NFC. WR Andre Roberts has 2 100-yard games in 3 meetings... Since entering NFL in 2011, LB Ryan Kerrigan is 1 of 3 players with 35+ sacks (38) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). LB Keenan Robinson leads team with 98 tackles. Rookie CB Bashaud Breeland leads team with 13 PD.
Results and Schedule
| Dallas Cowboys |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
SF |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
TEN |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
STL |
A |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
NO |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
HOU |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
SEA |
A |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
NYG |
H |
W 31-21 |
+10 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
ARI |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
JAC |
A |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYG |
A |
W 31-28 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
PHI |
H |
L 10-33 |
-23 |
| 14 |
2014-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
W 41-28 |
+13 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
PHI |
A |
W 38-27 |
+11 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
IND |
H |
W 42-7 |
+35 |
| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
WAS |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
| WC |
2015-01-04 |
DET |
H |
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| Washington Redskins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
HOU |
A |
L 6-17 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
JAC |
H |
W 41-10 |
+31 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
PHI |
A |
L 34-37 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
NYG |
H |
L 14-45 |
-31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-06 |
SEA |
H |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-30 |
-10 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
TEN |
H |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
DAL |
A |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
MIN |
A |
L 26-29 |
-3 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
TB |
H |
L 7-27 |
-20 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SF |
A |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
IND |
A |
L 27-49 |
-22 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
STL |
H |
L 0-24 |
-24 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYG |
A |
L 13-24 |
-11 |
| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
PHI |
H |
W 27-24 |
+3 |
| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DAL |
H |
L 17-44 |
-27 |
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Injury Report
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| Washington Redskins |
| Out |
DE Kedric Golston (shoulder)
FS Tanard Jackson (other-excused)
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| Doubtful |
DE Jason Hatcher (knee)
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| Questionable |
RB Roy Helu (toe)
ILB Keenan Robinson (knee)
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| IR |
CB DeAngelo Hall (achilles-tendon, 9/22/2014)
ILB Adam Hayward (tibia, 11/24/2014)
DB Duke Ihenacho (foot, 9/22/2014)
ILB Akeem Jordan (knee, 10/18/2014)
QB Colt McCoy (neck, 12/16/2014)
SS Brandon Meriweather (toe, 12/19/2014)
OLB Trent Murphy (hand, 12/23/2014)
NT Chris Neild (knee, 8/30/2014)
OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral, 10/21/2014)
CB Tracy Porter (shoulder, 11/26/2014)
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Offense Stats Comparison
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DAL
Offense |
WAS
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
36.7 |
15.0 |
21.7 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards |
120.3 |
116.0 |
111.9 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.88 |
4.39 |
4.21 |
WAS |
| Completion % |
73.7% |
65.6% |
62.5% |
DAL |
| Passing yards |
234.0 |
194.8 |
230.2 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.65 |
9.50 |
10.67 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.59 |
6.23 |
6.67 |
DAL |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
DAL |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
6.0 |
2.4 |
DAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.4% |
26.3% |
39.0% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
14.3% |
46.3% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
32:47 |
30:57 |
30:03 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL
Defense |
WAS
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
27.7 |
24.8 |
21.7 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards |
66.3 |
93.0 |
111.9 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.71 |
3.60 |
4.21 |
WAS |
| Completion % |
68.4% |
70.3% |
62.5% |
DAL |
| Passing yards |
258.3 |
281.5 |
230.2 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.34 |
12.96 |
10.67 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.08 |
9.11 |
6.67 |
DAL |
| INT return |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
DAL |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
WAS |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
WAS |
| 3rd down conversions |
47.7% |
44.4% |
39.0% |
WAS |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
75.0% |
46.3% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
27:13 |
29:03 |
30:03 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
WAS |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.8 |
3.9 |
8.7 |
DAL |
| Yards per kick return |
21.9 |
23.0 |
23.1 |
WAS |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.1 |
10.7 |
8.7 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
22.1 |
25.3 |
23.1 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
WAS |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
DAL |
| Penalty yards |
69.7 |
62.3 |
54.8 |
WAS |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2014 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 |
| 2012 |
17 |
2012-12-30 |
DAL |
WAS |
18-28 |
WAS |
| 2013 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
WAS |
DAL |
16-31 |
DAL |
| 2013 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
DAL |
WAS |
24-23 |
DAL |
| 2014 |
8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
DAL |
20-17 |
WAS |
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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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