WASHINGTON (1-3) at DALLAS (2-3)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE – Cowboys by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Washington 1-3, Dallas 4-1
SERIES RECORD – Cowboys lead 62-42-2
LAST MEETING – Redskins beat Cowboys 28-18, Dec. 30, 2012
LAST WEEK – Redskins had bye; Cowboys lost to Broncos 51-48
AP PRO32 RANKING – Redskins No. 26 (tie), Cowboys No. 14
REDSKINS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (17), PASS (8)
REDSKINS DEFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (32)
COWBOYS OFFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (20), PASS (7)
COWBOYS DEFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (4), PASS (31)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Redskins won first NFC East title since 1999 by beating Cowboys in last year’s winner-take-all finale. Dallas missed playoffs for third straight year. … Redskins are going for first three-game winning streak against Cowboys since 1988, when they won last of four straight. … Cowboys trying to avoid first three-game losing streak since 2010. … QB Robert Griffin III has already matched number of 300-yard passing games from rookie year with three. … WR Santana Moss needs 113 yards receiving to reach 10,000 for career. He would be 40th to reach mark. … Redskins LB London Fletcher, set to play in 245th consecutive game to extend longest streak by defensive player since merger in 1970, had two sacks in last year’s finale. … RB Alfred Morris had career highs with 200 yards and three touchdowns in second meeting with Dallas. He has 313 yards in two games against Dallas. … WR Pierre Garcon’s 29 catches are most through four games for Washington in Super Bowl era. … LB Ryan Kerrigan has seven sacks in past six games. Since entering NFL in 2011, he is only player with at least 20 sacks and two interceptions. … Cowboys QB Tony Romo had career-best streak of 174 passes without interception snapped with Danny Trevathan’s pick that led to Denver’s winning field goal on final play. … Romo had first 500-yard passing game in franchise history, finishing with 506 yards and five touchdowns. He was fifth quarterback in NFL history with at least 500 yards and five TDs in game. … Cowboys WR Dez Bryant has multiple touchdowns in consecutive games for second time in career. … Cowboys have one sack in past two games after getting 13 in first three. … Cowboys K Dan Bailey is 12 for 12 against Redskins and scored all points in 18-16 Dallas win in 2011.
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