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The Redskins have had a fortunate schedule which has provided value on the Cowboys for Sunday. Dak Prescott has thrived in road games in Washington, arguably showing his best on-field production in those starts. Coming off a confident home win, look for the Cowboys to end their 0-3 road start.
I love fading the Cowboys coming off a blowout win where everyone will treat them like they're a good team. But they're 0-3 on the road against teams that are at best the same level of Washington (Panthers, Seahawks, Texans), and their home wins before the Jags game weren't that impressive either. Washington is incredibly beat up at RB and WR, but Alex Smith succeeded against this Dallas D in Kansas City last year and should get it done again here.
The Redskins will be down two receivers with Jamison Crowder and Paul Richardson injured, and both their top two running backs are questionable to play as well. Both sides are much better on defense than offense, and I don't expect the Cowboys to have two high-scoring games in a row.
The Redskins' defense is very strong, they can stop the run, which is obviously key against Dallas. They had that one bad game in New Orleans and bounced back. They'll force Dallas to throw and Dak Prescott isn't good when he has to throw. Back Washington to end its four-game skid in the series.
For the Cowboys, FedEx Field is a home away from home. Dallas has not lost on its annual visits there since 2012. Extending it to a half-dozen straight won’t be easy. The absence of WR Tavon Austin (groin) weakens an already unimposing receiver group. Inventive play-calling produced a romp over Jacksonville, so more of the same is essential. Dallas’ stalwart defense should have no prob hemming in the hardly dynamic Redskins’ offense. A remarkable trend spanning the last two decades: The underdog has covered in three of every four meetings.