The Dallas Cowboys had a very brief affair with the possibility of coming home as Super Bowl champions.
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With five games to go, Washington controls its own fate in the NFC East and any off-field drama has been non-existent since August when coach Jay Gruden made the surprising decision to start Kirk Cousins over Robert Griffin III.
“Everybody got stuff off their chest, how they were feeling”, Goldson said.
CB Quinton Dunbar (dislocated left index finger) had the bone pop through the skin in Sunday’s game against the New York Giants after diving to break up a pass. He saw a hand specialist on Monday, but will not need surgery.
Remaining games: Jets (6-5), at Dolphins (4-7), Panthers (11-0), at Vikings (8-3), Eagles (4-7).
Eight plays later, on fourth-and-goal, Cousins managed to just break the plane on a keeper. Special teams, offense or defense didn’t play well. The next five games are huge for coach Coughlin and the Giants.
The man’s love of “YOU LIKE THAT” and hatred of all things Big Blue was so all-consuming that even a guy sporting what looks like a Marion Barber blue Cowboys jersey was subjected to the Cousins acolyte’s wrath. With a solid defense and explosive offense, the Patriots have only lost once this season and have a commanding lead in the AFC East. The Atlanta Falcons were 5-0 when the Redskins played them, and won the game due to an error by quarterback Kirk Cousins. Forget all this talk about winning out.
Mistakes were abundant on Sunday again for the Giants, and the continued sloppiness is just another example of why the Giants just don’t deserve to make the playoffs.
Luckily for Dallas, it’s certainly possible only seven wins will be necessary to win the division. The favorable schedule also includes games against Buffalo at home and Chicago on the road. Cowboys WR Dez Bryant has 4 TDs in past three games against Redskins. It’s pretty clear how good Carolina is, but the Vikings are pretty good too. Defensive end Greg Hardy has recorded a team-high 4.5 sacks, 14 quarterback hits and five tackles for loss. But can Dallas pull it off? Alfred Morris also benefits; opposing defenses are forced to play with fewer defenders in the box because safeties are less likely to play upfront with the threat of Jackson breaking free over the top.
The consensus in the football world is the 2015 Cowboys are a playoff caliber team that was struck with a devastating rash of crippling injuries.
The Cowboys are the worst in the league in give away/take away at -12. And this is against running backs – Doug Martin and Jonathan Stewart, who are ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively in rushing yards this season, trailing only Adrian Peterson.
Given Romo’s history of back problems in addition to his left collarbone, the Cowboys may want to start finding and grooming a QB for the future. But one way the Redskins can help the Cowboys upset them is to turn the ball over.
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And, yes, Tom Coughlin did his best to put a slightly positive spin on things by crediting his players for not giving up. Jackson’s been a thorn in the Cowboys’ side over the years (he’s averaged 20.36 yards per catch vs. Dallas), whether he’s been with Philly or Washington.
