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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 26, Redskins 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Robert Griffin III Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 50, 1
RB 9 Alfred Morris Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 69 Evan Royster Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 48 Santana Moss Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 63 Pierre Garcon Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 66 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 23 Logan Paulsen Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 27 Kai Forbath FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 10 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 41 Lance Dunbar Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 44 Felix Jones Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 7 Dez Bryant Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 19 Miles Austin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
TE 8 Jason Witten Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
K 1 Dan Bailey FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 15 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Redskins Play 1st Thanksgiving game since 2002... QB Robert Griffin III had career-high 4 pass TDs last week. Completed 14 of 15 (93.3 pct.), highest comp. pct. by QB with 4+ pass TDs since HOFer STEVE YOUNG (1994). Griffin is 1st QB in NFL history with 3+ TD passes of 60+ yards & rush TD of 60+ yards in season... RB Alfred Morris is 2nd among rookies with 869 rush yards. Griffin (613) & Morris are 1st rookie QB-RB duo to each rush for 500+ yards. Morris has 75+ rush yards in 8 of 1st 10 NFL games... WR Santana Moss had 61-yard TD last week. Has 4 TDs in past 4. WR Aldrick Robinson had career-long 49-yard TD catch last week... In last game vs. Dal., LB London Fletcher had 16 tackles, sack & FF. CB DeAngelo Hall had 11 tackles in last meeting. Since 2011, LB Ryan Kerrigan is only NFL player with 10+ sacks (13) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). Had sack in last game vs. Dal.

Cowboys Are 28-15-1 on Thanksgiving, including 5-1 in past 6... QB Tony Romo is 6-0 as starter on Thurs. (5-0 on Thanksgiving), completing 124 of 184 (67.4 pct.) for 1,676 yards with 18 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 117.5 rating. Is 21-3 (.875) in career during Nov. with 110.5 rating. Is 5-1 in past 6 vs. Was... RB Felix Jones aims for 3rd in row with TD. When RB DeMarco Murray has 18+ att., Cowboys are 7-0. Has 856 rush yards (122.3 per game) in those 7 games... TE Jason Witten has 65 catches (9.3 per game) in past 7. Since 2007, has 517 catches, most by NFL TE. WR Dez Bryant had career-high 145 yards (12 catches, TD) last week. WR Miles Austin aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with TD. Bryant (735), Austin (727) & Witten (636) can be 1st Cowboys trio with 1,000+ rec. yards in season... LB DeMarcus Ware has 5 sacks in past 4 vs. Was. Has 35.5 sacks in past 29. Since 2006, has 101.5 sacks, most in NFL. Has 10 sacks for 7th consecutive season, tying HOFers LAWRENCE TAYLOR & BRUCE SMITH for 3rd-longest streak. Has 5 sacks in past 4 on Thanksgiving.


Results and Schedule
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    
14 2012-12-09 BAL H    
15 2012-12-16 CLE A    
16 2012-12-23 PHI A    
17 2012-12-30 DAL H    
   
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    
14 2012-12-09 CIN A    
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    

Injury Report
Washington Redskins
Questionable  ILB London Fletcher (ankle)
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)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Out  ILB Bruce Carter (elbow)
Doubtful  DE Jason Hatcher (concussion)
 CB Orlando Scandrick (hand)
Questionable  WR Miles Austin (hip)
 DE Sean Lissemore (ankle)
 RB DeMarco Murray (foot)
 WR Kevin Ogletree (concussion)
 NT Jay Ratliff (groin)
IR  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)

Offense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.3 23.8 23.0 DAL
Rushing yards 167.7 78.5 115.0 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 5.33 3.64 4.26 WAS
Completion % 64.7% 67.5% 61.7% DAL
Passing yards 185.3 262.5 232.6 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.63 10.11 10.78 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 6.88 6.82 6.65 WAS
Interceptions 0.3 0.3 0.9 -
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.5 0.7 WAS
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.3 2.2 WAS
3rd down conversions 36.5% 41.3% 37.9% DAL
4th down conversions 69.2% 80.0% 50.6% DAL
Time of possession 29:58 32:51 30:02 DAL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  WAS
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.7 22.8 23.0 DAL
Rushing yards 101.0 106.3 115.0 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 4.30 4.14 4.26 DAL
Completion % 61.3% 61.9% 61.7% WAS
Passing yards 247.7 229.0 232.6 DAL
Passing yards per completion 10.50 11.49 10.78 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 6.44 7.11 6.65 WAS
INT return 1.3 0.5 0.9 WAS
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.8 0.7 DAL
Sacks 2.0 1.8 2.2 WAS
3rd down conversions 45.7% 33.8% 37.9% DAL
4th down conversions 50.0% 25.0% 50.6% DAL
Time of possession 30:02 29:23 30:02 DAL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   WAS   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.6 14.0 9.1 DAL
Yards per kick return 21.1 22.4 23.2 DAL
Yards allowed per punt return 6.6 5.6 9.1 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 24.1 23.1 23.2 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   WAS   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 9.0 8.8 6.3 DAL
Penalty yards 67.0 62.5 53.1 DAL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys
 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

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.