The 9-5 Dallas Cowboys head to FedEx Field on Sunday to play the 4-10 Washington Redskins, with a chance to clinch a playoff spot if the New York Giants lose.
The Redskins were destroyed last week against a surging Giants team hanging by a thin thread to make the playoffs. They were beaten so bad that Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell said he thought some players quit trying in the game. That’s blatantly attacking the integrity of his teammates.
That doesn’t mean the Redskins are not dangerous. It is a rivalry.
This wasn’t the case in the first 7-6 Cowboys win over the Redskins, but Sunday the Cowboys must pay attention on second-year tight end Fred Davis. Davis is the starter because Chris Cooley is injured. Davis has scored four touchdowns in three games, proving to be a red-zone favorite for Campbell. Whoever covers Davis will have to make contact with him at the line of scrimmage to slow down his route. By doing this, Campbell could rush the throw or get sacked because the offensive line is one of the worst in the NFL right now.
Can Miles Austin make big plays against LaRon Landry? Hopefully, the Cowboys won’t have to worry about this because the key to winning this game will be controlling the clock and running the ball well, which they did against the once-undefeated New Orleans Saints.
The big question mark is with special teams and new field goal kicker Shaun Suisham. He was released by the Redskins last week and the Cowboys signed him when they released the popular Nick Folk, who just forgot how to make field goals. If the last matchup is any indication of what this game will be like, then it very well could come down to someone’s foot.
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This is turning out perfectly. Either win the next 3 games (one playoff) or we go an entire new coaching staff direction. Have a few hungry young players making a mark and some to be dumped asap. If Jones lolly gags on this for next year I’ll start routing for the Texans. They appear to be going in a good direction as a franchise better then Jerry’s world.
Better hope the Cowboys aren’t looking forward to the Eagles and overlook the Redskins.
Is Suisham really a big question mark? I mean… Considering he can’t be any bigger than his replacement…
Unless there really was no question of Folk missing or making… We pretty much knew he’d miss.
Hope he can make them because he definitely gave us the last game AT HOME against the Skins.
by the numbers Suisham is a big upgrade. Washington had the balls to let him go after missing 3 of 21 field goals i believe. The cowboys mgmt. staff let folk go when his % went below %50 isn’t it?
I agree Ron. It’s funny how these bloggers pretend to know that stat one article, then the next article they act like it’s not the case at all.
Also funny how after we win a big game there’s a ton of articles to read but after a loss there’s not many and they’re all negative.
The Redskins are horrible..have no heart and are trying to surrender..They even sent their 100 million tackle home..
So I predict they will play well Sunday night..
There shouldn’t be any question marks after the Saints game. Suisham is such an upgrade its not even funny. Folk led the league in misses and Suisham missed 3. The Cowboys should crush the skins rivalry or not and anything else will be a let down.
Looks like the Giants are going to lose today. So beat the Skins and we are in the playoffs. Beat the Eagles and we win the division things are looking good for them.