Elliott Wants To Avoid ‘Ball Security Issues’ Against Washington

Here it is, then: If Washington can beat Dallas, I think it will be entirely fair for the Redskins to claim that they are now the best team in the NFC. “We just keep moving forward and know things will break for us”.

The Washington Redskins are playing as well as anyone in the NFC right now, but they head into their battle with the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day with four starters banged up. It looks like just one of them will get a team into the postseason. “It’s hard to defend your enemy when you don’t know what’s coming”.

He has already surpassed Tony Dorsett’s rookie rushing record of 1,007 yards.

The Cowboys are led by two rookies, one who is producing as expected and the other an unexpected surprise. The Cowboys’ 67 wins over the Redskins are the franchise’s most victories over any team in the league.

The questions surrounding Kirk Cousins and his contract will not go away until the offseason, once McCloughan and the Redskins decide what to do about the future for their quarterback.

The Redskins were very impressive against the Packers, but this game will require a much greater step up in class. Dallas, save for their first week loss, have come through with flying colours against all comers, and so it will continue on Thursday as Prescott puts on another show. Since then, his game has developed. Long’s physical style has meshed well with Lauvao and right guard Brandon Scherff on the interior of the offensive line. “At first it was quick game and checkdowns to keep it simple for him so he could be decisive”. Over the last five games, Cousins has thrown for 1,659 yards, 10 touchdowns, and only two interceptions. He has 23 receptions, 354 yards, 3 TDs in past 4 games. Right now we’ve won nine games in a row, which is insane, especially in the NFL. In Dak Prescott, the Cowboys also have a leader who lives by this crede. Heck, the first few times. In the last five, he was blitzed 67 times. Cousins is throwing for almost 300 yards per game, and he also has 17 TD passes to a crew of receivers that includes Jamison Crowder, Pierre Garcon and tight end Jordan Reed. The Redskins blitzed him six times in Week 2. Peyton Manning’s QBR in 2013, the year in which he threw for 55 touchdowns, was 82.2.

Undrafted rookie running back Robert Kelley – nicknamed “Fat Rob” – appears to have solved Washington’s need in the backfield, producing 137 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries in Week 11. I lost a friendly wager to a good friend who will now be enjoying a nice holiday beverage courtesy of the Irish when I believed he would not even hit the 1000-yard mark. “Gruden says, “(Yawn) You mean trytophzzzzzzz?” We posit this is due to familiarity with what the Cowboys like to do and the talent they possess.

Morris doesn’t see that happening with Prescott.

This might shock a lot of you out there, but the Cowboys are now ranked 13th in total defense and fifth in scoring defense. “I plan on trying to do more, because it is a lot of tension, to try to ease some of this tension up”. “And I think he’s got a tremendous competitive spirit”. “He can create turnovers for you and obviously he can cover good people”.

“I love it”, Lions cornerback Darius Slay said. Most of the time we assume half of Dallas’ team deserves that status. However, they do have a championship level team philosophy, and as we can all see, that is paying off in a big way. “So that helps. It’s about us”.