Cowboys Prescott doing things Staubach, Aikman never did

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In 2012, RGIII took the league by storm carrying Washington to a division championship and a playoff berth. The Redskins seemed as if they didn’t have a plan entering the drive, and at one point called time out after a first-down play they had huddled on. “We had to keep playing, but we didn’t make enough plays”. “For him to come out there and play the way he did.it was fantastic, it was lovely”.

But none of those drives ended in touchdowns, and kicker Dustin Hopkins missed two of the four field goal attempts, leaving the Redskins with just 6 points entering the locker room.

“That’s not an excuse”, Hopkins said.

“Maybe I should have punted, but I had faith that he’s going to make those kicks”. “I noticed it the whole time”.

Cousins, who was 41 of 53 and finished 8 yards shy of his career high, took the Washington career lead with his third 400-yard game.

The game between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys was the one game to watch on Thanksgiving if you didn’t want to sit in front of the television for all three games.

-Gruden then came back after scoring to cut the Dallas lead to 24-19 and opted to try for a surprise onside kick, which was not successful.

It should also come with some caution for the Cowboys. And while Washington got that first needed touchdown, it’s interesting to understand what it took for the Redskins to score. His stats and play have led to the speculation that he could possibly win both the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and the NFL MVP.

“Being someone who grew up watching football and watched those games on Thanksgiving Day from start to finish, you realize how many people across the country are watching with their families and are gathered together”, Cousins said. “You’re going to go against a dog (a good player) every week”. So Brady actually had the advantage of having a full season under his belt before becoming the starter under center, whereas Prescott is a pure rookie. “He’ll learn from this game”. He played the rest of the game, hauling in five more passes and the team’s final touchdown.

The Redskins couldn’t hit pay dirt in the first half, coming away with just two field goals despite Cousins completing 18 passes for 216 yards.

The Cowboys overcome 449 passing yards by Kirk Cousins and are 10-1 for the first time since 2007, when they went on to win the division with a 13-3 mark before being memorably upset by the Giants at home in the division round.

Garrett credits the defense for what it did in the red zone and against the run. “He’s really poised. He obviously plays really well under pressure”, Lewis said.

“But at the same time, I thought about it, because I wanted to run over [to the sideline] and say, ‘Hey guys, like from a play-calling standpoint, it’s going to be a lot easier to throw screens, to throw check-downs, to run the football, bubble screens – something shorter, because down the field, seven-step drops are going to be a little harder in the sun'”.

Likewise, the defense will work on preventing third-down conversions. Fresh off picking RGIII, the Redskins made the move to select Kirk Cousins the very next day. There were no more incidents during the game, but in the post-game “handshake” at midfield, the two went mask-to-mask and had to be separated by teammates.

As good as those performances were, Prescott’s showing in the fourth quarter against the Redskins might have been the best. The score came on a 1-yard run by Elliott with 6:29 left in the game.