WASHINGTON (8-7) at DALLAS (4-11)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE -- Cowboys by 3
RECORD VS SPREAD -- Redskins 8-7, Cowboys 4-10-1
SERIES RECORD -- Cowboys lead 66-43-2
LAST MEETING -- Cowboys beat Redskins 19-16, Dec. 7, 2015
LAST WEEK -- Redskins beat Eagles 38-24; Cowboys lost to Bills 16-6
AP PRO32 RANKING --Redskins No. 12, Cowboys No. 28
REDSKINS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (17), RUSH (23), PASS (12)
REDSKINS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (24), RUSH (26), PASS (22)
COWBOYS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (28), RUSH (9), PASS (29)
COWBOYS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (12), RUSH (22), PASS (5)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Cowboys going for season sweep of Redskins for second time in past three seasons. Dallas has won 10 of past 14 in series. ... Redskins enter Week 17 with division title or playoff berth in hand for first time since 1999. ... Washington can win four straight to finish season three years after winning final seven to make playoffs. That streak included win over Cowboys in finale with playoff berth at stake. ... Redskins can win consecutive games at Cowboys for first time since taking three straight from 1987-89. ... Kirk Cousins is first Redskins QB with at least 300 yards passing and at least four touchdowns with no interceptions in consecutive games. He has 20 passing TDs with three interceptions for 115.8 passer rating, and four rushing TDs in past nine games. ... RB Alfred Morris has seven rushing TDs in past seven games against Cowboys. ... TE Jordan Reed has 25 catches for 333 yards and five TDs in past three games. ... LB Ryan Kerrigan had sack in last Dallas game and is only NFL play since 2011 with at least 45 sacks and two interception returns for scores. ... S DeAngelo Hall is only NFL player with at least five interceptions for touchdowns and five fumble returns for scores. ... LB Preston Smith had career-high three sacks against Eagles last week. ... Cowboys trying to avoid most losses since going 1-15 in 1989, the year owner and general manager Jerry Jones bought the team. ... Cowboys have already clinched last in NFC East, but with victory can have winning record in division (4-2) for third consecutive year. That would be longest streak since six straight seasons from 1991-96, when Dallas won three Super Bowls. ... RB Darren McFadden needs 3 yards rushing for second career 1,000-yard season. He will play a full 16 games for second straight year after 2008 No. 4 overall pick by Oakland failed to play complete season in first six years. ... WR Brice Butler had career-high 74 yards receiving last week. ... Second-year DE DeMarcus Lawrence has seven sacks in past seven games and leads team with eight. ... Fantasy Tip: All Redskins might be risky because of sitting out meaningless game going into playoffs. McFadden is facing league's 26th-ranked rushing defense, but was held to 53 yards and 3.8 per-carry average in first meeting. Butler and Dallas QB Kellen Moore seem to have good rapport after spending most of season on scout team together.
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