Here is a summary from the Sportsnetwork.com FYI:
"McCoy, who was 6-15 in his career as a
starter in Cleveland, finished 11-of-12 for 128 yards and a touchdown to Pierre
Garcon in the second half against the Titans as Washington halted a four-game
skid.
A big part of Murray's
success has been his dominant offensive line, highlighted by three former
first-round picks, left tackle Tyron Smith, center Travis Frederick and rookie
right guard Zack Martin.
Murray gave each of his starting linemen $1,300 iMac
computers this week after breaking Brown's record.
"That just shows how much respect he has
for us, how much he appreciates us, so it's a great gift," left guard
Ronald Leary told the The Fort Worth Star- Telegram.
The dominant running game sets up the
play-action pass and Romo has plenty of weapons, starting with Bryant and tight
end Jason Witten as well as emerging stars Terrance Williams and Escobar.
Washington's strength has been on the defensive side of the ball
where Gruden's club ranks sixth overall and third in the NFC, allowing 321.9
yards per game. The Redskins are farther down the list against the run,
however, although still a respectable 12th, surrendering 103.3 ypg.
The unit took a major hit against the Titans
when linebacker Brian Orakpo went down with a season-ending pectoral injury,
the second straight year a torn pec ended Orakpo's season prematurely.
Offensively the Redskins are also impressive
on paper, third in the conference with 389.4 ypg but the issue has been
turnovers and a minus-nine ratio is what sent Cousins to the bench.
Dallas defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli has been getting
it done with few stars and his group is also helped by the time of possession
edge the Cowboys' running game usually produces.
Adding a QB to the mix in McCoy who hasn't
started in 1,054 days also won't hurt.
"I am really just trying to get a
grasp of what they do, how they play," McCoy said of the Cowboys.
"They have beaten a lot of good teams, a lot of good quarterbacks. So, we
obviously know that this is a huge task for us as an offense."
OVERALL ANALYSIS
The Cowboys have too many weapons on offense
to lose anything other than a shootout and Washington loses the ability to push the
football down the field when they make the move from Cousins to McCoy.
So, even if Colt can clean up the turnover
issues, this is not the type of matchup where that will make a discernable
difference.
Sports Network predicted outcome: Cowboys 33,
Redskins 16 "