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A lot of rivalries allow us to take records out of consideration, but these two teams have pretty decent records as well.  The Cowboys are tied for the second best record in the league with Green Bay, and of course right behind the undefeated New England Patriots.  The Redskins are 5-4 but they could be so much better.  They have held a lead going into fourth quarter in eight of their nine games, with the exception being the beatdown they receiving against the Patriots.  The Redskins once again blew a fourth quarter lead to the Philadelphia Eagles, before losing a heartbreaker 33-25.  With the Giants and Lions losing though, the Redskins are still in the thick of things when it comes to an NFL playoff birth.

After struggling for quite a while, the Clinton Portis of old has shown up, running for over 100 yards the last two games.  He is averaging 4.2 yards per carry and has found the end zone six times.  Prior to the Philly game, the Redskins had been unable to complete a single touchdown pass to a wide receiver.  That changed when quarterback Jason Campbell found James Thrash twice in the end zone.  But, Thrash’s good game was ruined by an ankle injury.  He joins Santana Moss with receivers having injuries on the Redskins.  It is unsure which players will be able to suit up for the Redskins against the Cowboys, but being a meaningful game my guess is that they will both do everything they can to get onto the field.

Tony Romo continues to light up the field for the Dallas Cowboys.  If it wasn’t for that quarterback in New England, I think his name is Brady, he could be considered an NFL MVP candidate.  Romo already has over 2500 yards passing and 23 touchdown passes.  Eight of those passes have gone to Terrell Owens, who despite getting a little older, is still among the top wide receivers in the league.  Running back Marion Barber III is also becoming the number one option, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.  He has also found the end zone six times.  When Barber runs he shows a brute force that is hardly matched by any other player in the league.  With him, the play isn’t over until you see him on the turf for good.  Another player enjoying a career year is tight end Jason Witten.  Witten has 47 catches for five touchdowns. 

This is a tough game for the Washington Redskins.  They have to travel to Dallas and they are coming off a game that they could have won.  The Cowboys-Redskins match-up always seems to be close though, making it very hard to predict.  In the past few years the Cowboys have dominated the series, with the Redskins sneaking in a victory every now and then.  The Cowboys are rolling though, and I’m not sure the Redskins defense can stop them.  With that, I think the Cowboys may win this one a little more easily then they have in the past.  I’m predicting a score of 31-17.