Monday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins - Live Blog

Dallas Cowboys	Monday, December 7, 2015 - 6:30 PM MDT			Washington Redskins
	AVG. YPA (RNK)	TEAM CATEGORY	AVG. YPA (RNK)
	17th	Pass Off.	17th
	10th	Rush Off.	24th
	20th	Pass Def.	21st
	16th	Rush Def.	29th
3-8	FedEx Field, Landover, MD			5-6
4th NFC East	Redskins Favored			1st NFC East

I must admit, I was surprised to see that on paper the Dallas Cowboys appear to have played much better on offense and defense compared to the Washington Redskins, yet its the Redskins who control the NFC East heading into this game. Then again, the Cowboys are a different team every other week as they cycle through quarterbacks.

The NFL is about matchups anyway and this matchup is a bad spot for Matt Cassel and the Cowboys as they are going to be facing a revved up home crowd and a Redskins defense that has been playing better in recent weeks. The energy alone is going to make for some big plays against a Cowboys team that simply hasn't been consistent all year.

Meanwhile, Kirk Cousins is making his case to the Redskins for a long term commitment. He makes some bonehead plays at times, but he has also proven that the NFL game isn't bigger than his talent. Still, I expect a bit of a defensive slugfest that divisional games tend to be sometimes. Both teams know they are fighting for their playoff lives, but I expect the chips to fall in favor of the team that has a better chance to stay in the playoff discussion down the stretch.

Prediction: Redskins 16, Cowboys 10

What is your prediction, Broncos Country?