NFL Capsule: Dallas at Washington

DALLAS (9-5) At WASHINGTON (4-10)

8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 6

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Dallas 7-7; Washington 7-7

SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 58-39-2

LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Redskins 7-6, Nov. 22, 2009

LAST WEEK - Cowboys beat Saints 24-17; Redskins lost to Giants 45-12

COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (7), PASS (7)

COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (14), RUSH (6), PASS (21)

REDSKINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (25), PASS (16)

REDSKINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (23), PASS (5)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - 100th meeting in one of NFL's most heated rivalries. Cowboys are 58-37-2 in regular season; Redskins have won both playoff meetings. ... Cowboys will clinch playoff berth with win and Giants loss to Carolina. ... Dallas is trying to win back-to-back games in December for first time since 2003. ... Cowboys QB Tony Romo aims for fifth consecutive game with 100-plus rating. He has eight TDs, zero interceptions and 111.9 rating over his last four outings. ... Cowboys this week signed K Shaun Suisham, who was 18 for 21 with Redskins this season before he was cut two weeks ago. Two of his three misses came in 7-6 loss at Dallas last month. ... Dallas WR Miles Austin leads NFL with eight receiving TDs of 20-plus yards. ... Redskins play second game under new GM Bruce Allen, whose father (Hall of Fame coach George Allen) stoked Redskins-Cowboys rivalry in 1970s. ... Redskins are 0-5 vs. NFC East, looking to avoid first winless season in division since going 0-8 in 1994. ... Washington's 33-point loss to Giants on Monday night was larger margin of defeat than in Redskins' five previous losses combined (31 points). ... TE Fred Davis has touchdown catches in four straight games. ... DE Andre Carter has 11 sacks, including 10 in his last 10 games. He needs two for career high (12 1/2 in 2002 with 49ers).

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