The Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins will fight it out in a big Thanksgiving Day 2016 NFL game on Thursday. The teams come together at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas with a start time of 4.30 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
This all-NFC East division clash is a big opportunity for the Redskins to claw back some ground on the division leading Cowboys.
Coming into this game the Dallas Cowboys are on 9-1, and look to be running away with the NFC East. However, this is one of the most competitive divisions in the league this season, with none of the teams having a losing record to this point.
The New York Giants are in second spot on 7-3, where as the Redskins are back in third with a 6-3-1 record. That means even if the Redskins can claim the win today and inflict only a second loss of the season on the Cowboys, they will still have a lot to do to leapfrog the Cowboys at the top.
It is more likely that the Redskins will be relying on snatching up a Wild Card spot in the NFC, and a win today would certainly do their chances no damage.
Redskins' quarterback Kirk Cousins does into the game in electric form, having shown just what he can do last week. Washington will be hoping he can remain in that world class form, and if he can they could have a good chance at turning over the Cowboys today.
So far this season, Cousins is 258 of 384 for 17 touchdowns and 3,091 yards.
Opposite him will be Das Prescott, who has performed admirably this season in Tony Romo's absence. He is 214 of 316 for 17 touchdowns and 2,640 yards.
The Cowboys have been excellent on the rush this season, and if the Redskins are to stop them they will have to close down Ezekiel Elliot, who has recorded 1,102 yards on 223 carries for 9 touchdowns and an average carry of 4.9 yards.
Meanwhile, the Redskins have been more reliant on the pass, and are posting an average of 301.4 yards per game.
Surprisingly the Redskins are recording more total yards per game at 418.5 yards compared to the Cowboys' 413.1 yards. However, it is what you do with those yards, and the Cowboys superior record shows just how efficient they've been this season at getting points in the board and seeing out wins.
Kirk Cousins will be hoping to connect with Jamison Crowder as he has been through the season so far. Crowder has been Cousin's favorite target man, and Crowder has gone 637 yards on 47 catches, for 6 touchdowns.
Today's big NFL Thanksgiving game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins has a scheduled start time of 4.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
