A Redskins win over Cowboys would …

The Washington Redskins are once again riding a wave of emotions heading into Sunday’s NFC East showdown against the Dallas Cowboys.

Washington impressively bounced back from a bad loss on national television against the New Orleans Saints in Week 5 with a strong Week 6 performance and win over the Carolina Panthers last Sunday.

The Redskins will need another solid outing if they are to break a season-long cycle of winning big than losing in an uninspiring fashion.

What would a win do for the Redskins from a statistical and historical standpoint?

A win over the Cowboys would improve the Redskins’ record to 4-2 on the season and keep the Burgundy and Gold in sole possession of first place in the NFC East division for the third consecutive week.

Winning would give the Redskins their best start to a season since starting 4-2 during the 2016 campaign.

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A victory over their NFC East rival would improve the Redskins’ 2018 record at home to 3-1 giving them their best home record to start a season since 2015.

Beating Dallas would move Washington’s record to 4-1 against the NFC giving the team their best start against teams in the NFC since 2010.

A ‘W’ would give the Redskins their first 1-0 start against the NFC East since 2011.

A win gives the Redskins their first victory over the Cowboys since 2016 and their first home win over Dallas since 2012. The last time the Redskins defeated the Cowboys was Week 17 of the team’s NFC East championship
season in 2015.

Finally, winning on Sunday closes the gap in the Redskins all-time regular season record against the Cowboys who they trail 44-70-2.