The Washington Redskins face the newly resurgent Dallas Cowboys in their third-straight ‘Thanksgiving Day’ contest. The Redskins are coming off a home loss to the Houston Texans where they lost starting quarterback Alex Smith for the season with a broken lower leg.
Washington will try to secure their fourth road win of the season and improve their overall record to 7-4.
The Redskins will play the Cowboys with a one-game lead in the NFC East on the line. The Cowboys (5-5) have been one of the NFL’s hottest teams over the past few weeks having won two in a row.
What would a win do for the Redskins from a statistical and historical standpoint?
Winning would improve the Redskins’ record to 7-4 and give Washington the best start to a season through 11 games since posting a 7-4 record through 11 games in 2008.
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A victory would mark the 600th regular season victory in franchise history and would make Washington the fifth franchise in NFL history to accomplish the feat, joining the Chicago Bears (756), Green Bay Packers (741), New York Giants (690) and Pittsburgh Steelers (626).
A win would improve the Redskins record against the NFC East to 3-0 giving them their best record to start a season against opponents in their division since 1991.
A win would give the Redskins their first season sweep over Dallas since 2012.
The Redskins have been solid on the road this season. Another road win would improve the Redskins’ 2018 record on the road to 4-1 giving them their best road record through five road games since 2008.
A win would move the Redskins’ record to 7-2 against the NFC giving them their best record against NFC opponents through nine games since going 7 2 through nine NFC contests in 2005.
Finally, winning would mark the first victory for the Redskins at AT&T Stadium since Week 17 of the 2015 season.