- Joined
- Feb 9, 2014
- Messages
- 20,922
- Name
- Peter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...dskins-cowboys-game-day-notes-and-fast-facts/
Redskins-Cowboys: Game day notes and fast facts
By Mike Jones
The Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys meet for the first time this season in a Monday Night Football matchup that carries significant implications within the NFC East. With a win, the Redskins (5-6) would take a full-game lead over the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, who are both 5-7. The Redskins hold tiebreakers over both the Eagles and Giants.
Now, here are some other things to look out for tonight:
>> The Redskins enter this game in search of back-to-back wins for the first time since Weeks 7 and 8 of the 2014 season. That win in Week 8 came at Dallas on Monday Night Football.
>> Washington enters with a 41-65-2 record against Dallas. The Cowboys have won three of their last four meetings with the Redskins.
>> Washington holds first place in the NFC East entering December for the first time since 1999. With a win tonight, Washington would extend its home winning streak to six games for the first time since the team did so in 1991.
>> A win would improve Washington’s divisional record to 3-1, ahead of the Eagles (2-2) and Giants (2-3).
>> This represents the 17th Monday Night Football meeting between the Redskins and Cowboys. That ties the Broncos and Raiders for the most-played matchup in Monday Night Football history.
>> The Redskins and Cowboys enter this game with 8-8 records against each other on Monday nights.
>> Washington’s defense seeks its fourth three-takeaway game of the season after doing so in Weeks 5, 6 and 12. That’s the most the Redskins have recorded since 2012’s six three-takeaway games.
>> Washington has six multiple-takeaway games, the most since the eight the defense notched in 2012.
>> Washington’s offense didn’t turn over the ball last game. The Redskins aim to extend that turnover-free streak to two games, which would mark a first since the 2012 offense went four games without a turnover.
>> After limiting the Giants to 33 rushing yards — the fewest allowed by the Redskins since 1990 at Indianapolis — Washington’s defense will try to continue its stingy ways against Dallas.
>> Quarterback Kirk Cousins has a chance to become the first Redskins quarterback to post four consecutive regular-season 300-yard passing days. Cousins enters this game with four career 300-yard days, and a fifth in a single season would tie a team record with Sonny Jurgensen in 1967, Jay Schroeder in 1986 and Mark Rypien in 1989.
>> Cousins enters the game with 34 career touchdown passes and stands one shy of Brad Johnson, who ranks 13th on the franchise’s career list , and four shy of Mark Brunell’s 38.
>> Cousins has a chance to become the first Redskins quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in each of the first 12 games of the season since Jurgensen in 1967.
>> Cornerback Quinton Dunbar enters this game hoping to become the first Redskins rookie to pick off a pass in consecutive games since Carlos Rogers in Weeks 11 and 12 of 2005.
>> Wide receiver Pierre Garcon needs three catches to tie Michael Westbrook for ninth on the team’s all-time receptions list.
>> Wide receiver DeSean Jackson looks to add to his total of 50-plus-yard touchdown catches. His 23 rank fifth-most in the NFL since the 1970 merger. Baltimore’s Steve Smith Sr. has 24 and ranks fourth on the list.
>> With another 50-plus-yard touchdown catch today, Jackson would have posted his first three-game streak since Weeks 14-16 of the 2009 season.
>> Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan looks to extend his sack streak to three games, which would mark the longest for him since he did so in Weeks 12-16 of last season. Kerrigan, who had two sacks in last week’s game, seeks the first back-to-back multiple-sack game of his career.
>> Tight end Jordan Reed looks to add to his career highs in receptions (55), receiving yards (541) and receiving touchdowns (six). With a third multiple-touchdown reception game, Reed would become the first Redskins tight end since Jerry Smith (four in 1967) to score two or more touchdowns in at least three games in a season.
Some connections between these teams:
>> Offensive line coach Bill Callahan held the same position with the Cowboys from 2012-14.
>> Assistant strength and conditioning coach Joe Kim held the same position with Dallas in 1998.
>> Tight ends coach Wes Phillips held the same position with the Cowboys from 2007-13.
>> Defensive end Jason Hatcher played for the Cowboys from 2006-13.
>> Dallas tight ends coach Michael Pope held the same position with the Redskins from 1997-99.
>> Redskins from Texas: Phillips (Houston), wide receiver Ryan Grant (Beaumont), quarterback Robert Griffin III (Copperas Cove), kicker Dustin Hopkins (Houston), center Josh LeRibeus (Richardson), quarterback Colt McCoy (Tuscola), tackle Ty Nsekhe (Arlington), cornerback Dashaun Phillips (Duncanville), linebacker Keenan Robinson (Plano), tackle Trent Williams (Longview).
>> Redskins Coach Jay Gruden and Cowboys Coach Jason Garrett played against each other in the World League of American Football in 1991 — Gruden for the Barcelona Dragons and Sacramento Surge and Garett for the San Antonio Riders.
>> Gruden, offensive coordinator Sean McVay, defensive coordinator Joe Barry, wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard, director of football operations Paul Kelly, Cowboys safeties coach Joe Baker, defensve coordinator Rod Marinelli and Cowboys special teams coach Rich Bisaccia all coached together for the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers at various points from 2002-11.
>> Defensive end Frank Kearse and Cowboys defensive tackle Nick Hayden, Cowboys guard Mackenzy Bernadeau and defensive end Greg Hardy all played together in Carolina at various points form 2011-13.
>> Cornerback DeAngelo Hall and Cowboys running back Darren McFadden played together in Oakland in 2008 while tight end Derek Carrier and Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain and McFadden played together for the Raiders in 2012.
>> Defensive end Stephen Paea and center Brian de la Puente and Cowboys safety Danny McCray played together in Chicago in 2014.
>> Nose tackle Terrance Knighton and Cowboys defensive end Jeremy Mincey played together in Jacksonville from 2009-12.
>> Safety Jeron Johnson and Cowboys running back Robert Turbin played together in Seattle from 2012-14.
>> Guard Brandon Scherff and Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens played together at Iowa from 2011-13. Johnson and Cowboys defensive linemen Tyron Crawford and DeMarcus Lawrence played together at Boise Statae in 2010.
>> Guard Spencer Long and Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory played together at Nebraska in 2013.
>> Griffin and Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams played together at Baylor from 2009-11.
>> LeRibeus and Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley played together at SMU from 2008-10.
>> Trent Williams and Cowboys tight end James Hanna played together at Oklahoma from 2008-09.
>> Defensive end Ricky Jean Francois, linebacker Perry Riley Jr. and Cowboys safety Danny McCray played together at LSU from 2006-08.
>> Redskins assistant defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant and Cowboys defensive tackle Nick Hayden played together at Wisconsin from 2005-07.
Redskins-Cowboys: Game day notes and fast facts
By Mike Jones
The Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys meet for the first time this season in a Monday Night Football matchup that carries significant implications within the NFC East. With a win, the Redskins (5-6) would take a full-game lead over the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, who are both 5-7. The Redskins hold tiebreakers over both the Eagles and Giants.
Now, here are some other things to look out for tonight:
>> The Redskins enter this game in search of back-to-back wins for the first time since Weeks 7 and 8 of the 2014 season. That win in Week 8 came at Dallas on Monday Night Football.
>> Washington enters with a 41-65-2 record against Dallas. The Cowboys have won three of their last four meetings with the Redskins.
>> Washington holds first place in the NFC East entering December for the first time since 1999. With a win tonight, Washington would extend its home winning streak to six games for the first time since the team did so in 1991.
>> A win would improve Washington’s divisional record to 3-1, ahead of the Eagles (2-2) and Giants (2-3).
>> This represents the 17th Monday Night Football meeting between the Redskins and Cowboys. That ties the Broncos and Raiders for the most-played matchup in Monday Night Football history.
>> The Redskins and Cowboys enter this game with 8-8 records against each other on Monday nights.
>> Washington’s defense seeks its fourth three-takeaway game of the season after doing so in Weeks 5, 6 and 12. That’s the most the Redskins have recorded since 2012’s six three-takeaway games.
>> Washington has six multiple-takeaway games, the most since the eight the defense notched in 2012.
>> Washington’s offense didn’t turn over the ball last game. The Redskins aim to extend that turnover-free streak to two games, which would mark a first since the 2012 offense went four games without a turnover.
>> After limiting the Giants to 33 rushing yards — the fewest allowed by the Redskins since 1990 at Indianapolis — Washington’s defense will try to continue its stingy ways against Dallas.
>> Quarterback Kirk Cousins has a chance to become the first Redskins quarterback to post four consecutive regular-season 300-yard passing days. Cousins enters this game with four career 300-yard days, and a fifth in a single season would tie a team record with Sonny Jurgensen in 1967, Jay Schroeder in 1986 and Mark Rypien in 1989.
>> Cousins enters the game with 34 career touchdown passes and stands one shy of Brad Johnson, who ranks 13th on the franchise’s career list , and four shy of Mark Brunell’s 38.
>> Cousins has a chance to become the first Redskins quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in each of the first 12 games of the season since Jurgensen in 1967.
>> Cornerback Quinton Dunbar enters this game hoping to become the first Redskins rookie to pick off a pass in consecutive games since Carlos Rogers in Weeks 11 and 12 of 2005.
>> Wide receiver Pierre Garcon needs three catches to tie Michael Westbrook for ninth on the team’s all-time receptions list.
>> Wide receiver DeSean Jackson looks to add to his total of 50-plus-yard touchdown catches. His 23 rank fifth-most in the NFL since the 1970 merger. Baltimore’s Steve Smith Sr. has 24 and ranks fourth on the list.
>> With another 50-plus-yard touchdown catch today, Jackson would have posted his first three-game streak since Weeks 14-16 of the 2009 season.
>> Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan looks to extend his sack streak to three games, which would mark the longest for him since he did so in Weeks 12-16 of last season. Kerrigan, who had two sacks in last week’s game, seeks the first back-to-back multiple-sack game of his career.
>> Tight end Jordan Reed looks to add to his career highs in receptions (55), receiving yards (541) and receiving touchdowns (six). With a third multiple-touchdown reception game, Reed would become the first Redskins tight end since Jerry Smith (four in 1967) to score two or more touchdowns in at least three games in a season.
Some connections between these teams:
>> Offensive line coach Bill Callahan held the same position with the Cowboys from 2012-14.
>> Assistant strength and conditioning coach Joe Kim held the same position with Dallas in 1998.
>> Tight ends coach Wes Phillips held the same position with the Cowboys from 2007-13.
>> Defensive end Jason Hatcher played for the Cowboys from 2006-13.
>> Dallas tight ends coach Michael Pope held the same position with the Redskins from 1997-99.
>> Redskins from Texas: Phillips (Houston), wide receiver Ryan Grant (Beaumont), quarterback Robert Griffin III (Copperas Cove), kicker Dustin Hopkins (Houston), center Josh LeRibeus (Richardson), quarterback Colt McCoy (Tuscola), tackle Ty Nsekhe (Arlington), cornerback Dashaun Phillips (Duncanville), linebacker Keenan Robinson (Plano), tackle Trent Williams (Longview).
>> Redskins Coach Jay Gruden and Cowboys Coach Jason Garrett played against each other in the World League of American Football in 1991 — Gruden for the Barcelona Dragons and Sacramento Surge and Garett for the San Antonio Riders.
>> Gruden, offensive coordinator Sean McVay, defensive coordinator Joe Barry, wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard, director of football operations Paul Kelly, Cowboys safeties coach Joe Baker, defensve coordinator Rod Marinelli and Cowboys special teams coach Rich Bisaccia all coached together for the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers at various points from 2002-11.
>> Defensive end Frank Kearse and Cowboys defensive tackle Nick Hayden, Cowboys guard Mackenzy Bernadeau and defensive end Greg Hardy all played together in Carolina at various points form 2011-13.
>> Cornerback DeAngelo Hall and Cowboys running back Darren McFadden played together in Oakland in 2008 while tight end Derek Carrier and Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain and McFadden played together for the Raiders in 2012.
>> Defensive end Stephen Paea and center Brian de la Puente and Cowboys safety Danny McCray played together in Chicago in 2014.
>> Nose tackle Terrance Knighton and Cowboys defensive end Jeremy Mincey played together in Jacksonville from 2009-12.
>> Safety Jeron Johnson and Cowboys running back Robert Turbin played together in Seattle from 2012-14.
>> Guard Brandon Scherff and Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens played together at Iowa from 2011-13. Johnson and Cowboys defensive linemen Tyron Crawford and DeMarcus Lawrence played together at Boise Statae in 2010.
>> Guard Spencer Long and Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory played together at Nebraska in 2013.
>> Griffin and Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams played together at Baylor from 2009-11.
>> LeRibeus and Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley played together at SMU from 2008-10.
>> Trent Williams and Cowboys tight end James Hanna played together at Oklahoma from 2008-09.
>> Defensive end Ricky Jean Francois, linebacker Perry Riley Jr. and Cowboys safety Danny McCray played together at LSU from 2006-08.
>> Redskins assistant defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant and Cowboys defensive tackle Nick Hayden played together at Wisconsin from 2005-07.
