COWBOYS-REDSKINS CAPSULE

Published 5:05 am Sunday, October 21, 2018

DALLAS (3-3) at WASHINGTON (3-2) 3:25 p.m., Sunday, CBS OPENING LINE — Redskins by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Dallas 3-3, Washington 3-2

SERIES RECORD — Cowboys lead 70-44-2

LAST MEETING — Cowboys beat Redskins 38-14, Nov. 30, 2017

LAST WEEK — Cowboys beat Jaguars 40-7; Redskins beat Panthers 2317

AP PRO32 RANKING — Cowboys No. 19, Redskins No. 16

COWBOYS OFFENSE — OVERALL (29), RUSH (2), PASS (29)

COWBOYS DEFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (7), PASS (8)

REDSKINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (25), RUSH (12), PASS (24)

REDSKINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (5), RUSH (6), PASS (9)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Neither team has won two games in row yet this season. … Dallas has beaten Washington in past four matchups. … Cowboys are 3-0 at home, 0-3 on road. … Matchup key to this one could be Dallas’ second-ranked rushing offense, which gains 147.5 yards per game and 5.1 per carry, against Washington’s sixth-ranked rushing defense allowing only 90.2 per game. … RB Ezekiel Elliott ranks second in league in rushing yards with 586 and third in yards from scrimmage with 752. He leads NFL with 3,200 yards on ground since 2016. … Neither of these offenses is all that productive. Both rank in NFL’s bottom 10 in points per game (Washington averages 21.1, Dallas 20.5). … Dallas QB Dak Prescott ran for careerbest 82 yards and touchdown last week, his ninth career game with at least one passing TD and rushing TD. … Prescott is 4-0 with 97.8 passer rating in four starts against Washington, accounting for five scores (3 passing, 2 running). … Cowboys owner Jerry Jones might say team has lacked No. 1 receiver for a while, but Cole Beasley sure looked like one week ago with nine catches for 101 yards and pair of TDs. … DE DeMarcus Lawrence tied for fifth in league with 5 1-2 sacks; he and Arizona’s Chandler Jones are only two players with 20 or more sacks since beginning of 2017 season. … Redskins QB Alex Smith has six TDs, two INTs in three career games against Dallas; this will be his Washington debut in rivalry. … RB Adrian Peterson averaging 108.5 yards rushing and TD over past two home games. … TE Vernon Davis, reunited with former 49ers teammate Smith, had 61st career TD catch last week; ranks fourth among active NFL tight ends since entering league in 2006. … CB Josh Norman responded to benching and criticism with interception, forced fumble and five tackles last week. … OLBs Ryan Kerrigan and Preston Smith have combined for grand total of one sack so far in 2018. … Fantasy tip: Elliott will be seeking third consecutive game vs. Redskins with at least 120 yards from scrimmage and two TDs. Peterson eyeing fourth in row vs. Cowboys with rushing TD.

— Associated Press