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A year after looking like Washington's rebuild was on the fast track, the team is on the outside of the playoffs looking in for a fifth time in six seasons.
At 7-10 after a four-game skid followed a four-game winning streak, coach Ron Rivera's group is closer to where he thought it would be after two seasons on the job.
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys didn't see the regular-season finale at Philadelphia as meaningless because they wanted to feel an offensive rhythm going into the playoffs.
Turns out it mattered in the postseason pecking order, too.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dak Prescott ran into Dallas' locker room with a message for any NFC team he'll play next week in the playoffs.
“The real (stuff) starts,” he said.
It starts with finding out the Cowboys' wild-card opponent, and Prescott will be like millions of football fans every Sunday and watch the scoreboard with their playoff fate at stake.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts was inactive for Philadelphia in the regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, and the Eagles will start Gardner Minshew on Saturday night.
The Eagles are locked into the sixth or seventh seed in the NFC, making the game essentially meaningless.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ron Rivera and Joe Judge exceeded expectations last season in their first year running their new clubs.
Rivera got Washington to the playoffs for the first time in five years, overcoming injuries and a pandemic to win the NFC East with a 7-9 record.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Not much gets the competitive juices flowing in Philadelphia like the Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys.
Eagles wideout Greg Ward called it “the biggest rivalry in football,” but rivalry talk has been muted for the final week of the regular season with both teams headed to the playoffs.
Resting or playing their starters is the biggest question facing the Philadelphia Eagles this week.
The playoff-bound Eagles (9-7) sure have come a long way since a 2-5 start.
After securing a wild-card spot with their fourth straight win Sunday, the Eagles are locked into the sixth or seventh seed in the NFC.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys were out of timeouts and couldn't challenge an apparent fumble that likely would have given them the ball back with just over 2 1/2 minutes left in Sunday's game.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The troubles for Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals weren't anything that a trip to the star quarterback's favorite stadium couldn't fix.
They might be back in two weeks for a wild-card game.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Taylor Heinicke threw an interception when trying to go deep on Washington’s first offensive play, and things only got worse from there for the team that is just barely still in playoff contention after its most-lopsided loss since 2007.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys didn’t have to worry about the NFC East title anymore once they kicked off against Washington.
So they took care of the star quarterback’s slump instead.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The last time the Dallas Cowboys played in prime time on a Sunday, they had to figure out how to win without Dak Prescott.
Now they need to figure out how to get their star quarterback back to what he was before the calf injury that kept him out of that victory over Minnesota.
The only way the Dallas Cowboys can clinch the NFC East title in what's left of Week 15 is if Washington and Philadelphia tie.
With the playoffs and division crown essentially wrapped up, the final three games of the regular season will be about trying to solve the mystery of an offense gone cold.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The only thing separating the Dallas Cowboys from being an NFL power might be their offense.
Continuing a run of subpar performances, the offense was limited to 328 yards and for all practical purposes two field goals in a 21-6 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Most of the talk about the Dallas Cowboys this week is focusing on stellar rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and quarterback Dak Prescott's recent struggles.
Parsons has become one of the NFL's top defensive players with his sacks and his ability to disrupt opposing offenses, while Prescott has some scratching their heads with a late-season slump as the Cowboys (9-4) prepare to play the Giants (4-9) in New Jersey on Sunday.
DALLAS (9-4) at NEW YORK GIANTS (4-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
BETTING LINE: Cowboys by 10 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is likely to miss his third straight game because of a neck injury.
Coach Joe Judge said Wednesday the third-year quarterback still has not been cleared for contact and Mike Glennon will start Sunday against the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys (9-4).
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A slumping Dak Prescott has become a danger to comfortable fourth-quarter leads for the Dallas Cowboys in the star quarterback’s first $40 million season.
A team long identified by offense can thank the defense for a three-game lead in the NFC East with four to go after a 27-20 victory at Washington.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke had just been strip-sacked by Micah Parsons and stayed on the turf for an extra moment, kneeling and bowing his head, as Dorance Armstrong returned the fumble 37 yards for a touchdown.
When November began, the NFC East was all about the runaway Cowboys.
Now in December, it could become about surging Washington (6-6) if it can beat Dallas (8-4) on Sunday.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy didn't waste any time making his presence felt on his first day back with the team after a 10-day absence because of a positive COVID-19 test.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Mike McCarthy and Ron Rivera are big fans of the NFL schedule-makers this season.
McCarthy's Dallas Cowboys have a shot at the top seed in the NFC with four of five games left against East Division opponents.
When the NFL schedule came out in May, Ron Rivera loved that Washington finished the season with five games against NFC East competition.
He told players it was an opportunity if they could still be in the playoff race by this stretch.
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have issues on offense, with the luxury of time to fix them coming off a victory at New Orleans that could result in a three-game lead in the NFC East with five to go.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — DeSean Jackson has tormented NFC East teams for years, having played 11 of the first 13 years of his career for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington.
Advantage, Las Vegas.
The 35-year-old wideout, who celebrated a birthday Wednesday, ignited the Raiders' offense on Thanksgiving in a 36-33 win over the Dallas Cowboys to help Las Vegas snap a three-game losing streak.
Yes, it's been a strange year on the field, with visiting teams 90-87-1, not counting two neutral-site games in London. And this week's betting lines are further proof home field isn't necessarily an advantage.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A year ago, the New York Giants got off to a 1-7 start and remained in the playoff race all season because they played in the weakest division in the NFL — the NFC East.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys struggled through a November trip through the AFC West that took plenty of luster off their incredible start, even as they still control the NFC East.
After forcing overtime Thursday, the Cowboys had two more untimely penalties after they got the ball first before losing 36-33 to the Las Vegas Raiders.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Giants’ firing of offensive coordinator Jason Garrett on Tuesday tossed a surprise twist into the Philadelphia Eagles’ preparations for Sunday’s trip up the New Jersey Turnpike.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders have one victory between them in November and one more chance do something about it before the playoff push time also known as December.
The NFC East race is tightening up on Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, who could be without the quarterback's top two receivers in another game with the best pair of defensive ends sidelined on Thanksgiving.
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos still haven't found a way to rule the AFC West again but they can crown themselves kings of the NFC East with a win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA (3-6) at DENVER (5-4)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS
LINE: Broncos by 2½, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys had their offense back on the field ready to line up deep in Broncos' territory after a big special teams play early in the second half. They didn't even get a chance to snap the ball.
Another close loss was enough to push Washington's season over the edge.
At 2-6 with the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers up next and the Dallas Cowboys in control of the NFC East, Washington's hopes of a long-shot playoff bid seem out of reach.
Now that the Dallas Cowboys have won six straight without Dak Prescott, it's time for another week of will he/won't he on whether the franchise quarterback plays with a strained right calf.
Dallas (6-1) is on its longest winning streak since Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott were twin rookie stars in 2016, — 11 straight on the way to the top seed in the NFC playoffs.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Mike McCarthy has another first-place, high-scoring team he's taking to Minnesota for a prime-time game in a sure-to-be raucous environment, with fans riled up about the prospect of a signature Vikings victory against a longtime franchise nemesis.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — It's hard to predict where the New York Giants are headed after playing their best game of the season in beating the struggling Carolina Panthers 25-3.
The defense, which was supposed to be the heart of the team, finally had a good game in holding the Panthers without a touchdown and limiting them to 173 total yards.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Joe Judge has coached the New York Giants for 22 games and he has gotten all the clichés down.
The season is a marathon. It's only six games into the season. There is a lot of football to be played.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are battling the deadly B's five games into the season: They're bad and they're banged up.
The Giants (1-4) took their second-worst loss in the Joe Judge tenure dropping a 44-20 decision in Dallas to the NFC East-leading Cowboys on Sunday.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Amari Cooper rejected the suggestion that Dallas' 44-20 win over New York was even more impressive because of a sloppy start that kept the last-place Giants in the game longer than they should have been.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones was dazed and wobbly when he got up after taking a crushing hit trying to run into the end zone.
Running back Saquon Barkley and their top two receivers weren’t options for the Giants on that third-and-goal play from the 1 before halftime in a 44-20 loss Sunday against the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is making the most of what is seemingly a make-or-break season.
While New York's 1-3 record isn't what he wanted heading into Sunday's game in Dallas against the NFC East-leading Cowboys (3-1), Jones is giving every indication the Giants didn't make a mistake taking him at No.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles set a franchise record Monday night that they are not eager to celebrate.
They handed the ball to their running backs only three times among 53 snaps in a blowout loss to the rival Dallas Cowboys.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott thought he could improve while not playing after the season-ending ankle injury last year by appreciating the chance to watch from a different perspective.
The star Dallas quarterback, who then missed most of training camp this summer with a shoulder injury, believes he was right.
SCOREBOARD
Monday, Sept. 27
Eagles (1-1) at Cowboys (1-1), 8:15 p.m. EDT. Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys take the NFL’s No. 4 offense into their home opener against Philadelphia and the fourth-best defense.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott's first home game since the star Dallas quarterback's gruesome ankle injury at AT&T Stadium last October is the second chance for Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts to beat the Cowboys in his home state.
Judging NFL teams after one game has always been foolish. It’s even more absurd in a 17-game season.
The Bills, Titans, Ravens, Browns, Bears and Washington lost their season openers after making the playoffs last season.