NFL Week 1: Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins

September 8, 2010 by Matt Lawrence

The Dallas Cowboys will face the new look Washington Redskins, who now have Mike Shanahan at the helm. However Mike Shanahan seems to have adopted the Dan Snyder’s mentality of only signing players who are past their prime. If this was 2005 the Redskins would have one of the best offenses in the league, but it is 2010. The Redskins acquired Donovon McNabb from the Eagles via trade this offseason, and Donavan is already nursing an injury.

On the other hand you have our beloved Cowboys who looked pathetic in the preseason, squandering pretty much all of their scoring opportunities. Hopefully they were just being conservative in the preseason, however last years stats say otherwise. Think about this, the Cowboys ranked 2nd right behind the Saints in yards per game with just under 400. However when you look at points per game the Saints maintain the #1 spot with 31 points per game, the Cowboys on the other hand ranked #14 with 22.6 points per game. The offense was inefficient last year, and it looks inefficient this year. I think Seth Eisenburg’s quote that “If it looks like $h@t, smells like $h@t, and feels like $h@t, you don’t have to actually eat it to know it’s $h@t.” applies here. Don’t get me wrong I think the Cowboys are still going to win some games, I just question keeping Jason Garrett around if the offense is so inefficient it needs almost 200 yards per 7 points.

So in summary the Redskins are old at their skill positions: QB McNabb 33, RB Portis 29, WR Galloway 38, WR Moss 31 and these are all injury prone players. This and the fact that the Cowboys are so inefficient on offense should make for a low scoring game. I am taking the under on the spread if it is anywhere north of 40 (currently 40.5) and picking the Cowboys to cover the point spread anywhere south of a touchdown (currently -3.5). Below is all of the important information you need for the Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Redskins game including the TV Channel, Parking Information, Point Spread, Tickets, and over under.

Cowboys-Redskins Day/Date: Sunday, September 12
Cowboys-Redskins Kickoff Time: 7:20PM Central Time
Cowboys-Redskins TV Channel: NBC
Cowboys-Redskins Announcers: Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth
Cowboys-Redskins Point Spread: Dallas Cowboys -3.5 | Washington Redskins +3.5
Cowboys-Redskins Over-Under Odds: 40.5
Cowboys-Redskins Cowboys Stadium Parking Information
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