The Cowboys are 3.5-point road favorites on the NFL betting odds and will be happy to see McNabb, who lost to them three times last year when he was with Philadelphia. One could argue Dallas played a major role in the Eagles dealing McNabb to Washington since he played his last two games in a Philly uniform against the Cowboys. McNabb is still nursing a sprained ankle he suffered in the third preseason game against Baltimore but is expected to start.
The Dallas defense limited the Redskins to just six points combined in two meetings last season, which were both low-scoring affairs. The Cowboys allowed 17 points or less in eight of the last 10 weeks of the regular season and posted shutouts in the final two games. That domination on the defensive side of the ball led to the UNDER cashing eight times during that stretch.
The Redskins continue to go through some growing pains on defense with the biggest being the status of former All-Pro defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who is now expected to play despite an ongoing feud with Shanahan. Haynesworth struggled with his conditioning in the preseason and was rumored to be traded, but he will reportedly play primarily on passing downs.
Washington will need Haynesworth to play well because opponents had no problem scoring toward the end of last season. The Redskins saw the OVER go 8-2 in their last 10 games to end last year following a 5-2 UNDER trend to start the year. In fact, Washington had the OVER cash in every game against an NFC East opponent other than Dallas.
Dallas quarterback Tony Romo and the rest of the offense did not look good in the preseason though and could struggle here as well. Romo threw only one touchdown pass and two interceptions while getting sacked five times behind an offensive line that will be without starting right tackle Marc Colombo and left guard Kyle Kosier.
If the game is low-scoring like the last three meetings, the Cowboys should benefit from their improved kicking game. Second-year kicker David Buehler connected on 10-of-11 field-goal attempts in the preseason, which is a big improvement from last season when former kicker Nick Folk missed on 10-of-28 attempts, including 8-of-14 from 40 yards or more.
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