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Cowboys-Redskins on Thanksgiving: Dallas seeks 10th straight

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WASHINGTON (6-3-1) at DALLAS (9-1)

OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 6 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Redskins 7-3, Cowboys 9-0-1

SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 67-44-2

LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Redskins 27-23, Sept. 18

LAST WEEK - Redskins beat Packers 42-24; Cowboys beat Ravens 27-17

AP PRO32 RANKING - Redskins No. 8, Cowboys No. 1

REDSKINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (10), PASS (3)

REDSKINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (21), PASS (18)

COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (15)

COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (3), PASS (21)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Cowboys seeking first 10-game regular-season winning streak in franchise history, Redskins looking for third straight win at Dallas, which would be longest streak since 1987-89. ... Cowboys have faced Redskins seven times on Thanksgiving, more than any opponent, with 6-1 record. ... Redskins QB Kirk Cousins threw three first-quarter touchdowns before leaving late in first half of win at Cowboys in playoff tuneup last season. He threw for 375 yards, three scores for 145.8 passer rating last week. ... Rookie RB Robert Kelley had career-high 137 yards rushing, three TDs vs. Packers. He has 321 yards in past three games. ... WR Jamison Crowder seeks fifth straight game with TD against NFC East. ... LB Ryan Kerrigan seeks sack in third straight outing against Dallas. ... CB Josh Norman, who figures to cover Dez Bryant, had three pass breakups in last meeting. ... Cowboys tied New England (2007), Denver (2013) with eight consecutive games of at least 400 yards on offense, longest single-season streak in NFL history. ... Cowboys trying to avoid three-game losing streak on Thanksgiving, which would be longest since record four-game skid in 1986-89. ... QB Dak Prescott leads rookies in yards passing (2,640), TDs (17), rating (108.6). He's fourth rookie in NFL history with five consecutive multi-TD games. Prescott got first career win at Washington in Week 2. ... Rookie RB Ezekiel Elliott leads NFL with 1,102 yards, third most in player's first 10 games. He's second in NFC with 10 TDs (nine rushing, one receiving). ... WR Dez Bryant has four TDs receiving in past three home games. ... WR Cole Beasley has tied career high with five TDs. ... LB Sean Lee has 100-plus tackles for fourth time in career, including past three healthy seasons. ... DE Tyrone Crawford, team sacks leader with 3 1/2, seeks third straight game with sack against NFC East. ... Fantasy Tip: Redskins WR DeSean Jackson averaging 102 yards in six career games against Cowboys.

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