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By now we all know the NFC East has had a dreadful year, as all four teams have been embarrassingly bad 11 weeks into the season.

Just look at what happened Sunday — the Eagles lost to the Browns and fell to 3-6-1 but still held onto to the top spot in the division.

Cowboys 30, Lions 20. The Cowboys typically take care of business against lesser opponents, but their Week 6 loss to the New York Jets was a stunner. They should be able to beat the Lions, who will have Jeff Driskel at QB, despite being on the road. Take the COWBOYS (-304) to win outright against the Lions. Driskel and the Lions.

At 3-6-1!

The Cowboys and Washington, meanwhile, both got big wins (any wins by any of these bad teams have to be considered big wins) to move to 3-7 and sit tied with the Giants (who are on a bye week) for second place in the division.

It’s ugly, all of it. There’s no debating that.

But here’s the deal – the winner of this division will have nothing to apologize for when they clam a spot in the playoffs and some other team in the NFC does not.

Why?

Because the other teams fighting for playoff spots in the NFC stink and won’t deserve a spot in the postseason because they wouldn’t do anything if they got there, anyways.

Before Sunday night I thought the winner of the NFC East should do the right thing and bow out of the playoffs and let a better team go. But then I saw the NFC playoff picture and realized the NFC is bad. Like, really bad. Just look at the teams that are “In The Hunt.”

The Bears are in the top spot of that group with a 5-5 record that doesn’t come close to telling their story. They’ve lost four straight games and don’t have anything that resembles a good option at quarterback. They don’t deserve to go the playoffs.

The Vikings are 4-6 and let the Cowboys come back and get a road win on Sunday. They will have nothing to say if the Cowboys or some other NFC East team makes the playoffs.

The 4-6 Detroit Lions are the Detroit Lions. Enough said.

The 4-6 49ers have their whole team on injured reserve for the rest of their season.

So who would you plug in to the playoffs if you could take the NFC East winner out of it?

Nobody.

Because the rest of those teams are are just as bad and not deserving of anything that would be seen as a reward.

Also, I think the Cowboys are going to win the NFC East.

Quick hits: Everyone laughed at the Jets again… Smith-Schuster’s weird injury… UFC fighter rolls with Beyonce song mixup… And more.

– Everyone had a good laugh at an awful roughing the passer penalty that Jets DE Nathan Shepherd committed on Sunday. I mean, this thing was so Jets.

– Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster seemed to hurt his ankle after stepping on a penalty flag, which isn’t ideal.

– UFC fighter Mike Perry had the wrong walk-out song played before his fight on Saturday night but he totally rolled with it, belting out Beyonce’s “Halo” on his way to the Octagon.

– Saints coach Sean Payton had a savage retweet after Taysom Hill led New Orleans to a win over the Falcons on Sunday.

– You have to see this legend of a man who saved his puppy from an alligator while not dropping his cigar.

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Football Team prediction and game preview.

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Football Team Broadcast

Date: Thursday, November 26

Who Will Win Cowboys Or Lions Won

Game Time: 4:30 ET

Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

Network: FOX

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Washington Football Team (3-7) vs Dallas Cowboys (3-7) Game Preview

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Why Washington Football Team Will Win

The passing game got going over the last few weeks, Alex Smith is playing well, and the defense continues to be terrific.

There were only 161 yards through the air in last week’s win over Cincinnati, but that’s partly because the running game was working. On the other side, the Football Team D leads the NFL in pass defense and hasn’t allowed anyone to throw for over 300 yards – although Jared Goff and the Rams got to exactly 300.

Dallas has a big, big problem with the pass defense, it allowed most touchdown passes than anyone, and Washington will control the game through the air, but …

– CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why Dallas Cowboys Will Win

Welcome back, Dallas running game.

No team could’ve possibly needed time off more than the Cowboys, and it showed with a tough-effort win over Minnesota coming off a bye week. The running game ranked it up with a season-high 180 yards, the fight continues to be there in a lost season, and it’s the Thanksgiving Day showcase in AT&T – the effort will be there.

The Washington offense continues to struggle, Andy Dalton is coming off a strong game for the Cowboys, and it’s not going to be Ben DiNucci under center like he was in the 25-3 loss to the Football Team a few weeks ago when Dalton was knocked out.

– CFN Experts Picks: College

Fantasy Football Player To Watch

RB Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas

He was held to 71 yards in last year’s Thanksgiving loss to Buffalo, but he accounted for 66 receiving yards. Against Washington in 2018 he ripped off 121 yards and a touchdown, but he wasn’t right in the first meeting this year with just 49 yards. The yards reappeared last week against Minnesota and he caught a touchdown pass, but he hasn’t run for a score in five weeks.

What’s Going To Happen

Who Will Win Cowboys Or Lions

Did Dallas find its groove against last week against the Vikings? The Washington defense is just good enough to keep this from being any sort of a shootout, but a rejuvenated Elliott will run well, and two takeaways will play a big role in the Cowboys’ first back-to-back wins of the season.

Who Will Win Cowboys Or Lions Quarterback

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Football Team Prediction, Line

Dallas 27, Washington 23

Dallas -3, o/u: 46

ATS Confidence out of 5: 1

Must See Rating: 3

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