To get to where we are right now, with the opportunity with the door wide open, now we just got to step through it.” "I do think that when guys believe in something and they really feel they have a chance, all they need is that opportunity. I know you are what your record said, but I didn’t believe that. I got a lot of confidence in our coaches and I just think that it’s unfortunate, but we were most certainly better than what our record said. “I have a blind faith, I guess," Rivera says, looking back at a 2-6 mark. Proven coach Ron Rivera seems to have his team peaking as it heads to five consecutive division contests to finish the schedule, an NFL first. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke looks as if he's earning a future contract in the nation's capital. That string has occurred even though 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year Chase Young has been sidelined. Washington also isn't feeding on the dregs of the league, with wins over Tampa Bay and Las Vegas during its recent streak. “And they’re a little banged up but seems like they haven’t really missed much of a beat and they’ve been having good game plans.”
“They’re playing very good football, I think, what like four wins in a row?”
“It’s definitely a critical game,” says Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who is battling a right knee injury that has limited his production. Now in December, it could become about surging Washington (6-6) if it can beat Dallas (8-4) on Sunday.Ī division that was won by Washington in 2020 with a 7-9 record will be up for grabs - with even Philadelphia in the mix - should Dallas falter in this rivalry game. When November began, the NFC East was all about the runaway Cowboys.
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