NFC East Championship

The Cowboys are back in the same position as last year, win and they are in. And the Cowboys have what I think the best winning mind set heading into this game. After their 3-5 start the Cowboys have had a huge turn around and are already back at 8-7 with a chance to get into the playoffs. Through all this winning the Cowboys have dealt with many injuries on defense along with Jerry Brown's tragic car crash. The Cowboys have gotten through must win games and the pressure from this game will not effect them at all. Here is what the Cowboys need to do in order to win.

Do not allow RGIII to get too far ahead
RGIII along with Alfred Morris have one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL. The Cowboys front 7 will really need to be on their toes all game. They will need to be able to contain RGIII, stop Morris, and also watch out for the deep ball. RGIII caught the Cowboys secondary by surprise last time with a couple of big touchdown passes. Romo also needs to do his part, on Thanksgiving the Cowboys were down by a lot at half time and some how managed to fight their way back. But they just fell a little bit short. This time Romo needs to either get the Cowboys up early, or stay with RGIII. Romo has recently become very good at scoring in key moments and if the Cowboys either get up by a lot or just stay with in reach of RGIII they will have no problem winning this game.

Turnovers
Romo has been flawless since mid season and has really been the main reason why the Cowboys are in the position they are in right now. He has stopped the turnovers and has become clutch when the game is on the line. So he needs to continue not producing turnovers and the rest of the team also has to be clean. Last week the reason why the Cowboys got so far down can be pointed to Murray's fumble at their own 2 yard line. Him and the rest of the Cowboys just need to secure the ball and get down field with it. The defense also needs to make RGIII mess up. Pressure will be very key for this Cowboys defense, RGIII only has 5 interceptions all year so forcing him to make bad throws will be a huge factor in this game. Also RGIII has 12 fumbles on the year. The Cowboys pass rushers should realize that they shouldn't just go for the sack but also try and force him to fumble the ball. They could easily get a turnover off of that.

Penalties
The Cowboys need to be clean for this game. I am mainly looking at the secondary, if RGIII is going to take shots down the field the defense can not get pass interference and allow huge chunks of yardage.

I am not going to emphasize the balanced offense too much for this game. The Redskins have one of the best run defenses but one of the worst pass defenses. With Romo currently on a hot streak he could pick apart the Redskins secondary with ease.

I predict that the Cowboys will go to the playoffs and win the division. RGIII will put up a good fight but the Cowboys will hold on and get the win 28-20.

Go Cowboys!