Boxing Day concludes with an NFC East matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Football Team. Dallas enters as 10-point home favorites and walked away with a 27-20 victory vs. the Football Team just two weeks ago.
Can Dak Prescott and the offense take some pressure off of the defense and put up some decent numbers? Can Washington keep its slim playoff hopes alive with Taylor Heinicke back but possibly without Antonio Gibson?
Find out in our free player prop picks for the Washington Football Team vs. Cowboys.
Washington vs Cowboys prop picks
- Dak Prescott Over 0.5 interceptions (+130)
- Amari Cooper Over 52.5 receiving yards (-115)
- Jaret Patterson anytime TD (+210)
Click on each pick to jump to the full analysis.
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Washington vs Cowboys SNF props
Wrong team, Dak
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Football Team just two games ago by a final score of 27-20, in a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicated. The Cowboys jumped out to an early 18-0 first quarter lead and the thing that stands out is that Dak Prescott continued to pass the ball despite the game script.
Prescott would finish that game 22 for 39 passing for just 211 yards but the commitment to the pass was evident. Prescott is averaging 41.2 passes per game since Week 11. Only Tom Brady has attempted more passes over that stretch.
Sadly for Dallas fans, the extra passing hasn’t correlated to more yards, as Prescott has topped 240 passing yards just once over that stretch and he saw four defenses that rank outside the Top 10 in DVOA pass defense over that stretch.
Thanks to an increase in passing, Prescott has thrown six interceptions over his last seven games since coming back from injury. Two of those picks were against the Football Team two weeks ago and Washington could have likely had more but dropped some potential freebies. Prescott looked anything but good in that game and his indecisiveness is what we’re targeting with an interception prop that’s paying +130.
Even with the No. 27 DVOA pass defense, the Football Team has recorded three interceptions and allowed just two passing touchdowns over its last two games. Prescott’s shaky starts are starting to become too common.
PICK: Dak Prescott Over 0.5 interceptions (+130 at bet365)
Cooper size me
We’re real suckers for a good squeaky-wheel angle and one coming from a team that’s passing the ball over 40 times per game since Week 11 makes it even easier to jump on.
Dallas receiver Amari Cooper is coming off his worst game of the year — a two-catch, eight-yard performance vs. the Giants. The outing left a sour taste in the receiver’s mouth as he took to the radio to state his displeasure with his lack of targets of late.
“I think I can do more in the red zone if I get some targets. I can do more on third down if I get the targets. To help the offense be what we need [it] to be, I think I can definitely help change that,” Cooper told the media.
Despite averaging just three catches per game over his last five contests, he’s failed to hit an Over on his receiving yard total in any of those games. His receiving total opened at 52.5 yards this week which is not far off from his season-low of 50.5 from last week. This number is starting to trend up and with the noise he’s creating, his talent, the offense's propensity to pass, and the matchup (Washington allows the third-most yards to opposing wide receivers), we’re all-in on Cooper this week.
PICK: Amari Cooper Over 52.5 receiving yards (-115 at bet365)
Next man up
Washington is getting awfully thin at running back, as JD McKissic is on the injured reserve while Antonio Gibson has missed practice this week after exiting Week 15’s game with a toe injury. Gibson has battled multiple injuries this season and is on the wrong side of questionable heading into Sunday night’s matchup.
In the last meeting, No. 3 running back Jaret Patterson had four carries for 29 yards while adding nine yards on one reception. Patterson saw his role expand last week versus the Eagles as he took four carries for 20 yards and a score (+500). He would likely take over the No. 1 job if Gibson were to sit this weekend with Jonathan Williams sprinkled in.
With the uncertainty of Gibson and Patterson paying a healthy +210 to score, we have to take the potential Week 16 starter as that price will drop heavily if Gibson is ruled out.
PICK: Jaret Patterson anytime TD (+210 at bet365)
