Do you remember back in the day when NFC East rivals Dallas and Washington met and it was a physical battle between two, finally tuned machines? when yards were hard to come by? I barely do. It has been that long since each has even approached ferocious on defense.
Sunday, the rivalry is renewed as the Commanders (3-3) and the Cowboys (2-3-1) meet in Dallas.
Both Washington and Dallas lost last week and primarily because of just how poorly they defended the run. The Cowboys were flattened by Rico Dowdle and the Carolina Panthers on their way to a 30-27 loss. The former Cowboy running back averaged 6.1 yards/carry and finished with 183 yards rushing on the afternoon. He also caught four balls for 56 yards. Cowboys’ fans know if it wasn’t Dowdle it would have been someone else as their d