The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

NFL WEEK 14 CAPSULES

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DALLAS (8-4) AT WASHINGTON (6-6)

Sunday, 1p.m., Fox

BETTING LINE: Cowboys by 4

SERIES: Cowboys, 73-47-2

LAST MEETING: Washington, 41-16, 2020 COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (1), RUSH (6), PASS (4), SCORING (2)

COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (14), PASS (28), SCORING (14) WASHINGTON OFFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (9), PASS (20), SCORING (20) WASHINGTON DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (3), PASS (30), SCORING (24) TURNOVER DIFFERENTI­AL: Cowboys plus-7; Washington minus-5

KEY MATCHUP: Washington QB Taylor Heinicke vs. Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs. After ending his intercepti­on drought at Las Vegas, Heinicke will try to avoid making a costly mistake the way he did during the three previous victories.

ETC.: In the six games before his calf strain, Dak Prescott was fourth in NFL with a 115.0passer rating. In past four games, Prescott is 15th at 89.6 . ... Dallas is tied with New England for NFL lead with 19 intercepti­ons after club’s first four-pick game in almost 11years against New Orleans . ... With a sack, LB Micah Parsons can become first rookie to have one in six consecutiv­e games since Jevon Kearse’s 10-game run for Tennessee in 1999on his way to NFL rookie record of 14½. Parsons leads NFL rookies with 10sacks, a club record for a first-year player . ... Diggs leads NFL with nine intercepti­ons and is first with that many in his team’s first 12games since Everson Walls had 10in first 12Dallas games in 1981 . ... Washington offense has converted a league-best 50% of thirddown opportunit­ies during its four-game winning streak. Washington was ranked 27th at 34.7% in its first eight games . ... Heinicke has completed 77.3% of his passes for 881yards, seven TDs and two intercepti­ons over the past four games. He was at 59.6% with three TDs and six INTs during the four-game skid going into the bye.

 ?? RICK SCUTERI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Washington quarterbac­k Taylor Heinicke has completed 77.3% of his passes since the team’s bye week.
RICK SCUTERI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington quarterbac­k Taylor Heinicke has completed 77.3% of his passes since the team’s bye week.

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