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#DALvsWAS: Fourth Quarter Conclusions

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Go crazy, Redskins fans. Your team is NFC East Champions.

The Washington Redskins defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 28-18, tonight at FedExField to claim their first NFC East title since 1999 — while sending the rival Cowboys home for good in the process. Washington (10-6), winners of seven straight, will play host to the Seattle Seahawks at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at FedExField in the first round of the playoffs.

The Redskins won tonight with a key performance from rookie running back Alfred Morris, who broke Clinton Portis’ single-season Redskins’ rushing record in the third quarter with a 10-yard run. Morris finished his day with 33 carries for 200 yards and three touchdowns.

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#DASvsWAS: Third Quarter Thoughts

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Just 15 minutes remain until this win-or-go-home, nationally televised game is complete.

Heading into the fourth quarter at FedExField, the Redskins lead the Cowboys, 14-7.

Here’s some key plays from each drive of the third quarter:

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Papa John’s Redskins Touchdown Special

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Monday is Redskins Day at Papa John’s.

A day after every Redskins game, fans can order a large cheese pizza for only $9.99, plus for each touchdown the Redskins score, fans get one free topping.

And with a Redskins victory, fans get double the toppings.

That 17-yard touchdown run by Alfred Morris gets you one free topping — hopefully it isn’t the last!

Who’s hungry?

#DALvsWAS: Halftime Highlights

#DALvsWAS: Halftime Summations

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After a scoreless first quarter, the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys finally got on the scoreboard in the second quarter here at FedExField.

Going into halftime, the Redskins and the Cowboys are tied at 7 in this win-or-go-home battle to end the regular season.

Here’s some key plays from each drive of the second quarter:

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#DALvsWAS: First Quarter Recollections

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The biggest regular-season game in FedExField history is underway.

With the NFC East title going to the winner — and a trip home going to the loser — this place is rockin’.

And, after a first quarter that featured two Tony Romo interceptions and a Redskins’ offense unable to capitalize, Washington and Dallas are knotted at zero.

Here’s some key plays from each drive in the quarter.

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Exclusive Video: Fletcher Rallies Troops

VIDEOS: Fans Submit Pregame Speeches

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Five Redskins fans brought out their inner London Fletcher and won a pair of tickets to tonight’s critical Redskins-Cowboys game at FedExField.

The Redskins’ veteran middle linebacker is known for his fiery pregame speeches, and we’ll be sure to send you his doozy tonight when the Redskins play host to theCowboys in the final battle for the NFC East crown.

The Redskins’ Facebook page this week hosted a “Redskins Pregame Pep Talk Contest,” and invited fans to submit their best 15-20-second pregame speech for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the game.

We had a ton of great submissions. Here’s the five winners and their pep talks:

Damon Thompson:

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YOU PICK: Who Shines Vs. Cowboys?

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The Washington Redskins (9-6) tonight make their final push for a playoff spot as they play host to the Dallas Cowboys (8-7) at FedExField.

Going into today’s games, the Redskins sit atop the NFC East standings, and a win would claim the division title and earn a home playoff game next weekend. They can clinch a Wild Card spot if the Chicago Bears lose to the Detroit Lions and if the Minnesota Vikings lose to the Green Bay Packers.

The Cowboys’ odds of making the playoffs are simple: win, and they’re in (and, due to tiebreakers, are NFC East champs). A loss, and they go home.

You can bet there will be some awesome individual performances for the Redskins players, who will be amped up in front of what is sure to be an awesome crowd here in Landover, Md.

So, with that in mind, here’s your chance to get out that crystal ball and predict which Redskins player you think will stand out tonight against the Cowboys:

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NFL Films: The Origin Of A Rivalry

It started out, oddly enough, with a yet-to-be established NFL franchise and a fight song.

More than 50 years later, the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys continue to do battle twice a year as divisional foes and bitter rivals.

The series adds its next chapter tonight, when the Redskins play host to the Cowboys in a nationally-televised game that will determine the NFC East champion.

It’s perhaps the third most important game in the Redskins-Cowboys series history, right behind the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship games, both of which resulted in Washington wins.

According to the NFL Films video above — which was originally presented in 1991′s “NFL’s Greatest Rivalries” — it all started in 1960, when the Cowboys were an NFL expansion franchise. The Redskins had been dominating the South airwaves, something that a franchise in Texas would threaten and something Washington owner George Preston Marshall wasn’t going to give up without a fight.

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