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Late Bailey Field Goal Lifts Cowboys Over Redskins

(The Sports Xchange) - Cowboys quarterback Matt Cassel and wide receiver Dez Bryant both described Dallas' dramatic win over the Washington Redskins on Monday using the word "crazy."

They might as well have been talking about the NFC East race.

Dan Bailey kicked a 54-yard field goal with nine seconds left to cap a furious final two minutes that also included a touchdown by each team, and the Cowboys defeated the Washington Redskins 19-16.

Following a weekend when little went as predicted, the Cowboys (4-8) now find themselves one-game behind the 5-7 Redskins, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles.