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After Alex Smith’s gruesome injury, Washington’s Colt McCoy will start

Washington is quarterback Colt McCoy’s team now after Alex Smith broke his right tibia and fibula in gruesome fashion Sunday.

McCoy will start Thursday when Washington visits Dallas in a matchup that will go a long way to determining the NFC East champ.

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Washington signed Mark Sanchez on Monday to serve as the new backup.

Until Sunday, McCoy hadn’t thrown a pass in the regular season since 2015. The Dallas game will be his first start since 2014. McCoy started for 21 games for Cleveland in 2010-11 and threw one pass for the 49ers in 2013.