In the days leading up to the Redskins’ Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys, there was plenty of talk regarding Washington’s lack of rest compared to Dallas'. Not only did the Redskins play on the Sunday night before a Thursday game, while Dallas played at noon local time earlier that day, but Washington was the team that had to travel.
Whether rest played a factor or not, Washington came up just short against the Cowboys in a 31-26 defeat. Although the Redskins must have felt exhausted on the plane ride back to Washington, D.C., the break that came afterward was a welcome one for the players as they will have had eight full days of rest when Sunday’s game kicks off in Arizona.