A lot of people are down on the Cowboys, and understandably so given the ineptitude on display last week as they blew a 21pt lead in the second half against Green Bay. I wonder however, whether we'd be lauding the gutsy call by Romo to audible a pass that clinched the game had Dez Bryant caught that sideline throw...
Anyway, ifs buts and maybes are not really Pickwatch's style. The Redskins are an abysmal team right now and we think Dallas can rebound this week and also put the nail in Mike Shanahan's already superglued coffin.
Dallas @ Washington (1pm)
**Matchup Difficulty: 64% **(the higher the score, the better the experts' success rate when picking these two teams. An 'average' matchup would be 62%)
Consensus: ** Dallas **75%
Top 5 Overall: **Dallas 60**%
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Best Pick Index:**
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Interesting that of the top experts the split is 2-1 in favor of Dallas, but the Redskins have moderate support from the other analysts who've picked them well. It's reasonably hard to predict the Cowboys on the road, so Ty Schalter's 85.71% is something to behold - note his Dallas pick. **
Dallas
Washington
Rank
Expert
Affiliation
Road %
Home %
Overall
Pick
1
Chris Mortensen
ESPN
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
DAL
2
Nate Davis
USA Today
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
WAS
3
Ty Schalter
Bleacher Report
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
DAL
4
Andrea Hangst
Bleacher Report
57.14%
71.43%
64.3%
DAL
5
Prediction Machine
CBS
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
WAS
6
Keyshawn Johnson
ESPN
57.14%
71.43%
64.3%
WAS
7
Chris Wesseling
NFL
57.14%
71.43%
64.3%
DAL
8
Gregg Rosenthal
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
DAL
9
Steve Mariucci
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
DAL
10
Ben Stockwell
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
71.43%
64.3%
DAL
11
Black Tie
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
DAL
12
Pete O'Brien
USA Today
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
DAL
13
Adam Rank
NFL
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
WAS
14
Marshall Faulk
NFL
66.67%
50.00%
58.3%
DAL
15
Les Carpenter
Yahoo
50.00%
66.67%
58.3%
No Pick
16
Chris Hansen
Bleacher Report
85.71%
28.57%
57.1%
DAL
17
Matt Miller
Bleacher Report
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DAL
18
Michael Schottey
Bleacher Report
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DAL
19
Zach Kruse
Bleacher Report
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DAL
20
Merill Hoge
ESPN
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
WAS
21
Seth Wickersham
ESPN
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
WAS
22
Tom Jackson
ESPN
42.86%
71.43%
57.1%
DAL
23
Joel Beall
FOX
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
WAS
24
John Halpin
FOX
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DAL
25
Ryan Fowler
FOX
28.57%
85.71%
57.1%
No Pick
26
Michael Fabiano
NFL
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DAL
27
Chris Law
NFL
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
WAS
28
Dave Damashek
NFL
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DAL
29
Nathan Jahnke
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DAL
30
Neil Hornsby
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DAL
31
Rick Drummond
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DAL
32
Frank Schwab
Yahoo
100.00%
14.29%
57.1%
DAL
33
Tom Pelissero
USA Today
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DAL
34
Accuscore
Accuscore
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DAL
35
Matt Smith
NFL
71.43%
33.33%
52.4%
No Pick
36
Knox Bardeen
Bleacher Report
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
37
Matt Bowen
Bleacher Report
42.86%
57.14%
50.0%
DAL
38
John Breech
CBS
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
39
Ryan Wilson
CBS
42.86%
57.14%
50.0%
DAL
40
Mark Schlereth
ESPN
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
41
Mike Ditka
ESPN
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DAL
42
Ron Jaworski
ESPN
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
WAS
43
Adam Meyer
FOX
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
44
Whatifsports
FOX
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
45
Heath Evans
NFL
42.86%
57.14%
50.0%
WAS
46
Michael Silver
NFL
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
47
NFL FAN PICKS
NFL
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
48
Steve Wyche
NFL
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
WAS
49
Warren Sapp
NFL
42.86%
57.14%
50.0%
WAS
50
Michael David Smith
PFT
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
51
Mike Florio
PFT
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
WAS
52
Pickwatch
Pickwatch
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
53
Sam Monson
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DAL
54
Steve Palazzolo
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
55
Don Banks
Sports Illustrated
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
56
Jarrett Bell
USA Today
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DAL
57
Jim Corbett
USA Today
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DAL
58
Simon Samano
USA Today
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DAL
59
Brian Baldinger
NFL
42.86%
50.00%
46.4%
WAS
60
Brad Gagnon
Bleacher Report
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
WAS
61
Dave Richard
CBS
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
62
Jason La Canfora
CBS
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
WAS
63
Josh Katzowitz
CBS
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DAL
64
Will Brinson
CBS
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
65
Cris Carter
ESPN
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
66
Pick ‘em
ESPN
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
67
Chris Brockman
NFL
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
WAS
68
Dan Hanzus
NFL
28.57%
57.14%
42.9%
DAL
69
Kurt Warner
NFL
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
WAS
70
Marc Sessler
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DAL
71
Melissa Stark
NFL
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
72
Rich Eisen
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
WAS
73
Sterling Sharpe
NFL
28.57%
57.14%
42.9%
WAS
74
Khaled Elsayed
ProFootballFocus
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
75
Yahoo Users
Yahoo
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
DAL
76
Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
WAS
77
Erik Frenz
Bleacher Report
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
78
Mike Freeman
Bleacher Report
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
79
Tyson Langland
Bleacher Report
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
DAL
80
Jamey Eisenberg
CBS
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
81
Pete Prisco
CBS
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
82
Adam Schefter
ESPN
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
WAS
83
Eric Allen
ESPN
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
84
K.C. Joyner
ESPN
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
85
Henry Hodgson
NFL
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
86
Kevin Patra
NFL
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
DAL
87
Michael Irvin
NFL
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
88
Shaun O'Hara
NFL
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
89
Coin Toss
None
28.57%
42.86%
35.7%
DAL
90
Gordon McGuinness
ProFootballFocus
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
DAL
91
Vinnie Iyer
Sporting News
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
DAL
92
Mike Golic
ESPN
28.57%
28.57%
28.6%
DAL
93
Elliot Harrison
NFL
0.00%
14.29%
7.1%
DAL
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