Monday Night Football: Colt McCoy, Washington edge Cowboys for overtime win

Hey, Silas Redd, you’re upside down:

The rest of your teammates are right-side-up, but you are upside down. Something seems to be wrong here.

After Washington edged rival Dallas in overtime Monday night, ESPN analyst Jon Gruden just had to ask his brother Jay a question during the post game interview with Lisa Salters. It ended up being more of a statement from the booth down to the field, with the message simply “You should hug your quarterback Colt McCoy!” Salters relayed the question, and that promptly led to this missed high-five hug sequence.

No, you may not have a post-game interview with Washington hero Colt McCoy. NO MEANS NO:

That’s Washington PR guy Tony Wyllie doing some top-notch public-relatin’ and ESPN Deportes reporter John Sutcliffe getting the stiff-arm. So stern!

Then Murray, the dependable NFL leader in rushing yards, put the ball on the ground six plays later, giving Washington possession. Fortunately for the Cowboys, they held Washington back, got the ball back and Romo found Bryant for a 5-yard touchdown to take the lead. Two drives later, the messy first half came do an end.

Washington drove down the field on the opening possession and kicked a 40-yard field goal. Dallas was unable to answer, and Washington won.

This catch continued a drive that led to a field goal for Washington in overtime. Nice catch!

Pay attention, coach!

“The concern was over whether the down was correct to repeat the down. Yes, it is second down!”

Mere humans can’t get between Dez Bryant and his end zone:

Cowboys punter Chris Jones will tackle you and make it COUNT, Andre Roberts:

The Dallas Cowboys and Washington enter their Monday night tilt as two teams clearly headed in polar opposite directions in the NFC East. Behind the stellar and somewhat surprisingly mistake-free play of resurgent quarterback Tony Romo, the Cowboys are perched atop the conference standings while Washington remains locked in a basement-dwelling quagmire largely born of what the team would have you believe stems from Robert Griffin III’s early-season ankle injury.

With Romo, Dez Bryant and DeMarco Murray clicking on all cylinders, Dallas has averaged 30 points an outing during its six-game winning streak, making it the third-best scoring offense in the league since its season-opening loss to longtime rival San Francisco. And when it comes to possibly inflicting even more pain on their struggling nemesis, the Cowboys have even more incentive.

Monday is the day you’re supposed to hit the gym. Gotta work off all those wings and pints of beer, right? Yeah, yeah, but you gotta work all day and then there’s FOOTBALL at night again! Well, we’ve got the solution: get fit WHILE you watch football. With the ultra-predictable “Monday Night Football” broadcast, it should be a breeze!

It’s real simple. Think of it like a drinking game, but with more sweating (or less, depending on your drinking regimen). Something on the list happens, you do the appropriate exercise. Got it? Get to it.

Dallas is a 10-point home favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Cowboys’ strong and consistent play on both sides of the ball seems to make the team a reliable favorite going against slumping Washington, despite what the computer thinks about its chances of covering the spread.

OddsShark Computer Prediction: Washington 19.4, Dallas 28.9

There are times when it takes the years of knowledge and experience accumulated from playing in or covering the NFL to predict the outcome of games. Minute details that go un-gleaned to the casual eye -- the quarterback’s tendencies on the road in bad weather, the defensive coordinator’s favorite coverage scheme in third-and-long -- can be tells only discernible to an expert.

Yes, unanimous. Of the 37 experts we routinely cite for our predictions posts -- seven from SB Nation, 14 from ESPN, eight from Fox Sports and eight from CBS Sports -- not a single one picked Washington.