Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins won the Conference Championships game on 1972-12-31 against the Dallas Cowboys 0-0. . . . For the other side . . The 49ers stay on track for the divisional standings expected coming into the calendar's back half. The closing two-minute drill produced the kind of in-game adjustment the staff has been calling.[1][2]

The Washington Redskins took the Conference Championships game over the Dallas Cowboys on 1972-12-31. . . .

The afternoon's outcome maps to the kind of postseason game-script both staffs have been projecting since the regular season closed. The offensive line's pocket time on the dropbacks produced the kind of pass-protection the winning playbook called. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway that defined the closing two quarters. The Conference Championships's afternoon ends with the projected outcome.

The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the wire copy has been writing into. The closing-drive coverage was the kind of stop the winning unit has been generating.

Washington Redskins 0, Dallas Cowboys 0. The Conference Championships's box score reads: . . . On the other side: . . The Sunday's drives produced the kind of pace the staff has been working through.

The Washington Redskins's Conference Championships game against the Dallas Cowboys on 1972-12-31 ended with the kind of game-script the wire copy has been writing into. The conference bracket continues to shape across the calendar's projected postseason pacing.

How it unfolded

. . . The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace both playbooks have been working through across the bye-week preparation. On the defensive side , and .

The turning point

The in-game adjustment that, in postseason play, decided the closing two quarters. The winning front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half.

By the numbers

. The lead-back rotation: . Receiver room: .

Personnel watch

The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort both staffs have been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in postseason play, anchors the bye-week preparation. The receiver room's distribution carried the offensive production.

What it means

The Conference Championships's outcome maps to the projected postseason pacing. The next-round bracket continues. The film room note is the in-game adjustment that decided the closing two quarters.