Redskins-Cowboys takeaways: Turnovers, Amari Cooper crush Washington on Thanksgiving

Here are four takeaways from the Redskins’ 31-23 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday at AT&T Stadium.
Too many turnovers: It’s generally better to give than to receive, but unfortunately for Colt McCoy and the Redskins, that sentiment doesn’t apply to football games. Making his first start since 2014 in place of Alex Smith, McCoy gave a lot. The former University of Texas star, who led a stirring upset of the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in 2014, threw three interceptions against a Dallas defense that had managed four interceptions in its previous nine games. Those three mistakes, the last one with less than five minutes remaining and Washington threatening to cut into an 11-point deficit, overshadowed the things McCoy did well, including scrambling to avoid sacks and hitting Vernon Davis in stride for a 53-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The Redskins may not have won Thursday’s game with Smith at the helm, but it’s a safe bet the quarterback with five interceptions all season before he was lost for the year last week wouldn’t have thrown a trifecta of picks on Turkey Day. Meanwhile, Dallas hasn’t turned the ball over in any of its six wins.

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