Redskins vs. Cowboys: Why Dez Bryant Is Going to Have a Huge Monday Night

Dallas Cowboys star receiver Dez Bryant is expected to play tonight for Monday Night Football.

If you left Bryant in your fantasy lineup, then congratulations are in order because he is line for a big game tonight. Bryant will not only help out fantasy owners, but he’ll help lead a banged up Cowboys team to a win over the undefeated Redskins in the real-life game.

Miles Austin is out, Tony Romo and Felix Jones are both banged up and the Cowboys are going to need somebody to step up.

Dez Bryant will be that somebody.

First of all, Austin’s absence leaves the Cowboys with just two established pass-catching targets: Bryant and Jason Witten.

Witten should have a very productive game, but he doesn’t represent the type of downfield threat that Bryant does.

Bryant should get at least 10 targets from Romo on Monday night, and, with his ridiculous skill set, he can do a lot with 10 targets.

Even at 50 percent, Dez Bryant is one of the most dangerous receivers in the NFL. He can take it the distance on any given play, and he’ll be fortunate enough to match up with DeAngelo Hall on Monday.

As long as Jay Cutler isn’t the quarterback, DeAngelo Hall is extremely beatable. He’s always had impressive talent but doesn’t always have his head in the game. That was represented last week when Larry Fitzgerald burned him for six catches, 109 yards and a long touchdown.

So now what you have is a skilled, dangerous wide receiver in Dez Bryant who has the opportunity and pass-happy offense to receive a lot of looks, a quarterback who can find him downfield, and a potential matchup that will have trouble stopping him.

Mix that all together and then put him in the limelight of Monday Night Football and you have a recipe for a huge game.