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With pressure off, Cowboys top Redskins 44-17

Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. Murray set the franchise single-season rushing record for the Cowboys on the play. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. Murray set the franchise single-season rushing record for the Cowboys on the play. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski) Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. Murray set the franchise single-season rushing record for the Cowboys on the play. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)

By Associated Press 1 min read

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) – DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant broke franchise records Sunday as the Dallas Cowboys prepped for the playoffs with a 44-17 win over the Washington Redskins.

The result was impressive but meaningless for postseason purposes unless at least one game played later in the day ended in a tie. Win or lose against Washington (4-12), NFC East champion Dallas (12-4) would get a first-round bye with losses by both Arizona and Seattle.

Murray rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries, passing Emmitt Smith for the team single-season mark. Murray’s 1,845 yards bettered Smith’s 1,773 from 1995.

Bryant caught scoring passes of 65 and 23 yards togive him 16 touchdown receptions on the season, breaking Terrell Owens’ team record of 15 set in 2007.

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