Wk 18 · 2026

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders — Sun, Jan 10

Sun, Jan 10 · Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 134 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Dallas Cowboys

NFC East · no games yet

TBDET

DAL -1.5 · total 49.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential DAL by 1.9

Washington Commanders

NFC East · no games yet

What is at stake

An NFC East game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the NFC East finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings. Flex Game: 1/9 or 1/10.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Cowboys: +1.1#15

Efficiency margin

Commanders: -2.5#24

Cowboys: +3.1#4

Offense

Commanders: -0.2#20

Cowboys: -2.0#29

Defense

Commanders: -2.3#30

Cowboys: 27.7

Points / game

Commanders: 20.9

Cowboys: 30.1

Points allowed / game

Commanders: 26.5

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Cowboys form

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Commanders form

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Cowboys this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Commanders this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

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Common opponents · 10

Opponent	Cowboys	Commanders
Giants NFC	at Wk 1 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Texans AFC	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Eagles NFC	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview	at Wk 1 · scheduled preview
Cardinals NFC	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview	at Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Colts AFC	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview	N Wk 4 · scheduled preview
49ers NFC	vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview	at Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Titans AFC	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Seahawks NFC	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Rams NFC	at Wk 15 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Jaguars AFC	vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview	at Wk 17 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Cowboys leads 27–13 · Cowboys has won the last 2

40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 5.5 points toward Cowboys

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2025	2025-12-25	Cowboys 30 — 23 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2025	2025-10-19	Commanders 22 — 44 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2024	2025-01-05	Commanders 23 — 19 Cowboys	at DAL	Commanders
2024	2024-11-24	Cowboys 34 — 26 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2023	2024-01-07	Cowboys 38 — 10 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2023	2023-11-23	Commanders 10 — 45 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2022	2023-01-08	Cowboys 6 — 26 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2022	2022-10-02	Commanders 10 — 25 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2021	2021-12-26	Commanders 14 — 56 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2021	2021-12-12	Cowboys 27 — 20 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2020	2020-11-26	Commanders 41 — 16 Cowboys	at DAL	Commanders
2020	2020-10-25	Cowboys 3 — 25 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2019	2019-12-29	Commanders 16 — 47 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2019	2019-09-15	Cowboys 31 — 21 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2018	2018-11-22	Commanders 23 — 31 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2018	2018-10-21	Cowboys 17 — 20 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2017	2017-11-30	Commanders 14 — 38 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2017	2017-10-29	Cowboys 33 — 19 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2016	2016-11-24	Commanders 26 — 31 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2016	2016-09-18	Cowboys 27 — 23 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2015	2016-01-03	Commanders 34 — 23 Cowboys	at DAL	Commanders
2015	2015-12-07	Cowboys 19 — 16 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2014	2014-12-28	Cowboys 44 — 17 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2014	2014-10-27	Commanders 20 — 17 Cowboys	at DAL	Commanders
2013	2013-12-22	Cowboys 24 — 23 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2013	2013-10-13	Commanders 16 — 31 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2012	2012-12-30	Cowboys 18 — 28 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2012	2012-11-22	Commanders 38 — 31 Cowboys	at DAL	Commanders
2011	2011-11-20	Cowboys 27 — 24 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2011	2011-09-26	Commanders 16 — 18 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2010	2010-12-19	Commanders 30 — 33 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2010	2010-09-12	Cowboys 7 — 13 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2009	2009-12-27	Cowboys 17 — 0 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2009	2009-11-22	Commanders 6 — 7 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2008	2008-11-16	Cowboys 14 — 10 Commanders	at WSH	Cowboys
2008	2008-09-28	Commanders 26 — 24 Cowboys	at DAL	Commanders
2007	2007-12-30	Cowboys 6 — 27 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2007	2007-11-18	Commanders 23 — 28 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys
2006	2006-11-05	Cowboys 19 — 22 Commanders	at WSH	Commanders
2006	2006-09-17	Commanders 10 — 27 Cowboys	at DAL	Cowboys

Cowboys leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Dak Prescott QB #4	404/600, 4552 YDS, 30 TD, 10 INT
	Joe Milton III QB #10	15/24, 183 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Javonte Williams RB #33	252 CAR, 1201 YDS, 11 TD
	Malik Davis RB #20	52 CAR, 250 YDS, 2 TD
	Dak Prescott QB #4	53 CAR, 177 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	George Pickens WR #3	93 REC, 1429 YDS, 9 TD
	CeeDee Lamb WR #88	75 REC, 1077 YDS, 3 TD
	Jake Ferguson TE #87	82 REC, 600 YDS, 8 TD
	Ryan Flournoy WR #19	40 REC, 475 YDS, 4 TD

Defense

Tackles	Shemar James LB #50	91
	Kenneth Murray Jr. LB #59	81
	DaRon Bland CB #26	73
Sacks	Jadeveon Clowney DE #90	8.5
	James Houston LB #53	5.5
	Osa Odighizuwa DT #92	3.5
Interceptions	Donovan Wilson S #6	2
	Quinnen Williams DT #92	1
	Markquese Bell S #14	1

full roster and per-player history

Commanders leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Marcus Mariota QB #8	139/227, 1695 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT
	Jayden Daniels QB #5	114/188, 1262 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB #22	175 CAR, 805 YDS, 8 TD
	Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB #24	112 CAR, 500 YDS, 6 TD
	Marcus Mariota QB #8	50 CAR, 297 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Deebo Samuel Sr. WR #19	72 REC, 727 YDS, 5 TD
	Terry McLaurin WR #17	38 REC, 582 YDS, 3 TD
	Zach Ertz -	50 REC, 504 YDS, 4 TD
	Jaylin Lane WR #83	16 REC, 225 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Bobby Wagner LB #54	162
	Quan Martin S #20	99
	Jeremy Reaves S #39	91
Sacks	Von Miller LB #40	9
	Jacob Martin DE #57	5.5
	Dorance Armstrong DE #92	5.5
Interceptions	Mike Sainristil CB #0	4
	Bobby Wagner LB #54	2
	Marshon Lattimore CB #2	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.