TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DAL leads series, 79-46-2 (won 6 of past 7) Postseason: WAS leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/24/24: DAL 34 at WAS 26 Postseason: NFC-C 1/22/83: DAL 17 at WAS 31
HEAD COACHES
Dan Quinn vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-3 Reg. Season: 54-47 (.535) Postseason: 3-2 (.600)
Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 9-6 Reg. Season: 174-111-2 (.610) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
COMMANDERS NOTES
• COMMANDERS made postseason for 1st time since 2020 & won 11 games for 1st time since 1991 (14-2). • QB JAYDEN DANIELS (rookie) had 354 yards (227 pass, career-high 127 rush) & 3 TD passes vs. INT for 100.1 rating in Week 17. Has 864 rush yards, mostever by rookie QB. Has 25 TD passes in 2024, tied 5th-most by rookie QB alltime. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ rating & 6th in row with 2+ TD passes. Had 349 yards (275 pass, 74 rush) & 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) in Week 12 meeting. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON rushed for 60 yards last week. Has 942 scrimmage yards (789 rush, 153 rec.) in 2024. Can reach 1,000-yards for 2nd-straight season & surpass 797 rush yards from 2022. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN is only player with 70+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 5 seasons. Tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 12 rec. TDs in 2024. Has 8 rec. TDs in his past 6 on road, incl. 2 rec. TDs in 3 of his past 4 road games. Had 5 catches for 102 yards & rec. TD in Week 12 meeting. • TE ZACH ERTZ had 6 catches for 72 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 8th-career game with 2 rec. TDs. Became 9th TE ever with 8,000 career reg. season rec. yards (8,044). Had TD catch in Week 12 meeting. • WR OLAMIDE ZACCHEAUS tied his career high with 8 catches & had 85 rec. yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • LB BOBBY WAGNER has 124 tackles in 2024 & is 1 of 4 with 5+ tackles in 16 games this season. Had FR in Week 12 meeting. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had career-high 3 PD in Week 12 meeting. • LB DANTE FOWLER has 10.5 sacks & 14 TFL in 2024. Aims for his 3rd game in row with sack & 5th in row with TFL. • DT DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 5th sack of season & 4th-career FF last week. Had 23.5 sacks & 22 TFL in 6 seasons (2018-22) with Dal. • DT DARON PAYNE has TFL in 4 of his past 5, incl. sack in Week 12 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row at Dal. with TFL. • DT JONATHAN ALLEN has 11 TFL & 5 sacks in 9 career games vs. Dal. • DB QUAN MARTIN had 2 PD & 1st INT of season last week. • S JEREMY CHINN had 2 PD last week & has 5+ PD in 4 of his 5 career seasons. Needs 5 tackles for 3rd-career 100+ tackle season.
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB COOPER RUSH had 20th-career TD pass last week. Aims for his 8th in row with TD pass. Passed for 247 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117.6 rating in Week 12 meeting. Had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 107.5 rating in his only career home start vs. Was. (10/2/22). • RB RICO DOWDLE had 108 scrimmage yards (104 rush, 4 rec.) in Week 17 & has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (1,244), rush yards (1,007) & rec. yards (237), his 1st-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. Rushed for 86 yards in Week 12 meeting. Had TD catch in last home meeting. • WR BRANDIN COOKS had season-high 52 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 45+ rec. yards. Has 4 rec. TDs in 4 career games vs. Was. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with TD catch. • WR JALEN TOLBERT had career-high 7th rec. TD of season last week & aims for his 4th in row with TD catch. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with TD catch. Has career highs in receptions (45) & rec. yards (512) in 2024. • TE JAKE FERGUSON needs 18 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 500-yard season. • LB MICAH PARSONS needs half sack to become 4th player since 1982 with 10+ sacks in each of his 1st 4 seasons. Has 50 career sacks, 6th-most by a player in 1st 4 seasons since 1982. Has 62 TFL in 62 career games & aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Has 8 sacks in 7 career games vs. Was., incl. 2 sacks in Week 12 meeting. • LB ERIC KENDRICKS had 10 tackles & FR in Week 12 meeting. Has 133 tackles in 2024, his 9th-straight 100+ tackle season. • CB DARON BLAND aims for his 6th in row with PD. Has INT in 3 of his 5 career games vs. Was. & aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Was. with INT.
