NFL Game Preview: Washington Commanders (0-1-0) vs. Dallas Cowboys (0-1-0)

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Regular Season: DAL leads series, 81-47-2 (DAL won 5 of past 6)

Last meeting: 12/25/25: DAL 30 at WAS 23

Dan Quinn (WAS) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-5 Reg. Season: 60-60 (.500)

Brian Schottenheimer (DAL) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 7-10-1 (.417)

FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter) and Tom Rinaldi (field reporter)

COMMANDERS NOTES

• QB JAYDEN DANIELS passed for 164 yards & 2 TDs & had 31 rush yards in Week 1. Has TD pass in 4 of his last 5 on road. Aims for 5,000 career pass yards (4,994). Had TD pass & rush TD in last game vs. Dal. (10/19/25). • RB JACORY CROSKY-MERRITT led team with 63 rush yards & rush TD in Week 1. Finished 3rd in rush TDs (8) in 2025 & 4th among rookies in rushing yards (805). Had 105 rush yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • RB RACHAAD WHITE has 1,000+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his last 3 seasons. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN has TD catch in 2 of his last 3 vs. Dal. Has 1,000+ rec. yards in 5 of his last 6 seasons. • WR ANTONIO WILLIAMS led team with 4 receptions for 64 yards & had TD catch in NFL debut Week 1, 1 of 3 rookie WR with TD reception last week. • WR STEFON DIGGS had 4 catches for 55 yards & TD catch in Week 1. Ranks 3rd with 946 receptions, 4th with 11,559 rec. yards & 6th with 75 TD catches since 2015. • LB ODAFE OWEH had sack & 2 TFL in Was. debut in Week 1. Has sack in 3 of his last 4 on road. • LB SONNY STYLES had sack & 2 TFL in NFL debut Week 1. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had sack in Week 1. Had 7 tackles & PD in last meeting & has 7+ tackles in 4 of his last 5 vs. Dal. • DL DARON PAYNE has TFL in 2 of his last 3 vs. Dal. & aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with PD. • CB MIKE SAINRISTILL had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 1. Aims for 5th in row vs. Dal. with PD. • CB AMIK ROBERTSON had 6 tackles last week & aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal with 5+ tackles. Had PD in last meeting. • S JEREMY REAVES had 6 tackles & PD in last meeting. • S NICK CROSS led team with 8 tackles & had 2 TFL in Week 1.

COWBOYS NOTES

• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 22 passes on 34 atts. (64.7 pct.) for 175 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1, his 14th in row in primetime with 20+ completions. Ranked 1st in completions (404) in 2025. Had 307 pass yards & 2 TD passes in last meeting. Aims for 13th in row vs. Was. with TD pass. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 72 scrimmage yards (41 rush, 31 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 1, 1 of 4 RBs (David Montgomery, Chuba Hubbard & Kenneth Walker) with rec. TD & rush TD in Week 1. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with rush TD. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 5 receptions for 44 yards & TD in Week 1. Ranks 3rd with 7,460 rec. yards & tied-4th with 576 receptions since 2020. Had 110 rec. yards & TD catch in 2025 Week 7 meeting. • WR GEORGE PICKENS aims for 4th in row vs. Was. with 75+ rec. yards. Had career-high 93 receptions for 1,429 yards & 9 TDs in 2025. • TE JAKE FERGUSON aims for 3rd in row vs. Was. with TD catch. • OLB VON MILLER ranks 1st with 138.5 sacks & tied-2nd with 177 TFL since 2011. Had 9 sacks & 6 TFL in 2025 with Was. • DT QUINNEN WILLIAMS had FF in Week 1. Totaled 53 tackles, 10 TFL & INT last season (w/ Jets & Dal.). • OLB DONOVAN EZEIRUAKU led team with 10 tackles & had 0.5+ sacks & FF in Week 1. Had sack & 2 TFL in Week 7 meeting last season. • OLB RASHAN GARY had sack in last game vs. Was. (9/11/25 w/ GB) & has sack in 2 of his last 3 vs. Was. • CB COBIE DURANT had PD & FF in Week 1. • S JALEN THOMPSON had 9 tackles in Week 1 in 100th career game & had 9 tackles in last game vs. Was. (9/29/24 w/ Ari.). • DB CALEB DOWNS totaled 7 tackles & had sack & FF in NFL debut Week 1, only rookie last week to record sack & FF.

Game Odds

Washington Commanders           50.5

Dallas Cowboys                                – 4

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 19, 2026

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