STADIUM: FedExField
REFEREE: Shawn Smith
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DAL: 161 or 380 WAS: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DAL leads series, 77-46-2 (won 4 of past 5). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/23/23: WAS 10 at DAL 45.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 7-6 Reg. Season: 165-102-2 (.613) Postseason: 11-10 (.524). Ron Rivera vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 5-5 Reg. Season: 102-102-2 (.500) Postseason: 3-5 (.375).
DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:
• DALLAS can clinch NFC East division title with win in Week 18.
• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 345 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 103.5 rating in Week 17. Leads NFL with 32 TD passes in 2023, his 3rd-career 30-TD season. Ranks 2nd with 104.2 rating this season & has 10 games with 100+ rating in 2023, tied-most in NFL. Ranks 4th with 4,237 pass yards in 2023, his 3rd-career 4,000-yard season. Has 27 TDs (23 pass, 4 rush) vs. 4 INTs for 104.2 rating in 12 career starts vs. Was. Passed for 331 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142.1 rating in Week 12 meeting.
• RB TONY POLLARD has 1,230 scrimmage yards (935 rush, 295 rec.) in 2023 & needs 65 rush yards for 2nd-straight season with 1,000+ rush yards. Has career-high 53 receptions this season. Had 6 catches, 103 scrimmage yards (79 rush 24 rec.) & rush TD in Week 12 meeting.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB had career highs in catches (13) & rec. yards (227) & had career-high 10th rec. TD of season in Week 17 & became 2nd player ever (Michael Thomas – 2019) with 6 games of 11+ catches in a season. Leads NFL in receptions (122) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (1,651) in 2023, both single-season Cowboys franchise records. Can become 1st WR with TD in 9 straight games since A.J. Green (2012). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with TD catch.
• WR BRANDIN COOKS had 7th rec. TD of season last week.
• LB MICAH PARSONS has 39.5 career sacks & can become 5th player since 1982 with 40+ sacks in 1st 3 career seasons. Had 1.5 sacks in the last meeting. Has 5 sacks in 5 career games vs. Was.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 2 TFL & PD last week & has 10 TFL in 2023, his 6th-career 10+ TFL season.
• CB DARON BLAND had INT-TD in last meeting.
• S DONOVAN WILSON had 11 tackles & 1st INT of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 11+ tackles.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS NOTES:
• QB SAM HOWELL has 3,793 pass yards & 25 TDs (20 pass, 5 rush) in 2023 & can become 1st Was. QB with 4,000 pass yards since 2017 (Kirk Cousins). Passed for 300 yards & had rush TD in Week 12 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with rush TD.
• QB JACOBY BRISSETT completed 10 of 13 atts. (76.9 pct.) for 100 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 123.9 rating in Week 16. Passed for 124 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 157.9 rating in Week 15.
• RB BRIAN ROBINSON had 76 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 32 rec.) in Week 17 & aims for his 8th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has career-high 1,066 scrimmage yards (708 rush, 258 rec.) in 2023. Rushed for 53 yards in Week 12 meeting.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 61 rec. yards & 4th TD catch of season last week. Has 73 catches, his 4th-straight 70+ catch season. Has 946 rec. yards & can reach 1,000 rec. yards for 4thstraight year. Had TD catch in last home meeting.
• WR CURTIS SAMUEL had 9 catches for 100 yards in Week 12 meeting. Has 60 catches in 2023, his 3rd-career 60-catch season.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN has 10 TFL in 2023, his 3rd-straight 10+ TFL season. Has 5 sacks & 11 TFL in 9 career games vs. Dal. & aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Dal. with TFL.
• DT DARON PAYNE has 7 TFL in his past 6. Aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. Has 6 TFL, 2 sacks & 2 PD in his past 5 vs. Dal.
• LB CODY BARTON aims for his 5th in row with 10+ tackles. Has 113 tackles in 2023, his 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season. • LB KHALEKE HUDSON aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles.
• S KAMREN CURL ranks 5th among DBs with career-high 115 tackles. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Dal. with 5+ tackles.
• CB EMMANUEL FORBES (rookie) had 2 PD, his 5th game with 2+ PD in 2023, tied 2nd-most in NFL.
