TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DAL leads series, 78-46-2 (won 5 of past 6) Postseason: WAS leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 1/7/24: DAL 38 at WAS 10 Postseason: NFC-C 1/22/83: DAL 17 at WAS 31
HEAD COACHES
Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 8-6 Reg. Season: 170-109-2 (.609) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
Dan Quinn vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-2 Reg. Season: 50-46 (.521) Postseason: 3-2 (.600)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB COOPER RUSH set career highs in completions (32), atts. (55) & pass yards (354) with TD pass in Week 11, his 2nd-career 300-yard game. Has TD in 3 of his 4 career road starts. • RB RICO DOWDLE aims for his 4th in row on road with 60+ scrimmage yards & rec. TD. Had 100 scrimmage yards (54 rec., 46 rush) in last meeting. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (574), rush yards (402), receptions (26) & rec. yards (172) in 2024. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 8 catches & 106 scrimmage yards (93 rec., 13 rush) in Week 11. Needs 3 catches & rec. TD to become 1st player ever with 70+ catches & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 5 seasons. Aims for his 8th in row overall & 12th in row on road with 5+ catches. Had 13 catches, 105 scrimmage yards (98 rec., 7 rush) & 2 TD catches in last meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Was. with rec. TD. Needs 81 rec. yards to reach 6,000 rec. yards for his career. • WR KAVONTAE TURPIN had career-high 86 rec. yards & 5th-career rec. TD in Week 11. • TE LUKE SCHOONMAKER had 6 catches for career-high 56 yards last week. • LB MICAH PARSONS has 9.5 sacks & 10 TFL in his past 11 on road & aims for his 5th in row on road with TFL. Has 6 sacks in 6 career games vs. Was. • LB ERIC KENDRICKS has 8+ tackles in each of his 9 games this season & needs 3 tackles for his 10th-straight season with 90+ tackles. • LB DEMARVION OVERSHOWN has 5 TFL in 5 road games in 2024 & aims for his 6th in row on road with 7+ tackles. • DT OSA ODIGHIZUWA had 11th-career sack in Week 11. • S MALIK HOOKER had 13th-career INT last week & has INT in 7 of his 8 career seasons. • CB TREVON DIGGS aims for his 5th in row with PD. Has 2+ PD in 4 of his 5 career games vs. Was.
COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB JAYDEN DANIELS ranks 3rd among rookies with 482 rush yards & can become 1st rookie QB with 500+ rush yards since 2019 (Kyler Murray). Has 200+ passing yards in 4 of his 5 career home starts. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON rushed for 63 yards & rush TD last week & has career-high 7 rush TDs in 8 games in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. Had TD catch in last meeting. • RB AUSTIN EKELER had season-high 8 catches for 89 yards last week & has 50 catches in 2024, his 3rd-straight 50-catch season. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his 5 home games in 2024. Has 8,916 career scrimmage yards & surpassed Arian Foster (8,873) for 2nd-most scrimmage yards by undrafted RB since 1967. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN aims for his 5th in row at home with 95+ rec. yards & his 4th in row vs. Dal. with 50+ rec. yards. Needs 2 receptions for 6th-straight 50+ catch season. • TE ZACH ERTZ had 6 catches & 2nd rec. TD of season last week. Has 752 career receptions & became 6th TE ever with 750+ career catches. • LB BOBBY WAGNER needs 9 tackles to join London Fletcher as only players with 100+ tackles in 13 straight seasons since 2000. Is 1 of 4 with 5+ tackles in 11 games in 2024. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had 10 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 11, his 4th-career game with 2+ sacks. Has a career high tying 7 sacks in 2024. • LB DANTE FOWLER has 4 sacks in his past 4 at home. Had 10 sacks, 12 TFL & 5 PD in 2 seasons (2022-23) with Dal. • S JEREMY CHINN can become 1st DB since 2000 with 12+ tackles in 4 straight games.