WEEK 18
DALLAS COWBOYS (12-4) @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (7-8-1)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: FedExField
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Tra Blake
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Dallas leads all-time series, 76-45-2
STREAKS Dallas has won past 3
LAST GAME 10/2/22: Washington 10 at Dallas 25
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/12/21: Dallas 27, Washington 20
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK W 27-13 at Tennessee (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 6-5
PTS. FOR 28.8
OFFENSE 365.8
PASSING Dak Prescott: 247-357-2,732-22-14-95.8
RUSHING Tony Pollard: 186-988-5.3-9
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 102-1,307-12.8-8
PTS. AGAINST 19.8
DEFENSE 331.5
SACKS Micah Parsons: 13
INTs DaRon Bland (R): 5
TAKE/GIVE +11 (32/21)
PUNTING (NET) Brian Anger: 48.5 (42.9)
KICKING Brett Maher: 137 (50/52 PAT; 29/32 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 29 of 41 atts. (70.7 pct.) for 282 yards & 2 TDs last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 2+ TD passes & 70+ comp. pct. Needs 268 pass yards for 6th-career 3,000-yard season. Has 22 TDs (18 pass, 4 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 107.1 rating in 10 career starts vs. Was., incl. 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT can become 4th player since 2000 with rush TD in 10 straight games. Needs 42 scrimmage yards to become 4th player ever (Adrian Peterson, HOFer Emmitt Smith & HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 8+ TDs in each of his 1st 7 seasons. Has 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in 12 career games vs. Was.
• RB TONY POLLARD has career highs with 1,359 scrimmage yards (988 rush, 371 rec.) & 12 TDs (9 rush, 3 rec.) & needs 12 rush yards for 1st-career 1,000+ rush yard season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB tied his career high with 11 receptions & had 100 rec. yards last week, his 10th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ catches & 4th in row with 100+ rec. yards. Is 2nd Dal. player ever with 100+ catches (career-high 102) & 1,300+ rec. yards (career-high 1,307) in single season.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 4th-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week.
• LB MICAH PARSONS had 3rd FR of season last week. Is 3rd player (Aldon Smith & HOFer Reggie White) since 1982 with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 2 NFL seasons. Has 3 sacks in 3 career games vs. Was. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with TFL.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had FF last week. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 vs. Was.
• DE DANTE FOWLER had sack last week & had sack in Week 4 meeting.
• CB DARON BLAND (rookie) has 4 INTs in his past 5 & had INT in Week 4 meeting.
WASHINGTO COMMANDERS
LAST WEEK: L 24-10 vs. Cleveland
COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 4-4
PTS. FOR 18.4
OFFENSE 331.6
PASSING Carson Wentz: 172-276-1,755-11-9-80.2
RUSHING Brian Robinson (R): 205-797-3.9-2
RECEIVING Terry McLaurin: 74-1,117-15.1-4
PTS. AGAINST 21.1
DEFENSE 312.3
SACKS Daron Payne: 11.5
INTs Darrick Forrest: 4
TAKE/GIVE -6 (16/22)
PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 46.9 (43.2)
KICKING Joey Slye: 91 (22/25 PAT; 23/26 FG)
COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB CARSON WENTZ has 15 TDs vs. 6 INTs for 90.6 rating 9 career starts vs. Dal.
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his 4 home starts this season.
• RB BRIAN ROBINSON rushed for 87 yards last week & has 5 games with 80+ rush yards in 2022, 3rd-most among rookies. Has 85+ rush yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row at home with 85+ rush yards.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON has 899 scrimmage yards & needs 101 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season since entering NFL in 2020. Has 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 career games vs. Dal.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN leads team with 74 receptions & 1,117 rec. yards & can set new career-high in rec. yards (1,118 in 2020). Has TD catch in 2 of his 3 career home games vs. Dal.
• WR JAHAN DOTSON ranks tied-1st among rookies with 7 rec. TDs.
• TE LOGAN THOMAS led team with 6 catches & 56 rec. yards last week.
• DT DARON PAYNE had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks last week. Leads team with career highs in sack (11.5) & TFL (18), tied 2nd-most TFL in NFL this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 4th in row vs. Dal. with TFL.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN had career-high 4 TFL & sack in Week 4 meeting & had sack in last home meeting. Ranks tied-6th in NFL with career-high 16 TFL.
• DE MONTEZ SWEAT had 8th sack of season & 2 TFL last week & has career-high 14 TFL this season. Had 2 sacks & FF in his last home game vs. Dal. (10/25/20).
• LB JAMIN DAVIS has career highs in tackles (104) & TFL (9) this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & 6th in row with 8+ tackles.
