SUNDAY, DEC. 26, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // AT&T STADIUM // REFEREE: BILL VINOVICH
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Rod Woodson
SIRIUS: 81 (Was.), 85 (Dal.), 88 (National) | XM: 226 (Was.), 225 (Dal.), 88 (National) | SXM App: 831 (Was.), 808 (Dal.), National (88)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: Cowboys lead all-time series, 74-45-2
STREAKS: Washington has won 2 of past 3
LAST GAME: 12/12/21: Cowboys 27 at Washington 20
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/26/20 Washington 41, Dallas 16
WASHINGTON NOTES
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE had TD vs. INT in Week 14 meeting. Needs 69 pass yards for 1st-career 3,000-yard season & 1 pass TD for 1st-career season with 20+ TD passes. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Has 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. 6 INTs for 99 rating in 6 road starts in 2021.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON had 6 catches & 65 scrimmage yards (39 rec., 26 rush) with 6th rush TD of season last week. Has career-high 1,122 scrimmage yards (862 rush, 260 rec.) in 2021. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD & 9th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 2 NFC RBs (LEONARD FOURNETTE) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 12 games this season. Rookie RB JARET PATTERSON had 1st-career rush TD last week.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN had team-high 51 rec. yards in Week 15. Had 7 catches for 92 yards in last road meeting. Has 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Dal. WR CAM SIMS led team with 69 rec. yards & had TD catch in Week 14 meeting.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN had sack last week & has career-high 8.5 sacks in 2021. Had sack in last meeting. DE MONTEZ SWEAT had 5th sack of season last week. Has 4 sacks, 3 TFL, 2 FFs & INT-TD in his past 3 vs. Dal. S LANDON COLLINS had 11th-career INT & 5th-career FR last week. Had 2 sacks & INT in Week 14 meeting. Is only player in NFL with 3+ sacks (3), 2+ FRs (2) & 2+ INTs (2) in 2021. LB COLE HOLCOMB had 10 tackles last week & has career-high 120 tackles in 2021. Had INT-TD in Week 14 meeting.
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT has 2nd-career season with 25+ TD passes (25) & 4th-career season with 3,500+ pass yards (3,598). Is 4-0 with 11 TDs (9 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 118.3 rating in 4 career home starts vs. Was. Aims for his 3rd in row at home on SNF with 100+ rating.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 9th rush TD of season last week. Needs 123 scrimmage yards to join HOFer LADAINIAN TOMLINSON as only players with 1,250+ scrimmage yards & 8+ TDs in each of 1st 6 seasons all-time. Has 120+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of his 4 career home games vs. Was. Has 933 scrimmage yards (133.3 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 7 career home SNF games. RB TONY POLLARD had 87 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 13 rec.) last week. Needs 52 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 6th in row with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• WR AMARI COOPER had rec. TD in Week 14 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Was. with 90+ rec. yards. Has 8+ catches & 80+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on SNF. WR CEEDEE LAMB aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 5+ catches. Has career-high 940 rec. yards in 2021. TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 8 catches & career-high 5th rec. TD of season last week.
• CB TREVON DIGGS (NFL-high 10 INTs) & rookie LB MICAH PARSONS (12 sacks – most among rookies) make Dallas 6th team since 1990 with player with 10+ INTs & player with 10+ sacks in same season. DE RANDY GREGORY had sack, INT & FF in Week 14 meeting.
