Week 18 has now begun, and the 11-5 Dallas Cowboys have everything to gain, and the 4-12 Washington Commanders have nothing to lose in their final regular-season game.
With the Philadelphia Eagles dropping four of their last five games and the Cowboys winning three of their last five, Dallas wins the NFC East and takes the No. 2 overall seed in the NFC this week in Washington. It is in a position where it can be done. This is the team that Dallas lost 45-45. 10th day of Thanksgiving. If they lose, they will likely fall to the fifth seed and spend the postseason on the road.
Fortunately for the Cowboys, their opponent is a team that needs a reset. Washington lost seven straight games, the longest active losing streak in the league. Their defense is allowing the most points per game (30.0) and total yards per game (385.8) in the entire league. This is a great matchup for Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott, who leads the NFL with 32 touchdown passes, and Pro Bowl wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who also leads the league with 122 catches.
The Dallas defense that tormented Washington in Week 12 will have another chance to improve the box score in Week 18. Commanders quarterback Sam Howell has led the NFL in interceptions (10) in six losses since Week 11.
“It’s always dangerous playing against an opponent who has nothing to lose,” Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons said Wednesday. “They can pull off all sorts of tricks and schemes because they want to make the case that, ‘We just want to beat the Cowboys.'” We want to make sure we have that and be ready for that. We have to make a statement that we’re the better team, the more dominant, offensive team. I just have to prove it.” Sunday. ”
How to watch
date: Sunday, January 7th | time: 4:25pm ET
position: FedEx Field (Landover, Maryland)
tv set: fox | stream: Father and mother(Try it for free)
to follow: CBS Sports App
odds: Cowboys -13.5, O/U 46.5 (Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook)
