2026 · Week 18 · Division

Scheduled

Cowboys

Dallas

@

Commanders

Washington

Northwest Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

+4.9est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Cowboysedge mapCommanders
  • +0.271EPA / play+0.073
  • 48.3%Success rate43.5%
  • +0.425EPA / dropback+0.160
  • -0.100EPA / rush-0.046
  • 0.0%Explosive rate4.3%
  • +7.73CPOE-3.44
  • 72.7%Third-down rate33.3%
  • 100.0%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 2.98Points / drive1.99
  • 1.7%Turnover rate0.0%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

DAL lead 38–16 since 1999

DAL have won 2 straight. Meetings average 44.3 points. WAS are 23-31 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W17DAL @ WAS3023DAL
2025 · W7WAS @ DAL2244DAL
2024 · W18WAS @ DAL2319WAS
2024 · W12DAL @ WAS3426DAL
2023 · W18DAL @ WAS3810DAL
2023 · W12WAS @ DAL1045DAL
2022 · W18DAL @ WAS626WAS
2022 · W4WAS @ DAL1025DAL

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.72
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.94