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The losing streak is over! Maybe that doesn’t make you feel all that jolly, as it doesn’t aid their chances to make the postseason and hurts their draft stock, but watching the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders 30-23 will always bring fans plenty of joy. The Cowboys have some extra rest before wrapping up […]
Commanders links Articles Commanders.com 5 takeaways from Commanders vs. Cowboys Josh Johnson was solid in his first start since 2021. Johnson had just five days to prepare for his first start in four years, but you wouldn’t have known it based on how he performed on Christmas. He looked calm and composed in the pocket, […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Commanders’ fans. With the short week coinciding with the Christmas holiday, I have fallen one game behind with the Stats and Snaps. Hopefully this will still be of interest to the hard core readers who still pay attention this late in a losing season. The Commanders started the […]
If you thought the Greg Manusky and Jack Del Rio defenses of yesteryear were bad, wait until you get a load of this! Dan Quinn’s unit makes the aforementioned two look like the late Buddy Ryan. The nightmare of a season continued for Washington as they fell 30-23 to the Cowboys at home. The silver […]
Entering the game, Dak Prescott discussed his intention to play the last two games of the season, as he said, to not “cheat” the game. Once the opening whistle sounded, the game turned from a one-sided affair to a classic, tight NFC East finish, regardless of who was in the lineup for either team. The […]
Commanders links Articles Commanders.com Instant analysis | Commanders fall in 30-23 home finale loss to Cowboys “Even though it was a short week, we prepared well,” Johnson said. “The things were out there that we wanted to get done. We just had a couple of plays here and there that we left on the field.” […]
The Dallas Cowboys did one thing really well on Christmas, and it won them a ballgame. They ran the ball through the middle of the Washington Commanders defense. They trucked the middle of Washington’s defense to the tune of 211 yards. Much of that number came from an unexpected source – Malik Davis. The running […]
Instant Reactions: Cowboys snap three-game skid with Christmas Day win over Commanders – Ali Jawad, DLLS Sports The Cowboys snapped their three-game losing streak with a road win in Washington. This was arguably the worst performance of the season by a Cowboys defense that has cornered the market on being bad. The Cowboys turned a […]
The Washington Commanders hosted the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas, and were defeated 30-23. That loss dropped them to 4-12 for the season, with one game left to play. With Washington out of playoff contention, fan focus has turned to next year’s draft, and where the team will be picking next April. The Commanders were projected […]
After officially being eliminated from playoff contention less than 24 hours before their Week 16 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Cowboys had to find things to play for in a hurry, and deal with the latest talk around “The Streak” of not reaching a NFC Championship game aging another year. Dallas did not […]
Commanders injuries and inactives With Daniels and Mariota both out, Josh Johnson gets his first start for Washington since 2018. With Chris Rodriguez inactive, we should get a heavy dose of Bill Croskey-Merritt at running back. Laremy Tunsil’s absence should mean plenty of action at left tackle for Brandon Coleman. Game recap In the first […]
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day. This game doesn’t mean anything for the playoffs with both teams already eliminated. The Cowboys were knocked out of contention last week when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Commanders to clinch the NFC East. Washington is down to their third-string QB in Josh Johnson, […]
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day. This game doesn’t mean anything for the playoffs with both teams already eliminated. The Cowboys were knocked out of contention last week when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Commanders to clinch the NFC East. Washington is down to their third-string QB in Josh Johnson, […]
More discussion for the Cowboys and Commanders game. This is an open thread for game chat.
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day. This game doesn’t mean anything for the playoffs with both teams already eliminated. The Cowboys were knocked out of contention last week when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Commanders to clinch the NFC East. Washington is down to their third-string QB in Josh Johnson, […]
Merry Christmas! It’s Cowboys and Commanders time. This is an open thread for game chat.
The Washington Commanders are hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas day. This game doesn’t mean anything for the playoffs with both teams already eliminated. The Cowboys were knocked out of contention last week when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Commanders to clinch the NFC East. Washington is down to their third-string QB in Josh Johnson, […]
The Washington Commanders released their final injury report for today’s game yesterday and then made three more roster moves. DT Ricky Barber and WR River Cracraft were elevated for today’s game, and it’s the first elevation for both of them. Barber was an UDFA the team signed after this year’s draft, and Cracraft was with […]
Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season opens with three Thursday games as the NFL continues to grow its Christmas Day schedule. The league has set kickoff times for the games to resemble a typical Sunday slate of games, with a 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. start time over the course of the […]
Christmas time is upon us, and we’ve all been gifted with a lump of coal in our stockings. This coal comes in the form of the 4-11 Commanders hosting the 6-8-1 Cowboys in an island game aired exclusively on Netflix. It all sounds strange, as does the fact that Dallas is favored by a whopping […]
The Dallas Cowboys really have a little to play for in the Week 17 matchup with the Washington Commanders. Some fans around Cowboys Nation might be rooting against them this week due to the fact another loss will improve their draft position, but it’s unlikely the Cowboys will approach the game that way. There are […]
Holiday football is here again. The Panthers have given us the best gifts of all this season by both being in first place in the NFC South and not playing today. There are, however, a handful of other games to watch today. The Dallas Cowboys are visiting the Washington Commanders at 1 PM ET and […]
The Dallas Cowboys play on Christmas Day, but will receive no playoff gift from Santa this season. Eliminated from the playoffs, they are playing for pride. Beating a divisional rival can always get the juices going. The divisional rival for this week is the Washington Commanders club, a franchise that has struggled worse than the […]
Commanders links Articles Washington Post (paywall) Commanders name Josh Johnson starter for Christmas game against Dallas The 39-year-old quarterback, who has played for 14 NFL teams, will step in for the injured Marcus Mariota. This will be Johnson’s first start since 2021, when he was a member of the Baltimore Ravens. He struggled last week […]
Cowboys injury report: Quinnen Williams questionable vs. Commanders – SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News Second-year left tackle Tyler Guyton is done for the 2025 season. The Cowboys could get one of their Pro Bowlers back in the lineup on Christmas. Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (neck) was one of four Cowboys listed as questionable on the team’s injury report […]