NFL · 2026

Washington CommandersNFC East - .000 pct vSun 10 Jan, 1:00 PM EST Dallas CowboysNFC East - .000 pct

Match resultWashington 51%Tie <1%Dallas 48%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 5% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 10 points in the Playoffs race.

Washington Commanders
Playoffs25%
Division15%
Byeseason odds2%
Dallas Cowboys
Playoffs34%
Division21%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds2%
Washington winPlayoffsWashington Commanders25%15%▼ -10Dallas Cowboys34%7%▼ -27
TiePlayoffsWashington Commanders25%8%▼ -17Dallas Cowboys34%14%▼ -20
Dallas winPlayoffsWashington Commanders25%7%▼ -18Dallas Cowboys34%17%▼ -17

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

NFC East · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify