Overview
- Dallas visits Washington on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. ET at Northwest Stadium with streaming on Netflix as the first game of the NFL’s Christmas Day slate.
- Both teams are out of playoff contention, with Dallas at 6-8-1 after three straight losses and Washington at 4-11 with nine defeats in its last ten.
- Washington’s quarterback plans remain unsettled as Marcus Mariota deals with stitches in his throwing arm and a quad issue, leaving Josh Johnson ready to step in after Jayden Daniels’ injury.
- Dallas leans on a potent passing game—Dak Prescott has 28 touchdown throws and receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens have topped 1,000 yards—against defenses ranked 30th (Dallas) and 31st (Washington) in yards allowed.
- Markets point to a high total (around 51.5) with split spreads reported (Covers listing Dallas -3, talkSPORT backing Cowboys -5.5 and Over 50.5 plus a Lamb TD), and props highlighted include Javonte Williams Under 16.5 rush attempts amid limited practice, Chris Rodriguez Jr. Over 49.5 rushing yards on an expanded snap share, and Pickens’ longest reception Over 26.5 yards.