Overview
- The game kicks at 4:25 p.m. ET Sunday, September 20, 2026, at AT&T Stadium and will be shown on FOX with streaming available on Fubo.
- Both teams enter 0-1 after Week 1 losses, with the Cowboys falling 28-20 to the New York Giants and the Commanders losing 24-22 at the Eagles.
- Dallas will be without linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) and safety Malik Hooker (fractured forearm), which increases playing time and responsibility for rookie safety Caleb Downs.
- Betting markets list Dallas as a 4-point favorite with a 50.5 over/under and money line roughly -211 for Dallas and +176 for Washington, while a 10,000-simulation model projects about 60 combined points and favors the Over.
- Dallas has won eight of the last 10 meetings with Washington and the early division matchup matters because teams that start 0-2 face sharply lower playoff odds, so this result could shape the NFC East race.