Commanders vs. Cowboys: Week 18 ‘Stats Stack Up’

The Washington Commanders wrap up the season with a final home game against their longtime rival, the Dallas Cowboys. 

The Commanders are relegated to play the spoiler role and keep Dallas from clinching the NFC East divisional crown. Washington’s previous contests against NFC East foes have not been kind. Coming into Week 18 the Commanders have dropped all of their matchups against divisional foes. 

Kickoff for this week’s game was flexed by the NFL and now is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. EST on Sunday.

The game marks what realistically should be the final game for Ron Rivera as head coach for the Commanders.  Rivera’s legacy will be that of a stabilizing force more so off the field for the franchise than winning on it. In his four seasons as coach, the former Chicago Bears linebacker has posted a record of 26-39-1. Washington (4-12) is on a seven-game losing streak.

The Cowboys come into the game with a record of 11-5. With a win, they would continue a 21-year-old streak of crowning a new NFC East division winner.  Dallas would also insure themselves of at least one home playoff game. They currently have a 16-game home winning streak.

The Commanders’ last game was a 27-10 home loss against the San Francisco 49ers at FedEx Field.

Washington has a 30-34 all-time record at home against Dallas and is 48-77-2 all-time against the Cowboys. The teams last played on Thanksgiving Day with Dallas winning at home 45-10.

Here is a look at how both teams ‘Stats Stack Up‘ against each other heading into Week 18 of the NFL season.

COMMANDERS VS. COWBOYS: OVERALL OFFENSIVE NFL RANKINGS

WASHINGTON	VS	DALLAS
23rd	Overall Rank (Points Per Game)	3rd
16th	Passing Yards	5th
22nd	Rushing Yards	13th
16th	Time of Posession	6th
14th	Number of Plays Per Game	5th
21st	Yards Per Play	7th

COMMANDERS VS. COWBOYS: OVERALL OFFENSIVE STATS

WASHINGTON	VS	DALLAS
20.08	Total Score	29.44
228.73	Passing yards	255.50
98.67	Rushing Yards	111.81
30:23	Time On Field	31:39
64.53	Number of Plays	65.81
5.07	Yards Per Play	5.58

COMMANDERS VS. COWBOYS: OVERALL DEFENSIVE NFL RANKINGS

WASHINGTON	VS	DALLAS
32nd	Total Score	5th
31st	Passing Yards	5th
23rd	Rushing Yards	19th
15th	Time of Possession	3rd
28th	Number of Plays	4th
30th	Yards Per Play	12th

COMMANDERS VS. COWBOYS: OVERALL DEFENSIVE STATS

WASHINGTON	VS	DALLAS
30.20	Points Allowed Per Game	19.06
261.60	Passing Yards	190.94
122.67	Rushing Yards	116.25
30:00	Time of Possession	28:20
65.33	Number of Plays	60.31
5.88	Yards Per Play	5.09