2024 Week 12 · Final
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, final 34–26
Pregame first read
WAS pass defense has the stronger league profile.
DAL passing attack #32/32 · WAS pass defense #3/32 · 234 offense / 140 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- WAS -10.5
- Model total
- 47
- 80% range (WAS margin)
- -5.9 to +29.4
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingJayden DanielsWAS275 pass yds
- RushingRico DowdleDAL86 rush yds
- ReceivingTerry McLaurinWAS102 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- WAS passing attack#14/32DAL pass defense#29/32
- WAS run game#8/32DAL run defense#31/32
- DAL passing attack#32/32WAS pass defense#3/32
- DAL run game#30/32WAS run defense#27/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
DALDallas Cowboys
- Dak PrescottQB · 8 games247pass yds/g
- Rico DowdleRB · 9 games44.7rush yds/g
- CeeDee LambWR · 10 games77.4rec yds/g
- Jake FergusonTE · 9 games41rec yds/g
WASWashington Commanders
- Jayden DanielsQB · 11 games213pass yds/g
- Brian RobinsonRB · 8 games65.5rush yds/g
- Terry McLaurinWR · 11 games65.5rec yds/g
- Noah BrownWR · 9 games39.4rec yds/g