Cowboys look to gobble up Washington on Thanksgiving Day
The Dallas Cowboys will wait to see their third NFC East rival a full 12 weeks into the season. Washington comes to Dallas on Thanksgiving Day in the first meeting.
The teams will play in the season finale in January at FedEx Field. It will be the second straight year the teams have played each other in the final week.
Dallas has dominated the series, holding a 76-48-2 record over Washington. The Cowboys have outscored the Commanders 2940-2468.
Winning Home And Away
The Cowboys are 42-17-2 at home, with a 1580-1135 scoring edge. Dallas was 6-3-2 at the Cotton Bowl against the Redskins.
The two teams tied the first two games they played in Dallas. The Cowboys then won the next three meetings.
Washington answered with two wins before Dallas reeled off three in a row again. The Redskins won their last game at the Cotton Bowl, 20-16, in 1971.
Dallas won the first four meetings at Texas Stadium and went 26-10 overall. Washington did win its last visit to Irving, 26-24, in 2008.
