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Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 1 verdict

Cowboys is the better survivor pick this week

Cowboys score 0.428 equity (59.1% win probability) against Commanders at 0.297 — a real gap of 0.131.

DAL team page →WAS team page →

This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ NYGOpponent@ PHI

59.1%Win prob32.2%

0.428Equity score0.297

−3.0Spread11/11 books+5.5

48.0Game total44.5

= 0.000Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot= 0.000

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

Week 2WAS @ DALnot played yet

Week 18DAL @ WASnot played yet

All-time series: 54 meetings · DAL 38 — WAS 16. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1485.3ELO rating1464.1

#19ELO rank#24

7-9-1Record5-12

NFC EastDivisionNFC East

#2Division rank#3

L 17 · W +7 · L 17 · L 8 · L 14Last 5newest firstW +7 · L 7 · L 11 · W +8 · L 31

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

23.3 · #32vs QB19.5 · #30

25.7 · #28vs RB25.6 · #27

39.3 · #32vs WR34.9 · #25

12.3 · #12vs TE15.9 · #27

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

2 (2025)Sacks / game2.47 (2025)

10.76Pressures / game7.47

24-13-1Primetime record2021–2025 standalone windows8-14

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

47.1% · #11Pre-snap motion42.3% · #18

13.0% · #5Play action11.9% · #11

4.1% · #18RPO6.3% · #12

2.7% · #27Screen pass3.7% · #16

7.8% · #11No huddle50.2% · #1

51.7% · #22Shotgun71.8% · #1

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

26.0% · #25Man coverage32.0% · #15

28.4% · #12Blitz (5+ rushers)27.5% · #16

31.8% · #11Pressure31.3% · #14

DAL scheme profile →WAS scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Dallas Cowboys

Ajani CorneliusTLimited Participation in Practice
Alijah ClarkSafetyOut
Bruce HarmonCornerbackQuestionable
Caelen CarsonCornerbackOut
CeeDee LambWide ReceiverOut
Christian MatthewCornerbackQuestionable
Cooper BeebeCenterQuestionable
DeMarvion OvershownLinebackerQuestionable
Donovan WilsonSafetyQuestionable
Earnest Brown IVDefensive EndQuestionable
Hakeem AdenijiOffensive TackleOut
Jack SanbornLinebackerOut

Washington Commanders

Ale KahoLinebackerOut
Ben SinnottTEFull Participation in Practice
Brandon ColemanOffensive TackleOut
Charles OmenihuDEFull Participation in Practice
Chase EdmondsRunning BackOut
Chris Rodriguez Jr.Running BackQuestionable
Colson YankoffTight EndOut
Darius RushCornerbackQuestionable
Daron PayneDefensive TackleOut
Deebo SamuelWide ReceiverOut
Dorance ArmstrongDefensive EndQuestionable
Eddie GoldmanDefensive TackleOut

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