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Week 18 · 2026 regular season

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders

Sun, Jan 10, 10:00 AM PT

Win probability
ESF
(win probability)
DAL 52%
48% WAS

No betting line yet. Lines appear once books post them.

Unit matchups · entering week 18

Where each side has the edge

Each offense against the defense it faces, in CAP yards per attempt. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Pass: DAL offense vs WAS defense
+0.3710th
box score 7.2 · 16th
Edge
DAL
+0.3322nd
box score 7.1 allowed · 17th
Rush: DAL offense vs WAS defense
+0.1112th
box score 3.8 · 20th
Edge
DAL
+0.2525th
box score 3.9 allowed · 12th
Pass: WAS offense vs DAL defense
−0.2719th
box score 6.1 · 26th
Edge
WAS
+1.4632nd
box score 8.3 allowed · 30th
Rush: WAS offense vs DAL defense
−0.0313th
box score 4.7 · 7th
Edge
WAS
+0.6130th
box score 5.1 allowed · 31st

CAP yards per attempt: yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict; offense positive is good, defense (allowed) negative is good. Box score: yards per attempt as an official box score counts them, entering week 18.

CAP yards per attempt · 2026

How each matchup got here

Each unit's CAP yards per attempt entering each week. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better. 0 is what the situation and opponent would predict.

DAL pass offense vs WAS pass defense
DAL pass offense WAS pass defense (allowed)
−0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DAL +0.37 WAS +0.33 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DAL +0.37 WAS +0.33
WAS pass offense vs DAL pass defense
WAS pass offense DAL pass defense (allowed)
−0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 +1.5 +1.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 WAS −0.27 DAL +1.46 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 +1.5 +1.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 WAS −0.27 DAL +1.46
DAL rush offense vs WAS rush defense
DAL rush offense WAS rush defense (allowed)
−0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DAL +0.11 WAS +0.25 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DAL +0.11 WAS +0.25
WAS rush offense vs DAL rush defense
WAS rush offense DAL rush defense (allowed)
−0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 WAS −0.03 DAL +0.61 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 WAS −0.03 DAL +0.61
CAP win pct · 2026

How each team got here

CAP win pct entering each week. Higher is better; the league average is 0.50.

−0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DAL 0.36 WAS 0.12 −0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 DAL 0.36 WAS 0.12
2026 results

Results so far

Each team's games before this one, with ESF's pre-game win probability for the team.

DAL Dallas Cowboys

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ NYG Lost 65%
2 vs WAS Won 66%
3 vs BAL Lost 50%
4 @ HOU Won 35%
5 vs TB Lost 72%
6 @ GB Lost 32%

WAS Washington Commanders

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ PHI Lost 18%
2 @ DAL Lost 34%
3 vs SEA Won 19%
4 vs IND Lost 51%
5 vs NYG Tie 49%
Week 18

Other games this week

Home team's chance to win before kickoff. Higher means the home team is more likely to win.

Dots: ESF model home win probability.

How to read this page

CAP win pct. A fading average of game scores with a half-life of 7 of the team's own games. A win scores 1 plus the opponent's win pct; a loss scores the opponent's win pct minus 1. Last season carries in. League average is 0.50; higher is better.

CAP yards per attempt. Yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Box score yards per attempt. Yards divided by attempts, counted the way an official box score counts them: rushing includes scrambles and kneel-downs; passing is gross yards per pass attempt, sacks excluded.

ESF win probability. A logistic regression on both teams' pre-game CAP win pct, with an intercept for home field.