# Week 18, 2026: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record No pundit we track has picked a side in Cowboys vs Commanders yet. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-cowboys-at-commanders ## How they come in The Cowboys are 2-3; the Commanders are 1-3. The Cowboys beat the Commanders 37-20 when they met in Week 2. On win totals, 22 pundits put the Cowboys at 9.7 wins on average, and 10 pundits put the Commanders at 6.5 wins on average. Venue: Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland - Dallas Cowboys: 2-3 (138 scored, 136 allowed) - Last games: L 16-24 vs Buccaneers; W 34-30 at Texans; L 31-34 vs Ravens - Unit ranks this season: offense 11th, defense 32nd of 32 - Last season: 7-9-1 - Win-total calls: 22 pundits, average 9.7, 2 to 14 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 5 Cowboys games - Washington Commanders: 1-3 (88 scored, 122 allowed) - Last games: L 13-30 vs Colts; W 33-31 vs Seahawks; L 20-37 at Cowboys - Unit ranks this season: offense 21st, defense 27th of 32 - Last season: 5-12 - Win-total calls: 10 pundits, average 6.5, 1 to 10 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Commanders games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Dak Prescott](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dak-prescott) (Starting QB, QB): 1,381 passing yards · 9 TD, 3 INT · 67.2% completions · 5 games; 1st in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Dak Prescott to outplay his draft cost (the middle rounds) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 6, 2026: Dak Prescott to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Javonte Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/javonte-williams) (RB1, RB): 276 rushing yards on 74 carries · 7 TD · 17 catches for 94 · 5 games; 15th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 5, 2026: Javonte Williams to finish top 15 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: Javonte Williams to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [CeeDee Lamb](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ceedee-lamb) (WR1, WR): 39 catches for 507 yards · 4 TD · 5 games; 1st in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Oct 7, 2026: CeeDee Lamb to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure (not settled yet) - [Jake Ferguson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jake-ferguson) (TE1, TE): 15 catches for 102 yards · 3 TD · 5 games; 112th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Jake Ferguson to fall short of his draft cost (TE12, Overall RK117 | ECR vs. ADP: -8) (not settled yet) - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Jake Ferguson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Quinnen Williams](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quinnen-williams) (Sack leader, DT): 1 sack · 7 solo tackles · 5 games; 70th in the NFL in sacks - No. 17 Albert Breer, Aug 12, 2026: Quinnen Williams to make team captain (not settled yet) - [Dee Winters](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dee-winters) (Tackle leader, LB): 22 solo tackles · 5 games; 5th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Athan Kaliakmanis](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/athan-kaliakmanis) (Starting QB, QB): 186 passing yards · 1 TD, 1 INT · 45.5% completions · 1 game; 41st in the NFL in passing yards - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Athan Kaliakmanis to be 3rd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jacory Croskey-Merritt](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacory-croskey-merritt) (RB1, RB): 157 rushing yards on 56 carries · 1 TD · 5 catches for 40 · 4 games; 31st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 24 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Jacory Croskey-Merritt to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Jacory Croskey-Merritt to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Stefon Diggs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/stefon-diggs) (WR1, WR): 18 catches for 170 yards · 3 TD · 4 games; 67th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Joe Marino, Jul 15, 2026: Stefon Diggs to move to Washington Commanders (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 9, 2026: I don't think Stefan Diggs and Terry McCorm play. (Week 5) (not settled yet) - [John Bates](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/john-bates) (TE1, TE): 3 catches for 22 yards · 0 TD · 2 games; 246th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: John Bates to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Odafe Oweh](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/odafe-oweh) (Sack leader, LB): 2 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Odafe Oweh to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Amik Robertson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amik-robertson) (Tackle leader, CB): 19 solo tackles · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 36 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Amik Robertson to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology