Cowboys have last chance for road get-right game vs. Commanders with NFC East title No. 2 seed on the line

Cowboys have last chance for road get-right game vs. Commanders with NFC East title No. 2 seed on the line

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FRISCO, Texas -- The 2023 NFC East race has played out like the version of "The Tortoise and the Hare." The raced out to a 10-1 start to the season while the lagged behind with an 8-3 at the conclusion of Week 12.Over the last five weeks, the tables have turned. The Eagles have dropped four of their last five games including a 35-31 home defeat versus the in Week 17 while the Cowboys have won three of their last five, including a nail-biting, controversial . These series of events puts the Cowboys in position to win the Josh Harrison Jersey NFC East and clinch the NFC's No. 2 overall seed in Week 18 at the 4-12 , a team ."Yeah, puts us in a great position ... what an excellent opportunity," Dallas Cowboys quarterback said Thursday. "Just getting to have everything in our control, obviously. Talked about running our own race just doing that and staying committed to that and not looking around or waiting or fingers cro sed on things to happen, and I think we did that right. We didn't finish those last four games over that stretch the way we wanted to. I gue s we finished it, finished it the right way, but it didn't lay out the way that we wanted it to. Ultimately in the end, we've got one game right here to go win this division, have a two seed, and that makes it a playoff game. Another game that this team needs that would just help us. Obviously sets us up in the position for the playoffs, but also for us to have that playoff mindset as we've had for the last couple of weeks or so heading into the actual playoff."How critical is it that Dallas can close out the season with a road victory at the Commanders on Sunday? Well, it may not be an exaggeration to say their hopes for contention hang in the balance. Should they win, they will be guaranteed home games through the first two rounds of the NFC playoffs. That's a must win for them because at home the Cowboys lead thein scoring offense (37.4 points per game), turnover margin (+10), third-down conversion rate (53.2%), point differential (+172) and time of po se sion (34:28).On the flip side, their production on the road has been Al Kaline Jersey a stark contrast. Dallas' +166 overall point differential this season is the third highest for a team that has been outscored on the road (-6) in NFL history. The only teams that were more dominant than the 2023 Cowboys to also be outscored on the road both played about 100 years ago: the 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets (+217 overall point differential, -13 on the road) and the 1921 Buffalo All-Americans (+182 overall point differential, -2 on the road). A lo s would likely drop them to the fifth seed, the top wild-card slot, forcing them to start the postseason on the road where they would probably stay the rest of the way.Cowboys (2023 season)HOMEROADW-L8-0*3-5PPG37.4*21.5PPG allowed15.9*22.3Point differential+172*-6Total YPG425.8*308.9Total YPG allowed305.8308.6* Turnover margin+10*-2Third-down percentage53.2%*42.2%Time of po se sion34:28*28:51Fortunately for the Cowboys, their opponent is a team in dire need of a reset. Washington has lost seven consecutive games, the longest active losing streak in the league. Their defense is allowing the most points per game (30.0) and total yards per game (385.8) in the entire league. That's a great matchup for Prescott, who leads the NFL with 32 touchdown pa ses, and Pro Bowl wide receiver , whose 122 catches also lead the league.Commanders defense (2023 season)NFL RankPPG Allowed30.0Last*Total YPG Allowed385.8LastYards/Play Allowed5.931stTD-INT Allowed35=7LastPa ser Rating Allowed204.1Last"Yeah absolutely," Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday when asked about if a road win would matter even against a sinking Washington team. "I think it's one of the things that, you go through the statistics, and I think just one of the things, just touched on today at the team meeting. ... That's the opportunity to win the division but winning on the road is something that, it's just great for your football team. Road wins gives you a different kind of confidence that you bring home and so yeah this is a great experience for us." However, -- the NFL's leader in quarterback pre sures (102), quarterback pre sure rate (22.4%) and pa s rush win rate (37.6%), which is when a defender beats his block in le s than 2.5 seconds -- is sick and tired of hearing about the idea that Dallas needs to build confidence away from AT&T Stadium."Hopefully, we just go out there and win," Parsons said Wednesday. I feel like confidence at this point, it shouldn't be about confidence. Everyone should just go out and do their job. This is your job. We are a team. We need to go out there and play together, be as one. Go out there and get a win that we should win. I think that's what it Spencer Turnbull Jersey 's about. It shouldn't be about confidence. We're a week away from playoffs. I'm tired of learning and growing. It should be about dominating and playing great football."The Dallas defense that tormented Washington in Week 12 has another opportunity for box score-stuffing performance in Week 18. Commanders quarterback leads the NFL in interceptions since Week 11 acro s six lo ses."Just go out there and play football. He throws those picks because he can really sling it," Cowboys safety said Wednesday when asked about facing Howell while he is in the midst of a slump. "He thinks he can make every throw. He's a pretty good, young quarterback, and he definitely has a cannon. You can't look at it like he throws a bunch of picks because he throws those picks because he's actually slinging it. We just have to out there and capitalize when we have the opportunity to actually get those picks."Howell (2023 season)First 10 GamesLast 6 GamesW-L4-60-6Comp Pct66.5%55.9%Pa s YPG278.355.9%TD-INT17-93-10*Pa ser Rating91.554.2With victory at Washington on Sunday, the Cowboys can ensure an NFC East division title and the NFC's No. 2 playoff seed, guaranteeing home games through at least the first two rounds of the postseason."It's always dangerous to go against someone who has nothing to lose," Parsons said Wednesday. "They can pull out all types of tricks and gambits because they want to make the statement that 'they just want to beat the Cowboys.' Their backs are against the wall, and they want to see what they have for next year and prepare for that. We have to go make a statement that we are the better team, the more dominant and aggre sive team. We just have to prove that Sunday."
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