Report: the Cowboys vs Commanders head-to the day the match will go on ….

Position battleground the Cowboys vs Commanders head-to the day the match will go on ….

Although we saw a great victory over the Detroit Lions last week, it lacked inspiration. The run game was uninteresting, and the play-calling was awkward. The good news is that with the Philadelphia Eagles’ loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the NFC East title is still up for grabs. The Washington Commanders are currently the only team standing in the Dallas Cowboys’ way of winning the division. When these two teams last played, the Cowboys defeated the Commanders 45 points ago on Thanksgiving. Dallas would claim the second seed in the playoffs and win the NFC East if they win this game. Thus, how do the two offenses compare? Let’s find out by competing according to position.

One issue from last week’s game was play-calling. This really didn’t help Dak and the offense for a large portion of the game and that also affected the ground game which seriously failed to assist Prescott. This week Dak faces a Washington defense that is allowing the sixth-highest completion rate and third-worst sack rate in the last three weeks. Expect plenty of Dak throwing to his wideouts this week against a secondary that has allowed the third-most passing yards this year.

Sam Howell leads the NFL in interceptions at 19. In fact, his interception total is nearly as much as his touchdown total. Howell’s other issues include his sack total. He’s now been sacked 61 times this season, which ranks most in the NFL. This has all piled up on Howell this season and in the last three games has a completion percentage of just 52%. This bodes badly for Howell in his final game of the year facing a Cowboys defense that has allowed the third-lowest completion rate in the same time, as well as the fourth-fewest passing touchdowns.

Dak is still the league’s passing touchdown leader. He only has eight interceptions and his passer rating of 104.2 is second-highest in the NFL. Sam Howell has a passer rating of 79.5, that’s 29th in the league. He’s thrown three touchdowns and 10 interceptions in the last six games.
Win: Cowboys

Everyone will be happier if Mike McCarthy stops calling inside runs for Pollard. Sure you have to make one or two calls for Pollard to hit the A gaps to keep defenses balanced, but in doing so we all know how ineffective that play will be. Pollard made seven attempts last week running to the A and B gaps. He made one run of five yards, but taking away that one attempt on those runs to the inside he averaged just 3.6 yards per carry and managed to establish only one first down. Both of his explosive plays came when he got free and ran on the outside. And this has been the script all season for Pollard. The dropped pass over the middle was a huge disappointment. It felt like it was a game where he couldn’t run or make a reception which had plenty of fans rolling their eyes. We saw Deuce Vaughn try and reclaim his position. He had one run that went backward, and another that went for three yards.