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Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

All-time regular-season series · through 2025

Fierce rivalry · 85 intensity59% competitive
54 games played
Dallas Cowboys leads by 22

Win %

70%
30%
Dallas Cowboys
Arlington, Texas · NFC East
In this series: 38W
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Washington Commanders
Landover, Maryland · NFC East
In this series: 16W
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Home / Away Split

Dallas Cowboys
Home 20-18Away 18-20
Wins at home: 53%
Washington Commanders
Home 9-7Away 7-9
Wins at home: 56%

Recent Meetings

SeasonLocationResult
2025 Wk 17@ WASDAL 3023 WAS
2025 Wk 7DAL hostDAL 4422 WAS
2024 Wk 18DAL hostDAL 1923 WAS
2024 Wk 12@ WASDAL 3426 WAS
2023 Wk 18@ WASDAL 3810 WAS

Dynasty Context

Dallas Cowboys
  • 19911996 · 6 seasons · 3🏆 · 73% win
  • 19751983 · 9 seasons · 1🏆 · 75% win
  • 19661973 · 8 seasons · 1🏆 · 74% win
  • 20212023 · 3 seasons · 0🏆 · 71% win
Washington Commanders
  • 19821987 · 6 seasons · 2🏆 · 76% win
  • 19421945 · 4 seasons · 1🏆 · 73% win
  • 19891991 · 3 seasons · 1🏆 · 71% win
  • 19711974 · 4 seasons · 0🏆 · 71% win

Simultaneous Dynasty Overlap

19911991 (1 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

19821983 (2 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

19711973 (3 seasons): both franchises were in dynasty form. This is an elite-vs-elite period — games in this window carry extra historical weight.

Era Breakdown

Each franchise's overall win% per decade — who was stronger in each era.

DecadeDallas CowboysvsWashington CommandersEdge
1970s73%64%DAL +9pp
1980s52%64%WAS +12pp
1990s63%50%DAL +13pp
2000s51%44%DAL +8pp
2010s54%39%DAL +15pp
2020s56%43%DAL +13pp
Source: nflverse games.csv (CC-BY 4.0) + dynasty data from StatVault encyclopedia · Regular season only · Data through 2025