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Washington Commanders vs Dallas Cowboys

All-time regular-season series · through 2025

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

Win %

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

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

Recent Meetings

SeasonLocationResult
2025 Wk 17WAS hostWAS 2330 DAL
2025 Wk 7@ DALWAS 2244 DAL
2024 Wk 18@ DALWAS 2319 DAL
2024 Wk 12WAS hostWAS 2634 DAL
2023 Wk 18WAS hostWAS 1038 DAL

Dynasty Context

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
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

Simultaneous Dynasty Overlap

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

19911991 (1 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.

DecadeWashington CommandersvsDallas CowboysEdge
1970s64%73%DAL +9pp
1980s64%52%WAS +12pp
1990s50%63%DAL +13pp
2000s44%51%DAL +8pp
2010s39%54%DAL +15pp
2020s43%56%DAL +13pp
Source: nflverse games.csv (CC-BY 4.0) + dynasty data from StatVault encyclopedia · Regular season only · Data through 2025