A pair of NFC East rivals will square off on Sunday afternoon when the Dallas Cowboys travel to Landover, Maryland to face the Washington Commanders at FedEx Field with kick-off scheduled for 4:25 PM ET and will air on Fox in week 18 of the NFL season.

The Dallas Cowboys will win the NFC East and clinch the 2 seed in the NFC with a win against the Commanders on Sunday as they enter this game with a record of 11-5 and are in 1^st place in the NFC East following a 20-19 win at home against the Detroit Lions on Saturday in week 18 of the NFL season which also ended their two-game losing streak. Dallas has been one of the worst teams in the NFL on the road as they have a record of 3-5 on the road this season and have lost their last two games on the road. 

However, the Cowboys have been one of the best scoring teams in the league this season as they enter this matchup averaging the 3^rd most points per game in the NFL with an average of 29.44 points per game while also featuring one of the best passing offenses as they are averaging 255.5 passing yards per game which ranks 4^th in the NFL. Dak Prescott is having one of the best seasons of his career as he enters this game having completed 379 of 554 attempts for 4,237 yards with 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions while rushing for 242 yards and two touchdowns. The Dallas Cowboys will look to clinch the NFC East with a win on the road against the Washington Commanders in week 18 of the NFL season.

Washington has been one of the worst teams in the NFC this season as they enter this game with a record of 4-12 which puts them in last place in the NFC East and ties them with the Cardinals for the 2^nd worst record in the NFC. The Commanders have lost their last seven games in a row including a 10-27 loss at home against the San Francisco 49ers in week 17. 

The Commanders are averaging the 10^th fewest points per game in the league with an average of 19.94 points per game while also having been one of the worst scoring defenses in the NFL as they are allowing an average of 30 points per game which is the most given up this season in the league. The Washington Commanders will look to end their seven-game losing streak when they host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon in week 18 of the NFL season.

BookMaker has the Dallas Cowboys listed as 13-point favorites on the road against the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon in week 18 of the NFL season. Dallas has won seven of the last ten and two of the last three meetings while going 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Dallas Cowboys are 9-7 ATS overall, 3-5 ATS on the road, 9-3 ATS as a favorite, and 4-1 ATS in division games this season while the Washington Commanders are 6-9-1 ATS overall, 0-6-1 ATS at home, 6-5-1 ATS as an underdog, and 1-3-1 ATS in division games on the year.

Dallas has been one of the best teams in the NFL this season while Washington has been one of the worst. The Cowboys have won seven of the last ten meetings while going 7-3 ATS in those contests and have been the better team at covering the spread this season as they are 9-7 ATS overall and 4-1 ATS in division games while the Commanders have not covered the spread at home this season with a record of 0-6-1 ATS at home. As a result, I am laying the points with the Dallas Cowboys when they travel to face the Washington Commanders on Sunday afternoon.