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Sunday 2024-01-07 · 16:25 FedExField, Landover US ☀️ Clear Spread -13.0 O/U 47.5

Win Probability

DAL
75.8%
WAS
24.2%
☀️ Clear

Confidence: <strong>strong edge</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.

Key Insights

  • DAL offense: +0.173 EPA/play over its last 8 games (2nd in the league)
  • QB edge to DAL: Sam Howell (WAS) -0.148 vs Dak Prescott (DAL) +0.186 EPA/dropback
  • WAS defense: +0.116 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (29th in the league)
  • WAS offense: -0.099 EPA/play over its last 8 games (25th in the league)

Predicted Final Score

DAL 26
WAS 16
Projected margin: DAL by 10 Projected total: 42

Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.

Injury Report — Week 18

DAL

Tyler Biadasz C Questionable Illness
Chauncey Golston DE Questionable Illness
Tyler Smith G Questionable Foot
Dorance Armstrong DE Questionable Ankle
Johnathan Hankins DT Questionable Knee
Malik Hooker S Questionable Ankle
Juanyeh Thomas S Questionable Illness

WAS

Jonathan Allen DT Out Knee
Tariq Castro-Fields CB Out Shoulder
Kendall Fuller CB Out Knee
Christian Holmes CB Out Concussion
Kamren Curl S Questionable Quadricep
Casey Toohill DE Questionable Shoulder
Andrew Wylie T Questionable Elbow

Pulled fresh for 2023 week 18 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.

Actual Result

DAL 38
WAS 10

Prediction missed by 18 pts on margin, 6 pts on total.

Scoring Summary

  • Q1 06:30 TD DAL (6:30) 4-D.Prescott pass short right to 18-J.Tolbert for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DAL 6 – WAS 0
  • Q2 15:00 TD WAS (15:00) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell pass short left to 8-B.Robinson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. DAL 7 – WAS 6
  • Q2 07:07 FG WAS (7:07) 6-J.Slye 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-T.Addington, Holder-5-T.Way. DAL 7 – WAS 10
  • Q2 04:15 TD DAL (4:15) 71-C.Edoga reported in as eligible. 20-T.Pollard right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. DAL 13 – WAS 10
  • Q2 00:29 TD DAL (:29) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DAL 20 – WAS 10
  • Q3 08:37 TD DAL (8:37) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 88-C.Lamb for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DAL 27 – WAS 10
  • Q3 04:11 TD DAL (4:11) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short right to 3-B.Cooks for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DAL 34 – WAS 10
  • Q4 01:11 FG DAL (1:11) 17-B.Aubrey 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger. DAL 38 – WAS 10

Fourth-Down Decisions

  • Q1 WAS 4th & 1 at the 51
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 68% p(FG) 23%

    (12:53) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell pass short right to 8-B.Robinson pushed ob at DAL 40 for 11 yards (21-S.Gilmore).

  • Q1 WAS 4th & 1 at the 31
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 66% p(FG) 74%

    (10:19) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell pass short left to 8-B.Robinson to DAL 33 for -2 yards (1-J.Kearse, 6-D.Wilson).

  • Q1 DAL 4th & 2 at the 23
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 61% p(FG) 87%

    (5:13) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 87-J.Ferguson to WAS 15 for 8 yards (32-T.Burgess, 48-S.Chandler).

  • Q1 DAL 4th & 9 at the 14
    Chose KICK ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 35% p(FG) 95%

    (3:33) 17-B.Aubrey 32 yard field goal is BLOCKED (59-J.Pryor), Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger, RECOVERED by WAS-0-J.Whittaker at WAS 29. 0-J.Whittaker pushed ob at DAL 20 for 51 yards (99-C.Golston).

  • Q2 WAS 4th & 1 at the 1
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 62% p(FG) 99%

    (15:00) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell pass short left to 8-B.Robinson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

  • Q2 WAS 4th & 1 at the 46
    Chose GO ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 68% p(FG) 34%

    (10:11) 61-J.Good-Jones reported in as eligible. 8-B.Robinson right guard to DAL 44 for 2 yards (6-D.Wilson, 33-D.Clark).

  • Q2 WAS 4th & 2 at the 17
    Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.78 EP
    p(convert) 53% p(FG) 93%

    (7:07) 6-J.Slye 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-T.Addington, Holder-5-T.Way.

  • Q3 WAS 4th & 12 at the 74
    Chose PUNT ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 31%

    (6:05) 5-T.Way punt is BLOCKED by 89-P.Hendershot, Center-58-T.Addington, recovered by WAS-38-D.Gore at WAS 9.

  • Q4 DAL 4th & 7 at the 18
    Chose KICK ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 39% p(FG) 92%

    (9:00) 17-B.Aubrey 36 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.

  • Q4 DAL 4th & 9 at the 32 late-game
    Chose KICK ✓ matched the model
    p(convert) 37% p(FG) 71%

    (1:11) 17-B.Aubrey 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-T.Sieg, Holder-5-B.Anger.