The Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys came into the 2025 season with a ton of hype and were pegged as possible contenders. As their Christmas Day showdown comes up, both have been eliminated from playoff contention, with the Commanders’ injury situation and the Cowboys’ lackluster defense taking centerstage. So, who will be playing and who will be out?
Commanders vs Cowboys Injury Report
Washington Commanders
- QB Jayden Daniels: Out, Elbow
- LT Laremy Tunsil: Out, Oblique
- LDT Daron Payne: Out, Back
- WR Luke McCaffrey: Injured Reserve
- QB Marcus Mariota: Questionable, Hand/ Quad
Dallas Cowboys
- CB Josh Butler: Out, Knee
- WR Ryan Flournoy: Out, Knee
- RG Tyler Booker: Questionable, Ankle
- LB DeMarvion Overshown: Out, Concussion
- CB Caelen Carson: Questionable, hamstring
Commanders vs Cowboys Depth Chart
Washington Commanders
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Marcus Mariota O | Josh Johnson | Jeff Driskel | Sam Hartman |
| RB | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | Jeremy McNichols | Chase Edmonds |
| WR | Terry McLaurin | Chris Moore | Noah Brown IR | – |
| WR | Deebo Samuel | River Cracraft | Jaylin Lane IR | – |
| WR | Treylon Burks | Luke McCaffrey IR | – | – |
| TE | John Bates | Ben Sinnott | Colson Yankoff | Zach Ertz IR |
| LT | Laremy Tunsil O | Brandon Coleman | George Fant | Lucas Niang IR |
| LG | Chris Paul | Nick Allegretti | Brandon Coleman | – |
| C | Tyler Biadasz | – | – | – |
| RG | Andrew Wylie | Nick Allegretti | Sam Cosmi IR | – |
| RT | Josh Conerly Jr. | Trent Scott | – | – |
| LDE | Jalyn Holmes | Dorance Armstrong IR | Javontae Jean-Baptiste IR | – |
| LDT | Daron Payne O | Sheldon Day | Eddie Goldman IR | – |
| RDT | Javon Kinlaw | Jer’Zhan Newton | Shy Tuttle | Ricky Barber |
| RDE | Preston Smith | Drake Jackson | Deatrich Wise Jr. IR | – |
| WLB | Frankie Luvu | Jordan Magee | Nick Bellore O | – |
| MLB | Bobby Wagner | Kain Medrano | – | – |
| SLB | Von Miller | Jacob Martin | Ale Kaho | – |
| LCB | Antonio Hamilton Sr. | Jonathan Jones | Trey Amos IR | – |
| SS | Jeremy Reaves | Percy Butler | – | – |
| FS | Will Harris | Quan Martin | Tyler Owens | – |
| RCB | Mike Sainristil | Marshon Lattimore IR | – | – |
| NB | Noah Igbinoghene | – | – | – |
| PK | Jake Moody | – | – | – |
| P | Tress Way | – | – | – |
| H | Tress Way | – | – | – |
| PR | Mike Sainristil | Jaylin Lane IR | Luke McCaffrey IR | – |
| KR | Chris Moore | Chase Edmonds | Deebo Samuel | Noah Igbinoghene |
| LS | Tyler Ott | – | – | – |
Dallas Cowboys
| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Dak Prescott | Joe Milton III | – | – |
| RB | Javonte Williams | Malik Davis | Jaydon Blue | Phil Mafah IR |
| WR | CeeDee Lamb | KaVontae Turpin | – | – |
| WR | George Pickens | Jonathan Mingo | – | – |
| WR | Ryan Flournoy Q | Jalen Tolbert | – | – |
| TE | Jake Ferguson | Luke Schoonmaker | Brevyn Spann-Ford | – |
| FB | Hunter Luepke | – | – | – |
| LT | Tyler Smith | Nate Thomas | Tyler Guyton IR | – |
| LG | T.J. Bass | Tyler Smith | Hakeem Adeniji | Trevor Keegan IR |
| C | Cooper Beebe | Brock Hoffman | – | – |
| RG | Tyler Booker Q | T.J. Bass | Rob Jones IR | – |
| RT | Terence Steele | Hakeem Adeniji | Ajani Cornelius IR | – |
| LDE | Donovan Ezeiruaku | Sam Williams | James Houston | – |
| LDT | Osa Odighizuwa | Kenny Clark | Jay Toia | – |
| RDT | Quinnen Williams Q | Solomon Thomas | Perrion Winfrey | – |
| RDE | Dante Fowler Jr. | Jadeveon Clowney | Payton Turner IR | – |
| WLB | DeMarvion Overshown O | Marist Liufau | – | – |
| MLB | Logan Wilson | Shemar James | Justin Barron | – |
| SLB | Kenneth Murray Jr. | Jack Sanborn IR | – | – |
| LCB | Trevon Diggs | Trikweze Bridges | Corey Ballentine | Josh Butler O |
| SS | Donovan Wilson | Markquese Bell | – | – |
| FS | Malik Hooker | Alijah Clark | Juanyeh Thomas O | – |
| RCB | Caelen Carson Q | Shavon Revel Jr. | DaRon Bland IR | – |
| NB | Reddy Steward | C.J. Goodwin | – | – |
| PK | Brandon Aubrey | – | – | – |
| P | Bryan Anger | – | – | – |
| H | Bryan Anger | – | – | – |
| PR | KaVontae Turpin | Jalen Tolbert | – | – |
| KR | KaVontae Turpin | Jaydon Blue | Jalen Tolbert | – |
| LS | Trent Sieg | – | – | – |
Commanders vs Cowboys Prediction
The Washington Commanders are coming into this contest without their top quarterback and several important players. The Cowboys, meanwhile, want some redemption after failing to make the playoffs, so this one will go to the Cowboys with a big margin.
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