The final Dallas Cowboys game of the season will officially be a noon kickoff.
The penultimate week of the regular season has just about come and gone and the Dallas Cowboys remain mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. Sorry.
Obviously Dallas knew that their season would not carry on into the playoffs before their Week 16 game on Sunday Night Football when they wound up beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was after Week 17’s version of SNF that the final Cowboys game of the season was finalized as the Washington Commanders took down the Atlanta Falcons and clinched a playoff berth which served as the final domino left for the NFL to set the Week 18 schedule.
The Dallas Cowboys will host the Washington Commanders at 1pm ET on Sunday, January 5th.
With Dallas eliminated and Washington officially in the postseason there is very little drama involved with this game which is why the league is putting it in the early window. For what it’s worth, the Commanders currently sit as the #6 seed in the NFC and will secure that spot with a win at AT&T Stadium. Should the Cowboys win then Washington will drop to #7.
This matters relative to Cowboys rivals as the Philadelphia Eagles, the ones who blew out Dallas on Sunday by a score of 41-7, will be the #2 seed in the conference and will therefore host the #7. The only way last season’s playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers may feel slightly less bad for Cowboys fans is if the Packers do the same thing to the Eagles. If Washington beats Dallas next week then Green Bay will be the #7 and open that door of possibility.
Whatever the case, Week 18 is set. Mark your calendars.
