- Final: It wasn’t the cleanest game down the stretch, but Dallas comes away with a victory over a division rival. The Cowboys hung on for a 30-23 win on Christmas Day. Dallas now sits at 7-8-1 with one game left on its schedule.

The Cowboys have been playing under head coach Brian Schottenheimer this season, his first leading Dallas. In Week 17, the Cowboys played the Washington Commanders on Christmas Day. Dallas defeated the Commanders 30-23, snapping a losing streak that haunted the Cowboys in the second half of the NFL season.

Five entrants in Las Vegas’ biggest NFL picks contest are grateful for a gift from the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day in the form of their 30-23 road victory over the Washington Commanders. The five are among nine entries still alive in Circa Survivor, a $1,000-entry contest with a winner-take-all first prize of more than $18.7 million.

Diggs logged one solo tackle in the game to help his team to victory. However, it was Dak Prescott who led the way for the Cowboys with 19-of-37 completed passes for 307 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions.

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