Dallas Cowboys–Washington Commanders rivalry

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National Football League rivalry sports rivalry

The Dallas Cowboys–Washington Commanders rivalry is one of the NFL’s most historic and intense matchups, featuring decades of high-stakes games, divisional battles, and deep-seated animosity between the two franchises and their fanbases.

Aliases (1)

Cowboys–Washington rivalry ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League rivalry → sports rivalry →
characteristic	frequent playoff implications → high television ratings → historic Thanksgiving Day games → intense fan animosity →
conference	NFC →
country	United States →
division	NFC East →
divisionRivalrySince	1961 →
fanCulture	strong regional divide between Texas and Washington, D.C. areas →
formerTeam2Name	Washington Football Team → Washington Redskins →
gamesPerSeason	2 →
holidayAssociation	frequent games on Thanksgiving Day involving Dallas Cowboys and Washington franchise →
impact	influences NFC East standings almost every season →
league	National Football League →
mediaDescription	one of the NFL’s most storied rivalries → one of the most intense rivalries in the NFC East →
notableCoachTeam1	Jimmy Johnson → Tom Landry →
notableCoachTeam2	George Allen → Joe Gibbs →
notableEra	1970s → 1980s → early 1990s →
notableGameContext	playoff berths on the line →
notableGameType	NFC Championship Game →
rivalryType	divisional rivalry →
sport	American football →
team1	Dallas Cowboys →
team1ConferenceTitles	10 →
team1Established	1960 →
team1HallOfFamePlayers	Emmitt Smith → Roger Staubach → Troy Aikman →
team1Location	Arlington, Texas →
team1Stadium	AT&T Stadium →
team1SuperBowlTitles	5 →
team2	Washington Commanders →
team2ConferenceTitles	5 →
team2Established	1932 →
team2HallOfFamePlayers	Art Monk → Darrell Green → Sonny Jurgensen →
team2Location	Landover, Maryland →
team2Stadium	FedExField →
team2SuperBowlTitles	3 →
televisionMarketImpact	draws large national audiences →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NFC East rivalry ("Cowboys–Washington rivalry") →	hasNotableSubrivalry
NFC East →	rivalry