The Christmas game between the Cowboys and the Commanders will serve as an assessment for next season since both teams have been eliminated from the playoffs. The Cowboys‑Commanders rivalry has been played 131 times (including two postseason games), with Dallas winning 80, Washington winning 49, and the teams tying twice.

Even though most of the teams playing on Thursday are eliminated from playoff contention, in-division bragging rights are still at stake.

The Dallas Cowboys and the NFC East will be featured on the new season of 'Hard Knocks: In Season," with a new episode on Tuesday, December 23.

Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets face Cooper Flagg and the Mavs in a Western Conference showdown on NBC and Peacock.

In an 8 p.m. ET tipoff, the Dallas Mavericks and No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg will try to snap the road winning streak of three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, who have won a team-record 11 consecutive games away from home. It’s second of two meetings for the teams; Dallas won 131-121 at Denver on Dec. 1