Maybe the NFL’s Christmas tripleheader didn’t exactly pan out like the league’s schedule makers had hoped – and it was probably never going to measure up in some respects given the bangers that materialized just last month for Thanksgiving. But that hardly meant that Thursday didn’t provide some moments, memories and – generally – some solid yuletide entertainment.
Unsurprisingly, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Commanders 30-23 in the day’s first game … even if it didn’t matter much in the big picture.
As for that bigger picture – the one beyond the scoreboard? Let’s get to it and unwrap the NFL’s Christmas winners and losers:
Dallas’ QB1 passed for 307 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a game that didn’t mean a thing for his team aside from playing for pride. As for him? He hit 30 TD passes in a season for the fourth time in his career and still has a shot to be become the first Cowboys to lead the NFL in passing yards.
A first for Dallas actually – “America’s Team” pairing its white pants with its new-ish white helmet (introduced in 2022, it’s basically a white-dominant alternate version of their normally silver helmet, not the throwback) and highly underrated navy jerseys. They looked sharp and pretty much played accordingly.
