The Dallas Cowboys played a disastrous game against the Washington Commanders.

From start to finish. Turning the ball over, allowing a rookie quarterback to gash them, showing almost no fight or lack of interest in a game that was essentially meaningless. Likely harming the confidence and psyche of some starters going into the playoffs.

A 26-6 loss to prepare to go up against the same team who beat them at the start of the season. There were too many bad performances to list that it had to be compacted.

However, there are a few notable exceptions on the field. Cowboys who played above expectation and continue to excel, or players who continue to disappoint or whose future’s are in flux.

As always, high-profile players who’ll factor in weekly such as Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons or Zack Martin are exempt from this list as they play at elite levels frequently. Or at least, are expected to.

This also includes the likes of safeties Jayron Kearse and Donovan Wilson, as well as TE Dalton Schultz and RBs Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard.

Stock Up

• DT Osa Odighizuwa – A career-best game from the second-year defensive tackle. Finishing with seven tackles, two for loss, a sack and a QB pressure. His ability to rush the passer up the middle was key in Week One against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so finding his footing for the playoffs is appropriately timed.
• DL Chauncey Golston – Leading the Cowboys with 11 tackles is impressive enough. Seeing an increased number of snaps due to his ability to stop the run. With the return of both Johnathan Hankins and Leighton Vander Esch, the run defense should see improvement.
• Edge Dorance Armstrong – I've been tough on Armstrong in recent weeks, but I can't deny how often he was around the ball carrier on Sunday. Especially as a pass rusher, registering his first sack since Week 12 and his first game with back-to-back pressures since Week 11.
• C Tyler Biadasz – The loss of Terence Steele obviously hurts the Cowboys run defense on the outside. Seeing how both the pass and run blocking has looked in the absence of Biadasz from inside, it's just as bad. Good news is his expected return.

Stock Down

• CB3 – Continuing to be an issue is the Cowboys third cornerback. Bad news going up against a future Hall of Fame quarterback who's been known to abuse said weaknesses. Whether it's Nahshon Wright, Kelvin Joseph or whoever, that's the area we can expect the most action.
• OT Tyron Smith – The hard truth is this. Smith hasn't looked himself. Granted, coming back from injury is tough, even tougher when he's asked to play a position he hasn't played since 2011. However, going back even further, he hasn't looked himself since LAST YEAR'S playoff game. Not showing the same power and stability, he's doing more harm than good at right tackle.
• Coaching – Truthfully, none of the Dallas Cowboys coaching was good on Sunday. Not just Mike McCarthy's questionable reasoning for playing so many starters in what seemed obviously like an unimportant game. OC Kellen Moore continues to run bland, almost Jason Garrett-like play that continue to not help receivers get open. DC Dan Quinn isn't displaying the same ability to adapt defensively as he did earlier this season.
• KR/PR KaVontae Turpin – Turpin isn't showing the same burst or smart playmaking skills as a return man. Even worse is he is making questionable decisions and muffing his second punt in five games. Playing since last February as part of the USFL is probably a big reason for his attrition but if that's the case, he needs to learn to be boring and call fair catch, or simply let the ball go.

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