Cowboys clinch NFC East title before game vs. Washington

The Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Denver Broncos 17-13 on Sunday, allowing the Dallas Cowboys to clinch their first NFC East title since 2018 before their Sunday Night Football meeting with the Washington Football Team.

Las Vegas' victory sealed Dallas' strength-of-victory tiebreaker over the Philadelphia Eagles.

No team has won the NFC East in back-to-back years since Philly did it in 2003 and '04. Washington finished first last season at 7-9.

The second-place Eagles improved to 8-7 on Sunday with their blowout victory over the New York Giants. The Cowboys, who're currently on a three-game winning streak, entered their matchup against Washington at 10-4.