The Dallas Cowboys will look to rebound from a 30-27 Week 6 loss to the Carolina Panthers by getting a divisional win against a rival, the Washington Commanders. Both of these teams are propelled by strong offenses and subpar defenses, never struggling to put up points but struggling to keep them off. 

With that in mind, there’s bound to be fireworks from both sides. Let’s take a look at two players from each to get a better idea of what could go into producing those points. 

CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas

Let’s start with the obvious one here. Coming off of a high ankle sprain that caused him to miss three games, it’s easy to get excited about what he and George Pickens can do together now that the latter seems to have reached a new level. 

Early on though, there might be some hiccups as the Cowboys look to work Lamb back into an offense that, for the first time in his career, has a wideout worthy of being a No. 1 on a lot of other teams. It will be interesting to see just how things look as Dallas works out what would be a champagne problem. 

TJ Bass, OG, Dallas

One of the myriad of injury fill-ins that the Cowboys have had to deploy, Bass has been playing so well that the question has to be asked: even when Tyler Booker returns, can you bench this guy? Ranked No. 15 out of 79 guards according to PFF with a 70.8 overall grade, Bass has not allowed a sack, hit, hurry, or pressure in his last two games, while only allowing one hurry and one pressure in 185 snaps overall. 

The Commanders have a strong interior presence along their defensive line, with Daron Payne ranked as the No. 29 out of 114 interior interior defensive linemen with a 72.5 pass rushing grade. If Bass can contain Payne, then the aforementioned question will be harder to avoid. 

Chris Moore, WR, Washington

This is predicated on the assumption that Terry McLaurin won’t be playing this week. He’s missed the last three games for Washington and, while he was an estimated limited participant in Wednesday's practice, head coach Dan Quinn said he’s unsure if McLaurin will play in Week 7. 

If he does miss another game, expect Moore to be heavily involved. Last week was the first game in which Jayden Daniels was healthy while McLaurin was out, and Moore was targeted five times while catching three of those for 46 yards and a touchdown. 

Moore is clearly a trusted target for Daniels and, even if McLaurin does play, could be a player to watch in Week 7. 

Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Washington

Dallas' pass rush has been much maligned, and by and large it’s been earned as they’ve struggled to get to the quarterback consistently. They’ve been on the upswing lately though, recording an overall pass rushing grade of 73.5 or higher in back to back weeks. 

Conerly, Washington’s first-round pick this past season, has had a similar trajectory. After a Week 2 nadir that saw him surrender three sacks, five hurries, and a whopping nine pressures on his way to a 20.8 PFF pass blocking grade against the Green Bay Packers, he’s bounced back considerably. 

In his last three games, he sandwiched a 49.2 pass blocking grade in Week 5 between a 68.3 mark in Week 4 and a career-best 77.1 grade in Week 6 while allowing zero sacks since that Week 2 disaster. 

We talked in our keys to victory about how Daniels struggles immensely when pressured, and how Conerly performs against an improving Cowboys pass rush will prove paramount to whether or not Dallas can disrupt the second-year quarterback.