Is Deebo Samuel Playing This Week? Deebo Samuel Injury Update for Commanders vs Cowboys Week 7

Rohit Ponnaiya has the latest update on WR Deebo Samuel's Week 7 status for the Commanders vs. Cowboys divisional matchup on October 19.

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Rohit Ponnaiya • Betting Analyst
Oct 18, 2025 • 11:47 ET • 4 min read
Deebo Samuel of the Washington Commanders
Photo By - Imagn Images. Deebo Samuel of the Washington Commanders.

Deebo Samuel is questionable for the Washington Commanders clash against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7.

The wide receiver has been playing through a nagging heel injury for the last couple of weeks, but he's been limited in practice, and his status for Sunday is up in the air. 

I break down the Deebo Samuel odds for Commanders vs. Cowboys, and let you know how you should bet if he's unable to suit up in this NFC East showdown.

Is Deebo Samuel playing on Sunday?

Deebo Samuel is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. The Washington Commanders wideout was a non-participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before doing "light movements" on Friday.

Tom Pelissero from the NFL Network said that "There is real uncertainty about whether either of these guys will be on the field on Sunday," in reference to Samuel and Terry McLaurin who has since been ruled out.

Samuel himself doesn't seem optimistic about being able to suit up. “We’ll just have to see,” he replied when asked by reporters on Friday if he'd play this week.

Deebo Samuel's season-to-date performance

Samuel leads the Commanders in targets (43), receptions (34), and receiving yards (315) by a wide margin. 

Samuel has been questionable with the same injury in each of the last two games but played through the pain. He reeled in eight catches for a team-high 96 yards in Week 5. However he finished with just four catches for 15 yards in Monday night's loss to the Bears and looked less than 100%.

Who do I bet on if Deebo Samuel doesn't play?

Washington opened as 1.5-point favorites on Tuesday but that line has flipped to Dallas -1.5. That makes sense since the Cowboys' biggest weakness is their pass defense (32nd in defensive dropback EPA) and the Commanders might not be able to take advantage with their WR corps decimated by injuries. 

With No. 1 WR Terry McLaurin missing his fourth-straight game and No. 3 WR Noah Brown on the IR, the loss of Samuel would be huge. Sophomore Luke McCaffrey has seen an elevated role and will be joined by veteran Chris Moore and speedy rookie Jaylin Lane in three-wide receiver sets. 

Moore hauled in three of five targets for 46 yards last week and his receiving yards total for Week 7 is at 31.5. That looks ripe for the picking against a struggling Cowboys secondary that is missing corner Trevon Diggs. 

Dallas is also last in the NFL in receiving yards allowed to opposing running backs. If Samuel is out, Commanders QB Jayden Daniels might throw more to his backs and Jeremy McNichols caught three passes for 30 yards last week. The Over 1.5 receptions for McNichols is -140 while the O/U on his receiving yards is at 11.5.

How to watch Commanders vs Cowboys

Location AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Date Sunday, October 19, 2025
Kickoff 4:25 p.m. ET
TV FOX

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Rohit Ponnaiya
Betting Analyst

With a background playing soccer, rugby, and boxing, combined with a journalism degree, it's little surprise that Rohit gravitated towards the world of sports betting. He specializes in betting on UFC and college basketball, two sports where the eyeball test can tell you a lot more about matchups than analytics. Rohit has years of experience handicapping NFL and NBA games as well as niche betting markets such as politics. He's also the resident CFL expert and formerly hosted "The Chez and Ro Show" with former CFL star Davis Sanchez.

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