NFC East · 2017

Dallas Cowboys

9-7 (5-1 NFC East · 7-5 NFC)2nd in the NFC East

Last: W 6-0 at Philadelphia Eagles

Rating: +1.913
Adj Off: 22.114
Adj Def: 20.37
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	42.6%4	36.7%24
Early-down pass rate	46.0%29	53.3%6
Plays per game	66.114	64.523
Time of possession	30:0418	29:4819
Yards per pass attempt	6.018	5.78
Yards per rush	4.64	4.318
Starting field position	Own 307	Own 262

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.00511	+0.02323
Adj. EPA per play	-0.00411	-0.01219
Success rate	43.7%9	45.5%32
Passing EPA per play	-0.01120	+0.06120
Rushing EPA per play	+0.0272	-0.04429
CPOE	-0.517	2.427
Explosive play rate	7.8%21	8.6%17

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	22.114	20.813
Points per drive	2.552	2.0519
Red zone TD rate	61.5%6	59.3%19
3rd down conversion	42.9%5	42.9%29
Turnovers per game	1.3114	1.1921
Sack rate	5.3%13	5.8%16
Penalties per game	6.19	6.715

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 10Wk 1	29New York GiantsDIV	W19-3	+0.07	-0.16	5.6 / 4.5	8-15 / 4-12	0 / 1
Sep 17Wk 2	@25Denver Broncos	L17-42	-0.29	+0.08	4.1 / 5.3	3-14 / 9-15	2 / 2
Sep 25Wk 3	@17Arizona Cardinals	W28-17	+0.12	-0.01	6.2 / 4.4	2-9 / 8-18	0 / 0
Oct 1Wk 4	9Los Angeles Rams	L30-35	+0.18	+0.18	6.8 / 6.2	7-14 / 5-13	1 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	19Green Bay Packers	L31-35	+0.17	+0.35	5.7 / 5.8	7-12 / 3-7	2 / 0
Oct 22Wk 7	@26San Francisco 49ers	W40-10	+0.34	-0.21	7.2 / 4.5	7-11 / 6-13	1 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	@16Washington CommandersDIV	W33-19	+0.00	-0.10	4.9 / 4.9	5-14 / 4-13	1 / 3
Nov 5Wk 9	8Kansas City Chiefs	W28-17	+0.22	+0.05	5.8 / 5.9	7-12 / 4-11	0 / 1
Nov 12Wk 10	@4Atlanta Falcons	L7-27	-0.20	+0.09	4.0 / 5.3	5-11 / 7-13	2 / 1
Nov 19Wk 11	2Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L9-37	-0.48	+0.27	3.6 / 6.4	3-14 / 5-14	4 / 0
Nov 23Wk 12	10Los Angeles Chargers	L6-28	-0.25	+0.45	4.9 / 8.4	6-11 / 9-14	2 / 0
Nov 30Wk 13	16Washington CommandersDIV	W38-14	+0.08	-0.15	4.2 / 4.7	7-14 / 6-14	1 / 3
Dec 10Wk 14	@29New York GiantsDIV	W30-10	+0.33	-0.10	7.9 / 4.4	7-14 / 6-16	0 / 2
Dec 17Wk 15	@23Las Vegas Raiders	W20-17	+0.07	+0.07	5.6 / 4.8	2-10 / 8-15	2 / 1
Dec 24Wk 16	14Seattle Seahawks	L12-21	-0.21	-0.09	4.2 / 2.8	6-13 / 4-11	3 / 0
Dec 31Wk 17	@2Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W6-0	-0.11	-0.39	4.8 / 4.0	5-15 / 2-11	0 / 2

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
4Dak PrescottYr 2	99%	308/490	62.9%	3324	6.8	22	13	+0.00

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Ezekiel ElliottYr 2	50%	242	983	4.1	7	26	-0.04
46Alfred MorrisYr 6	24%	115	547	4.8	1	7	+0.01
45Rod SmithYr 3	11%	55	232	4.2	4	19	+0.21

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
88Dez BryantWR Yr 8	14%	69	838	12.1	6	-0.09
82Jason WittenTE Yr 15	13%	63	560	8.9	5	+0.20
83Terrance WilliamsWR Yr 5	11%	53	568	10.7	0	+0.04
11Cole BeasleyWR Yr 6	7%	36	314	8.7	4	-0.27
19Brice ButlerWR Yr 5	3%	15	317	21.1	3	+0.76

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
98Tyrone CrawfordDT Yr 6	18	4	4.0	12	1
95David IrvingDT Yr 3	13	9	7.0	10	1
97Taco CharltonDE R	15	3	3.0	7	1
76Richard AshDT Yr 3	12	2	0.0	2	0
96Maliek CollinsDT Yr 2	10	3	2.5	9	0
58Datone JonesDE Yr 5	9	2	1.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
50Sean LeeOLB Yr 8	70	12	0.0	1	1
59Anthony HitchensMLB Yr 4	55	6	0.0	2	0
54Jaylon SmithMLB Yr 2	50	3	1.0	2	0
90DeMarcus LawrenceLB Yr 4	35	14	14.5	1	0
57Damien WilsonOLB Yr 3	21	1	1.0	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
38Jeff HeathS Yr 5	62	5	3	2
31Byron JonesCB Yr 3	56	5	1	1
27Jourdan LewisCB R	48	10	1	0
30Anthony BrownCB Yr 2	47	11	2	1
25Xavier WoodsFS R	33	3	1	0
32Orlando ScandrickDB Yr 10	32	3	0	0
35Kavon FrazierFS Yr 2	23	0	0	1

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
5Dan BaileyYr 7	15/20	75%	56	26/28	71
38Jeff HeathYr 5	0/0	—	—	2/3	2

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Chris JonesYr 7	66	44.1	62	34	5