NFC East · 2018

Dallas Cowboys

10-6 (5-1 NFC East · 9-3 NFC)1st in the NFC East · No. 4 seed

Last: L 22-30 at Los Angeles Rams

Rating: +1.113
Adj Off: 22.619
Adj Def: 21.610
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.4%13	37.1%17
Early-down pass rate	51.4%22	51.8%22
Plays per game	66.413	63.325
Time of possession	31:365	29:2521
Yards per pass attempt	6.123	6.515
Yards per rush	4.712	3.95
Starting field position	Own 2820	Own 3028

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.01119	-0.0348
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01716	-0.0188
Success rate	44.0%19	44.1%16
Passing EPA per play	+0.05320	+0.06114
Rushing EPA per play	-0.05712	-0.1954
CPOE	1.016	1.824
Explosive play rate	8.8%19	7.7%5

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	21.222	20.36
Points per drive	2.0718	1.998
Red zone TD rate	54.7%25	56.7%7
3rd down conversion	41.4%10	42.3%27
Turnovers per game	1.065	1.2517
Sack rate	8.6%27	6.1%17
Penalties per game	6.512	5.631

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 9Wk 1	@16Carolina Panthers	L8-16	-0.14	-0.07	4.1 / 5.2	2-11 / 4-12	1 / 1
Sep 16Wk 2	22New York GiantsDIV	W20-13	+0.07	-0.12	6.3 / 3.8	3-10 / 8-17	0 / 1
Sep 23Wk 3	@9Seattle Seahawks	L13-24	-0.24	+0.04	5.2 / 4.5	3-13 / 7-16	3 / 0
Sep 30Wk 4	18Detroit Lions	W26-24	+0.21	+0.27	6.5 / 7.2	5-12 / 6-11	0 / 0
Oct 7Wk 5	@14Houston Texans	L16-19OT	-0.15	-0.05	5.0 / 6.1	4-14 / 5-15	2 / 2
Oct 14Wk 6	21Jacksonville Jaguars	W40-7	+0.10	-0.47	5.3 / 4.3	7-17 / 4-11	0 / 2
Oct 21Wk 7	@26Washington CommandersDIV	L17-20	-0.11	-0.09	5.3 / 5.3	5-14 / 3-12	2 / 0
Nov 5Wk 9	17Tennessee Titans	L14-28	-0.14	+0.14	5.3 / 5.1	5-11 / 11-14	2 / 2
Nov 11Wk 10	@10Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W27-20	+0.21	-0.06	6.0 / 6.9	8-16 / 4-10	0 / 1
Nov 18Wk 11	@15Atlanta Falcons	W22-19	+0.13	-0.00	5.1 / 6.4	7-13 / 6-12	0 / 1
Nov 22Wk 12	26Washington CommandersDIV	W31-23	+0.12	-0.07	6.1 / 5.5	6-14 / 4-11	0 / 3
Nov 29Wk 13	2New Orleans Saints	W13-10	-0.06	-0.25	5.0 / 3.6	7-14 / 3-11	2 / 1
Dec 9Wk 14	10Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W29-23OT	+0.04	-0.06	6.2 / 5.3	9-18 / 1-9	3 / 1
Dec 16Wk 15	@12Indianapolis Colts	L0-23	-0.19	+0.09	4.6 / 6.0	4-12 / 8-12	1 / 1
Dec 23Wk 16	23Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W27-20	-0.04	-0.10	4.9 / 5.1	3-9 / 4-13	0 / 2
Dec 30Wk 17	@22New York GiantsDIV	W36-35	+0.25	+0.13	6.2 / 6.5	11-17 / 7-15	1 / 2
Jan 5WC	9Seattle Seahawks	W24-22	+0.03	-0.03	5.8 / 5.6	4-11 / 2-13	1 / 0
Jan 12Div	@4Los Angeles Rams	L22-30	+0.17	+0.26	5.5 / 6.3	1-10 / 5-11	0 / 0

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 3	100%	356/526	67.7%	3885	7.4	22	8	+0.05

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Ezekiel ElliottYr 3	69%	304	1434	4.7	6	77	-0.03
45Rod SmithYr 4	10%	44	127	2.9	1	9	-0.16

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
19Amari CooperWR Yr 4	14%	75	1005	13.4	7	+0.27
11Cole BeasleyWR Yr 7	12%	65	672	10.3	3	+0.51
13Michael GallupWR R	6%	33	507	15.4	2	+0.13
89Blake JarwinTE Yr 2	5%	27	307	11.4	3	+0.48
87Geoff SwaimTE Yr 4	5%	26	242	9.3	1	+0.18
17Allen HurnsWR Yr 5	4%	20	295	14.8	2	+0.38

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
98Tyrone CrawfordDT Yr 7	17	4	5.5	12	1
99Antwaun WoodsDT Yr 3	15	2	1.5	5	0
96Maliek CollinsDT Yr 3	12	5	3.0	8	0
97Taco CharltonDE Yr 2	13	4	1.0	4	0
92Dorance ArmstrongDE R	8	1	0.5	3	0
93Daniel RossDT Yr 2	6	3	1.0	7	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
55Leighton Vander EschOLB R	102	2	0.0	7	2
54Jaylon SmithMLB Yr 3	82	6	4.0	4	0
90DeMarcus LawrenceLB Yr 5	42	15	10.5	1	1
57Damien WilsonOLB Yr 4	28	2	1.0	0	0
94Randy GregoryLB Yr 4	18	7	6.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
38Jeff HeathS Yr 6	63	5	1	1
24Chidobe AwuzieCB Yr 2	57	11	1	1
31Byron JonesCB Yr 4	56	14	0	0
30Anthony BrownCB Yr 3	38	8	1	1
25Xavier WoodsFS Yr 2	38	9	2	1
35Kavon FrazierFS Yr 3	15	1	0	0
27Jourdan LewisCB Yr 2	10	1	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Brett MaherYr 6	29/36	81%	62	32/33	119

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Chris JonesYr 8	60	44.5	63	17	2