NFC East · 2020

Dallas Cowboys

6-10 (2-4 NFC East · 5-7 NFC)3rd in the NFC East

Last: L 19-23 at New York Giants

Rating: -1.721
Adj Off: 25.511
Adj Def: 27.229
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	36.0%19	43.1%3
Early-down pass rate	53.4%15	52.1%21
Plays per game	71.42	68.46
Time of possession	28:1528	31:456
Yards per pass attempt	6.122	6.621
Yards per rush	4.226	5.130
Starting field position	Own 2914	Own 3128

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.02625	+0.07221
Adj. EPA per play	+0.01719	+0.05823
Success rate	46.2%15	46.3%18
Passing EPA per play	-0.00425	+0.12320
Rushing EPA per play	-0.06715	+0.00426
CPOE	-1.125	1.217
Explosive play rate	7.8%24	10.2%26

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	24.717	29.628
Points per drive	2.3918	2.6022
Red zone TD rate	57.1%25	69.2%29
3rd down conversion	40.5%19	46.9%26
Turnovers per game	1.6928	1.3811
Sack rate	6.0%19	5.0%19
Penalties per game	6.022	5.715

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 13Wk 1	@7Los Angeles Rams	L17-20	-0.03	+0.05	5.5 / 6.0	3-12 / 9-17	0 / 1
Sep 20Wk 2	14Atlanta Falcons	W40-39	+0.05	+0.14	7.0 / 5.2	7-13 / 8-17	3 / 0
Sep 27Wk 3	@8Seattle Seahawks	L31-38	+0.12	+0.14	6.5 / 5.9	7-15 / 5-13	3 / 1
Oct 4Wk 4	19Cleveland Browns	L38-49	+0.15	+0.36	7.0 / 7.2	6-11 / 5-11	3 / 0
Oct 11Wk 5	27New York GiantsDIV	W37-34	+0.05	-0.02	6.3 / 4.9	5-9 / 7-13	2 / 1
Oct 19Wk 6	15Arizona Cardinals	L10-38	-0.15	+0.32	4.1 / 7.4	6-15 / 7-13	4 / 0
Oct 25Wk 7	@22Washington CommandersDIV	L3-25	-0.28	+0.15	2.6 / 6.1	3-12 / 9-15	1 / 0
Nov 1Wk 8	@24Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L9-23	-0.33	-0.23	3.4 / 3.8	4-16 / 3-8	2 / 4
Nov 8Wk 9	9Pittsburgh Steelers	L19-24	-0.13	+0.04	5.2 / 5.5	8-17 / 5-13	2 / 0
Nov 22Wk 11	@18Minnesota Vikings	W31-28	+0.17	+0.04	6.0 / 7.0	5-11 / 6-10	1 / 2
Nov 26Wk 12	22Washington CommandersDIV	L16-41	-0.47	+0.10	4.3 / 5.3	4-13 / 7-13	2 / 1
Dec 8Wk 13	@2Baltimore Ravens	L17-34	+0.03	+0.29	5.0 / 7.4	6-15 / 5-11	1 / 1
Dec 13Wk 14	@29Cincinnati Bengals	W30-7	+0.17	-0.26	5.6 / 4.4	5-11 / 9-16	0 / 3
Dec 20Wk 15	12San Francisco 49ers	W41-33	+0.01	+0.08	5.0 / 5.7	6-15 / 6-15	1 / 3
Dec 27Wk 16	24Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W37-17	+0.24	-0.02	7.9 / 6.7	6-13 / 7-17	1 / 3
Jan 3Wk 17	@27New York GiantsDIV	L19-23	-0.07	-0.03	3.8 / 6.5	6-17 / 0-7	1 / 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
14Andy DaltonYr 10	52%	216/333	64.9%	2170	6.5	14	8	-0.03
4Dak PrescottYr 5	35%	151/222	68.0%	1856	8.4	9	4	+0.18
7Ben DiNucciR	7%	23/43	53.5%	219	5.1	0	0	-0.48

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Ezekiel ElliottYr 5	57%	244	979	4.0	6	52	-0.15
20Tony PollardYr 2	23%	101	435	4.3	4	28	-0.05

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
19Amari CooperWR Yr 6	14%	92	1114	12.1	5	+0.28
88CeeDee LambWR R	12%	74	935	12.6	5	+0.20
86Dalton SchultzTE Yr 3	10%	63	615	9.8	4	+0.15
13Michael GallupWR Yr 3	9%	59	843	14.3	5	+0.28

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
58Aldon SmithDE Yr 10	31	5	5.0	14	0
92Dorance ArmstrongDE Yr 3	21	0	0.0	1	1
96Neville GallimoreDT R	11	3	0.5	4	0
98Tyrone CrawfordDT Yr 9	7	2	2.0	4	0
99Antwaun WoodsDT Yr 5	7	1	1.0	2	0
72Trysten HillDT Yr 2	6	1	0.0	3	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Jaylon SmithMLB Yr 5	89	5	1.5	5	1
90DeMarcus LawrenceLB Yr 7	34	10	6.5	2	0
55Leighton Vander EschOLB Yr 3	32	1	1.0	0	0
48Joe ThomasOLB Yr 7	30	3	0.0	2	0
94Randy GregoryLB Yr 6	15	4	3.5	1	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
37Donovan WilsonSAF Yr 2	48	3	2	3
27Trevon DiggsCB R	49	14	3	1
25Xavier WoodsFS Yr 4	48	1	0	0
26Jourdan LewisCB Yr 4	40	2	0	0
30Anthony BrownCB Yr 5	32	3	2	0
23Darian ThompsonDB Yr 5	30	1	1	1
24Chidobe AwuzieCB Yr 4	29	5	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Greg ZuerleinYr 9	34/41	83%	59	33/36	135

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
1Hunter NiswanderR	26	47.2	58	10	2
6Chris JonesYr 10	24	42.6	54	5	1