NFC East · 2022

Dallas Cowboys

12-5 (4-2 NFC East · 8-4 NFC)2nd in the NFC East · No. 5 seed

Last: L 12-19 at San Francisco 49ers

Rating: +5.45
Adj Off: 25.84
Adj Def: 20.36
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	45.0%6	41.7%9
Early-down pass rate	46.7%25	46.8%29
Plays per game	67.510	66.68
Time of possession	29:3823	30:579
Yards per pass attempt	6.49	5.79
Yards per rush	4.519	4.516
Starting field position	Own 2915	Own 2923

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.02910	-0.0892
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0346	-0.0603
Success rate	45.1%14	41.3%3
Passing EPA per play	+0.0819	-0.0624
Rushing EPA per play	-0.03312	-0.1284
CPOE	-2.026	-0.615
Explosive play rate	9.6%10	8.7%16

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	27.54	20.15
Points per drive	2.565	1.889
Red zone TD rate	73.2%1	53.3%5
3rd down conversion	45.5%5	37.7%9
Turnovers per game	1.2917	2.001
Sack rate	4.3%5	8.2%2
Penalties per game	6.123	5.810

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 11Wk 1	16Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L3-19	-0.34	+0.01	3.9 / 5.8	3-15 / 5-14	1 / 1
Sep 18Wk 2	6Cincinnati Bengals	W20-17	+0.03	+0.03	5.8 / 3.8	3-10 / 6-17	1 / 0
Sep 26Wk 3	@26New York GiantsDIV	W23-16	+0.15	-0.02	6.7 / 5.0	5-13 / 3-11	0 / 1
Oct 2Wk 4	21Washington CommandersDIV	W25-10	-0.04	-0.27	4.9 / 4.2	5-15 / 5-15	0 / 2
Oct 9Wk 5	@19Los Angeles Rams	W22-10	-0.16	-0.31	4.8 / 5.0	5-15 / 6-17	0 / 3
Oct 16Wk 6	@4Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L17-26	-0.06	+0.03	4.9 / 4.0	4-10 / 6-14	3 / 0
Oct 23Wk 7	14Detroit Lions	W24-6	+0.05	-0.31	5.8 / 5.6	3-9 / 3-9	1 / 5
Oct 30Wk 8	31Chicago Bears	W49-29	+0.45	+0.03	8.1 / 5.1	9-11 / 6-15	1 / 1
Nov 13Wk 10	@9Green Bay Packers	L28-31OT	-0.00	+0.22	5.3 / 7.0	5-15 / 6-13	3 / 1
Nov 20Wk 11	@20Minnesota Vikings	W40-3	+0.26	-0.34	6.5 / 3.4	12-17 / 1-11	0 / 1
Nov 24Wk 12	26New York GiantsDIV	W28-20	+0.17	-0.04	6.3 / 5.4	7-11 / 3-11	2 / 0
Dec 4Wk 13	30Indianapolis Colts	W54-19	+0.25	-0.28	5.8 / 4.5	7-13 / 4-13	1 / 5
Dec 11Wk 14	32Houston Texans	W27-23	-0.02	-0.18	5.8 / 5.2	8-15 / 7-15	2 / 3
Dec 18Wk 15	@15Jacksonville Jaguars	L34-40OT	+0.06	+0.12	5.4 / 7.2	9-16 / 8-12	2 / 3
Dec 24Wk 16	4Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W40-34	+0.11	+0.05	6.0 / 6.5	8-15 / 8-14	1 / 4
Dec 29Wk 17	@23Tennessee Titans	W27-13	+0.10	-0.16	4.9 / 4.9	8-13 / 7-16	3 / 2
Jan 8Wk 18	@21Washington CommandersDIV	L6-26	-0.50	-0.15	2.8 / 5.0	4-18 / 3-14	1 / 2
Jan 16WC	@16Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W31-14	+0.37	-0.05	6.4 / 4.7	7-13 / 10-18	0 / 1
Jan 22Div	@2San Francisco 49ers	L12-19	-0.10	+0.01	4.7 / 5.0	5-15 / 7-14	3 / 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 7	71%	261/394	66.2%	2860	7.3	23	15	+0.10
10Cooper RushYr 6	29%	94/162	58.0%	1051	6.5	5	3	-0.07

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Ezekiel ElliottYr 7	44%	231	876	3.8	12	17	-0.06
20Tony PollardYr 4	36%	193	1007	5.2	9	39	+0.04
34Malik DavisR	7%	38	161	4.2	1	6	+0.07

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
88CeeDee LambWR Yr 3	19%	107	1359	12.7	9	+0.37
86Dalton SchultzTE Yr 5	10%	57	577	10.1	5	-0.00
85Noah BrownWR Yr 6	8%	43	555	12.9	3	-0.05
13Michael GallupWR Yr 5	7%	39	424	10.9	4	-0.01
87Jake FergusonTE R	3%	19	174	9.2	2	+0.36

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
97Osa OdighizuwaDT Yr 2	27	7	4.0	11	1
56Dante Fowler Jr.DE Yr 8	22	7	6.0	9	2
92Dorance ArmstrongDE Yr 5	17	9	8.5	15	1
96Neville GallimoreDT Yr 3	16	2	1.0	1	0
99Chauncey GolstonDE Yr 2	13	1	1.0	2	0
91Carlos WatkinsDE Yr 6	13	0	0.0	0	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
55Leighton Vander EschOLB Yr 5	54	2	1.0	1
11Micah ParsonsLB Yr 2	42	11	13.5	3
90DeMarcus LawrenceLB Yr 9	43	7	6.0	3
42Anthony BarrOLB Yr 9	35	2	1.0	1
33Damone ClarkLB R	29	1	0.0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
6Donovan WilsonSAF Yr 4	77	2	1	2
27Jayron KearseS Yr 7	55	5	1	1
7Trevon DiggsCB Yr 3	50	14	3	0
28Malik HookerFS Yr 6	44	3	3	0
26DaRon BlandCB R	38	7	5	0
3Anthony BrownCB Yr 7	33	7	0	1
2Jourdan LewisCB Yr 6	17	1	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
19Brett MaherYr 10	29/32	91%	60	50/53	137

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Bryan AngerYr 11	68	48.4	83	27	6