REGULAR SEASON GAME #1 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 DALLAS COWBOYS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS SOFI STADIUM - INGLEWOOD, CALIF. - 7:20 P.M. (CDT) H THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE H H COWBOYS PR ON TWITTER H Tues., Sept. 8 Players off – no availability Wed., Sept. 9 10:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference Call 11:30 a.m. Practice – first portion open to limited 3-OA media 1:15 p.m. Virtual player availability Thurs., Sept. 10 10:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference Call 11:15 a.m. Practice – first portion open to limited 3-OA media 1:30 p.m. Virtual player availability Fri., Sept. 11 10:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference call 11:15 a.m. Virtual player availability Sat., Sept. 12 No availability - team departs for Los Angeles Sun., Sept. 13 7:20 p.m. Kickoff at LA Rams The official Twitter account of the Dallas Cowboys Public Re- lations team (@DallasCowboysPR) will provide pertinent stats, information, transactions, game updates and more throughout the week and on gameday. Follow us for the most up-to-date info re- lated to the Cowboys organization. KXAS NBC 5 DFW Play-By-Play: Al Michaels Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sideline Reporter: Michele Tafoya KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega Play-By-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez KRLD-FM 105.3 THE FAN Play-By-Play: Brad Sham Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales COMPASS MEDIA (National) Play-By-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White H BY THE NUMBERS H 32 7 This weeks game will mark the 32nd time Dallas has opened the season on the road in its 60 seasons. The Cowboys own a 20-11 record in road season openers, with the last game coming in 2018 at Carolina (L 8-16). Dallas had all seven draft picks make the initial 53-man roster for Week 1 for the first time since 2013 and the eighth since the 1989 season when Jerry Jones pur- chased the team and became the general manager. DALLAS COWBOYS (0-0) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (0-0) Series Record: Dallas leads the series 18-17 Last Meeting: @ Dallas 44, LA Rams 21, Dec. 15, 2019 Last Meeting in Los Angeles: LA Rams 35, Dallas 30, Jan. 12, 2019 Last Cowboys Win: @ Dallas 44, LA Rams 21, Dec. 15, 2019 Series Streak: Dallas has won four of the last five regular season meetings. 5 Including Head Coach Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys have five coaches on staff with some form of previous head coaching experience. They are the first NFL team to have at least five coaches on staff with previous NFL head coaching experience since the 1999 St. Louis Rams team, which also had five coaches on staff. DELIVERED BY:
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RegulaR SeaSon game #1 - Sunday, SeptembeR 13, 2020dallaS CowboyS at loS angeleS RamS
Tues., Sept. 8 Players off – no availabilityWed., Sept. 910:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference Call11:30 a.m. Practice – first portion open to limited 3-OA media1:15 p.m. Virtual player availabilityThurs., Sept. 1010:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference Call11:15 a.m. Practice – first portion open to limited 3-OA media1:30 p.m. Virtual player availabilityFri., Sept. 1110:30 a.m. Coach McCarthy conference call11:15 a.m. Virtual player availabilitySat., Sept. 12 No availability - team departs for Los Angeles Sun., Sept. 137:20 p.m. Kickoff at LA Rams
The official Twitter account of the Dallas Cowboys Public Re-lations team (@DallasCowboysPR) will provide pertinent stats, information, transactions, game updates and more throughout the week and on gameday. Follow us for the most up-to-date info re-lated to the Cowboys organization.
COMPASS MEDIA (National)Play-By-Play: Kevin RayAnalyst: Danny White
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This weeks game will mark the 32nd time Dallas has opened the season on the road in its 60 seasons. The Cowboys own a 20-11 record in road season openers, with the last game coming in 2018 at Carolina (L 8-16).
Dallas had all seven draft picks make the initial 53-man roster for Week 1 for the first time since 2013 and the eighth since the 1989 season when Jerry Jones pur-chased the team and became the general manager.
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loS angeleS RamS (0-0)Series Record:
Dallas leads the series 18-17Last Meeting:
@ Dallas 44, LA Rams 21, Dec. 15, 2019Last Meeting in Los Angeles:
LA Rams 35, Dallas 30, Jan. 12, 2019Last Cowboys Win:
@ Dallas 44, LA Rams 21, Dec. 15, 2019Series Streak:
Dallas has won four of the last five regular season meetings. 5Including Head Coach Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys have five coaches on staff with some form of previous head coaching experience. They are the first NFL team to have at least five coaches on staff with previous NFL head coaching experience since the 1999 St. Louis Rams team, which also had five coaches on staff.
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The Dallas Cowboys kicked off their season-long celebration of the club’s 60th year anniversary, which this season will include intro-ducing special events, recognitions and announcements to commem-orate the 60th year anniversary. In September, a DallasCowboys.com digital and social feature be-gan a count down of the top-60 players in Cowboys history presented by DraftKings. The 14-person committee responsible for the selection of the Cowboys top-60 players included two Pro Football Hall of Fame vot-ers, Rick Gosselin and Charean Williams, along with longtime Cow-boys play-by-play announcer Brad Sham. Authors Nick Eatman and Jeff Sullivan were among the group, as were longtime writers and broadcasters Todd Archer (ESPN.com), Kurt Daniels (Dallas Cow-boys Star Magazine), Clarence E. Hill (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), Bill Jones (KTVT-CBS 11), David Moore (The Dallas Morning News), Kristi Scales (Dallas Cowboys Radio Network), Rob Phillips and Mick-ey Spagnola (DallasCowboys.com), and Jean-Jacques Taylor (The Dallas Morning News/ESPN Radio).
To learn more about the top-60 Cowboys players go to https://www.dallascowboys.com/top60.
Throughout 2020, the club will release more original digital content that will feature significant historical moments and events throughout club history on all of its social media and related platforms, unveil new 60th Anniversary themed merchandise and release rare collector’s items in partnership with some of the team’s respective partners.
H TABLE OF CONTENTS H Radio and TV broadcast info ................................................... 1 Dallas Cowboys Media Schedule ............................................ 1 Dallas Cowboys OMG info ....................................................... 1 Cowboys PR contact info ......................................................... 1 Dallas Cowboys 60th Anniversary ........................................... 2 Dallascowboys.com ................................................................. 2 Mike McCarthy Facts and Figures ........................................... 3 2020 Coaching Staff ................................................................ 3 Mike McCarthy bio/coaching experience ................................. 4 Opposing Head Coach Bio ...................................................... 4 What to Watch For ................................................................... 5 2019 Pro Bowl Cowboys .......................................................... 6 2019 All-Pro Cowboys.............................................................. 6 Cowboys and Free Agency ...................................................... 6 Dallas Cowboys on Opening Day ............................................ 7 Player Highlights against LA Rams .......................................... 8 Series History........................................................................... 8 Cowboys Against the NFC West .............................................. 8 AT&T Stadium Record When ................................................... 9 Winning Tradition ..................................................................... 9 A Championship Tradition ...................................................... 10 2019 Season Breakdown ........................................................11 Individual Notes ................................................................ 12-30 Dak Prescott ................................................................. 12-17 Ezekiel Elliott ................................................................ 18-20 Tony Pollard ....................................................................... 21 Amari Cooper ............................................................... 21-22 Blake Jarwin/TEs ............................................................... 23 CeeDee Lamb/Rookie Draft Class .................................... 24 Offensive Notes ................................................................. 25 Jaylon Smith ...................................................................... 26 Defensive Notes ................................................................ 27 DeMarcus Lawrence ......................................................... 28 Aldon Smith/Everson Griffen ............................................. 29 Greg Zuerlein .................................................................... 30 Chris Jones/Special Teams Notes ..................................... 30 2019 Regular Season Stats ................................................... 31 2019 Defensive Stats ............................................................. 32 Unoffical Depth Chart ............................................................. 33 Pronunciation Guide .............................................................. 33 Coaching Staff ....................................................................... 33 Alphabetical Roster ................................................................ 34 Numerical Roster ................................................................... 35 Positional Roster .................................................................... 36 How The Cowboys Were Built ............................................... 37 Contract Status ...................................................................... 37 When The Cowboys Were Built ............................................. 38 Transactions by Date ............................................................. 39 Transactions by Player .......................................................... 40
The Dallas Cowboys official website is your one-stop shop for all breaking news, analysis and opinion, along with unique X’s and O’s breakdown featured in written content, videos and radio pod-casts. DallasCowboys.com offers the best collection of timely ar-ticles, press conferences and videos, combined with the best spot to purchase tickets and order merchandise from the Cowboys Pro Shop. From the latest news to the latest apparel, there is no better place to visit than DallasCowboys.com. To view the latest press conferences featuring coaches, player interviews from daily locker room sessions, radio interviews with Cowboys front office executives and Dallas Cowboys game high-lights, visit https://www.dallascowboys.com/all-media/
From 2006-18, Mike McCarthy led the Packers offense to the top of the league in several key categories:
MIKE McCARTHYHead Coach2020
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10 Playoff victories - tied for the third-most in the NFL from 2006-18.
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Touchdown/Interception Ratio (2.88)
Passing Touchdowns (422)
Points-Per-Game (25.9)
Scrimmage Yards-Per-Touch (7.82)
3rd Pass Yards-Per-Game (254.1)
H WINNING HEAD COACH H The Dallas Cowboys named Mike McCarthy the ninth head coach in franchise history on Jan. 5, 2020. Along with 13 years of head coaching experience and 13 additional years as an assistant coach in the NFL, McCarthy came to Dallas with a 125-77-2 regular season coaching re-cord - all with the Green Bay Packers (2006-18). He owns the sixth-most wins (29th all-time) and fourth-highest winning percentage among active NFL coaches. His teams have qualified for the postseason nine times, won six NFC North Division titles, made four NFC Championship Game appearances and took home a Super Bowl XLV championship. Known as a prolific offensive mind - and the primary play-caller - Mc-Carthy’s Packers offense finished fourth in the NFL in total offense and third in points-per-game through his tenure with the club. Behind the arm of Aaron Rodgers, over that same span, the Packers were third in passing offense. Additionally, his Packers offenses finished in the top-10 in passing yards (10 times), total offense (nine) and scoring (nine). McCarthy’s nine playoff appearances overall are the most by a Packers coach since the NFL postseason began in 1933. With the victo-ry over Dallas in the 2016 playoffs, McCarthy surpassed Lombardi and Holmgren for the most playoff victories in team history (10). McCarthy guided the Packers to a franchise-record fourth consecutive division title in 2014.
Most Regular Season Wins by Active Head Coach Coach Years Won Loss Tied Pct Bill Belichick............ 1991-2019 273 127 0 .683 Andy Reid ............... 1999-2019 207 128 1 .618 Pete Carroll ............ 1994-2019 133 90 1 .596 Mike Tomlin ............ 2007-2019 133 74 1 .642 Sean Payton ........... 2006-2019 131 77 0 .630 Mike McCarthy ...... 2006-2018 125 77 2 .618 John Harbaugh ....... 2008-2019 118 74 0 .615 Jon Gruden ............. 1998-2019 106 102 0 .510
H McCARTHY’S RECORD WHEN... H Below is a look at McCarthy’s head coaching record under sev-eral different circumstances: Regular season .............................125-77-2 Postseason ..........................................10-8 Overall ...........................................135-85-2
Regular Post September ................................................ 29-15-1 October .........................................................32-15 November ................................................. 25-29-1 December .....................................................35-18 January .............................................................4-0 9-8 February................................................................. 1-0 Playing at home ........................................ 73-27-2 5-3 Playing on the road .......................................52-50 5-5 Playing in prime time.....................................29-27 3-1 Thursday .........................................................10-5 Saturday............................................................1-1 3-2 Sunday .................................................... 106-62-2 7-6 Monday .............................................................8-9 Playing against the NFC East .......................15-10 5-2 Playing against the NFC ........................... 95-56-2 9-8 Playing against the AFC................................30-21 1-0 Playing on grass surface........................... 99-48-2 7-6 Playing on artificial surface ...........................26-29 3-2 Post Bye............................................................9-4 Post Bye Home .................................................4-1 Post Bye Road ..................................................5-3 When scoring 30-plus points...........................69-6 6-2 When team scores first ............................. 86-29-2 4-2 When team leads at halftime .................... 98-18-1 9-2
H 2020 COACHING STAFF HMike McCarthy ...........................................................Head CoachRob Davis.............................................................Asst. Head CoachKellen Moore ..................................................Offensive CoordinatorJoe Philbin..................................................................Offensive LineJeff Blasko .........................................................Asst. Offensive LineAdam Henry ............................................................ Wide ReceiversLunda Wells .....................................................................Tight EndsSkip Peete ................................................................ Running BacksDoug Nussmeier .........................................................QuarterbacksChase Haslett ...........................................Quality Control - OffenseMike Nolan ....................................................Defensive CoordinatorJim Tomsula ..............................................................Defensive LineLeon Lett ..........................................................Asst. Defensive LineScott McCurley .............................................................. LinebackersGeorge Edwards ....................................Senior Defensive AssistantMaurice Linguist .....................................................Defensive BacksAl Harris .................................................................Defensive BacksCannon Matthews ....................................Quality Control - DefenseJohn Fassel ........................................... Special Teams CoordinatorMatt Daniels ..................................................... Asst. Special TeamsScott Tolzien .......................................................Coaching AssistantMarkus Paul ........................Strength and Conditioning CoordinatorHarold Nash ...................................Asst. Strength and ConditioningKendall Smith .................................Asst. Strength and ConditioningRyan Feder ............................................... Quality Control/AnalyticsJustin Rudd .............................................................. Video/AnalyticsEric Simonelli ............................................ Quality Control/AnalyticsKyle Valero ................................................ Quality Control/Analytics
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H HEAD COACHES HMIKE McCARTHY (125-77-2, 14th Year, 1st Year with Dallas)
The Dallas Cowboys named Mike McCarthy the ninth head coach in franchise history on Jan. 8, 2020, handing the reigns of the team to an innovative offensive mind with a championship pedigree. McCarthy comes to Dallas with 13 years of head coaching ex-perience and 13 additional years as an assistant coach in the NFL, including six as an offensive coordinator. As a head coach, McCarthy has racked up a 125-77-2 regular season coaching record - all with the Green Bay Packers (2006-18), and he owns the sixth-most wins (29th all-time) and fourth-highest winning percentage (.618) among active NFL coaches. His teams have qualified for the postseason nine times, won six NFC North Di-vision titles, made four NFC Championship Game appearances and took home a Super Bowl XLV championship held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, following the 2010 NFL season. Having mentored top quarterbacks, including Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers, McCarthy’s experience and success with young quarterbacks will help shape the immediate future of the Dallas Cow-boys. Known as a prolific offensive mind - and the primary play-caller - McCarthy’s Packers offense finished fourth in the NFL in total offense and third in points-per-game in total through his tenure with the club. McCarthy is only the fourth head coach in NFL history to lead a sin-gle franchise to eight or more consecutive playoff appearances, join-ing Tom Landry, Noll and Bill Belichick. Those eight appearances from 2009-16 were more than the rest of the NFC North Division combined over that span (Minnesota, three; Detroit, three; Chicago, one). McCarthy’s nine playoff appearances overall are the most by a Packers coach since the NFL postseason began in 1933, and he guid-ed the Packers to a franchise-record fourth consecutive division title in 2014. With the victory over Dallas in the 2016 playoffs, McCarthy surpassed Lombardi and Holmgren for the most playoff victories in team history (10). McCarthy’s success began with dominance at home. Under Mc-Carthy at Lambeau Field, the Packers owned the fourth-best home winning percentage (73-27-2, .725) in the league from 2006 through Week 13 of 2018. Green Bay finished with a record of .500-or-better at home in 11 consecutive seasons under McCarthy.
SEAN McVAY (33-15, 4th Year) On Jan. 12, 2017, Sean McVay was named the 23rd head coach of the Rams, becoming the youngest head coach in modern NFL history. Most recently in 2019 – McVay’s third year at the helm – the Los Angeles Rams started the season 3-0 before losing four out of the next six and finishing with an overall record of 9-7, missing the playoffs for the first time in McVay’s short tenure. For the second consecutive season, the 34-year-old leader helped Jared Goff surpass 4,500 passing yards for the second straight season. In his second season, McVay built on a successful 2017 campaign and led the Rams to one of the best seasons in franchise history. After posting a 13-3 record in the regular season, McVay guided the Rams to Super Bowl LIII, where they narrowly lost to the Patriots 10-7 in a defensive slug-fest. During that 2018 season, McVay helped former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff set career bests in passing yards (4,688), touchdowns (32) and completion percentage (64.9%). On the defensive side of the ball, McVay guided Aaron Donald – who led the league in sacks with 20.5 – to his second consecutive NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. As a first-year head coach in 2017, McVay showed why he was one of the brightest young minds in the game. He turned a stagnant Los Ange-les Rams team into an offensive juggernaut that took the NFC by storm. McVay produced the NFL’s top scoring offense in 2017, just one season after the Rams finished last in points scored. He was named the 2017 NFL Coach of the Year for his efforts. In addition, McVay helped run-ning back Todd Gurley and Donald win Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, the first team in NFL history to do so. Before arriving in Los Angeles, McVay spent six seasons with the Wash-ington Redskins, including a three-year stint as the offensive play caller in the nation’s capital. In his last season as the Washington offensive coordi-nator, the Redskins offense broke many franchise records, including the first unit in franchise history to average over 400 yards-per-game. In addition, Washington netted a franchise record 6,545 total yards in 2016. Prior to his promotion to offensive coordinator in 2014, McVay spent three seasons as the Washington tight ends coach and one as an offensive assistant. Preceding his time in Washington, McVay served as the head coach of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League (UFL), who posted a perfect 6-0 record before losing in the UFL’s inaugural championship game. McVay entered the NFL as an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008.
Regular Season PostseasonYear Team W L T Pct. Result W L Pct. Result2006 Green Bay...................8 8 0 .500 2nd NFC North2007 Green Bay.................13 3 0 .813 1st NFC North 1 1 .500 NFC Championship Game2008 Green Bay...................6 10 0 .375 3rd NFC North 2009 Green Bay.................11 5 0 .688 2nd NFC North 0 1 .000 Wild Card Game2010 Green Bay.................10 6 0 .625 2nd NFC North 4 0 1.000 Super Bowl XLV2011 Green Bay.................15 1 0 .938 1st NFC North 0 1 .000 Divisional Game2012 Green Bay.................11 5 0 .688 1st NFC North 1 1 .500 Divisional Game2013 Green Bay...................8 7 1 .531 1st NFC North 0 1 .000 Wilde Card Game2014 Green Bay.................12 4 0 .750 1st NFC North 1 1 .500 NFC Championship Game2015 Green Bay.................10 6 0 .625 2nd NFC North 1 1 .500 Divisional Game2016 Green Bay.................10 6 0 .625 1st NFC North 2 1 .667 NFC Championship Game2017 Green Bay...................7 9 0 .438 3rd NFC North 2018 Green Bay...................4 7 1 .375 Totals 125 77 2 .618 10 8 .556
Year Position, Team 1987-88 .................... Graduate Assistant, Fort Hays State 1989-91 .................... Graduate Assistant, Pittsburgh 1992 ......................... Wide Receivers, Pittsburgh 1993-94 .................... Offensive Quality Control, Kansas City Chiefs 1995-98 .................... Quarterbacks, Kansas City Chiefs 1999 ......................... Quarterbacks, Green Bay Packers 2000-04 .................... Offensive Coordinator, New Orleans Saints 2005 ......................... Offensive Coordinator, San Francisco 49ers 2006-18 .................... Head Coach, Green Bay Packers 2020 ......................... Head Coach, Dallas Cowboys
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DAK PRESCOTT * Dak Prescott owns a 2-2 record in regular season openers.
* Became the first quarterback in team history to start 16 games in each of his first four seasons.
* Threw for 4,902 yards in 2019 - the second-highest single-season total in team history (Tony Romo, 4,903).
* Became only the fourth quarterback in NFL history to begin a career with 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in each of his first four seasons
* His 40 wins since the 2016 season are tied with Russell Wilson for the second-most by any NFL signal caller during that time behind only Tom Brady (47).
* Needs three touchdown passes to reach 100 for his career.
* With one 300-yard game, can tie Troy Aikman (13) for the second-most 300-yard passing games in Cowboys history.
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* Ezekiel Elliott reached 7,000 scrimmage yards for his career (7,024) in 2019, becoming just the sixth player in NFL history to attain 7,000 scrimmage yards in his first four seasons, joining LaDainian Tomlinson (7,921), Eric Dickerson (7,842), Terrell Davis (7,594), Chris Johnson (7,071) and Clinton Portis (7,059).
* His 1,777 scrimmage yards were the second-most in 2019, and 14 total touchdowns were tied for fifth.
* Elliott tied Nick Chubb for the NFL lead with seven 100-yard rushing games in 2019.
* Needs two touchdowns to reach 50 in his career - becoming the 11th Cowboys player to reach 50 touchdowns (rushing and receiving) in a career. Elliott would become the 26th player in NFL history to reach 50 touchdowns in his 60th game or earlier (third Cowboy - Emmitt Smith; 51 and Bob Hayes; 52).
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* Amari Cooper led the Cowboys with 79 catches for 1,189 yards and eight touchdowns, earning his second Pro Bowl nod as a Cowboy.
* Cooper converted 16-of-17 third down receptions into first downs in 2019, the sixth-best rate (94.1%) in the NFL (min. 15 receptions).
* Needs three catches to reach 400 for his career.
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DEMARCUS LAWRENCE * DeMarcus Lawrence finished second on the team with 5.0 sacks and 36 pressures in 2019.
* Needs one sack to become the 11th Cowboys defender to reach 40.0 in a career. * Has recorded at least a half sack in the season opener each of the last three years.
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* Jaylon Smith led the team with 168 tackles and was named to his first career Pro Bowl as an injury replacement.
* The Cowboys were very efficient when they blitzed opposing quarterbacks in 2019, recording a sack on 11.6% or blitz attempts - the fourth-best sack percentage on blitz passing situations.5454
MICHAEL GALLUP * Michael Gallup became the 14th player to record a 1,000-yard receiving season in franchise history, finishing second on the team with 66 catches for 1,107 yards. Combined with Amari Cooper, the Cowboys had two 1,000- yard pass catchers in a season for only the seventh time in franchise history and the first since the 2012 season (Dez Bryant 1,382; Jason Witten 1,039).
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H PRO BOWL COWBOYS H Four Dallas Cowboys were originally selected to the 2019 NFL Pro Bowl which took place on Jan. 27, 2019 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. All four selections were from Dallas’ of-fense with all four players having been selected for the honor in previous years. The Cowboys boasted three selections on the offensive line, headlined by tackle Tyron Smith, as the ninth-year pro made his seventh consecutive trip (2013-19) - breaking a tie with Rayfield Wright for the most by a Cowboys tackle - and was a starter. Guard Zack Martin joined Smith as a starter on the NFC’s offen-sive line, as he was named to his sixth overall and sixth straight all-star game. Martin is tied with Nate Newton and John Niland for the second-most Pro Bowl selections by a Cowboys guard, be-hind only Larry Allen (nine). After missing the entire 2018 season (Guillain-Barré syndrome), Travis Frederick returned to all-star form and earned his fifth Pro Bowl selection, tying him with An-dre Gurode for the most by a Cowboys center. Rounding out the Cowboys Pro Bowl roster, and making his third overall (second consecutive) appearance, was running back Ezekiel Elliott. Two more Cowboys were named to the all-star game as injury replacements, with Amari Cooper (fourth) and Jaylon Smith (first) each earning a roster spot. It was Cooper’s fourth Pro Bowl se-lection (first as a Cowboy) after he led the Dallas offense with 79 catches for 1,189 yards and a career-best eight receiving touch-downs. Smith was the only Cowboys defender selected for the Pro Bowl, and he made his first-ever trip to the game after leading the Cowboys defense with 168 tackles and 2.5 sacks from his inside linebacker position. Martin was forced to withdraw from the game due to injury.
2019 Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowlers Player Selection Tyron Smith, T ............................Seventh Zack Martin, G ............................Sixth Travis Frederick, C .....................Fifth Ezekiel Elliott, RB .......................Third Amari Cooper, WR ......................Fourth Jaylon Smith, LB.........................First
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H ALL-PRO COWBOYS H The Dallas Cowboys had one player named to the 2019 AP All-Pro Team in right guard Zack Martin, who earned a first-team selection:
2019 Dallas Cowboys All-Pros Player Team Zack Martin, G ............................First It was Martin’s sixth selection to the All-Pro Team, sixth con-secutive season. Martin previously made the first-team in three prior seasons (2014-16) before being named second-team in 2017 and then first-team again in 2018. He has started 94 games, missing only two games, since being drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft by Dallas.
H AIN’T THEIR FIRST RODEO H The Dallas Cowboys have a plethora of experience on their coaching staff under Head Coach Mike McCarthy in 2020, with five members of the staff that have some form of NFL head coach-ing experience:
Dallas Cowboys Coaches with NFL HC Experience Coach Team/Years Mike McCarthy ............................. Green Bay (2006-18) Mike Nolan..............................San Francisco (2005-08) Joe Philbin ...........................................Miami (2012-15) Jim Tomsula .....................San Francisco (2010, 2015)^ John Fassel ........................................ St. Louis (2016)* ^Tomsula was the 49ers interim head coach in 2010 *Fassel was the Rams interim head coach in 2016 The Cowboys are the first NFL team to have at least five coaches on staff with previous NFL head coaching experience since the 1999 St. Louis Rams team, which also has five coaches on staff with previous NFL head coaching experience:
1999 St. Louis Rams Coaches with NFL HC Experience Coach Team/Years Dick Vermeil ................................... Philadelphia (1976-82) Frank Gansz ...................................Kansas City (1987-88) Jim Hanifan .........St. Louis Cardinals (1980-85)/Atlanta (1989)* Al Saunders ...................................... San Diego (1986-88) Mike White ............................................Oakland (1995-96) *Hanifan was the Falcons interim head coach in 1989
With a new coaching staff leading the charge for the 2020 season, the Cowboys saw a large amount of roster turnover from 2019, with 16 players signing contracts with a new team or failing to re-sign with Dallas:
Exclusive Rights (2) Adam Redmond .....G (DAL)* Antwaun Woods .....DT DAL)*
Restricted (3) Blake Jarwin ...........TE (DAL)* Daniel Ross ............DT (OAK) Cooper Rush ..........QB (NYG)
Unrestricted (25) Ray-Ray Armstrong ...... LB (FA) Byron Jones .......... CB (MIA) Tavon Austin ................. WR (FA) L.P. Ladouceur ...... LS (DAL)* Michael Bennett ........... DL (RET) Sean Lee .............. LB (DAL)* Anthony Brown ............. CB (DAL)* Joe Looney ........... C (DAL)* Randall Cobb ................ WR (HOU) Justin March .......... LB (DAL)* Maliek Collins ............... DT (OAK) Dak Prescott ......... QB (DAL)* Amari Cooper ............... WR (DAL) Robert Quinn ......... DE (CHI) Christian Covington ...... DT (DEN) Malcolm Smith ...... LB (FA) Kai Forbath................... K (DAL)* Xavier Su’a-Filo ..... G (CIN) Kavon Frazier ............... S (MIA) Joe Thomas .......... LB (DAL)* C.J. Goodwin................ CB (DAL)* Darian Thompson . S (DAL)* Jeff Heath ..................... S (OAK) Jason Witten ......... TE (OAK) Kerry Hyder .................. DT (SF)
*Players returned to Dallas The Cowboys signed 12 players from outside the organization to fill holes left by defecting players and upgrade several key po-sitions on the roster. The 12 players bring with a lot of talent and experience - combing for a total of 719 career starts and 18 Pro Bowls in the NFL: Player Starts Pro Bowls Gerald McCoy, DT ....................139 6 Dontari Poe, DT ........................118 2 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S ..................90 1 Aldon Smith, DE .........................36 1 Greg Zuerlein, K ...........................0 1 Blake Bell, TE .............................19 0 Maurice Canady, CB* ...................5 0 Saivion Smith, CB.........................0 0 Daryl Worley, DB ........................49 0 Andy Dalton, QB .......................133 3 Everson Griffen...........................88 4 Cameron Erving, G/T ..................42 0 719 18
*Maurice Canady opted out of the 2020 season
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H SEASON OPENERS H Dallas enters 2020 tied with Denver for the league’s best all-time opening-day win percentage (.658). Dallas’ 39 opening-day wins are tied for sixth all-time in league history.
Dallas won 17 consecutive season-opening games from 1965-1981. That streak is the longest open-ing-day win streak in the history of the NFL. The next longest streaks are Miami (11, 1992-02), Detroit (10, 1930-39), New England (10, 2004-13), Chicago (9, 1984-92), Baltimore Colts
(8, 1955-62) and Pittsburgh (8, 2003-10). Dallas lost its first-ever season opener 28-35 against the Pitts-burgh Steelers on Sept. 24, 1960. Dallas came back the next season to beat Pittsburgh 27-24 on Sept. 17, 1961 to claim its first-ever season-opening win. Last season, Dallas opened the 2019 campaign with a win against the Giants, its ninth win in 10 season openers against them. This season Dallas opens against the LA Rams at SoFi stadi-um in Los Angeles, marking the second time Dallas has played the LA Rams in a season opening matchup.
Top-Five Opening DayWinning Percentages
Team Record % Dallas ................ 39-20-1 .661Denver ............... 39-20-1 .661Green Bay ..........57-39-3 .594Minnesota .......... 34-24-1 .586Chicago ..............54-41-5 .568New England ......34-26-0 .567
H OPENING DAY PERFORMANCES H As the Dallas Cowboys prepare to open their 61st season, it would seem fitting to take a look back at Dallas’ top team and individual performances on opening day:
TEAM Total Yards Date Opponent Score W/L Total Yards 9/4/78 vs. Baltimore 38-0 W 583 9/15/68 vs. Detroit 59-13 W 542 9/12/99 at Washington 41-35 (OT) W 541 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52-7 W 518 9/8/19 vs. N.Y. Giants 35-17 W 494
Total Rushing Yards Date Opponent Score W/L Rush Yards 9/4/78 vs. Baltimore 38-0 W 278 9/4/95 at N.Y. Giants 35-0 W 232 9/6/81 at Washington 26-10 W 206 9/15/74 at Atlanta 24-0 W 205 9/20/70 at Philadelphia 17-7 W 198
Total Passing Yards Date Opponent Score W/L Pass Yards 9/8/19 vs. N.Y. Giants 35-17 W 405 9/15/68 vs. Detroit 59-13 W 381 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52-7 W 374 9/12/99 at Washington 41-35 (OT) W 355 9/12/04 at Minnesota 17-35 L 352
Points Scored Date Opponent PF PA W/L 9/15/68 vs. Detroit 59 13 W 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52 7 W 9/19/71 at Buffalo 49 37 W 9/9/07 vs. N.Y. Giants 45 35 L 9/9/85 vs. Washington 44 14 W
INDIVIDUAL Total Rushing Yards Date Opponent Score W/L Player Rush Yards 9/4/94 at Pittsburgh 26-9 W E. Smith 171 9/4/95 at N.Y. Giants 35-0 W E. Smith 163 9/5/83 at Washington 31-30 W T. Dorsett 151 9/4/78 vs. Baltimore 38-0 W T. Dorsett 147 9/7/92 vs. Washington 23-10 W E. Smith 140
Rushing TD Date Opponent Score W/L Player Rush TD 9/4/95 at N.Y. Giants 35-0 W E. Smith 4 9/19/71 at Buffalo 49-37 W C. Hill 4 -- -- -- -- Many tied 2
Total Passing Yards Date Opponent Score W/L Player Pass Yards 9/8/19 vs. N.Y. Giants 35-17 W D. Prescott 405 9/12/99 at Washington 41-35 (OT) W T. Aikman 362 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52-7 W D. Meredith 358 9/12/04 at Minnesota 17-35 L V. Testaverde 355 9/13/09 at Tampa Bay 34-21 W T. Romo 353
Passing TD Date Opponent Score W/L Player Pass TD 9/12/99 at Washington 41-35 W T. Aikman 5 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52-7 W D. Meredith 5 -- -- -- -- Many tied 4
Total Receiving Yards Date Opponent Score W/L Player Rec. Yards 9/16/62 vs. Washington 35-35 T F. Clarke 241 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52-7 W B. Hayes 195 9/8/19 vs. N.Y. Giants 35-17 W M. Gallup 158 9/24/60 vs. Pittsburgh 28-35 L J. Doran 154 9/12/99 at Washington 41-35 (OT) W R. Ismail 149
Receiving TD Date Opponent Score W/L Player Rec. TD 9/16/62 vs. Washington 35-35 T F. Clarke 3 9/18/66 vs. N.Y. Giants 52-7 W D. Reeves 3 -- -- -- -- Many tied 2
H COACHES ON OPENING DAY H This week’s opener against the N.Y. Giants is the Cowboys 60th season opener. Dallas holds a 39-20-1 opening-day record. Below is a coach-by-coach look at how the leader of the Cow-boys fared on opening day: Lng Lng Win 1st Win Loss Coach Years W L T Pct Game Strk Strk Tom Landry ........1960-88 22 6 1 .776 L 17 2 Jimmy Johnson ..1989-93 3 2 0 .600 L 3 1 Barry Switzer ......1994-97 3 1 0 .750 W 2 1 Chan Gailey .......1998-99 2 0 0 1.000 W 2 0 Dave Campo ......2000-02 0 3 0 .000 L 0 3 Bill Parcells .........2003-06 1 3 0 .250 L 1 2 Wade Phillips .....2007-10 3 1 0 .750 W 3 1 Jason Garrett .....2011-19 5 4 0 .555 L 2 1 Totals .................1960-18 39 20 1 .661 17 3
Mike McCarthy owns a 9-4 record in 13 career opening day games as a head coach of the Green Bay Packers, a winning per-centage (.692) that was tied for fourth over the span of his tenure in Green Bay.
H DATING GAME H This week’s season-opening game against the LA Rams is being played on Sept. 13. In the 60 years of Cowboys football, there have been seven Sept. 13 games. The Cowboys are 4-3 on Sept. 13. Dallas’ first Sept. 13 game was in 1981 against St. Louis, and its last was in 2015 against the N.Y. Giants. This is also the fourth time that Dallas has opened the season on Sept. 13, with previous contests against Pittsburgh (1982), St. Louis (1987) and the N.Y. Giants (2015). Opp/ Dal Opp/ DalDate Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score9/13/81 STL W 30-17 9/13/98 @Den L 23-429/13/82 PIT L 28-36 9/13/09 @TB W 34-219/13/87 @StL L 13-24 9/13/15 NYG W 27-269/13/92 @NYG W 34-28
H TEAM CAPTAINS H The Dallas Cowboys will select three team captains weekly throughout the season in 2020, as chosen by the team prior to that week’s game. Below are the captains from 2019:
2019 Dallas Cowboys Captains Player Unit Player UnitDeMarcus Lawrence........Defense Zack Martin................ OffenseJaylon Smith ....................Defense Chris Jones .....Special TeamsDak Prescott ....................Offense Jeff Heath ........Special Teams
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H PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS HChidobe Awuzie - CB Played his lone regular season game against the Rams in 2019 and recorded seven tackles and two pass breakups.
Amari Cooper - WR In two career regular season games against the Rams, has two catches for 28 yards with a long reception of 19 yards.
Ezekiel Elliott - RB In two regular season games, has rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns against the LA Rams, including six rushes of 20-plus yards and 16 rushing first downs. He has added seven receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown through the air, with two catches of 25-plus yards.
Everson Griffen - DE Played four career games against the Rams while with Minne-sota and has totaled 11 tackles, four tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 12 pressures and an interception.
Blake Jarwin - TE Has two catches for 40 yards and two first downs in one ca-reer game against the Rams.
DeMarcus Lawrence - DL Notched seven tackles, a sack, seven quarterback pressures and two tackles for loss in three career games against the Rams.
Tony Pollard - RB In his lone career game against the LA Rams, rushed 12 times fro 131 yards with a 44-yard touchdown. Combined with Elliott’s 117 yards on the ground, it was the second time in 2019 the Cow-boys had two 100-yard rushers.
Dak Prescott - QB In two regular season games against the Rams, has com-pleted 59.3% of his passes for 464 yards and five touchdowns against only one interception. His quarterback rating of 105.5 is the 11th-highest in his career against any single opponent.
Jaylon Smith - LB Recorded 19 tackles and a pressure in two career games against the Rams.
H INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY H The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams has been around since the Cowboys entrance in the league in 1960. The two teams have faced each other 35 times, including nine playoff games, since 1960:
In the 35 games of the series there has been: * Twenty games decided by double-digits * Ten games decided by three-or-more touchdowns * Ten games decided by less than a touchdown * Nine playoff games - four Dallas wins * Two shutouts - one by Dallas (1/7/79) one against (1/4/86) - both playoff games * Three games played in St. Louis - 13 in Los Angeles * A 30-point win by Dallas (1/4/76) - biggest Cowboys win * A 25-point loss by Dallas (11/6/60) - biggest Cowboys loss * 818 points scored by Dallas, 730 allowed * A combined total of 68 points (31-37, 10/14/73) - the most in the series * A combined total of 20 points (0-20, 1/4/86) - the fewest in the series * A Dallas road record of 8-8 * 340 points for the Cowboys against 359 for the Rams when Dallas is the road team.
H SERIES HISTORY H The Cowboys and Rams have squared off 35 times, including playoffs, with the Cowboys holding a 18-17 series advantage. Be-low is a look at the results for each game of the series:
11/6/60 Dal L 13-389/30/62 LA W 27-1710/1/67 Dal L 13-3511/23/69 LA L 23-2411/25/71 Dal W 28-2110/14/73 LA L 31-3712/23/73* Dal W 27-169/21/75 Dal W 18-71/4/76** LA W 37-712/19/76* Dal L 12-149/17/78 LA L 14-271/7/79** LA W 28-010/14/79 Dal W 30-612/30/79* Dal L 19-2112/15/80 LA L 14-3812/28/80$ Dal W 34-1310/18/81 Dal W 29-1712/26/83$ Dal L 17-24
9/3/84 LA W 20-131/4/86* LA L 0-2012/7/86 LA L 10-2912/21/87 LA W 29-2112/3/89 Dal L 31-3511/18/90 LA W 24-2111/15/92 Dal L 23-279/29/02 StL W 13-101/1/06 Dal L 10-209/30/07 Dal W 35-710/19/08 StL L 14-3410/23/11 Dal W 34-79/22/13 Dal W 31-79/21/14 StL W 34-3110/1/17 Dal L 30-351/12/19* LA L 22-3012/15/19 Dal W 44-21
H WILD, WILD WEST H By virtue of the NFL schedule, the Dallas Cowboys drew all four teams from the NFC West this season. This week’s game against the LA Rams is the first NFC West matchup for the Cow-boys. Dallas travels to Los Angeles, then plays on the road in Seattle (9/27) before two home stands against Arizona (10/19) and San Francisco (12/20). Overall, the Cowboys hold a 101-73-2 record against teams from the NFC West, reaching their 100th victory over the division at Arizona (9/25/17). Below is a look at Dallas’ record against the West:
Dallas vs. NFC West Current Team W L T Win% Streak Arizona...................56 32 1 .635 W1 Seattle....................10 8 0 .555 L2 LA Rams ...............17 16 0 .515 L1 San Francisco ........18 17 1 .513 W2 Div. Totals ...........101 73 2 .579 W1
H FIRST TIME, LAST TIME H The first time these two clubs met, the Dallas Cowboys were just seven weeks into their inaugural season still looking for their first win. The LA Rams came to town on Nov. 6, 1960 and handed Dallas a 38-13 loss in front of 16,000 fans. The last time these two teams met in the regular season was Dec. 15, 2019, a Cowboys 44-21 win. Dak Prescott threw two touchdowns and the Cowboys had two 100-yard rushers in Eze-kiel Elliott (117) and Tony Pollard (131) - marking the fifth time in team history and the first time the Cowboys have boasted two-such games in the same season. Tyler Higbee lead the Rams with 12 catches for 111 yards - tied for the third-most receptions by an opposing tight end ever against the Cowboys. Jourdan Lewis and Sean Lee each recorded a sack for Dallas in the contest, as Jared Goff attempted 51 passes for the Rams in the loss.
H ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON H This week’s matchup marks the 27th regular season game between Dallas and Los Angeles. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series:
Passing Yards 343 - G. Hogeboom 9/30/84 341 - J. Everett 12/3/089
Rushing Yards 253 - D. Murray 10/23/11 160 - S. Jackson 10/19/08
Receiving Yards 184 - P. Crayton 9/30/07 238 - H. Jackson 10/14/73
H AT&T STADIUM RECORD... H In 2018 the Dallas Cowboys reached a milestone with their 10th season in what is now AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys finished that regular season 7-1 record at home - tied with the 2016 team for the most wins and best record in a single season all-time at AT&T Stadium, and the Cowboys finished 5-3 in 2019. Dallas’ first game at the venue was on Sept. 20, 2009 - a 31-33 loss to the N.Y. Giants. The club’s first win came a week later with a 21-7 decision over Carolina. Overall, Dallas owns a 49-39 regular season record - 3-1 postseason - and a 52-40 overall mark at home in AT&T Stadium. Below is a breakdown of the club’s record on their home turf: Regular season ................................49-39 Postseason ..........................................3-1 Overall ..............................................52-40 Regular Post September ......................................................13-5 October ...........................................................9-12 November .....................................................15-12 December .......................................................10-9 January .............................................................2-1 3-1
Playing at noon ...............................................15-8 Playing at 3:30 ..............................................18-19 1-1 Playing in prime time.....................................16-12 2-0
Fully closed stadium .....................................33-25 3-1 Fully open stadium ............................................8-8 Roof open, doors closed ...................................2-5 Roof closed, doors open ...................................6-1
Playing against the NFC East .......................19-14 1-0 Playing against the NFC (non-NFC East) .....17-16 2-1 Playing against the AFC..................................13-9
Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct
The Cowboys 7-1 home mark in 2018 tied the 2016 team for the best home record by a Cowboys team since the stadium opened in 2009: Most Single Season Wins at AT&T Stadium – Dallas Cowboys Consec. Home Season Wins Wins Record 2016 .............7 7 7-1 2018 .............7 4 7-1 2009 .............6 5 6-2 2011 .............5 4 5-3 2019 .............5 2 5-3 2013 .............5 3 5-3
New England ....0 1 .000 New Orleans .....2 2 .500 N.Y. Giants ........6 5 .545 N.Y. Jets ............0 1 .000 Oakland ............2 0 1.000 Philadelphia ......5 6 .454 Pittsburgh..........1 0 1.000 San Francisco ...0 1 .000 Seattle...............2 2 .500 Tampa Bay ........3 0 1.000 Tennessee ........0 2 .000 Washington .......8 3 .727
Postseason Detroit ...............1 0 1.000 Green Bay.........0 1 .000 Philadelphia ......1 0 1.000 Seattle...............1 0 1.000
386.3386.3 26.226.2 7.917.91Dallas’ offense has
averaged 386.3 yards-per-game at
AT&T Stadium - third-most at home
since 2009.
The Cowboys have scored 26.2 points-per-game at home since moving into AT&T Stadium -
fourth in the NFL.
Dallas has aver-aged 7.91 yards-per-play at home
since 2009, second in the NFL behind New Orleans (8.1).
H HOME COOKING H Since AT&T Stadium opened in 2009, Dallas has posted a 49-39 regular season record at home. However, since 2016, the Cowboys have utilized their home field advantage, going 22-10 at AT&T Stadium, which is tied for the fifth-most wins at home. Dallas went 5-3 in the 2019 season with wins over the N.Y. Giants, Miami, Philadelphia, LA Rams and Washington.
NFL Team Home Wins Since 2016 Team Games W L T Win % New England ...........32 26 6 0 .813 Baltimore ..................32 24 8 0 .750 Kansas City..............32 24 8 0 .750 Minnesota ................32 23 9 0 .719 New Orleans ............32 23 9 0 .719 Philadelphia .............32 23 9 0 .719 Dallas .....................32 22 10 0 .688 Green Bay................32 22 9 1 .703 Pittsburgh.................32 22 10 0 .688
H WINNING TRADITION H The Dallas Cowboys currently own the league’s highest all-time regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams:
Highest Win Percentage - NFL Regular Season Team W L T Pct. Dallas ......................512 380 6 .573 Chicago ...................761 583 42 .566 Green Bay ...............743 571 38 .565 New England ...........500 391 9 .561 Miami .......................452 360 4 .553 * Since 1972, ties have been calculated as half-win and half loss. Prior to 1972 tie games were ignored in calculating a team’s winning percentage. Ties since 1972: Dallas (0), Miami (1) Chicago (1), Green Bay (6).
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H THE DALLAS COWBOYS - A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION H
43 33 24 16 8 5 SEASONS OF POSTSEASON DIVISION NFL/NFC NFC SUPER BOWL .500-OR-BETTER APPEARANCE TITLES CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME FINALIST
DALLAS COWBOYS ......63Pittsburgh Steelers ............... 61New England Patriots ........... 58Green Bay Packers ............... 57San Francisco 49ers............. 51Minnesota Vikings ............... 50New York Giants ................... 49
New England Patriots (2009-19) ... 11DALLAS COWBOYS (1975-83) ... 9Indianapolis Colts (2002-10) .......9DALLAS COWBOYS (1966-73) ...8Pittsburgh Steelers (1972-79) ....8Los Angeles Rams (1973-80).....8San Francisco 49ers (1983-90) ......8
DALLAS COWBOYS (1966-85) .... 20New England Patriots (2001-19) ... 19Oakland Raiders (1965-80) ......16San Francisco 49ers (1983-98) ...16Chicago Bears (1930-44) .........15Green Bay Packers (1934-47) .... 14
DALLAS COWBOYS .....0.573Green Bay Packers ...........0.568Chicago Bears ..................0.565New England Patriots .......0.564Baltimore Ravens .............0.559Miami Dolphins ...............0.552Minnesota Vikings ...........0.547
New England Patriots ..............6Pittsburgh Steelers ..................6DALLAS COWBOYS ....... 5San Francisco 49ers................5Green Bay Packers ..................4New York Giants ......................4Denver Broncos.......................3Oakland Raiders ......................3Washington Redskins ..............3
New England Patriots ........... 11DALLAS COWBOYS ....... 8Pittsburgh Steelers ................. 8Denver Broncos...................... 8San Francisco 49ers............... 7Green Bay Packers ................. 5Miami Dolphins ..................... 5New York Giants ..................... 5Oakland Raiders ..................... 5Washington Redskins ............. 5
New England Patriots ........... 37Pittsburgh Steelers ............... 36DALLAS COWBOYS ......35Green Bay Packers ............... 35San Francisco 49ers............. 32Oakland Raiders ................... 25New York Giants ................... 24
DALLAS COWBOYS ......33Green Bay Packers ............... 33New York Giants ................... 32Pittsburgh Steelers ............... 31Minnesota Vikings ............... 31Cle./StL/LA Rams................. 29Indianapolis Colts ................ 28New England Patriots ........... 28Philadelphia Eagles .............. 27San Francisco 49ers............. 27Chicago Bears ...................... 26
SUPER BOWLCHAMPIONSHIPS
SUPER BOWLAPPEARANCES
POSTSEASONVICTORIES
POSTSEASONAPPEARANCES
POSTSEASONGAMES
CONSEC. POSTSEASON APPEARANCES
CONSECUTIVEWINNING SEASONS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASONWINNING %
H PRO BOWL COWBOYS HOver the previous 10 drafts, Dallas has selected 13 players that have gone on to make at least one Pro Bowl - second-most in the NFL over that span (Kansas City, 14). Since 1989 Dallas has sent 53 different players to the Pro Bowl, and of those, Dallas drafted 37. Additionally, Cowboys draft picks have been selected to 78 Pro Bowls since 2002 (25 different players), which is 18 more than any other team over that span (Kansas City, 60):
COWBOYS PRO BOWL DRAFT PICKS SINCE 2002 (BY YEAR DRAFTED) 2002: Roy Williams (5) 2010: Dez Bryant (3) 2002: Andre Gurode (5) 2010: Sean Lee (2) 2003: Terence Newman (2) 2011: Tyron Smith (7) 2003: Jason Witten (11) 2011: DeMarco Murray (3 - 2 with Dallas) 2005: DeMarcus Ware (9 - 7 with Dallas) 2011: Dwayne Harris (1 - with N.Y. Giants) 2005: Marion Barber (1) 2013: Travis Frederick (5) 2005: Jay Ratliff (4) 2014: Zack Martin (6) 2006: Jason Hatcher (1) 2014: DeMarcus Lawrence (2) 2007: Anthony Spencer (1) 2015: Byron Jones (1) 2007: Nick Folk (1) 2016: Dak Prescott (2) 2008: Mike Jenkins (1) 2016: Ezekiel Elliott (3) 2008: Martellus Bennett (1 - with Chicago) 2016: Jaylon Smith (1) 2018: Leighton Vander Esch (1)
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H PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- OFFENSE H* The Cowboys boasted a 4,000-yard
passer (Prescott - 4,902), 1,000-yard rusher (Elliott - 1,357) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Cooper - 1,189 and Gallup - 1,107) for the first time in fran-chise history, and the offense totaled a team-record 6,904 net yards.
* Prescott became only the fourth quar-terback in NFL history to begin a career with 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in each of his first four seasons (Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson and Derek Carr).
* Prescott finished 2019 third in the NFL in completions of 20-or-more yards (68) and tied for second in touch-downs of 20-or-more yards (14). In fact, of Prescott’s 30 touchdown pass-es, 46.7% of them came from 20-plus yards, the fourth-highest percentage among quarterbacks in 2019.
* Elliott reached 7,000 scrimmage yards for his career (7,024), becoming just the sixth player in NFL history to attain 7,000 scrimmage yards in his first four seasons, joining LaDainian Tomlinson (7,921), Eric Dickerson (7,842), Terrell Davis (7,594), Chris Johnson (7,071) and Clinton Portis (7,059).
* Dallas finished first in the NFL in total offense with 431.5 yards-per-game in 2019, the sixth time a Cowboys offense led the league in total yards, with the most recent occurrence coming in 1977.
* Dallas recorded a franchise-record 12 games with at least 400 yards of offense in 2019, the most in the NFL.
2019 OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS
* Dak Prescott notched career-highs in passing yards (4,902 - second in team history), comple-tions (388 - second-most by a Cowboys passer in a single season), attempts (596) and passing touchdowns (30), becoming only the second Cowboys passer to reach 4,000 yards and 30 touch-downs in a single season. He became only the fourth quarterback in NFL history to begin a career with 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in each of his first four seasons, and his 40 wins since the 2016 season are tied with Russell Wilson for the second-most by any NFL signal caller during that time behind only Tom Brady (47).
* Ezekiel Elliott garnered his third Pro Bowl selection after totaling 1,357 yards on 301 carries and 12 touchdowns. Elliott totaled 1,777 scrimmage yards for the Cowboys, finishing second in the NFL in total yards and representing 25% of the Cowboys offensive output.
* Amari Cooper led Dallas with 1,189 yards and eight touchdowns - both career-highs - on 79 catches and was named to his fourth Pro Bowl - second as a Cowboy - as an injury replacement for Mike Evans.
* Paving the way was the unit’s offensive line, which once again sent three players to the Pro Bowl in Tyron Smith (seventh), Zack Martin (sixth) and Travis Frederick (fifth), as Frederick returned from a potentially career-threatening illness that ended his 2018 season to Pro Bowl form in 2019.
H PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- DEFENSE H* The Cowboys defense worked hard
to limit offenses from picking up large chunks of yards on big plays in 2019, ranking fifth in the NFL with only 185 opponent plays of 10-plus yards. They also kept opponents from scoring on long plays, holding teams to only 11 touchdowns of 10-plus yards - fourth in the league.
* Part of that big-play success came from the defense’s ability tackle receiv-ers at the point of reception, as Dallas had the 85 plays in which they held re-ceivers to less than one yard after the catch - the fourth-highest number in the NFL.
* Dallas held opponents to 327.0 yards-per-game in 2019, the ninth-fewest in the league, while also corralling offenses through the air to the tune of 223.5 yards-per-game (10th).
* The Cowboys allowed 20.1 points-per-game in 2019, the 11th-best average in the league.
* Dallas’ opponents scored on 35.3% of drives in 2019 (14th), and allowed a touchdown on 20.2% of opponent drives (11th).* The Cowboys ranked second in the NFL in third down defense in 2019, allowing a conversion on only 33.3% of opponent tries (67-of-
201).* On the year, the defensive unit ranked 19th in the NFL with 39.0 sacks and finished tied for 25th in 17 takeaways.
2019 DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS* The Dallas defense finished ninth in total defense, allowing 327.0 yards-per-game, and 11th in op-
ponent points-per-game, allowing an average of 20.1. The Cowboys were much improved in their third-down defense in 2019, finishing second in the NFL in holding their opponents to a 33.3 percent conversion rate.
* The Cowboys allowed only six big-play touchdowns (20-plus yards) in 2019 - tied for the third-fewest in the league.
* The defense was headlined by linebacker Jaylon Smith, who led the team with 168 tackles and was named to his first career Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Luke Kuechly.
* Free agent acquisition Robert Quinn led the team with 11.5 sacks, the most by a Cowboys de-fender in his first season with the team since 1982, when sacks became official, and also led the defensive line with 38 pressures.
* Jourdan Lewis and Xavier Woods tied for the team lead with two interceptions.
H PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- SPECIAL TEAMS H* Dallas signed Greg Zuerlein at kicker
for the 2020 season, reuniting him with Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel. Zuerlein is a career 82.0% field goal kick-er, including 68.7% on field goals of 40-plus yards. Since he entered the league in 2012, Zuerlein has attempted the most field goals of 50-plus yards (55) and has connected on 60.0% of his tries.
* Chris Jones serves as a weapon in the kicking game, and is fifth all-time amongst NFL punters in percentage of punts downed inside
the 20-yard line (min. 100 punts) at 39.65%
2019 SPECIAL TEAMS HIGHLIGHTS* After Brett Maher struggled to find consistency in 2019, the Cowboys signed veteran Kai For-
bath for the stretch run of the season, and he went on to make all 10 of his field goal tries - the most consecutive field goal makes to start a Cowboys career in team history.
* Chris Jones posted a 41.6 gross average and a 37.0 net average on 50 punts with 18 punts downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line
* C.J. Goodwin posted 10 special teams tackles to lead the unit.
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H RAYNEING TOUCHDOWNS... H Rayne Dakota Prescott is responsible for 118 combined rush-ing and passing touchdowns through his first 64 NFL games which is tied for seventh in NFL history at the quarterback position:
Combined Touchdowns in a QBs First 64 Career Games Player TDs Player TDs Dan Marino ..............159 Dak Prescott ....... 118 Daunte Culpepper....136 Russell Wilson ...... 118 Aaron Rodgers.........133 Kirk Cousins ......... 118 Andrew Luck ............131 Cam Newton ........ 117 Johnny Unitas ..........128 Peyton Manning ... 117 Matthew Stafford ......122 Len Dawson ......... 115
Since the start of 2016, Dak Prescott is responsible for 20 total touchdowns (17 passing, three rushing) when the game is within seven points in the fourth quarter or overtime, third in the NFL over that span, trailing only Russell Wil-son (21) and Matt Ryan (21).*regular season only
H THE FINISHER H Dating back to his rookie season in 2016, Dak Prescott has proven himself to be strong in clutch late-game moments. Since the start of 2016, Prescott is responsible for 20 total touchdowns when the game is within seven points in the fourth quarter or over-time, tied for third in the NFL over that span:
4th Qtr & OT TDs, +/- 7 Points - NFL, 2016-19 Pass Pass Rush Rush Total Total Player Yds TD Yds TD Yds TD R. Wilson, Sea........ 2,655 21 336 0 2,991 21 M. Ryan, Atl ............ 2,297 20 51 1 2,348 21 D. Prescott, Dal ..... 2,547 17 101 3 2,648 20 D. Brees, NO .......... 1,912 16 5 4 1,917 20 D. Carr, Oak ............2,311 19 1 0 2,312 19 M. Stafford, Det ...... 2,263 16 53 1 2,316 17 A. Rodgers, GB ...... 1,802 16 222 1 2,024 17
H FOURTH QUARTER WINS H Since taking over as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback in 2016, Dak Prescott has engineered his share of fourth quar-ter wins for the club. Included in his 40 regular season wins as a starter are nine occasions in which he led the team to victory when the club was tied or trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime. Prescott’s nine wins are the fifth-most by a Dallas signal caller, with five of those wins coming as a rookie in 2016 and four in 2018:
Below is a look at each of Prescott’s nine games in which the game was tied or the team trailed to pull out the win and his 4th quarter/OT stats: Time FinalDate Opp Score Left Att Com Yds TD Int Score9/18/16 @Was 20-23 15:00 7 6 66 0 0 27-2310/30/16 PHI* 13-23 7:48 20 11 135 2 0 29-2311/13/16 @Pit 29-30 0:42 11 10 83 0 0 35-3012/1/16 @Min 7-9 14:11 4 2 26 1 0 17-1512/18/16 TB 17-20 15:00 6 6 41 0 0 26-209/30/18 DET 23-24 2:17 11 7 99 0 0 26-2411/18/18 @Atl 19-19 1:52 6 4 45 0 0 22-1912/9/18 PHI* 23-23 1:39 12 11 94 1 0 29-2312/30/18 @NYG 28-32 3:21 10 5 78 1 0 36-35
*italics indicate overtime and are reflected in the stats totals Prescott has also secured 14 game-winning drives in his ca-reer to tie for fourth all-time in club history:
Career Game-Winning Drives Player Drives Tony Romo ..............................29 Roger Staubach ......................21 Troy Aikman ............................20 Danny White ...........................14 Dak Prescott ..........................14
Amongst all NFL quarterbacks, Prescott is tied with three oth-ers for the second-most game-winning drives from 2016-19:
Game-Winning Drives - NFL (2016-19) Player Drives Drew Brees, NO ......................15 Dak Prescott, Dal ..................14 Matthew Stafford, Det .............14 Russell Wilson, Sea ................14 Derek Carr, Oak ......................14
Additionally, Prescott’s 14 game-winning drives are tied for the second-most by any NFL QB in his first four seasons to start a career, since 1970:
Game-Winning Drives - First Four Seasons Player Drives Matt Ryan, Atl .........................16 Dak Prescott, Dal ..................14 Russell Wilson, Sea ................14
Tony Romo.....................24 Troy Aikman ...................15 Roger Staubach .............13
Danny White ............... 11 Dak Prescott ................ 9
H CLUTCH GENE H Dak Prescott has also demonstrated an ability to perform his best when the game is on the line, delivering for his team when they are trailing in games - exhibited by his 34 career go-ahead touchdown passes, eighth-most since the start of 2016. Prescott has also rushed for eight go-ahead touchdowns, giving him 42 total - tied for fourth since 2016:
Go-Ahead Touchdowns by QBs Since 2016Player Team Pass TD Rush TD Total TDsRussell Wilson ...... SEA 47 2 49Aaron Rodgers ..... GB 41 2 43Kirk Cousins ......... MIN 40 3 43Dak Prescott........ DAL 34 8 42Matt Ryan ............. ATL 42 0 42Derek Carr ............ OAK 39 0 39
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Dak Prescott has thrown a touchdown pass against 24 of the other 31 NFL teams in the regular season. Below is a team-by-team breakdown of his touchdowns through the air:
H DAK’S RECORD WHEN... H Since taking over as Dallas’ starting quarterback in 2016, Dak Prescott has compiled a 40-24 regular season record in 64 ca-reer starts, and he is 1-2 in the postseason. Below is a look at Prescott’s record under several different circumstances: Regular Post Playing at home: ......................................... 22-10 1-1 Playing on the road: .................................... 18-14 0-1
Playing indoors: ...........................................22-11 1-1 Playing outdoors: ........................................ 18-13 0-1
Playing against the NFC East: ....................... 18-6 Playing against the NFC (non-NFC East): .. 14-10 1-2 Playing against the AFC: ................................ 8-8
Playing on Thursday: ....................................... 5-3 Playing on Sunday: ..................................... 32-20 1-2 Playing on Sunday night .................................. 8-5 Playing on Monday night: ............................... 3-1
Playing on artificial turf: ............................... 28-18 1-1 Playing on natural grass: .............................. 12-6 0-1
Offense totals over 400 yards: ...................... 24-6 0-1 Throws for over 300 yards: ............................. 8-4 0-1 Throws for 200-299 yards: ...........................26-11 1-1 Attempts more than 30 passes .................... 20-20 1-2
Throws only one touchdown: .........................11-5 1-1 Throws more than one touchdown: .............. 24-7 0-1 Completes 60.0%-or-more of his passes:.... 36-15 1-2 Averages more than 7.0 yards-per-attempt ........32-7 0-2 Has more than one Big Play (25+) passing ........24-6 1-1
Throws no interceptions: ............................... 32-8 0-1 Throws one interception: ................................ 6-8 1-1 Throws more than one interception: ............... 2-8 Records at least 100.0 passer rating: ........... 30-2 0-1
Commits no turnovers.................................... 28-5 0-1
Against teams with winning record: ............ 13-13 1-2 Against teams with .500 record: ..................... 9-5 Against teams with losing record: ................. 18-6
Has at least one rush attempt ...................... 38-21 1-2 Has more than five rush attempts .................. 16-4 1-0
Sacked one time-or-less: .............................. 21-7 1-1 Sacked more than once: ............................. 19-17 0-1
Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona ............1 0 1.000 Atlanta .............1 1 .500 Baltimore .........1 0 1.000 Buffalo .............0 1 .000 Carolina ...........0 1 .000 Chicago ...........1 1 .500 Cincinnati .........1 0 1.000 Cleveland.........1 0 1.000 Denver .............0 1 .000 Detroit ..............3 0 1.000 Green Bay .......1 2 .333 Houston ...........0 1 .000 Indianapolis .....0 1 .000 Jacksonville .....1 0 1.000 Kansas City .....1 0 1.000 LA Chargers.....0 1 .000 LA Rams ..........1 1 .500 Miami ...............1 0 1.000
Minnesota ........1 1 .500 New England ...0 1 .000 New Orleans ....1 1 .500 N.Y. Giants .......6 2 .750 N.Y. Jets ..........0 1 .000 Oakland ...........1 0 1.000 Philadelphia .....5 3 .625 Pittsburgh ........1 0 1.000 San Francisco..2 0 1.000 Seattle .............0 2 .000 Tampa Bay.......2 0 1.000 Tennessee .......0 1 .000 Washington ......7 1 .875
Postseason Green Bay ........0 1 .000 L.A. Rams ........0 1 .000 Seattle ..............1 0 1.000
H DAK TO THE FUTURE H Entering his fifth pro season, Dak Prescott ranks sixth in passing yards (15,778), attempts (2,071), wins (40), and passing touchdowns (97), fifth in completions (1,363) and third in yards-per-attempt (7.62) in regular season team history:
Dallas Cowboys All-Time QB ChartWINS AS STARTER
Troy Aikman ................... 94 Roger Staubach ............. 85 Tony Romo ..................... 78 Danny White................... 62 Don Meredith.................. 47 Dak Prescott ................. 40
ATTEMPTS Troy Aikman .............4,715 Tony Romo ................ 4,335 Roger Staubach ........ 2,958 Danny White.............. 2,950 Don Meredith............. 2,308 Dak Prescott ............2,071
COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman ..............2,898 Tony Romo ................ 2,829 Danny White.............. 1,761 Roger Staubach ........ 1,685 Dak Prescott ............ 1,363
PASSING YARDS Tony Romo .............. 34,183 Troy Aikman ..............32,942 Roger Staubach........22,700 Danny White .............21,959 Don Meredith ............17,199 Dak Prescott............15,778
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo ................... 247 Troy Aikman .................. 165 Danny White ................. 155 Roger Staubach............ 153 Don Meredith ................ 135 Dak Prescott.................. 97
YARDS-PER-ATTEMPT Tony Romo .................. 7.89 Roger Staubach .......... 7.67 Dak Prescott .............. 7.62 Don Meredith............... 7.45 Danny White................ 7.44
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H QBS MULTIPLE TOUCHDOWNS H In seven games in 2016, Dak Prescott tossed at least two touchdowns to tie for fourth by a rookie in NFL history. He had six multi-touchdown passing games in 2018, followed by nine in 2019, and his 31 total games rank sixth in franchise history:
Multiple-Touchdown Games Player Games Player Games
Prescott also notched four games with three-plus touchdown passes in 2016 that tied the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. It also tied the eighth-most in the NFL in 2016 by any quar-terback. After four more in 2017, two in 2018, and six in 2019, he has 16 in total - fourth on the team’s all-time three-touchdown games list:
Three-Touchdown Games Player Games Player Game
Tony Romo.....................79 Roger Staubach .............48 Danny White ..................44
Troy Aikman .................43 Don Meredith ...............41 Dak Prescott ...............31
Tony Romo.....................40 Danny White ..................20 Roger Staubach .............17
Dak Prescott .............. 16 Don Meredith .............. 14 Troy Aikman ................ 10
H TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN H Dak Prescott has thrown 97 touchdown passes. Below is a look at Dak’s touchdown totals by quarter, down and distance: Quarter Down Distance 1st Quarter ... 14 1st Down ..... 29 0-9 Yards ...........29 2nd Quarter ... 36 2nd Down .... 40 10-19 Yards .......27 3rd Quarter .... 18 3rd Down ..... 27 20-29 Yards .......18 4th Quarter .... 27 4th Down ....... 1 30-39 Yards .........6 OT ................... 2 40-49 Yards .........6 50+ Yards ..........11
H PRESCOTT TARGETS H Following his fourth pro season, Dak Prescott has completed 1,363-of-2,071 passes for 15,778 yards with 97 touchdowns in 64 regular season games played behind center. Below is a break-down of Dak’s targets by position and player:
Player Breakdown by CompletionsPlayer Com Yds TD Player Com Yds TD Prescott has thrown 97 touchdown passes - good for sixth all-time in team history. Below is his individual touchdown totals: Player TDs Player TDs
Dez Bryant ......................14 Amari Cooper ..................14 Cole Beasley ...................12 Jason Witten ...................11 Ezekiel Elliott .....................8 Michael Gallup ..................8 Brice Butler........................6 Blake Jarwin ......................6 Terrance Williams ..............3 Randall Cobb ....................3
Tavon Austin ......................3 Allen Hurns........................2 Gavin Escobar...................1 James Hanna ....................1 Rod Smith .........................1 Geoff Swaim ......................1 Devin Smith .......................1 Tony Pollard ......................1 Ventell Bryant ....................1
H QB RATINGS AT 100.0 H Dak Prescott established the most games with a 100.0 rating by a quarterback in a season in team history with 11 in 2016:
Single-Season 100.0 QB Rating Games Player Games Season Dak Prescott* ....................... 11 2016 Tony Romo.............................10 2007 Tony Romo.............................10 2014
*denotes rookie Prescott finished with eight in 2019, and his 32 games with at least a 100.0 rating rank fifth in team history:
Career 100.0 QB Rating Games Player Games Player Games
Prescott’s 32 games with at least a 100.0 rating from 2016-19 are tied with Russell Wilson (2012-14) for the most games by a quarterback in his first four seasons in NFL history:
100.0 QB Rating Games - First Three Seasons Player Games Seasons Russell Wilson .......................32 2012-15 Dak Prescott .........................32 2016-19 Dan Marino ............................25 1983-86 Ben Roethlisberger ................25 2004-07 Joe Flacco .............................25 2008-11 He continues to add to his resume, and through his first 64 starts, Prescott sits at 32 games with a 100.0 rating, tied for the third-most through 64 starts in NFL history: 100.0 Rtg Player GS Games W/L Win% Aaron Rodgers ............ 64 38 32-6 .842 Tony Romo .................. 64 35 28-7 .800 Dak Prescott .............. 64 32 30-2 .938 Russell Wilson ............ 64 32 29-3 .906 Philip Rivers ................ 64 31 24-7 .774 Ben Roethlisberger ..... 64 29 27-2 .931 Kirk Cousins ................ 64 29 19-9-1 .672 Prescott tied for sixth among NFL quarterbacks in 2019, tally-ing eight games with a quarterback rating of 100.0-or-better: 100.0 Rtg Player Team Games W/L Win% Lamar Jackson............ Bal 9 9-0 1.000 Kirk Cousins ................ Min 9 9-0 1.000 Jimmy Garoppolo ........ SF 9 8-1 .889 Russell Wilson ............ Sea 9 8-1 .889 Derek Carr .................. Oak 9 5-4 .556 Dak Prescott .............. Dal 8 7-1 .875 Jameis Winston........... TB 8 5-3 .625 Drew Brees ................. NO 8 7-1 .875 Ryan Tannehill ............ Ten 8 7-1 .875
Tony Romo.....................67 Troy Aikman ...................44 Roger Staubach .............37
Danny White ................33 Dak Prescott ...............32 Craig Morton ................24
H QB WINS H Through four seasons as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott has proven to be a winner, as his 40 victories rank sixth in team history. He has posted a winning record in three-of-his first four seasons, and his 13 wins in 2016 were the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. He followed that up with a 9-7 record in 2017, a 10-6 mark in 2018 and a 8-8 record in 2019. Overall, Prescott’s 40 wins are tied for second behind only Tom Brady from 2016-19:
Wins by Starting QB - 2016-19 Player Wins Tom Brady, NE .............................. 47 Russell Wilson, Sea ...................... 40 Dak Prescott, Dal ........................ 40 Prescott’s 34 wins through his first 50 starts tied for seventh by an NFL quarterback in league history:
QB Wins Through 50 Starts Player Wins Win% Tom Brady ............................ 38 0.760 Russell Wilson ...................... 36 0.720 Ben Roethlisberger ............... 36 0.720 Kurt Warner .......................... 35 0.700 Tony Romo ........................... 35 0.700 Matt Ryan ............................. 35 0.700 Dak Prescott ........................ 34 0.680
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H LUCKY NUMBER FOUR H Prescott finished 2019 with 4,902 yards and 30 touchdowns, his fourth consecutive season with 3,000 passing yards and 20 passing touchdowns to start his career. He is only the fourth quar-terback in NFL history to begin a career with 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns in each of his first four seasons: Player Years Yards TDs Peyton Manning, Ind 1998-01 16,418 111 Russell Wilson, Sea 2012-15 13,974 106 Derek Carr, Oak 2014-17 14,690 103 Dak Prescott, Dal 2016-19 15,778 97
By reaching 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns for the fourth straight season, Prescott is the second quarterback in team histo-ry with that streak (Tony Romo, 2011-14). Prescott is also one-of-two quarterbacks in Cowboys histo-ry to reach 4,000 passing yards in a single season, joining Tony Romo (accomplished the feat four times):
Player Season Yards TDs Tony Romo ................2012 4,903 28 Dak Prescott ............2019 4,902 30 Tony Romo ................2011 4,184 31 Tony Romo ................2009 4,483 26 Tony Romo ................2007 4,211 36
H 300-YARD BONANZA H Dak Prescott had seven 300-yard games in 2019, and for his career, has 12 games with at least 300 yards through the air - third all-time in Cowboys history: Player Games Tony Romo ......................................46 Troy Aikman ....................................13 Dak Prescott ..................................12 Danny White ....................................10 Don Meredith .....................................7 Roger Staubach ................................6 His 12 games are the most through a player’s first four sea-sons in Cowboys history (Romo’s 10 are second). Prescott also threw for 375 yards and two-or-more touchdowns four times through the first 10 games in 2019 - tied for the most by any quar-terback through the first 10 games of a season in NFL history: Games W/
Over the course of a full season, only one quarterback has registered more than four games with 375 pass yards and two-plus touchdowns, while six players have done it four times: Games W/
Player Team Season 375 Yds & 2 TDPeyton Manning ........ Den 2013 SixJoe Montana.............. SF 1990 FourDak Prescott ............ Dal 2019 FourDrew Brees................ NO 2013 FourDrew Brees................ NO 2016 FourDrew Brees................ NO 2012 FourPeyton Manning ........ Ind 2004 FourDan Marino ................ Mia 1984 FourPhilip Rivers .............. SD 2013 Four
H ZERO TO 400, REAL QUICK H Prescott surpassed 400 yards through the air three times in 2019 - tied with Tony Romo (2012) for the most 400-yard games in a single season in Cowboys history: Games W/
Player Team Season 400 YdsTony Romo .................Dal 2013 ThreeDak Prescott ............ Dal 2019 Three
Prescott’s three games with 400 yards are also the sec-ond-most in a single season in NFL history behind only Dan Mari-no, Peyton Manning and Ryan Fitzpatrick - all with four: Games W/
Player Team Season 400 YdsDan Marino .................Mia 1984 FourPeyton Manning .........Den 2013 FourRyan Fitzpatrick..........TB 2018 FourTony Romo .................Dal 2013 ThreeDak Prescott .............Dal 2019 ThreeDan Marino .................Mia 1986 ThreeAaron Rodgers ...........GB 2018 ThreeEli Manning.................NYG 2011 ThreePhilip Rivers ...............SD 2013 Three
H YARD STREAK H Dak Prescott has thrown for 350 yards in consecutive games twice in his career with the most recent streak coming in 2019 against the Vikings (397) and at the Lions (444). He is the only Cowboys quarterback to record consecutive 350-yard games in team history and was one-of-four NFL passers to do it in 2019: 350-Yd Total Player Dates Games Yards Patrick Mahomes, KC .....9/8/19 - 9/22/19 Three 1,195 Jameis Winston, TB .........12/8/19 - 12/15/19 Two 914 Jared Goff, LAR ..............9/29/19 - 10/3/19 Two 912 Dak Prescott, Dal ...........11/10/19 - 11/17/19 Two 841 Dak Prescott, Dal*.......... 12/30/18 - 9/8/19 Two 792 Jameis Winston, TB .........9/22/19 - 9/29/19 Two 765
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Prescott’s three-game total of 1,098 yards from Week 9 at the N.Y. Giants (11/4) to Week 11 at Detroit (11/17) are the most in a three-game span in Cowboys history: Player Dates Games Yards Dak Prescott.................11/4/19 - 11/17/19 Three 1,098 Tony Romo ................... 9/19/10 - 10/10/10 Three 1,064 Dak Prescott ................. 12/30/18 - 9/15/19 Three 1,061 Tony Romo ....................11/18/12 - 12/2/12 Three 1,057 Tony Romo ................... 12/9/12 - 12/23/12 Three 1,025
H DAK-TO-DAK-TO-DAK-TO-DAK H Against Detroit (11/17/19) Dak Prescott reached 3,000 pass-ing yards on the season. He became the fourth Dallas quarter-back to pass for 3,000 yards in at least four seasons. Additionally, he became the second Cowboys quarterback to reach that mark in four consecutive seasons:
Seasons w/at least 3,000 Passing Yds - Dallas Cowboys Player Total Consec. Tony Romo ................... 7 4 (2011-14), 3 (07-09) Troy Aikman ................. 5 3 (1995-97), 2 (92-93) Dak Prescott ............... 4 4 (2016-19) Danny White ................. 4 2 (1980-81) Roger Staubach ........... 3 2 (1978-79) Prescott also became the first quarterback in franchise history to pass for at least 3,000 yards in each of his first four pro seasons and the seventh signal caller in NFL history to do so.
3,000 Passing Yards in Each of First Four Seasons Player Seasons Player Seasons Peyton Manning ...........4 Russell Wilson .............4 Cam Newton ................4 Derek Carr ...................4 Andy Dalton .................4 Dak Prescott ..............4 Ryan Tannehill .............4 Many players tied ........3
H YARD DOGS H Dallas recorded a franchise record 12 games with at least 400 yards of offense in 2019, the most in the NFL:
Games with 400 Yards of Offense Team Gms W/L Team Gms W/L Dallas ................12 8-4 Seattle .................7 6-1 Tampa Bay ...........9 5-4 New Orleans ........7 6-1 Baltimore ..............8 7-1 Five tied ...............6 --
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H TWENTY-IN-A-ROW H Prescott improved across the board as a passer in his fourth NFL season, but particularly in his accuracy to all areas of the field. He completed 65.1% of his passes in 2019, and earlier in the season, completed a career-best string of 20 straight passes, starting with his final 18 throws at Washington (9/15) and culmi-nating with completing his first two passes against Miami (9/22). His 20-straight completions are second in team history behind Brandon Weeden’s 21-straight over two seasons:
Consecutive Passes Completed - Dallas Cowboys Consecutive Player Completions Date Brandon Weeden ....................21 11/2/14-9/13/15 Dak Prescott ..........................20 9/15/19 - 9/22/19 Dak Prescott ...........................18 11/29/18 Tony Romo ..............................16 12/21/14 Dak Prescott ...........................16 12/18/16-12/26/16
H RANKING PRESCOTT H Dak Prescott was among the statistical league leaders at the quarterback position in 2019, ranking second in passing yards (4,902), fourth in passing touchdowns (30) and 10th in passer rating (99.7):
Prescott’s 4,902 yards are the second-most by a Cowboys passer in a single season:Player Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int RateTony Romo, 2012 ..... 648 425 65.6 4,903 28 19 90.5Dak Prescott, 2019.. 596 388 65.1 4,902 30 11 99.7Tony Romo, 2009 ..... 550 347 63.1 4,483 26 9 97.6
H OPENING ACT H In the 2019 opener, Dak Prescott recorded a perfect passer rating (158.3), completing 25-of-32 passes for 405 yards and four touchdowns, becoming only the second Cowboys quarterback to record a perfect passer rating in team history (Craig Morton). He is also one-of-six players in NFL history to record a game with 400 passing yards, four passing touchdowns and a perfect passer rating:
Perfect Passer Rating, 400 yards and 4 TDsDate Player Team Yards TDs Rating9/8/19 Dak Prescott DAL 405 4 158.310/20/19 Aaron Rodgers GB 429 5 158.310/6/19 Deshaun Watson HOU 426 5 158.39/27/18 Jared Goff LAR 465 5 158.311/3/13 Nick Foles PHI 406 7 158.311/2/86 Ken O’Brien NYJ 431 4 158.3
Additionally, Prescott is the fourth quarterback to register a 158.3 passer rating, the highest attainable mark, on 30-or-more pass attempts in NFL history, joining Jared Goff (33 attempts on 9/27/18), Ken O’Brien (32 attempts on 11/2/86) and Kurt Warner (30 attempts on 10/1/00).
H RAYNE MAN H Rayne Dakota “Dak” Prescott has proven to be a threat with his feet during his young career, and through his first 64 games, he has surpassed 1,000 career rushing yards (1,221) - the fourth Cowboys quarterback to reach that milestone. Prescott did it in 50 games, tying Roger Staubach for the fewest games to the mark. Overall, Prescott ranks first in rushing scores (21), second in rushing yards (1,221) and fifth in carries (241) among Cowboys quarterbacks all-time:
All-Time Dallas Cowboys QB Rushing Yard Leaders Player Att Yards Avg Long TD Roger Staubach ...........410 2,264 5.5 33 20 Dak Prescott ...............241 1,221 5.0 42 21 Don Meredith................242 1,216 5.0 28 15 Troy Aikman .................327 1,016 3.1 25 9
Prescott has notched 21 rushing scores since his rookie sea-son, most by any NFL quarterback from 2016-19:
QB Rush TDs - 2016-19 Player Rush TDs Dak Prescott, Dal .............. 21 Josh Allen, Buf .................... 17 Cam Newton, Car ............... 15 Deshaun Watson, Hou ........ 14
Prescott’s 21 rushing touchdowns are tied for fifth in NFL his-tory through the first 64 games of a quarterback’s career:
QB Rush TDs - First 64 Games Player Rush TDs Cam Newton, Car ............... 34 Jack Kemp, Pit, LAC, SD .... 29 Daunte Culpepper, MIn ....... 27 Steve McNair, Ten ............... 22 Dak Prescott, Dal .............. 21 Steve Grogan, NE............... 21 Kordell Stewart, Pit ............. 21 Michael Vick, Atl .................. 21 Bobby Douglas, Chi ............ 20
Prescott has set various rushing records by a Cowboys QB:Dak Prescott QB Rushing Records
Team Record Set Total Year Rush Yards by a QB, Single Season .................357 2017 Rush TDs by a QB, Single Season ........................6 16-18 Rush TDs by a QB, Career .................................21 16-19 Rush Atts by a QB, Single Season ......................75 2018 Rush Atts by a Rookie QB, Single Season ..........57 2016 Longest Rush by a QB.........................................42 2019
H THROWING BOMBS H Prescott was one of only five quarterbacks in the NFL with at least two long throws of 75-plus yards in 2018, joining Ben Roeth-lisberger (four), Patrick Mahomes (two), Nick Mullens (two) and Matt Ryan (two). In the first game of 2019, Prescott continued to stretch the field with increased accuracy, completing five passes of 25-plus yards, tied for the fifth-most in a single game in team history and the most in a season-opener in team history. The five big-play completions boosted Prescott’s yards-per-attempt to 12.66, the highest single-game average of his career and the sixth-highest single-game average in Cowboys history (minimum 25 attempts):
Player Date Att Com Yards Avg Lng TD D. Meredith ......10/9/66 26 19 394 15.15 -- 5 T. Romo ...........10/6/13 36 25 506 14.06 82t 5 D. Meredith ......11/13/66 29 21 406 14.00 -- 2 T. Romo ...........9/13/09 27 16 353 13.07 80t 3 T. Romo ...........11/4/07 25 20 324 12.96 53 3 D. Prescott ......9/8/19 32 25 405 12.66 62 4 Against Green Bay in Week 5, Prescott completed six passes of 25-plus yards, tied for the second-most single-game big-play passes in Cowboys history:
Player Date/Opp Yds 25+Tony Romo ...........Oct. 6, 2013 vs. Denver 506 8Dak Prescott .......Oct. 6, 2019 vs. Green Bay 463 6Jason Garrett .......Oct. 11, 1998 at Carolina 287 6Jon Kitna ..............Nov. 14, 2010 at N.Y. Giants 327 6
H NFC OFFENSIVE POW X2 H Prescott earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his Week 1 performance, completing 25-of-32 passes for 405 yards and four touchdowns to register a perfect passer rating (158.3), becoming only the second Cowboys quarterback to re-cord a perfect passer rating in team history (Craig Morton). It was the first time in his career that he was named player of the week. He earned the honor again in Week 12 after commanding a road victory over the Detroit Lions by completing 29-of-46 passes for 444 yards and three touchdowns. He joined Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks to throw for 375 yards and two touchdowns in four separate games in the first 10 games of a season, and he tied Tony Romo for most 400 yard games in a season (three) in team history in the victory.
H 1,000 COMPLETIONS H Dak Prescott reached 1,000 career completions in the 2019 season-opening game against the N.Y. Giants (9/8), doing so in only 49 career games. He is one-of-17 quarterbacks in NFL his-tory to reach 1,000 completions in fewer than 50 career games, and he is tied for the fastest Cowboys quarterback to the mark, reaching the plateau in the same number of starts as Tony Romo:
Fewest Starts to 1,000 CompletionsPlayer Com Att Pct StartsDak Prescott ........... 1,000 1,507 66.4 49Tony Romo ............... 1,013 1,610 62.3 49Troy Aikman ............. 1,004 1,652 60.1 58Danny White ............. 1,009 1,663 60.1 58Roger Staubach ....... 1,013 1,769 57.3 75
H TOUCHDOWN-TO-INTERCEPTION RATIO H Dak Prescott has shown prolific decision making in the young stages of his career, throwing only 36 interceptions against 97 touch-down passes. Prescott also knows when to tuck the ball and attack with his legs, scoring an additional 21 touchdowns on the ground in his four NFL seasons. Among all qualifying quarterbacks (1,500 pass attempts), Prescott ranks fifth all-time with a 2.69 touchdown/inter-ception ratio, and he is one-of-four quarterbacks to record 40-or-fewer interceptions on at least 1,500 pass attempts (2,071 attempts, 36 int.), joining Carson Wentz (2,055 attempts, 35 int.), Colin Kaepernick (1,692 attempts, 30 int.) and Nick Foles (1,698 attempts, 36 int.).
H DEEP IMPACT H According to Pro Football Focus, Dak Prescott finished third in the league in deep passing completions in 2019, completing 35-of-76 attempts of 20-or-more yards downfield:
Prescott also finished fifth in yards-per-attempt, aided by a third-ranked 68 completions of 20-plus yards, an indicator that Dallas is pushing the ball down the field successfully: 20+
Player Team Att Com Yards Avg Com TD R. Tannehill ....... TEN 286 201 2,742 9.59 41 22 M. Stafford ........ DET 291 187 2,499 8.59 41 19 J. Garoppolo ..... SF 476 329 3,978 8.36 61 27 P. Mahomes ...... KC 484 319 4,031 8.33 50 26 D. Prescott ....... DAL 596 388 4,902 8.22 68 30
Since he entered the league in 2016, Prescott has thrown 11 touchdown passes of more than 50 yards, trailing only Philip Rivers (12) over the last four seasons:
Touchdown Passes of 50+ Yards Since 2016 Player TDs Philip Rivers, LAC ........................12 Dak Prescott, Dal ........................11 Tom Brady, NE .............................11 Patrick Mahomes, KC ...................10 Kirk Cousins, Was/Min .................10
H FOUR STAR RATING H Dak Prescott reached 1,500 pass attempts in the first week of 2019, qualifying him for the all-time NFL passing record books. Among his notable achievements at this early stage in his career, Prescott ranks fifth in NFL annals in QB Rating, behind only Tony Romo in Cowboys history:
H FIRST DOWNS FOR 4 H Dak Prescott completed 65.1% of his passes (388-of-596) in 2019 with 229 of those 388 completions going for first downs. His first down rate of 38.4% ranked ninth in the NFL in 2019, and since 1991 when the stat began to be tracked, it is eighth in a single-season in Cowboys history:
Single-Season Passing First Down RatePlayer Season Com Att Yards 1st 1st%Tony Romo ................2014 304 435 3,705 189 43.4%Tony Romo ................2006 220 337 2,903 143 42.4%Tony Romo ................2007 335 520 4,211 215 41.3%Troy Aikman ..............1991 237 363 2,754 148 40.8%Troy Aikman ..............1995 280 432 3,304 173 40.0% Dak Prescott .............2016 311 459 3,667 182 39.7% Tony Romo ................2011 346 522 1,184 203 38.9% Dak Prescott ............2019 365 563 4,599 216 38.4%
Prescott is also a threat to pick up first downs with his legs, moving the chains on 94 of his 241 career rushes (39.0%). Since 2016 when Prescott entered the league, he ranks second among all quarterbacks in percentage of rushes gaining a first down:
Quarterback Rushing First Down PercentagePlayer Seasons Att Yards 1st 1st%Josh Allen ................ 2018-19 198 1,141 83 41.9%Dak Prescott .......... 2016-19 241 1,221 94 39.0%Blake Bortles ........... 2016-19 175 1,037 67 38.3%
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Ezekiel Elliott eats up yards in big portions when he carries the ball, finishing fourth in rushes of 10-plus yards (38) in 2019. Elliott has averaged a big-play rush on 12.7% of his career carries, third among all active running backs and 12th all-time.
H KING EZEKIEL H After leading the league in rushing as a rookie in 2016, Ezekiel Elliott finished 10th in the NFL in 2017 despite missing six games. He once again won the NFL rushing title in 2018 and finished fourth in 2019:
2019 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Player Att Yards Avg Lng YPG TD Derrick Henry, Ten ................. 303 1,540 5.1 74t 102.7 16 Nick Chubb, Cle .................... 298 1,494 5.0 88t 93.4 8 Christian McCaffrey, Car ....... 287 1,387 4.8 84t 86.7 15 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal ............... 301 1,357 4.5 33t 84.8 12 Chris Carson, Sea ................. 278 1,230 4.4 59 82.0 7 Elliott became the second Dallas Cowboy, 11th player, fifth since the merger, to win the league rushing title at least twice in his first three seasons:
Rushing Titles in Two of First Three SeasonsPlayer Seasons Player Season
In team history, Elliott became only the second Cowboy to win the rushing title in multiple seasons, joining Emmitt Smith (four):
Dallas Cowboys Rushing Title Winners Player Season Yards Emmitt Smith ...................1991 1,563 Emmitt Smith ...................1992 1,713 Emmitt Smith ...................1993 1,486 Emmitt Smith ...................1995 1,773 DeMarco Murray ..............2014 1,845 Ezekiel Elliott ...................2016 1,631 Ezekiel Elliott ...................2018 1,434
Earl Campbell, Hou ...1978-80Eric Dickerson, LAR ..1983-84Emmitt Smith, Dal ......1991-92Egerrin James, Ind ....1999-00Ezekiel Elliott, Dal ....2016, 18
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H WHAT LIES BENEATH H Dak Prescott finished 2019 third in the NFL in completions of 20-or-more yards (68) and tied for second in touchdowns of 20-or-more yards (14). In fact, of Prescott’s 30 touchdown pass-es, 46.7% of them came from 20-plus yards, the fourth-highest percentage among quarterbacks in the league this season (min. 100 com): 20+ 20+Player Team Com Att TD TD TD% Mason Rudolph ...... PIT 176 283 13 8 61.5% Patrick Mahomes ... KC 319 484 26 15 57.7% Daniel Jones .......... NYG 284 459 24 12 50.0% Dak Prescott ......... DAL 388 596 30 14 46.7%Tom Brady .............. NE 373 613 24 11 45.8% Jameis Winston...... TB 380 626 33 14 42.4% Matthew Stafford .... DET 187 291 19 8 42.1% Jimmy Garoppolo ... SF 329 476 27 11 40.7%
Prescott also finished in the upper echelon in terms of adjust-ed net yards-per-attempt (ANY/A), which is a metric that weighs sacks, places a heavier penalty on interceptions and has a strong correlation with points scored by the offense.* 2019 Quarterback ANY/A Player Att Com Yards TD INT Sks ANY/A R. Tannehill, Ten .....286 201 2,742 22 6 31 8.52 P. Mahomes, KC .....484 319 4,031 26 5 17 8.38 Drew Brees, NO .....378 281 2,979 27 4 12 8.33 Lamar Jackson, Bal ... 401 265 3,127 36 6 23 8.19 M. Stafford, Det .......291 187 2,499 19 5 18 8.15 D. Prescott, Dal .....596 388 4,902 30 11 23 7.84 K. Cousins, Min ......444 307 3,603 26 6 28 7.73*ANY/A Formula: ((pass yards + (20*(pass TD)) - (45*(interceptions thrown)) - sack yards)/(passing attempts + sacks)
H FAST RISER H Dak Prescott reached 15,000 career passing yards against the LA Rams (12/15/19), surpassing the mark in just his fourth pro season. He is the only Cowboys quarterback to reach 15,000 passing yards in the first four years of an NFL career, and just one-of-four passers all-time:
15,000 Passing Yards in First Four NFL SeasonsPlayer Seasons Com Att YardsPeyton Manning ............ 1998-01 1,357 2,226 16,418Dan Marino .................... 1983-86 1,249 2,050 16,177Dak Prescott ................ 2016-19 1,363 2,071 15,778Ryan Tannehill ............... 2012-15 1,392 2,248 15,460
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H THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL H For only the second time in franchise history, the Dallas Cow-boys used a top-five pick on a running back when they chose Ezekiel Elliott out of Ohio State with the fourth overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. Dallas selected Tony Dorsett with the second pick in the 1977 NFL Draft. In his first season, Elliott produced seven 100-yard rushing games - most by a Cowboys rookie, tied for seventh by a league rookie all-time and tied for the most in the NFL in 2016. He added five more 100-yard outings in 2017, seven in 2018, and with sev-en in 2019, he owns 26 for his career to rank third all-time in team history. Dallas is 22-4 when Elliott tops 100 yards on the ground:
Ezekiel Elliott 100-yard Rushing Games(26 total)
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Career 100-Yard Rushing Games Player Games Emmitt Smith ..........................76 Tony Dorsett ...........................43 Ezekiel Elliott ....................... 26 Elliott set a franchise rookie record with 12 games of 20-plus carries, which was also the most by any NFL rusher in 2016. He added nine games in 2017, seven in 2018, and seven in 2019 - 35 career games with 20-plus carries. Dallas is 26-9 during those contests:
Ezekiel Elliott 20-plus Carry Games(35 total)
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H KEEP IT H Ezekiel Elliott tied for the league lead with seven games over 100 yards in 2018 and tied for the top spot with seven in 2019: 100-Yard Rushing Games - 2019 Player Games Nick Chubb, Cle .......................... 7 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal ...................... 7 Christian McCaffrey, Car ............. 6 Chris Carson, Sea ....................... 6 Derrick Henry, Ten ....................... 6 Elliott has posted 26 games with at least 100 rushing yards since 2016 - most in the NFL during that time:
100-Yard Rushing Games - 2016-19 Player Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal .................... 26 Jordan Howard, Chi/Phi ............ 14 Mark Ingram, NO/Bal ................. 13
H AIR & GROUND H Ezekiel Elliott posted his fifth career game with at least 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards against Philadelphia (12/9/18) to establish a club record for the most in franchise history:
100 Rush Yds & 50 Rec. Yds Games Player Games Ezekiel Elliott ...........................5 Tony Dorsett ..............................4 Herschel Walker .......................4 Emmitt Smith ............................4 His five career games with at least 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards are also tied for the most by any league rusher since he entered the NFL in 2016 (Christian McCaffrey). Elliott reached another milestone in the Eagles game, be-coming only the second player in team history with 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a single season, joining Her-schel Walker (1988):
1,000 Rush Yds & 500 Rec. Yds Player Season Rush Rec Total Herschel Walker ........1988 1,514 505 2,019 Ezekiel Elliott ...........2018 1,434 567 2,001 Against Buffalo (11/28/19) Elliott became only the second player in NFL history with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 1,500 receiving yards in his first four seasons:
Elliott is also one-of-12 players in NFL history to rush for over 5,000 yards in his 55th game-or-earlier.
H DIVIDING UP THE PIE H In 2018 Ezekiel Elliott compiled 2,001 yards - equivalent to 34 percent of the Cowboys offensive output. In 2019 the Cowboys spread the ball around in a variety of ways, utilizing an offensive arsenal that proved to be diverse and explosive:Dallas Cowboys Offensive Breakdown - 7,055 Gross Yards
H PROLIFIC START H Ezekiel Elliott’s first four NFL seasons have put him in the up-per echelon of running backs at the outset of a career, as he is one-of-three running backs to record 7,000 scrimmage yards, 40-plus rushing touchdowns and over 150 receptions in his first four NFL seasons:
Elliott is tied with Jim Brown, Edgerrin James, Jamal Lewis and Barry Sanders for the sixth-most 100-yard rushing games by a player in his first four NFL seasons, and since he entered the NFL in 2016, Elliott leads all NFL players in rushing attempts (1,169), rushing yards (5,405), rushing first downs (298), rushes of 10-plus yards (148) and scrimmage yards (7,024) and ranks second in rushing touchdowns (40) and total touchdowns (48).
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OFFENSIVE BREAKDOWN - 7,055 GROSS YARDSEzekiel Elliott Amari Cooper Michael Gallup Randall Cobb Tony Pollard Other
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H BIG-PLAY RUNS H For the 2018 season, Ezekiel Elliott logged 41 “big-play” runs of 10-plus yards - most in the NFL - and finished fourth in 2019 with 38 big-play runs: Big-Play Runs - 2019 Player 10+ Runs Player 10+ Runs Lamar Jackson ...............47 Joe Mixon .....................29 Derrick Henry ..................42 Marlon Mack ................28 Nick Chubb .....................39 Saquon Barkley............27 Ezekiel Elliott .................38 Josh Jacobs .................25 Chris Carson ...................32 Devin Singletary ...........25 Leonard Fournette ..........31 Dalvin Cook ..................25 Christian McCaffrey ........31 Aaron Jones .................25
Since entering the league in 2016, Elliott has posted the most “big-play” runs of 10-plus yards over the last three-plus seasons:
Big-Play Runs - 2016-19 Player 10+ Runs Ezekiel Elliott, Dal .........................148 Todd Gurley, LAR ............................112 Jordan Howard, Chi/Phi ..................110 Derrick Henry, Ten ..........................105 Melvin Gordon, LAC..........................99
In fact, Elliott has recorded a 10-plus yard run on 12.7% of his career carries, which is tied for fourth in the NFL among active running backs and 12th in NFL history (min. 750 att):
Big-Play Run Percentage - Active Running Backs Player 10+ Runs Derrick Henry, Ten ........................13.1% LeSean McCoy, Buf/KC ................12.9% Ezekiel Elliott, Dal .......................12.7% Adrian Peterson, Was ...................12.7% Jordan Howard, Phi ......................12.3%
The Dallas Cowboys have made big-play runs of 10-plus yards a staple of their rushing attack, as the team finished in the top-five in two of the last four seasons (2017-t-4th; 2016-2nd). Dallas had 60 rushes of 10-plus yards in 2019 (t-sixth): Big-Play Runs - 2019 Team 10+ Runs Team 10+ Runs Baltimore .........................98 Dallas ..........................60 San Francisco .................64 Arizona .........................60 Tennessee ......................63 Minnesota ....................56 Seattle .............................62 Houston ........................54 Buffalo .............................61 Indianapolis ..................53
H RUSHING TO THE TOP H Over the last few seasons, the Dallas Cowboys have estab-lished an identity on offense with their rushing attack, finishing second in the NFL in rushing yards-per-game in three of the last six seasons (2014, 2016, 2017). Dallas finished fifth in 2019:
2019 NFL Team Rushing Leaders Team Att Yards Avg TD Yds/Gm Baltimore .............596 3,296 5.5 21 206.0 San Francisco .....498 2,305 4.6 23 144.1 Tennessee ...........445 2,223 5.0 21 138.9 Seattle .................481 2,200 4.6 15 137.5 Dallas..................449 2,153 4.8 18 134.6 Minnesota............476 2,133 4.5 19 133.3 Indianapolis .........471 2,130 4.5 17 133.1 Buffalo .................465 2,054 4.4 13 128.4
H GIVE THEM 100 H The Dallas Cowboys offense has put a premium on its rushing attack, and since 2011, the unit has logged the most games with a 100-yard rusher in the NFL:
100-Yard Rushing Games - 2011-19 Team Games Dallas ......................... 54 Seattle ........................ 49 Houston ...................... 42 Minnesota................... 42 During this time, Dallas has boasted six different rushers to reach the century mark, with Ezekiel Elliott (26) and DeMarco Murray (19) leading the way.
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Consecutive 200-Yard Rushing Games Season Games Dates/Opponents Yards 2019 .............2 Sept. 15 @WAS - Sept. 22 vs. MIA 448 2009 .............2 Sept. 20 vs. CAR - Sept. 28 vs. NYG 463 1979 .............2 Oct. 7 @MIN - Oct. 14 vs. LAR 480 1977 .............2 Oct. 2 vs. TB - Oct. 9 @StL 469 1975 .............2 Dec. 13 vs. WAS - Dec. 21 @NYJ 450 1973-74 ........2 Dec. 16, 1973 @StL - Sept. 15, 1974 @Atl 412 1972 .............2 Dec. 3 @StL - Dec. 9 vs. WAS 455 1962 .............2 Oct. 28 vs. StL - Nov. 4 @WAS 425
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H THE AMARI EFFECT H Amari Cooper has been a reliable target for Dak Prescott, and has been particularly efficient at moving the chains for the Cow-boys offense, recording 93 first down receptions (sixth) spanning two seasons since his trade to Dallas:
NFL 1st Down Receiving Leaders - Week 9, 2018 to 2019 Player GP Rec Yds Avg TD 1st 1st% Michael Thomas, NO ..... 25 216 2,461 11.4 14 131 60.6% Julio Jones, ATL ............. 24 159 2,259 14.2 14 119 74.8% DeAndre Hopkins, Hou ... 23 166 1,948 11.7 12 111 66.9% Travis Kelce, KC ............ 24 156 1,923 12.3 11 104 66.7% Keenan Allen, LAC......... 25 160 1,889 11.8 11 100 62.5% Amari Cooper, Dal........ 25 132 1,914 14.5 14 93 70.5% Cooper has also demonstrated a penchant for scoring touch-downs in his tenure with the Cowboys, posting 14 touchdown re-ceptions - tied for the most in the NFL - and finding the endzone on 10.6% of his catches:
Wide Receiver Touchdown Leaders - Week 9, 2018 to 2019 Player Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TD% Amari Cooper, Dal ........132 1,914 14.5 90t 14 10.6% Michael Thomas, NO ......216 2,461 11.4 72t 14 6.5% Julio Jones, Atl................159 2,259 14.2 54t 14 8.8% Kenny Golladay, Det .......105 1,776 16.9 75t 13 12.3% Davante Adams, GB .......142 1,693 11.9 58 12 8.5% Mike Evans, TB ..............107 1,911 17.9 67t 12 11.2% Tyreek Hill, KC ................101 1,634 16.2 71t 12 11.9% DeAndre Hopkins, Hou ...166 1,948 11.7 45t 12 7.2% Tyler Lockett, Sea ...........114 1,628 14.3 52t 12 10.5% Cooper changed the way Dallas was operating on third downs, and since he joined the Cowboys offense, the team ranks first in third down conversion percentage (47.6%):
Third Down Conversion% Since Week 9, 2018Team 3rd Att 3rd Conv 3rd Down %Dallas ........................... 328 156 47.6%Kansas City................... 278 132 47.5%Baltimore....................... 298 136 45.6%Philadelphia .................. 325 143 44.0%New Orleans ................. 296 129 43.6%
Since Amari Cooper’s trade to Dallas in Week 9 of 2018, he has produced seven touchdown catches of 20-plus yards, the second-most in the NFL. In fact, 50.0% of Cooper’s 14 regular season touchdowns with Dallas have come from 20-plus yards.77
H OUT OF THE BACKFIELD H Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard both recorded a touchdown catch against Detroit (11/17/19) - the first time Dallas has boast-ed two running backs with a receiving score in a single game since Michael Wiley and Robert Thomas did so at Philadelphia (9/30/01). It was the 11th-time in team history that the Cowboys had two running backs catch a touchdown pass in the same game:
TD Rec by Two Running Backs - Team History Date Players TD Rec 9/29/68 @Phi Don Perkins (1), Dan Reeves (1) 2 12/4/71 vs. NYJ Calvin Hill (2), Duane Thomas (1) 3 10/30/72 vs. Det Mike Montgomery (1), Calvin Hill (1) 2 9/24/73 vs. NYG Mike Montgomery (1), Robert Newhouse (1) 2 12/12/77 @SF Tony Dorsett (1), Preston Pearson (1) 2 12/18/77 vs. Den Preston Pearson (1), Robert Newhouse(1) 2 12/10/78 @Phi Tony Dorsett (1), Scott Laidlaw (1) 2 10/9/83 vs. TB Timmy Newsome (1), Ron Springs (1) 2 11/11/84 @Stl James Jones (1), Ron Springs (1) 2 9/30/01 @Phi Michael Wiley (1), Robert Thomas (1) 2 11/17/19 @Det Ezekiel Elliott (1), Tony Pollard (1) 2
H DOUBLE TROUBLE H Ezekiel Elliott (125) and Tony Pollard (103) both recorded over 100 rushing yards against Miami (9/22/19) - the first time Dallas has boasted two 100-yard rushers in a single game since Emmitt Smith (122) and Chris Warren (104) did so at Washington (10/4/98). Elliott (117) and Pollard (131) both went over the 100-yard mark for the sec-ond time in 2019 against the LA Rams (12/15/19), marking the first time in team history the Cowboys have boasted two-such games in the same season:
Two 100-Yard Rushers - Team HistoryDate Players Tot Yds12/9/72 vs. WAS Walt Garrison (121), Calvin Hill (111) 23211/12/78 vs. GB Tony Dorsett (149), Robert Newhouse (101) 25010/4/98 @WAS Emmitt Smith (120), Chris Warren (104) 2249/22/19 vs. MIA Ezekiel Elliott (125), Tony Pollard (103) 22812/15/19 vs. LAR Ezekiel Elliott (117), Tony Pollard (131) 248
Tony Pollard had four carries of 20-plus yards on just 86 rushing attempts in 2019, with a 20-plus yard run coming on 4.7% of his total carries. That percent-age was the third-highest among running backs with at least 50 carries in 2019.44
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H THAT’S AMARI! H Amari Cooper has changed the way Dallas is able to operate in the passing game, stretching defenses and providing a touchdown threat from anywhere on the field. Since Dallas acquired Cooper, sev-en of his 14 touchdowns have come from 20-plus yards, which are second-most league-wide from Week 9, 2018 to 2019:
20+ Touchdown Receptions from Week 9, 2018-2019 20+ 20+ Player Rec TD TD Pct. Tyreek Hill, KC ..................101 12 8 66.7% Amari Cooper, Dal ..........132 14 7 50.0% Calvin Ridley, Atl ...............100 11 6 60.0% Mecole Hardman, KC .........26 6 6 100.0% Darius Slayton, NYG ..........48 8 6 75.0% Jared Cook, Oak/NO ..........75 12 6 50.0% Antonio Brown, Pit/NE ........62 8 5 62.5% JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pit ..107 8 5 62.5% Stefon Diggs, Min .............107 11 5 45.4% Chris Godwin, TB ............. 117 12 5 41.6% George Kittle, SF ..............136 8 5 62.5% Kenny Golladay, Det .........105 13 5 38.4% Mike Evans, TB ................107 12 5 41.6% DJ Chark, Jac .....................75 8 5 62.5% John Brown, Buf .................83 7 5 71.4% Golden Tate, Phi/NYG ........79 7 5 71.4%
H THE CONVERTERS H Amari Cooper caught 11 passes against the Vikings (11/10/19), converting nine for a first down. His nine first downs were tied for the seventh-most in a single game in 2019: Player Date/Opp Rec 1st 1st% Mike Evans ............ 11/3/19 at Sea 12 12 100.0% Chris Godwin ......... 9/29/19 at LAR 12 12 100.0% Julio Jones ............. 12/15/19 at SF 13 10 76.9% Michael Thomas .... 12/22/19 at Ten 12 10 83.3% Tyler Lockett .......... 11/3/19 vs. TB 13 10 76.9% Robert Woods ........ 9/29/19 vs. TB 13 10 76.9% Amari Cooper ....... 11/10/19 vs. Min 11 9 81.8% Alshon Jeffrey ........ 12/1/19 at Mia 9 9 100.0%’ Julio Jones ............. 10/27/19 at Sea 10 9 90.0% Jarvis Landry ......... 11/24/19 vs. Mia 10 9 90.0% Michael Thomas .... 10/6019 at TB 11 9 81.8%
Below is the Cowboys receivers career first down percentage:Cowboys Career 1st Down Conversion Percentage
H FLY THE COOP H Cooper finished 2019 with 1,097 receiving yards (eighth), and added eight touchdown receptions (tied for ninth): Player Rec Yds Avg TD 1st D Michael Thomas, NO ... 149 1,725 11.6 9 91 Julio Jones, Atl............... 99 1,394 14.1 6 77 Chris Godwin, TB .......... 86 1,333 15.5 9 63 Travis Kelce, KC ............ 97 1,229 12.7 5 66 DeVante Parker, Mia ...... 72 1,202 16.7 9 58 Keenan Allen, LAC ...... 104 1,199 11.5 6 63 Kenny Gollady, Det ........ 65 1,190 18.3 11 52 Amari Cooper, Dal ....... 79 1,189 15.1 8 54 Cooper also ranked sixth in PFF’s yards-per-route run, which measures the impact a receiver has on a per-snap basis more so than yards-per-catch: Snaps in Player Team Route Rec Yds YPRR Michael Thomas ........... NO 599 1,725 2.88 Stefon Diggs ................. Min 421 1,125 2.67 Julio Jones.................... Atl 572 1,394 2.44 Davante Adams ............ GB 427 997 2.33 Mike Evans ................... TB 502 1,157 2.30 Amari Cooper .............. Dal 520 1,189 2.29 Chris Godwin ................ TB 596 1,333 2.24 Michael Gallup ............ Dal 512 1,107 2.16
H 200-YARD CLUB H Amari Cooper exploded for a career-best 226 receiving yards on 11 receptions against Green Bay (10/6/19), his second 200-yard game as a Cowboy and the third of his career. He is the only Cowboys player to have multiple 200-yard games:
Cowboys Receivers with 200 Yards Player Date/Opp Rec Yards TD Miles Austin ............... 10/11/19 at KC 10 250 2 Bob Hayes ................. 11/13/66 at Was 9 246 2 Frank Clarke .............. 9/16/62 vs. Was 10 241 3 Amari Cooper ........... 10/6/19 vs. GB 11 226 1 Dez Bryant ................. 12/23/12 vs. NO 9 224 2 Lance Rentzel............ 11/19/67 vs. Was 13 223 1 Amari Cooper ........... 12/9/18 vs. Phi 10 217 3 Tony Hill ..................... 11/12/79 vs. Phi 7 213 2 Terrell Owens............. 11/23/08 vs. SF 7 213 1 Michael Irvin .............. 9/20/92 vs. Pho 8 210 3 James Dixon .............. 11/12/89 at Pho 6 203 1 Kevin Williams ........... 12/25/95 at Ari 9 203 2 Cooper is one-of-five players in NFL history with three games-or-more of 10 receptions and 200 yards: Player Team Games Calvin Johnson ................ Det 4 Jerry Rice ........................ SF 4 Amari Cooper ................. Oak/Dal 3 Isaac Bruce...................... Stl 3 Julio Jones....................... Atl 3
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H VERTICAL HORIZON H Blake Jarwin was used sparingly in the passing game in 2019, but when given a chance, he showed flashes of big-play ability. Jarwin was tied with several other tight ends for the 11th-most receptions of 25-plus yards in 2019, but he was only one-of-two tight ends to post four big-play receptions on fewer than 50 tar-gets in the passing game:
Most 25-Plus Yard Receptions on Less Than 50 Targets, TE Player Tgt Rec 25+ Rec Blake Jarwin ......42 31 4 Jonnu Smith ........45 35 4 Irv Smith Jr ..........47 36 3 Kaden Smith ........42 31 3 Jarwin’s big-play reception percentage of 12.9% (four-of-31) also ranked sixth among all tight ends in 2019*:
Big Play Reception Percentage, TE Player Tgt Rec 25+ Rec 25+% O.J. Howard .............53 34 7 20.6% Jared Cook ...............65 43 7 16.3% Noah Fant ................65 40 6 15.0% Mark Andrews ..........98 64 9 14.1% Will Dissly .................27 23 3 13.0% Blake Jarwin ...........41 31 4 12.9% Josh Hill ....................35 25 3 12.0% Jonnu Smith .............45 35 4 11.4% Gerald Everett ..........60 37 4 10.8% Dawson Knox ...........50 28 3 10.7%
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H WE’RE GOING STREAKING H Dallas snapped a four-game streak (dating back to Week 17 of 2018 at the N.Y. Giants) with 400 yards and 30 points - the longest streak in team history - in Week 4 against New Orleans:
Recent Streak of 400 Yds and 30 PtsDate Opp Yards Points W-L12/30/18 ...............N.Y. Giants 419 36 W9/8/19 ...................N.Y. Giants 494 35 W9/15/19 .................Washington 474 31 W9/22/19 .................Miami 476 31 W
Dallas’ four-game streak with 400 yards and 30 points tied for eighth in NFL history. The LA Rams were the most recent team to record a four-game streak (2018) prior to Dallas:
All-time Streaks of 400 Yds and 30 PtsTeam Streak Yds Pts W-LDenver ...........10 games (12/23/12 - 10/27/13) 467.6 41.5 9-1New England ....9 games (12/31/06 - 10/28/07) 436.6 41.2 9-0St. Louis .........8 games (12/5/99 - 9/17/00) 478.1 34.8 7-1New England ....6 games (1/2/11 - 10/9/11) 496.3 33.8 5-1Philadelphia ...5 games (10/25/53 - 11/21/53) 493.2 40.8 5-0Oakland..........5 games (10/27/68 - 11/24/68) 501.2 37.8 5-0San Francisco ..5 games (11/20/94 - 12/17/94) 460.2 39.2 5-0Dallas ............4 games (12/31/18 - 9/22/19) 465.8 33.3 4-0
H START HOT, STAY HOT H The Cowboys tore through opposing defenses on the ground and through the air in 2019 as their 6,904 net yards are the most by a Cowboys offense in a single season:
Single-Season Net Yards - Cowboys History Season Yards Yds/Play Yds/Gm 2019............6,904 8.4 431.5 2009............6,390 8.4 399.4 2014............6,138 7.6 383.6 2016............6,027 7.5 376.6 2011 ............6,008 8.0 375.5
H PASS DISTRIBUTION H Over the last four seasons, tight ends have represented an av-erage of 22.6% of the receptions in the Cowboys passing attack:
Pass Distribution Percentage to Tight Ends Quarterback Season Tot Com TE com TE % Dak Prescott..............2019 388 95 24.5% Dak Prescott..............2018 356 68 19.1% Dak Prescott..............2017 308 69 22.4% Dak Prescott..............2016 311 76 24.4%
In Mike McCarthy’s final four seasons as the head coach in Green Bay, his offenses relied more heavily on their wide receiv-ers and running backs in the aerial attack, with tights ends only accounting for an average of 18.4% of the offensive completions.
Pass Distribution Percentage to Tight Ends Quarterback Season Tot Com TE com TE % Aaron Rodgers ..........2018 372 78 21.0% Rodgers/Hundley ......2017 346 55 15.9% Aaron Rodgers ..........2016 401 64 16.0% Aaron Rodgers ..........2015 347 72 20.8%
Blake Jarwin ranked eighth among qual-ifying tight ends (min. 25 rec) in 2019, averaging 1.82 yards-per-route-run (per PFF). He finished behind only George Kittle, Mark Andrews, Tyler Higbee, Dar-ren Waller, Travis Kelce, Jared Cook and Jonnu Smith in this efficiency metric.88
H MULTIPLE TE TENDENCIES H In 2018, which was Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s final season in Green Bay, the Packers ran their offense out of a two-tight end set on 140 plays, which ranked 27th in the league that season. The Cowboys ran 174 plays (19th) with two tight ends in 2018 and in 2019 they ran 191 plays (17th) out of the two-tight end set:
Cowboys and Packers Two-Tight End FormationsSeason Team Tot Plys Team Tot Plys2019 Dallas ............191 Green Bay .......... 2212018 Dallas ............174 Green Bay .......... 1402017 Dallas ............195 Green Bay .......... 1422016 Dallas ............227 Green Bay .......... 101
H OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION H The Cowboys finished the 2019 season with a 4,000-yard passer (Prescott - 4,902), a 1,000-yard rusher (Elliott - 1,357) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Cooper - 1,189 and Gallup - 1,107) for the first time in franchise history, capping one of the most explo-sive offensive seasons ever in Dallas.
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H 2020 DRAFT CLASS H The Cowboys were looking to improve several areas of their roster heading into the NFL Draft under first-year Head Coach Mike McCar-thy, and they came away with seven players that impressed through-out training camp - so much so, that all seven draft picks made the initial 53-man roster for Week 1. It is the first time since 2013 that the Cowboys had their entire draft class make the initial 53-man roster following training camp, seventh in the last 21 seasons and the eighth since the 1989 season under Jerry Jones’ guidance.
(Drafted Alternately 17th, 19th, 18th)Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. #1. CEEDEE LAMB ............................WR Oklahoma 172. TREVON DIGGS ..........................CB Alabama 513. NEVILLE GALLIMORE .................DT Oklahoma 824. REGGIE ROBINSON ...................CB Tulsa 1234. TYLER BIADASZ..........................C Wisconsin 1465. BRADLEE ANAE ...........................DE Utah 1797. BEN DiNUCCI ...............................QB James Madison 231
(Drafted Alternately 18th, 17th)Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. # 1. TRAVIS FREDERICK ...................C/G Wisconsin 31 2. GAVIN ESCOBAR ........................TE San Diego State 47 3. TERRANCE WILLIAMS ................WR Baylor 74 3. J.J. WILCOX .................................S Georgia Southern 80 4. B.W. WEBB ..................................CB William & Mary 114 5. JOSEPH RANDLE........................RB Oklahoma State 151 6. DeVONTE HOLLOMAN ...............LB South Carolina 185
(Drafted Alternately 22nd, 21st, 24th, 23rd) Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. # 1. ANTHONY SPENCER ..................DE Purdue 26 3. JAMES MARTEN .........................T Boston College 67. 4. ISAIAH STANBACK ......................WR Washington 103 4. DOUG FREE ................................T Northern Illinois 122 6. NICK FOLK ...................................K Arizona 178 6. DEON ANDERSON ......................FB Connecticut 195. 7. COURTENY BROWN ...................CB Cal Poly-SLO 212 7. ALAN BALL ..................................CB Illinois 237
(Drafted Alternately 11th, 10th, 9th, 8th, 12th) Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. # 1. DeMARCUS WARE .....................DE Troy 11 1. MARCUS SPEARS ......................DE Louisiana State 20 2. KEVIN BURNETT .........................LB Tennessee 42 4. MARION BARBER III ...................RB Minnesota 109 4. CHRIS CANTY .............................DE Virginia 132 6. JUSTIN BERIAULT .......................S Ball State 208 6. ROB PETITTI ...............................T Pittsburgh 209 7. JAY RATLIFF ................................DT Auburn 224
(Drafted Alternately 22nd, 21st, 20th, 25th, 24th, 23rd) Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. # 2. JULIUS JONES ...........................RB Notre Dame 43 2. JACOB ROGERS .........................T Southern California 52 3. STEPHEN PETERMAN ................G Louisiana State 83 4. BRUCE THORNTON ....................CB Georgia 121 5. SEAN RYAN .................................TE Boston College 144 7. NATHAN JONES ..........................CB Rutgers 205 7. PATRICK CRAYTON ....................WR NW Oklahoma 216 7. JACQUES REEVES .....................CB Purdue 223
(Drafted Alternately 7th, 6th, 8th) Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. # 2. QUINCY CARTER ........................QB Georgia 53 2. TONY DIXON ...............................S Alabama 56 3. WILLIE BLADE .............................DT Mississippi State 93 4. MARKUS STEELE .......................LB Southern California 122 5. MATT LEHR .................................G Virginia Tech 137 6. DALEROY STEWART ..................DT Southern Mississippi 171 7. COLSTON WEATHERINGTON .........DE Central Missouri St. 207 7. JOHN NIX .....................................DT Southern Mississippi 240 7. CHAR-RON DORSEY ...................T Florida State 242
(Drafted Alternately 19th, 18th,17th, 16th, 15th, 14th, 13th) Rd. Player Pos. College Sel. # 2. DWAYNE GOODRICH .................CB Tennessee 49 4. KAREEM LARRIMORE ................CB West Texas A&M 109 5. MICHAEL WILEY..........................RB Ohio State 144 6. MARIO EDWARDS ......................CB Florida State 180 7. ORANTES GRANT ......................LB Georgia 219
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H CEEDEE’S TDS H CeeDee Lamb was one of the most statistically prolific receiv-ers in college football history, and over the past three seasons, he recorded the most receiving yards (3,292) of any player, including the second-most games with 100 receiving yards: Player School 100-Yd Gms Tyler Johnson...............Minnesota 16 CeeDee Lamb .............Oklahoma 14 A.J. Brown....................Mississippi 12 Kelvin Harmon .............NC State 12 James Proche ..............SMU 12
Lamb caught 32 touchdown passes in his three years at Okla-homa, tied for the third-most from 2017-19:
Most College TD Receptions from 2017-19 Player Gms Rec Yds Avg. TD James Proche.................38 244 3,240 13.3 33 David Sills .......................25 125 1,966 15.7 33 CeeDee Lamb ................41 173 3,292 19.0 32 Tyler Johnson .................36 199 3,164 15.9 32 Denzel Mims ...................38 182 2,901 15.9 28
Lamb is one-of-three college players since 1996 to average at least 19.0 yards-per-reception on a minimum of 100 career catch-es and 30 touchdowns:
Player Gms Rec Yds Avg. TD Devin Smith ....................54 121 2,503 20.7 30 James Washington .........52 226 4,472 19.8 39 CeeDee Lamb ................41 173 3,292 19.0 32
Additionally, Lamb is tied with five other players for the sec-ond-most multi-touchdown games over the last three seasons:
Player 2+ TD Gms Player 2+ TD Gms David Sills .......................12 Anthony Johnson .........7 CeeDee Lamb ..................7 Tyler Johnson ...............7 JJ Arcega-Whiteside .........7 James Proche ..............7 Jerry Jeudy .......................7 Many tied .....................6
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H FOUR SCORES POINTS H The Dallas offense had the fifth-highest touchdown efficiency rate in the NFL in 2019, finishing drives with a touchdown 27.4% (48-of-175) of the time. Dallas also tied New Orleans and Tampa Bay for the fourth-most touchdown drives (48):
Highest TD Efficiency Rate - NFL 2019 Team Poss. TD TD% Baltimore ...........166 58 34.9 Kansas City .......164 46 28.0 New Orleans......173 48 27.7 San Francisco ...184 51 27.7 Dallas ................175 48 27.4
H FORWARD MOMENTUM H Dallas was one of the best teams in the NFL at preventing negative-yardage plays on offense, recording a league-low 69 plays with negative yardage in 2019:
H GRINDING OUT POSSESSIONS H Dallas was able to grind out possessions in 2019, wearing down opposing defenses by moving the chains and staying on the field. The Cowboys finished with the sixth-fewest 3 & Out drives in the NFL, with only 26 on the year:
Team Drives 3 & Out 3 & Out %Baltimore ...................166 20 12.0%Kansas City ...............164 21 12.8%LA Chargers ..............160 23 14.4%Houston .....................169 24 14.2%Atlanta .......................174 25 14.4%Dallas........................175 26 14.9%Indianapolis ...............168 28 16.7%
Dallas also ranked second with 36 drives of 10-or-more plays in 2019: 10-Play 10-Play
H FIRST DOWN COWBOYS H The Dallas Cowboys offense collected first downs at a rapid rate in 2019. The unit ranked third with 379 total first downs, tied for fourth with 120 rushing first downs and fifth with 229 passing first downs:
2019 NFL Team First Down Leaders Team Rush Pass Pen Total Baltimore ...............188 171 27 386 Atlanta .....................84 258 41 383 Dallas ....................120 229 30 379 Philadelphia ...........104 215 35 354 Tampa Bay ..............81 244 28 353
H NO PRESSURE H The Cowboys offensive line afforded the passing game solid protection in 2019, allowing Dak Prescott an average of 2.82 sec-onds to throw the ball, and allowed only 23.0 sacks on 597 pass attempts (620 dropbacks), the second-lowest sack percentage in the NFL:
2019 Lowest Sack Percentage Team Sacks Pass Att Sack %LA Rams.....................22 632 3.37%Dallas.........................23 597 3.71%New Orleans ..............25 581 4.13%Kansas City ................25 576 4.16%New England ..............28 620 4.32%Oakland ......................29 523 5.25%
Prescott also saw a clean pocket on the majority of his pass-es, as the offensive line has prevented any pressure on 67.9% of Prescott’s passing dropbacks, the ninth-best figure among start-ing quarterbacks: 2019 Offense Pressure Leaders
Team Pressures Dropbacks No Pressure %D. Brees, NO ................ 97 390 75.1%P. Mahomes, KC ......... 149 526 71.7%D. Carr, OAK ............... 158 556 71.6%A. Dalton, Cin.............. 169 575 70.6%K. Murray, ARI ............. 183 620 70.5%T. Brady, NE ................ 192 643 70.1%J. Garoppolo, SF......... 158 526 70.0%L. Jackson, BAL .......... 144 466 69.1%D. Prescott, DAL ....... 204 639 68.1%
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Prescott also was very efficient when getting rid of the ball quickly in 2019, with 47.5% of his throws coming in 2.5 seconds-or-less. On those quick throws, Prescott completed 218-of-302 passes (72.2%) with 14 touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 104.2, the seventh-highest rating on quick throws league-wide: 2.5 Seconds-or-Less QB Player Dropbacks Att. Comp. TD Rating Drew Brees ................236 236 191 18 119.3 Russell Wilson ...........295 280 208 17 111.9 Lamar Jackson ..........209 207 143 19 111.9 Kirk Cousins...............219 215 164 10 108.5 Patrick Mahomes .......273 270 194 12 106.5 Derek Carr .................277 273 206 13 105.9 Dak Prescott .............303 302 218 14 104.2
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H THIRD-AND-I GOT THIS H The Cowboys tied with Baltimore for the third-highest third down conversion percentage in 2019, converting 96-of-204 (47.1%) of third down tries. There has only been one Cowboys team to finish a season with a third-down percentage above 50.0% in franchise history - the 1978 team that converted 50.2% of its third down attempts:
Highest Cowboys Third Down Conversion Percentage Season Att Conv Pct 1978 ................. 235 118 50.2% 1979 ................. 241 120 49.8% 1980 ................. 243 120 49.4% 2006 ................. 205 100 48.8% 2014 ................. 201 95 47.3% 2019 ................. 204 96 47.1% Below is a breakdown of the Cowboys third down conversions by distance in 2019: 3rd & Short 3rd & Med 3rd & Long 3rd & 10+ (<4 Yds) (4-6 Yds) (>6 Yds) 47-70 (67.1%) 20-50 (40.0%) 29-84 (34.5%) 13-48 (27.1%) Rank: 7th Rank: 25th Rank: 1st Rank: 2nd
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H PREVENT DEFENSE H The Cowboys defense has prided itself on preventing big plays from opposing offenses, and in 2019 they held their oppo-nents to 64 plays of 20-plus yards - 19th in the NFL - but kept opponents out of the endzone as the unit tied for the third-fewest big-play touchdowns (six):
Fewest Big-Play TDs Allowed - 2019 Team BIG Runs BIG Pass BIG Play BIG TD Buffalo ...................12 35 46 3 LA Rams .................9 40 49 5 Dallas .....................9 55 64 6 New England...........6 42 48 6 Chicago ...................9 40 49 6 Baltimore .................8 47 55 6 Kansas City .............9 46 55 6 Dallas was also one-of-seven teams to allow six-or-fewer touchdown plays of 20-or-more yards in 2019, continuing a trend from 2018 when the defense finished top-10 in the league allow-ing only nine big-play touchdowns in all 16 games. Dallas has finished in the top-10 for fewest big-play touchdowns allowed in each of the last four seasons and has steadily improved over the last seven years (season ranks in parentheses):
Season BIG Plays BIG TD BIG Play% 2019 ...............64 (19t) 6 (3t) 6.3% 2018 .................52 (6t) 9 (8t) 5.3% 2017 ..................50 (6) 7 (6) 5.0% 2016 ..................51 (6) 5 (2t) 5.1% 2015 ...............64 (15t) 11 (18t) 6.4% 2014 ...............57 (12t) 10 (14t) 5.8% 2013 ...............79 (31t) 10 (14t) 7.2% Dallas also allowed only 6.8 yards-per-attempt through the air in 2019, which ranked eighth. The Cowboys only allowed three plays of 50-plus yards through the air in 2019 - coming at the N.Y. Jets (10/13), at the N.Y. Giants (11/4) and against Washing-ton (12/29). Philadelphia and New Orleans allowed the most with eight pass plays of 50-plus yards.
H THE PREDATOR H Jaylon Smith has cemented himself as one of the core pieces of the Dallas Cowboys defense with his speed and ferocity at the linebacker position. Smith took a huge step in 2018, totaling 150 tackles and also blitzing opposing quarterbacks with 4.0 sacks in the process. Smith played 95.3% of the defensive snaps for Dallas in 2018 just three years removed from a knee injury that almost ended his career. He is the first Cowboys linebacker to record 150 tackles and at least 4.0 sacks since Keith Brooking in 2009:
Dallas Cowboys 150 tackles and 4.0 sacks (since 2000) Player TT Sacks Season Jaylon Smith ....................... 150 4.0 2018 Keith Brooking ...................... 156 4.0 2009 Bradie James........................ 202 8.0 2008 Smith continued his fierce play on the field in 2019, leading the team with 168 tackles and also ranking sixth on the team with 2.5 sacks, all coming on designed blitzes. According to Pro Foot-ball Focus, Smith played 421 snaps on pass plays in 2019, and he blitzed on 12.8% of them - the 14th-highest rate by an inside linebacker.
Jaylon Smith led all Cowboys defenders with 168 tackles in 2019, and he ranked 11th in the NFL with a run stop percent-age of 8.9%, per PFF.*PFF defines run stop% as the number of stops per snap made in run defense
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Jaylon Smith was on the hunt in run defense in 2019, leading all Cowboys defenders with 168 tackles. Combined with his 150 tackles in 2018, he joined Sean Lee (2015-17) as the most recent defender to record consecutive 100-tackle seasons:Consecutive Seasons w/ 100 Tackles by a Cowboy Since 2000
Player Consec. Seasons Tackles Jaylon Smith 2 (2018-19) 318 Keith Brooking 2 (2009-10) 307 Dat Nguyen 2 (2003-04) 275 Darren Woodson 2 (2000-01) 254 Sean Lee 3 (2015-17) 448 Barry Church 4 (2013-16) 494 Dexter Coakley 4 (2000-03) 531 Bradie James 6 (2005-10) 917 Smith ranked high in Pro Football Focus’ run stop percentage metric in 2019, recording a stop on 8.9% of run snaps - tied for 11th in the NFL (min. 200 run snaps):
Player Snaps Stops Run Stop % David Mayo, NYG............... 297 32 10.8% James Burgess, NYJ .......... 224 24 10.7% Demario Davis, NO ............ 202 21 10.4% Danny Trevathan, Chi......... 201 21 10.4% Bobby Wagner, Sea ........... 308 32 10.4% Luke Kuechly, Car .............. 373 37 9.9% Tremaine Edmunds, Buf ..... 344 33 9.6% Cole Holcomb ..................... 294 28 9.5% Bernardrick McKinney, Hou .. 249 23 9.2% Roquan Smith, Chi ............. 209 19 9.1% Eric Kendricks, Min............. 334 30 8.9%Jaylon Smith, Dal .............. 259 23 8.9%
H FOLLOW THE LEE-DER H Sean Lee recorded a team-high tying 12 tackles at the N.Y. Giants (11/4/19), boosting him over 900 career tackles. He is the eighth Cowboys defender to surpass the 900-tackle mark:
Dallas Cowboys Tackle Leaders Player TT Player TT Darren Woodson ..........1,350 Ed Jones .................. 1,032 Lee Roy Jordan ............1,236 Bob Breunig .............. 1,016 Randy White .................1,104 Bradie James ........... 1,009 Dexter Coakley .............1,046 Sean Lee ..................... 970
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H THE GENERAL H Known to always be around the ball, Sean Lee has collected 14 interceptions since entering the league as Dallas’ 2010 second round draft choice - the most on the team and second amongst league linebackers in the NFL during that span. His 14 are also fourth among linebackers in team history.
Most INTs by a Cowboys Linebacker Player INTs Lee Roy Jordan, 1963-76 ..................32 Chuck Howley, 1961-73 .....................24 Jerry Tubbs, 1960-66 .........................15 Sean Lee, 2010-19 ............................14 Dave Edwards, 1963-75 ....................13
Most INTs by an NFL Linebacker - 2010-19 Player INTs Luke Kuechly, Car ..............................18 Sean Lee, Dal ...................................14 Alec Ogletree, LAR/NYG ...................12
H THIRD DOWN DEFENSE H The Dallas defense put an emphasis on getting off the field on third down in 2019 and keeping their opponents out of rhythm offen-sively. Dallas held its opponents to 67-of-201 (33.3%) on third down tries, tied for the second-best percentage in the league and only one-of-six teams to keep opponents under a 35.0% success rate:
2019 NFL - Third Down Defense Team Attempts Conv. Third D % New England ............. 195 47 24.1% Dallas ........................ 201 67 33.3% San Francisco ........... 192 64 33.3% Philadelphia ............... 205 70 34.1% Tampa Bay ................ 218 75 34.4% New Orleans.............. 210 73 34.8%
H NO FLY ZONE H The Dallas secondary limited opposing quarterbacks through the air by only allowing 10.48 yards-per-completion on 370 recep-tions in 2019, the fifth-lowest figure in the league: Team Yds/Com Team Yds/Com San Francisco .........9.67 Chicago .............10.49 Buffalo .....................9.83 New England .....10.61 LA Chargers ..........10.35 Indianapolis .......10.74 Minnesota .............10.40 Denver ...............10.98 Dallas ...................10.48 Pittsburgh .......... 11.00
H NO YAC FOR YOU H The Cowboys secondary rallied to opposing receivers in 2018, allowing the 10th-fewest yards average (5.2) after the catch in the league, and also tying for third in most catches where the offense had one yard-or-fewer after the catch (77):
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The trend continued in 2019, as the Cowboys secondary and linebackers displayed a relentless pursuit to the ball by adjudicat-ing 85 catches in which the offense had one yard-or-fewer after the catch, fourth in the league:
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The defense allowed 370 receptions on the year, and on 305-of-370 catches, the opposing receiver failed to pick up more than 10 yards-after-the-catch: Team Rec. YAC<10 YAC<10% Tampa Bay ............408 345 84.6% Minnesota............ 394 344 87.3% Indianapolis ......... 394 330 83.7% Arizona ................ 421 328 77.9% Detroit .................. 381 322 84.5% Tennessee ........... 386 319 82.6% New Orleans ....... 371 306 82.5% Dallas.................. 370 305 82.4% N.Y. Jets .............. 363 304 83.6% Chicago ............... 362 301 83.2%
Team Rec. YAC<1 Team Rec. YAC<1 Chicago ............362 87 Tampa Bay ....408 80 Houston ............375 87 New Orleans .371 79 N.Y. Jets ...........363 86 Carolina .........347 77 Dallas ...............370 85 Arizona ..........421 76 Minnesota .........394 83 Indianapolis ...394 75 Denver ..............348 81 LA Chargers ..328 74
Team Rec. YAC YAC/Rec. YAC<1 Chicago ............... 377 1,855 5.0 81 N.Y. Jets .............. 367 1,943 5.5 78 Dallas .................. 367 1,868 5.2 77 Tampa Bay .......... 387 1,921 5.2 77 Philadelphia .......... 417 2,240 5.5 75
H AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL H Dallas was stingy through the air on defense in 2019 and held opposing offenses under 250 passing yards in 12-of-16 contests - tied for fourth in the NFL:
2019 NFL - Games Under 250 Air Yards Team Games Pass Yds Pass Yds/Gm San Francisco .............. 13 2,707 169.2 New England................. 13 2,886 180.4 LA Chargers .................. 13 3,204 200.3 Pittsburgh ...................... 12 3,113 194.6 Buffalo ........................... 12 3,123 195.2 Baltimore ....................... 12 3,315 207.2 Cleveland ...................... 12 3,470 216.9 Dallas .......................... 12 3,576 223.5 LA Rams ....................... 12 3,625 226.6 The Cowboys defense also allowed 223.5 yards-per-game to opposing offenses through the air - 10th fewest in the NFL: Team Yds/Gm Team Yds/Gm San Francisco .......169.2 Baltimore ...........207.2 New England ........180.4 Cleveland ..........216.9 Pittsburgh..............194.6 Kansas City .......221.4 Buffalo ...................195.2 Chicago .............222.1 LA Chargers ..........200.3 Dallas ................223.5
H HOLD THE LINE H Dallas also held opponents to the second-lowest yards-per-play average on third downs in 2019: Team Plays Yards 3rd D Avg. New England ............. 195 618 3.17 Dallas ........................ 202 814 4.03 Kansas City ............... 203 859 4.23 San Francisco ........... 193 825 4.27 Buffalo ....................... 212 923 4.35
H IN THE BACKFIELD H The Cowboys were a disruptive presence in their opponents backfield in 2019, forcing 106 negative plays (sacks, negative pass plays, negative rushes and kneel downs). A large part of that disrup-tion was their penchant for getting the ball carrier before he could break through the line of scrimmage, as Dallas corralled opposing rushers for a negative gain on 11.2% of all carries, a percentage which ranked eighth among all defenses:
H AVERAGE START H Dallas allowed an average start position of the 30.2-yard line in 2019, the 27th ranked average in the NFL: Rk Team Avg Start Rk Team Avg Start32 Tampa Bay ...................31.6 28 Pittsburgh ....................30.431 N.Y. Jets .......................31.4 27 Dallas .........................30.230 Miami ...........................30.5 26 Carolina ......................30.129 Chicago ........................30.5 25 N.Y. Giants ..................30.0
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DeMarcus Lawrence has recorded 30.0 sacks since the start of the 2017 season - 12th in the NFL during that span behind Chandler Jones (49.0), Aaron Donald (44.0), Cameron Jordan (40.5), Danielle Hunter (36.0), T.J. Watt (34.5), Von Mill-er (32.5), Calais Campbell (31.5), Ryan Kerrigan (31.5), Khalil Mack (31.5), Chris Jones (31.0) and Myles Garrett (30.5).
H TANK ROLLING OVER QBS H DeMarcus Lawrence has recorded 39.0 sacks in the regular season, with his most coming against Kirk Cousins (5.0). Below is a breakdown of his sacks by quarterback and by down:Player SacksKirk Cousins ................. 5.0Eli Manning ................... 4.0Carson Palmer.............. 3.0Matthew Stafford .......... 3.0Matt Ryan ..................... 2.5Aaron Rodgers ............. 2.0Trevor Siemien ............. 2.0Jameis Winston ............ 2.0Russell Wilson .............. 1.5C.J. Beathard................ 1.0Drew Brees ................... 1.0Daniel Jones ................. 1.0
Player Sacks Teddy Bridgewater .........1.0Ryan Fitzpatrick .............1.0Jared Goff ......................1.0Marcus Mariota ..............1.0Cam Newton ..................1.0Ben Roethlisberger ............ 1.0Ryan Tannehill ...............1.0Tyrod Taylor ...................1.0Josh Rosen....................1.0Carson Wentz ................1.0Joah Allen ...................... 0.5Colt McCoy .................... 0.5
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H SACK ARTIST H The Cowboys added Everson Griffen as an established pass rusher to bookend their defensive line along with DeMarcus Law-rence and Aldon Smith. Griffen ranks 12th among all active play-ers in career sacks: Player Team Sacks Von Miller .......................... DEN 106.0 Chandler Jones ................ ARZ 96.0 J.J. Watt ............................ HOU 96.0 Ryan Kerrigan................... WAS 90.0 Justin Houston .................. IND 89.5 Calais Campbell ............... JAX 88.0 Cameron Jordan ............... NO 87.0 Carlos Dunlap ................... CIN 81.5 Robert Quinn .................... CHI 80.5 Jason Pierre-Paul ............. TB 79.5 Geno Atkins ...................... CIN 75.5 Everson Griffen ............... DAL 74.5 Aaron Donald.................... LAR 72.0
H PASS RUSH BONANZA H With the acquisitions of Dontari Poe and Everson Griffen, the 2020 Dallas Cowboys will employ five players who have tallied at least 20.0 sacks since the start in their career. They are one-of-two teams in the league to boast five active players with at least 20.0 sacks in their career, joining Pittsburgh, and one-of-five teams to boast at least four players:
Teams with Three Players with 30.0 Sacks, 2014-19 Player Team Games Sacks Everson Griffen ....................DAL 147 74.5 Aldon Smith ..........................DAL 59 47.5 DeMarcus Lawrence ............DAL 80 39.0 Dontari Poe ..........................DAL 121 20.5 Tyrone Crawford ...................DAL 96 23.0 Cameron Heyward ...............PIT 134 54.0 T.J. Watt................................PIT 47 34.5 Bud Dupree ..........................PIT 70 31.5 Stephon Tuitt ........................PIT 76 23.5 Tyson Alualua .......................PIT 157 22.5 Olivier Vernon .......................CLE 113 54.5 Adrian Clayborn ....................CLE 110 36.5 Myles Garrett ........................CLE 37 30.5 Sheldon Richardson .............CLE 105 26.5 Brandon Graham ..................PHI 143 51.0 Fletcher Cox .........................PHI 125 48.0 Malik Jackson .......................PHI 111 32.0 Vinny Curry ...........................PHI 112 29.5 Jason Pierre-Paul .................TB 137 79.5 Ndamukong Suh ...................TB 158 58.5 Shaquil Barrett ......................TB 77 33.5 Lavonte David ......................TB 121 22.5
H CRUNCH TIME SACKS H Dallas racked up 39.0 sacks in 2019, with 15 of them coming in the fourth quarter - the seventh-most fourth quarter sacks in the league last year. Additionally, those 15 sacks account for 38.5% of the Cowboys sack total, which was the third-highest fourth quarter percentage in the NFL :
H BACK-TO-BACK SACK ATTACK H Combined with his Aldon Smith’s rookie-record 14.0 sacks from the year prior, Smith is one-of-18 players since 1982 (when sacks became official) to have consecutive seasons with at least 14.0 sacks: Player Team Consec. Tot. Sacks Seasons Seasons Jared Allen.............KC/MIN 3 44.5 2007-09 Reggie White .........PHI 3 57.0 1986-88 Reggie White .........PHI 3 43.0 1990-92 Danielle Hunter......MIN 2 29.0 2018-19 J.J. Watt ................HOU 2 38.0 2014-15 Aldon Smith .........SF 2 33.5 2011-12 DeMarcus Ware ....DAL 2 35.0 2010-11 DeMarcus Ware ....DAL 2 34.0 2007-08 Simeon Rice ..........TB 2 30.5 2002-03 Michael Strahan ....NYG 2 29.0 1997-98 Neil Smith ..............KC 2 29.5 1992-93 Bruce Smith ...........BUF 2 28.0 1992-93 Kevin Greene ........LAR 2 33.0 1988-89 Lawrence Taylor ....NYG 2 30.5 1988-89 Dexter Manley .......WAS 2 33.5 1985-86 Andre Tippett .........NE 2 35.0 1984-85 Richard Dent .........CHI 2 34.5 1984-85 Mark Gastineau .....NYJ 2 41.0 1983-84 Doug Betters .........MIA 2 30.0 1983-84 Curtis Greer ...........STL 2 30.0 1983-84
H SINGLE SEASON SACK ATTACK H Dallas signed pass rusher Aldon Smith after four seasons away from the NFL, hoping to regenerate the pass rush monster that once terrorized opposing quarterbacks. In Smith’s second NFL season, he recorded 19.5 sacks - tied for the 13th - highest single-season number in league history: Player Team Sacks Season Michael Strahan ........... NYG 22.5 2001 Jared Allen ................... MIN 22.0 2011 Mark Gastineau............ NYJ 22.0 1984 Justin Houston ............. KC 22.0 2014 Chris Doleman ............. Min 21.0 1989 Reggie White ............... PHI 21.0 1987 Aaron Donald ............... LAR 20.5 2018 Lawrence Taylor ........... NYG 20.5 1986 J.J. Watt ....................... HOU 20.5 2012 J.J. Watt ....................... HOU 20.5 2014 Derrick Thomas ............ KC 20.0 1990 DeMarcus Ware ........... DAL 20.0 2008 Aldon Smith ................ SF 19.5 2012 Shaquil Barrett ............. TB 19.5 2019 Robert Mathis............... IND 19.5 2013 DeMarcus Ware ........... DAL 19.5 2011 Tim Harris .................... GB 19.5 1989
H PRESSURE PLAYERS H The Cowboys have two impact pressure players for the 2020 season in DeMarcus Lawrence and Everson Griffen, who both ranked in the top-20 in knockdowns and hurries in 2019:
2019 NFL - Most QB Knockdowns and Hurries Player Knockdowns Hurries Total Za’Darius Smith.................... 36.5 62.5 99.0 Aaron Donald ....................... 24.0 68.0 92.0 Chandler Jones .................... 23.5 63.0 86.5 Cameron Jordan .................. 23.5 62.5 86.0 Danielle Hunter .................... 21.5 63.5 85.0 Joey Bosa ............................ 28.5 53.5 82.0 Nick Bosa ............................. 24.5 57.0 81.5 T.J. Watt ............................... 29.5 51.0 80.5 Shaquil Barrett ..................... 36.0 42.5 78.5 Khalil Mack ........................... 15.5 59.0 74.5 Trey Flowers ........................ 20.0 53.0 73.0 Kenny Clark.......................... 6.5 59.0 65.5 Von Miller ............................. 18.5 47.0 65.5 Chris Jones .......................... 20.0 44.0 64.0 Calais Campbell ................... 21.5 41.5 63.0 Everson Griffen .................. 23.0 39.0 62.0 DeMarcus Lawrence .......... 15.5 46.0 61.5 Matt Judon ........................... 31.0 30.0 61.0
Aldon Smith recorded 19.5 sacks in 2012 - his second NFL season - which is tied for the 13th-high-est single-season number in league history.19.519.5
H BLITZ-CAST H The Dallas defense relied heavily on their defensive front to af-fect the opposing quarterback in 2019, blitzing on only 122 defen-sive snaps - a figure which ranked 24th in the NFL. Although they blitzed sparingly, the Cowboys were very efficient when they did send pressure, recording a sack on 11.6% or blitz attempts - the fourth-best sack percentage on blitz passing situations:
2019 NFL - Blitz Sack Percentage Team Attempts Sacks Sack % Buffalo ....................... 135 20 12.9% San Francisco ........... 108 15 12.2% Indianapolis ............... 106 14 11.7% Dallas ........................ 122 16 11.6% Philadelphia ............... 121 15 11.0% Jacksonville ............... 127 15 10.6%
The below list shows which teams blitzed the most and which teams blitzed the least in 2019: Most Blitzes on Passes Fewest Blitzes on Passes Team Blitz Att. Team Blitz Att. Tampa Bay ...............279 LA Chargers ...........59 Baltimore..................263 Detroit .....................96 Arizona.....................227 Oakland ..................99 N.Y. Jets ...................212 Indianapolis ..........106 Houston ...................188 San Francisco ......108 New Orleans ............188 Green Bay ............ 110
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Greg Zuerlein connected on seven field goals against Dallas (10/1/17) - setting a career-best that is tied for the second-most makes in a single-game in NFL history. It is also the seventh time a kicker has at-tempted at least seven field goals and con-verted 100% of them in a single-game.77
H THE PUNT-ISHER H Dallas Cowboys punter Chris Jones serves as a weapon in the kicking game, adept at flipping field position for the Cowboys. For his career, he boasts a 44.6 gross average and a net average of 40.1, with 182 punts downed inside the 20-yard line - most all-time in team history. Jones is fifth all-time amongst NFL punters in percentage of punts downed inside the 20-yard line (min. 100 punts) at 40.54%:
Punts Downed Inside the Opp 20-Yard Line Player Years Punts In20 In20% Corey Bojorquez^, Buf .... 2018-19 124 56 45.12 Dustin Colquitt^, KC ........ 2005-19 1,124 462 41.10 Michael Dickson^, Sea ... 2018-19 152 62 40.79 Jordan Berry^, Pit ........... 2015-19 328 131 39.94 Chris Jones^, Dal ......... 2011-19 459 182 39.65
^ indicates active player% Min. 100 punts
H GREG THE LEG H Greg Zuerlein has attempted 55 field goals of 50-or-more yards since he entered the league in 2012 - tied with Justin Tucker for the most in the NFL over that span: Player 50+ FGA 50+ FGM 50+ FG% Greg Zuerlein.....................55 33 60.0% Justin Tucker .......................55 39 70.9% Matt Prater ..........................53 41 77.4% Matt Bryant..........................47 34 72.3% Adam Vinatieri .....................47 33 70.2%
H POINT PERSON H Since he entered the league in 2012, Zuerlein has scored 867 points, the ninth-most in the league: Player FGA FGM FG% PAT Pts Justin Tucker ..............292 267 90.8% 298 1,093 Stephen Gostkowski ...261 233 89.3% 364 1,063 Stephen Hauschka .....256 223 87.1% 284 953 Matt Prater ..................242 209 86.4% 323 950 Mason Crosby ............241 198 82.2% 332 926 Adam Vinatieri ............248 212 85.5% 285 921 Dan Bailey ..................231 202 87.4% 307 913 Matt Bryant .................226 197 87.2% 287 878 Greg Zuerlein ............245 201 82.0% 264 867 Robbie Gould..............221 194 87.8% 250 832
In 2017 Zuerlein recorded one of the most prolific scoring sea-sons in NFL history, registering 158 points for the LA Rams in just 14 games played. His point total is tied for the 10th-highest single-season total in NFL history, and is the seventh-highest by a kicker:
Player Season TD FG PAT Pts Pts/G LaDainian Tomlinson ......2006 31 0 0 186 11.6 Paul Hornung .................1960 15 15 41 176 14.7 Shaun Alexander............2005 28 0 0 168 10.5 David Akers ....................2011 0 44 34 166 10.4 Gary Anderson ...............1998 0 35 59 164 10.3 Jeff Wilkins .....................2003 0 39 46 163 10.2 Priest Holmes.................2003 27 0 0 162 10.1 Mark Moseley.................1983 0 33 62 161 10.1 Marshall Faulk................2000 26 0 0 160 11.4 Greg Zuerlein................2017 0 38 44 158 11.3 Stephen Gostkowski ......2013 0 38 44 158 9.9 Matt Bryant.....................2016 0 34 56 158 9.9
H LONG RETURNS H In 2019 the LA Rams kickoff return unit - led by now Cowboys Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel - recorded a 20-plus-yard kick return on 72.2% of their returns, which was the third-best percentage in the NFL: Team Kick Ret 20+ Yd Ret 20+ % Jacksonville.......................26 20 76.9% Denver ..............................21 16 76.2% LA Rams ...........................18 13 72.2% Houston.............................14 10 71.4% Carolina.............................31 22 71.0%
H TOUCHBACK PCT H In 2019 the LA Rams forced a touchback on 76.2% of their kickoffs - fifth-highest in the league - and their kickoffs reached the end zone on 84.5% of all attempts. Conversely, Dallas forced a touchback on only 58.0% of kickoffs (19th), despite a similar end zone percentage (81.8%): Team Kickoffs Touchbacks TB% Carolina.............................71 66 93.0% Tampa Bay ........................97 88 90.7% New Orleans .....................95 74 77.9% Denver ..............................72 55 76.4% LA Rams ...........................84 64 76.2%
H POSITION GAME H Field position plays a large part in defensive success across the NFL. In 2019 there were 1,245 touchdown drives by the 32 teams, and only 258 of them (20.72%) came from 80-plus-yard drives:
2019 NFL Offense Long TD Drives Team TD Drives 80+ Yd Dr. 80+ TD% Baltimore .........................58 13 22.4% San Francisco .................51 11 21.6% Tennessee.......................50 12 24.0% Dallas ..............................48 14 29.2% New Orleans ...................48 6 12.5% Tampa Bay ......................48 6 12.5%
(As of September 8, 2020)OFFENSE
WR 19 Amari Cooper 88 CeeDee Lamb 85 Noah Brown LT 77 Tyron Smith 78 Terence Steele LG 52 Connor Williams 66 Connor McGovern C 73 Joe Looney 63 Tyler Biadasz RG 70 Zack Martin 69 Brandon Knight RT 75 Cameron Erving 78 Terence Steele TE 89 Blake Jarwin 80 Blake Bell 86 Dalton Schultz 84 Sean McKeonWR 13 Michael Gallup 11 Cedrick Wilson 17 Malik Turner QB 4 Dak Prescott 14 Andy Dalton 7 Ben DiNucci RB 21 Ezekiel Elliott 20 Tony Pollard 34 Rico Dowdle
DEFENSEDE 90 DeMarcus Lawrence 97 Everson Griffen 56 Bradlee Anae DT 95 Dontari Poe 99 Antwaun Woods DT 72 Trysten Hill 96 Neville Gallimore DE 98 Tyrone Crawford SLB 58 Aldon Smith 92 Dorance Armstrong MLB 55 Leighton Vander Esch 57 Luke Gifford WLB 54 Jaylon Smith 48 Joe Thomas 59 Justin March CB 30 Anthony Brown 24 Chidobe Awuzie 29 C.J. Goodwin CB 27 Trevon Diggs 26 Jourdan Lewis 28 Daryl Worley S 23 Darian Thompson 37 Donovan Wilson S 25 Xavier Woods 41 Reggie Robinson
SPECIALISTSP 6 Chris Jones K 2 Greg Zuerlein LS 91 Louis-Philippe Ladouceur H 6 Chris Jones KR 11 Cedrick Wilson 88 CeeDee Lamb 20 Tony Pollard 27 Trevon DiggsPR 20 Tony Pollard 27 Trevon Diggs 88 CeeDee Lamb 11 Cedrick Wilson
COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH: Mike McCarthyASSISTANTS: Jeff Blasko (Assistant Offensive Line), Matt Daniels (Assistant Special Teams), Rob Davis (Assistant Head Coach), George Edwards (SeniorDefensive Assistant), John Fassel (Special Teams Coordinator), Ryan Feder (Quality Control Analytics), Al Harris (Defensive Backs), Chase Haslett (QualityControl/Offense), Adam Henry (Wide Receivers), Leon Lett (Assistant Defensive Line), Maurice Linguist (Defensive Backs), Cannon Matthews (QualityControl/Defense), Scott McCurley (Linebackers), Kellen Moore (Offensive Coordinator), Harold Nash (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Mike Nolan(Defensive Coordinator), Doug Nussmeier (Quarterbacks), Markus Paul (Strength & Conditioning Coordinator), Skip Peete (Running Backs), Joe Philbin(Offensive Line), Justin Rudd (Video/Analytics), Eric Simonelli (Quality Control Analytics), Kendall Smith (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Scott Tolzien(Offensive Assistant), Jim Tomsula (Defensive Line), Kyle Valero (Quality Control Analytics), Lunda Wells (Tight Ends).
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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. DOB EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN56 Anae, Bradlee DE 6-3 260 1/17/1998 R Utah Laie, Hawaii92 Armstrong, Dorance DE 6-4 260 6/10/1997 3 Kansas Houston, Texas24 Awuzie, Chidobe CB 6-0 203 5/24/1995 4 Colorado San Jose, Calif.80 Bell, Blake TE 6-6 260 8/7/1991 6 Oklahoma Wichita, Kan.63 Biadasz, Tyler C 6-4 317 11/20/1997 R Wisconsin Amherst, Wisc.30 Brown, Anthony CB 5-11 188 12/16/1993 5 Purdue Tampa, Fla.85 Brown, Noah WR 6-2 215 1/6/1996 4 Ohio State Flanders,, N.J.19 Cooper, Amari WR 6-1 225 6/17/1994 6 Alabama Miami, Fla.98 Crawford, Tyrone DL 6-4 285 11/22/1989 9 Boise State Windsor, Ontario14 Dalton, Andy QB 6-2 220 10/29/1987 10 Texas Christian Katy, Texas27 Diggs, Trevon CB 6-1 203 9/20/1998 R Alabama Gaithersburg, Md.7 DiNucci, Ben QB 6-2 215 11/24/1996 R James Madison Wexford, PA34 Dowdle, Rico RB 5-11 215 6/14/1998 R South Carolina Asheville, N.C.21 Elliott, Ezekiel RB 6-0 228 7/22/1995 5 Ohio State St. Louis, Mo.75 Erving, Cameron C 6-5 305 8/23/1992 6 Florida State Moultrie, Ga.96 Gallimore, Neville DT 6-2 307 1/17/1997 R Oklahoma Ottawa, Ontario13 Gallup, Michael WR 6-1 205 3/4/1996 3 Colorado State Monroe, Ga.57 Gifford, Luke LB 6-3 245 8/28/1995 2 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb.29 Goodwin, C.J. CB 6-3 187 2/4/1990 5 California (PA) Wheeling, W.V.97 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 12/22/1987 11 Southern California Avondale, AZ72 Hill, Trysten DT 6-3 305 3/25/1998 2 Central Florida Lee, Fla.89 Jarwin, Blake TE 6-5 250 7/16/1994 4 Oklahoma State Tuttle, Okla.6 Jones, Chris P 6-0 205 7/21/1989 9 Carson Newman Rome, Ga.69 Knight, Brandon T 6-4 315 4/1/1997 2 Indiana Noblesville, Ind.91 Ladouceur, Louis-Philippe LS 6-5 256 3/13/1981 16 California Pointe-Claire, Quebec88 Lamb, CeeDee WR 6-2 200 4/8/1999 R Oklahoma Richmond, Texas90 Lawrence, DeMarcus DE 6-3 250 4/28/1992 7 Boise State Aiken, S.C.26 Lewis, Jourdan CB 5-10 186 8/31/1995 4 Michigan Detroit Mich.73 Looney, Joe C 6-3 310 8/31/1990 9 Wake Forest Lake Worth, Fla.59 March, Justin LB 5-11 228 7/5/1993 6 Akron Danville, Ill.70 Martin, Zack G 6-4 315 11/20/1990 7 Notre Dame Indianapolis, Ind.66 McGovern, Connor G 6-5 315 11/3/1997 2 Penn State Larksville, Pa.84 McKeon, Sean TE 6-3 255 12/28/1997 R Michigan Dudley, Mass.95 Poe, Dontari DT 6-3 346 8/18/1990 9 Memphis Memphis, Tenn.20 Pollard, Tony RB 6-0 210 4/30/1997 2 Memphis Memphis, Tenn.4 Prescott, Dak QB 6-2 235 7/29/1993 5 Mississippi State Haughton, La.41 Robinson, Reggie CB 6-1 200 4/14/1997 R Tulsa Cleburne, Texas86 Schultz, Dalton TE 6-5 255 7/11/1996 3 Stanford South Jordan, Utah58 Smith, Aldon DE 6-4 280 9/25/1989 6 Missouri Raytown, Mo.54 Smith, Jaylon LB 6-2 240 6/14/1995 4 Notre Dame Fort Wayne, Ind.77 Smith, Tyron T 6-5 305 12/12/1990 10 Southern California Moreno Valley, Calif.78 Steele, Terence T 6-6 320 6/4/1997 R Texas Tech Cibolo, Texas48 Thomas, Joe LB 6-1 230 5/6/1991 6 South Carolina State Blackville, S.C.23 Thompson, Darian S 6-2 212 9/22/1993 5 Boise State Lancaster, Calif.17 Turner, Malik WR 6-2 202 1/30/1996 3 Illinois Springfield, Ill.55 Vander Esch, Leighton LB 6-4 255 2/8/1996 3 Boise State Riggins, Idaho52 Williams, Connor G 6-5 320 5/12/1997 3 Texas Coppell, Texas11 Wilson, Cedrick WR 6-2 195 11/20/1995 3 Boise State Memphis, Tenn.37 Wilson, Donovan S 6-0 200 2/21/1995 2 Texas A&M Shreveport, La.99 Woods, Antwaun DT 6-1 310 1/3/1993 3 Southern California Los Angeles, Calif.25 Woods, Xavier S 5-11 212 7/26/1995 4 Louisiana Tech Monroe, La.28 Worley, Daryl CB 6-1 210 2/22/1995 5 West Virginia Philadelphia, Pa.2 Zuerlein, Greg K 6-0 195 12/27/1987 9 Missouri Western Lincoln, Neb.PRACTICE SQUAD60 Alarcon, Isaac T 6-6 325 7/27/1998 R Monterrey Tech Monterrey, Mexico44 Bernard, Francis LB 6-0 242 4/8/1995 R Utah Herriman, Utah33 Burton, Deante CB 6-2 210 7/12/1994 3 Kansas State Manhattan, KS39 Carr, Brandon CB 6-0 210 5/19/1986 13 Grand Valley State Flint, Mich.51 Carter, Ron'dell DE 6-3 270 7/3/1997 R Portland State Federal Way, Wash.79 Hamilton, Justin DT 6-2 315 7/27/1993 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Natchez, Miss.76 Hamilton, Ladarius DE 6-2 265 1/18/1998 R North Texas Corringan, Texas62 Henry, Marcus C 6-3 305 2/11/1993 1 Boise State Bellevue, Wash.87 Hikutini, Cole TE 6-4 245 6/11/1994 2 Louisville Elk Grove, Calif.81 Johnson, Jon'Vea WR 6-0 195 12/23/1995 2 Toledo Gary, Ind.35 Kirk, Luther S 6-0 205 11/7/1996 R Illinois State Garland, Texas45 Olonilua, Sewo FB 6-3 235 11/27/1997 R Texas Christian Kingwood, Texas18 Parker, Aaron WR 6-2 210 5/21/1998 R Rhode Island Brandywine, Md.32 Smith, Saivion CB 6-1 190 11/5/1997 1 Alabama St. Petersburg, Fla.31 Westry, Chris CB 6-4 210 7/10/1997 2 Kentucky Orange Park, Fla.RESERVE/EXEMPT94 Gregory, Randy DE 6-5 242 11/23/1992 2 Nebraska Jacksonville, Fla.RESERVE/INJURED – RETURNABLE83 Bryant, Ventell WR 6-3 206 8/24/1996 2 Temple Tampa, Fla.71 Collins, La'el T 6-4 323 7/26/1993 6 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La.50 Lee, Sean LB 6-2 245 7/22/1986 11 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa.RESERVE/INJURED65 Hyatt, Mitch T 6-5 315 2/6/1997 1 Clemson Suwanee, Ga.43 Kamara, Azur LB 6-3 245 9/26/1998 R Kansas Glendale, Ariz.
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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE HOW ACQ. GP GS DNP IA2 Zuerlein, Greg K 6-0 195 32 9 Missouri Western UFA(LAR)-'20 0 0 0 04 Prescott, Dak QB 6-2 235 27 5 Mississippi State D4b-'16 0 0 0 06 Jones, Chris P 6-0 205 31 9 Carson Newman FA-'11 0 0 0 07 DiNucci, Ben QB 6-2 215 23 R James Madison D7-'20 0 0 0 011 Wilson, Cedrick WR 6-2 195 24 3 Boise State D6b-'18 0 0 0 013 Gallup, Michael WR 6-1 205 24 3 Colorado State D3-'18 0 0 0 014 Dalton, Andy QB 6-2 220 32 10 Texas Christian FA-'20 0 0 0 017 Turner, Malik WR 6-2 202 24 3 Illinois W(GB)-'20 0 0 0 019 Cooper, Amari WR 6-1 225 26 6 Alabama T(Oak)-'18 0 0 0 020 Pollard, Tony RB 6-0 210 23 2 Memphis D4a-'19 0 0 0 021 Elliott, Ezekiel RB 6-0 228 25 5 Ohio State D1-'16 0 0 0 023 Thompson, Darian S 6-2 212 26 5 Boise State FA-'18 0 0 0 024 Awuzie, Chidobe CB 6-0 203 25 4 Colorado D2-'17 0 0 0 025 Woods, Xavier S 5-11 212 25 4 Louisiana Tech D6a-'17 0 0 0 026 Lewis, Jourdan CB 5-10 186 25 4 Michigan D3-'17 0 0 0 027 Diggs, Trevon CB 6-1 203 21 R Alabama D2-'20 0 0 0 028 Worley, Daryl CB 6-1 210 25 5 West Virginia FA-'20 0 0 0 029 Goodwin, C.J. CB 6-3 187 30 5 California (PA) PS(Cin)-'18 0 0 0 030 Brown, Anthony CB 5-11 188 26 5 Purdue D6a-'16 0 0 0 034 Dowdle, Rico RB 5-11 215 22 R South Carolina UDFA-'20 0 0 0 037 Wilson, Donovan S 6-0 200 25 2 Texas A&M D6-'19 0 0 0 041 Robinson, Reggie CB 6-1 200 23 R Tulsa D4a-'20 0 0 0 048 Thomas, Joe LB 6-1 230 29 6 South Carolina State FA-'18 0 0 0 052 Williams, Connor G 6-5 320 23 3 Texas D2-'18 0 0 0 054 Smith, Jaylon LB 6-2 240 25 4 Notre Dame D2-'16 0 0 0 055 Vander Esch, Leighton LB 6-4 255 24 3 Boise State D1-'18 0 0 0 056 Anae, Bradlee DE 6-3 260 22 R Utah D5-'20 0 0 0 057 Gifford, Luke LB 6-3 245 25 2 Nebraska UDFA-'19 0 0 0 058 Smith, Aldon DE 6-4 280 30 6 Missouri FA-'20 0 0 0 059 March, Justin LB 5-11 228 27 6 Akron FA-'17 0 0 0 063 Biadasz, Tyler C 6-4 317 22 R Wisconsin D4b-'20 0 0 0 066 McGovern, Connor G 6-5 315 22 2 Penn State D3-'19 0 0 0 069 Knight, Brandon T 6-4 315 23 2 Indiana UDFA-'19 0 0 0 070 Martin, Zack G 6-4 315 29 7 Notre Dame D1-'14 0 0 0 072 Hill, Trysten DT 6-3 305 22 2 Central Florida D2-'19 0 0 0 073 Looney, Joe C 6-3 310 30 9 Wake Forest UFA(Ten)-'16 0 0 0 075 Erving, Cameron C 6-5 305 28 6 Florida State FA-'20 0 0 0 077 Smith, Tyron T 6-5 305 29 10 Southern California D1-'11 0 0 0 078 Steele, Terence T 6-6 320 23 R Texas Tech UDFA-'20 0 0 0 080 Bell, Blake TE 6-6 260 29 6 Oklahoma UFA(KC)-'20 0 0 0 084 McKeon, Sean TE 6-3 255 22 R Michigan UDFA-'20 0 0 0 085 Brown, Noah WR 6-2 215 24 4 Ohio State D7b-'17 0 0 0 086 Schultz, Dalton TE 6-5 255 24 3 Stanford D4b-'18 0 0 0 088 Lamb, CeeDee WR 6-2 200 21 R Oklahoma D1-20 0 0 0 089 Jarwin, Blake TE 6-5 250 26 4 Oklahoma State UDFA-'17 0 0 0 090 Lawrence, DeMarcus DE 6-3 250 28 7 Boise State D2-'14 0 0 0 091 Ladouceur, Louis-Philippe LS 6-5 256 39 16 California FA-'05 0 0 0 092 Armstrong, Dorance DE 6-4 260 23 3 Kansas D4a-'18 0 0 0 095 Poe, Dontari DT 6-3 346 30 9 Memphis UFA(Car)-'20 0 0 0 096 Gallimore, Neville DT 6-2 307 23 R Oklahoma D3-'20 0 0 0 097 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 32 11 Southern California D4 '10 0 0 0 098 Crawford, Tyrone DL 6-4 285 30 9 Boise State D3-'12 0 0 0 099 Woods, Antwaun DT 6-1 310 27 3 Southern California FA-'18 0 0 0 0PRACTICE SQUAD18 Parker, Aaron WR 6-2 210 22 R Rhode Island UDFA'20 0 0 0 031 Westry, Chris CB 6-4 210 23 2 Kentucky UDFA-'19 0 0 0 032 Smith, Saivion CB 6-1 190 22 1 Alabama FA-'20 0 0 0 033 Burton, Deante CB 6-2 210 26 3 Kansas State PS(Ind)-'19 0 0 0 035 Kirk, Luther S 6-0 205 23 R Illinois State UDFA-'20 0 0 0 039 Carr, Brandon CB 6-0 210 34 13 Grand Valley State FA-'20 0 0 0 044 Bernard, Francis LB 6-0 242 25 R Utah UDFA-'20 0 0 0 045 Olonilua, Sewo FB 6-3 235 22 R Texas Christian UDFA-'20 0 0 0 051 Carter, Ron'dell DE 6-3 270 23 R Portland State UDFA-'20 0 0 0 060 Alarcon, Isaac T 6-6 325 22 R Monterrey Tech IPP-'20 0 0 0 062 Henry, Marcus C 6-3 305 27 1 Boise State FA-'19 0 0 0 076 Hamilton, Ladarius DE 6-2 265 22 R North Texas UDFA-'20 0 0 0 079 Hamilton, Justin DT 6-2 315 27 2 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-19 0 0 0 081 Johnson, Jon'Vea WR 6-0 195 24 2 Toledo UDFA-'19 0 0 0 087 Hikutini, Cole TE 6-4 245 26 2 Louisville FA-'19 0 0 0 0RESERVE/EXEMPT94 Gregory, Randy DE 6-5 242 27 2 Nebraska D2-15 0 0 0 0RESERVE/INJURED – RETURNABLE50 Lee, Sean LB 6-2 245 34 11 Penn State D2-'10 0 0 0 071 Collins, La'el T 6-4 323 27 6 Louisiana State UDFA-'15 0 0 0 083 Bryant, Ventell WR 6-3 206 24 2 Temple FA-'19 0 0 0 0RESERVE/INJURED43 Kamara, Azur LB 6-3 245 21 R Kansas UDFA-'20 0 0 0 065 Hyatt, Mitch T 6-5 315 23 1 Clemson UDFA-'19 0 0 0 0
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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE HOW ACQ.
QUARTERBACKS (3)4 Prescott, Dak QB 6-2 235 27 5 Mississippi State D4b-'167 DiNucci, Ben QB 6-2 215 23 R James Madison D7-'2014 Dalton, Andy QB 6-2 220 32 10 Texas Christian FA-'20
RUNNING BACKS (3)20 Pollard, Tony RB 6-0 210 23 2 Memphis D4a-'1921 Elliott, Ezekiel RB 6-0 228 25 5 Ohio State D1-'1634 Dowdle, Rico RB 5-11 215 22 R South Carolina UDFA-'20
WIDE RECEIVERS (6)11 Wilson, Cedrick WR 6-2 195 24 3 Boise State D6b-'1813 Gallup, Michael WR 6-1 205 24 3 Colorado State D3-'1817 Turner, Malik WR 6-2 202 24 3 Illinois W(GB)-'2019 Cooper, Amari WR 6-1 225 26 6 Alabama T(Oak)-'1885 Brown, Noah WR 6-2 215 24 4 Ohio State D7b-'1788 Lamb, CeeDee WR 6-2 200 21 R Oklahoma D1-20
TIGHT ENDS (4)80 Bell, Blake TE 6-6 260 29 6 Oklahoma UFA(KC)-'2084 McKeon, Sean TE 6-3 255 22 R Michigan UDFA-'2086 Schultz, Dalton TE 6-5 255 24 3 Stanford D4b-'1889 Jarwin, Blake TE 6-5 250 26 4 Oklahoma State UDFA-'17
OFFENSIVE LINE (9)52 Williams, Connor G 6-5 320 23 3 Texas D2-'1863 Biadasz, Tyler C 6-4 317 22 R Wisconsin D4b-'2066 McGovern, Connor G 6-5 315 22 2 Penn State D3-'1969 Knight, Brandon T 6-4 315 23 2 Indiana UDFA-'1970 Martin, Zack G 6-4 315 29 7 Notre Dame D1-'1473 Looney, Joe C 6-3 310 30 9 Wake Forest UFA(Ten)-'1675 Erving, Cameron C 6-5 305 28 6 Florida State FA-'2077 Smith, Tyron T 6-5 305 29 10 Southern California D1-'1178 Steele, Terence T 6-6 320 23 R Texas Tech UDFA-'20
DEFENSIVE LINE (10)56 Anae, Bradlee DE 6-3 260 22 R Utah D5-'2058 Smith, Aldon DE 6-4 280 30 6 Missouri FA-'2072 Hill, Trysten DT 6-3 305 22 2 Central Florida D2-'1990 Lawrence, DeMarcus DE 6-3 250 28 7 Boise State D2-'1492 Armstrong, Dorance DE 6-4 260 23 3 Kansas D4a-'1895 Poe, Dontari DT 6-3 346 30 9 Memphis UFA(Car)-'2096 Gallimore, Neville DT 6-2 307 23 R Oklahoma D3-'2097 Griffen, Everson DE 6-3 273 32 11 Southern California D4 '1098 Crawford, Tyrone DL 6-4 285 30 9 Boise State D3-'1299 Woods, Antwaun DT 6-1 310 27 3 Southern California FA-'18
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)23 Thompson, Darian S 6-2 212 26 5 Boise State FA-'1824 Awuzie, Chidobe CB 6-0 203 25 4 Colorado D2-'1725 Woods, Xavier S 5-11 212 25 4 Louisiana Tech D6a-'1726 Lewis, Jourdan CB 5-10 186 25 4 Michigan D3-'1727 Diggs, Trevon CB 6-1 203 21 R Alabama D2-'2028 Worley, Daryl CB 6-1 210 25 5 West Virginia FA-'2029 Goodwin, C.J. CB 6-3 187 30 5 California (PA) PS(Cin)-'1830 Brown, Anthony CB 5-11 188 26 5 Purdue D6a-'1637 Wilson, Donovan S 6-0 200 25 2 Texas A&M D6-'1941 Robinson, Reggie CB 6-1 200 23 R Tulsa D4a-'20
SPECIALISTS (3)2 Zuerlein, Greg K 6-0 195 32 9 Missouri Western UFA(LAR)-'206 Jones, Chris P 6-0 205 31 9 Carson Newman FA-'1191 Ladouceur, Louis-Philippe LS 6-5 256 39 16 California FA-'05
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YEAR DRAFT PICKS (31) FREE AGENTS (18) COLLEGE FREE AGENTS (7) TRADES/WAIVERS (2) PRACTICE SQUAD (1)2005 L. Ladouceur (FA-'05)2010 S. Lee (2nd) `2011 T. Smith (1st) C. Jones (FA-'11)2012 T. Crawford (3rd)2014 Z. Martin (1st)
D. Lawrence (2nd)2015 R. Gregory (2nd) # L. Collins (UDFA-'15) `2016 E. Elliott (1st)
J. Smith (2nd)D. Prescott (4th)A. Brown (6th)
J. Looney (UFA Ten -'16)
2017 C. Awuzie (2nd)J. Lewis (3rd)X. Woods (6th)N. Brown (7th)
B. Jarwin (UDFA-'17)J. March (FA-'17)
2018 L. Vander Esch (1st)C. Williams (2nd)M. Gallup (3rd)D. Armstrong (4th)D. Schultz (4th-b)C. Wilson (6th-b)
J. Thomas (FA-'18)D. Thompson (FA-'18)A. Woods (FA-'18)
A. Cooper (T Oak -'18) C. Goodwin (PS Cin -'18)
2019 T. Hill (2nd)C. McGovern (3rd)T. Pollard (4th)D. Wilson (6th)
B. Bell (UFA KC -'20)A. Dalton (FA-'20)C. Erving (FA-'20)E. Griffen (D4 '10)D. Poe (UFA Car -'20)A. Smith (FA-'20)D. Worley (FA-'20)G. Zuerlein (UFA LAR -'20)
R. Dowdle (UDFA-'20)A. Kamara (UDFA-'20) *S. McKeon (UDFA-'20)T. Steele (UDFA-'20)
CONTRACT STATUSPLAYER SIGNED THROUGH PLAYER SIGNED THROUGH PLAYER SIGNED THROUGHBradlee Anae 2023 ................................................ Luke Gifford 2021 ................................................. Tony Pollard 2022 ............................................... Dorance Armstrong 2021 ....................................... C.J. Goodwin 2020 ................................................ Dak Prescott 2020 .............................................. Chidobe Awuzie 2020 ............................................ Everson Griffen 2020 ............................................. Reggie Robinson 2023 ......................................... Blake Bell 2020 ..................................................... Trysten Hill 2022 ................................................... Dalton Schultz 2021 ............................................ Tyler Biadasz 2023 ................................................ Mitch Hyatt * 2021 ................................................ Aldon Smith 2020 ............................................... Anthony Brown 2022 ............................................. Blake Jarwin 2023 ................................................. Jaylon Smith 2025 .............................................. Noah Brown 2020 ................................................. Chris Jones 2021 .................................................. Tyron Smith 2023 ................................................ Ventell Bryant ` 2020 ............................................. Brandon Knight 2021 ............................................. Terence Steele 2022 ........................................... La'el Collins ` 2024 ................................................ Louis-Philippe Ladouceur 2020 .............................. Joe Thomas 2020 ............................................... Amari Cooper 2024 ............................................... CeeDee Lamb 2023 ............................................... Darian Thompson 2021 ....................................... Tyrone Crawford 2020 ........................................... DeMarcus Lawrence 2023 ...................................... Leighton Vander Esch 2021 ................................. Andy Dalton 2020 .................................................. Sean Lee ` 2020 .................................................... Connor Williams 2021 ......................................... Trevon Diggs 2023 ................................................ Jourdan Lewis 2020 .............................................. Cedrick Wilson 2020 ........................................... Ben DiNucci 2023 ................................................. Joe Looney 2020 .................................................. Donovan Wilson 2022 .......................................... Rico Dowdle 2022 ................................................. Justin March 2020 ................................................ Antwaun Woods 2020 ......................................... Ezekiel Elliott 2026 ................................................ Zack Martin 2024 .................................................. Xavier Woods 2020 ............................................. Cameron Erving 2020 ............................................ Connor McGovern 2022 ......................................... Greg Zuerlein 2022 .............................................. Neville Gallimore 2023 .......................................... Sean McKeon 2022 ............................................... Michael Gallup 2021 .............................................. Dontari Poe 2021 ..................................................
1st Round (9)[7] Aldon Smith (2011-SF)[9] Tyron Smith (2011)[11] Dontari Poe (2012-KC)[16] Zack Martin (2014)[4] Amari Cooper (2015-OAK)[19] Cameron Erving (2015-CLE)[4] Ezekiel Elliott (2016)[19] Leighton Vander Esch (2018)[17] CeeDee Lamb (2020)
2nd Round (9)[55] Sean Lee (2010)`[35] Andy Dalton (2011-CIN)[34] DeMarcus Lawrence (2014)[60] Randy Gregory (2015)#[34] Jaylon Smith (2016)[60] Chidobe Awuzie (2017)[50] Connor Williams (2018)[58] Trysten Hill (2019)[51] Trevon Diggs (2020)
Jones, Chris UFALadouceur, L.P. UFAZuerlein, Greg UFA
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Dec. 30 ....Signed Jordan Chunn, Marcus Henry, Cole Hikutini, Tevin Jones, D.J. White and Daniel Wise as Reserve/Futures.Dec. 31 ....Signed Clayton Thorson as a Reserve/Future.Jan. 8 .......Named Mike McCarthy Head Coach.Jan. 21 .....Signed Justin Hamilton and Tristan Vizcaino as Reserve/Futures.Jan. 27 .....Named Jeff Blasko assistant offensive line coach, Matt Daniels assistant special teams coach, Rob Davis assistant head
coach, George Edwards senior defensive assistant, John Fassel special teams coordinator, Al Harris defensive backs coach, Chase Haslett quality control/offense, Adam Henry wide receivers coach, Maurice Linguist defensive backs coach, Cannon Matthews quality control/defense, Scott McCurley, linebackers coach, Harold Nash Jr., assistant strength and conditioning, Mike Nolan defensive coordinator, Doug Nussmeier quarterbacks coach, Markus Paul, strength and condi-tioning coordinator, Skip Peete running backs coach, Joe Philbin offensive line coach, Scott Tolzien coaching assistant, Jim Tomsula defensive line coach and Lunda Wells tight ends coach.
March 9 ....Signed exclusive rights free agent Adam Redmond.March 16 ..Re-signed Blake Jarwin and designated Dak Prescott franchise player.March 17 ..Re-signed Amari Cooper.March 18 ..Re-signed Darian Thompson.March 20 ..Re-signed Anthony Brown, Joe Looney and Justin March.March 24 ..Re-signed Kai Forbath, L.P. Ladouceur and Sean Lee.March 30 ..Re-signed C.J. Goodwin and signed Maurice Canady and Greg Zuerlein.March 31 ..Re-signed and signed Gerald McCoy.April 2.......Signed Aldon Smith.April 7.......Signed Blake Bell and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.April 9.......Signed Dontari Poe.April 10.....Signed Saivinon Smith.April 10.....Signed Saivion Smith.April 22.....Waived Tristan Vizcaino.April 23.....Drafted CeeDee Lamb.April 24.....Drafted Trevon Diggs and Neville Gallimore.April 25.....Drafted Bradlee Anae, Tyler Biadasz, Ben DiNucci and Reggie Robinson.April 29.....Waived Chris Covington and D.J. White.April 30.....Signed Joe Fortunato and Daryl Worley.May 2 .......Signed Darius Anderson, Francis Bernard, Ron’Dell Carter, Ladarius Hamilton, Garrett Marino, Sean McKeon, Sewo
Olonilua, Aaron Parker, Kendrick Rogers and Terence Steele.May 4 .......Waived Cooper Rush. Signed Andy Dalton.May 6 .......Signed Rico Dowdle, Stephen Guidry, Azur Kamara, Luther Kirk and Charlie Taumoepeau.June 5 ......Placed Travis Frederick on Reserve/Retired.June 22 ....Signed Dak Prescott to franchise tag.July 25 .....Signed Isaac Alarcon and placed on Exempt/International Player. Signed Bradlee Anae, Tyler Biadasz, Trevon Diggs, Ben
DiNucci, Neville Gallimore, CeeDeel Lamb and Reggie Robinson. Placed Jon’Vea Johnson on Reserve/Covid.July 28 .....Signed Antwaun Woods. Placed Tyrone Crawford and Dontari Poe on Active/PUP. Placed Maurice Canady and Stephen
Guidry on Reserve/Opt-Out. Waived/Injured Jordan Chunn and Garrett Marino.Aug. 1 ......Placed Saivion Smith on Reserve/Covid. Released Kai Forbath. Waived Joe Fortunato. Waived/Injured Azur Kamara.Aug. 2 ......Placed Jamize Olawale on Reserve/Opt-Out.Aug. 9 ......Activated Jon’Vea Johnson and Saivion Smith from Reserve/Covid. Waived Kendrick Rogers.Aug. 16 ....Waived Jalen Jelks. Signed Everson Griffen.Aug. 18 ....Released Gerald McCoy. Signed Pace Murphy.Sept. 2 .....Waived/Injured Mitch Hyatt and Wyatt Miller. Waived Pace Murphy, Charlie Taumoepeau and Clayton Thorson. Re-
leased Adam Redmond and Devin Smith.Sept. 3 .....Released Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.Sept. 4 .....Waived Darius Anderson, Cole Hikutini, Joe Jackson. Released Cody Wichmann.Sept. 5 .....Waived Isaac Alarcon, Francis Bernard, Deante Burton, Ron’Dell Carter, Justin Hamilton, Ladarius Hamilton, Marcus
Henry, Jon’Vea Johnson, Tevin Jones, Luther Kirk, Sewo Olonilua, Aaron Parker, Saivion Smith and Chris Westry. Released C.J. Goodwin and Justin March.
Sept. 6 .....Claimed Malik Turner off waivers from Green Bay. Signed Isaac Alarcon, Francis Bernard, Deante Burton, Brandon Carr, Ron’Dell Carter, Justin Hamilton, Ladarius Hamilton, Marcus Henry, Cole Hikutini, Jon’Vea Johnson, Luther Kirk, Sewo Olonilua, Aaron Parker, Saivion Smith and Chris Westry to the practice squad. Waived Joe Thomas.
Sept. 7 .....Placed Ventell Bryant, La’el Collins and Sean Lee on Reserve/Injured-returnable. Signed C.J. Goodwin, Justin March and Joe Thomas. Randy Gregory reinstated and placed on Reserve/Exempt.
2019 TRANSACTIONS BY DATE
2019 TRANSACTIONS BY PLAYERALARCON, Isaac - T7/25....... Signed to Exempt/International9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadANAE, Bradlee - DE4/25....... Drafted in the fifth round7/25....... SignedANDERSON, Darius - RB5/2......... Signed9/4......... WaivedBELL, Blake - TE4/7......... SignedBERNARD, Francis - LB5/2......... Signed9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadBIADASZ, Tyler - C4/25....... Drafted in the fourth round7/25....... SignedBLASKO, Jeff1/27....... Named asst. offensive line coachBROWN, Anthony - CB3/20....... Re-signedBRYANT, Ventell - WR9/7......... Placed on IRRBURTON, Deante - CB9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadCARR, Brandon - DB9/6......... Signed to practice squadCARTER, Ron’Dell - DE5/2......... Signed9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadCANADY, Maurice - CB3/30....... Signed7/28....... Placed on Reserve/Opt-OutCHUNN, Jordan - RB12/30..... Signed as Reserve/Future7/28....... Waived/NFICLINTON-DIX, Ha Ha - S4/7......... Signed9/3......... ReleasedCOLLINS, La’el - T9/7......... Placed on IRRCOOPER, Amari - WR3/17....... Re-signedCOVINGTON, Chris - LB4/29....... WaivedCRAWFORD, Tyrone - DL4/28....... Placed on Active/PUPDALTON, Andy - QB5/4......... SignedDANIELS, Matt1/27....... Named asst. special teams coachDAVIS, Rob1/27....... Named asst. head coachDIGGS, Trevon - CB4/24....... Drafted in the second round7/25....... SignedDiNUCCI, Ben - QB4/25....... Drafted in the seventh round7/25....... Signed DOWDLE, Rico - RB5/6......... SignedEDWARDS, George1/27....... Named senior defensive asst.FASSEL, John1/27....... Named special teams coordinatorFORBATH, Kai - K3/24....... Re-signed8/1......... ReleasedFORTUNATO, Joe - LS4/30....... Signed8/1......... WaivedFREDERICK, Travis - C6/5......... Placed on Reserve/InjuredGALLIMORE, Neville - DT4/24....... Drafted in the third round7/25....... SignedGOODWIN, C.J. - CB3/30....... Signed9/5......... Released9/7......... SignedGREGORY, Randy - DE9/7......... Placed on Reserve/ExemptGRIFFEN, Everson - DE8/16....... Signed
GUIDRY, Stephen - WR5/6......... Signed7/28....... Placed on Reserve/Opt-OutHAMILTON, Justin - DT1/21....... Signed as Reserve/Future9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadHAMILTON, Ladarius - LB5/2......... Signed9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadHARRIS, Al1/27....... Named defensive backs coachHASLETT, Chase1/27....... Named quality control/offenseHENRY, Adam1/27....... Named wide receivers coachHENRY, Marcus - C12/30..... Signed as Reserve/Future9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadHIKUTINI, Cole - TE12/30..... Signed as Reserve/Future9/4......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadHYATT, Mitch - T9/2......... Waived/InjuredJACKSON, Joe - DE9/4......... WaivedJARWIN, Blake - TE3/16....... Re-signedJELKS, Jalen - DE8/16....... WaivedJOHNSON, Jon’Vea - WR7/25....... Placed on Reserve/Covid8/9......... Activated9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadJONES, Tevin - WR12/30..... Signed as Reserve/Future9/5......... WaivedKAMARA, Azur - LB5/6......... Signed8/1......... Waived/InjuredKIRK, Luther - S5/6......... Signed9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadLADOUCEUR, L.P. - LS3/24....... Re-signedLAMB, CeeDee - WR4/23....... Drafted in the first round7/25....... SignedLEE, Sean - LB3/24....... Re-signed9/7......... Placed on IRRLINGUIST, Maurice1/27....... Named defensive backs coachLOONEY, Joe - C3/20....... Re-signedMARCH, Justin - LB3/20....... Re-signed9/5......... Released9/7......... SignedMARINO, Garrett - LB5/2......... Signed7/28....... Waived/NFIMATTHEWS, Cannon1/27....... Named quality control/defenseMcCARTHY, Mike1/8......... Named Head CoachMcCOY, Gerald - DT3/31....... Signed8/18....... ReleasedMcKEON, Sean - TE5/2......... SignedMcCURLEY, Scott1/27....... Named linebackers coachMILLER, Wyatt - T9/2......... Waived/InjuredMURPHY, Pace - T8/18....... Signed9/2......... WaivedOLAWALE, Jamize - FB8/2......... Placed on Reserve/Opt-OutOLONILUA, Sewo - RB5/2......... Signed9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squad
NASH Jr., Harold1/27....... Named asst. strength & conditon.NOLAN, Mike1/27....... Named defensive coordinatorNUSSMEIER, Doug1/27....... Named quarterbacks coachOLUMBA, Donovan - CB3/18....... WaivedPARKER, Aaron - WR5/2......... Signed9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadPAUL, Markus1/27........Named strength & condtion. coord.PEETE, Skip1/27....... Named running backs coachPHILBIN, Joe1/27....... Named offensive line coachPOE, Dontari - DT4/9......... Signed4/28....... Placed on Active/PUPPRESCOTT, Dak - QB3/16....... Designated franchise player6/22....... Signed franchise tagREDMOND, Adam - C3/9......... Re-signed9/2......... ReleasedROBINSON, Reggie - CB4/25....... Drafted in the fourth round7/25....... SignedROGERS, Kendrick - WR5/2......... Signed8/9......... ReleasedRUSH, Cooper - QB5/4......... WaivedSMITH, Aldon - DE4/2......... SignedSMITH, Devin - WR9/2......... ReleasedSMITH, Saivion - CB4/10....... Signed8/1......... Placed on Reserve/Covid8/9......... Activated9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadSTEELE, Terence - T5/2......... SignedTAUMOEPEAU, Charlie - TE5/6......... Signed9/2......... WaivedTHOMAS, Joe - LB3/31....... Re-signed9/6......... Released9/7......... SignedTHOMPSON, Darian - S3/18....... Re-signedTHORSON, Clayton - QB12/31..... Signed as Reserve/Future9/2......... WaivedTOLZIEN, Scott1/27....... Named coaching assistantTOMSULA, Jim1/27....... Named defensive line coachTURNER, Malik - WR9/6......... Claimed off Waivers (GB)WELLS, Lunda1/27....... Named tight ends coachWESTRY, Chris - CB9/5......... Waived9/6......... Signed to practice squadWHITE, D.J. - CB12/30..... Signed as Reserve/Future4/29....... WaivedWICHMANN, Cody - G9/4......... ReleasedWORLEY, Daryl - CB4/30....... SignedWISE, Daniel - DE12/30..... Signed as Reserve/Future3/18....... WaivedWOODS, Antwaun - DT7/28....... SignedVIZCAINO, Tristan - K1/21....... Signed as Reserve/Future4/22....... WaivedZuerlein, Greg - K3/30....... Signed
TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATS
WON 8, LOST 89/8 W 35-17 N.Y. Giants 90,3539/15 W 31-21 at Washington 75,1289/22 W 31-6 Miami 90,1279/29 L 10-12 at New Orleans 73,08610/6 L 24-34 Green Bay 93,02410/13 L 22-24 at N.Y. Jets 78,52310/20 W 37-10 Philadelphia 91,21311/4 W 37-18 at N.Y. Giants 76,10711/10 L 24-28 Minnesota 91,18811/17 W 35-27 at Detroit 61,80111/24 L 9-13 at New England 65,87811/28 L 15-26 Buffalo 90,44512/5 L 24-31 at Chicago 61,27612/15 W 44-21 L.A. Rams 90,43612/22 L 9-17 at Philadelphia 69,79612/29 W 47-16 Washington 90,646
2019 TEAM STATISTICS
DAL OPP. FIRST DOWNS 379 327
Rushing 120 101 Passing 229 188 Penalty 30 38 Third Down-Made/Att 96/204 67/201 Third Down Efficiency 47.1% 33.3% Fourth Down-Made/Att 7/16 10/22 Fourth Down Efficiency 43.8% 45.5%
TOTAL NET YARDS 6,904 5,232 Avg. Per Game 431.5 327.0 Total Plays 1,069 1,015 Avg. Per Play 6.5 5.2
NET YARDS RUSHING 2,153 1,656 Avg. Per Game 134.6 103.5 Total Rushes 449 407 Avg. Per Rush 4.8 4.1
NET YARDS PASSING 4,751 3,576 Avg. Per Game 296.9 223.5 Sacked/Yards Lost 23/151 39/303 Gross Yards 4,902 3,879 Attempts/Completions 597/388 569/370 Pct. of Completion 65.0% 65.0% Had Intercepted 11 7
PUNTS/AVERAGE 50/41.6 69/46.2 Net Punting Average 37.0 43.1
RNK PLAYER S AST TOTAL SACKS/YDS TFL/YDS QBPR FR FF INT/YDS PD
1. J. Smith 116 52 168 2.5/-31.0 6/-14 7 1 2 1/0 9
2. S. Lee 72 36 108 1.0/-12.0 4/-11 7 1/25 4
3. L. Vander Esch 58 29 87 0.5/-2.0 2/-6 3 1 3
4. C. Awuzie 71 13 84 1/-10 1 1 1/0 14
5. X. Woods 59 22 81 1/-3 1 2 2/38 5
6. J. Heath 42 21 63 4/-12 3 9
7. J. Lewis 38 10 48 4.0/-33.0 1 2/20 6
8. B. Jones 36 9 45 1 7
9. D. Lawrence 25 15 40 5.0/-24.0 9/-26 36 2 2 3
10. D. Thompson 22 16 38 1.5/-9.0 2/-2 1 3
11. J. Thomas 25 11 36 1 1 1
12. A. Woods 15 14 29 1/-3 2 1
13. C. Covington 16 9 25 1.0/-4.0 3/-8 13 1
14. R. Quinn 12 13 25 11.5/-86.0 3/-12 37 2 3
15. A. Brown 13 7 20 1/-2 1 5
16. M. Bennett 13 5 18 4.0/-22.0 8/-26 24
17. M. Collins 12 4 16 4.0/-32.0 4/-17 26 1
18. D. Armstrong 10 6 16 2.0/-24.0 9 1
19. K. Hyder 7 9 16 1.0/-11.0 2/-5 14 1
20. M. Smith 7 7 14 1/-1 1
21. J. March 6 4 10 2
22. T. Hill 3 3 6 1/-4 1
23. J. Jackson 2 3 5 2 1
24. K. Frazier 4 0 4
25. C. Covington 1 2 3
26. C. Goodwin 2 0 2
27. J. Jones 1 0 1
28. T. Crawford 0 1 1 1.0/-13.0 1/-2 2
Ast=Assist, TFL=Tackle for a Loss, QBPR=Pressures, INT=Interception, FR=Fumble Recovery, FF=Forced Fumble, PD=Pass Defense
2019 COWBOYS SPECIAL TEAMS
RNK PLAYER S A TOT FF FR BL
1. Goodwin, C.J. 7 3 10
2. Thompson, Darian 4 4 8
3. March, Justin 5 2 7
4. Bryant, Ventell 6 0 6
5. Gifford, Luke 4 2 6
6. Thomas, Joe 3 2 5
7. Olawale, Jamize 2 3 5
8. Heath, Jeff 4 0 4
9. Jones, Byron 2 0 2
Lewis, Jourdan 2 0 2
Wilson, Donovan 2 0 2
12. Armstrong, Dorance 1 1 2
Woods, Xavier 1 1 2
14. Frazier, Kavon 1 0 1
Jarwin, Blake 1 0 1
Jones, Josh 1 0 1
Maher, Brett 1 0 1
18. Armstrong, Ray-Ray 0 1 1
DEFENSIVE STATS BY RANK
PRESSURES SACKS TACKLES FOR LOSS INTERCEPTIONS
PLAYER NO PLAYER NO PLAYER NO PLAYER NO
1. R. Quinn 37 1. R. Quinn 11.5 1. D. Lawrence 9 1. J. Lewis 2
2. D. Lawrence 36 2. D. Lawrence 5.0 2. M. Bennett 8 X. Woods 2
3. M. Collins 26 3. M. Bennett 4.0 3. J. Smith 6 3. C. Awuzie 1
4. M. Bennett 24 M. Collins 4.0 4. M. Collins 4 S. Lee 1
5. K. Hyder 14 J. Lewis 4.0 J. Heath 4 J. Smith 1
FORCED FUMBLES FUMBLE RECOVERIES PASSES DEFENSED
PLAYER NO PLAYER NO PLAYER NO
1. D. Lawrence 2 1. D. Lawrence 2 1. C. Awuzie 14
R. Quinn 2 2. C. Awuzie 1 2. J. Heath 9
J. Smith 2 M. Collins 1 J. Smith 9
X. Woods 2 K. Hyder 1 4. B. Jones 7
5. D. Armstrong 1 J. Lewis 1 5. J. Lewis 6
COWBOYS OFFENSE 2019 2018 DIFFERENCEWins 7 9 -2Losses 8 6 2Points Scored 387 303 84Touchdowns 44 31 13Field Goals Made 26 29 -3Field Goals Attempted 36 35 1Field Goal Percentage 72.2% 82.9% -10.6%Third Down Efficiency 46.6% 39.4% 7.2%Net Yards per Game 425.8 338.8 87.0 NFL Rank -- Net Yds. per Game 1 23 -22Average Plays per Game 66.5 63.5 3.0Average Yards per Play 6.4 5.3 1.1Rushing Yards per Game 128.7 127.5 1.2 NFL Rank -- Rush Yds. per Game 8 6 2Average Yards per Rush 4.7 4.6 0.1Rushing Attempts per Game 27.5 27.8 -0.3Rushing Touchdowns 17 12 5Net Passing Yards per Game 297.1 211.3 85.8 NFL Rank -- Net Pass Yds. per Game 2 23 -21Yards per Pass Attempt 8.2 7.2 0.9Passing Attempts 564 483 81Passing Completions 365 329 36Completion Percentage 64.7% 68.1% -3.4%Passing Touchdowns 26 18 8Interceptions Thrown 11 8 3Sacks Allowed 20 52 -32Fumbles 14 22 -8Fumbles Lost 6 8 -2Penalties 99 98 1Penalty Yards 927 839 88Gross Punting Average 41.2 44.8 -3.6Net Punting Average 37.0 42.0 -5.0Punt Return Average 6.3 5.7 0.6Kickoff Return Average 14.9 21.3 -6.4 COWBOYS DEFENSE (OPPONENT) 2019 2018 DIFFERENCEPoints Allowed 305 289 16Total Touchdowns Allowed 34 31 3Field Goals Made 23 25 -2Field Goals Attempted 29 28 1Field Goal Percentage 79.3% 89.3% -10.0%Third Down Efficiency 34.9% 41.9% -7.0%Net Yards per Game 330.7 321.8 8.9 NFL Rank -- Net Yds. per Game 11 6 5Average Plays per Game 63.7 60.9 2.8Average Yards per Play 5.2 5.3 -0.1Rushing Yards per Game 104.5 91.3 13.2 NFL Rank -- Rush Yds. per Game 11 5 6Average Yards per Rush 4.1 3.7 0.4Rushing Attempts per Game 25.8 25.0 0.8Rushing Touchdowns Allowed 14 10 4Net Passing Yards per Game 226.2 230.5 -4.3 NFL Rank -- Net Pass Yds. per Game 11 9 2Yards per Pass Attempt 6.9 7.4 -0.4Passing Attempts 532 501 31Passing Completions 352 343 9Completion Percentage 66.2% 68.5% -2.3%Passing Touchdowns Allowed 20 20 0Interceptions 6 8 -2Sacks 37 38 -1Fumbles Caused 18 20 -2Fumbles Recovered 9 10 -1Penalties 100 78 22Penalty Yards 845 603 242Gross Punting Average 45.6 44.5 1.0Net Punting Average 42.3 38.8 3.4Punt Return Average 8.6 8.1 0.5Kickoff Return Average 23.7 26.0 -2.3
Bold indicates Cowboys improvement
2019 REGULAR SEASON OFFENSE
OFFENSE
DATE OPPONENT WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB TE
9/8 N.Y. Giants A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin9/15 at Washington A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott J. Olawale9/22 Miami A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten D. Smith D. Prescott E. Elliott J. Olawale9/29 at New Orleans A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten R. Cobb D. Smith D. Prescott E. Elliott10/6 Green Bay A. Cooper C. Fleming C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten R. Cobb D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin10/13 at N.Y. Jets A. Cooper C. Fleming C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin B. Knight J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin10/20 Philadelphia A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten R. Cobb M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott11/4 at N.Y. Giants A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin11/10 Minnesota A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott J. Olawale11/17 at Detroit A. Cooper T. Smith X. Su'a-Filo T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten R. Cobb M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott11/24 at New England A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin11/28 Buffalo A. Cooper T. Smith C. Williams T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott J. Olawale12/5 at Chicago A. Cooper T. Smith X. Su'a-Filo T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten R. Cobb D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin12/15 L.A. Rams A. Cooper T. Smith X. Su'a-Filo T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott B. Jarwin12/22 at Philadelphia A. Cooper T. Smith X. Su'a-Filo T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott J. Olawale12/29 Washington A. Cooper C. Fleming J. Looney T. Frederick Z. Martin L. Collins J. Witten R. Cobb M. Gallup D. Prescott E. Elliott
2019 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSE
DEFENSE
DATE OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB CB SS FS
9/8 N.Y. Giants D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods T. Crawford S. Lee J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie A. Brown J. Heath X. Woods9/15 at Washington D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods T. Crawford S. Lee J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods9/22 Miami D. Lawrence M. Collins C. Covington R. Quinn J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie/
A. BrownB. Jones J. Heath D. Thompson
9/29 at New Orleans D. Lawrence M. Collins C. Covington R. Quinn S. Lee J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods10/6 Green Bay D. Lawrence M. Collins C. Covington R. Quinn J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie/
A. BrownB. Jones J. Heath X. Woods
10/13 at N.Y. Jets D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie/A. Brown
B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods
10/20 Philadelphia D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn S. Lee J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods11/4 at N.Y. Giants D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie/
J. LewisB. Jones J. Heath X. Woods
11/10 Minnesota D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn S. Lee J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods11/17 at Detroit D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn S. Lee J. Smith L. Vander Esch C. Awuzie B. Jones D. Thompson X. Woods11/24 at New England D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie/
J. LewisB. Jones J. Heath X. Woods
11/28 Buffalo D. Lawrence M. Collins C. Covington R. Quinn J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie/J. Lewis
B. Jones D. Thompson X. Woods
12/5 at Chicago D. Lawrence M. Collins C. Covington R. Quinn J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie/J. Lewis
B. Jones D. Thompson X. Woods
12/15 L.A. Rams D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn J. Thomas J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods12/22 at Philadelphia D. Lawrence M. Collins A. Woods R. Quinn J. Thomas J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie B. Jones J. Heath X. Woods12/29 Washington D. Lawrence M. Collins C. Covington R. Quinn M. Smith J. Smith S. Lee C. Awuzie J. Lewis J. Heath X. WoodsRookies underlined.
