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Dallas Cowboys

3–4NFC East · 2nd1999–2026 in the record459 games with a final score

2026, every week, played or not

7 OF 17 PLAYED
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WinLossNot yet playedBye

Overview

NEXT · WEEK 8vs Arizona CardinalsLineDAL −6Total54.5Sunday, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET · opposing coach Jonathan Gannon. Line and total from the nflverse schedule file, capture time not recorded.
LAST RESULT · WEEK 7W 38–21@ Philadelphia EaglesDAL38PHI21Margin +17. Listed line −4.5; against-the-spread results come once lines are confirmed as closing.
MARGIN · 2026+1.3points a gameWidest +17 against Washington Commanders; narrowest −10 at Green Bay Packers. Ten games still to fill in.
Chance to win the division

NFC East, week 7 the last complete. Showing the model's chance.

  • NYG64%
  • DAL27%
  • PHI5%
  • WAS5%

Season path

189 points for through week 7 of 2026: 7 of 17 games, every week drawn.

0100200300400500W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17W18205788122138151189PACE 459
Through week 7189
Per game27.0
17-game pace459
PlayedPace: the 2026 average carried forward. Arithmetic, not a forecast.Not yet playedBye, week 14
How this is computed

Cumulative points for across the 18-week season, read from this team's own schedule. The axis is drawn complete from week 1: the weeks carrying a result are solid, and every week after them is in the unplayed empty state.

The dashed line is the pace: the season's average per game so far, times each game still on the schedule, stepped at that game's own week. It assumes nothing but that the rest of the season looks like the part already played (arithmetic, not a forecast), and it moves only when a result lands. Wins are not carried forward this way: the win rate so far, times the games left, draws every unbeaten team winning out.

On the Wins tab the dashed line is the season model instead: its mean cumulative wins, week by week, with the central 80% and 95% of its simulations as bands. Each game left carries the model's chance to win it.

Scored walk-forward on 768 team-seasons, 2002 to 2025 (12,446 forecasts), the projected final wins missed by 1.76 wins, root mean square, against 3.08 for the pace line and 1.99 for the standings with every game left a coin flip. With whole seasons resampled, the model is better than the pace line and better than the coin-flip standings.

Walk-forward, the central 80% band held the real final record 89.5% of the time, consistent with the 90.1% of simulations inside it.

Schedule and results

7 of 17 games in 2026 carry a final score.

WEEK 1Sep 13@ New York GiantsL 20–28 −8LINE −3 · O/U 47.5John Harbaugh
WEEK 2Sep 20vs Washington CommandersW 37–20 +17LINE −3.5 · O/U 51.5Dan Quinn
WEEK 3Sep 27vs Baltimore RavensL 31–34 −3LINE +3 · O/U 53.5Jesse Minter
WEEK 4Oct 4@ Houston TexansW 34–30 +4LINE +3 · O/U 48.5DeMeco Ryans
WEEK 5Oct 8vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 16–24 −8LINE −9.5 · O/U 49.5Todd Bowles
WEEK 6Oct 18@ Green Bay PackersL 13–23 −10LINE −1.5 · O/U 53.5Matt LaFleur
WEEK 7Oct 26@ Philadelphia EaglesW 38–21 +17LINE −4.5 · O/U 43.5Nick Sirianni
WEEK 8Nov 1vs Arizona CardinalsNot yet playedLINE −6 · O/U 54.5Jonathan Gannon
WEEK 9Nov 8@ Indianapolis ColtsNot yet playedShane Steichen
WEEK 10Nov 15vs San Francisco 49ersNot yet playedKyle Shanahan
WEEK 11Nov 22vs Tennessee TitansNot yet playedRobert Saleh
WEEK 12Nov 26vs Philadelphia EaglesNot yet playedNick Sirianni
WEEK 13Dec 7@ Seattle SeahawksNot yet playedMike Macdonald
WEEK 14

Bye

WEEK 15Dec 20@ Los Angeles RamsNot yet playedSean McVay
WEEK 16Dec 27vs Jacksonville JaguarsNot yet playedLiam Coen
WEEK 17Jan 3vs New York GiantsNot yet playedJohn Harbaugh
WEEK 18Jan 10@ Washington CommandersNot yet playedDan Quinn

Result against the spread: coming once the schedule's lines are confirmed as closing lines. Line and total come from the nflverse schedule file; capture time is not recorded, so neither is confirmed as the closing line.

Line and total: nflverse schedule file, capture time not recorded, not confirmed as the closing line.

How this is computed

Games played before a relocation are shown under the current franchise.

Margin is points for minus points against, from the row's own two scores. The line is from this team's side: the favourite carries the minus sign.

Offense and defense, by unit

27.0 points a game in 2026, over 7 games.

Points / game27.02026 · 7 GAMES
Pass + rush attempts / game61.92026 · 7 GAMES
Neutral situations · 2025POINT AND INTERVAL · N = 17
Neutral pace, seconds per play27.4s 26.5s–28.5s
Neutral plays per game36.5 30.9–41.9

No 2026 value is published yet for Neutral pace, seconds per play, Neutral plays per game, so each is shown for the season named beside it.

Coming once the analytics export carries per-team play-by-play

Neutral early-down pass rateEPA / play, offenseEPA / play allowed, defensePressure rate generatedPressure rate allowedSack-or-hit rate generated (not pressure)

Rank of 32 is not drawn: an order over teams whose figures overlap within their uncertainty asserts a separation the figures do not support.

How this is computed

Season totals over the games they were recorded across, from this team's own file.

The rows under them are the analytics export's, one value per team per season, each with its interval and n, the number of games it rests on. Under 5 is shown muted and marked: the interval is honest, and too wide to read. The interval's construction is the file's own. Rows of one format share one axis; rows of different formats never do.

Neutral pace, seconds per play. seconds between snaps within a drive, neutral situations only

Neutral plays per game. run and pass plays in neutral situations, per game; still partly a scoreboard measure - a team blown out weekly has fewer by construction

Roster · usage share

Javonte Williams leads the offense with 31% of the team's targets and carries in 2026.

WR 46%RB 40%TE 10%QB 4%
RBJavonte Williams731%8%69%75%
WRCeeDee Lamb719%30%1%79%
WRGeorge Pickens714%22%0%81%
WRRyan Flournoy79%15%0%74%
RBTyler Goodson46%2%13%18%
TEJake Ferguson76%9%0%67%
QBDak Prescott74%0%10%100%
TEBrevyn Spann-Ford73%5%0%39%
WRKaVontae Turpin62%3%1%15%
WRJonathan Mingo52%3%0%22%
RBHunter Luepke62%2%3%18%
RBEmari Demercado21%0%3%13%
TELuke Schoonmaker31%1%0%17%

Offensive line, 5 players at 100% to 100% snap share: Cooper Beebe, TJ Bass, Tyler Booker, Tyler Guyton, Terence Steele. 32 defensive and 2 special-teams players are on the roster and not drawn. The file carries offensive snap share only, and a column of zeros would be a false figure about each of them.

How this is computed

Volume, not efficiency. On offense each player is ranked by opportunity share: the player's targets plus carries, over the team's targets plus carries, summed over the season. The team file carries no count of plays, so the whole is the team's own opportunities, and a team's shares add up to all of them. The stacked bar is those shares, player by player, each in its position's colour; a row's bar is drawn against the leader's.

Linemen carry snaps and no targets or carries, so they are one line with the spread of their offensive snap share. A player at any position with a target or a carry is ranked. Snap share on this page is offensive snaps only, so it is not shown for defenders or specialists at all.

PPR/G: each game this player's row in the components table carries for this team, scored under the PPR preset, summed, and divided by those games. A player the table does not carry has a dash, not a zero.

Offensive splits by season

Per-game figures, regular season: 28 seasons, 1999–2026.

Points per game, by season

1999–2026 · 2026 IS SEVEN GAMES
22.0'9915.4'0118.1'0320.3'0528.4'0722.6'0923.1'1127.4'1317.2'1522.1'1727.1'1931.2'2129.9'2327.7'2527.0'26
Offense, per game
SeasonG
2026738.0264.41.922.994.31.339.025.4264.41.927.00.7
20251735.7278.51.827.4125.61.136.724.6278.51.827.70.7
20241736.6240.71.425.2100.30.437.523.4240.71.420.60.8
20231735.6274.12.127.5112.90.836.125.2274.12.129.90.6
20221732.1230.11.631.2135.21.432.720.9230.11.627.51.1
20211737.5291.92.427.8124.60.938.126.1291.92.431.20.6
20201638.6281.91.626.9111.80.939.925.8281.91.624.70.8
20191636.0306.41.928.1134.61.137.324.3306.41.927.10.7
20181632.3242.81.427.4122.70.832.922.3242.81.421.20.5
20171630.3207.91.430.0135.61.130.819.3207.91.422.10.8
20161629.9237.41.631.2149.81.530.220.3237.41.626.30.4
20151632.4229.81.025.5118.10.533.020.9229.81.017.21.4
20141629.4250.52.331.8147.11.029.820.5250.52.329.20.7
20131636.3264.12.121.094.00.836.623.4264.12.127.40.8
20121640.5311.31.822.279.10.541.127.1312.01.823.51.2
20111635.1278.32.125.5112.90.335.623.5278.32.123.10.8
20101635.5263.01.826.8111.60.636.023.7263.01.824.61.2
20091633.9280.21.627.3131.40.934.421.7280.21.622.60.6
200816—249.31.825.1107.70.834.320.5249.31.822.61.3
200716—268.12.326.1108.90.933.221.4268.12.328.41.2
200616—254.21.629.6121.01.331.619.4254.21.626.61.3
200516—227.41.432.6116.30.831.318.8227.41.420.31.1
200416—227.31.228.0110.80.932.419.3227.31.218.31.4
200316—209.21.132.2124.90.731.918.4209.21.118.11.3
20021627.9188.80.926.4109.60.429.415.8188.80.913.61.0
20011624.9150.50.931.6136.50.525.813.1150.50.915.41.3
20001627.1173.20.928.9122.10.927.815.9173.20.918.41.3
19991631.1204.91.330.8128.21.031.618.4204.91.322.00.8

Tgt is not recorded for 2003–2008.

The record carries 28 seasons, 1999–2026; the splits cover all 28.

Defense, per game
SeasonG
2026725.738.70.430.74.11.44.30.33.40.90.00.0
20251730.136.21.132.55.02.06.40.42.50.60.10.1
20241727.537.13.026.34.13.06.20.84.11.10.10.0
20231718.532.36.522.74.32.65.81.04.40.80.30.1
2023 POST148.028.05.025.01.00.03.00.01.00.00.00.0
20221720.140.74.121.54.53.26.50.93.51.30.00.0
2022 POST216.537.06.529.54.02.05.50.57.51.00.00.0
20211721.136.73.719.63.62.46.71.54.90.80.30.0
2021 POST123.028.011.045.02.00.04.01.04.00.00.00.0
20201629.639.81.324.13.11.94.60.62.91.00.00.0
20191620.139.41.621.64.62.45.60.44.40.90.00.0
20181620.340.13.118.94.12.46.10.64.10.90.00.0
2018 POST226.037.55.024.03.00.52.00.02.50.00.00.0
20171620.840.63.417.65.62.46.10.64.01.30.10.0
20161619.140.13.918.64.82.15.60.64.01.10.00.0
2016 POST134.040.00.010.06.03.05.01.04.00.00.00.0
20151623.438.35.220.64.31.94.80.53.40.40.10.1
20141622.041.53.915.33.71.74.91.14.40.90.10.0
2014 POST223.043.54.514.52.52.53.00.54.02.50.00.0
20131627.045.44.115.94.22.14.00.94.10.80.10.0
20121625.039.63.321.73.42.14.80.43.40.90.10.0
20111621.740.44.413.8—2.65.80.93.70.80.10.0
20101627.342.26.812.3—2.24.31.33.90.90.20.0
20091615.640.85.313.3—2.65.70.75.61.00.10.0
2009 POST224.033.53.516.5—3.58.00.56.01.00.00.0
20081622.841.84.616.4—3.66.60.53.81.10.10.0
20071620.342.94.115.1—2.95.11.25.31.30.10.0
2007 POST121.032.00.014.0—3.04.00.01.00.00.00.0
20061621.942.34.213.9—2.13.31.16.01.30.20.0
2006 POST121.040.015.015.0—0.03.02.010.00.00.00.0
20051619.341.63.911.9—2.3—0.95.30.90.10.0
20041625.343.14.612.8—2.1—0.84.50.90.00.0
20031616.338.45.812.9—2.1—0.85.91.20.10.1
2003 POST129.055.02.04.0—1.0—0.03.01.00.00.0
20021620.647.34.911.64.01.51.31.24.81.00.20.0
20011621.142.84.711.93.61.51.20.64.41.10.20.0
20001622.648.24.410.64.41.61.41.04.10.90.00.1
19991617.342.26.99.83.52.32.11.54.90.90.30.1
1999 POST127.031.017.021.06.03.03.00.06.00.00.00.0

TFL is not recorded for 2003–2011. QB Hits is not recorded for 2003–2005.

Yards allowed per game: not in the export, so the defensive table carries points allowed and the counting stats only.

How this is computed

Season totals divided by the games they were recorded over, each unit on its own. A rate the source publishes as a rate is left as one. The chart draws the regular seasons only.

Head coaches

28 seasons

7 head coaches across 28 seasons.

SeasonHead coach
2026Brian Schottenheimer
2025Brian Schottenheimer
2024Mike McCarthy
2023Mike McCarthy
2022Mike McCarthy
2021Mike McCarthy
2020Mike McCarthy
2019Jason Garrett
2018Jason Garrett
2017Jason Garrett
2016Jason Garrett
2015Jason Garrett
2014Jason Garrett
2013Jason Garrett
2012Jason Garrett
2011Jason Garrett
2010Wade Phillips
2009Wade Phillips
2008Wade Phillips
2007Wade Phillips
2006Bill Parcells
2005Bill Parcells
2004Bill Parcells
2003Bill Parcells
2002Dave Campo
2001Dave Campo
2000Dave Campo
1999Chan Gailey

In the news

469 scheduled · 459 played · 52 roster rowsLines not confirmed as closingData through week 7, 2026Generated Tue, Oct 27, 9:27 AM ET