NFC East · 2008
Dallas Cowboys
Record
9-7
Net EPA
-0.067est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.018
- Success rate41.9%
- EPA / dropback-0.021
- EPA / rush-0.015
- Explosive rate10.2%
- CPOE+3.06
- Third-down rate43.2%
- Red-zone TD rate67.6%
- Points / drive1.67
- Turnover rate3.1%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.031
- Success rate allowed41.2%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.023
- EPA / rush allowed-0.116
- Explosive rate allowed7.0%
- Pressure rate (proxy)26.5%
- Sack rate9.6%
- Points / drive allowed1.64
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.018 · 43th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.031 · 33th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
7-9
-4.6 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
3-5
As favorite
7-6
As dog
0-3
O/U
9-7
+0.6 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Brooks Bollinger | QB | 30 | 6'1" 205 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 9 | Tony Romo | QB | 28 | 6'2" 224 | 5 | Eastern Illinois | ACT |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | 41 | 6'5" 235 | 16 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | 28 | 6'3" 211 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 11 | Roy Williams | WR | 28 | 6'3" 211 | 4 | — | TRD |
| 19 | Miles Austin | WR | 24 | 6'3" 216 | 2 | Monmouth, N.J. | ACT |
| 23 | Tashard Choice | RB | 25 | 5'10" 208 | R | — | ACT |
| 24 | Marion Barber | RB | 25 | 6'0" 225 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Alonzo Coleman | RB | 24 | 5'9" 210 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 34 | Deon Anderson | FB | 25 | 5'10" 245 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 44 | Rodney Hannah | TE | 24 | 6'6" 258 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 80 | Martellus Bennett | TE | 21 | 6'6" 265 | R | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | WR | 36 | 6'3" 218 | 12 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Jason Witten | TE | 26 | 6'5" 262 | 5 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 84 | Patrick Crayton | WR | 29 | 6'0" 203 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Tony Curtis | TE | 25 | 6'5" 251 | 3 | — | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Montrae Holland | G | 28 | 6'2" 322 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Andre Gurode | C | 29 | 6'4" 318 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 67 | Joe Berger | G | 26 | 6'5" 310 | 3 | Michigan Tech | ACT |
| 68 | Doug Free | T | 24 | 6'6" 311 | 1 | Northern Illinois | ACT |
| 70 | Leonard Davis | G | 31 | 6'6" 353 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 71 | Cory Procter | G | 27 | 6'4" 308 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Marc Colombo | T | 31 | 6'8" 318 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Flozell Adams | T | 33 | 6'7" 340 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Pat McQuistan | T | 25 | 6'6" 315 | 2 | — | ACT |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Justin Rogers | OLB | 25 | 6'4" 250 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Carlos Polk | OLB | 31 | 6'2" 262 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 53 | Steve Octavien | LB | 25 | 6'0" 238 | R | — | ACT |
| 53 | Steve Octavien | LB | 25 | 6'0" 238 | R | — | TRT |
| 54 | Bobby Carpenter | ILB | 25 | 6'2" 250 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Zach Thomas | ILB | 36 | 5'11" 242 | 12 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Bradie James | ILB | 27 | 6'2" 245 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 57 | Kevin Burnett | ILB | 27 | 6'3" 242 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Stephen Bowen | DE | 24 | 6'5" 304 | 2 | Hofstra | ACT |
| 90 | Jay Ratliff | NT | 27 | 6'4" 302 | 3 | Auburn | ACT |
| 93 | Anthony Spencer | OLB | 24 | 6'3" 255 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 94 | DeMarcus Ware | OLB | 26 | 6'4" 262 | 3 | Troy | ACT |
| 95 | Tank Johnson | NT | 28 | 6'3" 305 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Marcus Spears | DE | 25 | 6'4" 315 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 97 | Jason Hatcher | DE | 26 | 6'6" 304 | 2 | Grambling State | ACT |
| 98 | Greg Ellis | OLB | 33 | 6'6" 262 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Chris Canty | DE | 27 | 6'7" 304 | 3 | Virginia | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Alan Ball | CB | 23 | 6'1" 186 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Adam Jones | CB | 26 | 5'10" 186 | 3 | West Virginia | ACT |
| 26 | Ken Hamlin | FS | 27 | 6'2" 208 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Courtney Brown | SS | 24 | 6'1" 204 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Keith Davis | FS | 31 | 5'11" 207 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Mike Jenkins | CB | 23 | 5'10" 190 | R | South Florida | ACT |
| 32 | Orlando Scandrick | CB | 21 | 5'10" 192 | R | Boise State | ACT |
| 35 | Tra Battle | DB | 23 | 5'11" 173 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Tra Battle | DB | 23 | 5'11" 173 | 1 | — | TRC |
| 41 | Terence Newman | CB | 31 | 5'11" 190 | 5 | Kansas State | ACT |
| 42 | Anthony Henry | CB | 33 | 6'1" 207 | 7 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sam Paulescu | P | 24 | 6'0" 195 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 6 | Nick Folk | K | 25 | 6'1" 225 | 1 | Arizona | ACT |
| 91 | L.P. Ladouceur | LS | 27 | 6'4" 256 | 3 | California | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Browns | W 28-10 | -6 | +0.380 |
| 2 | vs Eagles | W 41-37 | -6.5 | +0.113 |
| 3 | @ Packers | W 27-16 | -3 | +0.087 |
| 4 | vs Commanders | L 24-26 | -10 | +0.080 |
| 5 | vs Bengals | W 31-22 | -16 | +0.133 |
| 6 | @ Cardinals | L 24-30 | -4.5 | -0.043 |
| 7 | @ Rams | L 14-34 | -9 | -0.193 |
| 8 | vs Buccaneers | W 13-9 | -1 | -0.118 |
| 9 | @ Giants | L 14-35 | +9.5 | -0.391 |
| 11 | @ Commanders | W 14-10 | -1 | +0.056 |
| 12 | vs 49ers | W 35-22 | -9.5 | +0.076 |
| 13 | vs Seahawks | W 34-9 | -11.5 | +0.280 |
| 14 | @ Steelers | L 13-20 | +4 | -0.380 |
| 15 | vs Giants | W 20-8 | -3 | +0.079 |
| 16 | vs Ravens | L 24-33 | -5 | +0.013 |
| 17 | @ Eagles | L 6-44 | +2.5 | -0.474 |