NFC East · 2012
Dallas Cowboys
Record
8-8
Net EPA
-0.060est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.043
- Success rate47.2%
- EPA / dropback+0.127
- EPA / rush-0.133
- Explosive rate7.3%
- CPOE+3.18
- Third-down rate43.3%
- Red-zone TD rate62.6%
- Points / drive1.79
- Turnover rate2.5%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.077
- Success rate allowed44.5%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.170
- EPA / rush allowed-0.049
- Explosive rate allowed10.1%
- Pressure rate (proxy)18.3%
- Sack rate5.8%
- Points / drive allowed1.91
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.043 · 60th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.077 · 81th %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
6-10
-2.7 vs line
Home
1-7
Away
5-3
As favorite
2-7
As dog
4-3
O/U
8-8
+2.6 vs total
Roster
58 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tony Romo | QB | 32 | 6'2" 230 | 9 | Eastern Illinois | ACT |
| 18 | Kyle Orton | QB | 31 | 6'4" 225 | 7 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cole Beasley | WR | 23 | 5'8" 177 | R | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 17 | Dwayne Harris | WR | 26 | 5'10" 200 | 1 | East Carolina | ACT |
| 19 | Miles Austin | WR | 28 | 6'2" 217 | 6 | Monmouth, N.J. | ACT |
| 25 | Lance Dunbar | RB | 22 | 5'8" 191 | R | North Texas | ACT |
| 28 | Felix Jones | RB | 25 | 5'10" 215 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 29 | DeMarco Murray | RB | 24 | 6'0" 215 | 1 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 34 | Phillip Tanner | RB | 24 | 5'10" 217 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 47 | Lawrence Vickers | FB | 29 | 6'0" 250 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Jason Witten | TE | 30 | 6'6" 261 | 9 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 84 | James Hanna | TE | 23 | 6'4" 249 | R | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 85 | Kevin Ogletree | WR | 25 | 6'1" 198 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 88 | Dez Bryant | WR | 25 | 6'2" 220 | 2 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 89 | John Phillips | TE | 25 | 6'5" 251 | 3 | Virginia | ACT |
Offensive line12
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Kevin Kowalski | C | 23 | 6'3" 304 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 62 | David Arkin | G | 26 | 6'5" 306 | 1 | Missouri State | ACT |
| 63 | Ryan Cook | G | 29 | 6'6" 325 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 65 | Ronald Leary | G | 23 | 6'3" 318 | R | Memphis | ACT |
| 68 | Doug Free | T | 28 | 6'6" 325 | 5 | Northern Illinois | ACT |
| 71 | Nate Livings | G | 30 | 6'4" 320 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Mackenzy Bernadeau | G | 26 | 6'4" 320 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Darrion Weems | T | 25 | 6'5" 302 | R | — | ACT |
| 75 | Darrion Weems | T | 25 | 6'5" 302 | R | — | TRC |
| 76 | Derrick Dockery | G | 33 | 6'6" 325 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 77 | Tyron Smith | T | 23 | 6'5" 308 | 1 | Southern California | ACT |
| 78 | Jermey Parnell | T | 26 | 6'6" 311 | 3 | Mississippi | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kyle Wilber | OLB | 23 | 6'4" 246 | R | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 52 | Dan Connor | MLB | 28 | 6'2" 241 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Alex Albright | OLB | 24 | 6'5" 260 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 57 | Victor Butler | OLB | 25 | 6'2" 245 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Ernie Sims | OLB | 29 | 6'0" 230 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 66 | Brian Schaefering | DT | 29 | 6'4" 295 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 70 | Tyrone Crawford | DT | 24 | 6'4" 285 | R | Boise State | ACT |
| 72 | Rob Callaway | DT | 24 | 6'5" 324 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Jay Ratliff | NT | 31 | 6'4" 303 | 7 | Auburn | ACT |
| 93 | Anthony Spencer | OLB | 28 | 6'3" 250 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 94 | DeMarcus Ware | OLB | 30 | 6'4" 254 | 7 | Troy | ACT |
| 95 | Sean Lissemore | DT | 26 | 6'3" 303 | 2 | William & Mary | ACT |
| 96 | Marcus Spears | DT | 29 | 6'4" 315 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 97 | Jason Hatcher | DT | 30 | 6'6" 305 | 6 | Grambling State | ACT |
| 98 | Brady Poppinga | OLB | 34 | 6'3" 252 | 7 | — | ACT |
Secondary12
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Michael Coe | CB | 30 | 6'0" 187 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 20 | Michael Coe | CB | 30 | 6'0" 187 | 5 | — | TRC |
| 20 | Michael Coe | CB | 30 | 6'0" 187 | 5 | — | TRT |
| 21 | Mike Jenkins | CB | 27 | 5'10" 198 | 4 | South Florida | ACT |
| 24 | Morris Claiborne | CB | 22 | 5'11" 185 | R | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 26 | Charlie Peprah | SS | 29 | 5'11" 203 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Eric Frampton | SS | 28 | 5'11" 205 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Sterling Moore | CB | 22 | 5'10" 200 | 1 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 30 | Sterling Moore | CB | 22 | 5'10" 200 | 1 | Southern Methodist | TRC |
| 39 | Brandon Carr | CB | 26 | 6'0" 210 | 4 | Grand Valley State | ACT |
| 40 | Danny McCray | FS | 24 | 6'1" 222 | 2 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 43 | Gerald Sensabaugh | FS | 29 | 6'1" 212 | 7 | — | ACT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brian Moorman | P | 36 | 6'0" 174 | 13 | — | TRC |
| 2 | Brian Moorman | P | 36 | 6'0" 174 | 13 | — | ACT |
| 5 | Dan Bailey | K | 24 | 6'0" 189 | 1 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 91 | L.P. Ladouceur | LS | 31 | 6'5" 255 | 7 | California | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Giants | W 24-17 | +3.5 | +0.218 |
| 2 | @ Seahawks | L 7-27 | -3 | -0.059 |
| 3 | vs Buccaneers | W 16-10 | -7 | -0.238 |
| 4 | vs Bears | L 18-34 | -3 | -0.186 |
| 6 | @ Ravens | L 29-31 | +3 | +0.246 |
| 7 | @ Panthers | W 19-14 | -2.5 | +0.041 |
| 8 | vs Giants | L 24-29 | +1.5 | -0.170 |
| 9 | @ Falcons | L 13-19 | +4 | +0.070 |
| 10 | @ Eagles | W 38-23 | -1 | +0.107 |
| 11 | vs Browns | W 23-20 | -7 | -0.007 |
| 12 | vs Commanders | L 31-38 | -3.5 | +0.060 |
| 13 | vs Eagles | W 38-33 | -10.5 | +0.319 |
| 14 | @ Bengals | W 20-19 | +3.5 | +0.096 |
| 15 | vs Steelers | W 27-24 | +1 | +0.115 |
| 16 | vs Saints | L 31-34 | -1 | +0.193 |
| 17 | @ Commanders | L 18-28 | +3 | -0.058 |