NFC East · 2016
Dallas Cowboys
Record
13-3
Seed
#1
Net EPA
+0.051est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.126
- Success rate48.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.226
- EPA / rush+0.006
- Explosive rate9.8%
- CPOE+4.07
- Third-down rate43.8%
- Red-zone TD rate70.2%
- Points / drive2.52
- Turnover rate1.4%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.015
- Success rate allowed46.1%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.088
- EPA / rush allowed-0.145
- Explosive rate allowed7.2%
- Pressure rate (proxy)16.9%
- Sack rate5.0%
- Points / drive allowed1.92
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.126 · 88th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.015 · 52th %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
10-6
+5.2 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
5-3
As favorite
6-5
As dog
4-1
O/U
6-10
-1.2 vs total
Roster
96 players
52 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks6
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mark Sanchez | QB | 31 | 6'2" 225 | 7 | USC | ACT |
| 4 | Dak Prescott | QB | 23 | 6'2" 230 | R | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 7 | Jameill Showers | QB | 26 | 6'2" 230 | 1 | Texas-El Paso | DEV |
| 9 | Tony Romo | QB | 36 | 6'2" 230 | 13 | Eastern Illinois | ACT |
| 17 | Kellen Moore | QB | 28 | 6'0" 200 | 4 | Boise State | RES |
| — | Jerrod Johnson | QB | — | 6'5" 250 | — | — | CUT |
Backs & receivers20
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chris Brown | WR | 24 | 6'2" 195 | R | Notre Dame | RES |
| 11 | Cole Beasley | WR | 27 | 5'8" 180 | 4 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 13 | Lucky Whitehead | WR | 24 | 5'9" 163 | 1 | Florida Atlantic | ACT |
| 19 | Brice Butler | WR | 26 | 6'3" 210 | 3 | San Diego State | ACT |
| 20 | Darren McFadden | RB | 29 | 6'1" 210 | 8 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 21 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 21 | 6'0" 225 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 25 | Lance Dunbar | RB | 26 | 5'8" 195 | 4 | North Texas | ACT |
| 41 | Keith Smith | RB | 24 | 6'0" 232 | 2 | San Jose State | ACT |
| 46 | Alfred Morris | RB | 29 | 5'10" 224 | 4 | Florida Atlantic | ACT |
| 80 | Rico Gathers | TE | 22 | 6'6" 281 | R | Baylor | DEV |
| 81 | Andy Jones | WR | 22 | 6'1" 222 | R | Jacksonville | DEV |
| 82 | Jason Witten | TE | 34 | 6'6" 263 | 13 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 83 | Terrance Williams | WR | 28 | 6'2" 208 | 3 | Baylor | ACT |
| 84 | James Hanna | TE | 27 | 6'4" 260 | 4 | Oklahoma | PUP |
| 85 | Richard Mullaney | WR | — | 6'2" 208 | R | Alabama | CUT |
| 87 | Geoff Swaim | TE | 24 | 6'4" 260 | 1 | Texas | RES |
| 88 | Dez Bryant | WR | 29 | 6'2" 220 | 6 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 89 | Gavin Escobar | TE | 25 | 6'6" 260 | 3 | San Diego State | ACT |
| — | Shaq Evans | WR | 25 | 6'1" 210 | — | — | DEV |
| — | Rod Smith | RB | 24 | 6'3" 231 | 1 | Ohio State | DEV |
Offensive line20
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Darryl Baldwin | OL | 26 | 6'6" 305 | — | — | RES |
| 61 | Ryan Mack | OL | — | 6'4" 310 | — | — | CUT |
| 62 | Ryan Seymour | OL | 26 | 6'4" 305 | — | — | CUT |
| 62 | Jared Smith | OL | — | 6'3" 315 | — | — | CUT |
| 63 | Emmett Cleary | OL | 26 | 6'7" 324 | 3 | Boston College | ACT |
| 63 | Boston Stiverson | OL | — | 6'3" 310 | — | — | CUT |
| 64 | Cameron Bradfield | OL | — | 6'4" 308 | — | — | CUT |
| 64 | Jonathan Cooper | OL | 26 | 6'2" 312 | 3 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 65 | Ronald Leary | OL | 27 | 6'3" 320 | 4 | Memphis | ACT |
| 68 | Doug Free | OL | 32 | 6'6" 325 | 9 | Northern Illinois | ACT |
| 70 | Zack Martin | OL | 27 | 6'4" 310 | 2 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 71 | La'el Collins | OL | 23 | 6'4" 321 | 1 | Louisiana State | RES |
| 72 | Travis Frederick | OL | 25 | 6'4" 315 | 3 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 73 | Joe Looney | OL | 26 | 6'3" 315 | 4 | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 74 | Mike McQueen | OL | — | 6'6" 287 | — | — | CUT |
| 77 | Tyron Smith | OL | 27 | 6'5" 320 | 5 | Southern California | ACT |
| 79 | Chaz Green | OL | 24 | 6'5" 300 | 1 | Florida | RES |
| — | Kadeem Edwards | OL | 25 | 6'4" 305 | 2 | Tennessee State | DEV |
| — | Clay DeBord | OL | 24 | 6'6" 305 | R | Eastern Washington | DEV |
| — | Dan Buchholz | OL | — | 6'4" 301 | — | — | CUT |
Defensive front31
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Derek Akunne | LB | — | 5'11" 230 | — | — | CUT |
| 46 | James Morris | LB | 26 | 6'1" 245 | — | — | RES |
| 48 | Brandon Hepburn | LB | — | 6'4" 243 | — | — | CUT |
| 49 | Henoc Muamba | LB | — | 6'0" 242 | — | — | CUT |
| 50 | Sean Lee | LB | 30 | 6'2" 238 | 6 | Penn State | ACT |
| 51 | Kyle Wilber | LB | 27 | 6'4" 245 | 4 | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 52 | Andrew Gachkar | LB | 29 | 6'2" 224 | 5 | Missouri | ACT |
| 53 | Mark Nzeocha | LB | 26 | 6'3" 239 | 1 | Wyoming | ACT |
| 54 | Jaylon Smith | LB | 21 | 6'2" 240 | R | Notre Dame | RSN |
| 55 | Rolando McClain | LB | 27 | 6'4" 255 | — | Alabama | SUS |
| 56 | Justin Durant | LB | 32 | 6'1" 230 | 9 | Hampton | ACT |
| 57 | Damien Wilson | LB | 23 | 6'1" 243 | 1 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 58 | Jack Crawford | DL | 29 | 6'5" 288 | 4 | Penn State | ACT |
| 59 | Anthony Hitchens | LB | 24 | 6'0" 235 | 2 | Iowa | ACT |
| 64 | Zach Wood | DL | 23 | 6'3" 262 | R | Southern Methodist | CUT |
| 66 | Mike McAdoo | DL | 26 | 6'7" 255 | — | — | CUT |
| 75 | Ryan Davis | LB | 27 | 6'2" 275 | 4 | Bethune-Cookman | RES |
| 75 | Gerald Dixon Jr. | DL | — | 6'2" 325 | — | — | CUT |
| 76 | Richard Ash | DL | 24 | 6'3" 326 | 1 | Western Michigan | ACT |
| 90 | Demarcus Lawrence | DL | 24 | 6'3" 251 | 2 | Boise State | ACT |
| 92 | Cedric Thornton | DL | 28 | 6'4" 309 | 5 | Southern Arkansas | ACT |
| 93 | Benson Mayowa | DL | 25 | 6'3" 252 | 3 | Idaho | ACT |
| 94 | Randy Gregory | DL | 25 | 6'5" 255 | 1 | Nebraska | SUS |
| 95 | David Irving | DL | 23 | 6'7" 273 | 1 | Iowa State | ACT |
| 96 | Maliek Collins | DL | 21 | 6'2" 310 | R | Nebraska | ACT |
| 97 | Terrell McClain | DL | 28 | 6'2" 302 | 5 | South Florida | ACT |
| 98 | Tyrone Crawford | DL | 28 | 6'4" 285 | 4 | Boise State | ACT |
| — | Jeremiah George | LB | 24 | 5'11" 234 | 2 | Iowa State | DEV |
| — | Shelby Harris | DL | 25 | 6'2" 290 | 2 | Illinois State | CUT |
| — | Lenny Jones | DL | 25 | 6'3" 269 | R | Nevada | DEV |
| 99 | Charles Tapper | DL | 23 | 6'2" 271 | R | Oklahoma | RES |
Secondary16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Isaiah Frey | DB | — | 6'0" 205 | — | — | CUT |
| 23 | Dax Swanson | DB | 25 | 5'11" 191 | — | — | CUT |
| 23 | Leon McFadden | DB | 27 | 5'10" 190 | 3 | San Diego State | ACT |
| 24 | Morris Claiborne | DB | 26 | 5'11" 192 | 4 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 26 | Josh Thomas | DB | 27 | 5'11" 196 | — | Buffalo | RSN |
| 27 | J.J. Wilcox | DB | 25 | 6'0" 212 | 3 | Georgia Southern | ACT |
| 30 | Anthony Brown | DB | 24 | 5'11" 190 | R | Purdue | ACT |
| 31 | Byron Jones | DB | 25 | 6'0" 199 | 1 | Connecticut | ACT |
| 32 | Orlando Scandrick | DB | 29 | 5'10" 196 | 8 | Boise State | ACT |
| 35 | Kavon Frazier | DB | 22 | 6'0" 218 | R | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 36 | Arjen Colquhoun | DB | — | 6'0" 200 | — | — | CUT |
| 38 | Jeff Heath | DB | 25 | 6'1" 212 | 3 | Saginaw Valley State | ACT |
| 39 | Brandon Carr | DB | 30 | 6'0" 210 | 8 | Grand Valley State | ACT |
| 42 | Barry Church | DB | 28 | 6'2" 218 | 6 | Toledo | ACT |
| 43 | Rolan Milligan | DB | 22 | 5'10" 200 | R | Toledo | CUT |
| — | Sammy Seamster | DB | 25 | 6'0" 205 | 2 | Middle Tennessee State | DEV |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dan Bailey | K | 28 | 6'0" 195 | 5 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 6 | Chris Jones | P | 27 | 6'0" 205 | 5 | Carson-Newman | ACT |
| 91 | L.P. LaDouceur | LS | 35 | 6'5" 256 | 11 | California | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Giants | L 19-20 | -1 | -0.009 |
| 2 | @ Commanders | W 27-23 | +3.5 | +0.187 |
| 3 | vs Bears | W 31-17 | -6.5 | +0.189 |
| 4 | @ 49ers | W 24-17 | -1 | +0.252 |
| 5 | vs Bengals | W 28-14 | +2.5 | +0.316 |
| 6 | @ Packers | W 30-16 | +5 | +0.128 |
| 8 | vs Eagles | W 29-23 | -5 | +0.077 |
| 9 | @ Browns | W 35-10 | -7 | +0.410 |
| 10 | @ Steelers | W 35-30 | +3 | +0.293 |
| 11 | vs Ravens | W 27-17 | -7 | +0.196 |
| 12 | vs Commanders | W 31-26 | -5.5 | +0.305 |
| 13 | @ Vikings | W 17-15 | -3 | -0.245 |
| 14 | @ Giants | L 7-10 | -3.5 | -0.353 |
| 15 | vs Buccaneers | W 26-20 | -7 | +0.028 |
| 16 | vs Lions | W 42-21 | -6.5 | +0.442 |
| 17 | @ Eagles | L 13-27 | +6.5 | -0.223 |
| DIV | vs Packers | L 31-34 | -5.5 | +0.161 |