NFC East · 2017
Dallas Cowboys
Record
9-7
Net EPA
-0.014est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.008
- Success rate43.8%
- EPA / dropback-0.007
- EPA / rush+0.027
- Explosive rate7.8%
- CPOE-0.45
- Third-down rate43.3%
- Red-zone TD rate57.4%
- Points / drive1.85
- Turnover rate1.8%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.022
- Success rate allowed45.4%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.061
- EPA / rush allowed-0.047
- Explosive rate allowed8.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)20.6%
- Sack rate5.9%
- Points / drive allowed1.79
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.008 · 66th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.022 · 73th %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
8-7-1
-0.7 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
5-2-1
As favorite
7-4-1
As dog
1-3
O/U
6-10
-4.3 vs total
Roster
97 players
54 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks5
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Luke McCown | QB | — | 6'4" 217 | 13 | Louisiana Tech | CUT |
| 3 | Zac Dysert | QB | 27 | 6'3" 221 | 4 | Miami (Ohio) | RES |
| 4 | Dak Prescott | QB | 24 | 6'2" 238 | 1 | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 7 | Cooper Rush | QB | 25 | 6'3" 228 | R | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 17 | Kellen Moore | QB | 29 | 6'0" 200 | 5 | Boise State | DEV |
Backs & receivers29
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | KD Cannon | WR | 23 | 6'0" 180 | R | Baylor | DEV |
| 9 | Karel Hamilton | WR | — | 6'1" 205 | R | Samford | CUT |
| 10 | Ryan Switzer | WR | 24 | 5'8" 181 | R | North Carolina | ACT |
| 11 | Cole Beasley | WR | 28 | 5'8" 180 | 5 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 13 | Corey Washington | WR | — | 6'4" 214 | 3 | Newberry | CUT |
| 14 | Lance Lenoir | WR | 22 | 5'11" 201 | R | Western Illinois | ACT |
| 15 | Javontee Herndon | WR | — | 6'1" 197 | 3 | Arkansas | CUT |
| 16 | Uzoma Nwachukwu | WR | — | 5'11" 210 | 4 | Texas A&M | CUT |
| 18 | Brian Brown | WR | 24 | 6'1" 208 | R | Richmond | DEV |
| 19 | Brice Butler | WR | 27 | 6'3" 220 | 4 | San Diego State | ACT |
| 20 | Darren McFadden | RB | 30 | 6'1" 222 | 9 | Arkansas | CUT |
| 21 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 22 | 6'0" 225 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 34 | Ronnie Hillman | RB | — | 5'10" 195 | 5 | San Diego State | CUT |
| 34 | Trey Williams | RB | 26 | 5'7" 200 | 2 | Texas A&M | DEV |
| 36 | Aaron Green | RB | 26 | 5'11" 206 | 1 | Texas Christian | CUT |
| 38 | Brandon Brown-Dukes | RB | — | 5'8" 200 | 1 | Mercyhurst | CUT |
| 41 | Keith Smith | RB | 25 | 6'0" 232 | 3 | San Jose State | ACT |
| 42 | M.J. McFarland | TE | — | 6'5" 255 | 1 | Texas-El Paso | CUT |
| 45 | Rod Smith | RB | 25 | 6'3" 240 | 2 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 46 | Alfred Morris | RB | 30 | 5'10" 224 | 5 | Florida Atlantic | ACT |
| 80 | Rico Gathers | TE | 23 | 6'6" 285 | 1 | Baylor | RES |
| 82 | Jason Witten | TE | 35 | 6'6" 263 | 14 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 83 | Terrance Williams | WR | 29 | 6'2" 210 | 4 | Baylor | ACT |
| 84 | James Hanna | TE | 28 | 6'4" 260 | 5 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 85 | Noah Brown | WR | 21 | 6'2" 222 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 86 | Connor Hamlett | TE | — | 6'7" 259 | 2 | Oregon State | CUT |
| 87 | Geoff Swaim | TE | 25 | 6'4" 260 | 2 | Texas | ACT |
| 88 | Dez Bryant | WR | 30 | 6'2" 220 | 7 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 89 | Blake Jarwin | TE | 23 | 6'5" 246 | R | Oklahoma State | ACT |
Offensive line13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Ross Burbank | OL | — | 6'4" 310 | 1 | Virginia | CUT |
| 64 | Jonathan Cooper | OL | 27 | 6'2" 302 | 4 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 65 | Nate Theaker | OL | 25 | 6'5" 315 | R | Wayne State (Mich.) | ACT |
| 67 | Clay DeBord | OL | — | 6'6" 312 | 1 | Eastern Washington | CUT |
| 70 | Zack Martin | OL | 28 | 6'4" 310 | 3 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 71 | La'el Collins | OL | 24 | 6'4" 315 | 2 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 72 | Travis Frederick | OL | 26 | 6'4" 320 | 4 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 73 | Joe Looney | OL | 27 | 6'3" 315 | 5 | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 73 | Jarron Jones | OL | 23 | 6'6" 320 | R | Notre Dame | DEV |
| 75 | Byron Bell | OL | 28 | 6'5" 340 | 6 | New Mexico | ACT |
| 77 | Tyron Smith | OL | 28 | 6'5" 320 | 6 | Southern California | RES |
| 78 | Kadeem Edwards | OL | 26 | 6'4" 305 | 3 | Tennessee State | ACT |
| 79 | Chaz Green | OL | 25 | 6'5" 300 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
Defensive front31
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Darnell Leslie | DL | — | 6'2" 235 | R | Monmouth (N.J.) | CUT |
| 44 | Lucas Wacha | LB | — | 6'1" 225 | R | Wyoming | CUT |
| 47 | John Lotulelei | LB | — | 5'11" 235 | 4 | Nevada-Las Vegas | CUT |
| 50 | Sean Lee | LB | 31 | 6'2" 245 | 7 | Penn State | ACT |
| 51 | Kyle Wilber | LB | 28 | 6'4" 245 | 5 | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 52 | Justin Durant | LB | 33 | 6'1" 230 | 10 | Hampton | CUT |
| 52 | Tre'Von Johnson | LB | 22 | 6'1" 235 | R | Weber State | ACT |
| 53 | Justin March-Lillard | LB | 24 | 6'0" 222 | 2 | Akron | ACT |
| 54 | Jaylon Smith | LB | 22 | 6'2" 240 | 1 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 55 | Stephen Paea | DL | 29 | 6'1" 295 | 6 | Oregon State | RES |
| 56 | Jay Elliott | LB | 27 | 6'3" 255 | 3 | Toledo | CUT |
| 56 | Lenny Jones | DL | — | 6'2" 265 | 1 | Nevada | CUT |
| 57 | Damien Wilson | LB | 24 | 6'1" 243 | 2 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 58 | Damontre Moore | DL | 26 | 6'4" 260 | 4 | Texas A&M | CUT |
| 58 | Datone Jones | DL | 27 | 6'5" 285 | 4 | UCLA | ACT |
| 59 | Anthony Hitchens | LB | 25 | 6'0" 235 | 3 | Iowa | ACT |
| 59 | Lamar Louis | LB | — | 5'11" 223 | 1 | LSU | CUT |
| 66 | Lewis Neal | DL | 22 | 6'0" 298 | R | LSU | ACT |
| 68 | Daniel Ross | DL | 24 | 6'4" 310 | R | N.E. Mississippi CC | ACT |
| 68 | Woody Baron | DL | — | 6'1" 270 | R | Virginia Tech | CUT |
| 69 | Jordan Carrell | DL | — | 6'2" 290 | R | Colorado | CUT |
| 76 | Richard Ash | DL | 25 | 6'3" 333 | 2 | Western Michigan | ACT |
| 90 | Demarcus Lawrence | DL | 25 | 6'3" 265 | 3 | Boise State | ACT |
| 92 | Brian Price | DL | 23 | 6'3" 318 | 1 | Texas-San Antonio | RES |
| 93 | Benson Mayowa | DL | 26 | 6'3" 240 | 4 | Idaho | ACT |
| 94 | Randy Gregory | DL | 26 | 6'5" 255 | 2 | Nebraska | SUS |
| 95 | David Irving | DL | 24 | 6'7" 273 | 2 | Iowa State | ACT |
| 96 | Maliek Collins | DL | 22 | 6'2" 305 | 1 | Nebraska | ACT |
| 97 | Taco Charlton | DL | 24 | 6'5" 273 | R | Michigan | ACT |
| 98 | Tyrone Crawford | DL | 29 | 6'4" 295 | 5 | Boise State | ACT |
| 99 | Charles Tapper | DL | 24 | 6'2" 270 | 1 | Oklahoma | RES |
Secondary15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bene' Benwikere | DB | 27 | 6'0" 195 | 3 | San Jose State | ACT |
| 24 | Nolan Carroll | DB | 30 | 6'1" 202 | 7 | Maryland | CUT |
| 25 | Xavier Woods | DB | 22 | 5'11" 205 | R | Louisiana Tech | ACT |
| 26 | Duke Thomas | DB | 23 | 5'10" 192 | 1 | Texas | RES |
| 27 | Jourdan Lewis | DB | 22 | 5'10" 170 | R | Michigan | ACT |
| 28 | Jameill Showers | DB | 27 | 6'2" 222 | 2 | Texas-El Paso | DEV |
| 30 | Anthony Brown | DB | 25 | 5'11" 196 | 1 | Purdue | ACT |
| 31 | Byron Jones | DB | 26 | 6'0" 199 | 2 | Connecticut | ACT |
| 32 | Orlando Scandrick | DB | 30 | 5'10" 196 | 9 | Boise State | RES |
| 33 | Chidobe Awuzie | DB | 22 | 5'11" 202 | R | Colorado | ACT |
| 35 | Kavon Frazier | DB | 23 | 6'0" 215 | 1 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 37 | Dejaun Butler | DB | — | 5'11" 180 | R | Hawaii | CUT |
| 38 | Jeff Heath | DB | 26 | 6'1" 212 | 4 | Saginaw Valley State | ACT |
| 39 | Marquez White | DB | 24 | 6'0" 190 | R | Florida State | DEV |
| 44 | John Green | DB | — | 5'10" 190 | R | Connecticut | CUT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sam Irwin-Hill | P | — | 6'3" 210 | R | Arkansas | CUT |
| 5 | Dan Bailey | K | 29 | 6'0" 195 | 6 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 6 | Chris Jones | P | 28 | 6'0" 205 | 6 | Carson-Newman | ACT |
| 91 | L.P. LaDouceur | LS | 36 | 6'5" 256 | 12 | California | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Giants | W 19-3 | -6 | +0.074 |
| 2 | @ Broncos | L 17-42 | -2.5 | -0.295 |
| 3 | @ Cardinals | W 28-17 | -3 | +0.115 |
| 4 | vs Rams | L 30-35 | -5 | +0.194 |
| 5 | vs Packers | L 31-35 | -2.5 | +0.169 |
| 7 | @ 49ers | W 40-10 | -6.5 | +0.361 |
| 8 | @ Commanders | W 33-19 | -3 | +0.004 |
| 9 | vs Chiefs | W 28-17 | -2 | +0.219 |
| 10 | @ Falcons | L 7-27 | +3.5 | -0.203 |
| 11 | vs Eagles | L 9-37 | +6 | -0.480 |
| 12 | vs Chargers | L 6-28 | +1 | -0.238 |
| 13 | vs Commanders | W 38-14 | +1.5 | +0.080 |
| 14 | @ Giants | W 30-10 | -4 | +0.326 |
| 15 | @ Raiders | W 20-17 | -3 | +0.072 |
| 16 | vs Seahawks | L 12-21 | -4.5 | -0.211 |
| 17 | @ Eagles | W 6-0 | -3.5 | -0.110 |