NFC East · 2021
Dallas Cowboys
Record
12-5
Seed
#3
Net EPA
+0.175est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.084
- Success rate46.8%
- EPA / dropback+0.168
- EPA / rush-0.062
- Explosive rate9.4%
- CPOE+1.99
- Third-down rate43.7%
- Red-zone TD rate61.6%
- Points / drive2.44
- Turnover rate1.6%
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Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.089
- Success rate allowed41.0%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.111
- EPA / rush allowed-0.048
- Explosive rate allowed9.8%
- Pressure rate (proxy)20.5%
- Sack rate5.6%
- Points / drive allowed1.54
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Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.084 · 80th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.089 · 8th %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
13-4
+5.9 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
8-1
As favorite
10-3
As dog
3-1
O/U
8-9
+1.8 vs total
Roster
82 players
48 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ben DiNucci | QB | 26 | 6'3" 210 | 1 | James Madison | DEV |
| 4 | Dak Prescott | QB | 28 | 6'2" 238 | 5 | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 10 | Cooper Rush | QB | 29 | 6'3" 225 | 4 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 15 | Will Grier | QB | 26 | 6'1" 220 | 2 | West Virginia | RES |
Backs & receivers23
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedrick Wilson | WR | 27 | 6'2" 188 | 3 | Boise State | ACT |
| 13 | Michael Gallup | WR | 25 | 6'1" 200 | 3 | Colorado State | RES |
| 15 | T.J. Vasher | WR | 23 | 6'5" 215 | R | Texas Tech | RES |
| 16 | Robert Foster | WR | 27 | 6'2" 194 | 3 | Alabama | DEV |
| 17 | Malik Turner | WR | 25 | 6'2" 200 | 3 | Illinois | ACT |
| 19 | Amari Cooper | WR | 27 | 6'1" 211 | 6 | Alabama | ACT |
| 20 | Tony Pollard | RB | 24 | 6'0" 209 | 2 | Memphis | ACT |
| 21 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 26 | 6'0" 228 | 5 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 32 | Corey Clement | RB | 28 | 5'10" 220 | 4 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 34 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 23 | 6'0" 215 | 1 | South Carolina | RES |
| 37 | Jaquan Hardy | RB | 25 | 5'10" 225 | R | Tiffin | DEV |
| 43 | Ito Smith | RB | 27 | 5'9" 195 | 3 | Southern Mississippi | DEV |
| 45 | Sewo Olonilua | RB | 25 | 6'3" 240 | 1 | Texas Christian | RES |
| 46 | Nick Ralston | RB | 26 | 6'0" 240 | R | Louisiana-Lafayette | DEV |
| 49 | Ian Bunting | TE | 25 | 6'7" 248 | 2 | California | DEV |
| 80 | Brandon Smith | WR | 24 | 6'2" 215 | R | Iowa | DEV |
| 81 | Simi Fehoko | WR | 25 | 6'4" 227 | R | Stanford | INA |
| 84 | Sean McKeon | TE | 25 | 6'5" 246 | 1 | Michigan | ACT |
| 85 | Noah Brown | WR | 25 | 6'2" 225 | 4 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 86 | Dalton Schultz | TE | 25 | 6'5" 242 | 3 | Stanford | ACT |
| 87 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | 27 | 6'5" 255 | 4 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 88 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 22 | 6'2" 189 | 1 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 89 | Blake Jarwin | TE | 27 | 6'5" 260 | 4 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
Offensive line14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Connor Williams | OL | 24 | 6'5" 298 | 3 | Texas | ACT |
| 60 | Isaac Alarcon | OL | 23 | 6'7" 301 | 1 | No College | DEV |
| 62 | Braylon Jones | OL | 23 | 6'3" 315 | R | Houston | DEV |
| 63 | Tyler Biadasz | OL | 25 | 6'4" 320 | 1 | Wisconsin | ACT |
| 65 | Mitch Hyatt | OL | 24 | 6'5" 305 | 2 | Clemson | RES |
| 66 | Connor McGovern | OL | 25 | 6'5" 308 | 2 | Penn State | ACT |
| 68 | Matt Farniok | OL | 25 | 6'5" 330 | R | Nebraska | INA |
| 70 | Zack Martin | OL | 32 | 6'4" 315 | 7 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 71 | La'el Collins | OL | 28 | 6'4" 320 | 6 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 76 | Aviante Collins | OL | 28 | 6'4" 292 | 4 | Texas Christian | DEV |
| 76 | Josh Ball | OL | 23 | 6'8" 309 | R | Marshall | RES |
| 77 | Tyron Smith | OL | 32 | 6'5" 320 | 10 | Southern California | ACT |
| 78 | Terence Steele | OL | 24 | 6'6" 310 | 1 | Texas Tech | ACT |
| 79 | Ty Nsekhe | OL | 37 | 6'8" 330 | 9 | Texas State | ACT |
Defensive front21
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Micah Parsons | LB | 22 | 6'3" 245 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 14 | Jabril Cox | LB | 23 | 6'3" 233 | R | Louisiana State | RES |
| 42 | Keanu Neal | LB | 26 | 6'1" 216 | 5 | Florida | INA |
| 44 | Devante Bond | LB | 28 | 6'1" 236 | 5 | Oklahoma | DEV |
| 53 | Francis Bernard | LB | 26 | 6'1" 235 | 1 | Utah | ACT |
| 55 | Leighton Vander Esch | LB | 25 | 6'4" 256 | 3 | Boise State | ACT |
| 56 | Bradlee Anae | DL | 23 | 6'3" 265 | 1 | Utah | DEV |
| 57 | Luke Gifford | LB | 26 | 6'3" 245 | 2 | Nebraska | ACT |
| 58 | Austin Faoliu | DL | 22 | 6'3" 295 | R | Oregon | DEV |
| 59 | Chauncey Golston | DL | 23 | 6'5" 270 | R | Iowa | ACT |
| 72 | Trysten Hill | DL | 23 | 6'3" 308 | 2 | Central Florida | ACT |
| 90 | Demarcus Lawrence | DL | 29 | 6'3" 265 | 7 | Boise State | ACT |
| 91 | Carlos Watkins | DL | 29 | 6'3" 297 | 4 | Clemson | ACT |
| 92 | Dorance Armstrong | DL | 24 | 6'3" 255 | 3 | Kansas | ACT |
| 93 | Tarell Basham | DL | 27 | 6'4" 266 | 4 | Ohio | ACT |
| 94 | Randy Gregory | DL | 30 | 6'5" 255 | 6 | Nebraska | ACT |
| 95 | Brent Urban | DL | 30 | 6'7" 300 | 7 | Virginia | RES |
| 96 | Neville Gallimore | DL | 24 | 6'2" 302 | 1 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 97 | Osa Odighizuwa | DL | 23 | 6'2" 280 | R | UCLA | ACT |
| 98 | Quinton Bohanna | DL | 22 | 6'4" 355 | R | Kentucky | INA |
| 99 | Josiah Bronson | DL | 24 | 6'3" 300 | R | Washington | DEV |
Secondary16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Donovan Wilson | DB | 26 | 6'0" 204 | 2 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 7 | Trevon Diggs | DB | 24 | 6'1" 207 | 1 | Alabama | ACT |
| 18 | Damontae Kazee | DB | 28 | 5'11" 190 | 4 | San Diego State | ACT |
| 23 | Darian Thompson | DB | 29 | 6'2" 213 | 5 | Boise State | ACT |
| 24 | Kelvin Joseph | DB | 23 | 6'1" 195 | R | Kentucky | ACT |
| 25 | Nahshon Wright | DB | 24 | 6'4" 188 | R | Oregon State | INA |
| 26 | Jourdan Lewis | DB | 26 | 5'10" 195 | 4 | Michigan | ACT |
| 27 | Jayron Kearse | DB | 27 | 6'4" 215 | 5 | Clemson | ACT |
| 28 | Malik Hooker | DB | 25 | 6'1" 212 | 4 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 29 | C.J. Goodwin | DB | 31 | 6'1" 190 | 7 | California, Pa. | ACT |
| 30 | Anthony Brown | DB | 29 | 5'11" 196 | 5 | Purdue | ACT |
| 31 | Maurice Canady | DB | 27 | 6'1" 193 | 5 | Virginia | INA |
| 36 | Kyron Brown | DB | 25 | 6'1" 195 | 2 | Akron | DEV |
| 38 | Israel Mukuamu | DB | 23 | 6'4" 205 | R | South Carolina | RES |
| 39 | Tyler Coyle | DB | 24 | 6'1" 215 | R | Purdue | DEV |
| 41 | Reggie Robinson | DB | 24 | 6'1" 197 | 1 | Tulsa | RES |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Greg Zuerlein | K | 35 | 6'0" 191 | 9 | Missouri Western | ACT |
| 5 | Bryan Anger | P | 34 | 6'3" 205 | 9 | California | ACT |
| 7 | Hunter Niswander | P | 28 | 6'5" 243 | 1 | Northwestern | RES |
| 44 | Jake McQuaide | LS | 35 | 6'2" 235 | 10 | Ohio State | ACT |
Schedule
18 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Buccaneers | L 29-31 | +10 | +0.130 |
| 2 | @ Chargers | W 20-17 | +3 | +0.120 |
| 3 | vs Eagles | W 41-21 | -3.5 | +0.078 |
| 4 | vs Panthers | W 36-28 | -4.5 | +0.284 |
| 5 | vs Giants | W 44-20 | -7.5 | +0.199 |
| 6 | @ Patriots | W 35-29 | -3.5 | +0.120 |
| 8 | @ Vikings | W 20-16 | +4.5 | +0.022 |
| 9 | vs Broncos | L 16-30 | -10.5 | -0.212 |
| 10 | vs Falcons | W 43-3 | -8 | +0.142 |
| 11 | @ Chiefs | L 9-19 | +2.5 | -0.239 |
| 12 | vs Raiders | L 33-36 | -7 | +0.085 |
| 13 | @ Saints | W 27-17 | -6 | -0.132 |
| 14 | @ Commanders | W 27-20 | -6.5 | -0.150 |
| 15 | @ Giants | W 21-6 | -11.5 | +0.037 |
| 16 | vs Commanders | W 56-14 | -10.5 | +0.343 |
| 17 | vs Cardinals | L 22-25 | -6.5 | +0.024 |
| 18 | @ Eagles | W 51-26 | -6.5 | +0.618 |
| WC | vs 49ers | L 17-23 | -3 | -0.166 |