REGULAR SEASON GAME #13 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9,2018 DALLAS COWBOYS VS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT&T STADIUM 3:25 P.M. (CST) FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT DALLASCOWBOYS.COM DALLAS COWBOYS (7-5) VS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (6-6) Series Record: Dallas leads the series 67-52 Last Regular Season Meeting: Dallas 27, @ Philadelphia 20, Nov. 11, 2018 Last Regular Season Meeting in Dallas: Philadelphia 37, Dallas 9, Nov 19, 2017 Last Cowboys Regular Season Win: Dallas 27, @ Philadelphia 20, Nov. 11, 2018 Series Streak: Dallas has won fi ve of the last eight, including the last two. RADIO & TELEVISION RADIO KRLD-FM - 105.3 The Fan Play-by-Play: Brad Sham Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales Tune into 105.3 The Fan for pregame and postgame coverage before and after every Dallas Cowboys game. KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega (Spanish) Play-by-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez Sideline Reporter: Carlos Nava Compass Media Network (National) Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White TELEVISION FOX Sports - KDFW FOX 4 in Dallas/Fort Worth Play-by-Play: Joe Buck Analyst: Troy Aikman Sideline Reporter: Erin Andrews Cowboys Special Edition KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. Saturday night The Jason Garrett Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Postgame Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. following every Cowboys game Cowboys OT Somos Cowboys TXA 21 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Telemundo 39 in DFW 7:00 p.m. Game days Saturday 10:30 p.m. 2018 COWBOYS MEDIA GUIDE Visit the Dallas Cowboys media portal for updated schedules, game notes, game books, flip cards, etc: http://media.dallascowboys.com. To download the Dallas Cowboys 2018 Media Guide in PDF form, go to the following link: http://media.dallascowboys.com/media-guide/current-year-2018/ COWBOYS & EAGLES Series Notables: * Dallas has faced no team more than Philadelphia (119 times) and has defeated them more times (67) than all but one team (Washington - 71). * Dallas and Philadelphia have met in one Wild Card Playoff Game, two Divisional Playoff Games and an NFC Championship Game. * The Cowboys won 11 consecutive games over the Eagles from 1967-1972, marking the second-longest win streak over one opponent in club history. * Dallas and Philadelphia have combined to win 30 of a possible 49 NFC Eastern Division titles. A Cowboys Win Would: * Serve as Dallas fi fth straight win, longest since an 11-game win streak in 2016. * Give the Cowboys their third straight win over the Eagles - longsest since a three-game streak from 2012-13 - and allow Dallas to sweep the season series against Philadelphia for the fi rst time since 2012 and the 19th time overall. * Up the Cowboys record in the NFC East in 2018 to 4-1, and 7-3 overall in the NFC. * Give Dallas six wins at home this season to tie the 2009 team (6-2) for the second-most victories at AT&T Stadium in a single season since the building opened in 2009. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 4 4:15 p.m. Locker room open Wednesday, Dec. 5 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:00 a.m. Coach Pederson conference call 11:15 a.m. Practice - fi rst portion open to local media 1:45 p.m. Locker room open Thursday, Dec. 6 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - fi rst portion open to local media 1:15 p.m. Coordinators available 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Friday, Dec. 7 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - fi rst portion open to local media 12:45 p.m. Locker room open Saturday, Dec. 8 meetings - no access Sunday, Dec. 9 3:25 p.m. Kickoff vs. Philadelphia
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2018 UPCOMING MILESTONES AND CURRENT NOTES With the final quarter of the 2018 season underway for the Dallas Cowboys, the following information pertains to the most current notes, rankings and upcoming milestones: 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS CURRENT TEAM/PLAYER RANKINGS: * The Cowboys rushing attack ranks sixth in the league with an average of 131.6 yards-per-game, led by Ezekiel Elliott, whose 1,150 rushing yards are second in the league (RUSHING TO THE TOP - page 15). * Additionally, Dallas 4.71 yards-per-carry is seventh in the NFL and 91 rushing first downs are sixth (RUSHING TO THE TOP - page 15). * The Cowboys have 48 Big-Play runs of 10-plus yards to place sixth in the NFL (BIG PLAY RUNS - page 15). * Dak Prescott is tied for the second-most wins by any NFL starting quarterback with 29 from 2016-18 (QB WINS - page 11). * Dak Prescott leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns (five) and is eighth among NFL quarterbacks with 301 rushing yards (RAYNE MAN - page 12). * Ezekiel Elliott has posted six 100-yard rushing games to tie the most in the NFL in 2018, and he has the most (18) from 2016-18 (KEEP IT 100 - page 13). * Elliott is second in the league with 32 Big-Play runs of 10-plus yards, and he also boasts the most (101) from 2016-18 (BIG PLAY ZEKE - page 14). * Elliott ranks second in the NFL with 1,573 total scrimmage yards (1,150 rush; 423 receiving) (ZEKE & DESTROY - page 14). * Elliott makes up 37% (1,573 total scrimmage yards) of the Cowboys offensive output (DIVIDING UP THE OFFENSIVE PIE - page 14). * Elliott ranks second in the NFL in total first downs with 74 (ranks second in rushing first downs with 60) ( EZE DOES IT - page 15). * In five games since acquiring Amari Cooper, he has posted the fourth-most receiving first downs (23), seventh-most receptions (30), eighth-most receiving yards (424) and tied for the eighth-most receiving touchdowns (three) from Weeks 9-13 among all NFL receivers (THE AMARI EFFECT - page 15). * The Dallas offense has improved in multiple offensive categories since acquiring Cooper (THE AMARI EFFECT CONTINUED - page 15). * The Cowboys are holding opponents to 18.6 points-per-game (223 total points), second-fewest in the NFL (POINTS HARD TO COME BY - page 16). * The Dallas defense ranks fifth overall in total defense, limiting opponents to 318.2 yards-per-game (TOP FIVE D - page 16). * The Cowboys defense is third in the redzone, allowing only 15 touchdowns in 33 offensive appearances (45.5) (RED DEFENSE RE- DEMPTION - page 16). * Leighton Vander Esch leads the Cowboys defense with 128 tackles - second-most stops by a rookie in team history, since tackles started to be tracked by coaches film in 1981 (TACKLE LIKE A ROOKIE - page 16). * Dallas defense boasts two defenders with 100-plus tackles for the first time since 2016, with Vander Esch (128) and Jaylon Smith (105) (TRIPLE-DIGIT TACKLE BROS - page 16). * Brett Maher has made the fifth-most field goals (24) in the NFL (BRETT MONEY MAHER - page 17). * Maher is also tied for the second-most field goals made from 50-plus yards and the fourth-most in single season team history (NO PROBLEM FROM FIFTY - page 17). 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES -TEAM: AT&T Stadium * With one win at home (currently at 5-1) the Cowboys will tie the 2009 team (6-2) for the second-most wins in a single season at AT&T Stadium (AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN... - page 9). 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES - INDIVIDUAL: Jason Garrett - Head Coach * With one win, Jason Garrett (currently at 74-58) will become the second head coach in franchise history with 75 regular season wins (HEAD COACH WINS - page 7). Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott (currently at 18) needs one 100-yard rushing game to tie DeMarco Murray for the fourth-most 100-yard rushing games by a Cowboys rusher in team history (THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL - page 13). * With a 100-yard game, Elliott would tie his career-high for a season with seven (2016). * Elliott (currently at 804) needs 15 carries to top Herschel Walker (818) for 10th on the club s all-time rushing attempts list. * Elliott needs two rushing touchdowns to become the eighth player in team history to reach 30 in a career. * Elliott (currently at 4,819) needs 181 scrimmage yards to become the 17th player in team history to reach 5,000 in a career. * With at least 200 scrimmage yards, it would mark Elliott s fifth career game with 200 scrimmage yards to serve as the most by a Dallas Cowboy. It would also be Elliott s third such game of the season to establish a franchise record for the most games with at least 200 scrimmage yards in a season (ZEKE & DESTROY - page 14). * Elliott (currently at four) needs one game with at least 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards to post the most such games in Cowboys history L.P. Ladouceur - LS * By playing against Philadelphia (12/9), L.P. Ladouceur will break a tie with Bill Bates (217) for sole possession of the third-most games played in franchise history. DeMarcus Lawrence - DE * DeMarcus Lawrence needs 1.5 sacks to reach 10.0 sacks on the season to mark the first time a Dallas defender has posted double-digit sacks in consecutive seasons since DeMarcus Ware had a streak of five seasons from 2007-11. * Lawrence needs 2.0 sacks to top Anthony Spencer (33.0) for eighth on the team s all-time sacks list. With 3.0 sacks he ties Charles Haley (34.0) for seventh. Brett Maher - K * Brett Maher (currently at four) needs to make one 50-yard field goal to tie Dan Bailey s 2014 & 2015 totals for the second-most made in single season team history. With two he ties Bailey s 2013 total for the most made in a single season team history (NO PROBLEM FROM FIFTY - page 17). Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott needs one win to reach 30 for his career. * Prescott (currently at 63) needs six rushing attempts to top Quincy Carter (68 2003) for the most by a Cowboys quarterback in a single season. * Prescott (currently at five) needs one rushing touchdown to tie his 2016 and 2017 totals for the most rushing scores by a Cowboys quarterback in a single season in team history. Leighton Vander Esch - LB * Leighton Vander Esch (currently at 128) needs nine stops to move past Dexter Coakley (136 1997) and take over as the all-time leader in tackles by a rookie (TACKLE LIKE A ROOKIE - page 16). 8
2018 POSTGAME NOTES - VS NEW ORLEANS (11/29) 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS POSTGAME NOTES VS NEW ORLEANS (11/29) - TEAM: * With the victory over New Orleans, who previously won its last 10 games, Dallas claimed its fourth straight win, longest since an 11- game win streak in 2016. * The Cowboys improved their all-time record against the NFC South to 57-32, and upped Dallas overall record in the NFC to 6-3 in 2018. * Dallas held New Orleans top scoring offense, who entered the game averaging 37.1 points-per-game, to 10 points - fewest of the 2018 season by the Saints, and the fewest scored by a New Orleans team since a six point output in 2015 at Houston (11/29). * The Cowboys held the Saints offense to 176 yards, the fewest total net yards for New Orleans all season, the fewest by a Sean Payton coached team in his New Orleans tenure, and the fewest yards by a Saints offense since the 2001 season against San Francisco (1/6/02). * It was also the third-lowest total by an opposing team all-time at AT&T Stadium. * Dallas shutout New Orleans in the first half, marking the first time the Saints have been shut out in a half since at Houston (11/29/15). Additionally, the Cowboys shut out the Saints in the first half in 2014 (9/28). * The Cowboys defense held the Saints offense to 59 total net yards in the first half, the fewest total net yards New Orleans has produced in a half since they had 24 total net yards at Cincinnati (12/22/02). 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS POSTGAME NOTES VS NEW ORLEANS (11/29) - INDIVIDUAL: Cole Beasley - WR * Cole Beasley s two receptions for nine yards gave him 302 for his career to move past Doug Cosbie (300) and Miles Austin (301) for 10th on the club s all-time receptions list. Amari Cooper - WR * Amari Cooper led the team with eight receptions for 75 yards. * Cooper s receptions allowed him to surpass 250 for his career (255). Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott rushed 23 times for 76 yards. * Elliott also caught six passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. * By totaling 23 carries, Elliott posted his 27th career game with at least 20 carries. * With the win, the Cowboys improved to 21-6 in games in which Elliott rushes for 20-or-more carries. * With 60 receiving yards tonight, Elliott established a single-season career best in receiving yards (423) to top his 2016 total (363). * Elliott s receiving yards allowed him to reach 1,000 for his career (1,055) and become the 16th running back in team history to accomplish that feat. * Elliott became the ninth running back in team history to reach 50 receptions in a season (53). * Elliott s receiving touchdown gave him three on the season and established a single-season career-high. L.P. Ladouceur - LS * L.P. Ladouceur tied Bill Bates (217) for the third-most games played in franchise history. Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott completed 24 passes on 28 attempts for 248 yards with one touchdown, no interceptions and a 115.5 quarterback rating. * Prescott s 85.7 completion percentage was the second-highest of his career (88.9 against Tampa Bay, 12/18/16). * Prescott s 194 passing yards in the first half were the second-most yards in a half, most in a first half, of his career. He had 212 passing yards in the second half at the N.Y. Giants (12/10/17). * Prescott had 18 straight completions in the game to establish a career-best. It is the second-most consecutive completions in team history (Brandon Weeden 21, 11/2/14-9/13/15) (EIGHTEEN-IN-A-ROW - page 12). * Prescott topped Craig Morton (1,308) in pass attempts for sixth all-time in franchise history (1,313) (DAK TO THE FUTURE - page 10). Jaylon Smith - LB * Jaylon Smith established a single-season career-high and crossed the century mark in tackles for the first time in his career. * Collectively, he also reached 200 tackles for his career. Leighton Vander Esch - LB * Leighton Vander Esch s nine tackles gave him 128 on the season (according to coaches film) and allowed him to top Roy Williams (108 1992) and Michael Downs (127-2002) for the second-highest tackle total by a rookie in team history, since 1981 when the start started to be tracked by coaches film (TACKLE LIKE A ROOKIE - page 16). 9
JASON GARRETT Head Coach 2011-2018 AWARDS & HONORS 2016 NFL Coach of the Year Pro Football Weekly s 2007 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year 2 NFC East Division Titles Different players selected to the Pro Bowl since 2010 for 20 a total of 44 appearances. JASON GARRETT (74-58, 8th Year) Jason Garrett was named the eighth head coach in Dallas Cowboys history on January 5, 2011. Garrett became the first former Dallas Cowboys player to become the team s head coach. As a backup quarterback during his playing career in Dallas, he started nine-of-23 games played and was a member of teams that won six division titles and three Super Bowl championships. Garrett was elevated to the Cowboys top job after taking over as the team s interim head coach midway through 2010. He guided the club to a 5-3 mark to finish the season after the team started 1-7. He led Dallas to an 8-8 record, narrowly missing the playoffs and an NFC East Division title in each his first three full seasons as head coach (2011-13). Garrett guided the 2014 squad to an NFL-best tying 12-4 record, the club s 22nd Division title - 18th NFC East title - 31st postseason appearance and 34th playoff win. His team fought through adversity in 2015, especially on the injury front where they endured injuries to Tony Romo, Dez Bryant and Orlando Scandrick amongst others, while slipping to 4-12 on the season. The team bounced back under Garrett in 2016, completing the club s largest one-season turnaround in franchise history with a nine-game difference, finishing with a 13-3 record in 2016. The record included beginning the season 0-1 and going on to win 11 straight games - the longest single-season win streak in team history. Garrett s Cowboys won their second division championship with him at the helm, while earning the NFC s top overall seed and hosting an NFC Divisional Playoff Game for the first time since 2007. He was named AP Coach of the Year for his team s 2016 accomplishments. The 2017 Cowboys finished 9-7, just missing the playoffs, but their record gave them back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2008-09. From 2007-13, when Garrett was brought on board as the Cowboys offensive coordinator, the unit finished among the NFL s top-10 in total offense in five of his seven years at the helm: 2013 (10th), 2012 (6th), 2010 (10th), 2009 (2nd) and 2007 (2nd). The team has set single-season records in a handful of categories, including topping 6,000 net yards for the first four times in franchise history (2009-6,390; 2011-6,008; 2014-6,138 and 2016-6,027). Since his arrival in 2007, not only has the team set single-season records in numerous offensive categories, but the club s cumulative numbers for gross passing yards (39,993) and total points (3,919) represent the best totals over a 10-year span in the history of the organization while the club s 58,567 total net yards are second. H HEAD COACHES H 10 TOP FINISHES Since 2014, Jason Garrett has led the offense to the top of the rankings in several key categories: 1 st 1 st 3 rd t-4 th 8 th 1 Jason Rush Yards-Per-Game (137.7) Yards-Per-Rush (4.65) Rushing Touchdowns (66) Passing TD% (5.1%) Passing Yards-Per-Attempt (7.48) Garrett is the first former Dallas Cowboys player to become the team s head coach. DOUG PEDERSON (29-18, 3rd Year) Doug Pederson was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles on January 18, 2016 following a three-year run as the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013-15. In just his second season as an NFL head coach, Pederson led the Eagles to a 13-3 regular-season record, an NFC East title, the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs and the first Super Bowl title in franchise history with a 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. As a first-year head coach with the Eagles in 2016, Pederson helped develop rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, the second overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Under Pederson s direction, Wentz went on to set a team and alltime NFL rookie record with 379 completions, while posting franchise rookie records in pass attempts (607), passing yards (3,782), passing touchdowns (16) and completion percentage (62.4%). Wentz also produced the fourth-most passing yards (3,782) in single-season team history and NFL rookie history. Wentz started all 16 games in his rookie season, becoming the first Eagles quarterback to start all 16 regular-season games since Donovan McNabb in 2008. Prior to arriving in Philadelphia, Pederson served as the offensive coordinator in Kansas City from 2013-15 and helped guide the Chiefs to a 31-17 regular-season record. In 2015 Pederson helped the Chiefs rebound from a 1-5 start to win a franchise-record 11 consecutive games, including Kansas City s first playoff victory in 22 years. Before joining Kansas City, Pederson served as the quarterbacks coach in Philadelphia from 2011-12. Pederson began his pro coaching career as an offensive quality control coach with the Eagles in 2009 and served in that capacity through the 2010 season. A 12-year NFL veteran, Pederson played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns after originally being drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 expansion draft. Pederson served as a backup quarterback for Green Bay from 1995-98 and 2001-04 and was part of a Packer team that won Super Bowl XXXI.
COWBOYS & AT&T As a proud member of #CowboysNation and with our work to build FirstNet America s public safety communications ecosystem, AT&T celebrates the great charitable work of two Texas first responders teams from the National Public Safety Football League (Dallas Defenders and Central Texas Wolf Pack) by hosting them in the inaugural FirstNet Classic at AT&T Stadium on Saturday (12/8). Purchase tickets to at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/firstnet-classic-att-stadium-tickets-52895408591?utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare. All proceeds will go towards charities benefitting first responders. ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION The Dallas Cowboys own the league s highest all-time regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams: Highest Win Percentage - NFL Regular Season Team W L T Pct. Dallas... 509 379 6.573 Chicago... 757 583 42.565 Green Bay... 741 569 38.565 New England... 498 389 9.561 Miami... 451 357 4.558 Dallas combined winning percentage of.572 in both the regular and postseasons is also tops in the league: Highest Win Percentage - NFL Regular Season & Postseason Team W L T Pct. Dallas... 543 406 6.572 Green Bay... 775 591 38.567 New England... 532 409 9.565 Chicago... 774 601 42.563 Miami... 471 378 4.555 * Since 1972, ties have been calculated as half-win and half loss. Prior to 1972 tie games were ignored in calculating a team s winning percentage. Ties since 1972: Dallas (0), New England (0), Miami (1) Chicago (1), Green Bay (8). A WINNING TREND The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2018 season as one-of-12 teams in the league with at least 500 regular season wins. Last season at the N.Y. Giants (12/10/17), Dallas became just the 12th team with 500 regular season wins. The Cowboys are currently 12th on the NFL s all-time regular season wins list: Chicago 757 LA Rams 566 Green Bay 741 Detroit 557 N.Y. Giants 691 Arizona 553 Pittsburgh 621 San Francisco 530 Washington 599 Indianapolis 512 Philadelphia 569 Dallas 509 500 COMBINED WINS With the win against New Orleans (9/28/14), the Dallas Cowboys earned their 500th team win (including postseason), becoming the 11th team in NFL history (now at 13 teams) to reach that mark. They did it in 880 games, the second-fastest team to reach that total: Fastest to 500 Wins (Reg. & Postseason) - NFL History All-Time Team Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago... 1920 11/17/85 870 774-601-42 Dallas... 1960 9/28/14 880 543-406-6 New England...1960 12/4/16 911 532-409-9 San Francisco...1950 10/9/11 937 560-490-14 N.Y. Giants... 1925 10/17/93 941 715-618-33 Indianapolis...1953 9/28/14 951 534-482-7 Green Bay... 1921 10/10/93 960 775-591-38 Washington... 1932 11/20/00 962 622-606-28 LA Rams...1937 12/5/04 964 585-585-21 Pittsburgh...1933 12/18/04 1,002 657-567-21 Philadelphia...1933 12/28/04 1,068 591-617-25 Detroit...1930 12/12/10 1,135 564-669-32 Arizona...1920 12/11/11 1,234 560-748-40 HEAD COACH WINS With the team s 7-5 record in 2018, Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett s current regular season record as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys stands at 74-58 - the second-most wins all-time in team history: Most Regular Season Wins by a Cowboys Head Coach Coach Years Won Loss Tied Pct Tom Landry... 1960-88 250 162 6.605 Jason Garrett*... 2010-18 74 58 0.561 Jimmy Johnson... 1989-93 44 36 0.550 Barry Switzer... 1994-97 40 24 0.625 Bill Parcells... 2003-06 34 30 0.531 Wade Phillips... 2007-10 34 22 0.607 Chan Gailey... 1998-99 18 14 0.563 Dave Campo... 2000-02 15 33 0.313 GETTING TO FIVE HUNDRED The Dallas Cowboys notched the franchise s 500th regular season win after a victory at the N.Y. Giants (12/10/17). Dallas reached that mark in 879 games, second-fastest all-time in NFL history only to Chicago s league-best 863 games. The win also served as Jerry Jones 250th regular season win as the Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager: Fastest to 500 Wins (Regular Season) - NFL History All-Time Team Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago... 1920 11/17/85 863 757-583-42 Dallas... 1960 9/28/14 879 509-379-6 San Francisco...1950 10/20/13 929 530-470-14 N.Y. Giants... 1925 12/11/94 935 691-593-33 Indianapolis...1953 12/5/16 946 512-459-7 Green Bay... 1921 11/13/94 962 741-569-38 LA Rams...1937 11/18/07 969 566-560-21 Washington... 1932 9/12/04 979 599-587-28 Pittsburgh...1933 9/16/07 998 621-542-21 Philadelphia...1933 11/15/10 1,059 569-596-25 Detroit...1930 10/2/11 1,125 557-656-32 Arizona...1920 9/30/12 1,228 553-739-40 11 *Record under Coach Garrett includes games as interim head coach in 2010 (5-3). Among current NFL head coaches, Garrett ranks 10th in regular season wins: Most Regular Season Wins - Current NFL Head Coaches Coach Yrs Won Loss Tied Pct Bill Belichick...23 259 121 0.682 Andy Reid...19 193 122 1.612 Mike McCarthy...12 125 77 2.618 Marvin Lewis...15 130 119 3.522 Mike Tomlin...11 123 64 1.657 Pete Carroll...12 119 84 1.586 Sean Payton...11 115 73 0.612 John Harbaugh...10 100 72 0.581 Jon Gruden...11 97 91 0.516 Jason Garrett...8 74 58 0.561
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. EAGLES Chidobe Awuzie - CB Recorded his first interception at Philadelphia (12/31/17). In three games has posted seven tackles, three breakups and an interception. Made four stops and two breakups in the first matchup this season. Cole Beasley - WR Established career-highs in receptions (nine) and receiving yards (112) and tied his career-best with two touchdowns against Philadelphia (11/8/15). In 12 career games has 43 receptions for 431 yards and two touchdowns. Caught four passes for 37 yards in the first contest of 2018. Amari Cooper - WR In two games - one with Oakland - caught nine passes for 141 yards and a touchdown. In his first matchup as a Cowboy, made six receptions for 75 yards. Tyrone Crawford - DT In 10 games has posted 18 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 10 quarterback pressures, three tackles for loss, four pass breakups. Notched a career-high 2.0 sacks at Philadelphia (12/14/14). Collected two tackles and a sack in the first game at Philadelphia (11/11/18). Ezekiel Elliott - RB In three games against Philadelphia, rushed 68 times for 350 yards (two 100-yard games) and a touchdown and caught 13 passes for 126 yards and a score. Rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 36 yards and a score in the first matchup of 2018 at Philadelphia (11/11). Allen Hurns - WR In two games - one with Jacksonville - made six receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns. While with the Jaguars, caught four passes for 110 yards and a career-high two scores at Philadelphia (9/7/14). Had two catches for 40 yards in the first matchup of 2018 at Phialdelphia (11/11). Byron Jones - S Has 31 tackles, two tackles for loss and five pass breakups in seven games. Made two stops and a pass breakup in the first game at Philadelphia (11/11/18). Chris Jones - P In 11 career games has a 44.0 gross average and a 40.0 net average while limiting Philadelphia returners to 113 total return yards and 27 punts downed inside the 20-yard line on 58 punts with a career-long punt of 66 yards. Also logged career-bests in punts (nine) and punts downed inside the opponents 20-yard line (six) at Philadelphia (10/20/13). DeMarcus Lawrence - DE Totaled 18 tackles, 14 quarterback pressures and four tackles for loss in eight games. Logged a career-best six tackles against Philadelphia (11/8/15). Made two stops, a tackle for loss and three pressures in the first game against Phialdelphia (11/11/18). Sean Lee - LB In nine games has 70 tackles, eight tackles for loss, an interception, two pressures and four pass breakups. Was named NFC Defensive of the Week at Philadelphia (9/20/15) after logging a series-high 14 tackles, three tackles for loss, an interception, a pressure and two breakups. Made 12 tackles and a tackle for loss in one game in 2017. Dak Prescott - QB Is 3-2 as a starter with 918 yards on 84-of-144 passes with four touchdowns and four interceptions in five games. Also rushed 18 times for 82 yards (4.6) and two scores. Completed 26-of-36 passes for 270 yards with one touchdown and ran six times for nine yards and a score in the first game at Philadelphia (11/11/18). 2018 STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Eagles Record... 7-5 6-6 Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)... 20.6 (24) 21.5 (21) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)... 18.5 (2) 22.2 (12) Total Off. (NFL rank)... 331.8 (25) 360.8 (17) Rushing Off. (NFL rank)... 131.6 (6) 103.3 (23) Passing Off. (NFL rank)... 200.3 (27) 257.5 (12) Total Def. (NFL rank)... 318.2 (5) 368.0 (21) Rushing Def. (NFL rank)... 91.3 (4) 103.7 (10) Passing Def. (NFL rank)... 226.9 (7) 264.3 (26) Kickoff Return Avg... 23.7 (14) 22.2 (19) Punt Return Avg... 5.3 (30) 6.2 (24) Turnover Margin... +2 (14t) -8 (26t) Penalties... 65 73 Penalty Yards... 588 624 Opp. Penalties... 58 87 Opp. Penalty Yards... 427 759 SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Philadelphia have squared off 115 times in the regular season with Dallas holding a 64-51 advantage. Along with the four playoff games, Dallas holds a 67-52 record over the Eagles. The Cowboys lost the first three games of the series before logging win streaks of 11 games and nine games over the course of the next 18 years. There have been four playoff games - one Wild Card Game (2009), two Divisional Playoff Games (1992 and 1995) and an NFC Championship Game (1980). Below is a brief look at the last 20 games of the series: Dal Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 11/8/09 Phi W 20-16 12/29/13 Dal L 22-24 1/3/10 Dal W 24-0 11/27/14 Dal L 10-33 1/9/10* Dal W 34-14 12/14/14 Phi W 38-27 12/12/10 Dal L 27-30 9/20/15 Phi W 20-10 1/2/11 Phi W 14-13 11/8/15 Dal L(OT) 27-33 10/30/11 Phi L 7-34 10/30/16 Dal W 29-23 12/24/11 Dal L 7-20 1/17/17 Phi L 13-27 11/11/12 Phi W 38-23 11/19/17 Dal L 9-37 12/2/12 Dal W 38-33 12/31/17 Phi W 6-0 10/20/13 Phi W 17-3 11/11/18 Phi W 27-20 * NFC Wild Card game INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY All-time including playoffs, Dallas and Philadelphia have faced each other 119 times, and Dallas holds a 67-52 series advantage. In the 119 games of the series there have been: * 52 games decided by two-or-more touchdowns * 32 games decided by three-or-more touchdowns * 46 games decided by a touchdown-or-less * An 11-game winning streak by Dallas * An eight-game losing streak by Dallas * A 49-point win by Dallas - biggest Cowboys win (10/9/66) * A 38-point loss by Dallas - biggest Cowboys loss (12/28/06) * Five shutouts - three by Dallas * Four playoff games - one Wild Card, two Divisional Playoffs and one NFC Championship Game * Three playoff wins by Dallas - the Wild Card game and both Divisional Games * Two overtime game - both Dallas losses * Eleven Monday night games and 12 Sunday night games * Two Thanksgiving Day games * Two Saturday games and one Friday game * Four season openers and seven season finales * 2,575 points scored by Dallas, 2,349 allowed * A 30-27 Cowboys record on the road in Philadelphia * A 37-24 Cowboys record in home games, including a 4-6 record at AT&T Stadium, including playoffs. ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game marks the 116th regular season game between Dallas and Philadelphia. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Eagles Wins... 64 51 Points... 2,470 2,294 Total Net Yards... 37,214 35,014 Net Rushing Yards... 15,093 13,062 Net Passing Yards... 22,121 21,952 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Eagles Points... 56 10/9/66 49 11/15/04 Total Net Yards...652 10/9/66 495 10/30/11 Net Rushing Yards...286 11/18/73 306 9/3/00 Net Passing Yards...440 10/9/66 370 12/5/65 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Eagles Passing Yards 394 - D. Meredith 10/9/66 380 - R. Jaworski 10/20/85 Rushing Yards 237- E. Smith 10/31/93 201 - D. Staley 9/3/00 Receiving Yards 213 - T. Hill 11/12/79 210 - D. Jackson 12/12/10 12
ALL IN THE FAMILY Dallas finished 5-1 in the NFC East in 2017, and is 3-1 in 2018. The Cowboys opened NFC East play with a 21-13 home victory over the New York Giants in Week 2. They next fell at Washington 20-17 in Week 7 before a 27-20 road victory at Philadelphia. Dallas defeated Washington in the annual Thanksgiving Game on Nov. 22, 31-23. This week the Cowboys host the Eagles before closing out the season at the Giants on Dec. 30. Overall, the Cowboys hold a 203-143-4 record against current NFC East rivals. Below is a look at Dallas record against the East: Long Long Cur. W L T Pct. Win Str. Loss Str. Str. Washington... 71 45 2.610 10 4 W1 NY Giants... 65 46 2.584 12 6 W3 Philadelphia... 67 52 0.563 11 8 W2 Totals... 203 143 4.587 - - W2 FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met, the Cowboys were just two weeks old, and Dallas was unable to claim its first win of the season, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 25-27 in front of 18,500 fans at the Cotton Bowl on Sept. 30, 1960. The last time these two teams met was earlier this season in Philadelphia back on Nov. 11. The Cowboys won their second consecutive game against the Eagles following a 27-20 victory on Sunday Night Football. DATING GAME This week s game against the Philadelphia Eagles is being played on Dec. 9. In the 58 years of Cowboys football, there have been eight Dec. 9 games. The Cowboys hold a 5-3 record when playing on Dec. 9. They have faced St. Louis, Washington, the N.Y. Giants, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Chicago. Dallas first-ever Dec. 9 game came in 1962, a 20-52 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Its last Dec 9 game was in 2013, a 28-45 loss to Chicago: Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 12/9/62 @StL L 20-52 12/9/01 NYG W 20-13 12/9/72 WAS W 34-23 12/9/07 @Det W 28-27 12/9/73 WAS W 27-7 12/9/12 @Cin W 20-19 12/9/84 WAS L 28-30 12/9/13 @Chi L 28-45 SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 464 of their last 466 games (including playoffs) and in 266 consecutive games. They played in front of sold out crowds in 153 consecutive games at Texas Stadium (including playoffs) - dating back to Dec. 16, 1990 against Phoenix, their last home non-sellout. Dallas opened what is now named AT&T Stadium with the largest crowd to witness a regular season NFL game with 105,121 tickets distributed and have 80 straight sellouts (including playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 231 home games. On the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 132 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02). AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN... In 2018 the Dallas Cowboys reached a milestone with their 10th season in what is now AT&T Stadium. This season the Cowboys have a 5-1 record at home - tied for the third-most wins in a single season all-time at AT&T Stadium. Dallas first game at the venue was on Sept. 20, 2009 - a 31-33 loss to the N.Y. Giants. The club s first win came a week later with a 21-7 decision over Carolina. Overall, Dallas owns a 42-36 regular season record - 2-1 postseason - and a 44-37 overall mark at home in AT&T Stadium. Below is a breakdown of the club s record on their home turf: Regular season...42-36 Postseason...2-1 Overall...44-37 Regular Post September... 11-5 October... 8-11 November... 15-10 December... 6-9 January... 2-1 2-1 Playing at noon... 13-8 Playing at 3:30... 14-17 1-1 Playing in prime time... 15-11 1-0 Thursday... 6-5 Saturday... 0-2 1-0 Sunday... 33-25 1-1 Monday... 3-4 Fully closed stadium... 27-23 2-1 Fully open stadium... 8-8 Roof open, doors closed... 2-4 Roof closed, doors open... 5-1 Playing against the NFC East... 15-14 1-0 Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East)... 15-14 1-1 Playing against the AFC... 12-8 Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona...0 1.000 Atlanta...1 1.500 Baltimore...1 0 1.000 Buffalo...1 0 1.000 Carolina...1 1.500 Chicago...1 2.333 Cincinnati...1 0 1.000 Cleveland...1 0 1.000 Denver...0 1.000 Detroit...3 1.750 Green Bay...0 2.000 Houston...1 0 1.000 Indianapolis...1 0 1.000 Jacksonville...1 1.500 Kansas City...1 0 1.000 LA/SD Chargers..0 2.000 LA/StL Rams...2 1.667 Miami...1 0 1.000 Minnesota...1 0 1.000 New England...0 1.000 New Orleans...2 2.500 N.Y. Giants...5 5.500 N.Y. Jets...0 1.000 Oakland...2 0 1.000 Philadelphia...3 6.333 Pittsburgh...1 0 1.000 San Francisco...0 1.000 Seattle...2 2.500 Tampa Bay...2 0 1.000 Tennessee...0 2.000 Washington...7 3.700 Postseason Detroit...1 0 1.000 Green Bay...0 1.000 Philadelphia...1 0 1.000 The Cowboys posted a 7-1 home mark in 2016 - including a stadium-record seven-game win streak - for the best home record by a Cowboys team since the stadium opened in 2009: Most Single Season Wins at AT&T Stadium Dallas Cowboys Consec. Home Season Wins Wins Record 2016...7 7 7-1 2009...6 5 6-2 2011...5 4 5-3 2013...5 3 5-3 2018...5 3 5-1 Dallas extended its home win streak to eight games from Sept. 25, 2016 through Sept. 10, 2017 to tie the fifth-longest home win streak in franchise history, longest at AT&T Stadium: Most Consecutive Home Wins - Dallas Cowboys Consec. Wins Dates 18...12/20/98-12/12/99 11...9/29/91-11/1/92 10...10/11/71-11/12/72 9...11/23/75-11/25/76 8...11/18/96-11/16/97 8...12/20/98-12/12/99 8...9/25/16-9/10/17 13
DAK S RECORD WHEN... Since taking over as Dallas starting quarterback in 2016, Dak Prescott has compiled a 29-15 regular season record in 44 career starts, and is 0-1 in the postseason. Below is a look at Prescott s record under several different circumstances: Regular Post Playing at home:...15-7 0-1 Playing on the road:...14-8 Playing indoors:...15-7 0-1 Playing outdoors:...14-8 Playing against the NFC East:... 11-5 Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East):... 11-6 0-1 Playing against the AFC:... 7-4 Playing on artificial turf:...18-11 0-1 Playing on natural grass:...11-4 Offense totals over 300 yards:... 25-5 0-1 Throws for over 300 yards:... 3-0 0-1 Throws for 200-299 yards:... 21-7 Throws only one touchdown:...9-4 Throws more than one touchdown:...15-4 0-1 Completes 60.0%-or-more of his passes:...26-9 0-1 Throws no interceptions:...26-5 Throws one interception:...2-3 0-1 Throws more than one interception:...1-7 Records at least 100.0 passer rating:...20-1 0-1 18 Dak Prescott completed 18 consecutive passes against New Orleans (11/29), the longest streak of his career and the second-longest in Cowboys history. DAK TO THE FUTURE In his third pro season, Dak Prescott ranks sixth in completions (862) and attempts (1,313), and is seventh in wins (29), passing yards (9,666) and passing touchdowns (59) in team history: Dallas Cowboys All-Time QB Chart WINS AS STARTER Troy Aikman... 94 Roger Staubach... 85 Tony Romo... 78 Danny White... 62 Don Meredith... 47 Craig Morton... 32 Dak Prescott... 29 ATTEMPTS Troy Aikman...4,715 Tony Romo... 4,335 Roger Staubach... 2,958 Danny White... 2,950 Don Meredith... 2,308 Dak Prescott...1,313 COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman...2,898 Tony Romo... 2,829 Danny White... 1,761 Roger Staubach... 1,685 Don Meredith... 1,170 Dak Prescott... 862 PASSING YARDS Tony Romo... 34,183 Troy Aikman...32,942 Roger Staubach...22,700 Danny White...21,959 Don Meredith...17,199 Craig Morton...10,279 Dak Prescott...9,666 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo... 247 Troy Aikman... 165 Danny White... 155 Roger Staubach... 153 Don Meredith... 135 Craig Morton... 80 Dak Prescott... 59 Commits no turnovers...23-1 Sacked one time-or-less:... 14-3 Sacked more than once:... 15-12 0-1 September:... 6-4 October:... 7-4 November:... 10-4 December:... 6-2 January:... 0-1 0-1 Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona...1 0 1.000 Minnesota...1 0 1.000 Atlanta...1 1.500 New Orleans...1 0 1.000 Baltimore...1 0 1.000 N.Y. Giants...3 2.600 Carolina...0 1.000 Oakland...1 0 1.000 Chicago...1 0 1.000 Philadelphia...3 2.600 Cincinnati...1 0 1.000 Pittsburgh...1 0 1.000 Cleveland...1 0 1.000 San Francisco..2 0 1.000 Denver...0 1.000 Seattle...0 2.000 Detroit...2 0 1.000 Tampa Bay...1 0 1.000 Green Bay...1 1.500 Tennessee...0 1.000 Houston...0 1.000 Washington...5 1.833 Jacksonville...1 0 1.000 Kansas City...1 0 1.000 Postseason LA Chargers...0 1.000 Green Bay...0 1.000 LA Rams...0 1.000 14
PRESCOTT TARGETS In the midst of his young career, Dak Prescott has completed 862-of-1,313 passes for 9,666 yards with 59 touchdowns in 44 regular season games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Dak s targets by position and player: Position Breakdown Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD WR...507 6,328 42 RB...159 1,449 7 TE...185 1,826 10 FB...11 63 0 Breakdown by Completions Com Yds TD C. Beasley... 157 1,570 11 Com Yds TD A. Morris...9 53 0 J. Witten...131 1,223 7 K. Smith...8 46 0 D. Bryant... 119 1,634 14 T. Austin...7 130 2 E. Elliott... 111 1,055 6 B. Jarwin...7 79 0 T. Williams...97 1,162 3 N. Brown...6 64 0 G. Swaim...33 328 1 D. Schultz...5 39 0 B. Butler...30 533 6 R. Switzer...5 39 0 A. Cooper...30 424 3 J. Hanna...4 88 1 R. Smith...25 236 1 G. Escobar...3 23 1 M. Gallup...23 380 1 R. Gathers...2 46 0 A. Hurns...17 228 2 L. Whitehead... 2 40 0 D. Thompson..14 124 0 J. Olawale...2 13 0 L. Dunbar...13 103 0 D. McFadden... 2 6 0 Prescott has thrown 59 touchdown passes - good for seventh all-time in team history. Below is his individual touchdown totals: TDs TDs Dez Bryant...14 Tavon Austin...2 Cole Beasley...11 Allen Hurns...2 Jason Witten...7 Michael Gallup...1 Brice Butler...6 Gavin Escobar...1 Ezekiel Elliott...6 James Hanna...1 Amari Cooper...3 Rod Smith...1 Terrance Williams...3 Geoff Swaim...1 *italics indicate current Cowboy QB 1 S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN Dak Prescott has thrown 58 touchdown passes. Below is a look at Dak s touchdown totals by quarter, down and distance: Quarter Down Distance 1st Quarter... 10 1st Down... 21 0-9 Yards...22 2nd Quarter... 22 2nd Down... 23 10-19 Yards...14 3rd Quarter... 9 3rd Down... 15 20-29 Yards...11 4th Quarter... 17 4th Down... 0 30-39 Yards...3 OT... 1 40-49 Yards...2 50+ Yards...7 4TH QUARTER FINISHER Dating back to his rookie season in 2016, Dak Prescott has proven himself to be a strong finisher of games in the fourth quarter. Since the start of 2016, Dak is responsible for 12 total touchdowns when the game is within seven points in the fourth quarter, tied for the fifth-most in the NFL over that span: Most TDs in the 4th Quarter, +/- 7 Points - NFL, 2016-18 Pass Pass Rush Rush Total Total Yds TD Yds TD Yds TD R. Wilson, Sea... 1,735 16 189 0 1,924 16 M. Ryan, Atl... 1,775 14 46 1 1,821 15 D. Brees, NO... 1,365 12 5 2 1,370 14 D. Carr, Oak... 1,464 13 2 0 1,466 13 D. Prescott, Dal... 1,571 9 94 3 1,665 12 E. Manning, NYG... 1,818 12-8 0 1,810 12 C. Newton, Car... 1,488 10 211 2 1,699 12 QB S MULTIPLE TDS In seven games in 2016, Dak Prescott tossed at least two touchdown scores to tie for fourth by a rookie in NFL history. He has four multi-touchdown passing games in 2018, and currently his 19 games rank seventh in franchise history for the most career games with at least two touchdown passes: Multiple-touchdown games - Cowboys Career Games Games Tony Romo...79 Don Meredith...41 Roger Staubach...48 Craig Morton...21 Danny White...44 Dak Prescott...19 Troy Aikman...43 Prescott also notched four games with three-plus touchdown passes in 2016 that tied the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. It also tied the eighth-most in the NFL in 2016 by any league quarterback. After four more in 2017, his total currently places him sixth on the team s all-time three-touchdown games list: Three-touchdown games - Cowboys Career Games Games Tony Romo...40 Danny White...20 Roger Staubach...17 Don Meredith... 14 Troy Aikman... 10 Dak Prescott... 8 QB RATINGS AT 100.0 Dak Prescott established the most games with a 100.0 rating by a Cowboys quarterback in a season in team history with 11: Most Games with 100.0 QB Rating - Dallas Cowboys Season Games Season Dak Prescott*...11 2016 Tony Romo...10 2007 Tony Romo...10 2014 *denotes rookie Prescott has five games in 2018, and his 21 total games with at least a 100.0 rating are seventh all-time in team history: Games with 100.0 QB Rating - Cowboys Career Games Games Tony Romo...67 Craig Morton...24 Troy Aikman...44 Don Meredith...23 Roger Staubach...37 Dak Prescott...21 Danny White...33 QB WINS In three seasons as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott has proven to be a winner, as his 29 victories in the NFL are already the seventh-most in team history. His 13 wins in 2016 were the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history, and he posted his second consecutive winning season in 2017 with a 9-7 record. Coupled with his 7-5 record in 2018, Prescott s 29 wins are tied for the second-most in the NFL from 2016-18: Most Wins by Starting QB - NFL, 2016-18 Wins Tom Brady, NE...32 Ben Roethlisberger, Pit...29 Dak Prescott, Dal...29 Drew Brees, NO...28 Alex Smith, Was/KC...26 Russell Wilson, Sea...26 15
RAYNE MAN Rayne Dakota Dak Prescott has proven to be a threat with his feet during his young career, and in his second season, his six rushing scores tied the most by an NFL quarterback in 2017. Additionally, his 29 first downs were third and his single-season quarterback franchise record 357 rushing yards were fifth. In 2018 Prescott leads the league in rushing scores (five), is fifth in rushing first downs (24) and is eighth in rushing yards (301) amongst all NFL quarterbacks: 2018 NFL Rushing TD Leaders - QB Att Yards Avg Long TD 1st D. Prescott, Dal...63 301 4.8 28 5 24 J. Allen, Buf...57 389 6.8 45 4 23 C. Newton, Car...91 450 4.9 29 4 31 Four players... 3 Prescott has notched 17 rushing scores since his rookie season, most by any NFL quarterback from 2016-18: Most Rush TDs - NFL QB, 2016-18 Rush TDs Dak Prescott, Dal...17 Cam Newton, Car...15 Tyrod Taylor, Buf/Cle...11 Overall, Prescott is second in rushing scores (17), fourth in rushing yards (940) and fifth in carries (1727 amongst Cowboys quarterbacks: All-Time Dallas Cowboys QB Career Rushing Leaders - Yards Att Yards Avg Long TD Roger Staubach...410 2,264 5.5 33 20 Don Meredith...242 1,216 5.0 28 15 Troy Aikman...327 1,016 3.1 25 9 Dak Prescott...177 940 5.3 28 17 Prescott has set various rushing records by a Cowboys QB: Dak Prescott QB Records - Rushing Team Record Set Total Year Rush Yards by a QB, Single Season...357 2017 Rush TDs by a QB, Single Season...6 16-17 Rush Atts by a Rookie QB, Single Season...57 2016 TDS BY LAND AND AIR Dak Prescott owns a franchise-best seven career games with at least two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown: Most Games w/2-plus Pass TDs & 1 Rush TD - Dallas Cowboys Games Dak Prescott...7 Roger Staubach...6 Don Meredith...4 On the league level, Prescott s seven games are the most by any quarterback over the last three seasons: Most Games w/2-plus Pass TDs & 1 Rush TD - NFL 2016-18 Games Dak Prescott, Dal...7 Cam Newton, Car...5 Two QBs...4 Prescott has also posted 12 career games with at least one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown for the second-most by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history: Most Games w/pass TDs & a Rush TD - NFL QB, First 3 Yrs Games Cam Newton...20 Dak Prescott...12 EIGHTEEN-IN-A-ROW Against New Orleans (11/29), Dak Prescott completed 18 straight passes to establish a career-best and notch the second-longest streak by a Cowboys signal caller in franchise history: Consecutive Passes Completed - Dallas Cowboys Consecutive Completions Date Brandon Weeden...21 11/2/14-9/13/15 Dak Prescott...18 11/29/18 Tony Romo...16 12/21/14 Dak Prescott...16 12/18/16-12/26/16 THROWING BOMBS Against Washington (11/22), Dak Prescott connected with Amari Cooper in the third quarter for a 90-yard touchdown pass. It was the longest pass of Prescott s career, the second-longest pass play by any quarterback/receiver duo in the NFL this season and tied the third-longest forward pass in franchise history: Longest Forward Pass - Dallas Cowboys, Single Game QB/Receiver Opp Date Rec. Yds Meredith/Hayes...@Was 11/13/66 95 (TD) Staubach/Dorsett...BAL 9/4/78 91 (TD) Aikman/Harper...@SF 11/13/94 90 Aikman/Tucker...NYG 1/2/00 90 (TD) Prescott/Cooper...WAS 11/22/18 90 (TD) FOURTH QUARTER WINS Since taking over as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback during the 2016 season, Dak Prescott has engineered his share of fourth quarter wins for the club. Included in his 28 wins as a starter are seven occasions in which he led the team to victory when the club was tied or trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime. Prescott s seven wins are sixth-most by a Dallas signal caller, with five of those wins coming as a rookie in 2016 and two this season: Most 4th Quarter Wins - Dallas Cowboys QBs Quarterback Wins Tony Romo...24 Quarterback Wins Danny White... 11 Troy Aikman...15 Don Meredith... 8 Roger Staubach...13 Dak Prescott... 7 Below is a look at each of Prescott s seven games in which the game was tied or trailed to pull out the win and his 4th quarter/ot stats: Time Final Date Opp Score Left Att Com Yds TD Int Score 9/18/16 @Was 20-23 15:00 7 6 66 0 0 27-23 10/30/16 PHI 13-23 7:48 20 11 135 2 0 29-23 11/13/16 @Pit 29-30 0:42 11 10 83 0 0 35-30 12/1/16 @Min 7-9 14:11 4 2 26 1 0 17-15 12/18/16 TB 17-20 15:00 6 6 41 0 0 26-20 9/30/18 DET 23-24 2:17 11 7 99 0 0 26-24 11/18/18 @Atl 19-19 1:52 6 4 45 0 0 22-19 *italics indicate overtime and are reflected in the stats totals Prescott has also secured 12 game-winning drives in his career, good for fifth all-time: Most Career Game Winning Drives - Dallas Cowboys QB Drives Tony Romo...29 Roger Staubach...21 Troy Aikman...20 Danny White...14 Dak Prescott...12 Amongst all NFL quarterbacks, Prescott has recorded the second-most game winning drives from 2016-18: Most Game Winning Drives - NFL QB, 2016-18 Drives Matthew Stafford, Det...13 Dak Prescott, Dal...12 Drew Brees, NO...10 Derek Carr, Oak...10 16
25.6% Elliott has recorded a first down on 25.6% of his career rushes, which ranks third among all running backs since 1994. *min 750 carries since 1994, when the research became available KING EZEKIEL After leading the league in rushing as a rookie in 2016, Ezekiel Elliott finished 10th in the NFL in 2017 despite missing six games. He is second NFL in rushing entering Week 14 of the 2018 season: 2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Att Yards Avg Lng YPG TD Todd Gurley, LAR... 233 1,175 5.0 36 97.9 15 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal... 240 1,150 4.8 41 95.8 6 Saquon Barkley, NYG... 195 954 4.9 68t 79.5 8 Phillip Lindsay, Den... 154 937 6.1 65t 78.1 8 James Conner, Pit... 201 909 4.5 30 75.8 12 Among all-time Dallas rushers, Elliott is tied for eighth in rushing touchdowns (28), is ninth in rushing yards (3,688) and is 11th in carries (781): Dallas Cowboys All-Time Rushing Leaders - Yards Years Att Yards Avg TD Emmitt Smith... 1990-02 4,052 17,162 4.2 153 Tony Dorset... 1977-87 2,755 12,036 4.3 72 Don Perkins... 1961-68 1,500 6,217 4.1 42 Calvin Hill... 1969-74 1,166 5,009 4.3 39 Robert Newhouse... 1972-83 1,160 4,784 4.1 31 DeMarco Murray,... 2011-14 934 4,526 4.8 28 Marion Barber III... 2005-10 1,042 4,358 4.1 47 Walt Garrison... 1966-74 899 3,886 4.3 30 Ezekiel Elliott... 2016-18 804 3,764 4.7 28 GOOD FOR ANOTHER 1K Ezekiel Elliott crossed the 1,000-yard rushing mark against Washington (11/22) for the second time of his career. He is now tied for the third-most 1,000-yard rushing seasons in team history: Most 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons - Dallas Cowboys Seasons Emmitt Smith...11 Tony Dorsett...8 Calvin Hill...2 DeMarco Murray...2 Ezekiel Elliott...2 17 THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL For only the second time in franchise history, the Dallas Cowboys used a top-five pick on a running back when they chose Ezekiel Elliott out of Ohio State with the fourth overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. Dallas selected Tony Dorsett with the second pick in the 1977 NFL Draft. After earning the NFL s rushing title as a rookie in 2016 with 1,631 yards, Elliott finished 10th in 2017 with 983 yards on 242 carries and seven touchdowns. In his first season, Elliott produced seven 100-yard rushing games - most by a Cowboys rookie, tied for seventh by a league rookie all-time and tied for the most in the NFL in 2016. He added five more 100-yard outings in 2017, and with six in 2018, he owns 18 for his career to rank fourth all-time in team history. Dallas is 15-3 when Elliott tops 100 yards on the ground: Ezekiel Elliott 100-yard Rush Games (18 total) Yds Opp W/L Date Yds Opp W/L Date 159... TB W 12/18/16 127...@Sea L 9/23/18 157... @GB W 10/16/16 121...WAS W 11/22/18 152... DET W 9/30/18 122...@Atl W 11/18/18 151... @Phi W 11/11/18 116...GB L 10/8/17 150... @Was W 10/29/17 114...@Pit W 11/13/16 147... @SF W 10/22/17 107...@NYG L 12/11/16 140... CHI W 9/25/16 104...NYG W 9/10/17 138... @SF W 10/2/16 106...JAX W 10/14/18 134... CIN W 10/9/16 103...@Phi W 12/31/17 Most Career 100-Yard Rushing Games - Dallas Cowboys 100-Yard Games Emmitt Smith...76 Tony Dorsett...43 DeMarco Murray...19 Ezekiel Elliott... 18 Elliott set a franchise rookie record with 12 games of 20-plus carries, which was also the most by any NFL rusher in 2016. He added nine games in 2017, and has six in 2018 to boast 27 career games with 20-plus carries - with Dallas 21-6 during those contests: Ezekiel Elliott 20-plus Carry Games (27 total) Opp Date Att Yds W/L Opp Date Att Yds W/L @Was..10/19/17 33 150 W @SF...10/2/16 23 138 W CHI...9/25/16 30 140 W TB...12/18/16 23 159 W GB...10/8/17 29 116 L @Atl...11/18/18 23 122 W @GB...10/16/16 28 157 W NO...11/29/18 23 76 W @SF...10/22/17 26 147 W PHI...10/30/16 22 96 W KC...11/5/17 27 93 W @Ari...9/25/17 22 80 W @Phi...12/31/17 27 103 W @Was..9/18/16 21 83 W WAS...11/22/18 26 121 W @Pit...11/13/16 21 114 W DET...9/30/18 25 152 W LAR...10/1/17 21 85 L BAL...11/20/16 25 97 W NYG...9/11/16 20 51 L @NYG...12/11/16 24 107 L WAS...11/20/16 20 97 W NYG...9/10/17 24 104 W @Min... 12/1/16 20 86 W SEA...12/24/17 24 97 L @Hou.. 10/7/18 20 54 L JAX...10/14/18 24 106 W KEEP IT 100 Ezekiel Elliott topped the 100-yard rushing mark five times in 2017 to tie the third-most by an NFL rusher. In 2018 he is tied for the most 100-yard games with six: Most 100-Yard Rushing Games - NFL 2018 Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...6 Todd Gurley, LAR...6 Saquon Barkley, NYG...5 James Conner, Pit...5 Elliott has posted 18 games with at least 100 rushing yards over the past three seasons - most in the NFL during that time: Most 100-Yard Rushing Games - NFL, 2016-18 Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...18 Todd Gurley, LAR...12 Jordan Howard, Chi...12 LeSean McCoy, Buf...12
ZEKE & DESTROY Ezekiel Elliott is a focal point of the Dallas Cowboys offense. His 1,252 total scrimmage yards (983 rush; 269 rec.) were tops on the team in 2017. Elliott once again leads his team in total scrimmage yards in 2018 with 1,573 (1,150 rush; 423 receiving) - good for second in the NFL: 2018 Scrimmage Yards Leaders - NFL Rush Rec Total YPG Todd Gurley, LAR...1,175 474 1,649 137.4 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...1,150 423 1,573 131.1 Saquon Barkley, NYG...954 602 1,556 129.7 Christian McCaffrey, Car...863 663 1,526 127.2 James Conner, Pit...909 467 1,376 114.7 At Atlanta (11/18), Elliott became the third player in NFL history with at least 4,500 scrimmage yards and 30 touchdowns in their first 35 games, joining Eric Dickerson and Edgerrin James: s w/ at least 4,500 scrmg. yds & 30 TDs - 1st 35 Games, NFL Scrimmage Yds TDs Edgerrin James...4,842 38 Eric Dickerson...4,731 38 Ezekiel Elliott...4,339 32 Elliott established a career-high with 240 total scrimmage yards (152 rush; 88 receiving) against Detroit (9/30). It was the seventh-most yards from scrimmage by a Dallas Cowboy - fourth-highest by a running back. Elliott posted 201 scrimmage yards at Atlanta (11/18) for his fourth-highest output, second-highest of the 2018 season: Most Yards From Scrimmage - Single Game, Ezekiel Elliott Opp Date Rush Rec Total DET 9/30/18 152 88 240 @SF 10/22/17 147 72 219 @Pit 11/13/16 114 95 209 @Atl 11/18/18 122 79 201 TB 12/18/16 159 29 188 Elliott has two games with at least 200 scrimmage yards in 2018, tied for the most by a player in a single-season in team history: Most Games w/200-plus Scrmg. Yds - Dallas, Single Season Games Season Herschel Walker...2 1986 Emmitt Smith...2 1993 DeMarco Murray...2 2014 Ezekiel Elliott...2 2018 Elliott owns four career games with at least 200 yards from scrimmage, tied for the most by a player in team history: Most Games With 200-Plus Scrimmage Yards - Dallas Cowboys Games Emmitt Smith...4 DeMarco Murray...4 Ezekiel Elliott...4 Elliott was the first player in the NFL in 2018 to post 200 yards from scrimmage, and he has the most games with 200-plus scrimmage yards over the last three seasons: Most Games With 200-Plus Scrimmage Yards - NFL, 2016-18 Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...4 Jay Ajayi, Mia/Phi...3 Todd Gurley, LAR...3 Elliott has compiled 26 games with 100-plus yards from scrimmage over the last three seasons - most in the NFL: Most 100-Yard Games from Scrimmage - NFL, 2016-18 Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...26 Todd Gurley, LAR...21 Elliott also owns a league-best 33 games with at least 85 scrimmage yards over the same time period in the NFL: Most 100-Yard Games from Scrimmage - NFL, 2016-18 Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...33 Todd Gurley, LAR...28 LeSean McCoy, Buf...25 Elliott posted his fourth career game with at least 100 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards at Atlanta (11/18) to tie the most such games in a career in franchise history: Most Games w/at least 100 Rush Yds & 50 Rec. Yds - Cowboys Games Tony Dorsett...4 Herschel Walker...4 Emmitt Smith...4 Ezekiel Elliott...4 18 DIVIDING UP THE OFFENSIVE PIE Through 12 games, the Dallas Cowboys offense has compiled 4,254 gross yards. Of that offensive pie, Ezekiel Elliott takes up a sizeable portion of Dallas offense. In fact, his 1,573 yards are equivalent to 37 percent of the Cowboys offensive output: Dallas Cowboys Offensive Breakdown - 4,254 Gross Yards FEED ZEKE In 2016 Ezekiel Elliott posted five multi-touchdown games for the Cowboys, the most by a rookie in team history, and tied for second overall by an NFL rookie rusher. After posting three multi-touchdown games in 2017, and one in 2018, his nine games are tied for the third-most multi-score games - second-most multi-rushing touchdown games (seven) - in the NFL the last three seasons: Most Multi-Touchdown Games - NFL, 2016-18 Games Todd Gurley, LAR...12 David Johnson, Ari...10 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...9 Alvin Kamara, NO...9 Overall, Elliott has compiled 34 total touchdowns (28 rush; six receiving) since entering the league in 2016 for the third-most total scores by any player since then: Most Touchdowns - NFL, 2016-18 TDs Todd Gurley...44 Melvin Gordon...37 Ezekiel Elliott...33 Three players...32 BIG-PLAY ZEKE At Philadelphia (11/11) Ezekiel Elliott registered five big-play rushes of 10-plus yards to tie the second-most he s notched in a single game in his career. It was also the seventh time he has recorded at least five carries of 10-plus yards in a game. On the season, Elliott has logged 32 big-play runs of 10-plus yards in 2018, good for second in the NFL: Most Big Play Runs - 2018 NFL 10+ Runs Todd Gurley, LAR...33 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...32 Phillip Lindsay, Den...28 Christian McCaffrey, Car...28 Since entering the league in 2016, Elliott has posted the most big-play runs of 10-plus yards over the last three seasons: Most Big Play Runs - 2016-18, NFL 10+ Runs Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...101 Todd Gurley, LAR...89 Jordan Howard, Chi...88 Melvin Gordon, LAC...84 LeSean McCoy, Buf...78
EZE DOES IT Ezekiel Elliott has gathered 74 total first downs (60 rush; 14 receiving) to lead the Cowboys and rank second in the NFL. Elliott is second in rushing first downs: Leaders in First Downs - NFL Rush Rec Total Todd Gurley, LAR...64 21 85 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...60 14 74 Alvin Kamara, NO...48 25 73 Christian McCaffrey, Car...41 31 72 James Conner, Pit...52 19 71 RUSHING TO THE TOP Over the last few seasons, the Dallas Cowboys have established an identity on offense with their rushing attack, finishing second in the NFL in rushing yards-per-game in three of the last four seasons (2014, 2016, 2017). In 2018 the Cowboys rank sixth entering Week 14: 2018 NFL Team Rushing Leaders - Yards-Per-Game Team Att Yds Avg TD Yds/Gm Seattle...380 1,786 4.7 9 148.8 Carolina...306 1,690 5.5 13 140.8 Houston...378 1,689 4.4 6 140.8 L.A. Rams...345 1,673 4.9 17 139.4 Denver...297 1,590 5.3 16 132.5 Dallas...335 1,579 4.7 11 131.6 Additionally, Dallas 4.71 yards-per-carry is seventh in the league, while compiling 91 rushing first downs to rank sixth. BIG-PLAY RUNS The Dallas Cowboys have made big-play runs of 10-plus yards a staple of their rushing attack, as the team finished in the top-five in three of the last four seasons (2017-t-4th; 2016-2nd; 2014-t-5th). In 2018 Dallas 48 big play runs are sixth in the NFL: 2018 Big Rush Plays, 10+ Yards - NFL Team 10+ Yd Runs Carolina...59 Seattle...56 L.A. Chargers...54 San Francisco...53 Denver...49 Dallas...48 GIVE THEM 100 The Dallas Cowboys offense has put a premium on its rushing attack, and since 2011, the unit has logged the most games with a 100-yard rusher in the NFL: Most Games with a 100-Yard Rusher - NFL, 2011-18 Team Games Dallas... 46 Seattle... 42 Houston... 38 During this time, Dallas has boasted five different rushers to reach the century mark from 2011-18, with DeMarco Murray leading the way (19 games), closely followed by Ezekiel Elliott (18). FLYING THE COOP Amari Cooper had a monster game against Washington (11/22) when he led the team with eight receptions for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Cooper s 180 receiving yards were the most by a Cowboys receiver on Thanksgiving Day, and the most receiving yards by a Cowboys receiver since Dez Bryant had 224 against New Orleans (12/23/12). He was named as the NFC s Offensive of the Week for Week 12 for his performance. His 180 yards are the second-highest of his career and are tied for the fourth-most receiving yards by any NFL receiver in 2018: 2018 NFL Single Game Receiving Yards Leaders Opp Date Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Hill, KC...@LAR 11/19/18 10 215 21.5 73t 2 Thomas, NO...LAR 11/4/18 12 211 17.6 72t 1 Smith-Schuster, Pit..@Den 11/25/18 13 189 14.5 97t 1 Cooper, Dal...WAS 11/22/18 8 180 22.5 90t 2 Cook, Oak...LAR 9/10/18 9 180 20.0 45 0 Thomas, NO...TB 9/9/18 16 180 11.3 35 1 19 76.7% Since Amari Cooper s trade to Dallas, he has converted 23-of-30 receptions for a first down, which at 76.7% ranks sixth in the NFL over his time with the Cowboys (weeks 9-13). THE AMARI EFFECT After trading for Amari Cooper with the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 22 for a first round draft choice in 2019, the Dallas Cowboys have seen immediate results in their offense. In five games since acquiring Cooper, the former fourth overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, has posted 30 receptions (seventh) for 424 yards (eighth), 23 first downs (fourth) and three touchdowns (tied for eighth) to lead the team and rank amongst the top-10 of all NFL wide receivers from Weeks 9-13: NFL WR Receiving Yards Leaders - Week 9-13 GP Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1st Julio Jones, Atl...5 52 33 511 15.5 35t 3 24 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pit..5 50 37 510 13.8 97t 2 21 Keenan Allen, LAC...5 57 42 490 11.7 54 4 27 Antonio Brown, Pit...5 55 35 476 13.6 78t 4 20 Michael Thomas, NO...5 41 33 451 13.7 72t 4 24 T.Y. Hilton, Ind...4 39 27 434 16.1 68t 2 22 Davante Adams, GB...5 49 33 425 12.9 57 5 20 Amari Cooper, Dal...5 40 30 424 14.1 90t 3 23 Additionally, Cooper has been especially lethal on third downs, as his eight first downs and 10 receptions on third downs are tied for the most in the league, while his 121 yards are good for ninth during Week 9-13: 2018 3rd Down Rec. Leaders, NFL - 1st Downs, Week 9-13 Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1st Amari Cooper, Dal...13 10 121 12.1 40t 1 8 Tyler Boyd, Cin...14 9 141 15.7 32 0 8 Corey Davis, Ten...12 8 142 17.8 48t 2 8 JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pit...12 10 78 7.8 19 0 8 THE AMARI EFFECT CONTINUED The Dallas offense has made considerable strides since the team traded for Amari Cooper on Oct. 22: (Chart reflects stats before trade for Cooper and stats in 5 games with Cooper) Before After Record... 3-4 4-1 Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)... 20.0 (26) 21.4 (19) Total Off. (NFL rank)... 320.0 (28) 348.4 (18) Rushing Off. (NFL rank)... 136.9 (4) 124.2 (13) Passing Off. (NFL rank)... 183.1 (29) 224.2 (17) Third Down Pct. (NFL rank)... 31.9 (30) 48.5 (3)
LVE DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Dallas Cowboys sensational linebacker Leighton Vander Esch has asserted himself as a force for the defense. During the month of November, Vander Esch tallied a team-high 63 tackles - including double-digit stops in four-of-five games - two tackles for loss, two quarterback pressures and six pass deflections, according to coaches film. For his efforts, he was named as the NFL s Defensive Rookie of the Month for November. Vander Esch became only the third rookie in franchise history to earn the award, and the first since Demarcus Ware in 2005: NFL Defensive Rookie of The Month - Dallas Cowboys Month Season Dexter Coakley (LB)...October 1997 DeMarcus Ware (LB)...October 2005 Leighton Vander Esch (LB)...November 2018 Vander Esch was also named as the NFC s Defensive of The Week for Week 10 at Philadelphia (11/11/18) after setting a Cowboys rookie record for tackles with 19 stops against the Eagles along with a tackle for loss, a breakup and his first career interception. It was the first time a Dallas player has been named NFC Defensive POTW since David Irving at Green Bay (10/16/16). 13% Leighton Vander Esch ranks first in the NFL among linebackers in Run Stop Percentage by PFF, tackling opposing rushers for a loss on 13.0% of defensive snaps. *PFF defines a loss as any play that results in a failure for the offense (i.e. failing to convert a first down on third-and-two). TACKLE LIKE A ROOKIE The Dallas Cowboys used their 2018 first round draft selection (19th overall) on Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch. The rookie leads the team with 128 tackles while starting seven-of-12 games played. He is only the sixth rookie to reach 100 tackles in a season - second-highest by a rookie in a single season - dating back to 1981 when the stat started to be tracked by Dallas coaches film: Most Tackles By a Cowboys Rookie - Single Season, Since 1981 Tackles Season Dexter Coakley, LB 136 1997 Leighton Vander Esch, LB 128 2018 Roy Williams, S 127 2002 Vander Esch has led or tied the team lead in tackles in eight games this season, and has notched double-digit stops in sixgames. He totaled 18 stops to tie the second-most tackles by a rookie against Houston (10/7), then set the record with 19 tackles at Philadelphia (11/11): Most Tackles by a Cowboys Rookie - Single Game, Since 1983 Opp Date ST AT TT Leighton Vander Esch, LB...@Phi 11/11/18 15 4 19 Anthony Hitchens, LB...@STL 9/21/14 12 6 18 Leighton Vander Esch, LB...@Hou 10/7/18 12 6 18 Vander Esch has also showed abilities as a playmaker, as he has picked off two passes on the season to tie for the team lead in interceptions. His two picks are also tied for the second-most picks by a rookie linebacker in team history: Most INTs by a Rookie LB - Dallas Cowboys, Season INTs Season Lee Roy Jordan...3 1963 Anthony Dickerson...2 1980 Sean Lee...2 2010 Leighton Vander Esch...2 2018 20 TRIPLE-DIGIT TACKLE BROS Only 12 games in, and the Dallas Cowboys defense already boasts two players over the tackle century mark. Rookie linebacker Leighton Vander Esch leads the defense with 128 stops, while fellow linebacker Jaylon Smith is second on the team with a career-high 105. It is the first time Dallas has had at least two defenders with over 100 tackles in a season since 2016 when the unit finished with four players over the century mark: Dallas Cowboys Tackle Leaders - 2018 Season ST AT TT Leighton Vander Esch...93 35 128 Jaylon Smith...69 36 105 TOP FIVE D The defense of the Dallas Cowboys has announced its presence to the NFL, limiting its opponents to 318.2 yards-per-game, good for the fifth-fewest in the league: 2018 NFL Team Defense - YPG Team Rush Passing Total Baltimore... 87.3 194.4 281.7 Buffalo... 107.0 187.2 294.2 Jacksonville... 108.4 207.2 315.6 Chicago... 85.8 232.1 317.9 Dallas... 91.3 226.9 318.2 Additionally, Dallas rush defense is tied for the fourth-best in the NFL while its pass defense places seventh. POINTS HARD TO COME BY The Dallas Cowboys defense has limited opposing offenses to 18.6 points-per-game (223 points) in 2018 to rank second in the league: Fewest Points Allowed - 2018 NFL Defense Team Points PPG Baltimore...214 17.8 Dallas...223 18.6 Houston...235 19.6 Chicago...241 20.1 Jacksonville...243 20.3 RED DEFENSE REDEMPTION The Cowboys defense has taken a stand in defending its endzone. Entering Week 14, the unit ranks third in the redzone, allowing only 15 touchdowns in 33 offensive appearances (45.5): Red Zone TD Efficiency Rate - NFL Defense 2018 Team Poss. Pts TD TD% FG Scores Pct Tennessee...34 144 15 44.1 13 28 82.4 Minnesota...40 179 18 45.0 17 35 87.5 Dallas...33 142 15 45.5 13 28 84.8
80% Brett Maher is four-of-five (80.0%) from 50-plus yards in his first NFL season, which is tied for the third-highest percentage in a kicker s first season since the 1970 NFL Merger. *minimum five attempts of 50+ yards KICKING IN GEAR Through the first 12 games of his NFL career, Brett Maher has connected on 24 field goals - third-most by a kicker in team history during that time span: Most Field Goals Made - First 10 Career Games, Dallas Year GP FGM FGA PCT Richie Cunningham...1997 12 31 33 93.9 Dan Bailey...2011 12 29 32 90.6 Brett Maher...2018 12 24 28 85.7 NO PROBLEM FROM FIFTY In the win over Jacksonville (10/14), Brett Maher went four-offour on field goal tries, including converting two from 50-or-more. It marked the seventh time in franchise history a kicker hit multiple 50-yard field goals. Dan Bailey did it five times (last vs. Seattle, 12/24/17) and Eddie Murray did it once: Games with 2+ 50-Yard Field Goals - Dallas Cowboys Date Opp FGM FGA LNG Eddie Murray... 12/12/93 @ Min 2 2 52 Dan Bailey... 9/15/13 @ KC 2 2 53 Dan Bailey... 10/27/13 @ Det 2 2 53 Dan Bailey... 12/15/13 GB 2 2 50 Dan Bailey... 9/11/16 NYG 2 2 56 Dan Bailey... 12/24/17 SEA 2 2 51 Brett Maher... 10/14/18 JAX 2 2 55 On the season, Maher is four-of-five on field goals from 50-yards-or-more - tied for the second-most in the NFL, and tied for the fourth most by a Cowboys kicker in team single-season history: Most 50-Yard FGs - Dallas Cowboys, Single Season Season FGM FGA Pct Dan Bailey... 2013 6 7 85.7 Dan Bailey... 2015 5 6 83.3 Dan Bailey... 2014 5 7 71.4 Ken Willis... 1991 4 7 57.1 David Buehler... 2010 4 6 66.7 Brett Maher... 2018 4 5 80.0 BRETT MONEY MAHER The Dallas Cowboys made the decision to go with first-year pro Brett Maher at kicker in 2018. Maher has connected on 24-of- 28 this season for the fifth-most field goals made in the NFL: 2018 Kicking Leaders - Field Goals Made FGM FGA PCT Ka imi Fairbairn, Hou...29 34 85.3 Jason Myers, NYJ...28 30 93.3 Aldrick Rosas, NYG...26 27 96.3 Justin Tucker, Bal...25 27 92.6 Brett Maher, Dal...24 28 85.7 FIELD GOALS FOR FOUR For the second time this season, Brett Maher tallied four field goals, this time against Jacksonville (10/14). He also hit on all four field goal tries against Detroit (9/30). Maher is tied for the second-most games with four-or-more field goals in a season in team history (six players, eight times). Richie Cunnigham had three games in 1997. Additionally, Maher s two career games with four field goals are already tied for fifth among all Cowboys kickers: Most Games with 4+ Field Goals - Dallas Cowboys, Career Games Years Dan Bailey...10 2011-17 Chris Boniol...4 1994-96 Richie Cunningham...3 1997-99 Eddie Murray...3 1993, 99 Billy Cundiff...2 2002-05 Nick Folk...2 2007-09 Toni Fritsch...2 1971-73, 75 Roger Ruzek...2 1987-99 Rafael Septien...2 1978-86 Brett Maher...2 2018 21 THE PUNT-ISHER Dallas Cowboys punter Chris Jones serves as a weapon in the kicking game, and for his career he boasts a 45.0 gross average and a net average of 40.5, with 158 punts downed inside the 20-yard line - good for third all-time in team history. Jones is sixth all-time amongst NFL punters in percentage of punts downed inside the 20-yard line (min. 100 punts) at 39.70%: Punts Downed Inside the Opp 20-Yard Line - NFL History Years Punts In20 In20% Matt Haack^, Mia... 2017-18 147 61 41.50 Jordan Berry^, Pit... 2015-18 242 100 41.32 Dustin Colquitt^, KC... 2005-18 1,065 436 40.94 Johnny Hekker^, LAR... 2012-18 531 212 39.92 Matt Bosher^, ATL... 2011-18 460 183 39.78 Chris Jones^, Dal... 2011-18 398 158 39.70 ^ indicates active player % Min. 100 punts