REGULAR SEASON GAME #7 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS FEDEX FIELD 3:25 P.M. (CDT) FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT DALLASCOWBOYS.COM 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/ DALLAS COWBOYS (3-3) AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS (3-2) Series Record: Dallas leads the series 70-44-2 Last Regular Season Meeting: @ Dallas 38, Washington 14, Nov. 30, 2017 Last Regular Season Meeting in Washington: Dallas 33, Washington 19, Oct. 29, 2017 Last Cowboys Regular Season Win: @ Dallas 38, Washington 14, Nov. 30, 2017 Series Streak: Dallas has won the last four. 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 Compass Media Network (National) Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White TELEVISION CBS Sports - KTVT CBS 11 in Dallas/Fort Worth Play-by-Play: Jim Nantz Analyst: Tony Romo Sideline Reporters: Tracy Wolfson 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. COWBOYS & REDSKINS Series Notables: * Dallas 70 wins over Washington are the most victories over any other team in the league. * The Cowboys have faced only one team (Philadelphia - 118) more times than they have faced the Redskins (116). * The Cowboys won a series-high 10 straight games from 1997-02. * They played in two playoff games against each other, the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship Game - both Redskins wins. * Four of the Cowboys 20 shutouts have come against the Redskins, with three on the road. * Dallas swept Washington last season games for the 19th overall sweep of the series, second consecutive year. * The Cowboys have scored 30-or-more points in each of the last three games - all victories. A Cowboys Win Would: * Increase Dallas win streak against the Redskins to fi ve games - the longest win streak of the series since a 10-game streak between the 1997-2002 seasons. * Serve as the Cowboys sixth straight win over the Redskins in Washington dating back to 2013 to tie the longest streak in the series (1967-71). * Improve Dallas 2018 record in the NFC East to 2-0, and 3-2 overall in the NFC. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 17 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:00 a.m. Coach Gruden conference call 11:15 a.m. Practice - fi rst portion open to local media 1:45 p.m. Locker room open Thursday, Oct. 18 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:00 a.m. Practice - fi rst portion open to local media 1:15 p.m. Coordinators available 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Friday, Oct. 19 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, Oct. 20 1:30 p.m. Team travel to Washington Sunday, Oct. 21 3:25 p.m. Kickoff at Washington
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2018 UPCOMING MILESTONES AND CURRENT NOTES With 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 second in the league with an average of 147.5 yards-per-game, led by Ezekiel Elliott, whose 586 rushing yards are second in the league (RUSHING TO THE TOP - page 14). * Additionally, Dallas 5.1 yards-per-carry is second in the NFL and 47 rushing first downs are third (RUSHING TO THE TOP - page 14). * The Cowboys have 28 Big-Play runs of 10-plus yards to place third in the NFL (BIG PLAY RUNS - page 14). * Dak Prescott is second among NFL quarterbacks with 203 rushing yards (RAYNE MAN - page 11). * Ezekiel Elliott has posted three 100-yard rushing games to tie the most by any league rusher in 2018, and he has the most (15) from 2016-18 (KEEP IT 100 - page 12). * Elliott is tied for second in the NFL with 17 Big-Play runs of 10-plus yards, and he also boasts the most (86) from 2016-18 (BIG PLAY ZEKE - page 13). * Elliott ranks third in the NFL with 752 total scrimmage yards (586 rush; 166 receiving) (ZEKE & DESTROY - page 13). * Elliott is fourth in the NFL in total first downs (second in rushing first downs) ( EZE DOES IT - page 13). * Elliott makes up 37% (752 total scrimmage yards) of the Cowboys offensive output (DIVIDING UP THE OFFENSIVE PIE - page 14). * Cole Beasley ranks third in third down receptions (13) in the NFL ( BEAS IN THE TRAP - page 14). * The Cowboys are holding opponents to 17.2 points-per-game, the second-fewest points allowed in the NFL. Addtionally, Dallas has allowed only 103 points through six games, good for the fewest allowed since the 2003 team held its opponents to 103 points through six games (POINTS HARD TO COME BY - page 15). * The Dallas defense ranks fourth overall in total defense, limiting it s opponents to 315.2 yards-per-game (TOP FIVE D - page 15). * Dallas has collected 18.0 sacks to tie for fifth in the league (THE HOT BOYZ - page 15). * DeMarcus Tank Lawrence is tied for fifth in the NFL with 5.5 sacks (TANK ON A ROLL - page 15). * Through six games, the Cowboys defense is fourth in the redzone, allowing only seven touchdowns in 17 offensive appearances (41.2) (RED DEFENSE REDEMPTION - page 15). * Brett Maher is tied for the second-most field goals made (15) in the NFL. He has also made three from 50-plus yards which is tied for the most among all league kickers (BRETT MONEY MAHER - page 16). 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS UPCOMING MILESTONES - INDIVIDUAL: Cole Beasley - WR * Cole Beasley (currently at 2,893) needs 107 yards to become the 19th player in franchise history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards. * With 100 receiving yards at Washington (10/21), it will be the first time Beasley has posted back-to-back 100 yard receiving games in his career. It will also be the first time a Cowboys receiver has accomplished that feat since Dez Bryant in 2012 (11/18-11/22). * Beasley (currently at 280) needs two receptions to pass Frank Clarke (281) for 13th on the team s all-time receptions list. Anthony Brown - CB * With a start at Washington (10/21), Anthony Brown will reach 25 for his career. Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott (currently at 3,998) needs two total yards (rushing and receiving) to become the 20th player in franchise history to reach 4,000 career scrimmage yards. * With at least 100 rushing yards at Washington (10/21), it would be Elliott s second consecutive 100-yard game - the second time this season and fifth such streak of his career. * Elliott (currently at 681) needs 19 carries to become the 11th player in franchise history to reach 700 in a career. * Elliott (currently at 25) needs two rushing touchdowns to tie Herschel Walker (27) for 10th on the club s all-time list. Byron Jones - CB * With a start at Washington (10/21), Byron Jones will reach 50 for his career. DeMarcus Lawrence - DE * DeMarcus Lawrence (currently at 29.0) needs one sack to reach 30.0 for his career and become the ninth player in team history to reach that mark. Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott (currently at six) needs one game with at least two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown to break a tie with Roger Staubach for the most in team history. * Prescott (currently at 148) needs 12 carries to top Danny White (159) for the fifth-most career rushing attempts by a Dallas quarterback. 4
2018 POSTGAME NOTES - VS JACKSONVILLE (10/14) 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS POSTGAME NOTES VS JACKSONVILLE (10/14) - TEAM: * The victory marked the first time Dallas has won each of its first three home games at AT&T Stadium to start a season. The Cowboys are now 3-0 at home to start a season for the first time since 1999, and the three-game home win streak is the longest since an eightgame streak from 2016-17 (AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN... - page 9). * The win also served as the Cowboys 40th regular season win at AT&T Stadium. * The Cowboys offense scored on the first four drives of the game, the first time since since against the Los Angeles Rams (10/1/17). * It was the first time Dallas has scored 40-or-more points in a game since against San Francisco (10/22) last season. * Dallas 33-point win was the team s largest margin of victory since a 35-point win (42-7) against Indianapolis (12/21/14). * For just the eighth time since 2000, the Dallas Cowboys had two players with at least 80 rushing yards (Elliott, 109 and Prescott, 82). It is also just the fourth time since 2000 that Dallas had a rusher with 100-plus yards and another rusher with 80-plus yards). * The Dallas defense held Jacksonville scoreless in the first half, marking the second time this season that the unit had shut out an opponent in a half (vs. NYG 9/16). * The Cowboys defense limited Blake Bortles to 149 passing yards, the fewest allowed this season and the fewest allowed since holding Russell Wilson to 93 yards against Seattle (12/24/17). 2018 DALLAS COWBOYS POSTGAME NOTES VS JACKSONVILLE (10/14) - INDIVIDUAL: Cole Beasley - WR * Cole Beasley caught a career-high tying nine passes for 101 yards and a career-high tying two touchdowns. * It was Beasley s second career 100-yard receiving game. His first was 112 yards against Philadelphia (11/8/15), and he became the first Cowboy to top 100 yards since Rod Smith had 113 yards at the N.Y. Giants (12/10/17) and the first receiver to top 100 yards since Terrance Williams had 141 yards against Kansas City (11/5/17). * Beasley s two receiving touchdowns marked his seventh career multi-touchdown game, and the first since against Kansas City (11/5/17). Overall, Beasley s seven career multi-receiving touchdown games are tied with Drew Pearson for seventh in team history (BEASE S TDS - page 14). * Of Beasley s nine receptions against the Jaguars, seven of those were on third down - tied for the most by any NFL receiver in a single game, since 1991 ( BEAS IN THE TRAP - page 14). Ezekiel Elliott - RB * Ezekiel Elliott rushed 24 times for 106 yards and a touchdown. * It was Elliott s 15th career 100-yard rushing game in the regular season, and the team moved to 12-3 when he rushes for 100 yards (THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL - page 12). * Elliott s three 100-yard rushing games in 2018 are tied for the most by any NFL rusher (KEEP IT 100 - page 12). * Elliott s rushing touchdown allowed him to become the 12th player in team history to reach 25 career rushing scores and tied Dan Reeves for 11th on the club s all-time list. Additionally, Elliott reached 25 touchdowns in 31 career games to become the fastest player in team history to reach that mark. Emmitt Smith previously was the fastest at 34 games. * By totaling 24 carries, Elliott posted his 24th career game with at least 20 carries to break a tie with Calvin Hill and tie DeMarco Murray for the third-most games with at least 20 carries in team history. * With the win, the Cowboys improved to 18-6 in games in which Elliott records 20-or-more carries. Brett Maher - K * Brett Maher connected on a season-high tying four field goals, including a career-long from 55 yards. * After missing his first career field goal attempt in the season opener at Carolina (9/9), Maher has made each of his next 15 and is 15- of-16 on the season. * With four field goals in today s game, Maher has now posted the third-most field goals through a player s first six career games as a Cowboy (FIELD GOALS FOR FOUR - page 16). * It was Maher s second game of the season with four-or-more field goals. He is now tied for the second-most games with four-or-more field goals in a season in team history (six players, eight times). Additionally, Maher s two career games with four field goals are already tied for fifth among all Cowboys kickers (FIELD GOALS FOR FOUR - page 16). * In the win over Jacksonville (10/14), Brett Maher went four-of-four 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 (NO PROBLEM FROM FIFTY - page 16). Dak Prescott - QB * Dak Prescott completed 17 passes on 27 attempts for 183 yards with two touchdowns, no interceptions and a 107.5 quarterback rating. * Prescott also rushed 11 times for 82 yards - both career-highs - and his first rushing touchdown of the season. * Prescott s 17-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter was the longest rush for a score in his career. It was his 13th career rushing score, third-most by a Cowboys quarterback, and the second-most by any NFL quarterback since he entered the NFL in 2016. * Prescott s 82 rushing yards were the most by any NFL quarterback in a single game in 2018. * Prescott s career-high 11 rushing attempts allowed him to top Quincy Carter (140) for the sixth-most rushing attempts by a Dallas quarterback (148). * His 11 carries also tied Steve Pelluer for the most by a Cowboys quarterback in a single game in franchise history, and his 82 rushing yards were the second-most (RUNNING MAN - page 11). * Prescott s two touchdown passes marked his 17th career multi-touchdown game (QB S MULTIPLE TDs - page 11). * It was also Prescott s sixth career game with at least two passing scores and a rushing score to tie Roger Staubach for the most in team history. On the league level, his six games are the most by any quarterback over the last three seasons (2 PASS TD, 1 RUSH TD - page 11). * Additionally, it was Prescott s ninth career game with at least one passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown. He is tied for the fourth-most games by a player in his first three seasons in NFL history. 5
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 (70-56, 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 6 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. JAY GRUDEN (31-38-1, 5th Year) Jay Gruden enters his fifth season with the Washington Redskins in 2018 after being named the 29th head coach in franchise history on January 9, 2014. Previously a decorated quarterback in the college and Arena Football League ranks, and as a successful NFL assistant, Gruden has showcased his offensive acumen honed from his diverse football background throughout his tenure with the Redskins. In 2017 the Redskins won at least seven games for their third straight season for the first time since a four-year streak from 1999-2002, marking the fourth-longest streak of seven-win seasons in team history. A year earlier Gruden guided the Redskins to an 8-7-1 record in 2016 giving the franchise back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1996-97. In 2015 Gruden led the Redskins to an NFC East Championship posting a 9-7 record to complete the second worst-to-first turnaround in team history. Gruden assumed control of the Redskins in 2014 and guided the team through a campaign in which three different quarterbacks (Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy) recorded victories as starters. Before joining the Redskins, Gruden spent his previous three seasons as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining the Bengals, Gruden served two years with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League from 2009-10. Gruden coached for seven seasons (2002-08) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning a Super Bowl championship ring as an offensive assistant in 2002. Gruden also ranks among the most outstanding players and coaches in the history of the Arena Football League having won six combined league championships - four as a quarterback and two as a head coach. Gruden played quarterback (2002-03) and served as head coach (2004-08) of the AFL s Orlando Predators while simultaneously working as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers.
www.dallascowboys.com For breaking news, press releases, historical information, statistics and rosters, visit the official website of the Dallas Cowboys, www. dallascowboys.com. Updated daily, www.dallascowboys.com has the most extensive information on upcoming games, including video of weekly press conferences and audio of weekly conference calls. The Cowboys website is also a great place to find information on the players and coaches, order tickets for upcoming games and order merchandise from the Cowboys Pro Shop. ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION The Dallas Cowboys currently own the league s highest alltime regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams: Highest Win Percentage - NFL Regular Season Team W L T Pct. Dallas... 505 377 6.573 Green Bay... 740 564 38.567 Chicago... 752 581 42.564 Miami... 449 353 4.560 New England... 493 388 9.560 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... 539 404 6.572 Green Bay... 774 586 38.569 New England... 527 408 9.564 Chicago... 769 599 42.562 Miami... 469 374 4.556 * 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 752 LA Rams 561 Green Bay 740 Detroit 555 N.Y. Giants 688 Arizona 551 Pittsburgh 617 San Francisco 529 Washington 596 Indianapolis 507 Philadelphia 566 Dallas 505 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 11/17/85 863 752-581-42 Dallas... 1960 9/28/14 879 505-377-6 San Francisco...1950 10/20/13 929 529-465-14 N.Y. Giants... 1925 12/11/94 935 688-590-33 Indianapolis...1953 12/5/16 946 507-458-7 Green Bay... 1921 11/13/94 962 740-564-38 LA Rams...1937 11/18/07 969 561-559-21 Washington... 1932 9/12/04 979 596-583-28 Pittsburgh...1933 9/16/07 998 617-540-21 Philadelphia...1933 11/15/10 1,059 566-593-25 Detroit...1930 10/2/11 1,125 555-651-32 Arizona...1920 9/30/12 1,228 551-735-40 500 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 11/17/85 870 769-599-42 Dallas... 1960 9/28/14 880 539-404-6 New England...1960 12/4/16 911 527-408-9 San Francisco...1950 10/9/11 937 559-485-14 N.Y. Giants... 1925 10/17/93 941 712-615-33 Indianapolis...1953 9/28/14 951 529-481-7 Green Bay... 1921 10/10/93 960 774-586-38 Washington... 1932 11/20/00 962 619-602-28 LA Rams...1937 12/5/04 964 580-584-21 Pittsburgh...1933 12/18/04 1,002 653-565-20 Philadelphia...1933 12/28/04 1,068 588-614-25 Detroit...1930 12/12/10 1,135 562-664-32 Arizona...1920 12/11/11 1,234 558-744-40 WINNING HEAD COACH With the team s current 3-3 record in 2018, Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett s current regular season record as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys stands at 70-56 - 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*... 2010-17 70 56 0.556 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 *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...23 254 120 0.679 Andy Reid...19 188 121 1.608 Mike McCarthy...12 124 72 2.631 Marvin Lewis...15 129 114 3.530 Mike Tomlin... 11 119 62 1.656 Pete Carroll...12 115 82 1.583 Sean Payton... 11 109 72 0.602 John Harbaugh...10 97 69 0.584 Jon Gruden...11 96 86 0.527 Jason Garrett...8 70 56 0.556 7
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS VS. REDSKINS Cole Beasley - WR Has 39 receptions for 415 yards and two touchdowns in 12 career games. Tyrone Crawford - DT In 10 games has totaled 31 tackles, a tackle for loss, 2.0 sacks and 13 quarterback pressures. Made seven tackles, a sack, four pressures and a pass breakup in the 2017 series. Ezekiel Elliott - RB Has five rushing touchdowns - most against any opponent - and 330 rushing yards on 74 carries (both second-most against any opponent) in three career games. Rushed for 150 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns in one game at Washington (10/29/17) last season. Byron Jones - S Has 35 tackles, a tackle for loss, three pass breakups and an interception in six games. Recorded his first career touchdown on an 21-yard interception return at Washington (10/29/17). Tallied seven tackles, a pass breakup and an interception for a score in the 2017 series. Chris Jones - P In 10 games has a gross average of 45.6 and a net average of 41.8 on 38 punts, with 14 downed inside the 20-yard line and a long of 57 yards. DeMarcus Lawrence - DE Logged 5.0 sacks, 16 tackles, 11 quarterback pressures two tackles for loss and a pass breakup in five games. Notched his first career multi-sack game with two quarterback takedowns at Washington (12/7/15). Had 3.0 sacks, two tackles, a tackle for loss, eight quarterback pressures and his first career pass breakup in the 2017 series against Washington. Dak Prescott - QB Is 4-0 in four starts while completing 64-of-98 passes for 732 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 97.8 rating. Also rushed 17 times for 89 yards (5.2 avg.) and two scores. Passed for 245 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in two games in 2017. SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Washington have squared off 116 times, including playoffs, with Dallas holding a 70-44-2 advantage. Dallas lost the first-ever meeting, then the teams finished in a tie the second and fourth games. Dallas claimed its first series win on Nov. 4, 1962. The teams have played in just two playoff games against each other - the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship Games - both Redskins wins. Below is a brief look at the last 20 games of the series: Dal Dal Date 9/28/08 Loc. W/L Score Dal L 24-26 Date 10/13/13 Loc. W/L Score Dal W 31-16 11/16/08 Was W 14-10 12/22/13 Was W 24-23 11/22/09 Dal W 7-6 10/27/14 Dal L 17-20 12/27/09 Was W 17-0 12/28/14 Was W 44-17 9/12/10 Was L 7-13 12/7/15 Was W 19-16 12/19/10 Dal W 33-30 1/3/16 Dal L 23-34 9/26/11 Dal W 18-16 9/18/16 Was W 27-23 11/20/11 Was W-OT 27-24 11/24/16 Dal W 31-26 11/22/12 Dal L 31-38 10/19/17 Was W 33-19 12/30/12 Was L 18-28 11/30/17 Dal W 38-14 *NFC Divisional Playoffs **NFC Wild Card Playoffs INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins has been around since the Cowboys entrance in the league in 1960. The two teams have faced each other two times each season as part of the NFC East since 1970. In 116 games of the series there have been: * 56 games decided by double-digits * 38 games decided by two-or-more touchdowns * 21 games decided by three-or-more touchdowns * 49 games decided by less than a touchdown * Seven games decided by one point * Two ties - 11/19/61-28-28 and 9/16/62-35-35 * A 10-game winning streak by Dallas from 1997-2002 * A four-game losing streak by Dallas from 1986-88 * A 35-point win by Dallas (12/26/93) - biggest Cowboys win * A 28-point loss by Dallas (12/18/05) - biggest Cowboys loss * Four shutouts - all by Dallas * Three overtime games - two wins by Dallas * 17 Monday night games, eight Thanksgiving Day games, eight Sunday night games, a Thursday night game and a Saturday game * Eight season openers and 10 season finales * 2,681 points scored by Dallas, 2,252 allowed * A 38-16-2 home record for Dallas and 32-28 road record * A 6-3 record for Dallas at AT&T Stadium * A 14-7 Dallas record when playing at FedEx field ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game marks the 115th regular season game between Dallas and Washington. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Redskins Wins... 70 42 Points... 2,661 2,195 Total Net Yards... 38,970 34,814 Net Rushing Yards... 15,575 11,867 Net Passing Yards... 23,395 22,947 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Redskins Points...45 11/22/70 41 11/23/83 Total Net Yards...541 9/12/99 505 11/24/16 Net Rushing Yards...289 11/23/78 274 12/30/12 Net Passing Yards...423 11/22/12 449 11/24/16 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Redskins Passing Yards 441 - T. Romo 11/12/12 449 - K. Cousins 11/24/16 Rushing Yards 189 - T. Hambrick 12/14/03 200 - A. Morris 12/30/12 Receiving Yards 246 - B. Hayes 11/13/66 199 - C. Taylor 11/13/66 FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met, the Dallas Cowboys were just three weeks old and lost their first two games. Dallas headed to Washington on Oct. 9, 1960 for its first-ever road contest, and lost 26-14 in front of 21,142 fans. The last time these clubs met was in Week 13 of the 2017 season. Dallas won the matchup 38-14 at AT&T Stadium in front of 91,712. The victory also served as the Cowboys fourth win in a row over the Redskins. 8
2018 STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Redskins Record... 3-3 3-2 Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)... 20.5 (25) 24.6 (24) Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)... 17.2 (2) 21.2 (8) Total Off. (NFL rank)... 319.5 (29) 344.0 (25) Rushing Off. (NFL rank)... 147.5 (2) 116.8 (12) Passing Off. (NFL rank)... 172.0 (29) 227.2 (24) Total Def. (NFL rank)... 315.2 (4) 326.2 (5) Rushing Def. (NFL rank)... 90.7 (7) 90.2 (6) Passing Def. (NFL rank)... 224.5 (8) 236.0 (9) Kickoff Return Avg... 24.5 (10) 15.8 (31) Punt Return Avg... 5.8 (23) 7.4 (19) Turnover Margin... 0 (16t) +4 (4t) Penalties... 35 33 Penalty Yards... 304 300 Opp. Penalties... 39 38 Opp. Penalty Yards... 284 308 DATING GAME This week s game against the Washington Redskins is being played on Oct 21. In the 58 years of Cowboys football, there have been seven Oct. 21 games. The Cowboys hold a 7-0 record when playing on Oct. 21. They have faced Pittsburgh, the New York Giants, St. Louis, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Minnesota, and Carolina. Dallas first-ever Oct. 21 game came in 1962, a 42-27 win over Pittsburgh. Its last Oct. 21 game was in 2012, a 19-14 win over Carolina: Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 10/21/62 @Pit W 42-27 10/21/90 @TB W 17-13 10/21/73 NYG W 45-38 10/21/07 MIN W 24-14 10/21/79 STL W 23-13 10/21/12 @Car W 19-14 10/21/84 NO W 30-27 SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 461 of their last 463 games (including playoffs) and in 263 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 78 straight sellouts (including playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 229 home games. On the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 131 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02). 9 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 3-0 record to mark the first time Dallas has won each of its first three home games at AT&T Stadium to start a season. 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 40-35 regular season record - 2-1 postseason - and a 42-36 overall mark at home in AT&T Stadium. Below is a breakdown of the club s record on their home turf: Regular season...40-35 Postseason...2-1 Overall...42-36 Regular Post September... 11-5 October... 8-11 November... 13-9 December... 6-9 January... 2-1 2-1 Playing at noon... 13-8 Playing at 3:30... 13-17 1-1 Playing in prime time... 14-10 1-0 Thursday... 5-5 Saturday... 0-2 1-0 Sunday... 32-25 1-1 Monday... 3-3 Fully closed stadium... 26-23 2-1 Fully open stadium... 7-7 Roof open, doors closed... 2-4 Roof closed, doors open... 5-1 Playing against the NFC East... 14-14 1-0 Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East)... 14-14 1-1 Playing against the AFC...12-7 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...1 2.333 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 1.000 Washington...6 3.667 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 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
19 DAK TO THE FUTURE In his third pro season, Dak Prescott ranks sixth in completions (725) and seventh in wins (25), passing yards (8,135), passing touchdowns (52) and attempts (1,120) 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... 25 ATTEMPTS Troy Aikman...4,715 Tony Romo... 4,335 Roger Staubach... 2,958 Danny White... 2,950 Don Meredith... 2,308 Craig Morton... 1,308 Dak Prescott...1,120 COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman...2,898 Tony Romo... 2,829 Danny White... 1,761 Roger Staubach... 1,685 Don Meredith... 1,170 Dak Prescott... 725 Since 2016, there are 12 quarterbacks to have a minimum of 15 games with at least one touchdown pass and no interceptions. Dak Prescott is tied with the second-most such games (19), and he is the only quarterback of the 12 to have an undefeated record (19-0). 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...8,135 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo... 247 Troy Aikman... 165 Danny White... 155 Roger Staubach... 153 Don Meredith... 135 Craig Morton... 80 Dak Prescott... 52 DAK S RECORD WHEN... Since taking over as Dallas starting quarterback in 2016, Dak Prescott has compiled a 25-13 regular season record in 38 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:...13-6 0-1 Playing on the road:...12-7 Playing indoors:...14-7 0-1 Playing outdoors:...11-6 Playing against the NFC East:... 9-4 Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East):... 9-6 0-1 Playing against the AFC:... 7-3 Playing on artificial turf:...15-10 0-1 Playing on natural grass:...10-3 Offense totals over 300 yards:... 21-4 0-1 Throws for over 300 yards:... 3-0 0-1 Throws for 200-299 yards:... 14-5 Throws only one touchdown:...7-3 Throws more than one touchdown:...14-3 0-1 Completes 60.0%-or-more of his passes:...22-7 0-1 Throws no interceptions:...22-4 Throws one interception:...2-2 0-1 Throws more than one interception:...1-7 Records at least 100.0 passer rating:...17-1 0-1 Commits no turnovers...20-1 Sacked one time-or-less:... 14-3 Sacked more than once:... 11-10 0-1 September:...6-4 October:...7-3 November:...6-3 December:...6-2 January:...0-1 0-1 Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona...1 0 1.000 Atlanta...0 1.000 Baltimore...1 0 1.000 Carolina...0 1.000 Chicago...1 0 1.000 Cincinnati...1 0 1.000 Cleveland...1 0 1.000 Denver...0 1.000 Detroit...2 0 1.000 Green Bay...1 1.500 Houston...0 1.000 Jacksonville...1 0 1.000 Kansas City...1 0 1.000 LA Chargers...0 1.000 LA Rams...0 1.000 Minnesota...1 0 1.000 N.Y. Giants...3 2.600 Oakland...1 0 1.000 Philadelphia...2 2.500 Pittsburgh...1 0 1.000 San Francisco..2 0 1.000 Seattle...0 2.000 Tampa Bay...1 0 1.000 Washington...4 0 1.000 Postseason Green Bay...0 1.000 CALL IT A COMEBACK Since taking over as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback during the 2016 season, Dak Prescott has engineered his share of comeback wins for the club. Included in his 25 wins as a starter are six occasions in which he led the team to a come-from-behind victory in the fourth quarter or overtime during the regular season. Prescott s six wins are sixth-most by a Dallas signal caller, with five of those wins coming as a rookie in 2016 and one this season: Most 4th Quarter Comeback Wins - Dallas Cowboys QBs Quarterback Wins Quarterback Wins Tony Romo...24 Danny White... 11 Troy Aikman...15 Don Meredith... 8 Roger Staubach...13 Dak Prescott... 6 Below is a look at each of Prescott s six games in which he battled a deficit to pull out the win and his fourth 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 *italics indicate overtime and are reflected in the stats totals 10
PRESCOTT TARGETS In the midst of his young career, Dak Prescott has completed 725-of-1,120 passes for 8,135 yards with 52 touchdowns in 38 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...426 5,263 37 RB...125 1,162 5 TE...164 1,657 10 FB...10 53 0 Breakdown by Completions Com Yds TD Com Yds TD C. Beasley... 135 1,396 11 K. Smith...8 46 0 J. Witten...131 1,223 7 T. Austin...7 130 2 D. Bryant... 119 1,634 14 M. Gallup...7 109 0 T. Williams...97 1,162 3 R. Switzer...5 39 0 E. Elliott...81 798 4 J. Hanna...4 88 1 B. Butler...30 533 6 N. Brown...4 33 0 G. Swaim...23 266 1 G. Escobar...3 23 1 R. Smith...21 206 1 R. Gathers...2 46 0 L. Dunbar...13 103 0 L. Whitehead... 2 40 0 D. Thompson..12 103 0 D. McFadden... 2 6 0 A. Morris...9 53 0 B. Jarwin...1 11 0 A. Hurns...8 84 1 J. Olawale...1 3 0 Prescott has thrown 52 touchdown passes - good for seventh all-time in team history. Below is his individual touchdown totals: TDs TDs Dez Bryant...14 Cole Beasley...11 Jason Witten...7 Brice Butler...6 Ezekiel Elliott...4 Terrance Williams...3 *italics indicate current Cowboy Tavon Austin...2 Gavin Escobar...1 James Hanna...1 Allen Hurns...1 Rod Smith...1 Geoff Swaim...1 QB 1 S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN Dak Prescott has thrown 52 touchdown passes. Below is a look at Dak s touchdown totals by quarter, down and distance: Quarter Down Distance 1st Quarter... 8 1st Down... 20 0-9 Yards...20 2nd Quarter... 20 2nd Down... 19 10-19 Yards...13 3rd Quarter... 7 3rd Down... 13 20-29 Yards...10 4th Quarter... 16 4th Down... 0 30-39 Yards...3 OT... 1 40-49 Yards...0 50+ Yards...6 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 two games in 2018, and his 18 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...18 Danny White...33 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 is tied for second in rushing yards (203) amongst all NFL quarterbacks: 2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders - QB Att Yards Avg Long TD 1st C. Newton, Car...45 208 4.6 29 3 19 D. Prescott, Dal...34 203 5.9 28 1 11 D. Watson, Hou...36 203 5.6 18 1 12 Overall, Prescott is third in rushing scores (13), fourth in rushing yards (842) and sixth in carries (148) amongst Cowboys quarterbacks all-time: 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...148 842 5.6 28 13 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 QB, Single Season...57^ 16-17 ^indicates team rookie record 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 two multi-touchdown passing games in 2018, and currently ranks 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 Craig Morton...21 Roger Staubach...48 Dak Prescott...17 Danny White...44 Eddie LeBaron...14 Troy Aikman...43 Drew Bledsoe...8 Don Meredith...41 Steve Pelluer...8 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 RUNNING MAN Dak Prescott s 82 rushing yards against Jacksonville (10/14) were the most by any NFL quarterback in a single game in 2018. They were also the second-most by a Dallas signal caller in a single game, and his 11 carries tied Steve Pelluer for the most: Most Rush Yards by a Dallas QB - Single Game Opp/Date Att Yds Avg TD Roger Staubach...vs. Phi 11/14/71 6 90 15.0 0 Dak Prescott...vs. Jax 10/14/18 11 82 7.5 1 Steve Pelluer...vs. Mia 11/22/87 11 79 7.1 0 2 PASS TD, 1 RUSH TD After his performance against Jacksonville (10/14), Dak Prescott now has six career games with at least two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown to tie the most games in team history by a Dallas signal caller: Most Games w/2-plus Pass TDs & 1 Rush TD - Dallas Cowboys Games Roger Staubach...6 Dak Prescott...6 Don Meredith...4 On the league level, Prescott s six 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...6 Cam Newton, Car...4 Russell Wilson, Sea...4 11
25.8 Elliott has recorded a first down on 25.8% of his career rushes, which ranks fifth among all running backs since 1994. *min 500 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 currently ranks second in rushing yards entering Week 7 of the 2018 season: 2018 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Att Yards Avg Lng YPG TD Todd Gurley, LAR... 129 623 4.8 29 103.8 9 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal... 117 586 5.0 41 97.7 3 Melvin Gordon, LAC... 91 466 5.1 34 77.7 6 Kareem Hunt, KC... 103 456 4.4 45 76.0 4 James Conner, Pit... 103 453 4.4 30 75.5 7 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 three in 2018, he owns 15 for his career to rank fifth all-time in team history. Dallas is 12-3 when Elliott tops 100 yards on the ground: Ezekiel Elliott 100-yard Rush Games (15 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 10/16/16 116...GB L 10/8/17 152... DET W 9/30/18 114...@Pit W 11/13/16 150... @Was W 10/29/17 107...@NYG L 12/11/16 147... @SF W 10/22/17 104...NYG W 9/10/17 140... CHI W 9/25/16 106...JAX W 10/14/18 138... @SF W 10/2/16 103...@Phi W 12/31/17 134... CIN W 10/9/16 Most Career 100-Yard Rushing Games - Dallas Cowboys 100-Yard Games Emmitt Smith...76 Tony Dorsett...43 DeMarco Murray...19 Calvin Hill...16 Ezekiel Elliott... 15 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 three in 2018 to boast 24 career games with 20-plus carries - with Dallas 18-6 during those contests: Ezekiel Elliott 20-plus Carry Games (24 total) Opp Date Att Yds W/L Opp Date Att Yds W/L @Was..10/19/17 33 150 W JAX...10/14/18 24 106 W CHI...9/25/16 30 140 W @SF...10/2/16 23 138 W GB...10/8/17 29 116 L TB...12/18/16 23 159 W @GB...10/16/16 28 157 W PHI...10/30/16 22 96 W @SF...10/22/17 26 147 W @Ari...9/25/17 22 80 W KC...11/5/17 27 93 W @Was..9/18/16 21 83 W @Phi...12/31/17 27 103 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 In his third season, Elliott ranks 11th in rushing yards (3,200) and carries (681) and is tied for 11th in rushing touchdowns (25) among all-time Dallas rushers: Dallas Cowboys All-Time Rushing Leaders - Yards Years Att Yards Avg TD Emmitt Smith,... 1990-02 4,052 17,162 4.2 153 Tony Dorsett,... 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 Herschel Walker... 1986-97 818 3,491 4.2 27 Julius Jones... 2004-07 885 3,484 3.9 18 Ezekiel Elliott... 2016-18 681 3,200 4.7 25 12 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 currently tied for the league lead with three 100-yard games thus far: Most 100-Yard Rushing Games - NFL 2018 Games Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...3 James Conner, Pit...3 Todd Gurley, LAR...3 Five players...2 Elliott has posted 15 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...15 Jordan Howard, Chi...12 LeSean McCoy...11
ZEKE & DESTROY Ezekiel Elliott is a focal point of the Dallas Cowboys offense. His 1,252 total scrimmage yards (983 rush; 269 rec.) and 61 total first downs were tops on the team in 2017. Elliott once again leads his team in total scrimmage yards in 2018 with 752 (586 rush; 166 receiving) - good for third in the NFL: 2018 Scrimmage Yards Leaders - NFL Rush Rec Total YPG Todd Gurley, LAR...623 247 870 145.0 Saquon Barkley, NYG...438 373 811 135.2 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...586 166 752 125.3 Melvin Gordon, LAC...466 279 745 124.2 Julio Jones, Atl...11 707 718 119.7 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: Most Yards From Scrimmage - Single Game, Dallas Cowboys Opp Date Rush Rec Total Herschel Walker, RB... PHI 12/14/86 122 170 292 Tony Dorsett, RB... BAL 9/4/78 147 107 254 DeMarco Murray, RB... STL 10/23/11 253 0 253 Miles Austin, WR... @KC 10/11/09 0 250 250 Bob Hayes, WR... @Was 11/13/66 0 246 246 Frank Clarke, TE... WAS 9/16/62 0 241 241 Ezekiel Elliott, RB... DET 9/30/18 152 88 240 It was also Elliott s third career game with at least 200 yards from scrimmage to tie the third-most by a player in team history: Most Games With 200-Plus Scrimmage Yards - Dallas Cowboys Games Emmitt Smith...4 DeMarco Murray...4 Herschel Walker...3 Ezekiel Elliott...3 Elliott was the first player in the NFL in 2018 to post 200 yards from scrimmage, and is tied for 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...3 Jay Ajayi, Mia/Phi...3 Todd Gurley, LAR...3 Elliott has compiled 21 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...21 Le Veon Bell, Pit...20 LeSean McCoy, Buf...19 Elliott also owns a league-best 28 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...28 Le Veon Bell, Pit...24 Two players...23 EZE DOES IT Ezekiel Elliott has gathered 36 total first downs (30 rush; six receiving) to lead the Cowboys and place fourth in the NFL (second in rushing first downs): Leaders in First Downs - NFL Rush Rec Total Todd Gurley, LAR (RB)...36 10 46 Melvin Gordon, LAC (RB)...24 15 39 Adam Thielen, Min (WR)...0 38 38 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal (RB)...30 6 36 Alvin Kamara, NO (RB)...21 14 35 Elliott has posted a first down on 25.8% of his rushes, which is the fifth-highest percentage by any running back with at least 500 carries since the research became available in 1994: Highest 1st Down Rush % (min. 500 carries) - NFL RB, 1994-2018 Rush Yards Avg 1st 1st% Zack Crockett, 1995-07... 510 1,701 3.34 158 31.0 Marcus Allen, 1994-97... 726 2,934 4.04 195 26.9 Priest Holmes, 1997-07... 1,780 8,172 4.59 471 26.5 Jamaal Charles, 2008-17.. 1,401 7,556 5.39 368 26.3 Ezekiel Elliott, 2016-18... 681 3,200 4.70 176 25.8 13 DIVIDING UP THE OFFENSIVE PIE Through six games, the Dallas Cowboys offense has compiled 2,029 gross yards. Of that offensive pie, Ezekiel Elliott takes up a sizeable portion of Dallas offense. In fact, his 752 yards are equivalent to 37 percent of the Cowboys offensive output: Dallas Cowboys Offensive Breakdown - 2,029 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, his eight games are good for the second-most multi-score games - tied for most multi-rushing touchdown games (seven) - in the NFL the last three seasons: Most Multi-Touchdown Games - NFL, 2016-18 Games Todd Gurley, LAR...10 David Johnson, Ari...9 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...8 Elliott logged two multi-rushing touchdown games in 2017 to give him seven total for his career for fifth all-time in team history: Most Career Multi-Rushing TD Games - Dallas Cowboys Games Emmitt Smith...35 Tony Dorsett...14 Marion Barber III...10 Don Perkins...8 Ezekiel Elliott...7 BIG PLAY ZEKE At Seattle (9/23) 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 fifth time he has recorded at least five carries of 10-plus yards in a game. On the season, Elliott has logged 17 big play runs of 10-plus yards in 2018 to tie for second in the NFL: Most Big Play Runs - 2018 NFL 10+ Runs Todd Gurley, LAR...18 Ezekiel Elliott, Dal...17 Melvin Gordon, LAC...17 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...86 Jordan Howard, Chi...82 Melvin Gordon, LAC...75 Todd Gurley, LAR...74 LeSean McCoy, Buf...73
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 second entering Week 7: 2018 NFL Team Rushing Leaders - Yards-Per-Game Team Att Yds Avg TD Yds/Gm L.A. Rams...183 926 5.0 9 154.3 Dallas...172 885 5.1 4 147.5 San Francisco...167 855 5.1 4 142.5 Carolina...140 697 4.9 4 139.4 Cleveland...178 826 4.6 8 137.7 Additionally, Dallas 5.15 yards-per-carry is second in the league, while compiling 47 rushing first downs to place third. BIG-PLAY RUNS The Dallas Cowboys have been capable of making 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). For the 2018 season, Dallas 28 runs of 10-plus yards are third in the NFL: 2018 Big Rush Plays, 10+ Yards - NFL Team 10+ Yd Runs L.A. Chargers...34 L.A. Rams...30 Dallas...28 New England...27 San Francisco...27 37.1 Cole Beasley has made 104 of his 280 career receptions on third down, which at 37.1% is the second-highest percentage in the NFL since 2012. He has converted 73.1% of those third down catches into first downs. RUSHING 1ST DOWNS The Dallas Cowboys offense led the NFL in 2017 with 127 first downs. The unit continues to gain a good source of its first downs via the ground game in 2018, as it currently ranks third in 2018 with 47: Most Rushing First Downs - NFL Team Rush 1st Downs L.A. Rams...45 New England...49 Dallas...47 Baltimore...46 San Francisco...46 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... 43 Seattle... 40 Houston... 37 Minnesota... 35 Buffalo... 34 During this time period, Dallas has boasted five different rushers to reach the century mark from 2011-18, with DeMarco Murray leading the way (19 games), quickly followed by Ezekiel Elliott (14). BEAS IN THE TRAP Of Cole Beasley s nine receptions against Jacksonville (10/14), seven of those were on third down - tied with 15 other players for the most by any NFL receiver in a single game, since 1991: Single Game Receiving Leaders (3rd Down) - Since 1991 Opp/Date Tgt Rec Yds Avg 1st C. Beasley, Dal... vs. Jax 10/14/18 8 7 85 12.1 4 For the 2018 season, Beasley is tied for third in receptions (13) on third downs: Third Down Receiving Leaders, NFL - Receptions Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1st Adam Thielen, Min...24 16 154 9.6 34 1 13 Julio Jones, Atl...21 15 225 15.0 33 0 13 Cole Beasley, Dal...16 13 149 11.5 21 1 7 Odell Beckham Jr., NYG...18 13 139 10.7 30 0 8 DeAndre Hopkins, Hou...16 13 202 15.5 34 1 9 Overall, Beasley has produced his highest receiving yardage output (1,171), yards-per-catch (11.3) and targets (146) on third down. He has also posted his second-most touchdowns (eight and receptions (104) on third down throughout his career. BEASE S TDS Cole Beasley caught a career-high tying nine passes for 101 yards and a career-high tying two touchdowns against Jacksonville (10/14). His two receiving touchdowns marked his seventh career multi-touchdown game, and first since against Kansas City (11/5/17). Overall, Beasley s seven career multi-receiving touchdown games are tied with Drew Pearson for seventh in team history: Dallas Cowboys Career Multi-TD Receiving Games Games Dez Bryant... 15 Bob Hayes... 15 Frank Clarke... 9 Tony Hill... 9 Drew Pearson... 7 Cole Beasley... 7 14
THE HOT BOYZ With six weeks in the books for the 2018 season, the Dallas Cowboys defense led by its defensive line, aka The Hot Boyz, are heating up and are currently tied for fifth in the league in sacks with 18.0 entering Week 7: 2018 NFL Team Sack Leaders Sacks Baltimore...26.0 Pittsburgh...22.0 Buffalo...19.0 Indianapolis...19.0 Dallas...18.0 Arizona...18.0 Chicago...18.0 Minnesota...18.0 20.0 Lawrence is second in the NFL with 20.0 sacks since the start of 2017 (Chandler Jones, Arizona). TOP FIVE D The defense of the Dallas Cowboys has announced its presence early to the NFL, limiting its opponents to 315.2 yards-pergame, good for the fourth-fewest in the league: 2018 NFL Team Defense - YPG Team Rush Passing Total Baltimore... 82.8 188.0 270.8 Jacksonville... 118.7 187.8 306.5 Buffalo... 92.5 219.2 311.7 Dallas... 90.7 224.5 315.2 Washington... 90.2 236.0 326.2 Additonally, Dallas rush defense is the seventh-best in the NFL while its pass defense places eighth. TANK ON A ROLL Defensive end DeMarcus Tank Lawrence began the 2017 season on an absolute tear and tied for second in the NFL with a career-best 14.5 sacks by season s end. Lawrence has continued his dominance into 2018 with 5.5 sacks to tie for fifth in the league entering Week 7: 2018 NFL Sack Leaders - Individual Sacks Danielle Hunter, Min...7.0 J.J. Watt, Hou...6.0 Geno Atkins, Cin...6.0 T.J. Watt, Pit...6.0 DeMarcus Lawrence, Dal...5.5 Frank Clark, Sea...5.5 Chandler Jones, Ari...5.5 Von Miller, Den...5.5 Za Darius Smith, Bal...5.5 Collectively, Lawrence s 20.0 sacks are the second-most by any NFL defender in the last two seasons: Most Sacks, Individual - NFL 2017-18 Sacks Chandler Jones, Ari...22.5 DeMarcus Lawrence, Dal...20.0 Calais Campbell, Jac...18.5 Cameron Jordan, NO...18.0 Yannick Ngakoue, Jax...16.0 POINTS HARD TO COME BY The Dallas Cowboys defense has limited opposing offenses to 17.2 points-per-game (103 points) in 2018 to rank second in the league: Fewest Points Allowed - 2018 NFL Defense Team Points PPG Baltimore...77 12.8 Dallas...103 17.2 Tennessee...107 17.8 Chicago...96 19.2 Philadelphia...117 19.5 Seattle...117 19.5 Through the first six games, Dallas has allowed only 103 points, good for the fewest allowed since the 2003 team held its opponents to 103 points. RED DEFENSE REDEMPTION The Cowboys defense has taken a stand in defending its endzone. Through six games, the unit ranks fourth in the redzone, allowing only seven touchdowns in 17 offensive appearances (41.2): Red Zone TD Effeciency Rate - NFL Defense 2018 Team Poss. Pts TD TD% FG Scores Pct Philadelphia...23 81 8 34.8 9 17 73.9 Minnesota...24 97 9 37.5 11 20 83.3 Tennessee...16 63 6 37.5 7 13 81.3 Dallas...17 69 7 41.2 7 14 82.4 Baltimore...12 49 5 41.7 5 10 83.3 15
KICKING IN GEAR Through the first six games of his NFL career, Brett Maher has connected on 15 field goals - third-most by a kicker in team history during that timespan: Most Field Goals Made - First 6 Career Games, Dallas Year GP FGM FGA PCT Richie Cunningham...1997 6 19 21 90.5 Dan Bailey...2011 6 17 18 94.4 Brett Maher...2018 6 15 16 93.7 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 15 Brett Maher has made 15 field goals through five games to open 2018, the third-most by any Cowboys kicker through his first six career NFL games. BRETT MONEY MAHER The Dallas Cowboys made the decision to go with first-year pro Brett Maher at kicker in 2018. After missing his first field goal attempt, Maher has connected on all 15 since then to tie the second-most field goals made in the NFL: 2018 Kicking Leaders - Field Goals Made FGM FGA PCT Jason Myers, NYJ...16 17 94.1 Brett Maher, Dal...15 16 93.8 Ka imi Fairbairn, Hou...15 18 83.3 Aldrick Rosas, NYG...13 14 92.9 Ryan Succop, Ten...13 14 92.9 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 154 punts downed inside the 20-yard line - good for third all-time in team history. Jones is second all-time amongst NFL punters in percentage of punts downed inside the 20-yard line (min. 100 punts) at 41.18%: Punts Downed Inside the Opp 20-Yard Line - NFL History Years Punts In20 In20% Jordan Berry^, Pit... 2015-18 220 91 41.36 Chris Jones^, Dal... 2011-18 374 154 41.18 Dustin Colquitt^, KC... 2005-18 1,047 426 40.69 Johnny Hekker^, LAR... 2012-18 510 203 39.80 Matt Bosher^, Atl... 2011-18 443 173 39.05 ^ indicates active player % Min. 100 punts 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. Addtionally, 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 16