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2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

1st place • National Football Conference • East Division • 13-3-0 .688
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Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Jason Garrett
Joe BakerSecondary
Rich BisacciaAssistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
Ben BloomSpecial Projects
Gary BrownRunning Backs
Stephen BrownOffensive Assistant
Marc ColomboAssistant Offensive Line
Derek DooleyWide Receivers
Matt EberflusPass Defense Coordinator/Linebackers
Greg JacksonSafeties
Leon LettDefensive Line
Scott LinehanOffensive Coordinator
Steve LoneySenior Offensive Assistant
Rod MarinelliDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Keith O'QuinnAssistant Special Teams
Frank PollackOffensive Line
Mike PopeTight Ends
Kyle ValeroAssistant Wide Receivers
Turner WestDefensive Assistant
Wade WilsonQuarterbacks
Mike WoicikStrength and Conditioning Coordinator
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/13/2016ALos Angeles Rams24-28LLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum89140
Fri8/19/2016HMiami Dolphins41-14WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium82862
Thu8/25/2016ASeattle Seahawks17-27LSeattle, WACenturyLink Field68505
Thu9/1/2016HHouston Texans17-28LArlington, TXAT&T Stadium81016
Sun9/11/2016HNew York Giants19-20LArlington, TXAT&T Stadium92867
Sun9/18/2016AWashington Redskins27-23WLandover, MDFedExField80612
Sun9/25/2016HChicago Bears31-17WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium90554
Sun10/2/2016ASan Francisco 49ers24-17WSanta Clara, CALevi's Stadium70178
Sun10/9/2016HCincinnati Bengals28-14WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium91653
Sun10/16/2016AGreen Bay Packers30-16WGreen Bay, WILambeau Field78481
Sun10/30/2016HPhiladelphia Eagles29-23WOTArlington, TXAT&T Stadium93103
Sun11/6/2016ACleveland Browns35-10WCleveland, OHFirstEnergy Stadium67431
Sun11/13/2016APittsburgh Steelers35-30WPittsburgh, PAHeinz Field67737
Sun11/20/2016HBaltimore Ravens27-17WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium93056
Thu11/24/2016HWashington Redskins31-26WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium93099
Thu12/1/2016AMinnesota Vikings17-15WMinneapolis, MNU.S. Bank Stadium66860
Sun12/11/2016ANew York Giants7-10LEast Rutherford, NJMetLife Stadium80874
Sun12/18/2016HTampa Bay Buccaneers26-20WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium93101
Mon12/26/2016HDetroit Lions42-21WArlington, TXAT&T Stadium92885
Sun1/1/2017APhiladelphia Eagles13-27LPhiladelphia, PALincoln Financial Field69596
NFC Divisional Playoff
Sun1/15/2017HGreen Bay Packers31-34LArlington, TXAT&T Stadium93396
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Richard Ash76LDE6-332124Michigan; Western Michigan10
Dan Bailey5K6-019328Oklahoma State160
Cole Beasley11WR5-818027Southern Methodist166
Anthony Brown30RCB-NB5-1119623Purdue169
Dez Bryant88WR6-221928Oklahoma State1313
Brice Butler19WR6-321726Southern California; San Diego State163
Brandon Carr39LCB6-020830Grand Valley State1616
Barry Church42SS6-221828Toledo1212
Morris Claiborne24RCB5-1119226Louisiana State77
Emmett Cleary63LOT-ROT-ROG6-732026Boston College131
La'el Collins71LOG6-331923Louisiana State33
Maliek Collins96RDT-LDT6-230821Nebraska1614
Jack Crawford58RDE-LDE6-528728Penn State1610
Tyrone Crawford98LDE-LDT6-429027Bakersfield CC; Boise State1414
Ryan Davis75LDE-RDE6-226527Bethune-Cookman90
Lance Dunbar25RB5-919126North Texas130
Justin Durant56WLB6-123631Hampton130
Ezekiel Elliott21RB6-022821Ohio State1515
Gavin Escobar89TE6-626025San Diego State161
Kavon Frazier35SS6-022023Central Michigan90
Travis Frederick72C6-431725Wisconsin1616
Doug Free68ROT6-631632Northern Illinois1616
Andrew Gachkar52SLB6-224028Missouri160
Chaz Green79LOT-ROT6-531424Florida42
Randy Gregory94LDE6-525124Arizona Western JC; Nebraska20
Jeff Heath38FS6-121225Saginaw Valley State160
Anthony Hitchens59MLB6-023524Iowa1616
David Irving95LDE-RDT-LDT6-727223Iowa State152
Byron Jones31FS6-020424Connecticut1616
Chris Jones6P6-020427Carson-Newman160
L.P. LaDouceur91LONG6-425535California160
DeMarcus Lawrence90RDE-LDE6-326524Butler CC; Boise State93
Ronald Leary65LOG6-332227Memphis1312
Sean Lee50WLB6-224230Penn State1515
Joe Looney73LOG-C-TE6-331526Wake Forest163
Zack Martin70ROG6-431526Notre Dame1616
Vince Mayle16WR6-223325Shasta JC; Sierra JC; Washington State60
Benson Mayowa93RDE6-325625Idaho136
Terrell McClain97LTD-RDT6-230228South Florida1515
Darren McFadden20RB6-221429Arkansas31
Leon McFadden23RCB5-1019326San Diego State90
Zach Moore76DE6-528026Concordia (St. Paul)10
Alfred Morris46RB5-1022228Florida Atlantic140
Mark Nzeocha53MLB6-323926Wyoming50
Dak Prescott4QB6-223823Mississippi State1616
Tony Romo9QB6-222436Eastern Illinois10
Mark Sanchez3QB6-222530Southern California20
Orlando Scandrick32RCB-NB5-1019529Boise State1210
Ryan Seymour62LOG6-530026Vanderbilt10
Keith Smith41FB6-023824San Jose State161
Rod Smith45FB6-323524Ohio State70
Tyron Smith77LOT6-532026Southern California1313
Geoff Swaim87TE6-426023Butte CC; Texas96
Cedric Thornton92RDT6-430228Southern Arkansas130
Lucky Whitehead13WR5-918024Dean JC; Florida Atlantic151
Kyle Wilber51SLB6-424527Wake Forest151
J.J. Wilcox27SS6-021225Georgia Southern134
Terrance Williams83WR6-220927Baylor1615
Damien Wilson57SLB6-124323Alcorn State; Jones County JC; Minnesota166
Jason Witten82TE6-526234Tennessee1616
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
14Ezekiel ElliottRBOhio State
234Jaylon SmithLBNotre Dame
367Maliek CollinsDTNebraska
4101Charles TapperDEOklahoma
4135Dak PrescottQBMississippi State
6189Anthony BrownCBPurdue
6212Kavon FrazierSCentral Michigan
6216Darius JacksonRBEastern Michigan
6217Rico GathersTEBaylor*
SNAP COUNTSTOTALOFFOFF%DEFDEF%STST%
Richard Ash3100.0302.810.2
Dan Bailey17000.000.017038.5
Cole Beasley64160457.000.0378.4
Anthony Brown87600.071767.815936.1
Dez Bryant69368864.900.051.1
Brice Butler42942940.500.000.0
Brandon Carr110100.0101596.08619.5
Barry Church76400.067563.98920.2
Morris Claiborne45300.040638.44710.7
Emmett Cleary137767.200.06113.8
La'el Collins20118617.500.0153.4
Maliek Collins71500.065662.15913.4
Jack Crawford63100.052950.010223.1
Tyrone Crawford69400.062759.36715.2
Ryan Davis18200.015514.7276.1
Lance Dunbar23313913.100.09421.3
Justin Durant28600.028226.740.9
Ezekiel Elliott72271667.500.061.4
Gavin Escobar33017016.000.016036.3
Kavon Frazier13800.0373.510122.9
Travis Frederick11391060100.000.07917.9
Doug Free1133105599.500.07817.7
Andrew Gachkar38200.0757.130769.6
Chaz Green17215014.200.0225.0
Randy Gregory6700.0666.210.2
Jeff Heath58700.024323.034478.0
Anthony Hitchens69200.058155.011125.2
David Irving54300.048946.35412.2
Byron Jones121200.098593.222751.5
Chris Jones14000.000.014031.7
L.P. LaDouceur13800.000.013831.3
Demarcus Lawrence33700.032931.181.8
Ronald Leary87080575.900.06514.7
Sean Lee105100.097792.47416.8
Joe Looney23415614.700.07817.7
Zack Martin11391060100.000.07917.9
Vince Mayle130363.400.09421.3
Benson Mayowa38800.038336.251.1
Terrell McClain53900.047144.66815.4
Darren McFadden61484.500.0132.9
Leon McFadden18000.0565.312428.1
Zach Moore1100.0111.000.0
Alfred Morris13313012.300.030.7
Mark Nzeocha5200.0161.5368.2
Dak Prescott1014101395.600.010.2
Tony Romo770.700.000.0
Mark Sanchez39393.700.000.0
Orlando Scandrick65500.064561.0102.3
Ryan Seymour400.000.040.9
Keith Smith32213412.600.018842.6
Rod Smith8040.400.07617.2
Tyron Smith90083779.000.06314.3
Geoff Swaim25020319.200.04710.7
Cedric Thornton27800.027826.300.0
Lucky Whitehead25714313.500.011425.9
Kyle Wilber37000.0494.632172.8
J.J. Wilcox69280.855752.712728.8
Terrance Williams74874570.300.030.7
Damien Wilson62400.028426.934077.1
Jason Witten1102101896.000.08419.0
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals89142821026421
Opponents Totals518967990306
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals31:413581421912580/189 42.3%8/9 88.9%105879
Opponents Totals28:19330792262577/197 39.1%9/14 64.3%90784
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2ADXFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Dan Bailey04646100.0000273284.40127
Ezekiel Elliott160000000096
Dez Bryant80000000048
Dak Prescott60002000036
Cole Beasley50000000030
Terrance Williams40000000024
Brice Butler30000000018
Jason Witten30000000018
Alfred Morris20000000012
Lance Dunbar1000000006
Gavin Escobar1000000006
Team Totals494646100.0020273284.40421
Opponents Totals34272896.4060253278.10306
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Dan Bailey273284.40560/09/98/87/93/6
Team Totals273284.40560/09/98/87/93/6
Opponents Totals253278.10/07/714/143/71/4
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
Ezekiel Elliott32216315.160t15911435
Dak Prescott572824.918621003
Alfred Morris692433.517215000
Darren McFadden24873.62405100
Lucky Whitehead10828.22604101
Lance Dunbar9313.41013000
Chris Jones13030.03001100
Cole Beasley177.0700000
Keith Smith252.5302000
Mark Sanchez4-2-0.5100000
Team Totals49923964.860t241421739
Opponents Totals34013363.936979608
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPFD20+40+RTG
Dak Prescott45931167.814436678.011.883t235.040.9251433524182388104.9
Mark Sanchez181055.66935.29.33300.0211.13256851030.3
Dez Bryant11100.001010.010.0101100.000.00010100147.9
Tony Romo4375.01297.29.715125.000.00029300134.4
Cole Beasley100.0100.000.000.000000039.6
Team Totals48332567.315237997.911.783t255.261.2281683631191398103.0
Opponents Totals63342567.119943766.910.367t253.991.436209416722645794.1
RECEIVINGTARRECPCTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
Cole Beasley987576.583311.147551610
Jason Witten956972.66739.835333701
Dez Bryant965052.179615.9568381031
Terrance Williams614472.159413.547434621
Ezekiel Elliott403280.036311.383t111310
Brice Butler321650.021913.741311410
Lance Dunbar241666.71227.61605001
Geoff Swaim8675.06911.52803200
Gavin Escobar7457.1307.51412000
Lucky Whitehead33100.04816.03501100
Keith Smith33100.0206.71401000
Darren McFadden5360.0175.71101000
Alfred Morris6350.0113.7600000
Rod Smith11100.044.0400000
Team Totals32537997.983t251913984
Opponents Totals42543766.967t252264576
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Barry Church2147.0140
Morris Claiborne12727.0270
Jeff Heath11919.0190
J.J. Wilcox188.080
Byron Jones177.070
Anthony Brown100.000
Brandon Carr100.000
Orlando Scandrick100.000
Team Totals9758.3270
Opponents Totals6335.5290
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20OBDNRYDSNYDSNET
Chris Jones58266145.9661425105192238940.5
Team Totals59266145.1661425105192238940.5
Opponents Totals70304943.6650526913198275139.3
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
Lucky Whitehead2561957.8390201
Cole Beasley3931.030000
Team Totals28151987.1390201
Opponents Totals22171928.7260
(Team)2.012.0
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGOBTBRETRETYTDOSAOSR
Dan Bailey91582764.005733746010
Team Totals91582764.005733746010
Opponents Totals75450260.024524492061
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
Lucky Whitehead17039423.23301501
Lance Dunbar203216.0160000
Darren McFadden103030.0300100
Rod Smith101919.0190000
Alfred Morris101212.0120000
Gavin Escobar1055.050000
Ryan Davis1000.000000
Team Totals24049220.53301601
Opponents Totals33074622.6530
SACKSNOYDS
Benson Mayowa6.043.0
Maliek Collins5.036.0
Tyrone Crawford4.526.0
David Irving4.017.0
Jack Crawford3.512.0
Terrell McClain 2.515.5
Orlando Scandrick2.02.0
Anthony Hitchens1.512.0
Cedric Thornton1.59.0
DeMarcus Lawrence1.08.0
Randy Gregory1.08.0
Justin Durant1.02.0
Damien Wilson0.54.0
Andrew Gachar0.52.5
(Team)2.012.0
Team Totals36.0209.0
Opponents Totals28.0168.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Dez Bryant1100000
Morris Claiborne0001100
Maliek Collins0001100
Tyrone Crawford0002200
Ryan Davis0001100
Lance Dunbar1010100
Ezekiel Elliott51303-70
Travis Frederick1000000
Doug Free0020200
David Irving0001100
Ronald Leary0010100
Sean Lee0001100
Zack Martin0010100
Benson Mayowa0001100
Dak Prescott94303-30
Cedric Thornton0001110
Lucky Whitehead3120200
Kyle Wilber0002200
Terrance Williams1100000
Jason Witten1100000
Team Totals229131124-90
Opponents Totals281115924350
DEFENSETKLTTTADTDASTTSTAMTMAPDQHTFLFFBL
Sean Lee145935293520000121200
Byron Jones88731567146100100310
Barry Church8561246124000042210
Anthony Hitchens7839393939000015400
Brandon Carr61538538000091100
Anthony Brown5540153714310080210
J.J. Wilcox4937123312400060010
Orlando Scandrick46397397000082230
Terrell McClain4021192119000007320
Justin Durant3724132413000032200
Damien Wilson34277237400012400
Tyrone Crawford2816121612000008800
Morris Claiborne26242242000050200
Benson Mayowa2515101510000009810
Jack Crawford2512131213000006300
Maliek Collins231761760000013510
Jeff Heath23167134330020000
Cedric Thornton2212101210000014410
David Irving171251250000515540
DeMarcus Lawrence118383000006310
Andrew Gachkar116553120003100
Randy Gregory98181000002200
Kyle Wilber97221510000010
Leon McFadden86232300000000
Kavon Frazier64211310000000
Keith Smith55000500000000
Ryan Davis41313000002100
Gavin Escobar43100310000000
Mark Nzeocha33020100000000
Lance Dunbar30300030000000
Chris Jones32100210000000
Tyron Smith33000003000000
Jason Witten33000003000000
Richard Ash22020000000100
Dan Bailey21100110000000
L.P. LaDouceur22000200000000
Vince Mayle21100110000000
Travis Frederick22000002000000
Rod Smith11000100000000
Dez Bryant11000001000000
Ezekiel Elliott11000001000000
Zack Martin11000001000000
Alfred Morris11000001000000
Dak Prescott11000001000000
Mark Sanchez11000001000000
Team Totals10067053016432854816140649178180
Opponent Totals10537123416443265115170496861151
PENALTIESCalledDeclinedAcceptedYardsNullified YardsFirst DownsStalled Drives
Morris Claiborne71643050
Tyron Smith716452903
Doug Free716555004
Jason Witten50530400
Travis Frederick505509602
Orlando Scandrick51420030
Byron Jones514242810
Benson Mayowa52315000
Justin Durant40440030
Ronald Leary404301300
Anthony Hitchens41339030
David Irving41325010
Rod Smith303351000
Brice Butler30330701
Ezekiel Elliott303301101
Jack Crawford30314000
Vince Mayle303221801
Brandon Carr31228020
Chaz Green31225001
Demarcus Lawrence31218010
Anthony Brown20243010
La'el Collins20220-502
Gavin Escobar20224702
Barry Church20210010
Dak Prescott20210001
Geoff Swaim20210000
Cedric Thornton20210010
Zack Martin20215600
Leon McFadden202191100
Terrance Williams21110401
Emmett Cleary2115001
Tyrone Crawford10115010
Randy Gregory10115010
Kyle Wilber10110000
Kavon Frazier10110200
Maliek Collins1015000
Ryan Davis1015000
Terrell McClain1015000
Keith Smith1015001
Lance Dunbar1100000
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