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2024 Dallas Cowboys season

The 2024 season is the Dallas Cowboys' 65th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Mike McCarthy. This is their first season since 2020 without Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator, as the Washington Commanders hired him to be their head coach. He was replaced in that role by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, who returned to the Cowboys after eighteen years. The Cowboys failed to improve upon their 12–5 record from the past three seasons following a loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9, and after suffering their sixth loss to the Philadelphia Eagles the following week, they are guaranteed to have their worst record since 2020. After the Eagles defeated the Carolina Panthers in Week 14, the Cowboys were eliminated from NFC East contention, marking the 20th straight season the division will not have a repeat champion.

2024 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerJerry Jones
General managerJerry Jones
Head coachMike McCarthy
Offensive coordinatorBrian Schottenheimer
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer
Home fieldAT&T Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd NFC East
Uniform

For the first time since 2010, offensive tackle Tyron Smith will not be on the roster, as he signed with the New York Jets during free agency.[1] On April 29, running back Ezekiel Elliott returned to the team after a year away.[2]

Offseason

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Signings

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Position Player Age 2023 team Contract
RB Ezekiel Elliott 29 New England Patriots 1 year, $3 million
RB Royce Freeman 28 Los Angeles Rams 1 year, $1.25 million
LB Eric Kendricks 32 Los Angeles Chargers 1 year, $3 million

Re-signings

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Position Player Age Contract
RB Rico Dowdle 25 1 year, $1.25 million
G Chuma Edoga 27 1 year, $1.3 million
CB C. J. Goodwin 34 1 year, $3.7 million
CB Jourdan Lewis 29 1 year, $2.8 million
LS Trent Sieg 29 1 year, $1.3 million

Trade acquisitions

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Position Player Age 2023 team Contract Traded away
CB Andrew Booth Jr. 24 Minnesota Vikings 2 years, $3.3 million CB Nahshon Wright

Departures

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Position Player Age 2024 team
RB Tony Pollard 27 Tennessee Titans
WR Michael Gallup 28 Retired
TE Sean McKeon 27 Detroit Lions
OT Tyron Smith 34 New York Jets
C Tyler Biadasz 27 Washington Commanders
DE Dorance Armstrong 27 Washington Commanders
DE Dante Fowler 30 Washington Commanders
DT Neville Gallimore 27 Miami Dolphins
DT Johnathan Hankins 32 Seattle Seahawks
LB Leighton Vander Esch 28 Retired
CB Stephon Gilmore 34 Minnesota Vikings
CB Noah Igbinoghene 25 Washington Commanders
CB Nahshon Wright 26 Minnesota Vikings
SS Jayron Kearse 30 TBD

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Dallas Cowboys Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 29 Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma
2 56 Marshawn Kneeland DE Western Michigan
3 73 Cooper Beebe G Kansas State
87 Marist Liufau LB Notre Dame
4 124 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[A]
5 159 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[B]
174 Caelen Carson CB Wake Forest
6 216 Ryan Flournoy WR Southeast Missouri State
7 233 Nathan Thomas OT Louisiana
244 Justin Rogers DT Auburn

Notes

  1. ^ Dallas traded a fourth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for quarterback Trey Lance.[3]
  2. ^ Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (159th) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' 2023 sixth-round selection (No. 178).[4]
2024 Dallas Cowboys undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Corey Crooms WR Minnesota [5][6]
Denzel Daxon DT Illinois
Josh DeBerry CB Texas A&M
Alec Holler TE UCF
Cam Johnson WR Northwestern
Emany Johnson S Nevada
Jason Johnson LB UCF
Brock Mogensen LB South Dakota
Nathaniel Peat RB Missouri
Brevyn Spann-Ford TE Minnesota
Byron Vaughns DE Baylor
Julius Wood S East Carolina

Staff

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Dallas Cowboys staff
Front office
  • Owner/president/general manager – Jerry Jones
  • COO/executive vice president/director of player personnel – Stephen Jones
  • Senior director of football operations/football administration – Todd Williams
  • Executive vice president/chief brand officer – Charlotte Jones Anderson
  • Executive vice president/chief of sales – Jerry Jones Jr.
  • Director of salary cap & player contracts – Adam Prasifka
  • Vice president player personnel – Will McClay
  • Director of football administration and technology – Jason McKay
Scouting department
  • Director of college scouting – Mitch LaPointe
  • Director of pro scouting – Alex Loomis
  • Advance scouting coordinator – Keith O'Quinn
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Chris Vaughn
  • College scouting coordinator – Chris Hall
  • Scouting video coordinator – Rich Behm
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Brian Schottenheimer
  • Quarterbacks – Scott Tolzien
  • Assistant quarterbacks/game management – Ryan Feder
  • Run game coordinator/running backs – Jeff Blasko
  • Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Robert Prince
  • Tight ends – Lunda Wells
  • Offensive line – Mike Solari
  • Assistant offensive line/quality control – Ramon Chinyoung
  • Offensive assistant/minority fellowship – Evan Harrington
  • Pass game specialist – Chase Haslett
  • Offensive assistant/quality control – Steve Shimko
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – John Fassel
  • Assistant special teams – Rayna Stewart
  • Coaching operations manager/football analytics – Justin Rudd
  • Quality control/head coach assistant – Eric Simonelli
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Harold Nash
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Kendall Smith

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Current roster

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Dallas Cowboys roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 21, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 13 reserve, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–13 0–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Las Vegas Raiders W 27–12 1–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap
3 August 24 Los Angeles Chargers L 19–26 1–2 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 3:25 p.m. at Cleveland Browns W 33–17 1–0 Huntington Bank Field Fox Recap
2 September 15 12:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 19–44 1–1 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 22 3:25 p.m Baltimore Ravens L 25–28 1–2 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 26 7:15 p.m. at New York Giants W 20–15 2–2 MetLife Stadium Prime Video Recap
5 October 6 8:45 p.m.[A] at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–17 3–2 Acrisure Stadium NBC Recap
6 October 13 3:25 p.m. Detroit Lions L 9–47 3–3 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
7 Bye
8 October 27 7:20 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers L 24–30 3–4 Levi's Stadium NBC Recap
9 November 3 12:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons L 21–27 3–5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 10 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles L 6–34 3–6 AT&T Stadium CBS Recap
11 November 18 7:15 p.m. Houston Texans L 10–34 3–7 AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC Recap
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders W 34–26 4–7 Northwest Stadium Fox Recap
13 November 28 3:30 p.m. New York Giants W 27–20 5–7 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
14 December 9 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals L 20–27 5–8 AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC Recap
15 December 15 12:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers W 30–14 6–8 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
16 December 22 7:20 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers AT&T Stadium NBC
17 December 29 3:25 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
18 January 4/5 TBD Washington Commanders AT&T Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Flexed protected games are in italic text.
  • The network and time for Week 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 13 10333
Browns 3 0 7717

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the win, the Cowboys started 1–0 for the second consecutive year. This was also the Cowboys' first Week 1 win not over the Giants since 2008 (coincidentally also against the Browns).

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 14 21 6344
Cowboys 3 13 3019

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,691
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 1–1, and this was their first home loss to the Saints since 2012.

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 14 7 7028
Cowboys 3 3 01925

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,566
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite the Cowboys falling behind 28–6 after three quarters, which included a franchise-record 65-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey in the first quarter, the Cowboys nearly mounted a comeback. Following a Ravens missed field goal, the Cowboys were able to score a touchdown to cut the score to 28–12. The Cowboys then proceeded to recover an onside kick and score another touchdown to cut down the lead to 28–18. Despite the subsequent onside kick attempt being unsuccessful, the Cowboys defense forced a stop and got the ball back with over five and a half minutes remaining, and the Cowboys were able to score another touchdown to cut the lead down to 28–25. However, the Cowboys were unable to get a defensive stop and proceeded to lose by that score.[8] This was the first time since 2010 the Cowboys started 0–2 at home.

Week 4: at New York Giants

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Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 3320
Giants 3 6 3315

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With the win, the Cowboys improved to 2–2, and Dak Prescott recorded his 13th consecutive win as a starter against the Giants.

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 3 01420
Steelers 3 0 7717

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

A thunderstorm delayed the game, pushing the original start time from 8:20 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. EDT. The game ended with a Dallas victory at 12:59 a.m. EDT, marking the longest day in NFL history since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger at 15 hours and 37 minutes (the game between the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings had kicked off in London at 9:30 a.m. EDT).[9] The Cowboys improved to 3–2 with the win.

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 6: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 20 101047
Cowboys 3 3 309

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,644
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

This was tied for the Cowboys' worst loss at AT&T Stadium, dropping them to 3–3 (and 0–3 at home) and their first loss to Detroit since 2013.

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 8: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 01424
49ers 3 3 21330

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT/5:20 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,521
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 3–4, and lost to the 49ers for the fourth straight season (including playoffs).

Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 7 3821
Falcons 7 7 7627

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

During the game, quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury and missed the remainder of the game. Prescott would later undergo surgery for what was revealed as a partial tendon avulsion, causing him to miss the rest of the season.[10]

With their third straight loss (their longest losing streak since 2020), the Cowboys fell to 3–5.

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 7 14634
Cowboys 3 3 006

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

This was the Cowboys' first home loss to the Eagles since 2017, and also dropped them to 3–6, and 0–4 at home for the season.

Week 11: vs. Houston Texans

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Week 11: Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 14 3 31434
Cowboys 0 10 0010

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

The Cowboys set an NFL record by trailing by over 20 points in six straight home games, dating back to last season's wild-card loss to the Packers, and fell to 3–7. This was their first-ever home loss to the Texans.

Week 12: at Washington Commanders

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Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 3 72434
Commanders 3 0 61726

at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,955
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite entering as 10.5 point underdogs, the Cowboys shocked their division rivals, returning two kickoffs for touchdowns in the game, and snapped their five-game losing streak, improving to 4–7.

Week 13: vs. New York Giants

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Thanksgiving Day games

Week 13: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 3 01020
Cowboys 3 10 14027

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 92,196
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the win, the Cowboys improved to 5–7 and won at home for the first time this season. They also swept the Giants for the fourth consecutive season.

Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 14: Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys – Game Summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 10 01027
Cowboys 7 3 7320

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 92,587
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Cowboys continued their homestand with a matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Dallas entered this game having been eliminated from contention for the NFC East title due to the Philadelphia Eagles' win over the Carolina Panthers the day before. In addition, the retractable roof of AT&T Stadium was opened for the first time since 2022. While the Cowboys played the Bengals close for most of the game, a devastating special teams blunder would ultimately cost them the game — after the Cowboys blocked a Bengals punt late in the fourth quarter, Amani Oruwariye would inadvertently touch the ball past the line of scrimmage, which the Bengals recovered. Three plays later, Joe Burrow threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase with 1:09 remaining. The Cowboys failed to respond on their final drive, and dropped to 5–8 on the season. This was the Cowboys' first loss to the Bengals since the 2004 season, as well as their first at home since 1988.

Week 15: at Carolina Panthers

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Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 14630
Panthers 0 7 0714

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,570
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 16: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Cowboys 0 0 000

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Preview

Standings

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Division

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
x – Philadelphia Eagles 12 2 0 .857 3–0 7–2 369 247 W10
Washington Commanders 9 5 0 .643 2–2 6–3 396 315 W2
Dallas Cowboys 6 8 0 .429 3–1 4–5 298 380 W1
New York Giants † 2 12 0 .143 0–5 1–9 208 328 L9

Conference

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NFC
Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a][b] x – Detroit Lions North 12 2 0 .857 4–0 8–1 .533 .509 L1
2[a] x – Philadelphia Eagles East 12 2 0 .857 3–0 7–2 .455 .441 W10
3[c] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 8 6 0 .571 2–2 6–3 .535 .478 W4
4[c][d] Los Angeles Rams West 8 6 0 .571 3–1 5–5 .531 .473 W3
Wild cards
5[b] x – Minnesota Vikings North 12 2 0 .857 3–1 7–2 .431 .385 W7
6 Green Bay Packers North 10 4 0 .714 1–3 5–4 .548 .426 W1
7 Washington Commanders East 9 5 0 .643 2–2 6–3 .409 .278 W2
In the hunt
8[d] Seattle Seahawks West 8 6 0 .571 3–2 4–5 .497 .434 L1
9[e] Atlanta Falcons South 7 7 0 .500 4–1 6–3 .555 .449 W1
10[e] Arizona Cardinals West 7 7 0 .500 2–2 3–6 .558 .404 W1
11[f] San Francisco 49ers West 6 8 0 .429 1–4 4–6 .563 .393 L1
12[f] Dallas Cowboys East 6 8 0 .429 3–1 4–5 .482 .341 W1
13 New Orleans Saints South 5 9 0 .357 2–3 4–6 .503 .300 L1
Eliminated from postseason contention
14 Chicago Bears North 4 10 0 .286 0–4 2–7 .523 .304 L8
15 Carolina Panthers South 3 11 0 .214 1–3 2–7 .492 .214 L4
16 New York Giants East 2 12 0 .143 0–5 1–9 .540 .393 L9
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Detroit wins tie break over Philadelphia based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Detroit wins tie break over Minnesota based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b Tampa Bay wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b LA Rams wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Atlanta wins tie break over Arizona based on conference record.
  6. ^ a b San Francisco wins tie break over Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The game was initially scheduled for 7:20 p.m., but got postponed due to thunderstorms.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Cimini, Rob (March 15, 2024). "Sources: Ex-Cowboys OT Tyron Smith signing 1-year deal with Jets". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Walker, Patrik (April 29, 2024). "Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott reunite for 2024 season". NFL.com.
  3. ^ Smith, Coral (August 25, 2023). "Niners trade QB Trey Lance to Cowboys for fourth-round pick". NFL. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Goldman, Charles (April 29, 2023). "Chiefs trade pick No. 178 to Cowboys". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "UDFA Tracker: Cowboys still assembling class post-draft". DallasCowboys.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "12 undrafted free agents expected for rookie campt". DallasCowboys.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Showdown between Dallas and Pittsburgh starts after nearly 90-minute weather delay, AP News, October 6, 2024
  8. ^ Daniels, Kurt (2024-09-23). "Game Recap: Cowboys comeback falls short, 28-25". Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  9. ^ Patra, Kevin (2024-10-07). "The Longest Day: Sunday marked NFL's lengthiest day of football at 15 hours, 27 minutes". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  10. ^ Patra, Kevin (November 12, 2024). "Cowboys QB Dak Prescott to undergo season-ending surgery on injured hamstring". NFL.com.
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