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Key Players Returning:
QB Dax Prescott, RB Ezekiel Elliott, WR Amari Cooper, WR Michael Gallup, WR/PR CeeDee Lamb, TE Blake Jarwin, TE Dalton Schultz, OG Zach Martin, OG Connor Williams, OT La’el Collins, OT Tyron Smith, DE Demarcus Lawrence, DE Randy Gregory, DT Carlos Watkins, LB Jaylon Smith, LB Leighton Vander Esch, CB Anthony Brown, CB Trevon Diggs, NB Jourdan Lewis, SS Darian Thompson, SS Donovan Wilson, KR Tony Pollard, PK Greg Zuerlein, and PT Hunter Niswander.
Key Players Departing:
QB Andy Dalton (Bears), OC Joe Looney (UFA), DT Antwaun Woods (Colts), LB Sean Lee (retired), LB Aldon Smith (Seahawks), LB Joe Thomas (Texans), CB Chidobe Awuzie (Bengals), FS Xavier Woods (Vikings), and PT Chris Jones (UFA).
Key Players Added:
CB C.J. Goodwin (Bengals), and FS Keanu Neal (Falcons).
Draft Picks
Round 1: Pick 012 – LB Micah Parsons (Penn State)
Round 2: Pick 044 – CB Kelvin Joseph (Kentuckly)
Round 3: Pick 075 – DT Osa Odighizuwa (UCLA)
Round 3: Pick 084 – DE Chauncey Golston (Iowa)
Round 3: Pick 099 – CB Nahshon Wright (Oregon Satte)
Round 4: Pick 115 – LB Jabril Cox (LSU)
Round 4: Pick 138 – OT Josh Nall (Marshall)
Round 5: Pick 179 – WR Simi Fehoko (Stanford)
Round 6: Pick 192 – DT Quinton Bohanna (Kentucky)
Round 7: Pick 238 – OG Matt Farniok (Nebraska)
2020 Results
W02 ATLANTA FALCONS W 40-39
W03 at Seattle Seahawks L 31-38
W04 CLEVELAND BROWNS L 38-49
W05 NEW YORK GIANTS W 37-34
W06 ARIZONA CARDINALS L 10-38
W07 at Washington FT L 3-25
W08 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9-23
W09 PITTSBURGH STEELERS L 19-24
W11 at Minnesota Vikings W 31-28
W12 WASHINGTON FT L 16-41
W13 at Baltimore Ravens L 17-34
W14 at Cincinnati Bengals W 30-7
W15 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS W 41-33
W16 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W 37-17
W17 at New York Giants L 19-23
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 6-10 (3rd in AFC East)
Home: 4-4
Away: 2-6
East: 2-4
NFC: 5-7
AFC: 1-3
Head Coach: Mike McCarthy
Dallas: 6-10
Career: 141-95-2
Playoffs: 10-8
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Dak Prescott (151-222, 1856 yards, 68.0%, 8.4 avg., 9 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing: Ezekiel Elliott (244 car., 979 yards, 4.0 avg., 6 TD)
Receiving: Amari Cooper (92 rec., 1114 yards, 12.1 avg., 5 TD)
Yard After Catch: Ezekiel Elliott (408)
TD’s Scored: Ezekiel Elliott (8)
Sacks: DeMarcus Lawrence (6.5)
Tackles: Jaylon Smith (154)
Interceptions: Trevon Diggs (3)
Pass Deflections: Trevon Diggs (14)
Tackles For Loss: Demarcus Lawrence (15)
Forced Fumbles: DeMarcus Lawrence (4)
Kick Returns: Tony Pollard (32 ret., 766 yards, 23.9 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: CeeDee Lamb (24 ret., 172 yards, 7.2 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Greg Zuerlein (34-41 fg/fga., 83%, 33-36 xp/xpa., 40 pts.)
Punting: Hunter Niswander (26 punts, 1228 yards, 47.2 avg., 10 in 20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 4 Dak Prescott
RB: 21 Ezekiel Elliott
WR: 19 Amari Cooper
WR: 13 Michael Gallup
WR: 88 CeeDee Lamb
TE: 89 Blake Jarwin
LT: 77 Tyron Smith
LG: 52 Connor Williams
OC: 63 Tyler Bladasz
RG: 70 Zack Martin
RT: 71 La’el Collins
KR: 20 Tony Pollard
PK: 2 Greg Zuerlein
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 90 Demarcus Lawrence
DT: 91 Carlos Watkins
DT: 72 Trysten Hill
DE: 94 Randy Gregory
LB: 11 Micah Parsons |R|
LB: 54 Jaylon Smith
NB: 26 Jourdan Lewis
CB: 24 Kelvin Joseph |R|
CB: 27 Trevon Diggs
FS: 41 Reggie Robinson
SS: 37 Donovan Wilson
PR: 88 CeeDee Lamb
PT: 1 Hunter Niswander
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams:
Kick Returners: B
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: A
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/09 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dallas leads the series 15-4. The Cowboys won (27-20) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (6-10) was in 2015.
09/19 at Los Angeles Chargers | Dallas leads the series 6-5. The Cowboys lost (6-28) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
09/27 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | Dallas leads the series 67-46. The Cowboys are 11-9 since 2011, and their last series home loss (9-37) was in 2017.
10/03 CAROLINA PANTHERS | Dallas leads the series 9-5. The Cowboys lost (8-16) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series win (19-14) was in 2012.
10/10 NEW YORK GIANTS | Dallas leads the series 65-42. The Cowboys are 13-7 since 2011, and their last series home loss (19-20) was in 2016.
10/17 at New England Patriots | Dallas leads the series 7-6. The Cowboys lost (9-13) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/31 at Minnesota Vikings | The series is tied 15-15. The Cowboys won (31-28) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (24-28) was in 2019.
11/07 DENVER BRONCOS | Dallas trails the series 5-8. The Cowboys lost (17-42) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/14 ATLANTA FALCONS | Dallas leads the series 18-11. The Cowboys won (40-39) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (7-27) was in 2017.
11/21 at Kansas City Chiefs | Dallas leads the series 7-4. The Cowboys won (28-17) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/25 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | The series is tied 6-6. The Cowboys won (20-17) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/02 at New Orleans Saints | Dallas leads the series 17-13. The Cowboys lost (10-12) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series win (13-10) was in 2018.
12/12 at Washington Football Team | Dallas leads the series 69-42. The Cowboys are 13-7 since 2011, and their last series road win (31-21) was in 2019.
12/19 at New York Giants | The Cowboys last series road win (37-18) was in 2019.
12/26 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM | The Cowboys last series home win (47-16) was in 2019.
01/02 ARIZONA CARDINALS | Dallas leads the series 53-25-1. The Cowboys are 1-4 since 2011, and their last series win (28-17) was in 2017.
01/09 at Philadelphia Eagles | The Cowboys last series road win (27-20) was in 2018.
Prediction:
Home: 7-1
Away: 4-5
DIV: 6-0
NFC: 9-3
AFC: 2-3
Overall: 11-6 (1st in NFC East – Eliminated in Divisional by Seahawks)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2016, the game will be listed under the 2015 season.
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