cowboys defensive ranking by year 1989 to 2016

From 1989 through 2016, the Dallas Cowboys allowed their fewest points per game in a season in 1993, with 14.3 points allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP PPG	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Cowboys	14.3	1993	16	12	4	0	41	376	23.5	229	322	41.9	58.3
2	Cowboys	15.2	1992	16	13	3	0	48	409	25.6	243	324	41.8	66.7
3	Cowboys	15.5	1994	16	12	4	0	50	414	25.9	248	322	44.5	85.7
4	Cowboys	15.6	2009	16	11	5	0	43	361	22.6	250	335	40.6	36.4
5	Cowboys	15.6	1996	16	10	6	0	27	286	17.9	250	286	41.8	50.0
6	Cowboys	16.3	2003	16	10	6	0	31	289	18.1	260	286	36.5	33.3
7	Cowboys	17.2	1998	16	10	6	0	42	381	23.8	275	308	36.9	66.7
8	Cowboys	17.3	1999	16	8	8	0	42	352	22.0	276	295	35.2	35.3
9	Cowboys	18.2	1995	16	12	4	0	51	435	27.2	291	364	44.6	61.5
10	Cowboys	19.1	2016	16	13	3	0	49	421	26.3	306	358	42.3	88.9
11	Cowboys	19.3	2005	16	9	7	0	38	325	20.3	308	318	40.5	53.8
12	Cowboys	19.3	1990	16	7	9	0	27	244	15.3	308	250
13	Cowboys	19.4	1991	16	11	5	0	37	342	21.4	310	304	37.8	42.9
14	Cowboys	19.6	1997	16	6	10	0	29	304	19.0	314	279	36.2	46.2
15	Cowboys	20.3	2007	16	13	3	0	54	455	28.4	325	322	42.2	71.4
16	Cowboys	20.6	2002	16	5	11	0	26	217	13.6	329	237	24.0	33.3
17	Cowboys	21.1	2001	16	5	11	0	26	246	15.4	338	247	33.0	25.0
18	Cowboys	21.7	2011	16	8	8	0	39	369	23.1	347	327	39.4	50.0
19	Cowboys	21.9	2006	16	9	7	0	52	425	26.6	350	336	48.8	47.4
20	Cowboys	22.0	2014	16	12	4	0	56	467	29.2	352	342	47.3	50.0
21	Cowboys	22.6	2000	16	5	11	0	31	294	18.4	361	276	35.9	55.6
22	Cowboys	22.8	2008	16	9	7	0	43	362	22.6	365	291	42.9	58.3
23	Cowboys	23.4	2015	16	4	12	0	26	275	17.2	374	307	34.6	50.0
24	Cowboys	24.6	1989	16	1	15	0	25	204	12.8	393	246
25	Cowboys	25.0	2012	16	8	8	0	41	376	23.5	400	338	43.9	72.7

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,381

Prescott

RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

7th

OPP PPG

27.2

26th

RUSH YDS/G

81.6

30th

PASS YDS/G

276.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000