dallas cowbos defense fewest touchdown passes allowed in season by 16 game

The Dallas Cowboys had their fewest opponent passing touchdowns in a season when playing 16+ games in 1996, with 10 touchdowns.

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Data note: Opponent Passing Touchdowns: team season data complete from 1933

	TEAM	OPP TD	GP	SEASON	OPP CMP	OPP ATT	OPP PCT	OPP YDS	OPP AVG	OPP INT	OPP RTG	OPP TD%	OPP INT%	OPP SCK	OPP SCKY
1	Cowboys	10	16	1996	271	484	56.0	3,025	6.3	19	65.3	2.1	3.9	37	219
2	Cowboys	11	16	1978	202	432	46.8	2,730	6.3	23	53.7	2.5	5.3	58	442
3	Cowboys	12	16	1990	271	470	57.7	2,931	6.2	11	74.9	2.6	2.3	36	292
4	Cowboys	14	16	1993	334	555	60.2	3,347	6.0	14	75.3	2.5	2.5	34	231
5	Cowboys	16	16	1992	263	484	54.3	3,034	6.3	17	69.9	3.3	3.5	44	347
6	Cowboys	17	16	1995	293	523	56.0	3,491	6.7	19	72.3	3.3	3.6	36	219
7	Cowboys	17	16	1991	320	540	59.3	3,646	6.8	12	80.8	3.1	2.2	23	151
8	Cowboys	17	16	1981	236	511	46.2	3,717	7.3	37	51.8	3.3	7.2	42	347
9	Cowboys	18	16	2005	271	495	54.7	3,319	6.7	15	75.1	3.6	3.0	37	236
10	Cowboys	18	16	2003	239	492	48.6	2,820	5.7	13	67.6	3.7	2.6	32	189
11	Cowboys	19	16	2015	330	506	65.2	3,861	7.6	8	94.2	3.8	1.6	31	229
12	Cowboys	19	16	2009	344	572	60.1	3,874	6.8	11	83.5	3.3	1.9	42	268
13	Cowboys	19	16	2008	308	508	60.6	3,377	6.6	8	86.2	3.7	1.6	59	374
14	Cowboys	19	16	2007	342	581	58.9	3,728	6.4	19	75.1	3.3	3.3	46	319
15	Cowboys	19	16	1999	297	545	54.5	3,615	6.6	24	68.4	3.5	4.4	35	217
16	Cowboys	19	16	1994	269	522	51.5	3,051	5.8	22	64.0	3.6	4.2	47	299
17	Cowboys	20	16	2001	287	489	58.7	3,019	6.2	9	82.7	4.1	1.8	24	130
18	Cowboys	20	16	2000	277	458	60.5	2,882	6.3	16	78.7	4.4	3.5	25	189
19	Cowboys	20	16	1997	253	473	53.5	2,717	5.7	7	78.5	4.2	1.5	38	195
20	Cowboys	20	16	1985	279	549	50.8	4,214	7.7	33	63.5	3.6	6.0	62	459
21	Cowboys	21	17	2023	308	509	60.5	3,481	6.8	17	80.8	4.1	3.3	46	296
22	Cowboys	21	16	2019	370	569	65.0	3,879	6.8	7	91.9	3.7	1.2	39	303
23	Cowboys	21	16	1998	290	553	52.4	3,767	6.8	14	76.3	3.8	2.5	34	222
24	Cowboys	21	16	1989	301	488	61.7	3,748	7.7	7	93.9	4.3	1.4	29	183
25	Cowboys	21	16	1986	226	464	48.7	3,149	6.8	17	70.8	4.5	3.7	53	364

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Prescott

RUSH

472

Williams

REC

651

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

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OPP PPG

25.7

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RUSH YDS/G

94.3

25th

PASS YDS/G

264.4

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM

Last Game

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3 - 4

Final

Eagles

2 - 5

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

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Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000