dallas cowboys defensive ranking per season

The Dallas Cowboys allowed their fewest points per game in a season in 1978, with 13.0 points allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP PPG	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Cowboys	13.0	1978	16	12	4	0	48	384	24.0	208	342
2	Cowboys	13.3	1968	14	12	2	0	54	431	30.8	186	297
3	Cowboys	13.9	1976	14	11	3	0	34	296	21.1	194	269
4	Cowboys	14.3	1993	16	12	4	0	41	376	23.5	229	322	41.9	58.3
5	Cowboys	14.5	1973	14	10	4	0	46	382	27.3	203	281
6	Cowboys	15.1	1977	14	12	2	0	42	345	24.6	212	272
7	Cowboys	15.2	1992	16	13	3	0	48	409	25.6	243	324	41.8	66.7
8	Cowboys	15.5	1994	16	12	4	0	50	414	25.9	248	322	44.5	85.7
9	Cowboys	15.6	2009	16	11	5	0	43	361	22.6	250	335	40.6	36.4
10	Cowboys	15.6	1996	16	10	6	0	27	286	17.9	250	286	41.8	50.0
11	Cowboys	15.8	1970	14	10	4	0	35	299	21.4	221	229
12	Cowboys	15.9	1971	14	11	3	0	50	406	29.0	222	288
13	Cowboys	15.9	1969	14	11	2	1	44	369	26.4	223	275
14	Cowboys	16.1	1982	9	6	3	0	28	226	25.1	145	180
15	Cowboys	16.3	2003	16	10	6	0	31	289	18.1	260	286	36.5	33.3
16	Cowboys	16.8	1974	14	8	6	0	38	297	21.2	235	295
17	Cowboys	17.1	1966	14	10	3	1	56	445	31.8	239	287
18	Cowboys	17.1	1972	14	10	4	0	36	319	22.8	240	256
19	Cowboys	17.2	1998	16	10	6	0	42	381	23.8	275	308	36.9	66.7
20	Cowboys	17.3	1999	16	8	8	0	42	352	22.0	276	295	35.2	35.3
21	Cowboys	17.3	1981	16	12	4	0	40	367	22.9	277	321
22	Cowboys	18.2	1995	16	12	4	0	51	435	27.2	291	364	44.6	61.5
23	Cowboys	18.5	2023	17	12	5	0	57	509	29.9	315	385	48.3	56.5
24	Cowboys	19.1	2016	16	13	3	0	49	421	26.3	306	358	42.3	88.9
25	Cowboys	19.1	1975	14	10	4	0	41	350	25.0	268	288

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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

25th

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

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Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

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

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

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

3-1-1

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	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
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