Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards for the Cowboys, with 17,162 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	17,162	201	4,052	4.2	85.4	153	3,012	486	91	6.2	15.0	11
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,036	157	2,755	4.4	76.7	72	3,432	382		9.0	21.9	13
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8,488	118	1,955	4.3	71.9	71	2,405	317	418	7.6	20.4	12
4	Don Perkins D. Perkins	6,217	107	1,500	4.1	58.1	42	1,310	146		9.0	12.2	3
5	Calvin Hill C. Hill	5,009	73	1,166	4.3	68.6	39	1,359	139		9.8	18.6	6
6	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	4,784	168	1,160	4.1	28.5	31	956	120		8.0	5.7	5
7	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	4,526	53	934	4.8	85.4	28	1,200	171	207	7.0	22.6	1
8	Marion Barber M. Barber	4,358	88	1,042	4.2	49.5	47	1,280	174	223	7.4	14.5	6
9	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	3,886	119	899	4.3	32.7	30	1,794	182		9.9	15.1	9
10	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	3,621	79	762	4.8	45.8	23	1,319	176	228	7.5	16.7	5
11	Herschel Walker H. Walker	3,491	81	818	4.3	43.1	27	2,556	232		11.0	31.6	8
12	Julius Jones J. Jones	3,484	53	885	3.9	65.7	18	672	84	112	8.0	12.7	0
13	Felix Jones F. Jones	2,728	64	569	4.8	42.6	11	1,062	127	156	8.4	16.6	3
14	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	2,264	131	410	5.5	17.3	20	-13	1		-13.0	-0.1	0
15	Ron Springs R. Springs	2,180	88	604	3.6	24.8	28	2,028	222		9.1	23.0	10
16	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	2,155	141	479	4.5	15.3	31	11	1	2	11.0	0.1	1
17	Amos Marsh A. Marsh	2,065	54	427	4.8	38.2	14	1,011	97		10.4	18.7	4
18	Dan Reeves D. Reeves	1,990	100	535	3.7	19.9	25	1,693	129		13.1	16.9	17
19	Troy Hambrick T. Hambrick	1,896	51	473	4.0	37.2	8	260	42	60	6.2	5.1	0
20	Duane Thomas D. Thomas	1,596	25	326	4.9	63.8	16	226	23		9.8	9.0	2
21	Rico Dowdle R. Dowdle	1,464	52	331	4.4	28.2	4	393	56	71	7.0	7.6	5
22	Javonte Williams J. Williams	1,272	18	276	4.6	70.7	12	188	43	60	4.4	10.4	3
23	Timmy Newsome T. Newsome	1,226	121	342	3.6	10.1	19	1,966	212		9.3	16.2	11
24	Don Meredith D. Meredith	1,216	104	242	5.0	11.7	15	0	0			0.0	0
25	Preston Pearson P. Pearson	1,207	79	325	3.7	15.3	5	2,274	189		12.0	28.8	11

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71

Williams

REC

197

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	.500
Cowboys	1	1	.500
Commanders	0	2	.000

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Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM

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Final

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844

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662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

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Pass TD Leaders

6

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6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

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4

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Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

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QB Rating Leaders

127.3

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125.9

Dart

125.8

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Sack Leaders

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Watt

3.0

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

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McBride

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

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2-0

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000