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Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys were 12-4 in 1981. They finished 1st in the NFC East and 2nd in the NFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 28 to 27, in the 1981 NFC Championship game.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule
DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
1/10
@
SF SF
L
27-28
Sat
1/2
vs
TB TB
W
38-0
Sat
12/19
@
NYG NYG
L
10-13
Sun
12/13
vs
PHI PHI
W
21-10
Sun
12/6
@
BAL BAL
W
37-13

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

3,098

White

White

RUSH YDS

1,646

Dorsett

Dorsett

REC YDS

953

Hill

Hill

1981 Division Standings

TEAM W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12
4
0
.750
Eagles Eagles
10
6
0
.625
Giants Giants
9
7
0
.563
Redskins Redskins
8
8
0
.500
Cardinals Cardinals
7
9
0
.438

1981 Stats

See stats
GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
16
367
5,880
1,100
5.3
2,711
630
4.3
3,414
439
7.8
31
245
321
137
158
26
103
839
Team Rank
6th
5th
7th
8th
2nd
1st
4th
16th
26th
4th
11th
18th
8th
5th
17th
9th
14th
9th
Opponent
16
277
5,419
1,021
5.3
2,049
468
4.4
3,717
511
7.3
42
347
286
106
162
18
104
837
Opponent Rank
7th
20th
7th
25th
16th
6th
23rd
21st
18th
19th
8th
20th
6th
6th
15th
3rd
12th
19th
Net
+90
+461
+79
+0.0
+662
+162
-0.1
-303
-72
+0.5
-11
-102
+35
+31
-4
+8
-1
+2
Net Rank
4th
11th
4th
16th
4th
1st
17th
20th
26th
7th
6th
23rd
8th
4th
16th
7th
12th
13th

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NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,684

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

1,617

Prescott

Dak Prescott

1,541

Darnold

Sam Darnold
Rush Yards Leaders

603

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

476

Williams

Javonte Williams

472

Dowdle

Rico Dowdle
Rec Yards Leaders

696

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

616

Nacua

Puka Nacua

525

Pickens

George Pickens
Pass TD Leaders

14

Goff

Jared Goff

13

Prescott

Dak Prescott

12

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield
Rush TD Leaders

7

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

6

Jacobs

Josh Jacobs

5

Cook

James Cook III
Rec TD Leaders

6

Pickens

George Pickens

6

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

5

Egbuka

Emeka Egbuka
QB Rating Leaders

130.5

Jackson

Lamar Jackson

120.6

Goff

Jared Goff

116.0

Darnold

Sam Darnold
Sack Leaders

8.0

Bonitto

Nik Bonitto

7.5

Young

Byron Young

7.0

Burns

Brian Burns

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Colts

32.3

Lions

31.8

Bills

30.6

Cowboys

29.7

Seahawks

27.7

Buccaneers

27.5
Opp PPG Rankings
Texans

12.2

Broncos

15.8

Rams

18.3

Colts

19.3

Vikings

19.4

Seahawks

19.5
Total Yards Rankings
Bills

395.8

Cowboys

387.5

Colts

376.8

Rams

375.0

49ers

373.7

Falcons

362.8
Rush Yards Rankings
Commanders

156.4

Bills

154.4

Panthers

142.7

Falcons

136.5

Jets

135.7

Colts

131.8
Pass Yards Rankings
49ers

306.3

Rams

280.7

Cowboys

276.3

Seahawks

259.3

Buccaneers

256.5

Chargers

256.2
Sack Leaders
Broncos

30.0

Seahawks

20.0

Steelers

20.0

Rams

19.0

Lions

19.0

Buccaneers

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

125

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

102

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

94.5

Achane

De'Von Achane
Fantasy WR Rankings

88.5

Pickens

George Pickens

86.7

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

84.8

Nacua

Puka Nacua
Fantasy TE Rankings

55.6

Warren

Tyler Warren

54.5

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

54.3

Goedert

Dallas Goedert
Fantasy K Rankings

65

Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

64

McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

64

Pineiro

Eddy Pineiro

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS
Jaguars

4-2

Panthers

4-2

Buccaneers

4-2

Seahawks

4-2

Patriots

4-2

Colts

4-2
Worst Record ATS
Ravens

1-5

Bengals

2-4

Saints

2-4

Raiders

2-4

Titans

2-4

Broncos

2-4

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM