2017 Dallas Cowboys season

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2017 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner Jerry Jones
General manager Jerry Jones
Head coach Jason Garrett
Home field AT&T Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers C Travis Frederick
DE DeMarcus Lawrence
RG Zack Martin
OT Tyron Smith
TE Jason Witten
AP All-Pros OG Zack Martin "(2nd Team)"
DE Demarcus Lawrence "(2nd Team)"
Uniform
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The 2017 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League (NFL), the ninth playing their home games at AT&T Stadium and the seventh full season under head coach Jason Garrett. It was also the 29th season under owner Jerry Jones.

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For the first time since 2002, quarterback Tony Romo was not on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement on April 4, 2017. The Cowboys failed to improve or match upon their 13–3 record from the previous season. In Week 16 via a loss at home to the Seattle Seahawks, they were eliminated from playoff contention and missed the playoffs for the sixth time in the last eight seasons.

Offseason

Signings

PositionPlayerAge2016 TeamContract
WR Terrance Williams 27 Dallas Cowboys 4 years, $17 million
CB Nolan Carroll(†)30 Philadelphia Eagles 3 years, $10 million
OG Byron Bell 28 Tennessee Titans 1 year, $2 million
DT Stephen Paea(††)28 Cleveland Browns 1 year, $2 million
DE Damontre Moore(†)24 Seattle Seahawks 2 years, $1.6 million
RB Darren McFadden(††)29 Dallas Cowboys 1 year, $980,000
OG Jonathan Cooper 27 Cleveland Browns 1 year, $2 million
LB Justin Durant (†)31 Dallas Cowboys 1 year, $615,000
QB Kellen Moore 27 Dallas Cowboys 1 year, $775,000

Departures

PositionPlayerAge2017 Team
QB Tony Romo 37Retired
QB Mark Sanchez 30 Chicago Bears
RB Lance Dunbar 27 Los Angeles Rams
WR Lucky Whitehead 25 New York Jets
TE Gavin Escobar 26 Baltimore Ravens
OG Ronald Leary 27 Denver Broncos
OG/OT Emmett Cleary 27 Detroit Lions
OT Doug Free 33Retired
DE Ryan Davis 28 Buffalo Bills
DT Jack Crawford 28 Atlanta Falcons
DT Terrell McClain 28 Washington Redskins
LB Rolando McClain 27Unsigned
LB Andrew Gachkar 28 Carolina Panthers
CB Josh Thomas 27Unsigned
CB Brandon Carr 30 Baltimore Ravens
CB Morris Claiborne 27 New York Jets
SS Barry Church 29 Jacksonville Jaguars
FS J.J. Wilcox 26 Pittsburgh Steelers

Draft

2017 Dallas Cowboys draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
128 Taco Charlton   DE Michigan
260 Chidobe Awuzie   CB Colorado
392 Jourdan Lewis   CB Michigan
4133 Ryan Switzer   WR North Carolina
6191 Xavier Woods   S Louisiana Tech
6216 Marquez White   CB Florida State
7228 Joey Ivie   DT Florida
7239 Noah Brown   WR Ohio State
7246 Jordan Carrell   DE Colorado
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Staff

2017 Dallas Cowboys staff

Front office

  • Owner/president/general manager – Jerry Jones
  • COO/executive vice president/director of player personnel – Stephen Jones
  • Senior director of football operations/football administration – Todd Williams
  • Director of salary cap & player contracts – Adam Prasifka
  • Vice president player personnel – Will McClay
  • Senior executive, college scouting – Tom Ciskowski
  • Director of college scouting – Lionel Vital
  • Director of pro scouting – Alex Loomis
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Chris Hall
  • Director of football research – Tom Robinson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Rosters

Opening preseason roster

Dallas Cowboys 2017 opening preseason roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

90 active, 3 inactive

Week one roster

Dallas Cowboys 2017 week one roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice Squad

53 Active, 6 Inactive, 10 practice squad

Final roster

2017 Dallas Cowboys final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
HOF August 3vs. Arizona Cardinals W 20–181–0 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
(Canton, Ohio)		 Recap
1August 12at Los Angeles Rams L 10–131–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
2August 19 Indianapolis Colts W 24–192–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
3August 26 Oakland Raiders W 24–203–1AT&T Stadium Recap
4August 31at Houston Texans Cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey †

† The game was originally scheduled for August 31, and to be moved from its original venue, NRG Stadium, to the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium, due to public safety concerns regarding flooding in the Houston area from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. [2] However, the game was later cancelled in order to allow Texans' players and coaches to return to Houston after the storm. [3] Instead, the Cowboys held a public practice session as well as a telethon to raise money for the relief efforts.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 September 10 New York Giants W 19–31–0 AT&T Stadium [4] Recap
2 September 17at Denver Broncos L 17–421–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High [5] Recap
3 September 25at Arizona Cardinals W 28–172–1 University of Phoenix Stadium [6] Recap
4 October 1 Los Angeles Rams L 30–352–2 AT&T Stadium [7] Recap
5 October 8 Green Bay Packers L 31–352–3 AT&T Stadium [8] Recap
6 Bye
7 October 22at San Francisco 49ers W 40–103–3 Levi's Stadium [9] Recap
8 October 29at Washington Redskins W 33–194–3 FedExField [10] Recap
9 November 5 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–175–3 AT&T Stadium [11] Recap
10 November 12at Atlanta Falcons L 7–275–4 Mercedes-Benz Stadium [12] Recap
11 November 19 Philadelphia Eagles L 9–375–5 AT&T Stadium [13] Recap
12 November 23 Los Angeles Chargers L 6–285–6 AT&T Stadium [14] Recap
13 November 30 Washington Redskins W 38–146–6 AT&T Stadium [15] Recap
14 December 10at New York Giants W 30–107–6 MetLife Stadium [16] Recap
15 December 17at Oakland Raiders W 20–178–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum [17] Recap
16 December 24 Seattle Seahawks L 12–218–7 AT&T Stadium [18] Recap
17 December 31at Philadelphia Eagles W 6–09–7 Lincoln Financial Field [19] Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Giants

Week One: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

Dallas opened its third straight season at home against NFC East division rival New York. Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. sat out the game still nursing a preseason injury. Dallas' solid and workmanlike performance was punctuated early in the fourth quarter when Cole Beasley made a spectacular one-handed circus catch for a key first down. Dallas tight end Jason Witten surpassed Michael Irvin as the all-time receiving-yards leader in franchise history and also scored the lone touchdown of the game on a second-quarter 12-yard pass from quarterback Dak Prescott, who had some passes sail high early but settled down to turn in another solid and turnover-free performance. The Dallas win snapped its three-game losing streak against New York.

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – Game summary
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at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

In a stunning reversal of the previous week's performance, the Dallas Cowboys struggled in almost every aspect of the game, getting blown out by an inspired Denver Broncos team in Denver. The Broncos defense stuffed the Dallas run game and pressured quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw two interceptions – one returned late in the game for a pick-six. Defensively Dallas had no answers for the Broncos attack, plagued with poor tackling and bad pursuit angles, giving up yards after pass catches and rushing yards in chunks. Dallas fell to 1–1, looking to be in total disarray – nursing several key injuries to its secondary – heading into its Monday night meeting at Arizona against the Cardinals.

Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Three: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

After a precarious start which saw Arizona take its opening possession straight down the field for a touchdown, and then Dallas following up with a prompt three-and-out, the Dallas Cowboys adjusted their defensive schemes and got their running game going and slowly but surely overcame the Cardinals on Monday Night Football.

Despite Carson Palmer's 325 yards passing, Dallas was able to limit scoring damage with key pressures and sacks, and run stoppages to keep the Cardinals neutralized. Dak Prescott turned in a turnover-free performance for the Cowboys with 183 yards passing and two touchdown tosses, while running for Dallas' first score – a second quarter 10-yard scamper on a read-option play. Ezekiel Elliott rebounded from last week's dismal performance to accumulate 80 yards on 22 carries and scored one touchdown. Dallas found itself with a 2–1 record heading into a short week to prepare for the visiting Los Angeles Rams October 1.

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Four: Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

The "tale of two halves" sports cliché was never more true to life as it was Sunday October 1 in AT&T Stadium, as the Dallas Cowboys lost to the visiting Los Angeles Rams 35–30 after dominating the first half of play.

Dallas was in the driver's seat and looked ready to demolish the young Rams and their rookie head coach after a workmanlike, dominating first half that saw Dallas post three touchdowns after long-distance drives and hold a 24–16 halftime lead.

The second half saw Dallas' offense virtually grind to a halt while Los Angeles slowly chipped away at the lead, finally finding themselves ahead to stay after Todd Gurley's 53-yard catch-and-run put Los Angeles up 26–24 late in the third quarter. After Dallas posted a 4th-quarter touchdown on a pass to tight end James Hanna, Los Angeles was able to answer with its 7th field goal of the game. With the score 35–30, a late Dallas rally failed, and the Cowboys found themselves 2–2 with a looming meeting at home versus the Green Bay Packers October 8.

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,329
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With Dallas posting a 21–12 halftime lead, they looked in prime form for revenge in this rematch of their Divisional round playoff the previous season. Green Bay kept chipping away and Aaron Rodgers led the Packers on a late nine-play 75-yard scoring drive that culminated in a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining in the game. Damarious Randall earlier added a pick-six to the scoring with a 21-yard return of a Dak Prescott interception to give Green Bay a 28–24 lead at 9:56 of the fourth quarter. Dallas had answered that, regaining the lead on an 11-yard Dak Prescott touchdown run after a grueling 17-play, eight-minute 79-yard scoring drive which left 1:13 on the game clock for Green Bay to work with. Dallas dropped to 2–3 with the loss, heading into its bye week, while Green Bay improved to 4–1 moving forward with a visit against division rival Minnesota Vikings October 15.

Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 70,133
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Bouncing back from a two-game losing streak, Dallas dominated a winless San Francisco 49ers team 40–10. Ezekiel Elliott led the attack with 147 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, with 219 total yards from scrimmage. Quarterback Dak Prescott completed 64 percent of his passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and wasn't sacked, completing passes to eight different receivers and finishing with a 134.0 passer rating. The Dallas offense racked up 501 total yards with Dez Bryant posting 74 receiving yards on a game-leading 7 catches and scored one touchdown. The defense dominated throughout, with constant pressure on the quarterback including five sacks and aggressive pass coverage and run defense which held the 49ers to only 103 rushing yards. Dallas improved to 3–3 with the victory and a looming division match-up at Washington October 29.

Week 8: at Washington Redskins

Week Eight: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), rain
  • Game attendance: 78,428
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

On a windy, chilly, rainy Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field in Washington, Dallas earned its second consecutive road victory with a somewhat sloppy and penalty-ridden 33–19 result over NFC East rival Washington. Ezekiel Elliott carried the ball a career-high 31 times for 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns, to lead Dallas' 307 yards of total offense.

Dallas' defense limited the Redskins to only 49 yards rushing and 285 yards of total offense while recording 4 sacks for minus 27 yards, recovering two fumbles and grabbing one interception by cornerback Byron Jones – Dallas' first interception since week two versus Denver. On special teams, Dallas recovered a fumbled kickoff and Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick returned a blocked field goal attempt 86 yards to the Washington 2-yard line, setting up an Ezekiel Elliott rushing touchdown, which put Dallas ahead 14–13 with 2:20 left to play in the first half.

Dallas improved its record to 4–3 and captured sole possession of second place in the NFC East, with a looming visit from the Kansas City Chiefs at AT&T Stadium November 5.

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

With Ezekiel Elliott playing on a last-minute stay of his looming suspension and carrying the ball 27 times for 93 yards and one touchdown, and Dak Prescott throwing two touchdown passes to Cole Beasley, running for another score and finding receiver Terrance Williams nine times for a game high 141 yards, the Cowboys notched their third straight victory by a score of 28–17 and improved their record to 5–3 at AT&T Stadium against the AFC West division leading Kansas City Chiefs.

Two long touchdown drives in the second half lifted Dallas to the win after Kansas City had taken command on an unexpected 56-yard Tyreek Hill touchdown catch and run with no time left on the 2nd quarter game clock, then Kansas City following that up with a Travis Kelce 2-yard touchdown grab from Alex Smith at 9:11 of the third quarter to take its first lead of the game, 17–14. Dallas' two long touchdown drives were 12 and 13 plays respectively, eating up over 12 minutes of second-half game clock.

This was also Tony Romo's first return to AT&T Stadium, this time, as an announcer. Romo played for the Dallas Cowboys form 2003 to 2016.

Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
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Falcons3771027

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 73,761
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Already without Ezekiel Elliott, whose suspension had finally taken effect, the Cowboys lost key players Tyron Smith and Sean Lee to injuries. Dak Prescott had a miserable day, being sacked an astounding eight times. Six of those sacks came from an unknown Adrian Clayborn, who set the Falcons record for most sacks in one game. The Cowboys lost the game 27–7, dropping to 5–4.

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), clear skies — retractable roof open
  • Game attendance: 93,247
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The game immediately began with Ryan Switzer running a kickoff for 61 yards to Eagles' territory. The Cowboys would open the scoring with a field goal from Mike Nugent, who was filling in for injured Dan Bailey. The Cowboys closed the half leading 9–7. Afterwards, the Cowboys would allow 30 unanswered points to make the game 37–9. Dak Prescott was harassed all game by the Eagles' defense, losing a fumble and getting intercepted three times. This loss dropped them to 5–5 on the season and 0–2 without Elliott. The 28-point loss margin is the worst at AT&T Stadium and would not be matched until 2020, where they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 38–10.

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

NFL on Thanksgiving Day

Week Twelve: Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,012
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Chargers dominated the Cowboys all game and only surrendered 6 points. With the loss, the Cowboys dropped to 5–6 on the season and 0–3 without Elliott. This would be their last loss without Elliott, as the Cowboys turned things around the next week.

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

The Cowboys led the entire game. The biggest highlight was an 83-yard punt return by Ryan Switzer. With the win, they snapped a 3-game losing streak and improved to 1-3 without Elliott.

Week 14: at New York Giants

Week Fourteen: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

For the first time in franchise history, the Cowboys wore white pants and navy jerseys. The jerseys are usually paired with silver pants. The white pants were the Color Rush pants with a navy/silver/navy stripe down the side, and the navy jersey is the regular alternate navy jersey, usually worn on Thanksgiving.

The Cowboys defeated the Giants 30-10 and improve to 7-6 and 2-3 without Elliott. They also swept the Giants for the first time since 2014.

Week 15: at Oakland Raiders

Week Fifteen: Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
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at Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/5:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 55,372
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The game was close all the way. The game was clinched when Derek Carr fumbled the ball out of the end zone with less than a minute left in the game, allowing the Cowboys to improve to 8–6 on the season and finish the last game without Elliott at 3–3. Elliott returned the next week.

Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 92,150
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Elliott returned from his six-game suspension. However, the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention with this loss.

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Seventeen: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
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at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

The Cowboys won an monotonous game versus the Eagles 6-0, with the only score coming on a late touchdown by Brice Butler. With the narrow win, the Cowboys finished a difficult season with a 9–7 record. Despite this, it was the first time they had recorded back-to-back winning seasons since the 2008 and 2009 seasons. They also recorded their first shutout since the 2009 season which was, coincidentally, also during a Week 17 game against the Eagles. This was Dez Bryant's last game with Dallas, as the Cowboys released him on April 13, 2018. This was Jason Witten's last game in the NFL until Week 1 of the 2019 season, as he retired on May 3, 2018 and joined the Monday Night Football booth. He later came out of retirement and rejoined the Cowboys in 2019. It would also be the final game in a Cowboys uniform for kicker Dan Bailey, who missed the extra point on Butler's touchdown, as well as a late field goal attempt. Bailey was released on September 1, 2018 and signed with the Minnesota Vikings on September 17, 2018.

Standings

Division

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Philadelphia Eagles 1330.8135–110–2457295L1
Dallas Cowboys 970.5635–17–5354332W1
Washington Redskins 790.4381–55–7342388L1
New York Giants 3130.1881–51–11246388W1

Conference

NFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] Philadelphia Eagles East1330.8135–110–2.461.433L1
2 [lower-alpha 1] Minnesota Vikings North1330.8135–110–2.492.447W3
3 [lower-alpha 2] Los Angeles Rams West1150.6884–27–5.504.460L1
4 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South1150.6884–28–4.535.483L1
Wild Cards
5 [lower-alpha 3] Carolina Panthers South1150.6883–37–5.539.500L1
6 Atlanta Falcons South1060.6254–29–3.543.475W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [lower-alpha 4] Detroit Lions North970.5635–18–4.496.368W1
8 [lower-alpha 4] Seattle Seahawks West970.5634–27–5.492.444L1
9 [lower-alpha 4] Dallas Cowboys East970.5635–17–5.496.438W1
10 Arizona Cardinals West880.5003–35–7.488.406W2
11 [lower-alpha 5] Green Bay Packers North790.4382–45–7.539.357L3
12 [lower-alpha 5] Washington Redskins East790.4381–55–7.539.429L1
13 San Francisco 49ers West6100.3751–53–9.512.438W5
14 [lower-alpha 6] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South5110.3131–53–9.555.375W1
15 [lower-alpha 6] Chicago Bears North5110.3130–61–11.559.500L1
16 New York Giants East3130.1881–51–11.531.458W1
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 7]
  1. 1 2 Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  2. 1 2 LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.
  4. 1 2 3 Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  5. 1 2 Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  6. 1 2 Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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The 2017 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth under head coach Bill O'Brien. With the Texans' loss at the Titans in Week 13, Houston exceeded their loss total (7) from 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Texans clinched their first losing season since 2013, and finished in last place in the AFC South for the first time since 2013. The Texans also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Dallas Cowboys season</span> 59th season in franchise history

The 2018 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their 30th under the ownership of Jerry Jones, their 10th playing their home games at AT&T Stadium, and their eighth full season under head coach Jason Garrett. AT&T Stadium also became the first stadium venue to host the annual draft. For the first time since 2009, wide receiver Dez Bryant was not on the opening day roster, as he was released on April 13, 2018 and later signed with the New Orleans Saints on November 7, 2018. For the first time since 2002, tight end Jason Witten was not on the opening day roster, having announced his retirement on May 3, 2018. For the first time since 2010, kicker Dan Bailey was not on the opening day roster, as he was released on September 1, 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Houston Texans season</span> 17th season in franchise history

The 2018 season was the Houston Texans' 17th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Bill O'Brien. This marked the first season since 2005 that Rick Smith would not be the general manager as he took a leave of absence for family reasons. Despite an 0–3 start, their first in a decade, the Texans surpassed their win total from the previous season with a Week 8 win over the Miami Dolphins. They had a franchise record 9 consecutive wins that also broke the NFL record for most consecutive wins after starting 0–3. The streak ended with a Week 14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. With a Week 15 win over the New York Jets, the Texans clinched their first 10-win season under head coach Bill O’Brien, their first 10-win season since 2012 and their third 10-win season in franchise history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 New Orleans Saints season</span> NFL team season

The 2018 season was the New Orleans Saints' 52nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and their 12th under head coach Sean Payton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Dallas Cowboys season</span> 60th season in franchise history

The 2019 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th playing home games at AT&T Stadium and their ninth and final season under head coach Jason Garrett. It also marked the return of tight end Jason Witten, who retired in 2018 and spent a year as the color analyst for Monday Night Football. Wide receiver Cole Beasley, who was the second-longest tenured player on the roster, left the team in the offseason and signed with the Bills.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Dallas Cowboys season</span> 61st season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 61st in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Mike McCarthy. This was the first season since 2006 that Jason Garrett was not part of the coaching staff, as his contract expired on January 14, 2020. For the second time since 2002, tight end Jason Witten was not on the opening day roster, as he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 17, 2020. For the first time since 2012, center Travis Frederick was not on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement on March 23, 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Dallas Cowboys season</span> Sports season

The 2021 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 62nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 33rd under the ownership of Jerry Jones, and their 13th playing home games at AT&T Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Dallas Cowboys season</span> 63rd season in franchise history

The 2022 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 63rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Mike McCarthy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Dallas Cowboys season</span> 64th season in franchise history

The 2023 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 64th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 35th under the ownership of Jerry Jones, and their fourth under head coach Mike McCarthy. The Cowboys matched their 12–5 record from the previous two seasons and won the NFC East division for the first time since the 2021 season and the second time in three seasons. They ended up in a three-way tie with the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions for first place in the NFC at 12–5. However, they lost the head-to-head tiebreaker to the 49ers but won the head to head tiebreaker over the Lions, giving them the second seed in the playoffs. Although the Cowboys lost to the Buffalo Bills in Week 15, they clinched their third straight playoff berth before taking the field when the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers, respectively. This marked the Cowboys' first run of three consecutive postseason appearances since appearing in six straight from 1991 to 1996.

References

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