2024 Dallas Cowboys season

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2024 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner Jerry Jones
General managerJerry Jones
Head coach Mike McCarthy
Home field AT&T Stadium
Results
Record7–10
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR CeeDee Lamb
G Tyler Smith
DE Micah Parsons
K Brandon Aubrey
RS KaVontae Turpin
All-Pros KR KaVontae Turpin (1st team)
WR CeeDee Lamb (2nd team)
K Brandon Aubrey (2nd team)
Uniform
Dallas Cowboys Uniforms - 2016 Season.png

The 2024 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 65th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth and final season under head coach Mike McCarthy. This was their first season since 2020 without Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator, as the Washington Commanders hired him to be their head coach. He was replaced in that role by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, who returned to the Cowboys after eighteen years. The Cowboys failed to improve upon their 12–5 record from the past three seasons following a loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9 and guaranteed a worse record after suffering their sixth loss to the Philadelphia Eagles the following week. After the Eagles defeated the Carolina Panthers in Week 14, the Cowboys were knocked out of NFC East contention, marking the 20th straight season the division would not have a repeat champion. With the Commanders upsetting the Eagles in Week 16, the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2020. [1] After their 7–41 loss at Philadelphia in Week 17, the Cowboys suffered a losing season for the first time since that same year and were also swept by the Eagles for the first time since 2011.

Contents

For the first time since 2010, offensive tackle Tyron Smith was not on the roster, as he signed with the New York Jets during free agency. [2] On April 29, running back Ezekiel Elliott signed a one-year contract to return to the team after a year away. [3]

Offseason

Signings

PositionPlayerAge2023 teamContract
RB Ezekiel Elliott 29 New England Patriots 1 year, $3 million
RB Royce Freeman 28 Los Angeles Rams 1 year, $1.25 million
LB Eric Kendricks 32 Los Angeles Chargers 1 year, $3 million

Re-signings

PositionPlayerAgeContract
RB Rico Dowdle 251 year, $1.25 million
G Chuma Edoga 271 year, $1.3 million
CB C. J. Goodwin 341 year, $3.7 million
CB Jourdan Lewis 291 year, $2.8 million
LS Trent Sieg 291 year, $1.3 million

Trade acquisitions

PositionPlayerAge2023 teamContractTraded away
CB Andrew Booth Jr. 24 Minnesota Vikings 2 years, $3.3 millionCB Nahshon Wright

Departures

PositionPlayerAge2024 team
RB Tony Pollard 27 Tennessee Titans
WR Michael Gallup 28Retired
TE Sean McKeon 27 Detroit Lions
OT Tyron Smith 34 New York Jets
C Tyler Biadasz 27 Washington Commanders
DE Dorance Armstrong 27Washington Commanders
DE Dante Fowler 30Washington Commanders
DT Neville Gallimore 27 Miami Dolphins
DT Johnathan Hankins 32 Seattle Seahawks
LB Leighton Vander Esch 28Retired
CB Stephon Gilmore 34 Minnesota Vikings
CB Noah Igbinoghene 25Washington Commanders
CB Nahshon Wright 26Minnesota Vikings
SS Jayron Kearse 30TBD

Draft

2024 Dallas Cowboys Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 29 Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma
256 Marshawn Kneeland DE Western Michigan
373 Cooper Beebe G Kansas State
87 Marist Liufau LB Notre Dame
4124Traded to the San Francisco 49ers [A]
5159Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs [B]
174 Caelen Carson CB Wake Forest
6216 Ryan Flournoy WR Southeast Missouri State
7233 Nathan Thomas OT Louisiana
244 Justin Rogers DT Auburn

Notes

  1. ↑ Dallas traded a fourth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for quarterback Trey Lance. [4]
  2. ↑ Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (159th) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' 2023 sixth-round selection (No. 178). [5]
2024 Dallas Cowboys undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Corey Crooms WR Minnesota [6] [7]
Denzel Daxon DT Illinois
Josh DeBerry CB Texas A&M
Alec Holler TE UCF
Cam JohnsonWR Northwestern
Emany Johnson S Nevada
Jason Johnson LB UCF
Brock Mogensen LB South Dakota
Nathaniel Peat RB Missouri
Brevyn Spann-Ford TEMinnesota
Byron Vaughns DE Baylor
Julius Wood S East Carolina

Staff

2024 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
  • Executive vice president/chief brand officer – Charlotte Jones Anderson
  • Executive vice president/chief of sales – Jerry Jones Jr.
  • Director of salary cap & player contracts – Adam Prasifka
  • Vice president player personnel – Will McClay
  • Director of football administration and technology – Jason McKay

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Brian Schottenheimer
  • Quarterbacks – Scott Tolzien
  • Assistant quarterbacks/game management – Ryan Feder
  • Run game coordinator/running backs – Jeff Blasko
  • Pass game coordinator/wide receivers – Robert Prince
  • Tight ends – Lunda Wells
  • Offensive line – Mike Solari
  • Assistant offensive line/quality control – Ramon Chinyoung
  • Offensive assistant/minority fellowship – Evan Harrington
  • Pass game specialist – Chase Haslett
  • Offensive assistant/quality control – Steve Shimko
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – John Fassel
  • Assistant special teams – Rayna Stewart
  • Coaching operations manager/football analytics – Justin Rudd
  • Quality control/head coach assistant – Eric Simonelli

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Harold Nash
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Kendall Smith


Final roster

2024 Dallas Cowboys roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 15 reserve, 13 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11at Los Angeles Rams L 12–130–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
2August 17at Las Vegas Raiders W 27–121–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap
3August 24 Los Angeles Chargers L 19–261–2 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 8at Cleveland Browns W 33–171–0 Huntington Bank Field Recap
2 September 15 New Orleans Saints L 19–441–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
3 September 22 Baltimore Ravens L 25–281–2AT&T Stadium Recap
4 September 26at New York Giants W 20–152–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
5 October 6at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–173–2 Acrisure Stadium Recap
6 October 13 Detroit Lions L 9–473–3AT&T Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8 October 27at San Francisco 49ers L 24–303–4 Levi's Stadium Recap
9 November 3at Atlanta Falcons L 21–273–5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
10 November 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–343–6AT&T Stadium Recap
11 November 18 Houston Texans L 10–343–7AT&T Stadium Recap
12 November 24at Washington Commanders W 34–264–7 Northwest Stadium Recap
13 November 28 New York Giants W 27–205–7AT&T Stadium Recap
14 December 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 20–275–8AT&T Stadium Recap
15 December 15at Carolina Panthers W 30–146–8 Bank of America Stadium Recap
16 December 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–247–8AT&T Stadium Recap
17 December 29at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–417–9 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
18 January 5 Washington Commanders L 19–237–10AT&T Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys71310333
Browns307717

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the win, the Cowboys started 1–0 for the second consecutive year. This was also the Cowboys' first Week 1 win not over the Giants since 2008 (coincidentally also against the Browns).

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Saints14216344
Cowboys3133019

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,691
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 1–1, and this was their first home loss to the Saints since 2012.

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens1477028
Cowboys3301925

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,566
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite the Cowboys falling behind 28–6 after three quarters, which included a franchise-record 65-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey in the first quarter, the Cowboys nearly mounted a comeback. Following a Ravens missed field goal, the Cowboys were able to score a touchdown to cut the score to 28–12. The Cowboys then proceeded to recover an onside kick and score another touchdown to cut down the lead to 28–18. Despite the subsequent onside kick attempt being unsuccessful, the Cowboys defense forced a stop and got the ball back with over five and a half minutes remaining, and the Cowboys were able to score another touchdown to cut the lead down to 28–25. However, the Cowboys were unable to get a defensive stop and proceeded to lose by that score. [8] This was the first time since 2010 the Cowboys started 0–2 at home.

Week 4: at New York Giants

Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys773320
Giants363315

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

With the win, the Cowboys improved to 2–2, and Dak Prescott recorded his 13th consecutive win as a starter against the Giants.

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys3301420
Steelers307717

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

A thunderstorm delayed the game, pushing the original start time from 8:20 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. EDT. The game ended with a Dallas victory at 12:59 a.m. EDT, marking the longest day in NFL history since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger at 15 hours and 37 minutes (the game between the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings had kicked off in London at 9:30 a.m. EDT). [10] The Cowboys improved to 3–2 with the win.

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 6: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Lions720101047
Cowboys33309

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,644
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

This was tied for the Cowboys' worst loss at AT&T Stadium, dropping them to 3–3 (and 0–3 at home) and their first loss to Detroit since 2013.

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys01001424
49ers3321330

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT/5:20 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,521
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 3–4, and lost to the 49ers for the fourth straight season (including playoffs).

Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys373821
Falcons777627

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

During the game, quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury and missed the remainder of the game. Prescott would later undergo surgery for what was revealed as a partial tendon avulsion, causing him to miss the rest of the season. [11]

With their third straight loss (their longest losing streak since 2020), the Cowboys fell to 3–5.

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Eagles7714634
Cowboys33006

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

This was the Cowboys' first home loss to the Eagles since 2017, and also dropped them to 3–6, and 0–4 at home for the season.

Week 11: vs. Houston Texans

Week 11: Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans14331434
Cowboys0100010

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

The Cowboys set an NFL record by trailing by over 20 points in six straight home games, dating back to last season's wild-card loss to the Packers, and fell to 3–7. This was their first-ever home loss to the Texans.

Week 12: at Washington Commanders

Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys0372434
Commanders3061726

at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,955
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite entering as 10.5 point underdogs, the Cowboys shocked their division rivals, returning two kickoffs for touchdowns in the game, and snapped their five-game losing streak, improving to 4–7.

Week 13: vs. New York Giants

Thanksgiving Day games

Week 13: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Giants7301020
Cowboys31014027

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 92,196
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the win, the Cowboys improved to 5–7 and won at home for the first time this season. They also swept the Giants for the fourth consecutive season.

Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 14: Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys – Game Summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals71001027
Cowboys737320

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 92,587
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Cowboys continued their homestand with a matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Dallas entered this game having been eliminated from contention for the NFC East title due to the Philadelphia Eagles' win over the Carolina Panthers the day before. In addition, the retractable roof of AT&T Stadium was opened for the first time since 2022. While the Cowboys played the Bengals close for most of the game, a devastating special teams blunder would ultimately cost them the game — after the Cowboys blocked a Bengals punt late in the fourth quarter, Amani Oruwariye would inadvertently touch the ball past the line of scrimmage, which the Bengals recovered. Three plays later, Joe Burrow threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase with 1:09 remaining. The Cowboys failed to respond on their final drive, and dropped to 5–8 on the season. This was the Cowboys' first loss to the Bengals since the 2004 season, as well as their first home loss to Cincinnati since 1988.

Week 15: at Carolina Panthers

Week 15: Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys01014630
Panthers070714

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,570
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 16: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Buccaneers0143724
Cowboys10133026

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 93,103
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite the win, the Cowboys were eliminated via Washington's win over Philadelphia earlier that day.

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 17: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cowboys70007
Eagles71710741

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,879
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Cowboys traveled to Philadelphia seeking to avenge their Week 10 loss. A promising opening drive for the Cowboys ended in disaster when Cooper Rush threw a 69-yard pick six to C. J. Gardner-Johnson to give the Eagles a 7–0 lead. The Cowboys responded with a twelve-play, 70-yard drive culminating in a game-tying Jalen Tolbert touchdown reception for what ultimately would be Dallas's only points of the afternoon. After the teams traded punts twice, the Eagles reclaimed a 14–7 lead with a DeVonta Smith touchdown and never looked back. The Cowboys turned the ball over twice before halftime, leading to 10 more Eagles points and a 24–7 deficit. Philadelphia then scored 17 points in the second half to put the game out of reach for Dallas. With the crushing 41–7 loss, the Cowboys dropped to 7–9 on the year, thus sealing their first losing season since 2020. It was also the first time since 2011 that the Cowboys were swept by the Eagles.

Week 18: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 18: Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Commanders0371323
Cowboys3331019

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: January 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 91,349
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the close loss the Cowboys finished the season at 7–10. They also finished the year 2–7 at home, their worst home record since 2015. Eight days after the loss, on January 13, the Cowboys announced that head coach Mike McCarthy's contract would not be renewed as the team could not reach an agreement with him on an extension, thus ending his tenure in Dallas. [12]

Standings

Division

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Philadelphia Eagles 1430.8245–19–3463303W2
(6) Washington Commanders 1250.7064–29–3485391W5
Dallas Cowboys 7100.4123–35–7350468L2
New York Giants 3140.1760–61–11273415L1

Conference

NFC
SeedTeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 Detroit Lions North1520.8826–011–1.516.494W3
2 Philadelphia Eagles East1430.8245–19–3.453.424W2
3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South1070.5884–28–4.502.465W2
4 Los Angeles Rams West1070.5884–26–6.505.441L1
Wild cards
5 Minnesota Vikings North1430.8244–29–3.474.408L1
6 Washington Commanders East1250.7064–29–3.436.358W5
7 Green Bay Packers North1160.6471–56–6.533.412L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 Seattle Seahawks West1070.5884–26–6.498.424W2
9 Atlanta Falcons South890.4714–27–5.519.426L2
10 Arizona Cardinals West890.4713–34–8.536.404W1
11 Dallas Cowboys East7100.4123–35–7.522.387L2
12 San Francisco 49ers West6110.3531–54–8.564.402L4
13 Chicago Bears North5120.2941–53–9.554.388W1
14 Carolina Panthers South5120.2942–44–8.498.329W1
15 New Orleans Saints South5120.2942–44–8.505.306L4
16 New York Giants East3140.1760–61–11.554.412L1

Notes

  1. ↑ The game was initially scheduled for 7:20 p.m., but got postponed due to thunderstorms. [9]

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The 2024 season was the Houston Texans' 23rd in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The team introduced new uniforms for the first time since the franchise's inception. This was the Texans' first season with Cal McNair as the franchise's sole principal owner. The Texans started 2–0 for the first time since 2016 following their Week 2 victory against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. The Texans would go on to have a 5–1 start, being their best start since 2012, but lost six of their next ten, including a game against the Detroit Lions where they blew a 23–7 halftime lead, and a loss to the Baltimore Ravens where they lost 31–2, only scoring a safety. Following a Week 15 victory against the Miami Dolphins coupled with the Indianapolis Colts losing to the Denver Broncos, the Texans successfully defended their AFC South title and ensured one home playoff game. After a Week 18 victory over the Tennessee Titans, the Texans finished with the same record as the season before, 10–7.

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