NFL American football season 2018 Dallas Cowboys seasonHead coachGeneral managerOwnerHome fieldResultsRecord10–6Division place1stPlayoff finishWon 24–22Lost (at ) 22–30WRRBCBDEOGQBOTLBUniform. ←. →The was the ' 59th in the (NFL), their 30th under the ownership of, their 10th playing their home games at, and their eighth full season under.
AT&T Stadium also became the first stadium venue to host the annual draft. For the first time since 2009, wide receiver was not on the opening day roster, as he was released on April 13, 2018 and later signed with the on November 7, 2018. For the first time since 2002, tight end was not on the opening day roster, having announced his retirement on May 3, 2018. For the first time since 2010, kicker was not on the opening day roster, as he was released on September 1, 2018 and later signed with the on September 17, 2018.The Cowboys clinched the NFC East division following a Week 16 win over the and a week later, improved their 9–7 record from the previous season with a win over the.In the playoffs, the Cowboys defeated the 24–22 in the Wild Card round and advanced to the Divisional round, where they lost to the 30-22, ending their hopes of returning to the for the first time since. First quarter.
No scoring playsSecond quarter. CAR – 4-yard run ( kick), 8:54. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28. CAR – Graham Gano 27-yard field goal, 0:07.
Panthers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 2:41.Third quarter. No scoring playsFourth quarter. CAR – 1-yard run (kick failed), 14:16. Panthers 16–0.
Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:25. DAL – 4-yard run ( run), 8:58. Panthers 16–8.
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.Top passers. DAL – – 19/29, 170 yards. CAR – – 17/26, 161 yardsTop rushers. DAL – – 15 rushes, 69 yards, TD.
CAR – – 13 rushes, 58 yards, TDTop receivers. DAL – – 7 receptions, 73 yards. CAR – – 6 receptions, 45 yardsDespite a strong showing from the defense, the Cowboys offense could only muster 8 points and fumbled late in the game, allowing the Panthers to run out the clock. This loss would start the Cowboys season at 0-1.Week 2: vs.
New York Giants. First quarter. DAL – 64-yard pass from ( kick), 13:37.
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:34. DAL – Brett Maher 37-yard field goal, 6:06. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:58.Second quarter. No scoring playsThird quarter. DAL – Brett Maher 29-yard field goal, 10:47.
Cowboys 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:39. NYG – 28-yard field goal, 4:34. Cowboys 13–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:12.Fourth quarter. DAL – 6-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 5:51.
Cowboys 20–3. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 8:23. NYG – 18-yard pass from (Aldrick Rosas kick), 1:32.
Cowboys 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:09. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 38-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:16.Top passers. NYG – – 33/44, 279 yards, TD.
DAL – – 16/25, 160 yards, TDTop rushers. NYG – – 11 rushes, 28 yards.
DAL – – 17 rushes, 78 yards, TDTop receivers. NYG – – 14 receptions, 80 yards. DAL – – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TDthrew his first touchdown pass of the year to from 64 yards out on the 3rd play of the game. Rushed for his second touchdown of the year. Made his first two field goals as a Cowboy. The defense recorded 6 sacks and a fumble recovery. This win improved the Cowboys to 1-1.Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks.
First quarter. No scoring plays.Second quarter. SEA – 16-yard pass from ( kick), 9:28. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:52. DAL – 50-yard field goal, 5:26.
Seahawks 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:02. SEA – 52-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 1:52. Seahawks 14–3.
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34. SEA – Sebastian Janikowski 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 0:49.Third quarter. DAL – Brett Maher 35-yard field goal, 3:43. Seahawks 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:17.Fourth quarter.
SEA – 5-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 12:54. Seahawks 24–6. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:49.
DAL – 3-yard pass from (Brett Maher kick), 7:11. Seahawks 24–13.
Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:32.Top passers. DAL – Dak Prescott – 19/34, 168 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT. SEA – Russell Wilson – 16/26, 192 yards, 2 TDTop rushers. DAL – – 16 carries, 127 yards.
SEA – Chris Carson – 32 carries, 102 yards, 1 TDTop receivers. DAL – – 5 receptions, 47 yards. SEA – Tyler Lockett – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TDThe Cowboys struggled mightily.
Dak Prescott threw 2 interceptions and Ezekiel Elliott had a fumble late in the game. The only highlight was a Tavon Austin touchdown.
This loss dropped the Cowboys to 1-2 on the season.Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions. First quarter. DAL – 32-yard field goal, 4:34. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:09. Cowboys 3–0.
DET – 45-yard pass from ( kick), 0:19. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:11. Lions 7–3.Second quarter. DAL – Brett Maher 43-yard field goal, 11:06.
Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:18. Lions 7–6. DET – Matt Prater 33-yard field goal, 2:54. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 8:11.
Lions 10–6. DAL – 38-yard pass from (Brett Maher kick), 1:18. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:11. Cowboys 13–10.Third quarter.
DAL – 1-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 3:01. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:03. Cowboys 20–10.Fourth quarter. DET – 8-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 14:20. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39. Cowboys 20–17. DAL – Brett Maher 22-yard field goal, 5:52.
Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 8:31. Cowboys 23–17. DET – Golden Tate 38-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 2:17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:32. Lions 24–23.
DAL – Brett Maher 38-yard field goal, 0:03. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:17. Cowboys 26–24.Top passers. DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/30, 307 yards, 2 TD. DAL – Dak Prescott – 17/27, 255 yards, 2 TDTop rushers. DET – Kerryon Johnson – 9 carries, 55 yards, TD. DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 25 carries, 152 yardsTop receivers.
DET – Golden Tate – 8 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD. DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 4 receptions, 88 yards, TDThe Cowboys bounced back from the previous week. Elliott totaled 240 yards and a touchdown. Prescott had 2 passing touchdowns. Scored the first touchdown of his career.
Maher went 4/4 on field goals, including a 38-yarder that won the game as time expired. This win improved the Cowboys to 2-2 on the season.Week 5: at Houston Texans. First quarter.
DAL – 27-yard field goal, 10:06. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:54. DAL – Brett Maher 43-yard field goal, 3:13. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:35.Second quarter.
HOU – 1-yard pass from ( kick), 13:40. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:30. HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 20-yard field goal, 6:03. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:54.Third quarter. DAL – 3-yard pass from (Brett Maher kick), 11:57.
Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:59. HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 21-yard field goal, 5:05. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:50.Fourth quarter.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 19-yard field goal, 8:34. Texans 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:55. DAL – Brett Maher 48-yard field goal, 5:43. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:48.Overtime. HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 36-yard field goal, 1:55.
Texans 19–16. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:38.Top passers. DAL – – 18/29, 208 yards, TD, 2 INT. HOU – – 33/44, 375 yards, TD, INTTop rushers. DAL – – 20 carries, 54 yards.
HOU – – 20 carries, 46 yardsTop receivers. DAL – – 3 receptions, 55 yards. HOU – – 9 receptions, 151 yardsThe Cowboys controversially punted in overtime and allowed the Texans to take the ball down the field and win the game. This loss dropped the Cowboys to 2-3.Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars. First quarter. DAL – 50-yard field goal, 8:40.
Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:19. DAL – 17-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 3:52. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:26.Second quarter. DAL – 17-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 9:34. Cowboys 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:49.
DAL – Cole Beasley 9-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 0:47. Cowboys 24–0. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 7:14.Third quarter. JAX – 34-yard pass from ( kick), 7:39. Cowboys 24–7.
Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:27. DAL – Brett Maher 46-yard field goal, 3:09. Cowboys 27–7.
Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:25. DAL – Brett Maher 32-yard field goal, 1:22. Cowboys 30–7. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:31.Fourth quarter.
DAL – 15-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 15:00. Cowboys 37–7. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 1:16. DAL – Brett Maher 55-yard field goal, 7:12. Cowboys 40–7. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 4:39.Top passers.
JAX – – 15/26, 149 yards, TD, INT. DAL – – 17/27, 183 yards, 2 TDTop rushers. JAX – – 8 rushes, 41 yards.
DAL – – 24 rushes, 106 yards, TDTop receivers. JAX – – 4 receptions, 41 yards. DAL – – 9 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDThe Cowboys played lights out football.
The defense got after and only yielded 7 points. Put up 101 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.
Played stellar. The offense as a whole scored 40 points off one of the league's best defenses. This win improved the Cowboys to 3-3 on the season.Week 7: at Washington Redskins.
First quarter. WAS – 23-yard pass from ( kick), 10:19. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:13.Second quarter. DAL – 49-yard pass from ( kick), 1:00. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:46.Third quarter.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 21-yard field goal, 9:10. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:50.Fourth quarter. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 25-yard field goal, 12:35. Redskins 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:48. DAL – Brett Maher 47-yard field goal, 9:46.
Redskins 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:49.
WAS – 1-yard fumble return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:55. Redskins 20–10. DAL – Dak Prescott 1-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 1:37. Redskins 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 3:18.Top passers. DAL – – 22/35, 273 yards, 1 TD. WAS – – 14/25, 178 yards, 1 TDTop rushers.
DAL – – 15 carries, 33 yards. WAS – – 24 carries, 99 yardsTop receivers. DAL – – 7 receptions, 56 yards. WAS – – 4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TDBrett Maher attempted to kick a 52-yard field goal in the dying seconds to tie the game, but it hit the left upright. This loss dropped them to 3-4.Week 9: vs.
Tennessee Titans. First quarter. DAL – 4-yard pass from ( kick), 6:12. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:56.Second quarter. TEN – 1-yard run ( kick), 9:35. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 8:55. TEN – 18-yard pass from (Ryan Succop kick), 4:11.
Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:38. DAL – 23-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 0:39. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:32.Third quarter.
TEN – 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 5:44. Titans 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:18.Fourth quarter. TEN – Marcus Mariota 9-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 4:38.
Titans 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:08.Top passers. TEN – Marcus Mariota – 21/29, 240 yards, 2 TD.
DAL – Dak Prescott – 21/31, 243 yards, 2 TD, INTTop rushers. TEN – Dion Lewis – 19 carries, 62 yards. DAL – – 17 carries, 61 yardsTop receivers.
TEN – Dion Lewis – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD. DAL – Amari Cooper – 5 receptions, 58 yards, TDThis was Amari Cooper's first game as a Cowboy as he was traded from the for a first-round pick, but the Titans pulled away late and won the game. This loss dropped them to 3-5 on the season.Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles. First quarter. DAL – 25-yard field goal, 6:59. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 3:46.Second quarter.
DAL – Brett Maher 31-yard field goal, 3:41. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 8:09.
PHI – 56-yard field goal, 1:33. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:08. DAL – 1-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 0:19.
Cowboys 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:14.Third quarter. PHI – Jake Elliott 26-yard field goal, 9:36. Cowboys 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:21. PHI – 15-yard pass from (Jake Elliott kick), 2:08. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:31.Fourth quarter.
DAL – 7-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 11:42. Cowboys 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:26. PHI – Zach Ertz 1-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 7:27. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 4:15.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 3:19. Cowboys 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.Top passers. DAL – – 26/36, 270 yards, TD. PHI – – 32/44, 360 yards, 2 TD, INTTop rushers. DAL – – 19 carries, 151 yards, TD.
PHI – – 7 carries, 47 yardsTop receivers. DAL – – 6 receptions, 75 yards. PHI – – 14 receptions, 145 yards, 2 TDThe Cowboys played an excellent game and stopped the Eagles late to seal the game.
They improved to 4-5 with this win.Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons. First quarter.
DAL – 21-yard field goal, 3:00. Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 7:23.Second quarter. ATL – 41-yard field goal, 14:56. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:04. ATL – Matt Bryant 45-yard field goal, 0:34.
Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:13.Third quarter. DAL – Brett Maher 50-yard field goal, 10:20. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:45. ATL – Matt Bryant 53-yard field goal, 7:16. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:03.Fourth quarter. DAL – 4-yard run (kick failed), 14:23. Cowboys 12–9.
Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:53. DAL – 23-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 12:33. Cowboys 19–9.
Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:41. ATL – Matt Bryant 21-yard field goal, 8:28. Cowboys 19–12. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:00. ATL – 34-yard pass from (Matt Bryant kick), 1:52. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:10.
DAL – Brett Maher 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 22–19.
Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:52.Top passers. DAL – – 22/32, 208 yards.
ATL – – 24/34, 291 yards, TD, INTTop rushers. DAL – – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD. ATL – – 8 rushes, 58 yardsTop receivers. DAL – – 7 receptions, 79 yards. ATL – – 6 receptions, 118 yards, TDMaher kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired.
The Cowboys improved to 5-5 with this win. Rookie linebacker put up a stellar performance with his 2nd interception in two weeks, which set up a crucial Ezekiel Elliott touchdown run.Week 12: vs.
Washington Redskins. First quarter. DAL – 16-yard rush ( kick), 10:02. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:58.Second quarter. WAS – 53-yard pass from ( kick), 7:04.
Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:08. DAL – Brett Maher 28-yard field goal, 1:28. Cowboys 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:36.Third quarter. WAS – 10-yard pass from Colt McCoy (kick failed), 9:02. Redskins 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:29.
DAL – 40-yard pass from (Brett Maher kick), 6:47. Cowboys 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15. DAL – Amari Cooper 90-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 2:10. Cowboys 24–13. Drive: 2 plays, 91 yards, 0:55.Fourth quarter. DAL – Dak Prescott 5-yard rush (Brett Maher kick), 14:11.
Cowboys 31–13. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:20. WAS – 1-yard rush (Dustin Hopkins kick), 11:43. Cowboys 31–20.
Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:28. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 31-yard field goal, 1:13. Cowboys 31–23. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 2:37.Top passers. WAS – – 24/38, 268 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT. DAL – – 22/31, 289 yards, 2 TDTop rushers. WAS – – 12 carries, 35 yards.
DAL – – 26 carries, 121 yards, TDTop receivers. WAS – – 6 receptions, 75 yards. DAL – – 8 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TDThe Cowboys played an excellent game and got revenge on their division rivals. Dak Prescott connected with Amari Cooper for a 90-yard catch and run touchdown in the third quarter. With the win, the Cowboys moved to 6-5 and gained possession of first place in the NFC East.Week 13: vs.
New Orleans Saints. First quarter. DAL – 26-yard field goal, 9:27. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:36.
DAL – 16-yard pass from (Brett Maher kick), 0:57. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:10.Second quarter.
DAL – Brett Maher 46-yard field goal, 0:55. Cowboys 13–0. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 9:09.Third quarter. NO – 33-yard field goal, 10:03. Cowboys 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:00.
NO – 30-yard pass from (Wil Lutz kick), 1:08. Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:39.Fourth quarter. No scoring plays.Top passers. NO – – 18/28, 127 yards, TD, INT. DAL – – 24/28, 248 yards, TDTop rushers. NO – – 11 carries, 36 yards.
DAL – – 23 carries, 76 yardsTop receivers. NO – – 5 receptions, 40 yards. DAL – – 5 receptions, 76 yardsThe Cowboys defense shut down Drew Brees and the Saints high powered offense, limiting their offense to a season low 10 points. Made the game-clinching interception with only 2:08 left to play in 4th quarter to seal the victory.
This win improved the Cowboys to 7-5 on the season.Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles.
First quarter. DAL – 28-yard field goal, 2:25. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:58.Second quarter. DAL – Brett Maher 62-yard field goal, 0:00. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 0:52.Third quarter. DAL – Brett Maher 21-yard field goal, 8:59. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:26.
PHI – 2-yard pass from (kick failed), 6:04. Drive: 1 plays, 2 yards, 0:04.Fourth quarter. PHI – 26-yard field goal, 12:11.
Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:53. DAL – 28-yard pass from (Brett Maher kick), 7:46. Cowboys 16–9.
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:25. PHI – 3-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 3:12.
Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 2:13. DAL – Amari Cooper 75-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 3:01.
Cowboys 23–16. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11. PHI – 6-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 1:39. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22.Overtime. DAL – Amari Cooper 15-yard pass from Dak Prescott, 1:55.
Cowboys 29–23. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:05.Top passers. PHI – – 22/32, 228 yards, 3 TD. DAL – – 42/54, 455 yards, 3 TD, 2 INTTop rushers. PHI – – 7 rushes, 36 yards. DAL – – 28 rushes, 113 yardsTop receivers. PHI – – 6 receptions, 50 yards, TD.
DAL – – 10 receptions, 217 yards, 3 TDAfter a grueling back-and-forth match, the Cowboys won in overtime. This was their 1st overtime victory since the 2016 season, which was, coincidentally, also a 29-23 home win against the Eagles. Brett Maher made a successful 62-yard field goal attempt, which was a franchise record for Dallas and tied for the third longest in NFL history. Amari Cooper had his best game as a Cowboy thus far, catching 10 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns.With the win, the Cowboys improved to 8–5, extended their lead in the NFC East to 2 games, and swept the for the first time since.Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts. First quarter. IND – 1-yard rush ( kick), 6:09.
Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:46.Second quarter. IND – Adam Vinatieri 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 1:53.Third quarter. IND – Marlon Mack 6-yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 44-yard field goal, 1:36. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 6:09.Fourth quarter. IND – Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal, 6:57. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 7:59.Top passers. DAL – – 24/39, 206 yards, INT. IND – – 16/27, 192 yardsTop rushers.
DAL – – 18 carries, 87 yards. IND – – 27 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDTop receivers. DAL – – 4 receptions, 45 yards. IND – – 5 receptions, 85 yardsThe Cowboys were shut out for the first time since 2003, the offense couldn't keep up with the Colts defense. This loss dropped the Cowboys to 8-6 on the season.Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
First quarter. TB – 37-yard field goal, 12:12. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:52. DAL – 7-yard run ( kick), 7:12. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:01.
DAL – 69-yard fumble return (Brett Maher kick), 1:57. Cowboys 14–3.Second quarter. TB – Cairo Santos 45-yard field goal, 9:19. Cowboys 14–6.
Drive: 14 plays, 44 yards, 7:28. DAL – Brett Maher 59-yard field goal, 1:48.
Cowboys 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:26. TB – 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:25. Cowboys 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.Third quarter.
DAL – Brett Maher 20-yard field goal, 3:44. Cowboys 20–13.
Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:59. DAL – 4-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 2:27. Cowboys 27–13. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:09.Fourth quarter. TB – 7-yard pass from (Cairo Santos kick), 2:12. Cowboys 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:23.Top passers.
TB – – 34/48, 336 yards, TD. DAL – – 20/25, 161 yards, TDTop rushers.
TB – – 17 rushes, 43 yards. DAL – – 18 rushes, 85 yardsTop receivers. TB – – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD. DAL – – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TDThe Cowboys bounced back at home against the Buccaneers. Made the highlight play of the game, recovering a fumble from and returning it 69 yards for a touchdown. With this win, the Cowboys improved to 9-6 on the season and clinched the NFC East for the third time in 5 years.Week 17: at New York Giants.
First quarter. No scoring plays.Second quarter. DAL – 13-yard pass from ( kick), 8:17. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:37. DAL – Blake Jarwin 19-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 1:55. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:24.
NYG – 21-yard pass from ( kick), 0:22. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 1:35.Third quarter. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 48-yard field goal, 9:05.
Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, 4:10. DAL – Blake Jarwin 39-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brett Maher kick), 5:10. Cowboys 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:00.
NYG – 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Eli Manning-Evan Engram pass), 2:00. Cowboys 21–18. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 3:07.Fourth quarter. NYG – 2-yard run (Aldrick Rosas kick), 10:43.
Giants 25–21. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:14. DAL – 1-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 9:16. Cowboys 28–25.
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27. NYG – 2-yard run (Aldrick Rosas kick), 3:27. Giants 32–28. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:50. NYG – Aldrick Rosas 38-yard field goal, 2:39.
Giants 35–28. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:34. DAL – 32-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dak Prescott- pass), 1:19. Cowboys 36–35. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:23.Top passers. DAL – – 27/44, 387 yards, 4 TD.
NYG – – 24/41, 301 yards, 2 TD, INTTop rushers. DAL – – 12 rushes, 35 yards, TD. NYG – – 17 rushes, 109 yards, TDTop receivers.
DAL – – 7 receptions, 119 yards, 3 TD. NYG – – 5 receptions, 81 yards, TDThe Cowboys earned a hard-fought win. The defense picked off two passes from while forcing a fumble for a turnover.
Had the best game of his career, accounting for 3 of the Cowboys' touchdowns. The Cowboys won the game after a game-winning touchdown pass from to along with the ensuing 2-point conversion from Prescott to. With this win, the Cowboys finished 10-6.