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2024 Dallas Cowboys season

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2024 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerJerry Jones
General managerJerry Jones
Head coachMike McCarthy
Offensive coordinatorBrian Schottenheimer
Defensive coordinatorMike Zimmer
Home fieldAT&T Stadium
Results
Record3–5
Division place3rd NFC East
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Dallas Cowboys' 65th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Mike McCarthy. This is 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, but are still looking to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year, and win the NFC East in back-to-back years, something the Cowboys have not done since 1996, and no NFC East team has done since the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004.

For the first time since 2010, offensive tackle Tyron Smith will not be on the roster, as he signed with the New York Jets during free agency.[1] On April 29, running back Ezekiel Elliott returned to the team after a year away.[2]

Offseason

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Signings

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Position Player Age 2023 team Contract
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

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Position Player Age Contract
RB Rico Dowdle 25 1 year, $1.25 million
G Chuma Edoga 27 1 year, $1.3 million
CB C. J. Goodwin 34 1 year, $3.7 million
CB Jourdan Lewis 29 1 year, $2.8 million
LS Trent Sieg 29 1 year, $1.3 million

Trade acquisitions

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Position Player Age 2023 team Contract Traded away
CB Andrew Booth Jr. 24 Minnesota Vikings 2 years, $3.3 million CB Nahshon Wright

Departures

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Position Player Age 2024 team
RB Tony Pollard 27 Tennessee Titans
WR Michael Gallup 28 Retired
TE Sean McKeon 27 Detroit Lions
OT Tyron Smith 34 New York Jets
C Tyler Biadasz 27 Washington Commanders
DE Dorance Armstrong 27 Washington Commanders
DE Dante Fowler 30 Washington Commanders
DT Neville Gallimore 27 Miami Dolphins
DT Johnathan Hankins 32 Seattle Seahawks
LB Leighton Vander Esch 28 Retired
CB Stephon Gilmore 34 Minnesota Vikings
CB Noah Igbinoghene 25 Washington Commanders
CB Nahshon Wright 26 Minnesota Vikings
SS Jayron Kearse 30 TBD

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Dallas Cowboys Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 29 Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma
2 56 Marshawn Kneeland DE Western Michigan
3 73 Cooper Beebe G Kansas State
87 Marist Liufau LB Notre Dame
4 124 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[A]
5 159 Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs[B]
174 Caelen Carson CB Wake Forest
6 216 Ryan Flournoy WR Southeast Missouri State
7 233 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.[3]
  2. ^ Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (159th) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' 2023 sixth-round selection (No. 178).[4]
2024 Dallas Cowboys undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Corey Crooms WR Minnesota [5][6]
Denzel Daxon DT Illinois
Josh DeBerry CB Texas A&M
Alec Holler TE UCF
Cam Johnson WR Northwestern
Emany Johnson S Nevada
Jason Johnson LB UCF
Brock Mogensen LB South Dakota
Nathaniel Peat RB Missouri
Brevyn Spann-Ford TE Minnesota
Byron Vaughns DE Baylor
Julius Wood S East Carolina

Staff

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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
Scouting department
  • Director of college scouting – Mitch LaPointe
  • Director of pro scouting – Alex Loomis
  • Advance scouting coordinator – Keith O'Quinn
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Chris Vaughn
  • College scouting coordinator – Chris Hall
  • Scouting video coordinator – Rich Behm
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

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

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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


As of November 4, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 9 reserve, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–13 0–1 SoFi Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Las Vegas Raiders W 27–12 1–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap
3 August 24 Los Angeles Chargers L 19–26 1–2 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 3:25 p.m. at Cleveland Browns W 33–17 1–0 Huntington Bank Field Fox Recap
2 September 15 12:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 19–44 1–1 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 22 3:25 p.m Baltimore Ravens L 25–28 1–2 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 26 7:15 p.m. at New York Giants W 20–15 2–2 MetLife Stadium Prime Video Recap
5 October 6 8:45 p.m.[A] at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–17 3–2 Acrisure Stadium NBC Recap
6 October 13 3:25 p.m. Detroit Lions L 9–47 3–3 AT&T Stadium Fox Recap
7 Bye
8 October 27 7:20 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers L 24–30 3–4 Levi's Stadium NBC Recap
9 November 3 12:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons L 21–27 3–5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 10 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles AT&T Stadium CBS
11 November 18 7:15 p.m. Houston Texans AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders Northwest Stadium Fox
13 November 28 3:30 p.m. New York Giants AT&T Stadium Fox
14 December 9 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC
15 December 15 12:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
16 December 22 7:20 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers AT&T Stadium NBC
17 December 29 3:25 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
18 January 4/5 TBD Washington Commanders AT&T Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 13 10333
Browns 3 0 7717

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week 2: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 14 21 6344
Cowboys 3 13 3019

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

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week 3: Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ravens 14 7 7028
Cowboys 3 3 01925

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

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Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 3320
Giants 3 6 3315

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 5: Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 3 01420
Steelers 3 0 7717

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).[9]

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 6: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 20 101047
Cowboys 3 3 309

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

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 8: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 01424
49ers 3 3 21330

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

Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 9: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 7 3821
Falcons 7 7 7627

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Cowboys 0 0 000

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Standings

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Division

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NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Commanders 7 2 0 .778 2–0 5–1 263 189 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 6 2 0 .750 1–0 3–2 199 155 W4
Dallas Cowboys 3 5 0 .375 1–0 1–4 171 225 L3
New York Giants 2 7 0 .222 0–4 1–5 139 202 L4

Conference

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NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Detroit Lions North 7 1 0 .875 2–0 6–1 .500 .508 W6
2 Washington Commanders East 7 2 0 .778 2–0 5–1 .390 .333 W3
3 Atlanta Falcons South 6 3 0 .667 4–0 6–1 .506 .404 W2
4 Arizona Cardinals West 5 4 0 .556 2–0 3–3 .613 .475 W3
Wild cards
5[a] Minnesota Vikings North 6 2 0 .750 1–1 3–2 .522 .472 W1
6[a] Philadelphia Eagles East 6 2 0 .750 1–0 3–2 .384 .327 W4
7 Green Bay Packers North 6 3 0 .667 0–2 2–3 .553 .442 L1
In the hunt
8[b] Chicago Bears North 4 4 0 .500 0–0 2–2 .457 .294 L2
9[b][c] Los Angeles Rams West 4 4 0 .500 2–1 3–4 .559 .471 W3
10[c] San Francisco 49ers West 4 4 0 .500 1–2 2–3 .515 .343 W1
11[d] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 4 5 0 .444 1–2 4–2 .684 .647 L3
12[d] Seattle Seahawks West 4 5 0 .444 0–2 1–4 .506 .429 L2
13 Dallas Cowboys East 3 5 0 .375 1–0 1–4 .514 .385 L3
14[e][f] Carolina Panthers South 2 7 0 .222 1–2 1–4 .463 .222 W1
15[f][g] New Orleans Saints South 2 7 0 .222 1–3 2–4 .532 .294 L7
16[e][g] New York Giants East 2 7 0 .222 0–4 1–5 .577 .333 L4
Tiebreakers[h]
  1. ^ a b Minnesota wins tie break over Philadelphia based on strength of victory.
  2. ^ a b Chicago wins tie break over LA Rams based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate San Francisco (see below).
  3. ^ a b LA Rams wins tie break over San Francisco based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ a b Tampa Bay wins tie break over Seattle based on conference record.
  5. ^ a b Carolina wins tie break over NY Giants based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate New Orleans (see below).
  6. ^ a b Carolina wins tie break over New Orleans based on division record.
  7. ^ a b New Orleans wins tie break over NY Giants based on conference record.
  8. ^ 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.

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Cimini, Rob (March 15, 2024). "Sources: Ex-Cowboys OT Tyron Smith signing 1-year deal with Jets". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Walker, Patrik (April 29, 2024). "Cowboys, Ezekiel Elliott reunite for 2024 season". NFL.com.
  3. ^ Smith, Coral (August 25, 2023). "Niners trade QB Trey Lance to Cowboys for fourth-round pick". NFL. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Goldman, Charles (April 29, 2023). "Chiefs trade pick No. 178 to Cowboys". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "UDFA Tracker: Cowboys still assembling class post-draft". DallasCowboys.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "12 undrafted free agents expected for rookie campt". DallasCowboys.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Showdown between Dallas and Pittsburgh starts after nearly 90-minute weather delay, AP News, October 6, 2024
  8. ^ Game Recap: Cowboys comeback falls short, 28–25, DallasCowboys.com, September 22, 2024
  9. ^ The Longest Day: Sunday marked NFL's lengthiest day of football at 15 hours, 27 minutes, NFL.com, October 7, 2024
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