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2017 Dallas Cowboys season

释义

Offseason
Signings Departures
2017 Draft Class
Staff
Rosters
Opening preseason roster Week one roster Final roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule Game summaries Week 1: vs. New York Giants Week 2: at Denver Broncos Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers Week 8: at Washington Redskins Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Chargers Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins Week 14: at New York Giants Week 15: at Oakland Raiders Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles
Standings
Division Conference
Notes
References

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| logo =
| team = Dallas Cowboys
| year = 2017
| record = 9–7
| division_place = 2nd NFC East
| coach = Jason Garrett
| owner = Jerry Jones
| general manager = Jerry Jones
| stadium = AT&T Stadium
| playoffs = Did 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 = File:Dallas Cowboys Uniforms - 2016 Season.png
| shortnavlink = Cowboys seasons
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The 2017 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League, 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.

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 make the playoffs in consecutive seasons, as they were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 16 loss at home to the Seattle Seahawks.

Offseason

Signings

Pos.	Player	Age	2016 Team	Contract
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

(†) - Later Released
(††) - Later Retired

Departures

Pos.	Player	Age	2017 Team
QB	Tony Romo	37	Retired
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	33	Retired
DE	Ryan Davis	28	Buffalo Bills
DT	Jack Crawford	28	Atlanta Falcons
DT	Terrell McClain	28	Washington Redskins
LB	Rolando McClain	27	Unsigned
LB	Andrew Gachkar	28	Carolina Panthers
CB	Josh Thomas	27	Unsigned
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

2017 Draft Class

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The Cowboys traded their original fifth-round (No. 171 overall) selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a seventh-round (No. 228 overall) selection and quarterback Matt Cassell.
The Cowboys traded their 2018 fifth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2017 sixth-round (No. 191 overall) selection.
The Cowboys traded their original sixth-round (No. 211 overall) selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for sixth (No. 216 overall) and seventh-round (No. 239 overall) selections.^[1]

Staff

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|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=

Head Coach – Jason Garrett
Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator – Rich Bisaccia

|Offensive Coaches=

Offensive Coordinator – Scott Linehan
Quarterbacks – Wade Wilson
Running Backs – Gary Brown
Wide Receivers – Derek Dooley
Assistant Wide Receivers – Kyle Valero
Tight Ends – Steve Loney
Offensive Line – Frank Pollack
Assistant Offensive Line – Marc Colombo
Offensive Assistant – Stephen Brown

|Defensive Coaches=

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Rod Marinelli
Defensive Tackles – Leon Lett
Linebackers/Pass Game Coordinator – Matt Eberflus
Secondary – Joe Baker
Safeties – Greg Jackson
Defensive Assistant – Turner West

|Special Teams Coaches=

Assistant Special Teams – Keith O'Quinn

|Strength and Conditioning=

Strength and Conditioning – Mike Woicik
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Brett Bech
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Kendall Smith

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Rosters

Opening preseason roster

Dallas Cowboys 2017 opening preseason roster

Quarterbacks

3 Luke McCown
17 Kellen Moore
4 Dak Prescott
7 Cooper Rush

Running Backs

21 Ezekiel Elliott
37 Ronnie Hillman
20 Darren McFadden
46 Alfred Morris
41 Keith Smith FB
45 Rod Smith RB/FB

Wide Receivers

11 Cole Beasley
18 Brian Brown
85 Noah Brown
88 Dez Bryant
19 Brice Butler
15 Javontee Herndon
81 Andy Jones
14 Lance Lenoir
16 Uzoma Nwachukwu
10 Ryan Switzer
83 Terrance Williams

Tight Ends

80 Rico Gathers
86 Connor Hamlett
84 James Hanna
89 Blake Jarwin
87 Geoff Swaim
82 Jason Witten

Offensive Linemen

75 Byron Bell T/G
61 Ross Burbank C
62 Ruben Carter G/C
63 Emmett Cleary T/G
71 La'el Collins T/G
64 Jonathan Cooper G/C
67 Clay DeBord T/G
78 Kadeem Edwards T/G
72 Travis Frederick C
79 Chaz Green G/T
73 Joe Looney C/G
70 Zack Martin G
60 Dan Skipper T/G
77 Tyron Smith T
65 Nate Theaker G

Defensive Linemen

76 Richard Ash DT/DE
68 Woody Baron DE/DT
69 Jordan Carrell DT
97 Taco Charlton DE
96 Maliek Collins DT
98 Tyrone Crawford DE/DT
95 David Irving DT/DE
74 Joey Ivie DT
56 Lenny Jones DE
90 DeMarcus Lawrence DE
93 Benson Mayowa DE
58 Damontre Moore DE
66 Lewis Neal DE/DT
55 Stephen Paea DT
99 Charles Tapper DE
92 Cedric Thornton DT

Linebackers

48 Kennan Gilchrist OLB
59 Anthony Hitchens MLB
43 Joseph Jones MLB/OLB
50 Sean Lee OLB
40 Darnell Leslie OLB
47 John Lotulelei MLB/OLB
53 Mark Nzeocha MLB/OLB
54 Jaylon Smith MLB
44 Lucas Wacha OLB
51 Kyle Wilber OLB/MLB
57 Damien Wilson OLB/MLB

Defensive Backs

33 Chidobe Awuzie CB/FS
36 Robert Blanton SS
30 Anthony Brown CB
24 Nolan Carroll CB
35 Kavon Frazier SS
38 Jeff Heath SS/FS
31 Byron Jones FS
27 Jourdan Lewis CB
23 Leon McFadden CB
32 Orlando Scandrick CB
29 Sammy Seamster CB
28 Jameill Showers FS/SS
26 Duke Thomas CB
39 Marquez White CB
25 Xavier Woods FS/SS

Special Teams

5 Dan Bailey K
2 Sam Irwin-Hill P/K
6 Chris Jones P
91 L. P. Ladouceur LS
49 Zach Wood LS

Reserve Lists

52 Justin Durant MLB/OLB (Active/NF-Inj.)
-- Zac Dysert QB (IR)
94 Randy Gregory DE (Susp.)
34 Jahad Thomas RB (IR)

90 Active, 3 Inactive

Week one roster

Dallas Cowboys 2017 week one roster

Quarterbacks

17 Kellen Moore
4 Dak Prescott
7 Cooper Rush

Running Backs

21 Ezekiel Elliott
20 Darren McFadden
46 Alfred Morris
41 Keith Smith FB
45 Rod Smith RB/FB

Wide Receivers

11 Cole Beasley
85 Noah Brown
88 Dez Bryant
19 Brice Butler
10 Ryan Switzer
83 Terrance Williams

Tight Ends

84 James Hanna
87 Geoff Swaim
82 Jason Witten

Offensive Linemen

75 Byron Bell T/G
71 La'el Collins T/G
64 Jonathan Cooper G/C
72 Travis Frederick C
79 Chaz Green G/T
73 Joe Looney C/G
70 Zack Martin G
77 Tyron Smith T

Defensive Linemen

97 Taco Charlton DE
96 Maliek Collins DT
98 Tyrone Crawford DE/DT
90 DeMarcus Lawrence DE
93 Benson Mayowa DE
55 Stephen Paea DT
92 Brian Price DT
99 Charles Tapper DE

Linebackers

52 Justin Durant MLB/OLB
56 Jayrone Elliott OLB
59 Anthony Hitchens MLB
50 Sean Lee OLB
54 Jaylon Smith MLB
51 Kyle Wilber OLB/MLB
57 Damien Wilson OLB/MLB

Defensive Backs

33 Chidobe Awuzie CB/FS
23 Bené Benwikere CB
30 Anthony Brown CB
24 Nolan Carroll CB
35 Kavon Frazier SS
38 Jeff Heath SS/FS
31 Byron Jones FS
27 Jourdan Lewis CB
32 Orlando Scandrick CB
25 Xavier Woods FS/SS

Special Teams

5 Dan Bailey K
6 Chris Jones P
91 L. P. Ladouceur LS

Reserve Lists

-- Zac Dysert QB (IR)
80 Rico Gathers TE (IR)
94 Randy Gregory DE (Susp.)
95 David Irving DT/DE (Susp.)
58 Damontre Moore DE (Susp.)
26 Duke Thomas CB (IR)

Practice Squad

76 Richard Ash DT/DE
78 Kadeem Edwards T/G
89 Blake Jarwin TE
14 Lance Lenoir WR
66 Lewis Neal DT/DE
53 Mark Nzeocha MLB/OLB
28 Jameill Showers FS/SS
60 Dan Skipper T/G
65 Nate Theaker G
39 Marquez White CB

53 Active, 6 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

Final roster

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
HOF	August 3\|Thursday}}	vs. Arizona Cardinals	W 20–18	1–0	{{small>(Canton, Ohio)}}	Recap
1	August 12\|Saturday}}	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–13	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
2	August 19\|Saturday}}	Indianapolis Colts	W 24–19	2–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
3	August 26\|Saturday}}	Oakland Raiders	W 24–20	3–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
4	August 31\|Thursday}}	at Houston Texans	*Cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey †*

{{small|† The game was 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

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 10	New York Giants	W 19–3	1–0	AT&T Stadium	Recap
2	September 17	at Denver Broncos	L 17–42	1–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
3	September 25\|Monday}}	at Arizona Cardinals	W 28–17	2–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	Los Angeles Rams	L 30–35	2–2	AT&T Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	Green Bay Packers	L 31–35	2–3	AT&T Stadium	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 22	at San Francisco 49ers	W 40–10	3–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	October 29	at Washington Redskins	W 33–19	4–3	FedExField	Recap
9	November 5	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–17	5–3	AT&T Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	at Atlanta Falcons	L 7–27	5–4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Philadelphia Eagles	L 9–37	5–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	Los Angeles Chargers	L 6–28	5–6	AT&T Stadium	Recap
13	November 30\|Thursday}}	Washington Redskins	W 38–14	6–6	AT&T Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	at New York Giants	W 30–10	7–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Oakland Raiders	W 20–17	8–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
16	December 24	Seattle Seahawks	L 12–21	8–7	AT&T Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 6–0	9–7	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Giants

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DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 6:25. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:58.

Second quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 12:45. Cowboys 6–0. Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 7:38.
DAL – Jason Witten 12-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:41. Cowboys 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:07.
DAL – Dan Bailey 42-yard field goal, 0:05. Cowboys 16–0. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:14.

Third quarter

NYG – Aldrick Rosas 25-yard field goal, 5:16. Cowboys 16–3. Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 9:44.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 36-yard field goal, 1:55. Cowboys 19–3. Drive: 11 plays, 34 yards, 5:53.

|stats=Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 29/38, 220 yards, INT
DAL – Dak Prescott – 24/39, 268 yards, TD

Top rushers

NYG – Paul Perkins – 7 rushes, 16 yards
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 24 rushes, 104 yards

Top receivers

NYG – Roger Lewis – 4 receptions, 54 yards
DAL – Terrance Williams – 6 receptions, 68 yards

Top tacklers

NYG –B. J. Goodson–18 tackles
DAL –Sean Lee– 8 tackles

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Dallas opened its third straight season at home against NFC East division rival New York. Giants WR 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 TE 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 QB 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

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DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 10-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 9:25. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.

Second quarter

DAL – Dez Bryant 3-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 12:39. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:46.
DEN – C. J. Anderson 16-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 5:54. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 6:45.
DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 6-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 1:38. Broncos 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:42.
DAL – Dan Bailey 56-yard field goal, 0:02. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

DEN – Virgil Green 2-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Brandon McManus kick), 7:56. Broncos 28–10. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:04.
DEN – C. J. Anderson 23-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 6:14. Broncos 35–10. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:14.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Jason Witten 28-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 14:24. Broncos 35–17. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:35.
DEN – Aqib Talib 103-yard interception return (Brandon McManus kick), 0:53. Broncos 42–17.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 30/50, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
DEN – Trevor Siemian – 22/32, 231 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 3 rushes, 24 yards
DEN – C. J. Anderson – 25 rushes, 118 yards, TD

Top receivers

DAL – Jason Witten – 10 receptions, 97 yards, TD
DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 6 receptions, 71 yards

Top tacklers

DAL – Jaylon Smith, 10 tackles
DEN – Brandon Marshall, 7 tackles

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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 Phoenix against the Cardinals.

Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals

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ARI – Jaron Brown 25-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 10:06. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

DAL – Dak Prescott 10-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 1:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:41.

Third quarter

DAL – Dez Bryant 15-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 8:42. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:58.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 15-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 3:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:32.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Brice Butler 37-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 12:03. Cowboys 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:53.
ARI – Phil Dawson 37-yard field goal, 6:40. Cowboys 21–17. Drive: 16 plays, 56 yards, 5:17.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 8-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 5:03. Cowboys 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 13/18, 183 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 29/48, 325 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 22 rushes, 80 yards, TD
ARI – Andre Ellington – 5 rushes, 22 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Brice Butler – 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 13 receptions, 149 yards, TD

Top tacklers

DAL – Sean Lee – 8 tackles
ARI – Tyvon Branch – 12 tackles

}}

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 TD 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

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Four: Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date=October 1
|time=12:00 p.m. CDT
|road=Rams
|R1=3|R2=13|R3=10|R4=9
|home=Cowboys
|H1=3|H2=21|H3=0|H4=6
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=91,869
|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
|referee=Clete Blakeman
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 34-yard field goal, 11:30. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:30.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 49-yard field goal, 7:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 10-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 14:05. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 8:02.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 44-yard field goal, 12:39. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 1:26.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 10:53. Cowboys 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
LAR – Cooper Kupp 7-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 6:33. Cowboys 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:56.
DAL – Brice Butler 10-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:51. Cowboys 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 24–16. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

LAR – Greg Zuerlein 30-yard field goal, 7:26. Cowboys 24–19. Drive: 8 plays 54 yards, 3:15.
LAR – Todd Gurley 53-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:59. Rams 26–24. Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:59.

Fourth quarter

LAR – Greg Zuerlein 28-yard field goal, 11:56. Rams 29–24. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:26.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 43-yard field goal, 9:41. Rams 32–24. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:19.
DAL – James Hanna 28-yard pass from Dak Prescott (pass failed), 7:11. Rams 32–30. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 1:55. Rams 35–30. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:16.

|stats=Top passers

LAR – Jared Goff – 21/36, 255 yards, 2 TD,
DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/36, 252 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

LAR – Todd Gurley – 23 rushes, 121 yards
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 21 rushes, 85 yards, TD

Top receivers

LAR – Todd Gurley – 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD
DAL – Dez Bryant – 5 receptions, 98 yards

Top tacklers

LAR – Mark Barron – 8 tackles
DAL – Jaylon Smith – 10 tackles

}}

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 L.A. up 26–24 late in the third quarter. After Dallas posted a 4th-quarter TD on a pass to TE James Hanna, L.A. 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 vs. the Green Bay Packers October 8.

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Five: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date=October 8
|time=3:25 p.m. CDT
|road=Packers
|R1=6|R2=6|R3=3|R4=20
|home=Cowboys
|H1=7|H2=14|H3=0|H4=10
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=93,329
|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
|referee=Terry McAulay
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Cole Beasley 2-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 8:24. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:36.
GB – Davante Adams 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (kick failed), 4:01. Cowboys 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

DAL – Cole Beasley 5-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey), 13:37. Cowboys 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:24.
DAL – Dez Bryant 10-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 6:10. Cowboys 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:56.
GB – Aaron Jones (kick failed), 0:54. Cowboys 21–12. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:16.

Third quarter

GB – Mason Crosby 22-yard field goal, 11:09. Cowboys 21–15. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:51.

Fourth quarter

GB – Jordy Nelson 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 14:54. Packers 22–21. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 7:43.
DAL – Dan Bailey 43-yard field goal, 11:45. Cowboys 24–22. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:09.
GB – Damarious Randall 21-yard interception return (pass failed), 9:56. Packers 28–24. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:41.
DAL – Dak Prescott 11-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 1:13. Cowboys 31–28. Drive: 17 plays, 79 yards, 8:43.
GB – Davante Adams 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:11. Packers 35–31. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:02.

|stats=Top passers

GB – Aaron Rodgers – 19/29, 221 yards, 3 TD
DAL – Dak Prescott – 25/36, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

GB – Aaron Jones – 19 rushes, 125 yards, TD
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 29 rushes, 116 yards

Top receivers

GB – Davante Adams – 7 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD
DAL – Jason Witten – 8 receptions, 61 yards

Top tacklers

GB – Blake Martinez – 12 tackles
DAL – Jourdan Lewis – 7 tackles

}}

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

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
|date=October 22
|time=3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
|road=Cowboys
|R1=14|R2=6|R3=13|R4=7
|home=49ers
|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=7
|stadium=Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
|attendance=70,133
|weather={{convert|68|F|C}}, sunny
|referee=Ronald Torbert
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 12:46. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 1:18.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 25-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 7:57. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:28.
SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 4:33. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:28.

Second quarter

DAL – Jason Witten 18-yard pass from Dak Prescott (pass failed), 10:33. Cowboys 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:03.

Third quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 72-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Jeff Heath kick), 11:12. Cowboys 27–3. Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:14.
DAL – Dak Prescott 2-yard run (kick failed), 0:46. Cowboys 33–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:44.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Dez Bryant 2-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Jeff Heath kick), 10:54. Cowboys 40–10. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:11.
SF – C.J. Beathard 4-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 6:19. Cowboys 40–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 16/25, 234 yards, 3 TD
SF – C.J. Beathard – 22/38, 235 yards

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 26 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD
SF – Carlos Hyde – 14 rushes, 68 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 1 reception, 72 yards, TD
SF – Marquise Goodwin – 4 receptions, 80 yards

Top tacklers

DAL – Anthony Hitchens – 8 tackles
SF – Dontae Johnson – 6 tackles

}}

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

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Eight: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
|date=October 29
|time=4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
|road=Cowboys
|R1=7|R2=7|R3=9|R4=10
|home=Redskins
|H1=10|H2=3|H3=0|H4=6
|stadium=FedExField, Landover, Maryland
|attendance=78,428
|weather={{convert|60|F|C}}, rain
|referee=Walt Anderson
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

WAS – Nick Rose 38-yard field goal, 13:17. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:39.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 13-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 10:37. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.
WAS – Rob Kelley 1-yard run (Nick Rose kick), 6:39. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.

Second quarter

WAS – Nick Rose 42-yard field goal, 10:09. Redskins 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:53.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:24. Cowboys 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

DAL – Mike Nugent 36-yard field goal, 8:44. Cowboys 17–13. Drive 9 plays, 27 yards, 3:44.
DAL – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 6:29. Cowboys 20–13. Drive 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:08.
DAL – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 0:42. Cowboys 23–13. Drive 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:02.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 8:47. Cowboys 26–13. Drive 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:53.
WAS – Josh Doctson 1-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (kick failed), 4:39. Cowboys 26–19. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.
DAL – Byron Jones 21-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 0:30. Cowboys 33–19.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 14/22, 143 yards
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 26/39, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 33 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Rob Kelly – 8 rushes, 19 yards, TD

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant – 4 receptions, 39 yards
WAS – Jamison Crowder – 9 receptions, 123 yards

Top tacklers

DAL – Orlando Scandrick – 7 tackles
WAS – Zach Brown – 8 tackles

}}

On a windy, chilly, rainy Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field in Landover Maryland, 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 CB Byron Jones – Dallas' first interception since week two vs. Denver. On special teams, Dallas recovered a fumbled kickoff and Cowboys CB Orlando Scandrick returned a blocked FG 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

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date=November 5
|time=3:25 p.m. CST
|road=Chiefs
|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=0
|home=Cowboys
|H1=7|H2=7|H3=7|H4=7
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=93,273
|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
|referee=Pete Morelli
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Cole Beasley 6-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Mike Nugent kick), 2:42. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:58.

Second quarter

KC – Harrison Butker 38-yard field goal, 7:24. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:08.
DAL – Dak Prescott 10-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:21. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 1:31.
KC – Tyreek Hill 56-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 0:02. Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:13.

Third quarter

KC – Travis Kelce 2-yard pass from Alex Smith (Harrison Butker kick), 9:11. Chiefs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 5:54.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:33. Cowboys 21–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:37.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Cole Beasley 7-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Mike Nugent kick), 9:02. Cowboys 28–17. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 6:46.

|stats=Top passers

KC – Alex Smith – 25/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
DAL – Dak Prescott – 21/33, 249 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

KC – Kareem Hunt – 9 rushes, 37 yards
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 27 rushes, 93 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 73 yards, TD
DAL – Terrance Williams – 9 receptions, 141 yards

Top tacklers

KC –
DAL –

}}

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 KC 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 KC following that up with a Travis Kelce 2-yard TD grab from Alex Smith at 9:11 of the third quarter to take its first lead of the game, 17–14. Dallas' two long TD drives were 12 and 13 plays respectively, eating up over 12 minutes of second-half game clock.

Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
|date=November 12
|time=4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST
|road=Cowboys
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0
|home=Falcons
|H1=3|H2=7|H3=7|H4=10
|stadium=Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
|attendance=73,761
|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
|referee=Ed Hochuli
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Dak Prescott 11-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:19. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:30.
ATL – Matt Bryant 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:19.

Second quarter

ATL – Tevin Coleman 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:31. Falcons 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:25.

Third quarter

ATL – Justin Hardy 3-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:26. Falcons 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:34.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Austin Hooper 1-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 13:48. Falcons 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:41.
ATL – Matt Bryant 29-yard field goal, 8:28. Falcons 27–7. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:55.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/30, 176 yards
ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/29, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

DAL – Alfred Morris – 11 carries, 53 yards
ATL – Tevin Coleman – 20 carries, 83 yards, TD

Top receivers

DAL – Jason Witten – 7 receptions, 59 yards
ATL – Julio Jones – 6 receptions, 57 yards

Top tacklers

DAL –
ATL –

}}

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

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Eleven: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date=November 19
|time=7:30 p.m. CST
|road=Eagles
|R1=7|R2=0|R3=16|R4=14
|home=Cowboys
|H1=6|H2=3|H3=0|H4=0
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=93,247
|weather={{convert|54|F|C}}, clear skies — retractable roof open
|referee=Bill Vinovich
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 13:27. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:38.
PHI – Kenjon Barner 4-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 9:16. Eagles 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
DAL – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 3:20. Eagles 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:47.

Second quarter

DAL – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, 1:00. Cowboys 9–7. Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:19.

Third quarter

PHI – Corey Clement 11-yard run (Corey Clement run), 10:56. Eagles 15–9. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04.
PHI – Torrey Smith 11-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Alshon Jeffery pass from Carson Wentz), 5:40. Eagles 23–9. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:28.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Alshon Jeffrey 17-yard pass from Carson Wentz (pass failed), 12:10. Eagles 29–9. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:48.
PHI – Nigel Bradham 37-yard fumble return (Trey Burton pass from Carson Wentz), 10:43. Eagles 37–9. Drive: 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:19.

|stats=Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 14/27, 168 yards, 2 TD
DAL – Dak Prescott – 18/31, 145 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

PHI – Jay Ajayi – 7 carries, 91 yards
DAL – Alfred Morris – 17 carries, 91 yards

Top receivers

PHI – Alshon Jeffrey – 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD
DAL – Dez Bryant – 8 receptions, 63 yards

}}

The Cowboys squandered a 9–7 halftime lead and allowed 30 unanswered points. This loss dropped them to 5–5 on the season and 0–2 without Elliott.

Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Twelve: Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date={{tooltip|November 23|Thursday}}
|time=3:30 p.m. CST
|road=Chargers
|R1=0|R2=3|R3=13|R4=12
|home=Cowboys
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=6
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=93,012
|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
|referee=Jerome Boger
|TV=CBS
|TVAnnouncers=Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

LAC – Nick Novak 22-yard field goal, 1:56. Chargers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:59.

Third quarter

LAC – Hunter Henry 3-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed), 8:59. Chargers 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 6:01.
LAC – Tyrell Williams 27-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Drew Kaser kick), 1:46. Chargers 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:59.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Rod Smith 2-yard run (pass failed), 12:48. Chargers 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:58.
LAC – Keenan Allen 42-yard pass from Philip Rivers (kick failed), 9:58. Chargers 22–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50.
LAC – Desmond King 90-yard interception return (kick failed), 7:41. Chargers 28–6.

|stats=Top passers

LAC – Philip Rivers – 27/33, 434 yards, 3 TD
DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/27, 179 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

LAC – Melvin Gordon – 21 carries, 65 yards
DAL – Rod Smith – 9 carries, 41 yards, TD

Top receivers

LAC – Keenan Allen – 11 receptions, 172 yards, TD
DAL – Jason Witten – 7 receptions, 44 yards

Top tacklers

LAC –
DAL –

}}

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

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|titlestyle={{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|border=2}};text-align:center;
|state=autocollapse
|title=Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date={{tooltip|November 30|Thursday}}
|time=7:25 p.m. CST
|road=Redskins
|R1=0|R2=7|R3=0|R4=7
|home=Cowboys
|H1=0|H2=17|H3=0|H4=21
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=91,712
|weather={{convert|58|F|C}}, clear — retractable roof open
|referee=Craig Wrolstad
|TV=NBC/NFLN/Amazon Video
|TVAnnouncers=Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

DAL – Jason Witten 8-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 10:43. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:09.
DAL – Dan Bailey 24-yard field goal, 5:29. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 4:14.
DAL – Ryan Switzer 83-yard punt return (Dan Bailey kick), 3:46. Cowboys 17–0.
WAS – Ryan Grant 20-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 0:59. Cowboys 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:25.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Dez Bryant 13-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 14:53. Cowboys 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 5:28.
WAS – Josh Doctson 14-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Nick Rose kick), 11:28. Cowboys 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:25.
DAL – Alfred Morris 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 4:55. Cowboys 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:33.
DAL – Rod Smith 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 2:37. Cowboys 38–14. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:39.

|stats=Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 26/37, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
DAL – Dak Prescott – 11/22, 102 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WAS – Samaje Perine – 12 carries, 38 yards
DAL – Alfred Morris – 27 carries, 127 yards, TD

Top receivers

WAS – Ryan Grant – 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
DAL – Dez Bryant – 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Top tacklers

WAS –
DAL –

}}

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

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|title=Week Fourteen: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
|date=December 10
|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
|road=Cowboys
|R1=3|R2=7|R3=0|R4=20
|home=Giants
|H1=0|H2=10|H3=0|H4=0
|stadium=MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
|attendance=78,125
|weather={{convert|39|F|C}}, fair
|referee=Walt Anderson
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 7:14. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 7:46.

Second quarter

NYG – Aldrick Rosas 39-yard field goal, 12:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 17 plays, 62 yards, 9:24.
NYG – Rhett Ellison 1-yard pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick), 2:07. Giants 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:17.
DAL – Dez Bryant 50-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:38. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:29.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Jason Witten 20-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 7:38. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:51.
DAL – Rod Smith 81-yard pass from Dak Prescott (kick failed), 4:08. Cowboys 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 0:25.
DAL – Rod Smith 15-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 2:57. Cowboys 30–10. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:19.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 20/30, 332 yards, 3 TD
NYG – Eli Manning – 31/46, 228 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

DAL – Alfred Morris – 19 carries, 62 yards
NYG – Wayne Gallman – 12 carries, 59 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
NYG – Evan Engram – 4 receptions, 54 yards

}}

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. Despite the win against the Giants, the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title with the win against the Rams.

Week 15: at Oakland Raiders

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|date=December 17
|time=7:30 p.m. CST/5:30 p.m. PST
|road=Cowboys
|R1=3|R2=7|R3=7|R4=3
|home=Raiders
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=10|H4=7
|stadium=Oakland Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California
|attendance=55,372
|weather={{convert|57|F|C}}, clear
|referee=Gene Steratore
|TV=NBC
|TVAnnouncers=Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 45-yard field goal, 4:56. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:08.

Second quarter

DAL – Rod Smith 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 14:04. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 8 plyas, 65 yards, 4:45.

Third quarter

OAK – Michael Crabtree 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 8:03. Cowboys 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards. 6:57.
OAK – Giorgio Tavecchio 39-yard field goal, 6:14. Tie 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:00.
DAL – Dak Prescott 5-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 0:45. Cowboys 17–10. Drive 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.'

Fourth quarter

OAK – Michael Crabtree 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Giorgio Tavecchio kick), 10:35. Tie 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:10.
DAL – Dan Bailey 19-yard field goal, 1:44. Cowboys 20–17. Drive: 11 plays 69 yards, 4:46.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott 18/27, 212 yards, 2 INT
OAK – Derek Carr 21/38, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

DAL – Alfred Morris 16 rushes, 61 yards
OAK – Marshawn Lynch 16 rushes 76 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant 2 receptions, 59 yards
OAK – Seth Roberts 3 receptions, 52 yards

Top tacklers

DAL – Sean Lee 10 tackles
OAK – NaVorro Bowman 9 tackles

}}

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

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|title=Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
|date=December 24
|time=3:25 p.m. CST
|road=Seahawks
|R1=0|R2=7|R3=7|R4=7
|home=Cowboys
|H1=0|H2=9|H3=3|H4=0
|stadium=AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
|attendance=92,150
|weather=Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
|referee=John Hussey
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 34-yard field goal, 14:11. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:50.
DAL – Dan Bailey 51-yard field goal, 5:48. Cowboys 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 5:24.
SEA – Jimmy Graham 3-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 1:38. Seahawks 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:24.
DAL – Dan Bailey 51-yard field goal, 0:03. Cowboys 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

SEA – Justin Coleman 30-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick), 11:19. Seahawks 14–9.
DAL – Dan Bailey 39-yard field goal, 8:36. Seahawks 14–12. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:43.

Fourth quarter

SEA – Doug Baldwin 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 11:59. Seahawks 21–12. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:25.

|stats=Top passers

SEA – Russell Wilson – 14/21, 93 yards, 2 TD
DAL – Dak Prescott – 21/34, 182 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Russell Wilson – 9 carries, 29 yards
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 24 carries, 97 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Doug Baldwin – 4 receptions, 35 yards, TD
DAL – Dez Bryant – 3 receptions, 44 yards

Top tacklers

SEA –
DAL –

}}

Zeke returns from his six-game suspension. With the loss, the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention.

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

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|title=Week Seventeen: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
|date=December 31
|time=1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
|road=Cowboys
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=6
|home=Eagles
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0
|stadium=Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|attendance=69,596
|weather={{convert|19|F|C}}, sunny
|referee=John Parry
|TV=Fox
|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
|reference=Recap, Gamebook
|scoring=First quarter

No Scoring

Second quarter

No Scoring

Third quarter

No Scoring

Fourth quarter

DAL – Brice Butler 20-yard pass from Dak Prescott (kick failed), 12:19. Cowboys 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 103 yards, 5:48.

|stats=Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott: 17/30, 179 yards, TD
PHI – Nate Sudfeld: 19/23, 134 yards

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott: 27 rushes, 103 yards
PHI – LeGarrette Blount: 9 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

DAL – Brice Butler: 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD
PHI – Mack Hollins: 3 receptions, 25 yards

Top tacklers

DAL – Sean Lee: 7 tackles, 1 assist
PHI – Jaylen Watkins: 7 tackles

}}

With the win, the Cowboys finished a rough season with a 9–7 record. This 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 Week 17 of the 2009 season. This is Dez Bryant's last game with Dallas, as the Cowboys released him on April 13, 2018. This is Jason Witten's last game in the NFL until 2019, as he retired on May 3, 2018 and joined the MNF booth. He later came out of retirement and rejoined the Cowboys. This is Dan Bailey's last game as a Cowboy, as he was released on September 1, 2018 and signed with the Minnesota Vikings on September 17, 2018.

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/2017.htm|title=2017 NFL Draft Pick Transactions|work=ProSportsTransactions.com}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Cowboys–Texans game relocated to AT&T Stadium |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000836313/article/cowboystexans-game-relocated-to-att-stadium |work=NFL.com |date=August 28, 2017 |accessdate=August 28, 2017}}
3. ^{{cite news | last=Epstein | first=Jori | title=Cowboys–Texans game canceled to give Houston players chance to go home after Harvey | work=The Dallas Morning News | date=August 30, 2017 | url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2017/08/28/cowboys-texans-officially-relocate-thursdays-nfl-preseason-game-att-stadium-houston | accessdate=August 30, 2017}}

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