2011 Dallas Cowboys
The 2011 Dallas Cowboys went 8–8, finishing 3rd in the NFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 369 points and allowed 347.
- Record
- 8–8
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 369–347
- NFC East
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 369 points, the 15th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 347, the 16th-fewest. Their point differential was +22.
How the season unfolded
The Cowboys started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 8–8.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 9 to Week 12.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 44–7 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 10 (November 13, 2011).
Their heaviest loss was 34–7 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8 (October 30, 2011).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–5.
They played three games that went to overtime and went 2–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the NFC East, sweeping Washington and getting swept by the Eagles and the Giants.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, one game better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2010, when they went 6–10.
In 2012, they went 8–8.
2011 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2011 | at New York Jets | L 24–27 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2011 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27–24 (OT) |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2011 | vs Washington | W 18–16 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2011 | vs Detroit Lions | L 30–34 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2011 | at New England Patriots | L 16–20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2011 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 34–7 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2011 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–34 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2011 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 23–13 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2011 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 44–7 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2011 | at Washington | W 27–24 (OT) |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2011 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 20–19 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2011 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 13–19 (OT) |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2011 | vs New York Giants | L 34–37 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2011 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–15 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2011 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–20 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2012 | at New York Giants | L 14–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.