2018 Dallas Cowboys
The 2018 Dallas Cowboys went 10–6, finishing 1st in the NFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 339 points and allowed 324.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 339–324
- NFC East
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 339 points, the 11th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 324, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +15.
How the season unfolded
The Cowboys started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 10 to Week 14.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–7 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6 (October 14, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 23–0 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15 (December 16, 2018).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 9–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC East, sweeping the Giants and the Eagles and splitting with Washington.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 24–22 at home.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 30–22 on the road.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2017, when they went 9–7.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2016.
In 2019, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2018 | at Carolina Panthers | L 8–16 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | vs New York Giants | W 20–13 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2018 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 13–24 |
| Week 4 | Sep 30, 2018 | vs Detroit Lions | W 26–24 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2018 | at Houston Texans | L 16–19 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 40–7 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2018 | at Washington | L 17–20 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2018 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 14–28 |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2018 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–20 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2018 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 22–19 |
| Week 12 | Nov 22, 2018 | vs Washington | W 31–23 |
| Week 13 | Nov 29, 2018 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 13–10 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 29–23 (OT) |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2018 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 0–23 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–20 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | at New York Giants | W 36–35 |
| Wild Card | Jan 5, 2019 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 24–22 |
| Divisional | Jan 12, 2019 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 22–30 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.