2021 Dallas Cowboys season

2021 Dallas Cowboys season
2021 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Jerry Jones
Head coach	Mike McCarthy
General manager	Jerry Jones
Home field	AT&T Stadium
Results
Record	12–5
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. 49ers) 17–23
Pro Bowlers	P Bryan Anger ; CB Trevon Diggs ; G Zack Martin ; LB Micah Parsons ; OT Tyron Smith
AP All-Pros	G Zack Martin (1st team); LB Micah Parsons (1st team); CB Trevon Diggs (1st team); P Bryan Anger (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Cowboys seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 62nd season in the National Football League and the 33rd under the ownership of Jerry Jones.

Draft[change | change source]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2020 Dallas Cowboys draft
1	12	Micah Parsons *	LB	Penn State
2	44	Kelvin Joseph	CB	Kentucky
3	82	Osa Odighizuwa	DT	UCLA
3	84	Chauncey Golston	DE	Iowa
3	99	Nahshon Wright	CB	Oregon State	Compensatory Pick
4	123	Jabril Cox	LB	LSU
4	138	Josh Ball	OT	Marshall	Compensatory Pick
5	178	Simi Fehoko	WR	Stanford	Compensatory Pick
6	192	Quinton Bohanna	DT	Kentucky
6	227	Israel Mukuamu	CB	South Carolina	Compensatory Pick
7	238	Matt Farniok	OG	Nebraska
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

The Cowboys' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 29–31	0–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	at Los Angeles Chargers	W 20–17	1–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	Philadelphia Eagles	W 41–21	2–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Carolina Panthers	W 36–28	3–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	New York Giants	W 44–20	4–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at New England Patriots	W 35–29 (OT)	5–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 31	at Minnesota Vikings	W 20–16	6–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	Denver Broncos	L 16–30	6–2	AT&T Stadium	Recap
10	November 14	Atlanta Falcons	W 43–3	7–2	AT&T Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 9–19	7–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	Las Vegas Raiders	L 33–36 (OT)	7–4	AT&T Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–17	8–4	Caesars Superdome	Recap
14	December 12	at Washington Football Team	W 27–20	9–4	FedExField	Recap
15	December 19	at New York Giants	W 21–6	10–4	MetLife Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	Washington Football Team	W 56–14	11–4	AT&T Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	Arizona Cardinals	L 22–25	11–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
18	January 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 51–26	12–5	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[change | change source]

Division[change | change source]

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Dallas Cowboys	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	530	358	W1
⁽⁷⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	444	385	L1
Washington Football Team	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	335	434	W1
New York Giants	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	258	416	L6

Conference[change | change source]

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ 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.

Postseason[change | change source]

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 16	San Francisco 49ers (6)	L 17–23	0–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap

[13-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[6] 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.

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