This week / Teams / Dallas Cowboys
Profile, 2022–2025, refreshed Sat 3:13a ET
DAL
NFC East, Q1 offence #7 of 32

Cowboys.

Dallas Cowboys / 71 games in sample / This week @ NYG
Q1 points / game
5.2
#7 of 32
Scores in Q1
76%
of games in sample
Allows a Q1 score
75%
5.0 pts allowed
Opening drive scores
40%
45 times with the ball first

This week

Sun, Sep 13 at 8:20p ET, MetLife Stadium
Gold Zone FG Spread home

at NYG, best edge +8.8

The model has DAL ahead when the quarter ends 40% of the time, with the quarter level 22% and 9.6 pts projected in it. DAL gets on the board 68% of the time, the opening drive ends in points 47% and someone gets on the board at 92% — all three shown as context only: back-testing found no edge on any of them, so none carries a pick.

Quick markets
Opening drive scores 47%
Q1 total proj 9.6
Game spread NYG +2.5
Game total 47.5

Q1 points, last 12

Sample average 5.2 pts per Q1
3
@CAR
17
WAS
3
@DEN
0
ARI
3
@LV
0
PHI
7
KC
3
@DET
7
MIN
7
LAC
7
@WAS
10
@NYG

Game log

71 games, 2022–2025
DATE OPP Q1 PTS OPENING DRIVE FIRST SCORE FINAL Q1
Jan 4Wk 18 @NYG 10: 6 on defence FG, NYG 17–34 ✓ won
Dec 25Wk 17 @WAS 7: 3 had the ball, Touchdown TD, DAL 30–23 ✓ won
Dec 21Wk 16 vsLAC 7: 7 had the ball, Touchdown TD, DAL 17–34 – level
Dec 14Wk 15 vsMIN 7: 7 on defence TD, DAL 26–34 – level
Dec 4Wk 14 @DET 3: 10 on defence FG, DET 30–44 ✗ lost
Nov 27Wk 13 vsKC 7: 14 had the ball, Turnover TD, KC 31–28 ✗ lost
Nov 23Wk 12 vsPHI 0: 14 had the ball, Turnover on downs TD, PHI 24–21 ✗ lost
Nov 17Wk 11 @LV 3: 6 had the ball, Punt FG, LV 33–16 ✗ lost
Nov 3Wk 9 vsARI 0: 3 had the ball, Turnover on downs FG, ARI 17–27 ✗ lost
Oct 26Wk 8 @DEN 3: 14 on defence FG, DAL 24–44 ✗ lost
Oct 19Wk 7 vsWAS 17: 8 had the ball, Touchdown TD, DAL 44–22 ✓ won
Oct 12Wk 6 @CAR 3: 3 had the ball, Punt FG, CAR 27–30 – level
Showing 12 of 71 Wins the quarter 48% of the time by scoring first

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Ranked by Q1 points per game, 2022–2025
DET, #1 5.9 Q1 pts PHI, #2 5.6 Q1 pts SEA, #3 5.3 Q1 pts BUF, #4 5.3 Q1 pts CIN, #5 5.3 Q1 pts SF, #6 5.2 Q1 pts DAL, #7 5.2 Q1 pts IND, #8 4.9 Q1 pts BAL, #9 4.8 Q1 pts MIA, #10 4.7 Q1 pts GB, #11 4.6 Q1 pts LAR, #12 4.6 Q1 pts LAC, #13 4.5 Q1 pts MIN, #14 4.5 Q1 pts TEN, #15 4.4 Q1 pts KC, #16 4.4 Q1 pts HOU, #17 4.3 Q1 pts ATL, #18 4.2 Q1 pts TB, #19 4.1 Q1 pts DEN, #20 4.0 Q1 pts JAX, #21 4.0 Q1 pts CHI, #22 4.0 Q1 pts CLE, #23 4.0 Q1 pts ARI, #24 4.0 Q1 pts LV, #25 3.9 Q1 pts NE, #26 3.8 Q1 pts NO, #27 3.5 Q1 pts WSH, #28 3.5 Q1 pts PIT, #29 3.4 Q1 pts NYJ, #30 3.2 Q1 pts CAR, #31 3.0 Q1 pts NYG, #32 2.8 Q1 pts