2013 Dallas Cowboys season

The 2013 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 54th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth playing home games at AT&T Stadium (formerly known as "Cowboys Stadium") and the third full season under head coach Jason Garrett. The Cowboys finished 8–8 for a third consecutive season, but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season after losing their final game for the third straight season, this time to the Philadelphia Eagles.

2013 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerJerry Jones
General managerJerry Jones
Head coachJason Garrett
Home fieldAT&T Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Dez Bryant
DT Jason Hatcher
RB DeMarco Murray
LT Tyron Smith
TE Jason Witten
AP All-ProsTyron Smith (2nd team)
Uniform

2013 draft class
Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
2013 Dallas Cowboys Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
131 Travis FrederickCWisconsin
247 Gavin EscobarTESan Diego State
374 Terrance WilliamsWRBaylor
380 J. J. WilcoxSGeorgia Southern
4114 B. W. WebbCBWilliam & Mary
5151 Joseph RandleRBOklahoma State
6185 DeVonte HollomanLBSouth Carolina

Notes

Staff
2013 Dallas Cowboys staff
Front office
  • Owner/president/general manager – Jerry Jones
  • COO/executive vice president/director of player personnel – Stephen Jones
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Tom Ciskowski
  • Director of football administration – Todd Williams
  • Assistant Director of pro scouting – Judd Garrett

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Rosters

Opening preseason roster
2013 Dallas Cowboys opening preseason roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

90 active, 1 inactive

Week one roster
2013 Dallas Cowboys week one roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

53 active, 7 inactive, 8 practice squad

Final roster
2013 Dallas Cowboys final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

53 active, 8 inactive, 9 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
HOF August 4 vs. Miami Dolphins W 24–20 1–0 Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio) Recap
1 August 9 at Oakland Raiders L 17–19 1–1 O.co Coliseum Recap
2 August 17 at Arizona Cardinals L 7–12 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
3 August 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–18 2–2 AT&T Stadium Recap
4 August 29 Houston Texans L 6–24 2–3 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 8 New York Giants W 36–31 1–0 AT&T Stadium Recap
2 September 15 at Kansas City Chiefs L 16–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 September 22 St. Louis Rams W 31–7 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
4 September 29 at San Diego Chargers L 21–30 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
5 October 6 Denver Broncos L 48–51 2–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
6 October 13 Washington Redskins W 31–16 3–3 AT&T Stadium Recap
7 October 20 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–3 4–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
8 October 27 at Detroit Lions L 30–31 4–4 Ford Field Recap
9 November 3 Minnesota Vikings W 27–23 5–4 AT&T Stadium Recap
10 November 10 at New Orleans Saints L 17–49 5–5 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
11 Bye
12 November 24 at New York Giants W 24–21 6–5 MetLife Stadium Recap
13 November 28 Oakland Raiders W 31–24 7–5 AT&T Stadium Recap
14 December 9 at Chicago Bears L 28–45 7–6 Soldier Field Recap
15 December 15 Green Bay Packers L 36–37 7–7 AT&T Stadium Recap
16 December 22 at Washington Redskins W 24–23 8–7 FedExField Recap
17 December 29 Philadelphia Eagles L 22–24 8–8 AT&T Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: vs. New York Giants
Week One: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 7 71431
Cowboys 3 10 14936

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 10 0 3316
Chiefs 7 0 7317

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 707
Cowboys 10 7 7731

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 80,848
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers
Week Four: Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 21 0021
Chargers 7 6 71030

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 68,601
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Five: Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 21 101351
Cowboys 14 6 131548

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

Coming off their loss to the Chargers, the Cowboys hosted the Denver Broncos at home for an interconference duel. The Cowboys grabbed a 14–0 lead in the first quarter, with a 2-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tony Romo to wide receiver Dez Bryant, followed by running back DeMarco Murray rushing for a 4-yard touchdown. The latter score occurred after a fumble by Broncos' wide receiver Eric Decker. The Broncos later got on the scoreboard, with quarterback Peyton Manning connecting on a 4-yard shovel pass to tight end Julius Thomas for a touchdown. Early in the second quarter, a 43-yard field goal by placekicker Dan Bailey gave the Cowboys a 17–7 lead. The Broncos then reeled off 21 unanswered points, with Manning adding two more touchdown passes — a 2-yarder to Decker and a 9-yarder to Thomas, followed by Manning rushing for a 1-yard touchdown on a bootleg play. A 48-yard field goal by Bailey at the end of the first half narrowed the Broncos' lead to 28–20.[2]

In the second half, the Broncos added to their lead midway through the third quarter, with Manning connecting on a 2-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Wes Welker. However, the Cowboys subsequently began chipping away at the Broncos’ lead, with Romo connecting on an 82-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Terrance Williams. A 48-yard field goal by placekicker Matt Prater gave the Broncos a 38–27 lead, but the Cowboys further narrowed the Broncos' lead, with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Romo to Bryant (with an unsuccessful two-point conversion attempt). Following an intercepted Broncos' pass, the Cowboys subsequently re-claimed the lead early in the fourth quarter, with Romo throwing a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten, coupled with a two-point pass from Romo to Williams. The Broncos tied the game at 41–41 on their next possession, with a 50-yard field goal by Prater. As the shootout continued, on the Cowboys' next possession, Romo connected on a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Cole Beasley to give the Cowboys a 48–41 lead with 7:19 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Manning subsequently led the Broncos on a 9-play, 73-yard drive, which culminated with running back Knowshon Moreno rushing for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the game at 48–48 with 2:24 remaining in the fourth quarter. Two plays into the Cowboys' next possession, as the Cowboys were attempting a game-winning drive, Romo was intercepted by Broncos’ linebacker Danny Trevathan at the Cowboys' 24-yard line just before the two-minute warning. On the fourth play of the Broncos' final possession, the Broncos were facing a 3rd-and-1 at the Cowboys' 2-yard line, after the Cowboys had exhausted two of their three team timeouts. Moreno earned a crucial first down after Manning implored him to go down before reaching the goal line instead of scoring a touchdown, which forced the Cowboys to burn their final timeout with 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter. After three kneel-downs by Manning, Prater nailed the game-winning 28-yard field goal as time expired.[2] With the loss, the Cowboys moved to 2–3, and dropped to second place in the division. Romo passed for 506 yards in this shootout, and his 36 attempted passes is the fewest by any quarterback who managed to pass for 500 yards in one game.

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Six: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 3 10016
Cowboys 7 7 71031

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 90,239
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week Seven: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 3 7717
Eagles 0 0 033

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 8: at Detroit Lions
Week Eight: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 31730
Lions 7 0 02431

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Dez Bryant was the topic of the close loss as he was engaged in several sideline rants throughout the second half.

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Nine: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 3 7 7623
Cowboys 3 3 14727

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 85,360
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 10: at New Orleans Saints
Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 7 7017
Saints 7 21 71449

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,018
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 12: at New York Giants
Week Twelve: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 7324
Giants 0 6 7821

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), windy
  • Game attendance: 80,499
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Dan Bailey's 34 yard field goal with 4 seconds left in the game gave the Cowboys their sixth win of the season. With the win, the Giants' four game winning streak was snapped and the Cowboys regained the top spot of the NFC East, remaining undefeated in the division.

Week 13: vs. Oakland Raiders
Thanksgiving Day game
Week Thirteen: Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 14 0324
Cowboys 7 7 71031

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 87,572
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 14: at Chicago Bears
Week Fourteen: Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 01428
Bears 7 17 111045

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 0 142037
Cowboys 13 13 3736

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 91,054
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the Packers coming off of their first win since the injury of Aaron Rodgers, the Cowboys lead 26–3 at halftime. In the second half of the game, the Packers managed a dramatic comeback that was helped by the mistake-prone Cowboys. The Packers scored the game-winning touchdown with almost a minute left in the game. Tony Romo tried to rally back and give the Cowboys a win, but threw an interception near the 50-yard line that sealed their fate. Controversy followed the game for the Cowboys giving up a 23-point halftime lead and the play-calling of the coaching staff.

Week 16: at Washington Redskins
Week Sixteen: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 01024
Redskins 3 3 14323

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

After the loss to the Packers the week before, the Cowboys managed to hold the Redskins to only two field goals to lead 14–6 at halftime. In the third quarter, Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes to give the Redskins a 20–14 lead at the end of the 3rd. The Redskins extended their lead to 23–14 after another field goal. The Cowboys, in an attempt to not repeat the mistakes of the previous week, sent Dan Bailey out to kick a field goal to trail 23–17 in the 4th. At the 3:29 mark, the Cowboys went back to work to start at their own 13 yard line. Romo led the Cowboys downfield thanks in large part to a Terrance Williams 51 yard catch and then a Dez Bryant catch and run for 17 yards to set up first and goal at the Redskins' 4 yard line. DeMarco Murray carried the ball for all three plays (+3, no gain, −9). Facing 4th and goal at the Washington 10 yard line, Romo climbed the pocket and fired a pass to DeMarco Murray in the end zone to tie the game 23–23. With the extra point good, the Cowboys led 24–23 with 1:01 remaining in the game. Washington started their drive on their own 13 yard line after a 10-yard illegal block penalty negated what would have been a 21-yard return (to the Washington 23). Kirk Cousins and co. could not sustain their drive, totaling 4 yards on four passing attempts. The Redskins turned the ball over on downs with 40 seconds remaining in the game. Lining up in the victory formation, Tony Romo was able to kneel the ball down and run the clock out. With the win, the Cowboys advanced to 5-0 in the NFC East and kept their playoff hopes alive to set up a do-or-die at home versus the Eagles.

Romo was seen limping through most of the fourth quarter after rolling out of what would have been a sack by Redskins linebacker Rob Jackson. The Cowboys later confirmed injury reports of Romo suffering a herniated disc in his lower back. Despite statements that he would be ready to face Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC East Championship, Romo was placed on injured reserve. The Cowboys tried to delay surgery by administering an epidural injection two days prior to the anticipated game, but it was decided Romo needed the surgery and ended his season.

Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Seventeen: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 3 14 0724
Cowboys 0 10 6622

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 91,166
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

The loss caused the Cowboys once again to miss out on the playoffs and gave them a 2–12 record in Week 17 games since 2000.

Standings

Division
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 442 382 W2
Dallas Cowboys 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 439 432 L1
New York Giants 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 294 383 W2
Washington Redskins 3 13 0 .188 0–6 1–11 334 478 L8

Conference
NFC[3][4]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1 Seattle Seahawks West 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 .490 .445 W1
2 Carolina Panthers South 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .494 .451 W3
3 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .453 .391 W2
4 Green Bay Packers North 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 .453 .371 W1
Wild cards
5 San Francisco 49ers West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .494 .414 W6
6 New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .516 .455 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Arizona Cardinals West 10 6 0 .625 2–4 6–6 .531 .444 L1
8[lower-alpha 1] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 .465 .469 L2
9 Dallas Cowboys East 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 .484 .363 L1
10[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] New York Giants East 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .520 .366 W2
11[lower-alpha 4] Detroit Lions North 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .457 .402 L4
12 St. Louis Rams West 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .551 .446 L1
13 Minnesota Vikings North 5 10 1 .344 2–3–1 4–7–1 .512 .450 W1
14[lower-alpha 5] Atlanta Falcons South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .553 .313 L2
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .574 .391 L3
16 Washington Redskins East 3 13 0 .188 0–6 1–11 .516 .438 L8
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28).
  2. The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.
  3. The New York Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)).
  4. Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.
  5. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay.
  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.

References
  1. "2013 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com.
  2. Kavner, Rowan (October 6, 2013). "Cowboys Fall Short After Late Pick In 51–48 Loss To Denver". Dallas Cowboys. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  3. "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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