| Team: | Dallas Cowboys |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFC East |
| Coach: | Mike McCarthy |
| General Manager: | Jerry Jones |
| Owner: | Jerry Jones |
| Off Coach: | Brian Schottenheimer |
| Def Coach: | Mike Zimmer |
| Stadium: | AT&T Stadium |
| Uniform: | File:Dallas Cowboys Uniforms - 2016 Season.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Cowboys seasons |
The 2024 season is the Dallas Cowboys' 65th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Mike McCarthy. This is their first season since 2020 without Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator, as the Washington Commanders hired him to be their head coach. He was replaced in that role by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, who returned to the Cowboys after eighteen years. The Cowboys failed to improve upon their 12–5 record from the past three seasons following a loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9, and after suffering their sixth loss to the Philadelphia Eagles the following week, they are guaranteed to have their worst record since 2020.
For the first time since 2010, offensive tackle Tyron Smith will not be on the roster, as he signed with the New York Jets during free agency.[1] On April 29, running back Ezekiel Elliott returned to the team after a year away.[2]
| Position | Player | Age | 2023 team | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 29 | 1 year, $3 million | ||
| RB | 28 | 1 year, $1.25 million | ||
| LB | 32 | 1 year, $3 million | ||
| Position | Player | Age | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 25 | 1 year, $1.25 million | |
| G | 27 | 1 year, $1.3 million | |
| CB | 34 | 1 year, $3.7 million | |
| CB | 29 | 1 year, $2.8 million | |
| LS | 29 | 1 year, $1.3 million | |
| Position | Player | Age | 2024 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 27 | Tennessee Titans | |
| WR | 28 | Retired | |
| TE | 27 | Detroit Lions | |
| OT | 34 | New York Jets | |
| C | 27 | Washington Commanders | |
| DE | 27 | Washington Commanders | |
| DE | 30 | Washington Commanders | |
| DT | 27 | Miami Dolphins | |
| DT | 32 | Seattle Seahawks | |
| LB | 28 | Retired | |
| CB | 34 | Minnesota Vikings | |
| CB | 25 | Washington Commanders | |
| CB | 26 | Minnesota Vikings | |
| SS | 30 | TBD | |
See main article: 2024 NFL draft.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Oklahoma | |||
| 2 | 56 | Western Michigan | ||
| 3 | 73 | Kansas State | ||
| 87 | Notre Dame | |||
| 4 | 124 | Traded to the San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 5 | 159 | Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 174 | Wake Forest | |||
| 6 | 216 | Southeast Missouri State | ||
| 7 | 233 | Louisiana | ||
| 244 | Auburn | |||
Notes
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Crooms | WR | Minnesota | [3] [4] |
| Denzel Daxon | DT | Illinois | |
| Josh DeBerry | CB | Texas A&M | |
| Alec Holler | TE | UCF | |
| Cam Johnson | WR | Northwestern | |
| Emany Johnson | S | Nevada | |
| Jason Johnson | LB | UCF | |
| Brock Mogensen | LB | South Dakota | |
| Nathaniel Peat | RB | Missouri | |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | TE | Minnesota | |
| Byron Vaughns | DE | Baylor | |
| Julius Wood | S | East Carolina |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 12–13 | 0–1 | SoFi Stadium | Recap | |
| 2 | at Las Vegas Raiders | W 27–12 | 1–1 | Allegiant Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | Los Angeles Chargers | L 19–26 | 1–2 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| Week | Date | Time () | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8 | 3:25 p.m. | at Cleveland Browns | W 33–17 | 1–0 | Huntington Bank Field | Fox | Recap | |
| 2 | September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | New Orleans Saints | L 19–44 | 1–1 | AT&T Stadium | Fox | Recap | |
| 3 | September 22 | 3:25 p.m | Baltimore Ravens | L 25–28 | 1–2 | AT&T Stadium | Fox | Recap | |
| 4 | 7:15 p.m. | at New York Giants | W 20–15 | 2–2 | MetLife Stadium | Prime Video | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 6 | 8:45 p.m. | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–17 | 3–2 | Acrisure Stadium | NBC | Recap | |
| 6 | October 13 | 3:25 p.m. | Detroit Lions | L 9–47 | 3–3 | AT&T Stadium | Fox | Recap | |
| 7 | Bye | ||||||||
| 8 | October 27 | 7:20 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–30 | 3–4 | Levi's Stadium | NBC | Recap | |
| 9 | November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Atlanta Falcons | L 21–27 | 3–5 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Fox | Recap | |
| 10 | November 10 | 3:25 p.m. | Philadelphia Eagles | L 6–34 | 3–6 | AT&T Stadium | CBS | Recap | |
| 11 | 7:15 p.m. | Houston Texans | L 10–34 | 3–7 | AT&T Stadium | ESPN/ABC | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Washington Commanders | W 34–26 | 4–7 | Northwest Stadium | Fox | Recap | |
| 13 | November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | New York Giants | W 27–20 | 5–7 | AT&T Stadium | Fox | Recap | |
| 14 | 7:15 p.m. | Cincinnati Bengals | AT&T Stadium | ESPN/ABC | |||||
| 15 | December 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | ||||
| 16 | December 22 | 7:20 p.m. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | AT&T Stadium | NBC | ||||
| 17 | December 29 | 3:25 p.m. | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox | ||||
| 18 | January 4/5 | Washington Commanders | AT&T Stadium | ||||||
Despite the Cowboys falling behind 28–6 after three quarters, which included a franchise-record 65-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey in the first quarter, the Cowboys nearly mounted a comeback. Following a Ravens missed field goal, the Cowboys were able to score a touchdown to cut the score to 28–12. The Cowboys then proceeded to recover an onside kick and score another touchdown to cut down the lead to 28–18. Despite the subsequent onside kick attempt being unsuccessful, the Cowboys defense forced a stop and got the ball back with over five and a half minutes remaining, and the Cowboys were able to score another touchdown to cut the lead down to 28–25. However, the Cowboys were unable to get a defensive stop and proceeded to lose by that score.[5] This was the first time since 2010 the Cowboys started 0–2 at home.
A thunderstorm delayed the game, pushing the original start time from 8:20 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. EDT. The game ended with a Dallas victory at 12:59 a.m. EDT, marking the longest day in NFL history since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger at 15 hours and 37 minutes (the game between the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings had kicked off in London at 9:30 a.m. EDT).[6]
This was the Cowboys' first home loss to the Eagles since 2017, and also dropped them to 0–4 at home for the season.