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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 11 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · AT&T Stadium

TENvsDAL

Titans offensevsCowboys defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Titans, 8 for Cowboys. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

TEN offenseDAL offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Ground game edge

Titans average 4.2 yards per carry (13th). Cowboys allow 5.1 (31st).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Cowboys are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.59 EPA per attempt. Titans send 14% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Checkdowns go nowhere

Cowboys give up 27 yards a game to running backs (10th), against a league average of 32. Titans' running backs produce 19 (27th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Titans create explosive plays on 7% of snaps (28th). Cowboys give them up at 11% (27th).

Players to watch

TEN Titans

1Cam WardQB · 155/248 · 1483 yds · 6 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 29th20Tony PollardRB · 133 car · 595 yds · 6 TD · 14 recEPA per touch -0.1614Carnell TateWR · 34 rec · 413 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.204Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · 35 rec · 262 yds · 3 TD · 50 tgtEPA per target -0.0137Amani HookerStrong Safety · 51 tackles · 5 INT · 6 PD5 INT · 1st in the NFL57Jacob MartinLeft Defensive End · 11 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 2 PD6.5 sacks · T-5th in the NFL

DAL Cowboys

4Dak PrescottQB · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.17 · 11th33Javonte WilliamsRB · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 16th88CeeDee LambWR · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgtEPA per target +0.353George PickensWR · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgtEPA per target +0.4192Quinnen WilliamsLeft Defensive End · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL26DaRon BlandRight Cornerback · 31 tackles · 6 PD6 passes defended · T-27th in the NFL
The series · Titans and Cowboys since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Cowboys lead the series 4–3 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). Dec 29, 2022, at Nissan Stadium: the Cowboys won 27–13. Joshua Dobbs started at quarterback for the Titans and Dak Prescott for the Cowboys; Mike Vrabel and Mike McCarthy coached.

Titans at home1–3the Titans' record
In Dallas2–1the Titans' record
Most pointsTitans 34 · Cowboys 452010 · 2006
Biggest winTitans by 31 · Cowboys by 312000 · 2006

The last 5

2022 · Wk 17DAL 27 at TEN 13
2018 · Wk 9TEN 28 at DAL 14
2014 · Wk 2DAL 26 at TEN 10
2010 · Wk 5TEN 34 at DAL 27
2006 · Wk 4DAL 45 at TEN 14

2026 records

TitansCowboys
Overall1–73–5
Division1–12–1
Conference1–52–4
Other conference0–21–1
Home0–41–3
Away1–32–2
Last 5LLWLLWLLWL
StreakLost 2Lost 1
Points a game18.0 – 24.927.4 – 26.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Titans' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Titans offense against the Cowboys defenseDepth charts
Cowboys defense · 3-4 DTitans offense · 3WR 1TE75Moore77Skoronski51Schlottmann70Mafi55Latham84Helm1Ward20Pollard14Tate5Ayomanor4Robinson97Clark91Ogbonnia92Williams7Gary6Ezeiruaku53Winters0Overshown26Bland25Porter13Downs1Locke24Hooker

Titans offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBCam Ward#1 · 155/248 · 1483 yds · 6 TD · 5 INT
  • RBTony Pollard#20 · 133 car · 595 yds · 6 TD · 14 rec
  • WRCarnell Tate#14 · 34 rec · 413 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgt
  • WRWan'Dale Robinson#4 · 35 rec · 262 yds · 3 TD · 50 tgt
  • WRElic Ayomanor#5 · 13 rec · 211 yds · 1 TD · 26 tgt
  • TEGunnar Helm#84 · 17 rec · 160 yds · 0 TD · 26 tgt
  • LTDan Moore Jr.#75
  • LGPeter Skoronski#77
  • CAustin Schlottmann#51
  • RGAtonio Mafi#70
  • RTJC Latham#55

Cowboys defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEKenny Clark#97 · 19 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTOtito Ogbonnia#91 · 23 tackles
  • LDEQuinnen Williams#92 · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBRashan Gary#7 · 18 tackles · 1 sack
  • SLBDonovan Ezeiruaku#6 · 32 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RILBDee Winters#53 · 34 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LILBDeMarvion Overshown#0 · 20 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBDaRon Bland#26 · 31 tackles · 6 PD
  • LCBJoey Porter Jr.#25 · 8 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBCaleb Downs#13 · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • SSP.J. Locke#1 · 11 tackles
  • FSMalik Hooker#24 · 27 tackles · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · TEN offense against DAL defense
StatTEN TEN offFavors TEN · Favors DALDAL DAL def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.10#27
+0.13#31+0.00
Success rate
41%#24
46%#2844%
Yards per play
4.9#28
6.1#305.4
Explosive play rate
7%#28
11%#279%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.13#27
+0.21#30+0.03
Sack rate
5%#9
6%#257%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.08#18
-0.01#29-0.08
Yards per carry
4.2#13
5.1#314.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
36%#28
53%#3141%
Red zone TD rate
52%#25
70%#2661%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
138#18
164#26147
TE yards per game
29#30
53#1655
TE targets per game
5.3#27
7.1#147.6
RB receiving yards per game
19#27
27#1032
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Titans: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.356% of throws
+0.883% of throws
-0.656% of throws
Short
-0.0633% of throws
-0.2614% of throws
+0.0338% of throws

Cowboys: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2622 throws
+1.248 throws
+0.4325 throws
Short
+0.2072 throws
+0.5941 throws
+0.1689 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.