DOWN X DOWN › week 15 › Cowboys at Rams
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 15 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · SoFi Stadium

LAvsDAL

Rams offensevsCowboys defense

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

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

Ground game edge

Rams average 4.9 yards per carry (4th). Cowboys allow 5.1 (31st).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Cowboys are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.59 EPA per attempt. Rams send 18% 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. Rams' running backs produce 43 (8th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Rams create explosive plays on 8% of snaps (23rd). Cowboys give them up at 11% (27th).

Players to watch

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

LA Rams

9Matthew StaffordQB · 204/303 · 2146 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.09 · 16th23Kyren WilliamsRB · 112 car · 548 yds · 7 TD · 33 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 23rd12Puka NacuaWR · 56 rec · 565 yds · 3 TD · 74 tgtEPA per target +0.1917Davante AdamsWR · 30 rec · 480 yds · 4 TD · 49 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 27th37Quentin LakeNickel Back · 56 tackles · 3 INT · 11 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL22Trent McDuffieRight Cornerback · 25 tackles · 2 INT · 8 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Cowboys and Rams since 1999, and this season's records13 meetings

The Cowboys lead the series 8–5 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 2. Oct 29, 2023, at AT&T Stadium: the Cowboys won 43–20. Dak Prescott started at quarterback for the Cowboys and Matthew Stafford for the Rams; Mike McCarthy and Sean McVay coached.

Cowboys at home5–2the Cowboys' record
In Los Angeles3–3the Cowboys' record
Most pointsCowboys 44 · Rams 352019 · 2017
Biggest winCowboys by 28 · Rams by 202007 · 2008
Playoffs0–1the Cowboys' record

The last 5

2023 · Wk 8LA 20 at DAL 43
2022 · Wk 5DAL 22 at LA 10
2020 · Wk 1DAL 17 at LA 20
2019 · Wk 15LA 21 at DAL 44
2018 · Wk 19 · playoffsDAL 22 at LA 30

2026 records

CowboysRams
Overall3–54–4
Division2–10–2
Conference2–42–2
Other conference1–12–2
Home1–32–3
Away2–22–1
Last 5WLLWLWLLWW
StreakLost 1Won 2
Points a game27.4 – 26.624.3 – 21.0

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 Cowboys' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Rams offense against the Cowboys defenseDepth charts
Cowboys defense · 3-4 DRams offense · 3WR 1TE77Jackson73Avila65Shelton69Dotson71McClendon89Higbee9Stafford23Williams12Nacua8Atwell4Mumpfield97Clark91Ogbonnia92Williams7Gary6Ezeiruaku53Winters0Overshown26Bland25Porter13Downs1Locke24Hooker

Rams offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBMatthew Stafford#9 · 204/303 · 2146 yds · 15 TD · 8 INT
  • RBKyren Williams#23 · 112 car · 548 yds · 7 TD · 33 rec
  • WRPuka Nacua#12 · 56 rec · 565 yds · 3 TD · 74 tgt
  • WRKonata Mumpfield#4 · 9 rec · 142 yds · 1 TD · 21 tgt
  • WRTutu Atwell#8 · 5 rec · 83 yds · 0 TD · 8 tgt
  • TETyler Higbee#89 · 27 rec · 274 yds · 1 TD · 34 tgt
  • LTAlaric Jackson#77
  • LGSteve Avila#73
  • CColeman Shelton#65
  • RGKevin Dotson#69
  • RTWarren McClendon Jr.#71

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 · LA offense against DAL defense
StatLA LA offFavors LA · Favors DALDAL DAL def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.05#10
+0.13#31+0.00
Success rate
49%#5
46%#2844%
Yards per play
5.9#8
6.1#315.4
Explosive play rate
8%#23
11%#279%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.07#15
+0.21#30+0.03
Sack rate
4%#5
6%#257%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.01#7
-0.01#29-0.08
Yards per carry
4.9#4
5.1#314.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
47%#5
53%#3141%
Red zone TD rate
69%#6
70%#2661%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
160#10
164#26147
TE yards per game
66#6
53#1755
TE targets per game
10.1#4
7.1#147.6
RB receiving yards per game
43#8
27#1032
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Rams: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.067% of throws
-0.083% of throws
-0.059% of throws
Short
+0.2028% of throws
+0.2718% of throws
+0.0936% 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.