Dallas Cowboys Standings 2026: NFL Record, NFC East Rank

Dallas Cowboys

NFL · NFC East · Arlington

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Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Head coach: Brian Schottenheimer
Record: 2-4 3rd in NFC East, NFC No. 12
Last win: October 4, 2026 22 days ago
Last loss: October 18, 2026 7 days ago
Last 3: LLWWins 1 · Losses 2
Next game: @ EaglesMon, Oct 26 · 8:15 PM EDTtomorrowOpponent →

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The Cowboys are 2-4 in the NFL standings for the 2026 season and sit third in the NFC East. They trail the New York Giants by two games.

In the NFC they sit 12th, five spots outside the playoff line. Last time out they lost to the Packers 13-23 on October 18. They have lost two in a row and are 2-3 over their last five.

They have scored 151 points and allowed 159, a differential of -8. They are 1-2 at home and 1-2 on the road. Last season they finished 7-9-1, 2nd of 4 in the NFC East. Their next game is at the Eagles on Monday, October 26 at 8:15 PM EDT.

Their division elimination number is 10. Once the Cowboys drop 10 games more than the leader gains, the NFC East is gone. Their playoff elimination number is 10, and they sit 1.5 games behind the last spot.

Record2-4.333 pct

NFC East3rd2 back

NFC seedNo. 12outside the line

StreakL2lost two straight

Last 52-3

Home1-2

Away1-2

Division1-1in division games

Conference1-3in conference games

PF / PA151 / 15925.2 / 26.5 per game

Diff-8

Playoff GB1.5behind the line

Projected6 winsat the current rate

Magic no.E10elimination number

Dallas Cowboys Standings

NFC East NFC League

NFC East
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	PROJ	MAGIC	NEXT
1	New York GiantsNYG	4	2	1	.643	-	3-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	2-2-1	163	161	+2	W1	3-1-1	10	10	@ PHI Sun 11/8
2	Philadelphia EaglesPHI	2	4	0	.333	2	1-2	1-2	1-0	1-3	106	137	-31	L4	1-4	6	E10	vs DAL Mon 10/26
3	Dallas CowboysDAL	2	4	0	.333	2	1-2	1-2	1-1	1-3	151	159	-8	L2	2-3	6	E10	@ PHI Mon 10/26
4	Washington CommandersWAS	1	4	1	.250	2.5	1-1-1	0-3	0-2-1	1-3-1	132	172	-40	L1	1-3-1	3	E9	vs PHI Sun 11/1

National Football League
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Minnesota VikingsMINNFC North leader	6	0	0	1.000	3-0	3-0	2-0	4-0	125	74	+51	W6	5-0	+2.5	17	@ DET Sun 11/1
2▲	San Francisco 49ersSFNFC West leader	6	1	0	.857	4-0	2-1	3-0	4-1	197	139	+58	L1	4-1	+2	15	vs LV Sun 11/8
3▼	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
4	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
5	Chicago BearsCHINFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-1	2-1	0-2	3-2	180	143	+37	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ SEA Mon 11/2
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
8	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
9	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
10	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
11	Detroit LionsDETNFC North	4	2	0	.667	3-0	1-2	1-0	3-1	184	165	+19	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs MIN Sun 11/1
12	New York GiantsNYGNFC East leader	4	2	1	.643	3-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	2-2-1	163	161	+2	W1	3-1-1	+0.5	10	@ PHI Sun 11/8
13▲	Seattle SeahawksSEANFC West	4	3	0	.571	3-1	1-2	1-1	1-2	168	125	+43	W1	2-3	-	10	vs CHI Mon 11/2
14▼	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
15▼	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
16▼	Green Bay PackersGBNFC North	4	3	0	.571	2-1	2-2	1-2	3-3	144	145	-1	L1	3-2	-	10	vs CAR Thu 10/29
17	Carolina PanthersCARNFC South leader	3	3	0	.500	1-2	2-1	1-1	3-2	159	166	-7	L1	3-2	-	9	@ GB Thu 10/29
18	Los Angeles RamsLANFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	0-2	2-2	170	159	+11	W1	2-3	1	7	vs LAC Sun 11/1
19	Atlanta FalconsATLNFC South	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	3-2	171	173	-2	W1	3-2	1	7	@ TB Sun 11/1
20	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
21	Dallas CowboysDALNFC East	2	4	0	.333	1-2	1-2	1-1	1-3	151	159	-8	L2	2-3	1.5	6	@ PHI Mon 10/26
22	Philadelphia EaglesPHINFC East	2	4	0	.333	1-2	1-2	1-0	1-3	106	137	-31	L4	1-4	1.5	6	vs DAL Mon 10/26
23	Tampa Bay BuccaneersTBNFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	1-0	2-2	162	151	+11	W1	2-3	2	5	vs ATL Sun 11/1
24	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
25	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
26	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
27	New Orleans SaintsNONFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	0-1	1-3	162	194	-32	L1	1-4	2	5	vs CLE Sun 11/8
28	Arizona CardinalsARINFC West	2	5	0	.286	0-3	2-2	1-2	1-4	142	208	-66	L1	1-4	2	5	@ DAL Sun 11/1
29	Washington CommandersWASNFC East	1	4	1	.250	1-1-1	0-3	0-2-1	1-3-1	132	172	-40	L1	1-3-1	2	3	vs PHI Sun 11/1
30	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
31	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
32	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Playoff Race

Los Angeles RamsNFC West3-4

Philadelphia EaglesNFC East2-4

Dallas CowboysNFC East2-4

Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South2-5

New Orleans SaintsNFC South2-5

Arizona CardinalsNFC West2-5

wins losses · bars scale to the most games played in the NFC. Dashed line = seed 7, the last playoff spot.

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Dallas Cowboys Season Charts

Games over .500 tap a dot

Points scored vs allowed scored allowed

Point margin by game green wins, red losses

Points per game25.2

Allowed per game26.5

Average margin-1.3

Biggest win+17 vs WAS

Worst loss-10 @ GB

Dallas Cowboys Schedule and Scores

Date

Opponent

Result

Sun, Sep 13Final

New York GiantsDivision

L 20-28

Sun, Sep 20Final

Washington CommandersDivision

W 37-20

Sun, Sep 27Final

Baltimore Ravens

L 31-34

Sun, Oct 4Final

Houston Texans

W 34-30

Thu, Oct 8Final

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

L 16-24

Sun, Oct 18Final

Green Bay Packers

L 13-23

Times shown in Eastern Time. vs = home, @ = away. Tap ▾ on a final for the quarter-by-quarter score.

Dallas Cowboys Season by Season

Season

Record

Win %

PF / PA

2026In progress

2-4.333

151/159-8

20252nd of 4 in NFC East

7-9-1.441

471/511-40

20243rd of 4 in NFC East

7-10.412

350/468-118

20231st of 4 in NFC East

12-5.706

509/315+194

🏆 Division titleBest recent

20222nd of 4 in NFC East

12-5.706

467/342+125

20211st of 4 in NFC East

12-5.706

530/358+172

🏆 Division title

Bar = winning percentage (green at .500 or better). PF / PA with differential. Seasons open the archived standings in a new tab.

Dallas Cowboys last 5 seasons

Since 2021 the Cowboys have won two division titles in five seasons and averaged 10 wins a year. Three of the five seasons finished at .500 or better. They come into 2026 after two straight losing seasons.

Their best season in that span was 2023, when they went 12-5 and finished 1st of 4. Their worst was 2024 at 7-10, 3rd of 4. Their strongest point differential was +194 in 2023 and their weakest was -118 in 2024.

The offense peaked at 530 points in 2021. This season they are 2-4, a .333 winning percentage that is behind last year's .441.

Figures cover the seasons in the table above, taken from final regular-season standings.

Dallas Cowboys Standings FAQ

What is the Dallas Cowboys record?

The Cowboys are 2-4 as of October 26, 2026, third in the NFC East.

Where are the Cowboys in the NFC East?

Third of four. They are two games behind the leader.

Are the Cowboys in playoff position?

Not right now. They sit 12th in the NFC, and seven teams go through.

What is the Cowboys current streak?

They have lost two in a row and are 2-3 over their last five games.

When do the Cowboys play next?

At the Eagles on Monday, October 26 at 8:15 PM EDT.

How many points have the Cowboys scored and allowed?

They have scored 151 and allowed 159 in six games, a differential of -8.

What is the Cowboys home and away record?

They are 1-2 at home and 1-2 on the road.

What was the Cowboys record last season?

They went 7-9-1 in 2025 and finished 2nd of 4 in the NFC East.

Which division are the Cowboys in?

The NFC East, in the NFC. Their division rivals are the Giants, the Eagles and the Commanders.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 3:24 PM EDT · last result change Oct 25