The Cowboys Lead the League in Plays
We know the Dallas Cowboys run a lot of plays. By this I mean the 1,066 plays are the most by a team in the NFL.
When I first saw the Cowboys score once every 11 plays, on average, I like most fans, and thought to myself, is that good enough? Does that feel like the offense we’re watching every week?
The answer depends on what kind of offense you think Dallas is trying to be.
Because here’s the thing: Dallas doesn’t play like the league’s sprint offenses. They don’t live on 70-yard swings and highlight reels.
This team scores by stacking correct decisions. It is a drive-sustaining offense built on rhythm, timing, and efficiency. When Dak Prescott is in a groove, it looks like a surgeon working in progression, not a roulette wheel spinning.
We have all watched Dak control pace, manipulate safeties, and take the completions the defense gives him.
We’ve watched CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens turn leverage into separation, and we have witnessed Jake Ferguson become one of the most reliable middle-of-the-field tight ends in the NFC.
Even the offensive line, needless to say, a patchwork offensive line, has given Dak just enough time to keep the gameplay intact.