Penalties were a problem for the Cowboys, with familiar faces and common calls adding to a league-worst total. But there were weird anomalies, too.

One of the Dallas Cowboys' most popular offensive stars had one of the NFL's top-selling jerseys, narrowly missing out on the top five.

The Dallas Cowboys have been dubbed “America’s Team,” and during the 1990s, they helped lead the charge the NFL made in its popularity. The Cowboys won three Super Bowls in the decade as quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith and wide receiver Michael Irvin became household names.

Trading for George Pickens was the steal of the offseason and benefited both Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys’ run game improved with the hire of Klayton Adams as offensive coordinator. The Dallas offense led the league in yards per game and was top five in EPA per play.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi as Dallas Cowboys' season-defining stat tanked 2025 NFL campaign. The Dallas Cowboys fell short of the NFL playoffs for a second season, despite entering December as one of the hottest teams in the league.

This was a tough year to try and crack the NFL All-Pro Team as a quarterback for Cowboys star Dak Prescott, who re-established himself as one of the NFL’s best players in 2025 after missing 10 games due to injury in 2024.

Chicago's defensive backs coach Al Harris is a Cowboys disciple who is now a major name in Jerry Jones' coordinator search. He was swiped of a promotion last year which sent him to the Windy City, but this offseason would spark a reunion if both sides come to an agreement after the postseason.