2022 season · final
Dallas Cowboys, 2022: game by game
The Cowboys went 12–5 in 2022; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 10.8 wins. Luck added 1.2: the 8th-luckiest team in the league. In one-score games they went 5–2.
Playoffs: 1–1, replay wins 1.2.
Every game
How often the Cowboys win each game when it’s replayed with the way both teams played, and the luck index: 100 × (the result − that number).
| Week | Game | Result | Wins the replay | Luck index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | vs Buccaneers | L 3–19 | 5% | −5 |
| Week 2 | vs Bengals | W 20–17 | 79% | +21 |
| Week 3 | @ Giants | W 23–16 | 96% | +4 |
| Week 4 | vs Commanders | W 25–10 | 84% | +16 |
| Week 5 | @ Rams | W 22–10 | 32% | +68 |
| Week 6 | @ Eagles | L 17–26 | 29% | −29 |
| Week 7 | vs Lions | W 24–6 | 52% | +48 |
| Week 8 | vs Bears | W 49–29 | 93% | +7 |
| Week 10 | @ Packers | L 28–31 | 54% | −54 |
| Week 11 | @ Vikings | W 40–3 | 88% | +12 |
| Week 12 | vs Giants | W 28–20 | 65% | +35 |
| Week 13 | vs Colts | W 54–19 | 92% | +8 |
| Week 14 | vs Texans | W 27–23 | 78% | +22 |
| Week 15 | @ Jaguars | L 34–40 | 64% | −64 |
| Week 16 | vs Eagles | W 40–34 | 66% | +34 |
| Week 17 | @ Titans | W 27–13 | 96% | +4 |
| Week 18 | @ Commanders | L 6–26 | 6% | −6 |
| Wild Card | @ Buccaneers | W 31–14 | 95% | +5 |
| Divisional round | @ 49ers | L 12–19 | 25% | −25 |
Game by game
The luck index of each game, in order. Right: luckier than the play. Left: unluckier.
Where the luck came from
Luck in points over the regular season, by kind, at the fitted luck shares. Positive: in the Cowboys’ favor.
| Kind | Points | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Fumble bounces | +12.6 | +0.74 |
| Kicks | +9.1 | +0.54 |
| Judgment calls | +6.7 | +0.39 |
| Drops | +4.5 | +0.27 |
| 3rd & 4th downs | +4.4 | +0.26 |
| Rest | +1.6 | +0.09 |
| Injuries | −14.4 | −0.85 |