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2010 Dallas Cowboys season
2010 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Jerry Jones
General manager	Jerry Jones
Head coach	Wade Phillips (fired mid-season); Jason Garrett (interim)
Home field	Cowboys Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Miles Austin WR,; Andre Gurode C,; Mat McBriar P,; Jay Ratliff DT,; DeMarcus Ware LB,; Jason Witten TE
AP All-Pros	Jason Witten (1st team); Mat McBriar (2nd team); DeMarcus Ware (2nd team)
Uniform
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2010 Dallas Cowboys season

51st season in franchise history

The 2010 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League (NFL), and the second season playing their home games at Cowboys Stadium. After falling to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the 2009-10 NFL Playoffs, the Cowboys sought to defend their NFC East division title and contend for a Super Bowl Championship, particularly given that Super Bowl XLV would be played at Cowboys Stadium.

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However, this did not happen and after a 1–7 start Wade Phillips became the first coach in Cowboys history to be fired during the season. He was replaced by offensive coordinator Jason Garrett.^[1] The Cowboys finished the season 6–10, 3rd place in the NFC East, and failed to reach the playoffs. However, under Garrett the team's record was 5–3 as compared to the 1–7 start under Phillips.

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[2-1-6] Philadelphia clinched the NFC East title based on a head-to-head sweep over the NY Giants.

[2-4-7] Seattle clinched the NFC West title instead of St. Louis based on division record (4–2 to St. Louis' 3–3).

[2-5-8] Green Bay clinched the NFC No. 6 seed based on better strength of victory (.475) than the NY Giants (.400) and Tampa Bay (.344).

[2-7-9] Detroit and Minnesota finished ahead of San Francisco, Dallas and Washington based on conference record (5–7 to 4–8).

[2-3-10] Detroit finished ahead of Minnesota in the NFC North based on division record (2–4 to Minnesota's 1–5).

[2-8-11] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas based on record versus common opponents (2–3 versus Dallas’ 1–4 against Philadelphia, New Orleans, Green Bay and Arizona).

[2-2-12] Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on division record (3–3 to Washington's 2–4).

[13] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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"2010 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com.

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http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=B653C979-E89D-0A47-02D9814FFB00ABF1 Becoming Clearer Preseason Games Give Better Outlook For Training Camp

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"2010 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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Peyton Manning blames only himself for Colts’ woes Boston Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2010.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	24	Dez Bryant	WR	Oklahoma State
2	55	Sean Lee	ILB	Penn State
4	126	Akwasi Owusu-Ansah	FS	Indiana (PA)
6	179	Sam Young	OT	Notre Dame
6	196	Jamar Wall	CB	Texas Tech
7	234	Sean Lissemore	DE	William & Mary

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2010 team
OT	Flozell Adams	Released	July 29, 2010	Pittsburgh Steelers
WR	Miles Austin	RFA	June 11, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
CB/FS	Alan Ball	ERFA	April 27, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
DE	Stephen Bowen	RFA	April 9, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
CB	Cletis Gordon	RFA	March 4, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
FS	Ken Hamlin	Released	June 17, 2010	Baltimore Ravens
DE	Jason Hatcher	RFA	April 8, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
G	Montrae Holland	UFA	April 27, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
WR	Sam Hurd	RFA	April 16, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
OT	Pat McQuistan	RFA	April 7, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
OLB	Steve Octavien	ERFA	April 6, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
C/G	Cory Procter	RFA	March 26, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
SS	Gerald Sensabaugh	RFA	May 27, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
NT	Junior Siavii	RFA	April 8, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
DE	Marcus Spears	RFA	April 6, 2010	Dallas Cowboys
K	Shaun Suisham	RFA	November 16, 2010	Pittsburgh Steelers
SS	Pat Watkins	RFA	April 15, 2010	Dallas Cowboys

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
HOF	August 8	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–7	1–0	Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio)	Recap
1	August 12	Oakland Raiders	L 9–17	1–1	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–14	2–1	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Houston Texans	L 7–23	2–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
4	September 2	Miami Dolphins	W 27–25	3–2	Cowboys Stadium	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Washington Redskins	L 7–13	0–1	FedExField	Recap
2	September 19	Chicago Bears	L 20–27	0–2	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Houston Texans	W 27–13	1–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 10	Tennessee Titans	L 27–34	1–3	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21–24	1–4	Mall of America Field	Recap
7	October 25	New York Giants	L 35–41	1–5	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–35	1–6	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–45	1–7	Lambeau Field	Recap
10	November 14	at New York Giants	W 33–20	2–7	New Meadowlands Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	Detroit Lions	W 35–19	3–7	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	New Orleans Saints	L 27–30	3–8	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Indianapolis Colts	W 38–35 (OT)	4–8	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–30	4–9	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Washington Redskins	W 33–30	5–9	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
16	December 25	at Arizona Cardinals	L 26–27	5–10	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–13	6–10	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	439	377	L2
New York Giants	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	394	347	W1
Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	394	436	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	303	377	L1

2010_Dallas_Cowboys_season

2010 Dallas Cowboys season

2010 draft class

Staff

Rosters

Opening training camp roster

Week one roster

Final roster

Free agents

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Preseason results

Regular season results

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 3: at Houston Texans

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Week 8: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 9: at Green Bay Packers

Week 10: at New York Giants

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

References

External links

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NFC^[5] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	Atlanta Falcons	South	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.484	.438	W1
2	Chicago Bears	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	8–4	.473	.420	L1
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	7–5	.492	.506	L2
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.484	.402	W1
Wild cards
5	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.469	.426	L1
6^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Green Bay Packers	North	10	6	0	.625	4–2	8–4	.520	.475	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New York Giants	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.453	.400	W1
8^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	10	6	0	.625	3–3	8–4	.477	.344	W2
9^{[lower-alpha 2]}	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	.449	.348	L1
10^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.543	.479	W4
11^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	.539	.385	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	4–2	4–8	.488	.375	W1
13^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	.512	.500	W1
14^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Washington Redskins	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.516	.531	L1
15	Arizona Cardinals	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.465	.450	L1
16	Carolina Panthers	South	2	14	0	.125	0–6	2–10	.574	.344	L2
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Philadelphia clinched the NFC East title based on a head-to-head sweep over the NY Giants. Seattle clinched the NFC West title instead of St. Louis based on division record (4–2 to St. Louis' 3–3). Green Bay clinched the NFC No. 6 seed based on better strength of victory (.475) than the NY Giants (.400) and Tampa Bay (.344). Detroit and Minnesota finished ahead of San Francisco, Dallas and Washington based on conference record (5–7 to 4–8). Detroit finished ahead of Minnesota in the NFC North based on division record (2–4 to Minnesota's 1–5). San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas based on record versus common opponents (2–3 versus Dallas’ 1–4 against Philadelphia, New Orleans, Green Bay and Arizona). Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on division record (3–3 to Washington's 2–4). When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	3	3	7	16
Bengals	0	0	0	7	7

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	17	17
Cowboys	3	0	3	3	9

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	9	16
Chargers	0	7	0	7	14

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	7	7
Texans	7	6	10	0	23