2011 Dallas Cowboys season

The 2011 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 52nd in the National Football League (NFL), their third playing home games at Cowboys Stadium and their first full season under head coach Jason Garrett. The team improved on their 6–10 record from 2010, but missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season due to their week 17 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants.^[1]

2011 Dallas Cowboys season
Owner	Jerry Jones
General manager	Jerry Jones
Head coach	Jason Garrett
Home stadium	Cowboys Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	LB DeMarcus Ware (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	DT Jay Ratliff LB DeMarcus Ware
Uniform
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2011 draft class

Main article: 2011 NFL draft

2011 Dallas Cowboys Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	9	Tyron Smith	OT	USC
2	40	Bruce Carter	ILB	North Carolina
3	71	DeMarco Murray	RB	Oklahoma
4	110	David Arkin	G	Missouri State
5	143	Josh Thomas	CB	Buffalo
6	176	Dwayne Harris	WR	East Carolina
7	220 [a]	Shaun Chapas	FB	Georgia
7	252	Bill Nagy	C	Wisconsin

Compensatory selection

Notes ^{^[a]} The Cowboys forfeited its original seventh-round selection after selecting defensive tackle Josh Brent in the 2010 supplemental draft.

• The Cowboys later acquired a new seventh-round selection in a trade that sent wide receiver Patrick Crayton to the San Diego Chargers.^[2]

Schedule

Preseason

The Cowboys' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	Denver Broncos	W 24–23	1–0	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
2	August 21	San Diego Chargers	L 7–20	1–1	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	at Minnesota Vikings	W 23–17	2–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
4	September 1	at Miami Dolphins	L 3–17	2–2	Sun Life Stadium	Recap

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	at New York Jets	L 24–27	0–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–24 (OT)	1–1	Candlestick Park	Recap
3	September 26	Washington Redskins	W 18–16	2–1	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Detroit Lions	L 30–34	2–2	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	at New England Patriots	L 16–20	2–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	St. Louis Rams	W 34–7	3–3	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–34	3–4	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
9	November 6	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–13	4–4	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	Buffalo Bills	W 44–7	5–4	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24 (OT)	6–4	FedExField	Recap
12	November 24	Miami Dolphins	W 20–19	7–4	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Arizona Cardinals	L 13–19 (OT)	7–5	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	New York Giants	L 34–37	7–6	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–15	8–6	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–20	8–7	Cowboys Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	at New York Giants	L 14–31	8–8	MetLife Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: at New York Jets

Week One: Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	3	7	7	24
Jets	0	7	3	17	27

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT/7:20 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 70° F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 78,702
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

Game information

First quarter DAL - Dez Bryant 3-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 10:27. Cowboys 7-0. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:33. Second quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 34-yard field goal, 3:16. Cowboys 10-0. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:47. NYJ - Dustin Keller 4-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 0:37. Cowboys 10-7. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:39. Third quarter DAL - Miles Austin 36-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 8:05. Cowboys 17-7. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:40. NYJ - Nick Folk 34-yard field goal, 4:01. Cowboys 17-10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter DAL - Felix Jones 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 14:50. Cowboys 24-10. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:10. NYJ - Plaxico Burress 26-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 11:56. Cowboys 24-17. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:54. NYJ - Isaiah Trufant 18-yard blocked punt return (Nick Folk kick), 5:00. Tied 24-24. NYJ - Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 0:27. Jets 27-24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:22. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo – 23/36, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 26/44, 335 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Felix Jones – 17 rushes, 44 yards NYJ – Shonn Greene – 10 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers DAL – Jason Witten – 6 receptions, 110 yards NYJ – LaDainian Tomlinson – 6 receptions, 73 yards Top tacklers DAL – DeMarcus Ware – 4 tackles, 2 sacks NYJ – Bart Scott – 8 tackles, 1 sack

Week 2: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	7	7	10	3	27
49ers	0	14	7	3	0	24

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 69,732
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SF - Frank Gore 1-yard run (David Akers kick), 11:54. 49ers 7-0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:40. SF - Kyle Williams 12-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 6:23. 49ers 14-0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:23. DAL - Miles Austin 53-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 1:48. 49ers 14-7. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:17. Third quarter DAL - Miles Austin 5-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Dan Bailey kick), 6:50. Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:09. SF - Delanie Walker 29-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 0:37. 49ers 21-14. Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:05. Fourth quarter SF - David Akers 55-yard field goal, 11:12. 49ers 24-14. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 3:15. DAL - Miles Austin 25-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 6:55. 49ers 24-21. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:17. DAL - Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 24-24. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:03. Overtime DAL - Dan Bailey 19-yard field goal, 12:07. Cowboys 27-24. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:50. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo - 20/33. 345 yards, 2 TD SF – Alex Smith - 16/24, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Felix Jones - 9 carries, 25 yards SF – Frank Gore - 20 carries, 47 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Miles Austin - 9 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TD SF – Ted Ginn Jr. - 4 receptions, 38 yards; Delanie Walker - 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee - 10 tackles SF – NaVorro Bowman - 11 tackles

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Three: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	6	3	7	0	16
Cowboys	3	6	3	6	18

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 91,017
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Ed Werder

Game information

First quarter WAS – Graham Gano 46-yard field goal, 10:06. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:54. DAL – Dan Bailey 41-yard field goal, 5:34. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:32. WAS – Graham Gano 46-yard field goal, 0:21. Redskins 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:36. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 41-yard field goal, 12:20. Tied 6–6. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:52. DAL – Dan Bailey 32-yard field goal, 2:25. Cowboys 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:57. WAS – Graham Gano 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 9–9. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 2:25. Third quarter WAS – Tim Hightower 1-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Graham Gano kick), 4:00. Redskins 16–9. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:31. DAL – Dan Bailey 41-yard field goal, 0:19. Redskins 16–12. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:41. Fourth quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 23-yard field goal, 6:58. Redskins 16–15. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:28. DAL – Dan Bailey 40-yard field goal, 1:47. Cowboys 18–16. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 1:57. Top passers WAS - Rex Grossman - 22/37, 250 yards, TD, INT DAL - Tony Romo - 22/36, 255 yards, INT Top rushers WAS – Tim Hightower – 14 carries, 41 yards DAL – Felix Jones – 14 carries, 115 yards Top receivers WAS – Santana Moss – 5 receptions, 70 yards DAL – Dez Bryant – 4 receptions, 63 yards Top tacklers WAS – O.J. Atogwe – 6 tackles; DeAngelo Hall – 6 tackles DAL – Gerald Sensabaugh – 6 tackles, 1 assist

Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Four: Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	14	17	34
Cowboys	7	13	10	0	30

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 78,122
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
• Recap
  Gamebook

Game information

First quarter DAL – Dez Bryant 25-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 9:28. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:55. Second quarter DAL – Dez Bryant 6-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 10:58. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:25. DAL – Dan Bailey 41-yard field goal, 6:28. Cowboys 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:48. DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal, 4:08. Cowboys 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:20. DAL – Dan Bailey 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:28. Third quarter DAL – Jason Witten 1-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:23. Cowboys 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:37. DET – Bobby Carpenter 34-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), 10:12. Cowboys 27–10. DET – Chris Houston 56-yard interception return (Jason Hanson kick), 5:34. Cowboys 27–17. DAL – Dan Bailey 23-yard field goal, 0:37. Cowboys 30–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter DET – Calvin Johnson 23-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 13:37. Cowboys 30–24. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:00. DET – Jason Hanson 51-yard field goal, 4:22. Cowboys 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 14 yards, 3:14. DET – Calvin Johnson 2-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 1:39. Lions 34–30. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:34. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 21/43, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT DAL – Tony Romo – 34/47, 331 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers DET – Jahvid Best – 11 carries, 47 yards DAL – Felix Jones – 16 carries, 57 yards Top receivers DET – Calvin Johnson – 8 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD DAL – Laurent Robinson – 7 receptions, 116 yards Top tacklers DET – Stephen Tulloch – 10 tackles, 2 assists, INT DAL – Barry Church – 4 tackles, 1 assist

With their second loss to the Lions at home in five years, the Cowboys fell to 2–2.

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week Six: Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	3	3	16
Patriots	3	10	0	7	20

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT/3:15 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 68,756
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter NE - Stephen Gostkowski 31-yard field goal, 8:41. Patriots 3-0. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:22. DAL - Dan Bailey 48-yard field goal, 3:16. Tied 3-3. Drive: 4 plays, -7 yards, 1:31. Second quarter NE - Stephen Gostkowski 26-yard field goal, 12:07. Patriots 6-3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:56. NE - Wes Welker 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:34. Patriots 13-3. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:03. DAL - Jason Witten 1-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:33. Patriots 13-10. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 7:01. Third quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 22-yard field goal, 5:50. Tied 13-13. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:58. Fourth quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 26-yard field goal, 5:13. Cowboys 16-13. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:55. NE - Aaron Hernandez 8-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:22. Patriots 20-16. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:02. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo - 27/41, 317 yards, TD, INT NE – Tom Brady - 27/41, 289 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray - 11 carries, 34 yards NE – BenJarvus Green-Ellis - 14 carries, 58 yards Top receivers DAL – Dez Bryant - 4 receptions, 78 yards NE – Rob Gronkowski - 7 receptions, 74 yards Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee - 12 tackles NE – Kyle Arrington - 11 tackles

The Cowboys' blue uniforms returned after a 1-year hiatus, and they blew a 3-point fourth quarter lead, and lost to the 2011 AFC champion New England Patriots.

Week 7: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Seven: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	7	10	3	14	34

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 80,086
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and John Lynch

Game information

First quarter DAL - DeMarco Murray 91-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 9:33. Cowboys 7-0. Drive: 3 plays, 98 yards, 2:08. Second quarter DAL - Jason Witten 1-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:25. Cowboys 14-0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:14. STL - Steven Jackson 6-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 7:58. Cowboys 14-7. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:27. DAL - Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 17-7. Drive: 8 plays, 18 yards, 3:19. Third quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 51-yard field goal, 5:32. Cowboys 20-7. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:50. Fourth quarter DAL - Phillip Tanner 6-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 9:22. Cowboys 27-7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 4:31. DAL - Dez Bryant 20-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 4:07. Cowboys 34-7. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 3:17. Top passers STL – AJ Feeley - 20/33, 196 yards, INT DAL – Tony Romo - 14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson - 18 carries, 70 yards, TD DAL – DeMarco Murray - 25 carries, 253 yards, TD Top receivers STL – Brandon Lloyd - 6 receptions, 74 yards DAL – Dez Bryant - 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD Top tacklers STL – Quintin Mikell - 10 tackles DAL – Abram Elam - 8 tackles

This game is notable for DeMarco Murray, in his first NFL start, setting the Cowboys single game rushing record.

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eight: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	7	7
Eagles	14	10	3	7	34

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT/7:20 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) (Clear)
• Game attendance: 69,144
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya

Game information

First quarter PHI - Jeremy Maclin 12-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 10:41. Eagles 7-0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:19. PHI - LeSean McCoy 2-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 2:40. Eagles 14-0. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 4:21. Second quarter PHI - Brent Celek 9-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 10:13. Eagles 21-0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:00. PHI - Alex Henery 23-yard field goal, 1:46. Eagles 24-0. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:08. Third quarter PHI - Alex Henery 26-yard field goal, 5:55. Eagles 27-0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter PHI - LeSean McCoy 13-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 13:21. Eagles 34-0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 6:42. DAL - Laurent Robinson 70-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:44. Eagles 34-7. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:37. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo - 18/35, 203 yards, TD, INT PHI – Michael Vick - 21/28, 279 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray - 8 carries, 74 yards PHI – LeSean McCoy - 30 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD Top receivers DAL – Laurent Robinson - 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD PHI – Brent Celek - 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD Top tacklers DAL – DeMarcus Ware - 11 tackles, 4 sacks PHI – Jamar Chaney - 7 tackles

Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	0	7	13
Cowboys	3	3	7	10	23

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 81,510
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jaime Maggio

Game information

First quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 20-yard field goal, 4:25. Cowboys 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 6:02. SEA - Steven Hauschka 45-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 3-3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:21. Second quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 20-yard field goal, 10:23. Cowboys 6-3. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 4:41. SEA - Steven Hauschka 32-yard field goal, 1:03. Tied 6-6. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:25. Third quarter DAL - Jason Witten 33-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 8:39. Cowboys 13-6. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:17. Fourth quarter DAL - Laurent Robinson 6-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 14:10. Cowboys 20-6. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:24. DAL - Dan Bailey 42-yard field goal, 11:23. Cowboys 23-6. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:58. SEA - Marshawn Lynch 4-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:12. Cowboys 23-13. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:10. Top passers SEA – Tarvaris Jackson - 17/30, 221 yards, 3 INT DAL – Tony Romo - 19/31, 279 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch - 23 rushes, 135 yards, TD DAL – DeMarco Murray - 22 rushes, 139 yards Top receivers SEA – Sidney Rice - 3 receptions, 69 yards DAL – Dez Bryant - 4 receptions, 76 yards Top tacklers SEA – Earl Thomas - 8 tackles DAL – Orlando Scandrick - 7 tackles

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	14	14	6	10	44

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 85,157
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

Game information

First quarter DAL - Dez Bryant 34-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:12. Cowboys 7-0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:48. DAL - Laurent Robinson 5-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 3:05. Cowboys 14-0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 7:35. Second quarter DAL - Laurent Robinson 58-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:17. Cowboys 21-0. Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:09. BUF - David Nelson 3-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Dave Rayner kick), 8:16. Cowboys 21-7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:01. DAL - DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 1:05. Cowboys 28-7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:11. Third quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 45-yard field goal, 2:25. Cowboys 31-7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:24. DAL - Dan Bailey 36-yard field goal, 0:16. Cowboys 34-7. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:58. Fourth quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 31-yard field goal, 5:11. Cowboys 37-7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 7:44. DAL - Terence Newman 43-yard interception return (Dan Bailey kick), 4:54. Cowboys 44-7. Top passers BUF - Ryan Fitzpatrick - 20/31, 146 yards, TD, 3 INT DAL - Tony Romo - 23/26, 270 yards, 3 TD Top rushers BUF - Fred Jackson - 13 carries, 144 yards DAL - DeMarco Murray - 20 carries, 135 yards, TD Top receivers BUF - Donald Jones - 6 receptions, 51 yards DAL - Dez Bryant - 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD Top tacklers BUF - Jairus Byrd - 8 tackles, 2 assists; George Wilson - 8 tackles, 2 assists DAL - Keith Brooking - 5 tackles, 2 assists; Gerald Sensabaugh - 5 tackles, 2 assists BUF -

Week 11: at Washington Redskins

Week Eleven: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	7	3	0	14	3	27
Redskins	0	14	3	7	0	24

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 80,122
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa

Game information

First quarter DAL - Dez Bryant 22-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 7:44. Cowboys 7-0. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:55. Second quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 37-yard field goal, 10:23. Cowboys 10-0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:14. WAS - Rex Grossman 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 3:59. Cowboys 10-7. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:24. WAS - Jabar Gaffney 16-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Graham Gano kick), 0:14. Redskins 14-10. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:27. Third quarter WAS - Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 11:40. Redskins 17-10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:20. Fourth quarter DAL - Laurent Robinson 7-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 14:43. Tied 17-17. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:24. DAL - Jason Witten 59-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 8:48. Cowboys 24-17. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 2:22. WAS - Donte Stallworth 4-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Graham Gano kick), 0:14. Tied 24-24. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:29. Overtime DAL - Dan Bailey 39-yard field goal, 5:39. Cowboys 27-24. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 3:41. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo - 23/37, 292 yards, 3 TD WAS – Rex Grossman - 25/38, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray - 25 carries, 73 yards WAS – Roy Helu - 8 carries, 35 yards Top receivers DAL – Jason Witten - 3 receptions, 85 yards, TD WAS – Jabar Gaffney - 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee - 10 tackles, 4 assists WAS – London Fletcher - 16 tackles, 7 assists

Week 12: vs. Miami Dolphins

Thanksgiving Day game

Week Twelve: Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	3	10	3	19
Cowboys	0	10	0	10	20

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 87,418
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

Game information

First quarter MIA - Shayne Graham 26-yard field goal, 2:42. Dolphins 3-0. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:04. Second quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 32-yard field goal, 4:38. Tied 3-3. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:04. DAL - Laurent Robinson 5-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:55. Cowboys 10-3. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06. MIA - Shayne Graham 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 10-6. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 0:55. Third quarter MIA - Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 8:02. Cowboys 10-9. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:58. MIA - Brandon Marshall 35-yard pass from Matt Moore (Shayne Graham kick), 3:54. Dolphins 16-10. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:20. Fourth quarter DAL - Laurent Robinson 18-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 14:31. Cowboys 17-16. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:23. MIA - Shayne Graham 23-yard field goal, 7:14. Dolphins 19-17. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:17. DAL - Dan Bailey 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Cowboys 20-19. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:59. Top passers MIA – Matt Moore - 19/32, 288 yards, TD DAL – Tony Romo - 22/34, 226 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MIA – Reggie Bush - 16 carries, 61 yards DAL – DeMarco Murray - 22 carries, 87 yards Top receivers MIA – Brandon Marshall - 5 receptions, 103 yards, TD DAL – Laurent Robinson - 7 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers MIA – Kevin Burnett - 12 tackles, 1 assist DAL – Anthony Spencer - 9 tackles, 2 assists

Coming off their thrilling overtime road win over the Redskins, the Cowboys went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played a Week 12 interconference duel with the Miami Dolphins in the annual Thanksgiving game. Dallas trailed early in the first quarter with Dolphins kicker Shayne Graham getting a 26-yard field goal, yet the Cowboys would answer in the second quarter with a 26-yard field goal from kicker Dan Bailey, followed by quarterback Tony Romo finding wide receiver Laurent Robinson on a 5-yard touchdown pass. Miami would close out the half with Graham making a 28-yard field goal.

The Dolphins retook the lead in the third quarter with Graham booting a 27-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Matt Moore completing a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Marshall. Afterwards, Dallas regained the lead in the fourth quarter with Romo connecting with Robinson again on an 18-yard touchdown pass. Miami struck back with Graham making a 23-yard field goal, but Bailey rescued the Cowboys by nailing the winning 28-yard field goal.

With the win, Dallas improved to 7–4.

Bailey (2/2 on field goal, including game-winning 28-yarder) and linebacker DeMarcus Ware (1 assist and a fumble recovery) were named CBS' All-Iron Award winners.

Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Thirteen: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	10	3	0	0	13
Cardinals	3	0	3	7	6	19

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 62,180
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale

Game information

First quarter ARI - Jay Feely 48-yard field goal, 4:13. Cardinals 3-0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:03. Second quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 50-yard field goal, 5:50. Tied 3-3. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:51. DAL - Dez Bryant 5-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 3:09. Cowboys 10-3. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:57. Third quarter ARI - Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 8:18. Cowboys 10-6. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:42. DAL - Dan Bailey 37-yard field goal, 0:34. Cowboys 13-6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:44. Fourth quarter ARI - Beanie Wells 4-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 13:08. Tied 13-13. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:26. Overtime ARI - LaRod Stephens-Howling 52-yard pass from Kevin Kolb, 11:43. Cardinals 19-13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:17. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo - 28/42, 299 yards, TD ARI – Kevin Kolb 16/25, 247 yards, TD Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray - 12 carries, 38 yards ARI – Beanie Wells - 20 carries, 67 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Dez Bryant - 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD ARI – Andre Roberts - 6 receptions, 111 yards Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee - 7 tackles, 2 assists ARI – Daryl Washington - 9 tackles, assist

With seconds left in regulation with the score at 13-13, Jason Garrett called a time out before Dan Bailey was set to kick a 49-yard field goal that would have ended the game (commonly referred to as "icing the kicker"); Bailey ended up missing the field goal and the Cowboys lost the game in overtime.^[3][4]

Week 14: vs. New York Giants

Week Fourteen: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	5	10	7	15	37
Cowboys	7	10	3	14	34

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 95,952
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, & Michele Tafoya

Game information

First quarter NYG – Tony Romo sacked by Jason Pierre-Paul in the endzone for a safety, 9:42. Giants 2–0. NYG – Lawrence Tynes 23-yard field goal, 7:07. Giants 5–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:35. DAL – John Phillips 12-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 2:49. Cowboys 7–5. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:18. Second quarter NYG – Brandon Jacobs 1-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 12:45. Giants 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:04. DAL – Laurent Robinson 9-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 6:26. Cowboys 14–12. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:19. NYG - Lawrence Tynes 26-yard field goal, 1:03. Giants 15-14. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:22. DAL - Dan Bailey 49-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 17-15. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 0:48. Third quarter DAL - Dan Bailey 49-yard field goal, 7:42. Cowboys 20-15. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:11. NYG - Mario Manningham 47-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:30. Giants 22-20. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:12. Fourth quarter DAL - Miles Austin 6-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 12:43. Cowboys 27-22. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:31. DAL - Dez Bryant 50-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 5:41. Cowboys 34-22. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:54. NYG - Jake Ballard 8-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 3:14. Cowboys 34-29. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:27. NYG - Brandon Jacobs 1-yard run (Danny Ware run), 0:46. Giants 37-34. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:26. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning - 27/47, 400 yards, 2 TD, INT DAL – Tony Romo - 21/31, 321 yards, 4 TD Top rushers NYG - Brandon Jacobs - 19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD DAL - Felix Jones - 16 carries, 106 yards Top receivers NYG – Hakeem Nicks - 8 receptions, 163 yards DAL – Laurent Robinson - 4 receptions, 137 yards, TD Top tacklers NYG – Jason Pierre-Paul - 8 tackles, 2 assists DAL – Sean Lee - 9 tackles 4 assists; Bradie James - 9 tackles, 5 assists

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Fifteen: Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	14	3	0	31
Buccaneers	0	0	15	0	15

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: December 17
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) (Clear)
• Game attendance: 65,162
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan

Game information

First quarter DAL - Miles Austin 8-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 8:44. Cowboys 7-0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:52. DAL - Dez Bryant 8-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 0:18. Cowboys 14-0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:17. Second quarter DAL - Laurent Robinson 9-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 4:42. Cowboys 21-0. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:52. DAL - Tony Romo 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 0:20. Cowboys 28-0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:32. Third quarter TB - Dekoda Watson 7-yard defensive fumble return (Connor Barth kick), 13:39. Cowboys 28-7. DAL - Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 6:38. Cowboys 31-7. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 7:01. TB - Dezmon Briscoe 13-yard pass from Josh Freeman (Kellen Winslow pass from Josh Freeman), 0:23. Cowboys 31-15. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:15. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers DAL – Tony Romo - 23/30, 249 yards, 3 TD TB – Josh Freeman - 17/27, 148 yards, TD Top rushers DAL – Felix Jones - 22 carries, 108 yards TB – Josh Freeman - 4 carries, 37 yards Top receivers DAL – Miles Austin - 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD TB - Kregg Lumpkin - 5 receptions, 50 yards Top tacklers DAL – Orlando Scandrick – 5 tackles, 1 assist TB – Mason Foster – 5 tackles, 3 assists

Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Sixteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	3	3	20
Cowboys	0	0	0	7	7

at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 84,834
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver

Game information

First quarter PHI - Brent Celek 13-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 11:30. Eagles 7-0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:30. Second quarter PHI - Jeremy Maclin 5-yard pass from Michael Vick (Alex Henery kick), 0:05. Eagles 14-0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 0:50. Third quarter PHI - Alex Henery 43-yard field goal, 4:30. Eagles 17-0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 2:27. Fourth quarter PHI - Alex Henery 51-yard field goal, 13:25. Eagles 20-0. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 4:28. DAL - Miles Austin 4-yard pass from Stephen McGee (Dan Bailey kick), 0:07. Eagles 20-7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:12. Top passers PHI – Michael Vick - 18/32, 293 yards, 2 TD DAL – Stephen McGee - 24/38, 182 yards, TD Top rushers PHI – LeSean McCoy - 13 carries, 35 yards DAL – Sammy Morris - 13 carries, 29 yards Top receivers PHI – DeSean Jackson - 5 receptions, 90 yards DAL – Dez Bryant - 6 receptions, 62 yards Top tacklers PHI – Nnamdi Asomugha - 8 tackles DAL – Anthony Spencer - 6 tackles

Week 17: at New York Giants

Week Seventeen: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	7	7	14
Giants	7	14	0	10	31

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: January 1
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST^[5]
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) (Rain Showers)
• Game attendance: 81,077
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, & Michele Tafoya

Game information

First quarter NYG – Victor Cruz 74-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 4:57. Giants 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 2:49. Second quarter NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw 5-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 13:27. Giants 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:27. NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw 10-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 1:09. Giants 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:24. Third quarter DAL – Laurent Robinson 34-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 6:54. Giants 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:28. Fourth quarter DAL – Laurent Robinson 6-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 10:15. Giants 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:25. NYG – Lawrence Tynes 28-yard field goal, 5:45. Giants 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:30. NYG – Hakeem Nicks 4-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 3:41. Giants 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:14. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo – 29/37, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Eli Manning – 24/33, 346 yards, 3 TD Top rushers DAL – Felix Jones – 11 carries, 30 yards NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 16 carries, 57 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Dez Bryant – 6 receptions, 70 yards NYG – Victor Cruz – 6 receptions, 178 yards, TD Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee - 11 tackles, 3 assists NYG – Michael Boley - 9 tackles, 2 assists

With the loss, the Cowboys finished at 8–8 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive year.

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(4) New York Giants	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	394	400	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	8	8	0	.500	5–1	6–6	396	328	W4
Dallas Cowboys	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	372	347	L2
Washington Redskins	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	288	367	L2

Staff

2011 Dallas Cowboys staff

Front office Owner/president/general manager – Jerry Jones COO/executive vice president/director of player personnel – Stephen Jones Assistant director of player personnel – Tom Ciskowski Director of football administration – Todd Williams Assistant director of pro scouting – Judd Garrett Head coaches Head coach – Jason Garrett Assistant head coach/wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Wade Wilson Running backs – Skip Peete Tight ends/pass game coordinator – John Garrett Offensive line/run game coordinator – Hudson Houck Assistant offensive line – Wes Phillips Offensive quality control/wide receivers – Keith O'Quinn

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive line – Brian Baker Linebackers – Matt Eberflus Secondary – Dave Campo Secondary – Brett Maxie Defensive quality control/linebackers – Ben Bloom Defensive assistant- Dave Borgonzi Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Joe DeCamillis Assistant special teams/kickers – Chris Boniol Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mike Woicik Assistant strength and conditioning – Walt Williams

Rosters

Opening preseason roster

Dallas Cowboys 2011 opening preseason roster
Quarterbacks  4 Tom Brandstater  3 Jon Kitna  7 Stephen McGee  9 Tony Romo Running backs 45 Shaun Chapas FB 23 Tashard Choice 44 Chris Gronkowski FB 28 Felix Jones 35 Lonyae Miller 49 Jason Pociask FB/TE 34 Phillip Tanner 30 Frank Warren Wide receivers 19 Miles Austin 88 Dez Bryant 17 James Cleveland 11 Dominique Edison 14 Dwayne Harris 16 Jesse Holley 15 Manuel Johnson 13 Lyle Leong 85 Kevin Ogletree 84 Tysson Poots 86 Raymond Radway 87 Titus Ryan 10 Teddy Williams CB Tight ends 80 Martellus Bennett 89 John Phillips 83 Martin Rucker 82 Jason Witten		Offensive linemen 73 Jose Acuna T/G 62 David Arkin G 67 Phil Costa C/G 68 Doug Free T 64 Montrae Holland G 63 Kyle Kosier G/C 60 Kevin Kowalski G/C 79 Pepa Letuli T/G 61 Bill Nagy C/G 78 Jermey Parnell T 77 Tyron Smith T 76 Sam Young T Defensive linemen 92 Josh Brent NT 98 Kenyon Coleman DE 66 Clifton Geathers DE 97 Jason Hatcher DE 95 Sean Lissemore DE/NT 99 Igor Olshansky DE 90 Jay Ratliff NT 69 Jimmy Saddler-McQueen NT/DE 96 Marcus Spears DE		Linebackers 47 Alex Albright OLB 55 Mike Balogun ILB 51 Keith Brooking ILB 57 Victor Butler OLB 54 Kenwin Cummings ILB 52 Alex Daniels OLB 48 Isaiah Greenhouse ILB 56 Bradie James ILB 50 Sean Lee ILB 58 Orie Lemon ILB 93 Anthony Spencer OLB/DE 94 DeMarcus Ware OLB/DE 59 Brandon Williams OLB Defensive backs 20 Alan Ball CB/FS 31 Mario Butler CB 42 Barry Church SS 24 Abram Elam SS/FS 38 Alex Ibiloye CB/SS 21 Mike Jenkins CB 37 Bryan McCann CB 40 Danny McCray FS 41 Terence Newman CB 27 Akwasi Owusu-Ansah FS/CB 33 Chris Randle CB 32 Orlando Scandrick CB 36 Andrew Sendejo SS 43 Gerald Sensabaugh FS/SS 26 Josh Thomas CB 25 Ross Weaver CB 39 Collin Zych SS/FS Special teams 46 Corey Adams LS  5 Dan Bailey K 18 David Buehler K  6 Chris Jones P 91 L. P. Ladouceur LS  1 Mat McBriar P		Reserve lists 74 Billy Blackard NT (Waived/Injured) 53 Bruce Carter ILB (Active/NF-Inj.)  2 Kai Forbath K (Active/NF-Inj.) 65 Andre Gurode C (Active/NF-Inj.) 29 DeMarco Murray RB (Active/NF-Inj.) 90 active, 1 inactive

Week one roster

Dallas Cowboys 2011 week one roster
Quarterbacks  3 Jon Kitna  7 Stephen McGee  9 Tony Romo Running backs 23 Tashard Choice 28 Felix Jones 29 DeMarco Murray 34 Phillip Tanner Wide receivers 19 Miles Austin 88 Dez Bryant PR 17 Dwayne Harris 16 Jesse Holley 85 Kevin Ogletree 81 Laurent Robinson Tight ends 80 Martellus Bennett 89 John Phillips FB 83 Martin Rucker 82 Jason Witten		Offensive linemen 62 David Arkin G 67 Phil Costa C 75 Derrick Dockery G 68 Doug Free T 63 Kyle Kosier G 60 Kevin Kowalski C/G 61 Bill Nagy G 78 Jermey Parnell T 77 Tyron Smith T Defensive linemen 92 Josh Brent NT 99 Kenyon Coleman DE 96 Clifton Geathers DE 97 Jason Hatcher DE 95 Sean Lissemore DE/NT 90 Jay Ratliff NT 98 Marcus Spears DE		Linebackers 55 Alex Albright OLB 51 Keith Brooking ILB 57 Victor Butler OLB 56 Bradie James ILB 50 Sean Lee ILB 93 Anthony Spencer OLB/DE 94 DeMarcus Ware OLB/DE Defensive backs 20 Alan Ball CB 42 Barry Church SS 26 Abram Elam SS/FS 21 Mike Jenkins CB 37 Bryan McCann CB/KR 40 Danny McCray FS 41 Terence Newman CB 32 Orlando Scandrick CB 43 Gerald Sensabaugh FS/SS Special teams  5 Dan Bailey K 18 David Buehler K 91 L. P. Ladouceur LS  1 Mat McBriar P		Reserve lists 54 Bruce Carter ILB (NF-Inj.)  2 Kai Forbath K (NF-Inj.) 86 Raymond Radway WR (IR) Practice Squad 31 Mario Butler CB 72 Rob Callaway NT/DE 45 Shaun Chapas FB 52 Isaiah Greenhouse ILB/FB 15 Andre Holmes WR 58 Orie Lemon ILB 27 Akwasi Owusu-Ansah FS 10 Teddy Williams WR 53 active, 3 inactive, 8 PS

Final roster

Dallas Cowboys 2011 final roster
Quarterbacks 14 Chris Greisen  7 Stephen McGee  9 Tony Romo Running backs 45 Shaun Chapas FB 24 Tony Fiammetta FB 28 Felix Jones 23 Sammy Morris 30 Chauncey Washington Wide receivers 19 Miles Austin 88 Dez Bryant PR 17 Dwayne Harris KR 16 Jesse Holley 15 Andre Holmes 85 Kevin Ogletree 81 Laurent Robinson Tight ends 80 Martellus Bennett 89 John Phillips 82 Jason Witten		Offensive linemen 62 David Arkin G 67 Phil Costa C 75 Derrick Dockery G 68 Doug Free T 63 Kyle Kosier G 60 Kevin Kowalski C/G 78 Jermey Parnell T 77 Tyron Smith T Defensive linemen 92 Josh Brent NT 99 Kenyon Coleman DE 96 Clifton Geathers DE 97 Jason Hatcher DE 95 Sean Lissemore DE 90 Jay Ratliff NT 98 Marcus Spears DE		Linebackers 55 Alex Albright OLB 51 Keith Brooking ILB 57 Victor Butler OLB 54 Bruce Carter ILB 56 Bradie James ILB 50 Sean Lee ILB 93 Anthony Spencer OLB 94 DeMarcus Ware OLB Defensive backs 20 Alan Ball CB 26 Abram Elam SS 21 Mike Jenkins CB 40 Danny McCray FS 41 Terence Newman CB 32 Orlando Scandrick CB 43 Gerald Sensabaugh FS 36 Mana Silva SS 25 Frank Walker CB Special teams  5 Dan Bailey K  6 Chris Jones P 91 L. P. Ladouceur LS		Reserve lists 18 David Buehler K (IR) 42 Barry Church SS (IR)  2 Kai Forbath K (NF-Inj.) 64 Montrae Holland G (IR)  3 Jon Kitna QB (IR)  1 Mat McBriar P (IR) 29 DeMarco Murray RB (IR) 61 Bill Nagy G (IR) 86 Raymond Radway WR (IR) 34 Phillip Tanner RB (IR) Practice Squad 31 Mario Butler CB 72 Rob Callaway NT/DE 65 Brandon Carter G 58 Orie Lemon LB 10 Teddy Williams WR 27 C. J. Wilson CB 53 active, 10 inactive, 6 Practice Squad