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When you're up 27-10 at halftime, snap counts for an entire game begin to lose their significance. Defenses tend to play with more of a prevent mode, offenses focus more on protecting the ball and avoid taking risks that may be necessary to convert those long third downs.
For the Cowboys, limiting the snaps of their defense was (and remains) their success model in tight games. When the game's an early blowout, that model goes out the window. With that out of the way, here's the season summary of the Cowboys' snap counts
Cowboys Snap Count by Week
SFO TEN STL NWO HOU SEA NYG WAS ARI JAC NYG PHI CHI PHI IND WAS
Offense 69 80 56 66 76 75 62 65 64 60 54 61 62 82 63 63
Defense 58 49 76 61 59 49 63 67 67 71 73 77 69 55 62 69
Difference +11 +31 -20 +5 +17 +26 -1 -2 -3 -9 -19 -16 -7 +27 +1 -6
Overall, the Cowboys offense took 1,014 snaps according to ProFootballReference.com (whose numbers differ slightly from those in the official gamebooks). That's the 18th most in the NFL. The defense was on the field for only 978 snaps, the fifth-lowest value in the league in 2014. That's significantly down from the 1,094 snaps in 2013 (6th most in the NFL), and one of the reasons why the Cowboys finished this year with 22.0 points allowed per game (ranked 15th) versus last year's 27.0. That five-point swing per game is all you need to know about why the Cowboys are 12-4 this year and were 8-8 last year.
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...-counts-winning-with-an-opportunistic-defense
For the Cowboys, limiting the snaps of their defense was (and remains) their success model in tight games. When the game's an early blowout, that model goes out the window. With that out of the way, here's the season summary of the Cowboys' snap counts
Cowboys Snap Count by Week
SFO TEN STL NWO HOU SEA NYG WAS ARI JAC NYG PHI CHI PHI IND WAS
Offense 69 80 56 66 76 75 62 65 64 60 54 61 62 82 63 63
Defense 58 49 76 61 59 49 63 67 67 71 73 77 69 55 62 69
Difference +11 +31 -20 +5 +17 +26 -1 -2 -3 -9 -19 -16 -7 +27 +1 -6
Overall, the Cowboys offense took 1,014 snaps according to ProFootballReference.com (whose numbers differ slightly from those in the official gamebooks). That's the 18th most in the NFL. The defense was on the field for only 978 snaps, the fifth-lowest value in the league in 2014. That's significantly down from the 1,094 snaps in 2013 (6th most in the NFL), and one of the reasons why the Cowboys finished this year with 22.0 points allowed per game (ranked 15th) versus last year's 27.0. That five-point swing per game is all you need to know about why the Cowboys are 12-4 this year and were 8-8 last year.
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...-counts-winning-with-an-opportunistic-defense
