Putting Up Numbers· NFL

The Cowboys without P.J. Locke

without , this season

The Cowboys are 2–3 without P.J. Locke this season and 1–2 with him.

Questionable (foot), per the NFL’s week 8 injury report.

P.J. Locke’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith P.J. Locke3 gamesWithout5 gamesDifference
Record1–22–3
Points allowed, over expected+3.0+2.6+0.4
Against the line−2.5−1.9−0.6
Points, over expected+4.0+3.0+1.0
Margin, over expected+0.7+0.5+0.2

3 games with him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 35 games

MeasureWith P.J. Locke3 gamesWithout5 gamesDifference
Record1–22–3
Points allowed, over expected+3.0+2.6+0.4
Against the line−2.5−1.9−0.6
Points, over expected+4.0+3.0+1.0
Margin, over expected+0.7+0.5+0.2

3 games with him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

The games he missed this season

DateGameResult
Oct 26, 2026@PHIW 38–21
Oct 18, 2026@GBL 13–23
Oct 8, 2026vsTBL 16–24
Oct 4, 2026@HOUW 34–30
Sep 27, 2026vsBAL · neutralL 31–34

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
  • Why he’s out: the NFL’s week 8 injury report.

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