It also marked the return of tight end Jason Witten, who retired in 2018 and spent a year as the color analyst for Monday Night Football.

Wide receiver Cole Beasley, who was the second-longest tenured player on the roster, left the team in the offseason and signed with the Bills.

Despite being 6–4 by Week 11 and leading the NFC East, the Cowboys suffered a late-season collapse, losing four of the last six games for a final record of 8-8.

The Cowboys failed to improve on their 10–6 record from the previous season after a 26–15 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving.

The Eagles proceeded to win in Week 17 against the Giants, ensuring Philadelphia would be the 2019 NFC East champions, as well as ending the Cowboys' season.

[1] Notes Front office Head coaches Offensive coaches Special teams coaches Strength and conditioning Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams 90 active, 5 inactive Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams Practice squad 53 active, 12 inactive, 10 practice squad Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams Reserve 53 active, 18 reserve, 9 On March 21, the exhibition matchup between the Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams was officially announced for Saturday, August 17, at Aloha Stadium just outside of Honolulu, Hawaii, with the Rams serving as the home team.

As historic Vegas favorites (22 points), both Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard obtained 100+ rushing yards in one game.

In a highly anticipated matchup against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in a testament of the Cowboys-Packers rivalry, the Cowboys struggled mightily.

The Cowboys traveled to Metlife Stadium to take on Sam Darnold, who had just recovered from mono and the Jets in one of their two trips to East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Brett Maher kicked a 63-yard field goal to break his old record of 62, which was also during a game at home against the Eagles.

Despite a first pass attempt being an interception and the Giants having a lead by 9 points, the Cowboys dominated the rest of the game.

Ezekiel Elliott made his first appearance at MetLife Stadium since his rookie season and would run for 139 yards on 23 carries.

The Jourdan Lewis fumble recovery sealed the game as it was returned for a touchdown while the Cowboys led 30-18 to put them up 37-18 and improve to 5-3 with the win.

Luck ran out after Dak Prescott's Hail Mary pass was intercepted in the fading seconds, sealing the Cowboys' loss.

Elliott's touchdown celebration of the “Dak Dance” became a meme and a trend for the rest of the 2019 NFL season.

Before the game started, there was an error on a coin toss, which the officials misunderstood, which Dak Prescott actually said "kick" when he intended to say "defer".

A pass to Michael Gallup was incomplete on a fourth down play, giving the ball back to the Eagles to run out the game clock.

Kai Forbath remained perfect in field goals as he converted each attempt for the third consecutive game.

Jaylon Smith obtained his first interception in his career off quarterback Case Keenum, who started as emergency for Dwayne Haskins Jr. who injured his ankle the previous week.

[3] The Cowboys had needed the Eagles to lose to the Giants so they could clinch the NFC East and make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.