Dallas won more often away from home—and allowed fewer points per game. The size of the home losses made the contrast especially sharp.
Dallas played nine home games and eight away games, so per-game averages and win rates are more comparable than raw totals alone.
| Location | Record | Win rate | Avg. points for | Avg. points against | Avg. margin | Total margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2–7 | 22.2% | 17.9 | 31.2 | −13.3 | −120 |
| Away | 5–3 | 62.5% | 23.6 | 23.4 | +0.3 | +2 |
Dallas scored 161 points and allowed 281 at home. Four losses were by at least 24 points: New Orleans (−25), Detroit (−38), Philadelphia (−28), and Houston (−24). Those four games account for a combined −115 margin.
Even excluding the Detroit loss, Dallas would be 2–6 at home with a −82 total margin. The home deficit was not the product of just one game.
Inspect the Detroit gameDallas scored 189 points and allowed 187 away. Its five road wins added up to +48; its three road losses totaled −46. The 41–7 loss at Philadelphia nearly erased the combined gains from those wins.
The typical result was less extreme: the median away margin was +4 points, versus −7 at home. Both the averages and medians favored the road.
Inspect the Philadelphia road gameDallas played each division opponent twice. Comparing these pairs reduces one difference between the groups, but the games still happened at different times and under different conditions.
| Opponent | Away score | Away margin | Home score | Home margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 20–15 | +5 | 27–20 | +7 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7–41 | −34 | 6–34 | −28 |
| Washington Commanders | 34–26 | +8 | 19–23 | −4 |
Home margins were better against the Giants and Eagles; the away margin was better against Washington. That mixed result is a useful counterpoint to the overall split.