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Dallas Cowboys Defense vs Wide Receivers (2025)

In 2025, the Dallas Cowboys allowed 171.0 receiving yards per game to wide receivers — #32 of 32 (1 = stingiest). This is a two-year-stable soft matchup — one of the few defense-vs-position tendencies that repeated across seasons.

Everything they allowed to wide receivers, per game

Metric	Season	Last 4	Last 2
Targets allowed	17.8	17.8	17.0
Receptions allowed	12.1	11.5	10.5
Rec yds allowed	171.0	170.8	146.5
Rec TD allowed	1.5	1.0	0.0
Yards per target	9.6	9.6	8.6
Explosive receptions (20+)	2.6	3.0	2.0

Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.

Upcoming: week 1 vs New York Giants

Wide Receivers they'll face first: Malik Nabers.

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Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games. Updated 2026-07-28.

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