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Brian Schottenheimer
Head coach · DAL · 2025–2026
11–14–1Regular season
0–0Playoffs
2Seasons
Season by season
4th-down columns from 2018 (every go, field-goal and punt call graded by our model).
| Season | Team | Record | Playoffs | 4th-down decisions | Went for it % | Model said go % | Agrees with model % | WP lost per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DAL | 4–5 | 56 | 21.4 | 55.4 | 64.3 | 2.87 | |
| 2025 | DAL | 7–9–1 | 105 | 30.5 | 56.2 | 72.4 | 1.95 |
4th-down rating
WP lost per decision against other coaches in the same situations: −0.048 (90% interval −0.137 to +0.048) over 161 decisions. Not separable from average.
Biggest disagreements with the model
Where the coach’s call cost the most win probability by our model, among calls the model disagreed with.
| Date | Game | Situation | Call | Model | WP lost (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & goal at DEN 6Q1, tied | fg | goconfident | 4.4 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 3 at DET 11Q4, down 10 | fg | goconfident | 4.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 1 at DAL 39Q4, up 3 | punt | goconfident | 3.7 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 6 at BAL 41Q3, down 4 | fg | goconfident | 3.7 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 4 at GB 47Q1, tied | punt | goconfident | 3.1 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 3 at WAS 29Q1, down 1 | fg | goconfident | 3.1 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 4 at IND 46Q2, up 3 | punt | goconfident | 2.4 |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL v LV | 4th & 3 at LV 32Q1, down 3 | fg | goconfident | 2.3 |
| 2025-11-27 | DAL v KC | 4th & 3 at KC 31Q2, down 7 | fg | goconfident | 2.3 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 6 at midfieldQ2, up 3 | punt | goconfident | 2.2 |
| 2025-12-21 | DAL v LAC | 4th & 4 at DAL 41Q3, down 7 | punt | goconfident | 2.1 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 16 at HOU 47Q2, down 7 | fg | puntconfident | 2.1 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 2 at CHI 34Q1, down 7 | fg | goconfident | 1.7 |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL v ARI | 4th & goal at ARI 8Q3, down 17 | fg | goconfident | 1.7 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 6 at DAL 44Q3, down 13 | punt | goconfident | 1.6 |
Every graded 4th down (161)
Every graded 4th down
| Date | Game | Situation | Call | Model | WP lost (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 10 at PHI 23Q2, tied | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-04 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 10 at DAL 49Q4, down 4 | punt | gouncertain | -0.1 |
| 2025-09-04 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 7 at DAL 27Q4, down 4 | punt | goconfident | 1.2 |
| 2025-09-04 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 3 at DAL 45Q4, down 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 6 at DAL 36Q1, down 3 | punt | puntuncertain | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 8 at DAL 33Q2, down 6 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 18 at NYG 33Q2, down 6 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 13 at NYG 26Q4, up 1 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 3 at DAL 36Q4, down 3 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 10 at DAL 42QOT, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-14 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 10 at DAL 38QOT, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 2 at CHI 34Q1, down 7 | fg | goconfident | 1.7 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 8 at CHI 15Q2, down 11 | fg | fglean | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 4 at DAL 30Q2, down 3 | punt | puntlean | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 15 at DAL 46Q3, down 10 | punt | puntuncertain | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 2 at DAL 16Q4, down 17 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & 5 at DAL 27Q4, down 17 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-09-21 | DAL v CHI | 4th & goal at CHI 1Q4, down 17 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-05 | DAL v NYJ | 4th & 6 at NYJ 16Q1, down 3 | fg | gouncertain | -0.2 |
| 2025-10-05 | DAL v NYJ | 4th & 9 at DAL 30Q2, up 7 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-05 | DAL v NYJ | 4th & 3 at DAL 43Q3, up 20 | punt | goconfident | 0.2 |
| 2025-10-05 | DAL v NYJ | 4th & 9 at DAL 26Q3, up 20 | punt | puntlean | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-05 | DAL v NYJ | 4th & 6 at DAL 39Q4, up 24 | punt | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-05 | DAL v NYJ | 4th & 7 at DAL 32Q4, up 24 | punt | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & 4 at DAL 32Q1, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & goal at CAR 5Q1, down 3 | fg | golean | -0.1 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & 1 at CAR 3Q2, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & 4 at CAR 30Q2, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & 6 at DAL 35Q3, down 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & goal at CAR 9Q4, down 3 | fg | fglean | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-12 | DAL v CAR | 4th & 18 at DAL 38Q4, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 3 at WAS 29Q1, down 1 | fg | goconfident | 3.1 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 9 at DAL 41Q2, up 9 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 12 at WAS 43Q2, up 9 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 11 at DAL 38Q2, up 12 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 6 at WAS 11Q4, up 19 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-19 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 11 at WAS 49Q4, up 22 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & goal at DEN 6Q1, tied | fg | goconfident | 4.4 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 18 at DAL 19Q1, down 4 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 20 at DAL 48Q2, down 11 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 1 at DAL 29Q2, down 10 | punt | goconfident | 1.3 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 3 at DEN 27Q3, down 17 | go | golean | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 6 at DAL 44Q3, down 13 | punt | goconfident | 1.6 |
| 2025-10-26 | DAL v DEN | 4th & 6 at DAL 33Q4, down 20 | punt | puntuncertain | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL v ARI | 4th & goal at ARI 4Q1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 22 at DAL 11Q1, down 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL v ARI | 4th & goal at ARI 8Q3, down 17 | fg | goconfident | 1.7 |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 3 at ARI 21Q4, down 17 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-03 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 28 at DAL 19Q4, down 10 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL v LV | 4th & 4 at DAL 32Q1, tied | punt | puntlean | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL v LV | 4th & 3 at LV 32Q1, down 3 | fg | goconfident | 2.3 |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL v LV | 4th & 1 at LV 5Q2, up 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL v LV | 4th & 7 at DAL 46Q4, up 15 | punt | puntlean | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-17 | DAL v LV | 4th & 1 at LV 4Q4, up 17 | go | gouncertain | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 3 at midfieldQ1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 6 at DAL 28Q1, down 7 | punt | goconfident | 0.4 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 6 at DAL 12Q3, down 14 | punt | goconfident | 0.5 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 9 at PHI 33Q3, down 14 | fg | gouncertain | 0.5 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 13 at DAL 40Q4, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & goal at PHI 1Q4, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-23 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 12 at PHI 24Q4, tied | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-27 | DAL v KC | 4th & 4 at KC 48Q2, down 7 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-27 | DAL v KC | 4th & 3 at KC 31Q2, down 7 | fg | goconfident | 2.3 |
| 2025-11-27 | DAL v KC | 4th & 2 at DAL 11Q3, up 3 | punt | golean | 1.0 |
| 2025-11-27 | DAL v KC | 4th & 8 at KC 18Q3, up 3 | fg | fguncertain | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-27 | DAL v KC | 4th & 4 at KC 8Q4, up 7 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 10 at DET 39Q1, down 3 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 14 at DAL 1Q1, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 19 at DET 24Q2, down 7 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 4 at DET 37Q2, down 11 | fg | gouncertain | 0.1 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 5 at DET 9Q3, down 18 | go | golean | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 19 at DET 45Q3, down 11 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 3 at DET 11Q4, down 10 | fg | goconfident | 4.0 |
| 2025-12-04 | DAL v DET | 4th & 10 at DAL 31Q4, down 14 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 1 at MIN 2Q1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 2 at DAL 11Q1, up 7 | punt | gouncertain | -0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 3 at midfieldQ2, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 10 at MIN 33Q2, tied | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 7 at MIN 19Q2, down 3 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 7 at MIN 8Q3, tied | fg | goconfident | 1.2 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 8 at MIN 23Q3, up 3 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 8 at MIN 41Q4, down 1 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-14 | DAL v MIN | 4th & 7 at MIN 45Q4, down 8 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-21 | DAL v LAC | 4th & 2 at LAC 39Q1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-21 | DAL v LAC | 4th & 14 at LAC 15Q2, tied | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-21 | DAL v LAC | 4th & 4 at DAL 41Q3, down 7 | punt | goconfident | 2.1 |
| 2025-12-21 | DAL v LAC | 4th & 1 at LAC 16Q3, down 7 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-21 | DAL v LAC | 4th & 10 at DAL 46Q4, down 10 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 1 at DAL 44Q1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 1 at midfieldQ1, up 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 2 at WAS 23Q2, up 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 1 at WAS 10Q2, up 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 7 at WAS 23Q2, up 11 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 18 at DAL 9Q3, up 14 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 8 at WAS 34Q3, up 7 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 7 at WAS 40Q4, up 7 | fg | fglean | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 2 at DAL 45Q4, up 7 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 4 at WAS 33Q4, up 7 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2025-12-25 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 1 at WAS 34Q4, up 7 | go | puntconfident | 0.1 |
| 2026-01-04 | DAL v NYG | 4th & goal at NYG 4Q1, down 3 | fg | goconfident | 1.1 |
| 2026-01-04 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 2 at NYG 3Q2, up 1 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-01-04 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 4 at DAL 18Q3, down 6 | punt | goconfident | 0.3 |
| 2026-01-04 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 8 at NYG 39Q3, down 14 | fg | golean | 0.3 |
| 2026-01-04 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 1 at NYG 47Q3, down 14 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-01-04 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 10 at DAL 40Q4, down 17 | punt | goconfident | 0.2 |
| 2026-09-13 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 5 at DAL 33Q1, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-09-13 | DAL v NYG | 4th & 4 at DAL 43Q1, down 7 | punt | goconfident | 1.0 |
| 2026-09-20 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 5 at WAS 6Q1, up 7 | fg | goconfident | 1.0 |
| 2026-09-20 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 14 at DAL 31Q2, up 7 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-09-20 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 7 at WAS 26Q3, up 4 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-09-20 | DAL v WAS | 4th & 4 at WAS 42Q4, up 14 | fg | goconfident | 0.6 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & goal at BAL 10Q1, tied | fg | goconfident | 0.5 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 6 at midfieldQ2, up 3 | punt | goconfident | 2.2 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 1 at DAL 44Q2, down 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 6 at BAL 20Q2, down 7 | fg | golean | 0.3 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 4 at BAL 47Q3, down 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 6 at BAL 41Q3, down 4 | fg | goconfident | 3.7 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & 6 at DAL 28Q4, up 4 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-09-27 | DAL v BAL | 4th & goal at BAL 5Q4, down 3 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 5 at HOU 21Q1, down 7 | fg | golean | 1.2 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 5 at HOU 32Q2, down 7 | fg | golean | 0.4 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 16 at DAL 26Q2, down 4 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 11 at HOU 44Q2, down 4 | fg | gouncertain | 0.7 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 16 at HOU 47Q2, down 7 | fg | puntconfident | 2.1 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 6 at DAL 35Q4, up 4 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-04 | DAL v HOU | 4th & 4 at DAL 32Q4, down 3 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-08 | DAL v TB | 4th & 10 at DAL 44Q2, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-08 | DAL v TB | 4th & 10 at TB 47Q2, tied | punt | gouncertain | 0.1 |
| 2026-10-08 | DAL v TB | 4th & 10 at DAL 18Q2, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-08 | DAL v TB | 4th & 6 at TB 23Q2, tied | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-08 | DAL v TB | 4th & 3 at DAL 43Q3, down 14 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 4 at GB 47Q1, tied | punt | goconfident | 3.1 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 12 at DAL 30Q1, down 7 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 2 at GB 38Q3, down 17 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 12 at DAL 41Q3, down 13 | punt | goconfident | 0.6 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 2 at midfieldQ4, down 13 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 5 at GB 23Q4, down 16 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-18 | DAL v GB | 4th & 11 at GB 14Q4, down 16 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-26 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 8 at PHI 37Q1, tied | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-26 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 1 at PHI 44Q2, down 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-26 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 4 at DAL 8Q2, up 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-10-26 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 5 at PHI 6Q4, up 7 | fg | gouncertain | 0.3 |
| 2026-10-26 | DAL v PHI | 4th & 6 at DAL 38Q4, up 10 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 1 at DAL 32Q1, tied | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 7 at DAL 4Q1, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 14 at DAL 43Q2, up 11 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 1 at midfieldQ3, up 11 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 5 at ARI 12Q3, up 11 | fg | goconfident | 0.2 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 9 at DAL 40Q3, up 14 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 11 at ARI 17Q4, up 7 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 13 at ARI 23Q4, up 3 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-01 | DAL v ARI | 4th & 15 at DAL 24QOT, tied | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 6 at IND 26Q1, tied | fg | goconfident | 0.7 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 2 at IND 10Q2, down 4 | go | goconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 9 at DAL 14Q2, up 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 4 at IND 46Q2, up 3 | punt | goconfident | 2.4 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 18 at DAL 38Q2, up 3 | punt | puntconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 5 at DAL 17Q3, up 10 | punt | puntlean | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 8 at IND 9Q3, up 7 | fg | fgconfident | 0.0 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 1 at DAL 39Q4, up 3 | punt | goconfident | 3.7 |
| 2026-11-08 | DAL v IND | 4th & 3 at IND 32Q4, tied | fg | goconfident | 1.0 |