The Cowboys had the third most games lost to injury in the NFL, according to data compiled by Rick Gosselin. But the two most hurt teams -- Washington and Green Bay -- made the playoffs.
This chart lists the games lost by starters due to injury during the 2012 NFL season. It lists the team, the number of games lost (Games), players placed on injured reserve (IR), the number of 16-game starters (16g) plus the key injury and his games lost:
Team Made Playoffs Games 16g IR Key injury games
1. San Francisco Yes 8 17 1 WR Mario Manningham 4
2. Seattle Yes 11 13 0 G James Carpenter 5
3. New Orleans 20 11 1 LB Jonathan Vilma 4
4. Chicago 23 7 2 G Chilo Rachal 6
5. Miami 23 16 3 CB Richard Marshall 12
6. Houston Yes 24 11 1 LB Brian Cushing 11
7. Minnesota Yes 24 12 1 WR Percy Harvin 7
8. St. Louis 24 10 1 C Scott Wells 9
9. New England Yes 27 7 0 G Logan Mankins 6
10. Atlanta Yes 33 10 2 CB Brent Grimes 15
11. NY Giants 38 9 1 S Kenny Phillips 9
12. San Diego 42 9 6 OT Jared Gaither 12
13. Baltimore Yes 46 8 2 LB Ray Lewis 10
14. NY Jets 47 9 3 CB Darrelle Revis 14
15. Oakland 47 8 1 CB Shawntee Spencer 14
16. Tampa Bay 48 12 4 G Davin Joseph 16
17. Arizona 49 7 3 OT Levi Brown 16
18. Cleveland 49 8 4 LB Chris Gocong 16
19. Tennessee 51 7 5 C Eugene Amano 16
20. Denver Yes 52 9 4 DT Ty Warren 15
21. Pittsburgh 52 8 5 S Troy Polamalu 9
22. Buffalo 55 10 5 WR David Nelson 15
23. Cincinnati Yes 56 10 3 LB Thomas Howard 15
24. Kansas City 56 5 4 C Rodney Hudson 13
25. Philadelphia 63 6 6 OT Jason Peters 16
26. Carolina 65 6 6 CB Chris Gamble 12
27. Indianapolis Yes 66 5 2 G Seth Olsen 11
28. Detroit 69 10 6 HB Jahvid Best 16
29. Jacksonville 69 7 6 G Will Rackley 16
30. Cowboys 71 8 5 S Barry Church 13
31. Washington Yes 75 13 4 OT Jammal Brown 16
32. Green Bay Yes 83 8 4 LB Desmond Bishop 16
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