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Cowboys look to continue Week 13 success

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The Cowboys head into tonight’s matchup with the Seattle Seahawks with a solid 39-23 record in Week 13 contests all-time.

Dallas did not have a Week 13 game in 1960. Nor did it have a bye scheduled for the week.

While they are one game over .500 on the road, the Cowboys are 27-12 at home in Week 13 games.

Dallas best record against any team in Week 13 is against Washington, with the Cowboys holding a 9-1 record.

They are 3-0 against the Colts in Week 13. Dallas is 3-1 against the Seahawks in games played in Week 13.

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The Cowboys have faced their current NFC East rivals 22 times in their 62 total Week 13 games.

Dallas is 16-6 in those games.

They are 7-5 against the NFC West, beating the 49ers once, losing to the Rams once and going 3-3 against the Cardinals.

Dallas is 3-1 against the NFC South, sweeping three games with the Saints but losing to the Falcons.

They are 4-3 against the NFC North after going 2-1 against the Packers, 1-0 against the Bears and 1-2 versus the Vikings.

The Cowboys are 9-8 overall against the AFC in Week 13.

Rough Start

Dallas lost its first four Week 13 contests, dropping games in St. Louis in 1961 and 1962. A home loss to the Steelers in 1963 was followed by a road loss in Philadelphia in 1964.

The Cowboys finally won a Week 13 game in 1965, at home against the Cardinals, but lost to the Redskins on the road in 1966.

It would be 13 years before they would lose a Week 13 game again.

Eight of the wins during the 12-game streak came at home – including four straight at home from 1972-75.

In 1979, on Thanksgiving Day, Dan Pastorini hit Ken Burrough on a 32-yard pass to lead the Oilers to a 30-24 victory to snap the streak.

Cowboys look to continue Week 13 success
Oilers receiver Mike Renfro goes for a touchdown in a 1979 Thanksgiving Day win over the Cowboys. (Houston Chronicle Photo)

Dallas rebounded with a six-game winning streak from 1980-85.

They had a four-game win streak from 2015-18 and have won their last two Week 13 games.

The Cowboys have had one other four-game losing streak. That one ran from 1986-89.

Against The Seahawks

In addition to the 3-1 record against Seattle for Week 13, the Cowboys are 11-10 all-time against the Seahawks.

Dallas is 7-4 at home against Seattle, outscoring them 279-172.

The Cowboys won the last meeting at AT&T Stadium, 24-22, in a wild card game at the end of the 2018 season.

The last Dallas home win over Seattle in the regular season came in 2011. Tony Romo threw two touchdowns in a 23-13 win.

The Seahawks have won the last two regular season meeting played at AT&T.

Dallas is 3-2 against Seattle at AT&T. They were 4-2 at Texas Stadium all-time.

The teams never met at the Cotton Bowl as Seattle was not in the league when the Cowboys played there.

Seattle leads in games played in the Northwest 6-4 by a combined score of 237-220.

They won the only playoff meeting between the two played in Seattle in the 2006 season. When a certain shiny ball was put into play.

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Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo holds his head after a botched field goal play in the 21-20 loss to the Seahawks in a 2006 NFC wild card playoff game in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

ALL-TIME RECORD

  • NFC EAST                                        
  • GIANTS (4-3)
  • EAGLES (3-2)
  • COMMANDERS (9-1)
  • NFC WEST
  • CARDINALS (3-3)
  • RAMS (0-1)
  • 49ERS (1-0)
  • SEAHAWKS (3-1)
  • NFC SOUTH
  • FALCONS (0-1)
  • PANTHERS (0-0)
  • SAINTS (3-0)
  • BUCCANEERS (0-0)
  • NFC NORTH
  • BEARS (1-0)
  • LIONS (0-0)
  • PACKERS (2-1)
  • VIKINGS (1-2)
  • AFC EAST
  • BILLS (0-1)
  • DOLPHINS (0-2)
  • PATRIOTS (1-1)
  • JETS (0-0)
  • AFC SOUTH
  • TEXANS (0-0)
  • COLTS (3-0)
  • JAGUARS (0-0)
  • TITANS (0-2)
  • AFC NORTH
  • RAVENS (0-1)
  • BENGALS (0-0)
  • BROWNS (2-0)
  • STEELERS (1-1)
  • AFC WEST
  • BRONCOS (0-0)
  • CHIEFS (1-0)
  • RAIDERS (1-0)
  • CHARGERS (0-0)
Richard Paolinelli

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Richard Paolinelli is a sports journalist and author. In addition to his work at InsideTheStar.com, he has a Substack -- Dispatches From A SciFi Scribe – where he discusses numerous topics, including sports in general. He started his newspaper career in 1991 with the Gallup (NM) Independent before going to the Modesto (CA) Bee, Gustine (CA) Press-Standard, and Turlock (CA) Journal -- where he won the 2001 Best Sports Story, in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspapers Contest. He then moved to the Merced (CA) Sun-Star, Tracy (CA) Press, Patch and finished his career in 2011 with the San Francisco (CA) Examiner. He has written two Non-Fiction sports books, 11 novels, and has over 30 published short stories.

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