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Dallas has struggled in Week 6 road games

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The Dallas Cowboys will have today off. They’ll likely be watching some of the NFL action along with the rest of us.

When they take the field at SoFi Stadium on Monday night they’ll bring along a 31-25 record in Week 6 games.

They’ve had six bye weeks fall on the sixth week of the schedule in the previous 63 seasons.

They also lost a Week 6 game due to the 1982 players strike. They’ve never faced the Chargers in a Week 6 contest.

Dallas is 19-9 when playing a Week 6 game at home. But like last week, they carry a losing record in Week 6 games played away from home.

The Cowboys are 12-16 in those games – the second straight week with losing record on the road.

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They lost their Week 6 road game last year against the Eagles after beating New England on the road in 2021’s Week 6 game.

By The Numbers

The Cowboys played seven straight Week 6 games on the road between 1962-1968. Dallas would go 3-4 in those games.

The Cowboys got to play seven straight Week 6 games at home two decades later.

Dallas would go 3-4 in those games between 1983-1989.

The Cowboys have had two, five-game Week 6 winning streaks – 1967-71 and 1991-95. Speaking of streaks…

Streaks Interrupted

The Cowboys have had three streaks involving Week 6 games interrupted by bye weeks.

Dallas won five straight Week 6 games between 1991-1995. A bye week in 1996 paused the streak and a loss at the Giants in 1997 ended it.

The Cowboys also won six straight Week 6 home games between 1992-2003.

The 1996 bye week, along with the 2000 and 2001 bye weeks interrupted that run.

Between 2007-2012, Dallas lost five straight Week 6 games. A 2009 bye week paused that run.

It is the longest losing streak for Dallas among its Week 6 games.

Long Time No See

Monday’s game against the Chargers will be only the second time Dallas has faced an AFC West team in Week 6 of a season.

The first time came on Oct. 25, 1970, when the Cowboys faced the Chiefs in Kansas City. It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

Dallas prevailed 27-16 over the team that used to play as the Dallas Texans in the old AFL.

Dallas has struggled on the road in Week 6 games
Duane Thomas.

Duane Thomas rushed for two touchdowns and Bob Hayes caught an 89-yard touchdown pass from Craig Morton.

The Cowboys picked off Len Dawson, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, twice in the game. It was the first year following the merger of the two leagues.

Against The Chargers

The Cowboys are 7-5 all-time against the Chargers dating back to Dallas’ 34-28 win at San Diego in 1972 in their first meeting.

Dallas is 5-2 on the road against the Chargers. The Cowboys won the last meeting, in 2021.

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Dallas Cowboys’ defensive end Charles Haley (94) sacks San Diego Chargers’ quarterback Gale Gilbert for a 10-yard loss in the second quarter of their game Sunday, Oct. 15, 1995 in San Diego. The Cowboys defeated the Chargers 23-9. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

The Chargers last home win against Dallas came in 2013, a 30-21 victory after the Cowboys had taken a 21-10 lead in the first half.

Dallas has lost the last three meetings with the Chargers played in Texas.

All-Time Records

(Sorted by total games played)

  • Giants (4-3)
  • Eagles (4-2)
  • Cardinals (1-5)
  • Commanders (2-3)
  • Packers (3-1)
  • Steelers (3-1)
  • Patriots (2-2)
  • Vikings (2-1)
  • 49ers (1-2)
  • Panthers (2-0)
  • Seahawks (2-0)
  • Colts (1-1)
  • Browns (0-2)
  • Buccaneers (1-0)
  • Texans (1-0)
  • Jaguars (1-0)
  • Chiefs (1-0)
  • Jets (0-1)
  • Ravens (0-1)
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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