Just about all Cowboys fans know our record in the Super Bowl is 5-3. Hardcore fans might even know that our all time Post Season record is 32-24. I thought you might like to know the breakdown of how we have done in each round of the Post Season. This will also give you an idea of how long it has been between advancements to each round.
The names of the post season games have changed a few times and the number of games to reach the ultimate game have too. Did you know that the Packers actually won a Super Bowl before Super Bowl I? It's true. In 1965 the game that today would be considered the Conference Championship was actually called Super Bowl and the Packers won it. They went on to win the League Championship a week later. After the 1966 season the Championship officially became the Super Bowl.
From 1960 through 1964 there was only one game to determine The Champion. Two teams squared off and the winner was NFL or League Champion.
In 1965 the tournament to crown a Champion became 2 levels or games and it remained 2 games for 1966.
In 1967 they added a 3rd round that today would be equivalent to the Divisional Round of the Playoffs.
In 1978 they created the Wildcard Round and added the idea of the best teams in each Conference getting a bye for that week. Five teams from each Conference made the playoffs.
It became 6 teams reaching the Playoffs with 2 teams earning a bye for the first round in 1990. This format has been followed ever since. The Cowboys have earned 8 byes counting 2007.
So, here is how the Cowboys have fared in each round. The notes in parentheses after some games are to denote when the game had a different name.
Super Bowl...8 times, 5-3 record
1970...Super Bowl V...Lost to the Baltimore Colts, 13-16 @ Miami, FL
1971...Super Bowl VI...Won over the Miami Dolphins, 24-3 @ New Orleans, LA
1975...Super Bowl X...Lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-21 @ Miami, FL
1977...Super Bowl XII...Won over the Denver Broncos, 27-10 @ New Orleans, LA
1978...Super Bowl XIII...Lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-35 @ Miami, FL
1992...Super Bowl XXVII...Won over the Buffalo Bills, 52-17 @ Pasadena, CA
1993...Super Bowl XXVIII...Won over the Buffalo Bills, 30-13 @ Atlanta, GA
1995...Super Bowl XXX...Won over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17 @ Tempe, AZ
Conference Championship...16 times, 8-8 record
4-2 @ Home
4-6 on the road
1966...Lost vs. Green Bay Packers, 27-34
1967...Lost @ Green Bay Packers, 14-17 "The Ice Bowl"
1970...Won @ San Francisco 49ers, 17-10
1971...Won vs. San Francisco 49ers, 14-3
1972...Lost @ Washington Redskins, 3-26
1973...Lost vs. Minnesota Vikings, 10-27
1975...Won @ Los Angeles Rams, 37-7
1977...Won vs. Minnesota Vikings, 23-6
1978...Won @ Los Angeles Rams, 28-0
1980...Lost @ Philadelphia Eagles, 7-20
1981...Lost @ San Francisco 49ers, 27-28 "The Catch"
1982...Lost @ Washington Redskins, 17-31
1992...Won @ San Francisco 49es, 30-20
1993...Won vs. San Francisco 49ers, 38-21 "They're Brass"
1994...Lost @ San Francisco 49ers, 28-38
1995...Won vs. Green Bay Packers, 38-27
Divisional Playoff Round...23 times, 15-8 record
11-4 @ home
4-4 on the road
1967...Won vs. Cleveland Browns, 52-14 (Conference Championship)
1968...Lost @ Cleveland Browns, 20-31 (Conference Championship)
1969...Lost vs. Cleveland Browns, 14-38 (Conference Championship)
1970...Won vs. Detroit Lions, 5-0
1971...Won @ Minnesota Vikings, 20-12
1972...Won @ San Francisco 49ers, 30-28
1973...Won vs. Los Angeles Rams, 27-16
1975...Won @ Minnesota Vikings, 17-14 "The Hail Mary"
1976...Lost vs. Los Angeles Rams, 12-14
1977...Won vs. Chicago Bears, 37-7
1978...Won vs. Atlanta Falcons, 27-20
1979...Lost vs. Los Angles Rams, 19-21
1980...Won @ Atlanta Falcons, 30-27
1981...Won vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 38-0
1982...Won vs. Green Bay Packers, 37-26 (Round 2, Strike Year)
1991...Lost @ Detroit Lions, 38-6
1992...Won vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 34-10
1993...Won vs. Green Bay Packers, 27-17
1994...Won vs. Green Bay Packers, 35-9
1995...Won vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 30-11
1996...Lost @ Carolina Panthers, 17-26
2007...Lost vs. New York Giants, 17-21
2009...Lost @ Minnesota Vikings, 3-34
Wildcard Playoffs...11 times, 5-6 record
4-2 @ Home
1-4 on the road
1980...Won vs. Los Angeles Rams, 34-13
1982...Won vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-17 (Round 1, Strike Year)
1983...Lost vs. Los Angeles Rams, 17-24
1985...Lost @ Los Angeles Rams, 0-20
1991...Won @ Chicago Bears, 17-13
1996...Won vs. Minnesota Vikings, 40-15
1998...Lost vs. Arizona Cardinals, 7-20
1999...Lost @ Minnesota Vikings, 10-27
2003...Lost @ Carolina Panthers, 10-29
2006...Lost @ Seattle Seahawks, 20-21 "The Bobble"
2009...Won vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 34-14
19-6 @ home overall
9-15 on the road
5-3 @ neutral sites, a.k.a. Super Bowls
20-16 under Tom Landry, 1960-1988
7-1 under Jimmy Johnson, 1989-1993
5-2 under Barry Switzer, 1994-1997
0-2 under Chan Gailey, 1998-1999
0-2 under Bill Parcells, 2003-2006
1-2 under Wade Phillips, 2007-present
Overall 33-25