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Since 1966, the Dallas Cowboys have been a fixture on Thanksgiving
Day, having hosted the annual contest for 40 of the last 42
years. In 1975 and 1977, the St. Louis Cardinals played host to the
game in place of Dallas. In 1978, the game returned to Dallas for
good. The Cowboys have posted a 25-14-1 record in the holiday
classic and a 26-14 mark the following week.
In the 40 Thanksgiving Day games, there has been:
* A six-game win streak by Dallas (1980-85)
* A four-game losing streak by Dallas (1986-89)
* 18 double-digit wins by Dallas
* Seven double-digit losses by Dallas
* Eight games decided by three-or-more touchdowns
* 13 games decided by a touchdown-or-less
* Seven games decided by three points-or-less
* A 44-point win by Dallas - Dallas’s largest margin of victory
* A 27-point loss by Dallas - Dallas’s largest margin of defeat
* 990 points scored by Dallas, 762 allowed
* Six games against the Commanders - more than any other team
* Dallas scoring an average of 28.2 points in wins
* Five 300-yard passers by Dallas - two by opponents
* 15 100-yard rushers by the Cowboys - 10 by opponents
* 16 100-yard receivers by Dallas - 11 by opponents
* 5,344 rushing yards, 8,227 passing and 13,571 total net yards
racked up Dallas on Thanksgiving Day
* 4,544 rushing yards, 7,165 passing and 11,709 total net yards
racked up by Dallas opponents on Thanksgiving Day
This week’s Thanksgiving Day game against the Seattle Seahawks
is on Nov. 27. In the 48-plus years of Dallas Cowboys football,
there have been seven Nov. 27 games for Dallas - five on Thanksgiving
Day. The Cowboys hold a 2-4-1 record when playing on Nov.
27. They have faced Seattle the most (1-1). Dallas also played
Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Tennessee and Washington. The
1960 and 1977 matchups were the only non-Thanksgiving Day Nov.
27 games.
Day, having hosted the annual contest for 40 of the last 42
years. In 1975 and 1977, the St. Louis Cardinals played host to the
game in place of Dallas. In 1978, the game returned to Dallas for
good. The Cowboys have posted a 25-14-1 record in the holiday
classic and a 26-14 mark the following week.
In the 40 Thanksgiving Day games, there has been:
* A six-game win streak by Dallas (1980-85)
* A four-game losing streak by Dallas (1986-89)
* 18 double-digit wins by Dallas
* Seven double-digit losses by Dallas
* Eight games decided by three-or-more touchdowns
* 13 games decided by a touchdown-or-less
* Seven games decided by three points-or-less
* A 44-point win by Dallas - Dallas’s largest margin of victory
* A 27-point loss by Dallas - Dallas’s largest margin of defeat
* 990 points scored by Dallas, 762 allowed
* Six games against the Commanders - more than any other team
* Dallas scoring an average of 28.2 points in wins
* Five 300-yard passers by Dallas - two by opponents
* 15 100-yard rushers by the Cowboys - 10 by opponents
* 16 100-yard receivers by Dallas - 11 by opponents
* 5,344 rushing yards, 8,227 passing and 13,571 total net yards
racked up Dallas on Thanksgiving Day
* 4,544 rushing yards, 7,165 passing and 11,709 total net yards
racked up by Dallas opponents on Thanksgiving Day
This week’s Thanksgiving Day game against the Seattle Seahawks
is on Nov. 27. In the 48-plus years of Dallas Cowboys football,
there have been seven Nov. 27 games for Dallas - five on Thanksgiving
Day. The Cowboys hold a 2-4-1 record when playing on Nov.
27. They have faced Seattle the most (1-1). Dallas also played
Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Tennessee and Washington. The
1960 and 1977 matchups were the only non-Thanksgiving Day Nov.
27 games.