The Cowboys Playoff Years Broken Down

[Hostile]

1966...Dallas eliminated by the Green Bay Packers who went on to win Super Bowl I.

1967...Dallas eliminated by the Green Bay Packers who went on to win Super Bowl II.

1968...Dallas eliminated by the Cleveland Browns.

1969...Dallas eliminated by the Cleveland Browns.

1970...Dallas lost Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts.

1971...Dallas won Super Bowl VI vs. the Miami Dolphins.

1972...Dallas eliminated by the Washington Commanders who went on to Super Bowl VII, but lost to the Miami Dolphins.

1973...Dallas eliminated by the Minnesota Vikings who went on to Super Bowl VIII, but lost to the Miami Dolphins.

1975...Dallas lost Super Bowl X to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1976...Dallas eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams.

1977...Dallas won Super Bowl XII vs. the Denver Broncos.

1978...Dallas lost Super Bowl XIII to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1979...Dallas eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams who went on to Super Bowl XIV, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1980...Dallas eliminated by the Philadelphia Eagles who went on to Super Bowl XV, but lost to the Oakland Raiders.

1981...Dallas eliminated by the San Francisco 49ers who went on to win Super Bowl XVI.

1982...Dallas eliminated by the Washington Commanders who went on to win Super Bowl XVII.

1983...Dallas eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams.

1985...Dallas eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams.

1991...Dallas eliminated by Detroit Lions.

1992...Dallas won Super Bowl XXVII vs. the Buffalo Bills.

1993...Dallas won Super Bowl XXVIII vs. the Buffalo Bills.

1994...Dallas eliminated by San Francisco 49ers who went on to win Super Bowl XXIX.

1995...Dallas won Super Bowl XXX vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1996...Dallas eliminated by the Carolina Panthers.

1998...Dallas eliminated by the Arizona Cardinals.

2003...Dallas eliminated by the Carolina Panthers who went on to Super Bowl XXXVIII but lost to the New England Patriots.

2006...Dallas eliminated by the Seattle Seahawks.

2007...Dallas eliminated by the New York Giants who advanced to Super Bowl XLII, outcome still to be determined.


Breaking it all down.

Dallas has won 5 Super Bowls.

Dallas has lost 3 Super Bowls.

Dallas was eliminated by the eventual Super Bowl Champion 5 times.

Dallas was eliminated by the Super Bowl runner up 5 times.

The Giants will add a stat to one of the 2 situations directly above.

Dallas was eliminated 9 times by a nobody as far as the Super Bowl is concerned.

19 times in 42 years of Super Bowls the Championship has involved either Dallas or the team that eliminated them.

Pretty amazing.

 

[arglebargle]

Good shootin', Tex! :shoot1:

 

[poke]

thanks Hos for posting this, makes it easier for me to remember who i hate
the most.......this being over 50 sucks

 

[Aikbach]

You have one error there Hos, Seattle went to the Super Bowl after the 2005 season, Dallas missed the playoffs that year. After the 2006 Wildcard debacle against Seattle the Seahawks lost in overtime to the Chicago Bears who went on to lose Super Bowl XLI.

 

[Hostile]

You have one error there Hos, Seattle went to the Super Bowl after the 2005 season, Dallas missed the playoffs that year. After the 2006 Wildcard debacle against Seattle the Seahawks lost in overtime to the Chicago Bears who went on to lose Super Bowl XLI.

Whoops, you are 100% correct.

 

[Jin Rummy]

Very nice breakdown.