Cowboys–Eagles rivalry

Dallas Cowboys–Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles
First meeting	September 30, 1960 Philadelphia Eagles 27, Dallas Cowboys 25
Latest meeting	November 8, 2015 Philadelphia Eagles 33, Dallas Cowboys 27 (OT)
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
Meetings total	114 meetings (including playoffs)
All-time series	Cowboys lead 64–50 Most recent November 8, 2015 Philadelphia Eagles 33, Dallas Cowboys 27 (OT)
Largest victory	October 9, 1966 Dallas Cowboys 56, Philadelphia Eagles 7
Championship Success
History of NFL Championships (8) Dallas Cowboys (5) – 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles (3) – 1948, 1949, 1960 NFL Divisional Championships (35) Dallas Cowboys (22) – 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (13) – 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1980, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013 Super Bowl appearances (10) Dallas Cowboys (8) – 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995 Philadelphia Eagles (2) – 1980, 2004

The Cowboys–Eagles rivalry is a rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. The rivalry has been one of the higher profile rivalries in the NFL over the past three decades, characterized by bitterly contested games that are typical of the NFC East.

Notable moments

• 1980 NFC Championship Game, January 11, 1981 - After losing to the Cowboys in all but 3 games from 1967–79, the Eagles finished first in the NFC East in 1980 due to tie-breaking procedures (both teams 12-4 and splitting the meetings between each other, but the Eagles having scored more points) and thus claimed the number one overall seed. The 1980 NFC Championship was also called the "Blue Jersey Game", on the account that the Eagles, having the choice as the home team, made the Cowboys wear their seemingly cursed blue jerseys (a stigma that dated back to Super Bowl V). To the cheers of a roaring Veterans Stadium crowd, the Eagles defeated the Cowboys 20-7.

• The 1987 NFL Season - With many of the Cowboys players crossing the picket line during the strike, Dallas humiliated the replacement-laden Eagles 41-22. Buddy Ryan accused Tom Landry of running up the score (something Buddy Ryan had accused him of before), and Ryan had his heart set on revenge. With little time remaining and the Eagles up by ten, Randall Cunningham faked a kneel down and tossed a long pass into the end zone, resulting in a pass interference call. With the Eagles at the one, a final touchdown sealed the revenge for the Eagles, 37-20.

• The Bounty Bowls (I and II) and The Porkchop Bowl - The first two Cowboys-Eagles games of the Jones-Johnson era in Dallas were dubbed the Bounty Bowls, due to the accusation by Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson that the Eagles had set a bounty on Dallas players, particularly Quarterback Troy Aikman and Kicker Luis Zendejas.

• 1991 Regular Season - The Eagles began the 1991 season by pounding the Cowboys 24-0 in Texas Stadium in Week 3. Riding a three-game winning streak, Dallas entered Veterans Stadium in Week 16 with a chance at a playoff berth, their first since 1985. The Cowboys benefited from Eagles QB Randall Cunningham being injured, and rode a Kelvin Martin punt return for a touchdown to a 25-13 victory. The loss jolted the Eagles from the playoff picture. A rivalry was rejuvenated.

• 1992-1995 - With Cunningham back to health, the Eagles went five weeks into the 1992 season without a loss and met the undefeated Cowboys on Monday Night Football. En route to a 31-7 win, the Eagles' number one-ranked defense held the Cowboys' high-powered offense to one first-quarter touchdown; it was the fewest points the Cowboys would score all season, and the most points they would allow. However, later that year, the Cowboys ousted the Eagles from the Divisional Round Playoffs in a 34-10 rout, which ended the Eagles' prospects for a "Super Bowl season" in Jerome Brown's honor. Two years later, the Cowboys bounced the Eagles from the Divisional Round of the Playoffs a second time, triumphing in a 30-11 rout. The Cowboys eventually advanced to, and won, Super Bowls in both seasons.

• On October 10, 1999, in Week 5 of the 1999 season, Dallas wide receiver Michael Irvin suffered a career ending spinal cord injury while playing at Veterans Stadium. The crowd cheered when Irvin did not get up and chanted "Deion sucks" when Irvin's teammate, Deion Sanders, consoled him.

• On October 8, 2006, controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens, who had previously played for the Eagles, played his first game in Philly as a Cowboy. The Eagles won 38-24 with a late interception return for a touchdown by Lito Sheppard. Owens was held to just 3 catches and 45 yards.

• On December 28, 2008, in Week 17 of the 2008 season, the Eagles and Cowboys faced off in Philadelphia with a wild card playoff berth on the line. The winner would claim the sixth and final wild card spot in the NFC, and the loser would be eliminated from playoff contention. This situation was brought about by losses earlier in the day by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears, which kept the Eagles playoff hopes alive. The Eagles did not squander the opportunity, and took a 27-3 halftime lead on their way to a 44-6 blowout of the Cowboys. It was Terrell Owens' last game as a Cowboy. The Eagles went all the way to the NFC Championship before losing to the Arizona Cardinals.

• On January 3, 2010, in Week 17 of the 2009 season, the Cowboys (10-5) hosted their regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles (11-4) in a regular season-sealing claim for the NFC East crown. The Cowboys would win the day, shutting out the Eagles, 24-0. With the victory, the Cowboys would once again reclaim first place in their division and improve to 11–5 to top off their regular season.

• Despite the loss, the Eagles claimed the #6 seed in the NFC, while the Cowboys claimed the #3 seed, setting the stage for a rematch in the first round of the playoffs. For the third time that year, the Cowboys defeated the Eagles, with a final score of 34-14. The Cowboys and Eagles combined to set an NFL record for the most penalty yards in a playoff game, ever. The two teams were penalized 23 times for 228 yards. With the win, not only did the Cowboys improve to 12–5, they finally won their first postseason game since 1996. This was the last game with the Eagles for star quarterback Donovan McNabb.

• On December 29, 2013, in Week 17 of the 2013 season, the Eagles and Cowboys faced off in Dallas for the de facto NFC East Championship. The winner would thus claim the third seed in the NFC Playoffs and the loser would be eliminated from playoff contention. The Eagles did not squander the opportunity, as they won 24-22. Brandon Boykin intercepted a pass by backup quarterback Kyle Orton to Miles Austin with 1:43 remaining to seal the victory.

• On November 27, 2014, on Thanksgiving day the Eagles and Cowboys had their first meeting of the season played at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Although the Eagles were leading the division, their young quarterback Nick Foles, who had went 14-4 under Chip Kelly, was injured. Backup Mark Sanchez opened the game with a 1 yard rushing touchdown, a fast lead which they never let go all while shutting down the Cowboys offense by keeping Tony Romo to have 0 touchdown passes and holding DeMarco Murray to under 100 yards. The Eagles embarrassed the Cowboys winning 33-10, and moved up to 9-3, which tied them for the best record in the NFC.

• On December 14, 2014, the Cowboys met the Eagles on a Sunday night with both teams at 9-4, however the Eagles still led the NFC East due to their better divisional record. The Cowboys took a 21-0 lead early in the 2nd Quarter, but the Eagles would score 24 straight points capped off by a Darren Sproles 1-yard run to take a 24-21 lead with 5 minutes left in the 3rd. The Cowboys would however re-take control and win 38-27 to split the season series and take possession of the NFC East lead for the first time in the season. The Eagles, who controlled the division for the entire season, were eliminated from playoff contention the next week after they lost to the 3-11 Redskins.

• On March 12, 2015, former Cowboys running back and reigning NFL rushing champ DeMarco Murray signed with the Eagles. This enraged some Cowboys fans, calling Murray a "traitor". The Cowboys and Eagles met for the first time of the 2015 season in week 2 at Philadelphia. This was DeMarco Murray's first game against his old team in which he was held to a pathetic 2 rushing yards on 13 carries. An ugly game that totaled an embarrassing offensive performance by Philadelphia and a record setting 18 penalties in a game for Dallas. The Cowboys would go on to win 20-10; but not before Tony Romo was knocked out of the game by Eagles rookie LB Jordan Hicks on a devastating sack and forced fumble that would keep him out of action for weeks to come.

• On November 8, 2015 the Eagles and Cowboys would clash again under the Sunday night lights at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Dallas while riding a 5-game losing streak, is still feeling the effects of Injured QB Tony Romo from the Week 2 game in Philadelphia and the loss of the now Eagles RB DeMarco Murray in the offseason. Philadelphia comes in with a underwhelming (3-4) record with questions about their offensive scheme and the direction of HC Chip Kelly's personnel moves. However, both teams would still find themselves in the thick of the NFC East race with a win, mainly due to the fact that the Giants were only 4-4 at the time. Many expected a low scoring defensive battle but that was clearly not the case as the Eagles would win in OT over the Cowboys 33-27. A wild game in Dallas that featured back and forth action between the two teams with their seasons on the line. It would come down to overtime when Sam Bradford threw a TD pass to wide receiver Jordan Matthews to seal the Eagles victory. It was the third-straight season split between the two, the third straight time the road team won both games, and the twelfth straight year the road team won at least once in the series.

Game Results

This is a list of results from all of the Cowboys-Eagles meetings through the 2015 season.

1960s (Eagles 10-9)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Location
1960	September 30	Philadelphia Eagles	27-25	Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
1961	October 22	Philadelphia Eagles	43-7	Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
	November 26	Philadelphia Eagles	35-13	Dallas Cowboys	Franklin Field
1962	October 14	Dallas Cowboys	41-19	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
	November 25	Philadelphia Eagles	28-14	Dallas Cowboys	Franklin Field
1963	October 6	Philadelphia Eagles	24-21	Dallas Cowboys	Franklin Field
	November 17	Dallas Cowboys	27-20	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
1964	November 15	Philadelphia Eagles	17-14	Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
	December 6	Philadelphia Eagles	24-14	Dallas Cowboys	Franklin Field
1965	October 10	Philadelphia Eagles	35-24	Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
	December 5	Dallas Cowboys	21-19	Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
1966	October 9	Dallas Cowboys	56-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
	November 6	Philadelphia Eagles	24-23	Dallas Cowboys	Franklin Field
1967	October 29	Philadelphia Eagles	21-14	Dallas Cowboys	Franklin Field
	December 10	Dallas Cowboys	38-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
1968	September 29	Dallas Cowboys	45-13	Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
	October 13	Dallas Cowboys	34-14	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
1969	October 5	Dallas Cowboys	38-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
	October 19	Dallas Cowboys	49-14	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl

1970s (Cowboys 17-3)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Location
1970	September 20	Dallas Cowboys	17-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Franklin Field
	November 1	Dallas Cowboys	21-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Cotton Bowl
1971	September 26	Dallas Cowboys	42-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	November 14	Dallas Cowboys	20-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1972	September 17	Dallas Cowboys	28-6	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	November 19	Dallas Cowboys	28-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1973	October 28	Philadelphia Eagles	30-16	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	November 18	Dallas Cowboys	31-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1974	September 23	Philadelphia Eagles	13-10	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	October 20	Dallas Cowboys	31-24	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1975	October 26	Dallas Cowboys	20-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	November 23	Dallas Cowboys	27-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1976	September 12	Dallas Cowboys	27-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 5	Dallas Cowboys	26-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1977	October 23	Dallas Cowboys	16-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	December 4	Dallas Cowboys	24-14	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1978	October 22	Dallas Cowboys	14-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 10	Dallas Cowboys	31-13	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1979	November 12	Philadelphia Eagles	31-21	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
	December 8	Dallas Cowboys	24-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium

1980s (Tied 10-10)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Location
1980	October 19	Philadelphia Eagles	17-10	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	December 21	Dallas Cowboys	35-27	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1981	January 11	Philadelphia Eagles	20-7	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	November 1	Dallas Cowboys	17-14	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	December 13	Dallas Cowboys	21-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1982	December 26	Philadelphia Eagles	24-20	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1983	October 16	Dallas Cowboys	37-7	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	November 6	Dallas Cowboys	27-20	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1984	September 16	Dallas Cowboys	23-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 2	Dallas Cowboys	26-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1985	October 20	Philadelphia Eagles	16-14	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	November 24	Dallas Cowboys	34-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1986	October 19	Dallas Cowboys	17-14	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	December 14	Philadelphia Eagles	23-21	Dallas Cowboys	Texans Stadium
1987	October 11	Dallas Cowboys	41-22	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	October 25	Philadelphia Eagles	37-20	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
1988	October 23	Philadelphia Eagles	24-23	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	December 18	Philadelphia Eagles	23-7	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1989	November 23	Philadelphia Eagles	27-0	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
	December 10	Philadelphia Eagles	20-10	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium

1990s (Cowboys 14-8)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Location
1990	October 28	Philadelphia Eagles	21-20	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
	December 23	Philadelphia Eagles	17-3	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
1991	September 15	Philadelphia Eagles	24-0	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
	December 15	Dallas Cowboys	25-13	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1992	October 5	Philadelphia Eagles	31-7	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	November 1	Dallas Cowboys	20-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1993	January 10	Dallas Cowboys	34-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	October 31	Dallas Cowboys	23-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	December 6	Dallas Cowboys	23-17	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1994	October 16	Dallas Cowboys	24-13	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 4	Dallas Cowboys	31-19	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
1995	November 6	Dallas Cowboys	34-12	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 10	Philadelphia Eagles	20-17	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
1996	January 7	Dallas Cowboys	30-11	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	September 30	Dallas Cowboys	23-19	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	November 3	Philadelphia Eagles	31-21	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1997	September 15	Dallas Cowboys	21-20	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	October 26	Philadelphia Eagles	13-12	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
1998	November 2	Dallas Cowboys	34-0	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
	December 20	Dallas Cowboys	13-9	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
1999	October 10	Philadelphia Eagles	13-10	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	December 12	Dallas Cowboys	20-10	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium

2000s (Eagles 13-6)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Location
2000	September 3	Philadelphia Eagles	41–14	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
	November 5	Philadelphia Eagles	16–13 (OT)	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
2001	September 30	Philadelphia Eagles	40–18	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	November 18	Philadelphia Eagles	36–3	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
2002	September 22	Philadelphia Eagles	44–13	Dallas Cowboys	Veterans Stadium
	December 21	Philadelphia Eagles	27–3	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
2003	October 12	Dallas Cowboys	23–21	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 7	Philadelphia Eagles	36–10	Dallas Cowboys	Lincoln Financial Field
2004	November 15	Philadelphia Eagles	49–21	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
	December 19	Philadelphia Eagles	12–7	Dallas Cowboys	Lincoln Financial Field
2005	October 9	Dallas Cowboys	33–10	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	November 14	Dallas Cowboys	21–20	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2006	October 8	Philadelphia Eagles	38–24	Dallas Cowboys	Lincoln Financial Field
	December 25	Philadelphia Eagles	23–7	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
2007	November 4	Dallas Cowboys	38–17	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
	December 16	Philadelphia Eagles	10–6	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
2008	September 15	Dallas Cowboys	41–37	Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	December 28	Philadelphia Eagles	44–6	Dallas Cowboys	Lincoln Financial Field
2009	November 8	Dallas Cowboys	20–16	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field

2010s (Cowboys 8-6)

Year	Date	Winner	Result	Loser	Location
2010	January 3	Dallas Cowboys	24–0	Philadelphia Eagles	Cowboys Stadium
	January 9	Dallas Cowboys	34–14	Philadelphia Eagles	Cowboys Stadium
	December 12	Philadelphia Eagles	30–27	Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium
2011	January 2	Dallas Cowboys	14–13	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
	October 30	Philadelphia Eagles	34–7	Dallas Cowboys	Lincoln Financial Field
	December 24	Philadelphia Eagles	20–7	Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium
2012	November 11	Dallas Cowboys	38–23	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
	December 2	Dallas Cowboys	38–33	Philadelphia Eagles	Cowboys Stadium
2013	October 20	Dallas Cowboys	17–3	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
	December 29	Philadelphia Eagles	24–22	Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium
2014	November 27	Philadelphia Eagles	33–10	Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium
	December 14	Dallas Cowboys	38–27	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2015	September 20	Dallas Cowboys	20–10	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
	November 8	Philadelphia Eagles	33–27 (OT)	Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium

Rivalry statistics

	Cowboys wins	Eagles wins	Ties	Cowboys points	Eagles points
Regular season	61	49	0	2,386	2,177
Postseason	3	1	0	105	55
Totals	64	50	0	2,491	2,232

Updated January 3, 2015.

Monday Night Football

The Cowboys and Eagles have met 12 times on Monday Night Football, with the last meeting on September 15, 2008. The series has been played at Dallas' home field 7 times and 5 times at Philadelphia's home field.

MNF (Cowboys 7-5)

Year	Winner	Result	Location
1974	Philadelphia Eagles	13-10	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1979	Philadelphia Eagles	31–21	Irving, Texas
1992	Philadelphia Eagles	31–7	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1993	Dallas Cowboys	23-17	Irving, Texas
1995	Dallas Cowboys	34–12	Irving, Texas
1996	Dallas Cowboys	23–19	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997	Dallas Cowboys	21-20	Irving, Texas
1998	Dallas Cowboys	34–0	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2004	Philadelphia Eagles	49–21	Irving, Texas
2005	Dallas Cowboys	21–20	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2006	Philadelphia Eagles	23–7	Irving, Texas
2008	Dallas Cowboys	41–37	Irving, Texas