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1983 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 479 points (29.9/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 360 points (22.5/g), 20th.
Differential of 119 points (7.4/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 7th.
Coached by Tom Landry (12-4-0)
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1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Mon | September 5 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Washington Redskins | 31 | 30 | 16 | 356 | 173 | 183 | 26 | 447 | 299 | 148 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 17 | 19 | 329 | 214 | 115 | 2 | 16 | 313 | 260 | 53 | 6 |
| 3 | Sun | September 18 | box | W | 3-0 | New York Giants | 28 | 13 | 18 | 309 | 220 | 89 | 3 | 16 | 334 | 203 | 131 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | box | W | 4-0 | New Orleans Saints | 21 | 20 | 16 | 272 | 99 | 173 | 6 | 17 | 298 | 183 | 115 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | box | W | 5-0 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 24 | 28 | 400 | 200 | 200 | 3 | 14 | 316 | 272 | 44 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | box | W | 6-0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27 | 24 | 25 | 444 | 340 | 104 | 3 | 13 | 335 | 248 | 87 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | box | W | 7-0 | Philadelphia Eagles | 37 | 7 | 32 | 522 | 310 | 212 | 1 | 9 | 209 | 165 | 44 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | box | L | 7-1 | Los Angeles Raiders | 38 | 40 | 17 | 319 | 238 | 81 | 3 | 31 | 519 | 300 | 219 | 6 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | box | W | 8-1 | @ | New York Giants | 38 | 20 | 27 | 485 | 288 | 197 | 3 | 17 | 390 | 296 | 94 | 6 |
| 10 | Sun | November 6 | box | W | 9-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 20 | 22 | 363 | 249 | 114 | 2 | 16 | 353 | 223 | 130 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | box | L | 9-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 23 | 24 | 25 | 389 | 291 | 98 | 21 | 355 | 332 | 23 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | box | W | 10-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 41 | 21 | 18 | 421 | 229 | 192 | 2 | 29 | 434 | 391 | 43 | 3 | |
| 13 | Thu | November 24 | box | W | 11-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 17 | 17 | 362 | 230 | 132 | 14 | 278 | 189 | 89 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | box | W | 12-2 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 35 | 10 | 25 | 418 | 286 | 132 | 2 | 14 | 216 | 188 | 28 | 4 |
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | box | L | 12-3 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 31 | 13 | 205 | 172 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 336 | 170 | 166 | 1 | |
| 16 | Mon | December 19 | box | L | 12-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 42 | 24 | 365 | 303 | 62 | 5 | 13 | 294 | 209 | 85 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Mon | December 26 | box | L | 12-5 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 24 | |||||||||||