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1986 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 346 points (21.6/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 337 points (21.1/g), 18th.
Differential of 9 points (0.6/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 18th.
Coached by Tom Landry (7-9-0)
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1986 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 8 | box | W | 1-0 | New York Giants | 31 | 28 | 22 | 378 | 265 | 113 | 2 | 24 | 377 | 261 | 116 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 2-0 | @ | Detroit Lions | 31 | 7 | 24 | 388 | 191 | 197 | 2 | 12 | 184 | 104 | 80 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 2-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 35 | 37 | 22 | 415 | 263 | 152 | 4 | 26 | 420 | 233 | 187 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mon | September 29 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 7 | 18 | 287 | 180 | 107 | 2 | 13 | 225 | 92 | 133 | 4 |
| 5 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 14 | 29 | 19 | 266 | 225 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 319 | 198 | 121 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 4-2 | Washington Redskins | 30 | 6 | 25 | 424 | 318 | 106 | 2 | 14 | 184 | 113 | 71 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 14 | 17 | 389 | 253 | 136 | 2 | 19 | 317 | 100 | 217 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 6-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 6 | 30 | 445 | 268 | 177 | 1 | 11 | 200 | 152 | 48 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | New York Giants | 14 | 17 | 25 | 408 | 306 | 102 | 3 | 14 | 245 | 46 | 199 | 3 |
| 10 | Sun | November 9 | box | L | 6-4 | Los Angeles Raiders | 13 | 17 | 20 | 313 | 147 | 166 | 6 | 15 | 246 | 116 | 130 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 7-4 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 21 | 20 | 254 | 153 | 101 | 1 | 19 | 307 | 242 | 65 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 7-5 | @ | Washington Redskins | 14 | 41 | 16 | 251 | 197 | 54 | 3 | 23 | 483 | 316 | 167 | 1 |
| 13 | Thu | November 27 | box | L | 7-6 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 31 | 22 | 328 | 201 | 127 | 1 | 24 | 415 | 214 | 201 | 1 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 7 | box | L | 7-7 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 29 | 14 | 224 | 140 | 84 | 2 | 21 | 418 | 212 | 206 | 1 |
| 15 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 7-8 | Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 23 | 15 | 444 | 248 | 196 | 2 | 15 | 323 | 225 | 98 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 7-9 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 24 | 16 | 260 | 150 | 110 | 5 | 17 | 322 | 161 | 161 | 6 | |