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1996 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 286 points (17.9/g), 25th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 250 points (15.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 36 points (2.2/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 9th.
Coached by Barry Switzer (10-6-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Mon | September 2 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 6 | 22 | 18 | 256 | 173 | 83 | 4 | 14 | 304 | 213 | 91 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 8 | box | W | 1-1 | New York Giants | 27 | 0 | 21 | 368 | 228 | 140 | 7 | 105 | 42 | 63 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 15 | box | L | 1-2 | Indianapolis Colts | 24 | 25 | 18 | 295 | 184 | 111 | 1 | 18 | 321 | 218 | 103 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 22 | box | L | 1-3 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 10 | 12 | 192 | 160 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 224 | 89 | 135 | 2 |
| 5 | Mon | September 30 | box | W | 2-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 19 | 15 | 239 | 131 | 108 | 2 | 14 | 259 | 174 | 85 | 5 |
| 6 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 3-3 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 3 | 22 | 324 | 199 | 125 | 1 | 13 | 178 | 120 | 58 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 20 | box | W | 4-3 | Atlanta Falcons | 32 | 28 | 17 | 306 | 250 | 56 | 2 | 22 | 369 | 256 | 113 | ||
| 9 | Sun | October 27 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 29 | 10 | 27 | 482 | 359 | 123 | 10 | 221 | 173 | 48 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 3 | box | L | 5-4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 31 | 22 | 296 | 179 | 117 | 2 | 22 | 347 | 217 | 130 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 10 | box | W | 6-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 17 | 20 | 316 | 222 | 94 | 1 | 16 | 267 | 156 | 111 | 3 |
| 12 | Mon | November 18 | box | W | 7-4 | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 6 | 15 | 317 | 205 | 112 | 15 | 254 | 164 | 90 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 7-5 | @ | New York Giants | 6 | 20 | 15 | 305 | 272 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 215 | 104 | 111 | 1 |
| 14 | Thu | November 28 | box | W | 8-5 | Washington Redskins | 21 | 10 | 19 | 247 | 46 | 201 | 1 | 13 | 209 | 163 | 46 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 8 | box | W | 9-5 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 6 | 15 | 334 | 254 | 80 | 2 | 20 | 347 | 213 | 134 | 4 |
| 16 | Sun | December 15 | box | W | 10-5 | New England Patriots | 12 | 6 | 16 | 251 | 144 | 107 | 2 | 16 | 279 | 178 | 101 | 4 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 22 | box | L | 10-6 | @ | Washington Redskins | 10 | 37 | 14 | 235 | 116 | 119 | 2 | 32 | 483 | 326 | 157 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 28 | box | W | 11-6 | Minnesota Vikings | 40 | 15 | 27 | 438 | 183 | 255 | 2 | 12 | 268 | 205 | 63 | 6 | |
| Division | Sun | January 5 | box | L | 11-7 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 26 | 21 | 244 | 148 | 96 | 3 | 18 | 227 | 100 | 127 | 2 |