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1997 Dallas Cowboys
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 304 points (19.0/g), 22nd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 13th.
Differential of -10 points (-0.6/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.7-8.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 22nd.
Coached by Barry Switzer (6-10-0)
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1997 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 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 7 | 21 | 380 | 295 | 85 | 15 | 174 | 89 | 85 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Arizona Cardinals | 22 | 25 | 15 | 327 | 147 | 180 | 1 | 21 | 286 | 220 | 66 | 4 |
| 3 | Mon | September 15 | box | W | 2-1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 20 | 18 | 279 | 187 | 92 | 2 | 16 | 333 | 176 | 157 | ||
| 4 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | W | 3-1 | Chicago Bears | 27 | 3 | 13 | 180 | 124 | 56 | 1 | 17 | 243 | 102 | 141 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | New York Giants | 17 | 20 | 27 | 428 | 310 | 118 | 2 | 13 | 166 | 109 | 57 | |
| 7 | Mon | October 13 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | Washington Redskins | 16 | 21 | 16 | 290 | 175 | 115 | 1 | 16 | 255 | 139 | 116 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 4-3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 26 | 22 | 24 | 337 | 238 | 99 | 15 | 271 | 229 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | L | 4-4 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 13 | 14 | 244 | 93 | 151 | 17 | 274 | 120 | 154 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 4-5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 17 | 16 | 271 | 184 | 87 | 2 | 18 | 301 | 173 | 128 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 5-5 | Arizona Cardinals | 24 | 6 | 19 | 329 | 204 | 125 | 1 | 18 | 274 | 173 | 101 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 6-5 | Washington Redskins | 17 | 14 | 20 | 312 | 207 | 105 | 16 | 259 | 155 | 104 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | L | 6-6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 45 | 11 | 213 | 120 | 93 | 2 | 29 | 409 | 189 | 220 | 1 |
| 14 | Thu | November 27 | box | L | 6-7 | Tennessee Oilers | 14 | 27 | 16 | 386 | 340 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 245 | 81 | 164 | 1 | |
| 15 | Mon | December 8 | box | L | 6-8 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 23 | 9 | 216 | 138 | 78 | 1 | 22 | 324 | 169 | 155 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | box | L | 6-9 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 31 | 29 | 402 | 274 | 128 | 2 | 17 | 419 | 262 | 157 | 2 |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 6-10 | New York Giants | 7 | 20 | 11 | 184 | 105 | 79 | 3 | 17 | 283 | 136 | 147 | 1 | |