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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 293 points (24.4/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 184 points (15.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 109 points (9.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.0-3.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.5/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.1, Offense: -0.1, Defense: 4.2, SoS: -5.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Lee Howell
Offensive Coordinator: Vince Lombardi
Defensive Coordinator: Tom Landry
Training Camp: Willamette University (Salem, Oregon)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 26 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | 41 | 10 | 20 | 381 | 226 | 155 | 2 | 7 | 176 | 71 | 105 | 4 | |
| 2 | Sat | October 2 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 20 | 21 | 253 | 101 | 152 | 2 | 14 | 330 | 269 | 61 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 10 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 51 | 21 | 28 | 444 | 278 | 166 | 2 | 13 | 237 | 73 | 164 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 17 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | Chicago Cardinals | 31 | 17 | 13 | 320 | 171 | 149 | 4 | 18 | 302 | 121 | 181 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 24 | boxscore | W | 4-1 | Washington Redskins | 24 | 7 | 20 | 359 | 203 | 156 | 4 | 17 | 228 | 144 | 84 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 31 | boxscore | L | 4-2 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 24 | 10 | 251 | 135 | 116 | 4 | 20 | 313 | 146 | 167 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 7 | boxscore | W | 5-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 6 | 20 | 382 | 137 | 245 | 3 | 20 | 311 | 229 | 82 | 8 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 14 | boxscore | W | 6-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 14 | 23 | 405 | 256 | 149 | 2 | 19 | 242 | 220 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 21 | boxscore | L | 6-3 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 17 | 11 | 286 | 220 | 66 | 1 | 24 | 485 | 275 | 210 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 28 | boxscore | L | 6-4 | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 326 | 210 | 116 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Sun | December 5 | boxscore | W | 7-4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 3 | 14 | 383 | 303 | 80 | 6 | 10 | 177 | 94 | 83 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Sun | December 12 | boxscore | L | 7-5 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 29 | 9 | 276 | 232 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 221 | 164 | 57 | 1 | |