The Cowboys head into tonight’s matchup with the Seattle Seahawks with a solid 39-23 record in Week 13 contests all-time.
Dallas did not have a Week 13 game in 1960. Nor did it have a bye scheduled for the week.
While they are one game over .500 on the road, the Cowboys are 27-12 at home in Week 13 games.
Dallas best record against any team in Week 13 is against Washington, with the Cowboys holding a 9-1 record.
They are 3-0 against the Colts in Week 13. Dallas is 3-1 against the Seahawks in games played in Week 13.
The Cowboys have faced their current NFC East rivals 22 times in their 62 total Week 13 games.
Dallas is 16-6 in those games.
They are 7-5 against the NFC West, beating the 49ers once, losing to the Rams once and going 3-3 against the Cardinals.
Dallas is 3-1 against the NFC South, sweeping three games with the Saints but losing to the Falcons.
They are 4-3 against the NFC North after going 2-1 against the Packers, 1-0 against the Bears and 1-2 versus the Vikings.
The Cowboys are 9-8 overall against the AFC in Week 13.
Rough Start
Dallas lost its first four Week 13 contests, dropping games in St. Louis in 1961 and 1962. A home loss to the Steelers in 1963 was followed by a road loss in Philadelphia in 1964.
The Cowboys finally won a Week 13 game in 1965, at home against the Cardinals, but lost to the Redskins on the road in 1966.
It would be 13 years before they would lose a Week 13 game again.
Eight of the wins during the 12-game streak came at home – including four straight at home from 1972-75.
In 1979, on Thanksgiving Day, Dan Pastorini hit Ken Burrough on a 32-yard pass to lead the Oilers to a 30-24 victory to snap the streak.
Dallas rebounded with a six-game winning streak from 1980-85.
They had a four-game win streak from 2015-18 and have won their last two Week 13 games.
The Cowboys have had one other four-game losing streak. That one ran from 1986-89.
Against The Seahawks
In addition to the 3-1 record against Seattle for Week 13, the Cowboys are 11-10 all-time against the Seahawks.
Dallas is 7-4 at home against Seattle, outscoring them 279-172.
The Cowboys won the last meeting at AT&T Stadium, 24-22, in a wild card game at the end of the 2018 season.
The last Dallas home win over Seattle in the regular season came in 2011. Tony Romo threw two touchdowns in a 23-13 win.
The Seahawks have won the last two regular season meeting played at AT&T.
Dallas is 3-2 against Seattle at AT&T. They were 4-2 at Texas Stadium all-time.
The teams never met at the Cotton Bowl as Seattle was not in the league when the Cowboys played there.
Seattle leads in games played in the Northwest 6-4 by a combined score of 237-220.
They won the only playoff meeting between the two played in Seattle in the 2006 season. When a certain shiny ball was put into play.
ALL-TIME RECORD
- NFC EAST
- GIANTS (4-3)
- EAGLES (3-2)
- COMMANDERS (9-1)
- NFC WEST
- CARDINALS (3-3)
- RAMS (0-1)
- 49ERS (1-0)
- SEAHAWKS (3-1)
- NFC SOUTH
- FALCONS (0-1)
- PANTHERS (0-0)
- SAINTS (3-0)
- BUCCANEERS (0-0)
- NFC NORTH
- BEARS (1-0)
- LIONS (0-0)
- PACKERS (2-1)
- VIKINGS (1-2)
- AFC EAST
- BILLS (0-1)
- DOLPHINS (0-2)
- PATRIOTS (1-1)
- JETS (0-0)
- AFC SOUTH
- TEXANS (0-0)
- COLTS (3-0)
- JAGUARS (0-0)
- TITANS (0-2)
- AFC NORTH
- RAVENS (0-1)
- BENGALS (0-0)
- BROWNS (2-0)
- STEELERS (1-1)
- AFC WEST
- BRONCOS (0-0)
- CHIEFS (1-0)
- RAIDERS (1-0)
- CHARGERS (0-0)