On January 4, 2015, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Detroit Lions, 24-20, in a wild-card playoff game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, whose postseason record as a starter is 2-3, threw for two touchdowns and 293 yards in the contest.
65 teams have won a playoff game since the 96' Cowboys Supepr Bowl
The most playoff wins in NFL history is 33. There are two teams tied for wins and they are the Dallas Cowboys (1967-2009) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1972-2010).
Through the 2009 season, that was January 5, 1992 when the Lions defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 38-6. The following week, the Lions lost the NFC championship game to the Redskins in Washington. The Lions have played four home playoff games in their existance, the 1991 Divisional Playoff game listed above and the 1935, 1953, and 1957 NFL Championship games. They won all four of those games.
Wayne Fontes of the 1991 Lions who defeated the Cowboys, 38-6, in the Division round of the playoffs.
Roger Staubach's final game was the Divisional playoff game played December 30, 1979 between the Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams. The Rams won 21-19.
65 teams have won a playoff game since the 96' Cowboys Supepr Bowl
Since the Cowboys' last appearance in a Super Bowl after the 1995 season, they have won three playoff games:Dec. 28, 1996-- Dallas 40, Minnesota Vikings 15 (NFC Wild Card Game at Texas Stadium).Jan. 9, 2010 -- Dallas 34, Philadelphia Eagles 14 (NFC Wild Card Game at Cowboys Stadium).Jan. 4, 2015 -- Dallas 24, Detroit Lions 20 (NFC Wild Card Game at AT&T Stadium).
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Through the 2009 season, that was January 5, 1992 when they defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 38-6, in the Wildcard round.
One. On December 28, 1996, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 40-15, in a first-round NFC playoff game at Texas Stadium. It was the Cowboys' last playoff win for 13 years. On January 9, 2010, Dallas returned to postseason prominence with a 34-14 NFC wild-card round victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Dallas Cowboys
Until the 2009-2010 NFC playoffs, Dallas hadn't won in the postseason since Dec. 28, 1996, when the Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings, 40-15, in the wild-card round at Texas Stadium.
As of the 2008 season playoffs, that was January 2, 1999 in the wild card playoff round when the Cardinals defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 20-7.
The Cowboys qualified for the playoffs after the 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2009 seasons. Their playoff record during that period was 1-4.
On January 4, 2015, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Detroit Lions, 24-20, in a wild-card playoff game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, whose postseason record as a starter is 2-3, threw for two touchdowns and 293 yards in the contest. His passer rating for the game was 114.0.
The Dallas Cowboys last played in an NFL Championship game (Super Bowl XXX) on January 28, 1996, in Tempe, Arizona against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cowboys won the game 27-17.
The most playoff wins in NFL history is 33. There are two teams tied for wins and they are the Dallas Cowboys (1967-2009) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1972-2010).