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Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons

Final · Kickoff

2006 Regular season · Week 15 · Georgia Dome · Saturday

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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DALDallas Cowboys38Away
ATLAtlanta Falcons28Home
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Cowboys beat Falcons 38–28 in 2006 Week 15

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Atlanta Falcons 38–28 on the road at Georgia Dome in Week 15 of the 2006 regular season on December 16, 2006.

The 66 combined points were the most in any game of Week 15.

The result moved the Cowboys to 9–5 and dropped the Falcons to 7–7. The Cowboys finished 2006 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Falcons finished 2006 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Atlanta Falcons won 27–13 on September 7, 2003. When they met again, the Dallas Cowboys won 37–21 on October 25, 2009.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 2–2 after meeting No. 4 since 1999 Full series history

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