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Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons

Final · Kickoff

2012 Regular season · Week 9 · Georgia Dome · Sunday Night

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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 Cowboys13Away
ATLAtlanta Falcons19Home
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Falcons beat Cowboys 19–13 in 2012 Week 9

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Dallas Cowboys 19–13 at home at Georgia Dome in Week 9 of the 2012 regular season on November 4, 2012. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 6 points.

The result moved the Falcons to 8–0 and dropped the Cowboys to 3–5. It was the Falcons’ eighth straight win. The Cowboys finished 2012 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Falcons finished 2012 at 13–3 and lost in the NFC Championship Game.

In their previous meeting, the Dallas Cowboys won 37–21 on October 25, 2009. When they met again, the Atlanta Falcons won 39–28 on September 27, 2015.

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 3–3 after meeting No. 6 since 1999 Full series history

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