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San Diego Chargers at Dallas Cowboys

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 2 · Texas Stadium

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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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SDSan Diego Chargers32Away
DALDallas Cowboys21Home
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Chargers beat Cowboys 32–21 in 2001 Week 2

The San Diego Chargers beat the Dallas Cowboys 32–21 on the road at Texas Stadium in Week 2 of the 2001 regular season on September 23, 2001.

The result moved the Chargers to 2–0 and dropped the Cowboys to 0–2. The Chargers finished 2001 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Cowboys finished 2001 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Chargers’ 32 points were their most in any game of 2001.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Dallas Cowboys won 28–24 on September 11, 2005.

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 Chargers lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2001 Full series history

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