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2007 Dallas Cowboys

The 2007 Dallas Cowboys went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 455 points and allowed 325.

Record
13–3
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
7–1
Points
455–325
NFC East
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 455 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 325, the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was +130.

How the season unfolded

The Cowboys opened with four straight wins and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.

Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 7 to Week 14.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–3 over the New York Jets in Week 12 (November 22, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 48–27 to the New England Patriots in Week 6 (October 14, 2007).

They scored a season-high 45 points against the New York Giants in Week 1 (September 9, 2007), winning 45–35.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–1.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC East, sweeping the Giants and splitting with the Eagles and Washington.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Divisional round, they lost to the New York Giants 21–17 at home.

Before and after

That was a four-win improvement on 2006, when they went 9–7.

Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.

In 2008, they went 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

2007 schedule and results

2007 Dallas Cowboys · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007vs New York GiantsW 45–35
Week 2Sep 16, 2007at Miami DolphinsW 37–20
Week 3Sep 23, 2007at Chicago BearsW 34–10
Week 4Sep 30, 2007vs St. Louis RamsW 35–7
Week 5Oct 8, 2007at Buffalo BillsW 25–24
Week 6Oct 14, 2007vs New England PatriotsL 27–48
Week 7Oct 21, 2007vs Minnesota VikingsW 24–14
Week 9Nov 4, 2007at Philadelphia EaglesW 38–17
Week 10Nov 11, 2007at New York GiantsW 31–20
Week 11Nov 18, 2007vs WashingtonW 28–23
Week 12Nov 22, 2007vs New York JetsW 34–3
Week 13Nov 29, 2007vs Green Bay PackersW 37–27
Week 14Dec 9, 2007at Detroit LionsW 28–27
Week 15Dec 16, 2007vs Philadelphia EaglesL 6–10
Week 16Dec 22, 2007at Carolina PanthersW 20–13
Week 17Dec 30, 2007at WashingtonL 6–27
DivisionalJan 13, 2008vs New York GiantsL 17–21

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.