2009 Dallas Cowboys
The 2009 Dallas Cowboys went 11–5, finishing 1st in the NFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 361 points and allowed 250.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 361–250
- NFC East
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 361 points, the 14th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 250, the second-fewest. Their point differential was +111.
How the season unfolded
The Cowboys started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 5 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 24–0 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17 (January 3, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 34–3 to the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional round (January 17, 2010).
They scored a season-high 38 points against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8 (November 1, 2009), winning 38–17.
They shut out Washington (Week 16) and the Philadelphia Eagles (Week 17).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–4.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC East, sweeping the Eagles and Washington and getting swept by the Giants.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 34–14 at home.
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 34–3 on the road.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2008, when they went 9–7.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2007.
In 2010, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.
2009 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2009 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34–21 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2009 | vs New York Giants | L 31–33 |
| Week 3 | Sep 28, 2009 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 21–7 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2009 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–17 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2009 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 26–20 (OT) |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2009 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 37–21 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2009 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 38–17 |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2009 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–16 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2009 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2009 | vs Washington | W 7–6 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2009 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 24–7 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2009 | at New York Giants | L 24–31 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2009 | vs San Diego Chargers | L 17–20 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2009 | at New Orleans Saints | W 24–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2009 | at Washington | W 17–0 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2010 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–0 |
| Wild Card | Jan 9, 2010 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 34–14 |
| Divisional | Jan 17, 2010 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 3–34 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2009 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.