The
1980 Dallas Cowboys
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season was their 21st in the
league. The team improved their
previous output of 11–5, winning twelve games. They qualified for the playoffs as an NFC Wild Card, but lost in the Conference Championship game.
The season featured a very unusual end to the regular season. Going into the final week of the season, Dallas (11–4) played
Philadelphia
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(12–3) at Texas Stadium. Under the NFL's tiebreaking rules, if Dallas could beat the Eagles by 25 points, they would earn the NFC East title and the number two seed in the NFC playoffs while Philadelphia would be a wildcard team. However, if the Cowboys lost (or won by less than 25) then the roles would reverse.
Dallas led the game 35–10 in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles rallied to lose by only 35–27. This forced Dallas to play an extra week in the playoffs and a
road game in Atlanta in the Divisional Round. Dallas ultimately lost at Philadelphia in the
NFC Championship Game.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Undrafted free agents
Schedule
Division opponents are in bold text
Game summaries
Week 1 at Redskins
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
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Playoffs
Wildcard Round
Divisional Round
Conference Championship
Standings
Roster
References
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Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
Dallas
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