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Around this time, Marshall had a falling out with the Redskin band director, [[Barnee Breeskin]]. Breeskin had written the music to the [[Hail to the Redskins|Redskins fight song]], now a staple at the stadium; additionally, Marshall's wife penned the lyrics to the song.<ref name=beginning /> Breeskin wanted revenge after the failed negotiations with Marshall. He approached Tom Webb, Murchison’s lawyer, and sold the rights for $2,500.<ref name=beginning />
Around this time, Marshall had a falling out with the Redskin band director, [[Barnee Breeskin]]. Breeskin had written the music to the [[Hail to the Redskins|Redskins fight song]], now a staple at the stadium; additionally, Marshall's wife penned the lyrics to the song.<ref name=beginning /> Breeskin wanted revenge after the failed negotiations with Marshall. He approached Tom Webb, Murchison’s lawyer, and sold the rights for $2,500.<ref name=beginning />


Murchison then decided to create his own team, with the support of NFL expansion committee chairman, [[George Halas]]. Halas decided to put the proposition of a Dallas franchise before the NFL owners, which needed to have [[unanimous]] approval in order to pass. The only owner against the proposal was George Preston Marshall. However, Marshall found out that Murchison owned the rights to Washington's fight song, so a deal was finally struck. If Marshall showed his approval of the Dallas franchise, Murchison would return the song. The Cowboys were then founded and began playing in [[1960 NFL season|1960]].<ref name=beginning />
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,<br>
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, <br>
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping<br>,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. <br>
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -<br>
Only this, and nothing more.'<br>
<br>
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, <br>
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. <br>
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow<br>
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -<br>
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -<br>
Nameless here for evermore. <br>


However, it did not end there. To build the roster of an expansion team, Dallas was allowed to pick certain players from certain teams per League rules. Murchison selected the Redskins' [[Pro Bowl]] [[quarterback]], [[Eddie LeBaron]], who would become the Cowboys' first starting quarterback. Somehow, Marshall had forgotten to move LeBaron to the team's "protected" list.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
`'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more,'


==First Few Games==
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
Though both teams would become juggernauts in the [[National Football League|NFL]], the beginning of the rivalry was not all that exciting. The first game took place on [[October 9]], [[1960]] and was won by the Redskins. It was the only game they would win that year. The Cowboys would go winless that season. The Redskins would win two of the first four and tied the two others.
`Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; -
Darkness there, and nothing more.


==Cowboy Chicken Club==
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
In December 1961, an unknown number of Cowboys fans snuck into [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|D. C. Stadium]], armed with bags of chicken feed.<ref name=beginning /> When Alaskan snow dogs were to drag [[Santa Claus]] onto the field during the halftime show, the pranksters would unleash dozens of hungry chickens onto the field - 75 white, one black.<ref>{{cite web | work=CowboyCards.com | url=http://cowboycards.com/Articles/cowboysownRedskins.asp | title=Cowboys own the Redskins | accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref> The significance of the black chicken was to symbolize how Marshall was the only owner in the league who would not recruit an African-American football player; Marshall boldly stating, "We'll start signing Negroes when the [[Harlem Globetrotters]] start signing whites."<ref>{{cite web | work=Conigliofamily.com | url=http://www.conigliofamily.com/MinorityPlayers.htm | title=Minority Players and the American Football League | accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref>
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'
Merely this and nothing more.


The chickens fit into two large crates, which were smuggled into the stadium the morning of the game. The chickens and the smugglers went unspotted until halftime, when a stadium usher noticed a man guarding the crates and heard the chickens. Though the guard tried to bribe the official with $100 dollars, he was quickly reported and arrested, and the chickens confiscated. As it turned out, the "official" was actually Redskins general manager Dick McCann.
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
`Surely,' said I, `surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore -
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; -
'Tis the wind and nothing more!'


The following year and the night before the third Redskins-Cowboys match-up in less than a year, pranksters sneaked into Marshall's hotel suite and dropped off a large turkey in the bathroom. When Marshall went into the bathroom, the turkey puffed up and gobbled at him, causing Marshall to flee his room. "Chickens are nice", Marshall said, "but a man shouldn't fool with a mad turkey."
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately wiki sperm of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.


Just minutes before kickoff, while "[[Hail to the Redskins]]" blared throughout the stadiums, four banners reading "CHICKENS" - one at each 50-yard line and one in each end zone center - were unfurled in the stadium's upper decks.<ref name=beginning /> Two acrobats, hired by Cowboys fans and Chicken Club founders Bob Thompson and Irv Davidson (along with the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] students with the banners) rushed onto the field dressed in chicken costumes and began to throw colored eggs.<ref name=beginning /> One was apprehended by a guard, but the other proved to be too elusive. By this time, the band was playing the [[United States National Anthem|National Anthem]], therefore unable to move. The lone chicken-acrobat reached into this bag and released a chicken, then returned to his egg-throwing. Running to a sideline, he then attempted to leave the stadium by jumping over a bench, but slipped.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
`Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no cwiki sperm.
Ghastly grim and ancient wiki sperm wandering from the nightly shore -
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the wiki sperm, `Nevermore.'


A group of security guards then apprehended him, but he was able to break free. He made it back to the 50-yard line, turned a cartwheel, then ran and flopped onto the 30-yard line. By this time, only aware that the National Anthem was over, the two teams rushed onto the field in the middle of the chaos. In the midst of the ruckus, the man made it off the field and into the stands. Although the real chicken was caught, the acrobat-chicken was never apprehended.<ref name=beginning />
Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door -
Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as `Nevermore.'


The next day, while reporting the 38-10 Cowboys victory, the ''Dallas News'' scoring summary ended with, ''Attendance-49,888 (and one chicken)''.<ref name=beginning />
But the wiki sperm, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only,
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered -
Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before -
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
Then the bird said, `Nevermore.'


==[[1965 NFL season|1965]] - [[1967 NFL season|1967]]==
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
From 1965 through 1967, the Redskins and Cowboys, led by [[Sonny Jurgensen]] and [[Don Meredith]], played four games against each other that produced a combined total of 222 points with only 10 points of overall difference between the two teams.
`Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore -
Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore
Of "Never-nevermore."'


'''November 28, [[1965]], DC Stadium:''' The Cowboys quickly took a 21-0 lead on a pass play, a running play and a 60 yard [[fumble]] recovery. Despite Jurgensen's 26-yard touchdown pass to [[Charley Taylor]], the fans in the stands called for him to be benched in favor of second string quarterback [[Dick Shiner]]. However, Jurgensen then drove the Redskins down field for a second touchdown to cut the Cowboys lead to 24-13. They then scored a rushing touchdown to make it 24-20. But just when the Redskins were gaining momentum, Meredith tossed a 53 yard scoring touch to [[Franklin Clarke|Frank Clarke]]. Jurgensen was then able to throw another TD pass to [[Bobby Mitchell]] to make it 31-27. The Redskins got the ball the ball back on their 20 yard line with less than two minutes to go. After working his way down the field, Jurgensen passed to [[tight end]] [[Angelo Coia]] to give the Redskins their first lead, 34-31, with about one minute to play. But Meredith was not done either. He drove the Cowboys to the Redskins 37 yard line with seven seconds to go. [[Danny Villanueva]] was then brought in and attempted a tying field goal., but it was blocked by Redskins defensive back [[Lonnie Sanders]]. Final: Redskins, 34 – Cowboys, 31
But the wiki sperm still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door;
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore -
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking `Nevermore.'


'''November 13, [[1966]], DC Stadium:''' In the second quarter with the score 7-6 Dallas, Meredith threw a 52 yard touchdown to [[Bob Hayes]], followed in the third quarter with a 95 yard repeat., making the score 21-7. Then Washington scored three consecutive times with Jurgensen's 4 yard pass to [[Jerry Smith (football player)|Jerry Smith]] and 78 yard pass to Charley Taylor, followed by a [[Charlie Gogolak]] field goal, giving them the lead, 23-21. Meredith then drove the Cowboys down field to set up a 1 yard TD run by [[Dan Reeves]]. But the Redskins matched their score on a drive ending with Jurgensen's 18 yard scoring pass to Taylor, making it 30-28. Meredith got the ball back with no timeouts and the Redskins playing deep prevent. Somehow, he was able to drive them to the Redskins 33. The Redskins mounted a strong pass rush to push the Cowboys out of field goal range. But apparently it was too strong. Meredith was hit just as he scrambled out of bounds. The penalty put the Cowboys on the Redskins 12 for an easy Villanueva field goal. Final: Cowboys, 31 – Redskins, 30
This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!


'''December 11, [[1966]], The Cotton Bowl:''' The Redskins visited the Cowboys a short month later with memories fresh. The Redskins took a 10-7 lead at the half after linebacker [[John Reger]] recovered a block punt and ran it in for a score. But the scoring would not end there. Danny Villanueva kicked a tying 26 yard field goal for the Cowboys and Bob Hays caught a 23 yard pass for the 17-10 lead. The Redskins tied it up on Bobby Mitchell's 11 yard reception from Jurgensen. The Cowboys regained the lead when Dan Reeves broke for a 67 yard touchdown run, making it 24-17. But, the Redskins then drove the field and scored on Jurgensen's 11 yard pass to Jerry Smith, only to have the Cowboys regain the lead with a 6 yard touchdown run by [[Don Perkins]], making it 31-24. Jurgensen was then able to hit Charlie Taylor with a 65 yard touchdown pass that Taylor caught between two defenders, tying the game. After good defense, the Redskins got the ball back with two minutes to go. Starting at their 46 yard line, Redskins running back [[A. D. Whitfield]] ran right for a 30 yard gain that set up Charlie Gogolak's winning field goal. Final: Redskins, 34 –Cowboys, 31
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
`Wretch,' I cried, `thy God hath lent thee - by these angels he has sent thee
Respite - respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore!'
Quoth the wiki sperm, `Nevermore.'


'''October 8, [[1967]], DC Stadium:''' The Redskins led 14-10 with 70 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys took possession on their 29 yard line. On fourth down with 23 seconds remaining, Meredith hit an open Dan Reeves who beat out [[linebacker]] [[Chris Hanburger]] to score, making it 17-14. After the kick-off with 7 seconds to go, Jurgensen pitched a long pass to Charley Taylor, but he was brought to ground at the Cowboys 20 yard line as time ran out. Final: Cowboys, 17 – Redskins, 14
`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the wiki sperm, `Nevermore.'


Washington would win the rematch in Dallas that season, 27-20, but the Cowboys closed out the decade with four straight wins over the Redskins. In the late 60's the Redskins hired [[Vince Lombardi]] to try to stop ex-[[New York Giants|Giants]] coordinator [[Tom Landry]]. Lombardi's 7-5-2 record with the Redskins was the team's first winning season in 14 years, but he was still swept by the Cowboys. Lombardi's untimely death in 1970 froze Redskins development for two seasons.
`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore -
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels named Lenore?'
Quoth the wiki sperm, `Nevermore.'


==1970s==
`Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!' I shrieked upstarting -
===[[1972 NFL season]]===
`Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry was in full-swing by 1971, when Washington hired [[George Allen (football)|George Allen]] as head coach. During the 1972 season, Allen's Redskins met Dallas three times en route to a date with the [[Miami Dolphins]] in [[Super Bowl VII]]. This is how the season progressed.
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! - quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the wiki sperm, `Nevermore.'


After a losing season in 1970, the Redskins' hired George Allen from the [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]. As the 1972 football season approached, Pre-season predictors were touting the Cowboys, who had defeated the Miami Dolphins, 24-3 in the previous [[Super Bowl]], to again win the [[NFC East]].
And the wiki sperm, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
The sixth game of the season brought the Cowboys to [[Washington DC|Washington]]. Both teams came into the game with a 4-1-0 record. [[Sonny Jurgensen]] was Washington's starting quarterback, with [[Billy Kilmer]] benched after a previous loss. [[Craig Morton]] was the Cowboys' quarterback while the injured [[Roger Staubach]] watched from the sideline. Despite Washington's home-field advantage, the oddsmakers favored Dallas by a touchdown.
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
A field goal and a Morton touchdown pass gave Dallas a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, which was extended to 13-0 in the second period. Jurgensen led a Washington drive that climaxed with a pass to [[Larry Brown (running back)|Larry Brown]] for a touchdown, but at the half the Redskins trailed by six points.
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Another seven points were added to the lead in the third quarter when [[Walt Garrison]] scored a touchdown. But then, Larry Brown broke a run for 34 yards and a touchdown to bring the score to 20-14. [[Curt Knight]] kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 20-17. [[Charley Harraway]] ran for 13 yards to make the score 24-20, Redskins on top. During this offensive scoring period, the [[The Over-the-Hill Gang (American football)|Over-the-Hill Gang]] defense shut down the Cowboys. At the end, Washington had defeated the Cowboys and was in possession of first place in the NFC East.
Shall be lifted - nevermore!

Now with two games remaining, Washington was 11-1-0 and had clinched the NFC East title. An ensuing loss to the Cowboys (34-24) was meaningless. It was the first time since the NFL went to a divisional format in 1967 that the Dallas Cowboys had not triumphed in their division.

The playoffs in 1972 pitted Washington against the [[Green Bay Packers]]. The final score was Washington 16, Green Bay 3. The victory sent the Redskins to the NFC Championship Game and the opponent was none other than the Dallas Cowboys who entered the playoffs as a wild-card entry. The Cowboys, who had been runner-up to the Redskins in the regular season defeated the [[NFC West]] champions, the [[San Francisco 49ers]], 30-28.

The game was played in Washington. Staubach was back for the Cowboys, and Dallas fans were thrilled to have him. But Billy Kilmer for the Redskins was the better quarterback that day.
After a field goal got the scoring started, Kilmer connected with [[Charley Taylor]] on a 15-yard touchdown pass and Washington had a 10-3 lead at halftime.
In the fourth quarter, Kilmer again went to Taylor, this time for a 45-yard touchdown. Knight added three more field goals that period and the Over-the-Hill Gang defense allowed only a second-quarter field goal. The final score was Washington 26, Dallas 3.

===1974 Thanksgiving Day Game===
On [[November 28]], [[1974]], [[George Allen]]’s Redskins were 8-3, and ready to secure a playoff berth with a win against the Cowboys (6-5) in a nationally televised game in Dallas. With less than 10 minutes to go in the third quarter, Washington was leading 16-3, when Redskins linebacker [[Dave Robinson]] knocked [[Roger Staubach]] out of the game. Rookie [[Clint Longley]] led the Cowboys to a last-minute come-from-behind victory, throwing a 50-yard TD pass to [[Drew Pearson]] with 28 seconds left. The final score was Cowboys 24, Redskins 23.

The Redskins were stunned. "I don't have very much to say," coach George Allen said when it was over. "It was probably the toughest loss we ever had."<ref>{{cite web | work=Washington Post | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/dw1974b.htm | title=Cowboy Bomb Shocks Redskins, 24-23 | accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref>

===1979 season-ending game===
[[December 16]],[[1979]]: With the NFC East Division Championship on the line for both teams, [[Roger Staubach]] engineered a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback, giving the [[Cowboys]] a 35-34 win. In the week leading up to the game, Cowboys’ Defensive End [[Harvey Martin]] received a funeral wreath, allegedly sent by the [[Redskins]]. He kept it in his locker all week for motivation and after the win, he raced into Washington's locker room, opened the door and heaved it into the room, breaking up a team prayer.<ref>{{cite web | work=Cyberclopedia | url=http://www.geocities.com/cyberclopedia3/memorial/harveymartin.html | title=Harvey Martin 1950-2001 | accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref>

==2005-2007==
* Two of the most storied games in the rivalry have come in the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Week 2 of the 2005 season, the Ring of Honor Game, the Redskins were at Dallas in a game where the numbers of 90's Dallas superstars [[Emmitt Smith]], [[Troy Aikman]], and [[Michael Irvin]] were retired with a pre-game and halftime ceremony. Throughout the game Dallas had dominated, and were trying to run out the clock in the 4th Quarter with a 13-0 lead. However, with less than 4 minutes to go in the game, [[quarterback]] [[Mark Brunell]] connected with [[Santana Moss]] on two touchdowns to win the game.
*Then, in Week 9 of the 2006 season, arguably one of the craziest games in the rivalry came (the [[Significant rivalries in the NFL#NFC East|"Hand of God"]] game). Earlier in the season, the Cowboys defeated the Redskins by 17 points, and the Redskins were underdogs in the Week 9 match-up in Washington, and were coming off a three-game losing streak. In the 4th Quarter, the game was tied 19-19 (Due in part to a missed two point conversion by the Cowboys). With 31 seconds to go, the Redskins' recently acquired kicker, [[Nick Novak]], missed a 49-yard field goal. The Cowboys then worked their way up the field to set up [[Mike Vanderjagt]], the most accurate kicker in NFL history, for an easy 35-yard field goal with only seconds remaining. However, the kick was blocked by [[Troy Vincent]], a safety who had been picked up by the Redskins off waivers earlier that week. The ball was scooped up by the Redskins' free safety, [[Sean Taylor (American football)|Sean Taylor]], who recovered the blocked kick and ran it back to the Cowboys' 44-yard line, where the Cowboys' offensive lineman [[Kyle Kosier]] grabbed him by his facemask in an attempt to tackle him. Taylor continued running, but the penalty was called regardless. The game would have gone into overtime had it not been for Kosier's defensive penalty, which added fifteen yards to the end of the return (by rule an NFL game cannot end on a defensive penalty). Novak had a chance at redemption; he set up for a 47-yard field goal with no time left on the clock. Despite missing the first one wide right, Novak was narrowly able to boot it home on his second try to give the Redskins a narrow victory.
*On [[November 18]], [[2007]], the Cowboys narrowly beat the Redskins 28-23 with [[Terrell Owens]] gaining 173 yards on 8 catches and 4 touchdowns. In the final game of that same season, the Redskins beat the Cowboys 27-6 at [[FedEx Field]] to clinch the NFC's final playoff spot.

==Rivalry off the Field==
* On [[December 19]], [[2005]], [[Dallas Mavericks]] guard [[Darrell Armstrong]] was fined $1,000 for grabbing a microphone before a game against the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] at the [[American Airlines Center]] and yelling "How 'bout those Redskins!" Only a few hours prior, the Cowboys had been routed by the Redskins 35-7, in the most lopsided loss of [[Bill Parcells]] coaching career. Armstrong was raised in North Carolina as a Redskins fan.<ref>{{cite web | work=USAToday | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/mavericks/2005-12-19-armstrong_x.htm | title=Mavs guard Armstrong fined $1,000 for cheering Redskins | accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref>
* Dallas coach [[Tom Landry]] starred in a 1980s [[American Express]] TV commercial in which he made the statement, "You never know when you'll be surrounded by Redskins". Several large men dressed in Washington uniforms encircled Landry, who addressed them with, "Howdy!" After the credit card sales pitch was read, the ad returned to that scene, and Landry quickly elbowed his way out of the circle.

==Rivalry statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!
!Cowboys wins
!Ties
!Redskins wins
!Cowboys points
!Redskins points
|-
|Regular season
|56
|2
|35
|2,178
|1,796
|-
|Postseason
|0
|
|2
|20
|57
|-
!Total
!56
!2
!37
!2,198
!1,853
|-
|}
<small>Updated December 30, 2007</small>

==Game results==
The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Cowboys and Redskins from their first meeting on October 9, [[1960 NFL season|1960]] to the most recent game on December 30, [[2007 NFL season|2007]].

{| class="wikitable"
|bgcolor="#CCFFFF"|<small>'''[[NFL playoffs|Post Season Meeting]]'''</small>
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|<small>'''Tied Game'''</small>
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|<small>'''[[Overtime (sports)|Overtime Result]]'''</small>
|}
===1960s===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Year
!Date
!Winner
!Result
!Loser
!Location
|-
|[[1960 NFL season|1960]]
|[[October 9]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align="center"|26-14
|Dallas Cowboys
|'''[[Griffith Stadium]]'''
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1961 NFL season|1961]]
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|[[November 19]]
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|TIE
|align=center bgcolor="FFCCCC"|28-28
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|TIE
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|'''[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]'''
|-
|[[December 17]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|34-24
|Dallas Cowboys
|'''[[D.C. Stadium]]'''
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1962 NFL season|1962]]
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|[[September 16]]
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|TIE
|align=center bgcolor="FFCCCC"|35-35
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|TIE
|bgcolor="FFCCCC"|Cotton Bowl
|-
|[[November 10]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|38-10
|Washington Redskins
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1963 NFL season|1963]]
|[[September 29]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center |21-17
|Dallas Cowboys
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|[[November 3]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|35-20
|Washington Redskins
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1964 NFL season|1964]]
|[[September 20]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center |24-18
|Washington Redskins
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|[[November 22]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|28-16
|Dallas Cowboys
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1965 NFL season|1965]]
|[[September 26]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center |27-7
|Washington Redskins
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|[[November 28]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|34-31
|Dallas Cowboys
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1966 NFL season|1966]]
|[[November 13]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center |31-30
|Washington Redskins
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|[[December 11]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|34-31
|Dallas Cowboys
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1967 NFL season|1967]]
|[[October 8]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center |17-14
|Washington Redskins
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|[[November 19]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|27-20
|Dallas Cowboys
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1968 NFL season|1968]]
|[[November 17]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center |44-24
|Washington Redskins
|D.C. Stadium
|-
|[[November 28]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|29-20
|Washington Redskins
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1969 NFL season|1969]]
|[[November 16]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center |41-28
|Washington Redskins
|'''[[RFK Stadium]]'''
|-
|[[December 21]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|20-10
|Washington Redskins
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|}

===1970s===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Year
!Date
!Winner
!Result
!Loser
!Location
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1970 NFL season|1970]]
|[[November 22]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|45-20
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 6]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|34-3
|Washington Redskins
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1971 NFL season|1971]]
|[[October 3]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|20-16
|Dallas Cowboys
|Cotton Bowl
|-
|[[November 21]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|13-0
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="3" | [[1972 NFL season|1972]]
|[[October 22]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|24-20
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 9]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|34-24
|Washington Redskins
|'''[[Texas Stadium]]'''
|-bgcolor="#CCFFFF"
|[[December 31]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|26-3
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1973 NFL season|1973]]
|[[October 8]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|14-7
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 9]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|27-7
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1974 NFL season|1974]]
|[[November 17]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|28-21
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[November 28]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|24-23
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1975 NFL season|1975]]
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|[[November 2]]
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|30-24
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|Dallas Cowboys
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 13]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|31-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1976 NFL season|1976]]
|[[October 31]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|20-7
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 12]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|27-14
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1977 NFL season|1977]]
|[[October 16]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|34-16
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 27]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|14-7
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1978 NFL season|1978]]
|[[October 2]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|9-5
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[November 23]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|37-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1979 NFL season|1979]]
|[[November 18]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|34-20
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 16]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|35-34
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|}

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Year
!Date
!Winner
!Result
!Loser
!Location
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1980 NFL season|1980]]
|[[September 8]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|17-3
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 27]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|14-10
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1981 NFL season|1981]]
|[[September 6]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|26-10
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[November 22]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|24-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[1982 NFL season|1982]]
|[[December 5]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|24-10
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="3" | [[1983 NFL season|1983]]
|bgcolor="#CCFFFF"|[[January 22]]
|bgcolor="#CCFFFF"|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center bgcolor="#CCFFFF"|31-17
|bgcolor="#CCFFFF"|Dallas Cowboys
|bgcolor="#CCFFFF"|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[September 5]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|31-30
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 11]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|31-10
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1984 NFL season|1984]]
|[[October 14]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|34-14
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 9]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|30-28
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1985 NFL season|1985]]
|[[September 9]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|44-14
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 10]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|13-7
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1986 NFL season|1986]]
|[[October 12]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|30-6
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 23]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|41-14
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1987 NFL season|1987]]
|[[October 19]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|13-7
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 13]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|24-20
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1988 NFL season|1988]]
|[[October 9]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|35-17
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 11]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|24-17
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1989 NFL season|1989]]
|[[September 24]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|30-7
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 5]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|13-3
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Year
!Date
!Winner
!Result
!Loser
!Location
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1990 NFL season|1990]]
|[[September 23]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|19-15
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[November 22]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|27-17
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1991 NFL season|1991]]
|[[September 9]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|33-31
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 24]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|24-21
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1992 NFL season|1992]]
|[[September 7]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|23-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 13]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|20-17
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1993 NFL season|1993]]
|[[September 6]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|35-16
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 26]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|38-3
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1994 NFL season|1994]]
|[[October 2]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|34-7
|Washington Redskins
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[November 20]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|31-7
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1995 NFL season|1995]]
|[[October 1]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|27-23
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|[[December 3]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|24-17
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1996 NFL season|1996]]
|[[November 28]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|21-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 22]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|37-10
|Dallas Cowboys
|RFK Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1997 NFL season|1997]]
|[[October 13]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|21-16
|Dallas Cowboys
|'''[[FedExField|Jack Kent Cooke Stadium]]'''
|-
|[[November 16]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|17-14
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1998 NFL season|1998]]
|[[October 4]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|31-10
|Washington Redskins
|Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
|-
|[[December 27]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|23-7
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[1999 NFL season|1999]]
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|[[September 12]]
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|41-35
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|Washington Redskins
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
|-
|[[October 24]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|38-20
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Year
!Date
!Winner
!Result
!Loser
!Location
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2000 NFL season|2000]]
|[[September 18]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|27-21
|Washington Redskins
|'''[[FedExField]]'''
|-
|[[December 10]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|32-13
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2001 NFL season|2001]]
|[[October 15]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|9-7
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 2]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|20-14
|Washington Redskins
|FedExField
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2002 NFL season|2002]]
|[[November 28]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|27-20
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 29]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|20-14
|Dallas Cowboys
|FedExField
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2003 NFL season|2003]]
|[[November 2]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|21-14
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 14]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|27-0
|Washington Redskins
|FedExField
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2004 NFL season|2004]]
|[[September 27]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|21-18
|Washington Redskins
|FedExField
|-
|[[December 26]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|13-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2005 NFL season|2005]]
|[[September 19]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|14-13
|Dallas Cowboys
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 18]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|35-7
|Dallas Cowboys
|FedExField
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2006 NFL season|2006]]
|[[September 17]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|27-10
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[November 5]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|22-19
|Dallas Cowboys
|FedExField
|-
|rowspan="2" | [[2007 NFL season|2007]]
|[[November 18]]
|'''Dallas Cowboys'''
|align=center|28-23
|Washington Redskins
|Texas Stadium
|-
|[[December 30]]
|'''Washington Redskins'''
|align=center|27-6
|Dallas Cowboys
|FedExField
|}

==Monday Night Football==
The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Cowboys and Redskins on [[Monday Night Football]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Year
!Winner
!Result
!Location
|-
|[[1973 NFL season|1973]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|14-7
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|-
|[[1978 NFL season|1978]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|9-5
|Washington, D.C.
|-
|[[1980 NFL season|1980]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|17-3
|Washington, D.C.
|-
|[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|31-30
|Washington, D.C.
|-
|[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|44-14
|[[Irving, Texas]]
|-
|[[1987 NFL season|1987]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|13-7
|Irving, Texas
|-
|[[1991 NFL season|1991]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|33-31
|Irving, Texas
|-
|[[1992 NFL season|1992]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|23-10
|Irving, Texas
|-
|[[1993 NFL season|1993]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|35-16
|Washington, D.C.
|-
|[[1997 NFL season|1997]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|21-16
|[[Landover, Maryland]]
|-
|[[2000 NFL season|2000]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|27-21
|Landover, Maryland
|-
|[[2001 NFL season|2001]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|9-7
|Irving, Texas
|-
|[[2004 NFL season|2004]]
|Dallas Cowboys
|align="center"|21-18
|Landover, Maryland
|-
|[[2005 NFL season|2005]]
|Washington Redskins
|align="center"|14-13
|Irving, Texas
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
<div class="references-small">
* {{cite web | work=Washington Post | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/history/rivalry/rivalry.htm | title=washingtonpost.com – Redskins History - The Rivalry | accessdate=2007-10-24}}
* {{cite web | work=Washington Post | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/polls/sports/skins_dallas112.htm | title=Redskins-Cowboys: What's Your Favorite Memory? | accessdate=2007-10-24}}
* {{cite web | work=ESPN | url=http://espn.go.com/page2/wash/s/toomay/020314.html | title=A rivalry for a song ... and chicken feed | accessdate=2007-10-24}}
* {{cite web | work=Sports Illustrated | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1998/12/30/cowboys_history/ | title=NFL Playoffs-Cowboys Postseason History | accessdate=2007-10-24}}
</div>

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Dallas Cowboys–Washington Redskins
Regular Season History
First meeting October 9, 1960
First result WAS 26, DAL 14
Last meeting December 30, 2007
Last result DAL 6, WAS 27
Next meeting 2008, date TBD
Rivalry status 96 meetings[1]
Largest victory DAL 38, WAS 3 (1993)
Smallest victory WAS 14, DAL 13 (2005)
Current streak WAS W1 (2007—present)
All-time series DAL leads 56-38-2[1]
Post Season History
Last meeting January 23, 1983
Last result WAS 31, DAL 17
All-time postseason series WAS leads 2–0[1]
Championship Success
NFL Championships (10)

NFL Divisional Championships (22)

Super Bowl Appearances (13)[2]

The Cowboys–Redskins rivalry is a sports rivalry between two of the most storied professional American football teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. Sports Illustrated has called it the top NFL rivalry of all time and "one of the greatest in sports".[3] The two clubs have won 31 combined division titles and ten World Championships, including eight combined Super Bowls.[4]

The rivalry started in 1960 when the Cowboys joined the league as an expansion team.[5] During that year they were in separate conferences, but played once during the season. In 1961, Dallas was placed in the same division as the Redskins, and from that point on, they have played each other twice during every regular season.

Beginning

Texas oil tycoon Clint Murchison, Jr. was having a hard time bringing an NFL team to Dallas, Texas. He tried buying two teams, but the negotiations fell through. In 1958, Murchison heard that George Preston Marshall, owner of the Washington Redskins, was eager to sell the team. Just as the sale was about to be finalized, Marshall called for a change in terms. Murchison was outraged and canceled the whole deal.[6]

Around this time, Marshall had a falling out with the Redskin band director, Barnee Breeskin. Breeskin had written the music to the Redskins fight song, now a staple at the stadium; additionally, Marshall's wife penned the lyrics to the song.[6] Breeskin wanted revenge after the failed negotiations with Marshall. He approached Tom Webb, Murchison’s lawyer, and sold the rights for $2,500.[6]

Murchison then decided to create his own team, with the support of NFL expansion committee chairman, George Halas. Halas decided to put the proposition of a Dallas franchise before the NFL owners, which needed to have unanimous approval in order to pass. The only owner against the proposal was George Preston Marshall. However, Marshall found out that Murchison owned the rights to Washington's fight song, so a deal was finally struck. If Marshall showed his approval of the Dallas franchise, Murchison would return the song. The Cowboys were then founded and began playing in 1960.[6]

However, it did not end there. To build the roster of an expansion team, Dallas was allowed to pick certain players from certain teams per League rules. Murchison selected the Redskins' Pro Bowl quarterback, Eddie LeBaron, who would become the Cowboys' first starting quarterback. Somehow, Marshall had forgotten to move LeBaron to the team's "protected" list.

First Few Games

Though both teams would become juggernauts in the NFL, the beginning of the rivalry was not all that exciting. The first game took place on October 9, 1960 and was won by the Redskins. It was the only game they would win that year. The Cowboys would go winless that season. The Redskins would win two of the first four and tied the two others.

Cowboy Chicken Club

In December 1961, an unknown number of Cowboys fans snuck into D. C. Stadium, armed with bags of chicken feed.[6] When Alaskan snow dogs were to drag Santa Claus onto the field during the halftime show, the pranksters would unleash dozens of hungry chickens onto the field - 75 white, one black.[7] The significance of the black chicken was to symbolize how Marshall was the only owner in the league who would not recruit an African-American football player; Marshall boldly stating, "We'll start signing Negroes when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites."[8]

The chickens fit into two large crates, which were smuggled into the stadium the morning of the game. The chickens and the smugglers went unspotted until halftime, when a stadium usher noticed a man guarding the crates and heard the chickens. Though the guard tried to bribe the official with $100 dollars, he was quickly reported and arrested, and the chickens confiscated. As it turned out, the "official" was actually Redskins general manager Dick McCann.

The following year and the night before the third Redskins-Cowboys match-up in less than a year, pranksters sneaked into Marshall's hotel suite and dropped off a large turkey in the bathroom. When Marshall went into the bathroom, the turkey puffed up and gobbled at him, causing Marshall to flee his room. "Chickens are nice", Marshall said, "but a man shouldn't fool with a mad turkey."

Just minutes before kickoff, while "Hail to the Redskins" blared throughout the stadiums, four banners reading "CHICKENS" - one at each 50-yard line and one in each end zone center - were unfurled in the stadium's upper decks.[6] Two acrobats, hired by Cowboys fans and Chicken Club founders Bob Thompson and Irv Davidson (along with the University of Maryland students with the banners) rushed onto the field dressed in chicken costumes and began to throw colored eggs.[6] One was apprehended by a guard, but the other proved to be too elusive. By this time, the band was playing the National Anthem, therefore unable to move. The lone chicken-acrobat reached into this bag and released a chicken, then returned to his egg-throwing. Running to a sideline, he then attempted to leave the stadium by jumping over a bench, but slipped.

A group of security guards then apprehended him, but he was able to break free. He made it back to the 50-yard line, turned a cartwheel, then ran and flopped onto the 30-yard line. By this time, only aware that the National Anthem was over, the two teams rushed onto the field in the middle of the chaos. In the midst of the ruckus, the man made it off the field and into the stands. Although the real chicken was caught, the acrobat-chicken was never apprehended.[6]

The next day, while reporting the 38-10 Cowboys victory, the Dallas News scoring summary ended with, Attendance-49,888 (and one chicken).[6]

1965 - 1967

From 1965 through 1967, the Redskins and Cowboys, led by Sonny Jurgensen and Don Meredith, played four games against each other that produced a combined total of 222 points with only 10 points of overall difference between the two teams.

November 28, 1965, DC Stadium: The Cowboys quickly took a 21-0 lead on a pass play, a running play and a 60 yard fumble recovery. Despite Jurgensen's 26-yard touchdown pass to Charley Taylor, the fans in the stands called for him to be benched in favor of second string quarterback Dick Shiner. However, Jurgensen then drove the Redskins down field for a second touchdown to cut the Cowboys lead to 24-13. They then scored a rushing touchdown to make it 24-20. But just when the Redskins were gaining momentum, Meredith tossed a 53 yard scoring touch to Frank Clarke. Jurgensen was then able to throw another TD pass to Bobby Mitchell to make it 31-27. The Redskins got the ball the ball back on their 20 yard line with less than two minutes to go. After working his way down the field, Jurgensen passed to tight end Angelo Coia to give the Redskins their first lead, 34-31, with about one minute to play. But Meredith was not done either. He drove the Cowboys to the Redskins 37 yard line with seven seconds to go. Danny Villanueva was then brought in and attempted a tying field goal., but it was blocked by Redskins defensive back Lonnie Sanders. Final: Redskins, 34 – Cowboys, 31

November 13, 1966, DC Stadium: In the second quarter with the score 7-6 Dallas, Meredith threw a 52 yard touchdown to Bob Hayes, followed in the third quarter with a 95 yard repeat., making the score 21-7. Then Washington scored three consecutive times with Jurgensen's 4 yard pass to Jerry Smith and 78 yard pass to Charley Taylor, followed by a Charlie Gogolak field goal, giving them the lead, 23-21. Meredith then drove the Cowboys down field to set up a 1 yard TD run by Dan Reeves. But the Redskins matched their score on a drive ending with Jurgensen's 18 yard scoring pass to Taylor, making it 30-28. Meredith got the ball back with no timeouts and the Redskins playing deep prevent. Somehow, he was able to drive them to the Redskins 33. The Redskins mounted a strong pass rush to push the Cowboys out of field goal range. But apparently it was too strong. Meredith was hit just as he scrambled out of bounds. The penalty put the Cowboys on the Redskins 12 for an easy Villanueva field goal. Final: Cowboys, 31 – Redskins, 30

December 11, 1966, The Cotton Bowl: The Redskins visited the Cowboys a short month later with memories fresh. The Redskins took a 10-7 lead at the half after linebacker John Reger recovered a block punt and ran it in for a score. But the scoring would not end there. Danny Villanueva kicked a tying 26 yard field goal for the Cowboys and Bob Hays caught a 23 yard pass for the 17-10 lead. The Redskins tied it up on Bobby Mitchell's 11 yard reception from Jurgensen. The Cowboys regained the lead when Dan Reeves broke for a 67 yard touchdown run, making it 24-17. But, the Redskins then drove the field and scored on Jurgensen's 11 yard pass to Jerry Smith, only to have the Cowboys regain the lead with a 6 yard touchdown run by Don Perkins, making it 31-24. Jurgensen was then able to hit Charlie Taylor with a 65 yard touchdown pass that Taylor caught between two defenders, tying the game. After good defense, the Redskins got the ball back with two minutes to go. Starting at their 46 yard line, Redskins running back A. D. Whitfield ran right for a 30 yard gain that set up Charlie Gogolak's winning field goal. Final: Redskins, 34 –Cowboys, 31

October 8, 1967, DC Stadium: The Redskins led 14-10 with 70 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys took possession on their 29 yard line. On fourth down with 23 seconds remaining, Meredith hit an open Dan Reeves who beat out linebacker Chris Hanburger to score, making it 17-14. After the kick-off with 7 seconds to go, Jurgensen pitched a long pass to Charley Taylor, but he was brought to ground at the Cowboys 20 yard line as time ran out. Final: Cowboys, 17 – Redskins, 14

Washington would win the rematch in Dallas that season, 27-20, but the Cowboys closed out the decade with four straight wins over the Redskins. In the late 60's the Redskins hired Vince Lombardi to try to stop ex-Giants coordinator Tom Landry. Lombardi's 7-5-2 record with the Redskins was the team's first winning season in 14 years, but he was still swept by the Cowboys. Lombardi's untimely death in 1970 froze Redskins development for two seasons.

1970s

1972 NFL season

The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry was in full-swing by 1971, when Washington hired George Allen as head coach. During the 1972 season, Allen's Redskins met Dallas three times en route to a date with the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VII. This is how the season progressed.

After a losing season in 1970, the Redskins' hired George Allen from the Los Angeles Rams. As the 1972 football season approached, Pre-season predictors were touting the Cowboys, who had defeated the Miami Dolphins, 24-3 in the previous Super Bowl, to again win the NFC East.

The sixth game of the season brought the Cowboys to Washington. Both teams came into the game with a 4-1-0 record. Sonny Jurgensen was Washington's starting quarterback, with Billy Kilmer benched after a previous loss. Craig Morton was the Cowboys' quarterback while the injured Roger Staubach watched from the sideline. Despite Washington's home-field advantage, the oddsmakers favored Dallas by a touchdown.

A field goal and a Morton touchdown pass gave Dallas a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, which was extended to 13-0 in the second period. Jurgensen led a Washington drive that climaxed with a pass to Larry Brown for a touchdown, but at the half the Redskins trailed by six points. Another seven points were added to the lead in the third quarter when Walt Garrison scored a touchdown. But then, Larry Brown broke a run for 34 yards and a touchdown to bring the score to 20-14. Curt Knight kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 20-17. Charley Harraway ran for 13 yards to make the score 24-20, Redskins on top. During this offensive scoring period, the Over-the-Hill Gang defense shut down the Cowboys. At the end, Washington had defeated the Cowboys and was in possession of first place in the NFC East.

Now with two games remaining, Washington was 11-1-0 and had clinched the NFC East title. An ensuing loss to the Cowboys (34-24) was meaningless. It was the first time since the NFL went to a divisional format in 1967 that the Dallas Cowboys had not triumphed in their division.

The playoffs in 1972 pitted Washington against the Green Bay Packers. The final score was Washington 16, Green Bay 3. The victory sent the Redskins to the NFC Championship Game and the opponent was none other than the Dallas Cowboys who entered the playoffs as a wild-card entry. The Cowboys, who had been runner-up to the Redskins in the regular season defeated the NFC West champions, the San Francisco 49ers, 30-28.

The game was played in Washington. Staubach was back for the Cowboys, and Dallas fans were thrilled to have him. But Billy Kilmer for the Redskins was the better quarterback that day. After a field goal got the scoring started, Kilmer connected with Charley Taylor on a 15-yard touchdown pass and Washington had a 10-3 lead at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Kilmer again went to Taylor, this time for a 45-yard touchdown. Knight added three more field goals that period and the Over-the-Hill Gang defense allowed only a second-quarter field goal. The final score was Washington 26, Dallas 3.

1974 Thanksgiving Day Game

On November 28, 1974, George Allen’s Redskins were 8-3, and ready to secure a playoff berth with a win against the Cowboys (6-5) in a nationally televised game in Dallas. With less than 10 minutes to go in the third quarter, Washington was leading 16-3, when Redskins linebacker Dave Robinson knocked Roger Staubach out of the game. Rookie Clint Longley led the Cowboys to a last-minute come-from-behind victory, throwing a 50-yard TD pass to Drew Pearson with 28 seconds left. The final score was Cowboys 24, Redskins 23.

The Redskins were stunned. "I don't have very much to say," coach George Allen said when it was over. "It was probably the toughest loss we ever had."[9]

1979 season-ending game

December 16,1979: With the NFC East Division Championship on the line for both teams, Roger Staubach engineered a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback, giving the Cowboys a 35-34 win. In the week leading up to the game, Cowboys’ Defensive End Harvey Martin received a funeral wreath, allegedly sent by the Redskins. He kept it in his locker all week for motivation and after the win, he raced into Washington's locker room, opened the door and heaved it into the room, breaking up a team prayer.[10]

2005-2007

  • Two of the most storied games in the rivalry have come in the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Week 2 of the 2005 season, the Ring of Honor Game, the Redskins were at Dallas in a game where the numbers of 90's Dallas superstars Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman, and Michael Irvin were retired with a pre-game and halftime ceremony. Throughout the game Dallas had dominated, and were trying to run out the clock in the 4th Quarter with a 13-0 lead. However, with less than 4 minutes to go in the game, quarterback Mark Brunell connected with Santana Moss on two touchdowns to win the game.
  • Then, in Week 9 of the 2006 season, arguably one of the craziest games in the rivalry came (the "Hand of God" game). Earlier in the season, the Cowboys defeated the Redskins by 17 points, and the Redskins were underdogs in the Week 9 match-up in Washington, and were coming off a three-game losing streak. In the 4th Quarter, the game was tied 19-19 (Due in part to a missed two point conversion by the Cowboys). With 31 seconds to go, the Redskins' recently acquired kicker, Nick Novak, missed a 49-yard field goal. The Cowboys then worked their way up the field to set up Mike Vanderjagt, the most accurate kicker in NFL history, for an easy 35-yard field goal with only seconds remaining. However, the kick was blocked by Troy Vincent, a safety who had been picked up by the Redskins off waivers earlier that week. The ball was scooped up by the Redskins' free safety, Sean Taylor, who recovered the blocked kick and ran it back to the Cowboys' 44-yard line, where the Cowboys' offensive lineman Kyle Kosier grabbed him by his facemask in an attempt to tackle him. Taylor continued running, but the penalty was called regardless. The game would have gone into overtime had it not been for Kosier's defensive penalty, which added fifteen yards to the end of the return (by rule an NFL game cannot end on a defensive penalty). Novak had a chance at redemption; he set up for a 47-yard field goal with no time left on the clock. Despite missing the first one wide right, Novak was narrowly able to boot it home on his second try to give the Redskins a narrow victory.
  • On November 18, 2007, the Cowboys narrowly beat the Redskins 28-23 with Terrell Owens gaining 173 yards on 8 catches and 4 touchdowns. In the final game of that same season, the Redskins beat the Cowboys 27-6 at FedEx Field to clinch the NFC's final playoff spot.

Rivalry off the Field

  • On December 19, 2005, Dallas Mavericks guard Darrell Armstrong was fined $1,000 for grabbing a microphone before a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the American Airlines Center and yelling "How 'bout those Redskins!" Only a few hours prior, the Cowboys had been routed by the Redskins 35-7, in the most lopsided loss of Bill Parcells coaching career. Armstrong was raised in North Carolina as a Redskins fan.[11]
  • Dallas coach Tom Landry starred in a 1980s American Express TV commercial in which he made the statement, "You never know when you'll be surrounded by Redskins". Several large men dressed in Washington uniforms encircled Landry, who addressed them with, "Howdy!" After the credit card sales pitch was read, the ad returned to that scene, and Landry quickly elbowed his way out of the circle.

Rivalry statistics

Cowboys wins Ties Redskins wins Cowboys points Redskins points
Regular season 56 2 35 2,178 1,796
Postseason 0 2 20 57
Total 56 2 37 2,198 1,853

Updated December 30, 2007

Game results

The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Cowboys and Redskins from their first meeting on October 9, 1960 to the most recent game on December 30, 2007.

Post Season Meeting Tied Game Overtime Result

1960s

Year Date Winner Result Loser Location
1960 October 9 Washington Redskins 26-14 Dallas Cowboys Griffith Stadium
1961 November 19 TIE 28-28 TIE Cotton Bowl
December 17 Washington Redskins 34-24 Dallas Cowboys D.C. Stadium
1962 September 16 TIE 35-35 TIE Cotton Bowl
November 10 Dallas Cowboys 38-10 Washington Redskins D.C. Stadium
1963 September 29 Washington Redskins 21-17 Dallas Cowboys D.C. Stadium
November 3 Dallas Cowboys 35-20 Washington Redskins Cotton Bowl
1964 September 20 Dallas Cowboys 24-18 Washington Redskins Cotton Bowl
November 22 Washington Redskins 28-16 Dallas Cowboys D.C. Stadium
1965 September 26 Dallas Cowboys 27-7 Washington Redskins Cotton Bowl
November 28 Washington Redskins 34-31 Dallas Cowboys D.C. Stadium
1966 November 13 Dallas Cowboys 31-30 Washington Redskins D.C. Stadium
December 11 Washington Redskins 34-31 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl
1967 October 8 Dallas Cowboys 17-14 Washington Redskins D.C. Stadium
November 19 Washington Redskins 27-20 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl
1968 November 17 Dallas Cowboys 44-24 Washington Redskins D.C. Stadium
November 28 Dallas Cowboys 29-20 Washington Redskins Cotton Bowl
1969 November 16 Dallas Cowboys 41-28 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
December 21 Dallas Cowboys 20-10 Washington Redskins Cotton Bowl

1970s

Year Date Winner Result Loser Location
1970 November 22 Dallas Cowboys 45-20 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
December 6 Dallas Cowboys 34-3 Washington Redskins Cotton Bowl
1971 October 3 Washington Redskins 20-16 Dallas Cowboys Cotton Bowl
November 21 Dallas Cowboys 13-0 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1972 October 22 Washington Redskins 24-20 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 9 Dallas Cowboys 34-24 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 31 Washington Redskins 26-3 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
1973 October 8 Washington Redskins 14-7 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 9 Dallas Cowboys 27-7 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1974 November 17 Washington Redskins 28-21 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
November 28 Dallas Cowboys 24-23 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1975 November 2 Washington Redskins 30-24 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 13 Dallas Cowboys 31-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1976 October 31 Dallas Cowboys 20-7 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
December 12 Washington Redskins 27-14 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
1977 October 16 Dallas Cowboys 34-16 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
November 27 Dallas Cowboys 14-7 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1978 October 2 Washington Redskins 9-5 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
November 23 Dallas Cowboys 37-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1979 November 18 Washington Redskins 34-20 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 16 Dallas Cowboys 35-34 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium

1980s

Year Date Winner Result Loser Location
1980 September 8 Dallas Cowboys 17-3 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
November 27 Dallas Cowboys 14-10 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1981 September 6 Dallas Cowboys 26-10 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
November 22 Dallas Cowboys 24-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1982 December 5 Dallas Cowboys 24-10 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1983 January 22 Washington Redskins 31-17 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
September 5 Dallas Cowboys 31-30 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
December 11 Washington Redskins 31-10 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
1984 October 14 Washington Redskins 34-14 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 9 Washington Redskins 30-28 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
1985 September 9 Dallas Cowboys 44-14 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
November 10 Dallas Cowboys 13-7 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1986 October 12 Dallas Cowboys 30-6 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
November 23 Washington Redskins 41-14 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
1987 October 19 Washington Redskins 13-7 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
December 13 Washington Redskins 24-20 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
1988 October 9 Washington Redskins 35-17 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
December 11 Dallas Cowboys 24-17 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1989 September 24 Washington Redskins 30-7 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
November 5 Dallas Cowboys 13-3 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium

1990s

Year Date Winner Result Loser Location
1990 September 23 Washington Redskins 19-15 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
November 22 Dallas Cowboys 27-17 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1991 September 9 Washington Redskins 33-31 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
November 24 Dallas Cowboys 24-21 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
1992 September 7 Dallas Cowboys 23-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 13 Washington Redskins 20-17 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
1993 September 6 Washington Redskins 35-16 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 26 Dallas Cowboys 38-3 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1994 October 2 Dallas Cowboys 34-7 Washington Redskins RFK Stadium
November 20 Dallas Cowboys 31-7 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1995 October 1 Washington Redskins 27-23 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
December 3 Washington Redskins 24-17 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
1996 November 28 Dallas Cowboys 21-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 22 Washington Redskins 37-10 Dallas Cowboys RFK Stadium
1997 October 13 Washington Redskins 21-16 Dallas Cowboys Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
November 16 Dallas Cowboys 17-14 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1998 October 4 Dallas Cowboys 31-10 Washington Redskins Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
December 27 Dallas Cowboys 23-7 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
1999 September 12 Dallas Cowboys 41-35 Washington Redskins Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
October 24 Dallas Cowboys 38-20 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium

2000s

Year Date Winner Result Loser Location
2000 September 18 Dallas Cowboys 27-21 Washington Redskins FedExField
December 10 Dallas Cowboys 32-13 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
2001 October 15 Dallas Cowboys 9-7 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 2 Dallas Cowboys 20-14 Washington Redskins FedExField
2002 November 28 Dallas Cowboys 27-20 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 29 Washington Redskins 20-14 Dallas Cowboys FedExField
2003 November 2 Dallas Cowboys 21-14 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 14 Dallas Cowboys 27-0 Washington Redskins FedExField
2004 September 27 Dallas Cowboys 21-18 Washington Redskins FedExField
December 26 Dallas Cowboys 13-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
2005 September 19 Washington Redskins 14-13 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
December 18 Washington Redskins 35-7 Dallas Cowboys FedExField
2006 September 17 Dallas Cowboys 27-10 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
November 5 Washington Redskins 22-19 Dallas Cowboys FedExField
2007 November 18 Dallas Cowboys 28-23 Washington Redskins Texas Stadium
December 30 Washington Redskins 27-6 Dallas Cowboys FedExField

Monday Night Football

The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Cowboys and Redskins on Monday Night Football.

Year Winner Result Location
1973 Washington Redskins 14-7 Washington, D.C.
1978 Washington Redskins 9-5 Washington, D.C.
1980 Dallas Cowboys 17-3 Washington, D.C.
1983 Dallas Cowboys 31-30 Washington, D.C.
1985 Dallas Cowboys 44-14 Irving, Texas
1987 Washington Redskins 13-7 Irving, Texas
1991 Washington Redskins 33-31 Irving, Texas
1992 Dallas Cowboys 23-10 Irving, Texas
1993 Washington Redskins 35-16 Washington, D.C.
1997 Washington Redskins 21-16 Landover, Maryland
2000 Dallas Cowboys 27-21 Landover, Maryland
2001 Dallas Cowboys 9-7 Irving, Texas
2004 Dallas Cowboys 21-18 Landover, Maryland
2005 Washington Redskins 14-13 Irving, Texas

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