Nothing says Thanksgiving like the NFL tradition featuring the Dallas Cowboys on Turkey Day for a marquee matchup in the regular season. This year, it’s one of the most highly anticipated Thanksgiving showdowns to date when Dallas welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to AT&T Stadium.
The Week 13 clash marks the 58th time Dallas will take the field on the holiday. Dallas’ first-ever Thanksgiving game was in 1966, and they have played in every game since then — with the exceptions of 1975 and 1977.
Throughout history, the Cowboys have a 34-22-1 record, a winning percentage of .605. Dallas has won two consecutive games on Thanksgiving Day, with wins over the New York Giants in 2022 and the Washington Commanders in 2023.
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Against the Chiefs, the Cowboys have five in a row at home.
Dallas Cowboys Dak Prescott eats a turkey leg after the Cowboys victory over the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
We’ll have to see if the winning streaks can continue.
A look at the year-by-year results for the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day can be seen below.
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List of Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving year-by-year results
Dallas Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland and Dak Prescott eat turkey legs after a victory over the Washington Commanders | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
- 1966: vs. Cleveland Browns W, 26-14
- 1967: vs. St. Louis Cardinals W, 46-21
- 1968: vs. Washington W, 29-20
- 1969: vs. San Francisco 49ers T, 24-24
- 1970: vs. Green Bay Packers W, 16-3
- 1971: vs. Los Angeles Rams W, 28-21
- 1972: vs. San Francisco 49ers L, 31-10
- 1973: vs. Miami Dolphins L, 14-7
- 1974: vs. Washington W, 24-23
- 1976: vs. St. Louis Cardinals W, 19-14
- 1978: vs. Washington W, 37-10
- 1979: vs. Houston Oilers L, 30-24
- 1980: vs. Seattle Seahawks W, 51-7
- 1981: vs. Chicago Bears W, 10-9
- 1982: vs. Cleveland Browns W, 31-14
- 1983: vs. St. Louis Cardinals W, 35-17
- 1984: vs. New England Patriots W, 20-17
- 1985: vs. St. Louis Cardinals W, 35-17
- 1986: vs. Seattle Seahawks W, 31-14
- 1987: vs. Minnesota Vikings L, 44-38 (OT)
- 1988: vs. Houston Oilers L, 25-17
- 1989: vs. Philadelphia Eagles L, 27-0
- 1990: vs. Washington W, 27-17
- 1991: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W, 20-10
- 1992: vs. New York Giants W, 30-3
- 1993: vs. Miami Dolphins L, 16-14
- 1994: vs. Green Bay Packers W, 42-31
- 1995: vs. Kansas City Chiefs W, 24-12
- 1996: vs. Washington W, 21-10
- 1997: vs. Tennessee Titans L, 27-14
- 1998: vs. Minnesota Vikings L, 46-36
- 1999: vs. Miami Dolphins W, 20-0
- 2000: vs. Minnesota Vikings L, 27-15
- 2001: vs. Denver Broncos L, 26-24
- 2002: vs. Washington W, 27-20
- 2003: vs. Miami Dolphins L, 40-21
- 2004: vs. Chicago Bears W, 21-7
- 2005: vs. Denver Broncos L, 24-21 (OT)
- 2006: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 38-10
- 2007: vs. New York Jets W, 34-3
- 2008: vs. Seattle Seahawks W, 34-9
- 2009: vs. Oakland Raiders W, 24-7
- 2010: vs. New Orleans Saints L, 30-27
- 2011: vs. Miami Dolphins W, 20-19
- 2012: vs. Washington L, 38-31
- 2013: vs. Oakland Raiders W, 31-24
- 2014: vs. Philadelphia Eagles L, 33-10
- 2015: vs. Carolina Panthers L, 33-14
- 2016: vs. Washington W, 31-26
- 2017: vs. Los Angeles Chargers L, 28-6
- 2018: vs. Washington W, 31-23
- 2019: vs. Buffalo Bills L, 26-15
- 2020: vs. Washington Football Team L, 41-16
- 2021: vs. Las Vegas Raiders L, 36-33
- 2022: vs. New York Giants W, 28-20
- 2023: vs. Washington Commanders W, 45-10
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