When Was the Cowboys' Last Playoff Win? (Full Postseason History, Record and Results)

When Was the Cowboys' Last Playoff Win? (Full Postseason History, Record and Results)

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One of the most decorated teams in NFL history, only three teams have more playoff wins than the Dallas Cowboys. The NFL is a "what have you done for me lately?" kind of league though, and despite this status as an all-time great, more recent results have painted America's Team in a different light.

Here's a look at the Cowboys' playoff history.

When Did the Dallas Cowboys Win Their Last Playoff Game?

The Dallas Cowboys' most recent win in the NFL Playoffs was back in the 2018 season, when they defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 24-22, in the NFC Wild Card Round on January 5, 2019. They went on to lose to the Los Angeles Rams the following week in the Divisional Round.

Since then the Cowboys missed the playoffs twice (2019 and 2020) and lost their first playoff game in 2021. Their next opportunity to earn a win will come on Monday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where Dallas is favored by 2.5 points on the road according to FanDuel Sportsbook's NFL odds.

While we don't have to look too far back to find individual wins, the Cowboys haven't won multiple playoff games in a single postseason since their last Super Bowl run during the 1995 campaign. So how far back do we have to go to find that tradition of greatness in Dallas?

When Was the Dallas Cowboys' Last Super Bowl Win?

The last time the Cowboys won the Super Bowl was in the 1995 season. That marked their third Super Bowl win in a four-year stretch after previous victories in 1992 and 1993.

Since that last Super Bowl win, however, Dallas has a disappointing 4-11 record in playoff games.

Looking for even more details on the Cowboys' playoff record? Here's a look at all of their postseason results.

Cowboys' All-Time Playoff Results

Year

Opponent

Result

Score

1966

Green Bay Packers

L

27-34

1967

Cleveland Browns

W

52-14

1967

Green Bay Packers

L

17-21

1968

Cleveland Browns

L

20-31

1969

Cleveland Browns

L

14-38

1970

Detroit Lions

W

5-0

1970

San Francisco 49ers

W

17-10

1970

Baltimore Colts (Super Bowl)

L

13-16

1971

Minnesota Vikings

W

20-12

1971

San Francisco 49ers

W

14-3

1971

Miami Dolphins (Super Bowl)

W

24-3

1972

San Francisco 49ers

W

30-28

1973

Washington Redskins

L

3-26

1975

Minnesota Vikings

W

17-14

1975

Los Angeles Rams

W

37-7

1975

Pittsburgh Steelers (Super Bowl)

L

17-21

1976

Los Angeles Rams

L

12-14

1977

Chicago Bears

W

37-7

1977

Minnesota Vikings

W

23-6

1977

Denver Broncos (Super Bowl)

W

27-10

1978

Atlanta Falcons

W

27-20

1978

Los Angeles Rams

W

28-0

1978

Pittsburgh Steelers (Super Bowl)

L

31-35

1979

Los Angeles Rams

L

19-21

1980

Los Angeles Rams

W

34-13

1980

Atlanta Falcons

W

30-27

1980

Philadelphia Eagles

L

7-20

1981

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

W

38-0

1981

San Francisco 49ers

L

27-28

1982

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

W

30-17

1982

Green Bay Packers

W

37-26

1982

Washington Redskins

L

17-31

1983

Los Angeles Rams

L

17-24

1985

Los Angeles Rams

L

0-20

1991

Chicago Bears

W

17-13

1991

Detroit Lions

L

6-38

1992

Philadelphia Eagles

W

34-10

1992

San Francisco 49ers

W

30-20

1992

Buffalo Bills (Super Bowl)

W

52-17

1993

Green Bay Packers

W

27-17

1993

San Francisco 49ers

W

38-21

1993

Buffalo Bills (Super Bowl)

W

30-13

1994

Green Bay Packers

W

35-9

1994

San Francisco 49ers

L

28-38

1995

Philadelphia Eagles

W

30-11

1995

Green Bay Packers

W

38-27

1995

Pittsburgh Steelers (Super Bowl)

W

27-17

1996

Minnesota Vikings

W

40-15

1996

Carolina Panthers

L

17-26

1998

Arizona Cardinals

L

7-20

1999

Minnesota Vikings

L

10-27

2003

Carolina Panthers

L

10-29

2006

Seattle Seahawks

L

20-21

2007

New York Giants

L

17-21

2009

Philadelphia Eagles

W

34-14

2009

Minnesota Vikings

L

3-34

2014

Detroit Lions

W

24-20

2014

Green Bay Packers

L

21-26

2016

Green Bay Packers

L

31-34

2018

Seattle Seahawks

W

24-22

2018

Los Angeles Rams

L

22-30

2021

San Francisco 49ers

L

17-23

2022

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

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