how many times have the cowboys played the lions

The Dallas Cowboys have played in 30 games against the Lions.

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	TEAM	DATE	GP	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Cowboys	12/11/1960	1	DLC	@	DET	L 14-23	2	24	286	343
2	Cowboys	10/13/1963	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 17-14	2	10	236	359
3	Cowboys	9/15/1968	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 59-13	8	29	542	257
4	Cowboys	10/30/1972	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 28-24	4	19	365	283
5	Cowboys	10/6/1975	1	DAL	@	DET	W 36-10	4	14	344	210
6	Cowboys	10/30/1977	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 37-0	4	20	344	120
7	Cowboys	11/15/1981	1	DAL	@	DET	L 24-27	3	19	323	429
8	Cowboys	9/15/1985	1	DAL	@	DET	L 21-26	3	33	554	200
9	Cowboys	9/14/1986	1	DAL	@	DET	W 31-7	4	24	388	184
10	Cowboys	11/8/1987	1	DAL	@	DET	L 17-27	2	20	290	293
11	Cowboys	10/27/1991	1	DAL	@	DET	L 10-34	1	22	415	208	46.2	50.0
12	Cowboys	11/8/1992	1	DAL	@	DET	W 37-3	4	26	398	201	44.4
13	Cowboys	9/19/1994	1	DAL	vs	DET	L 17-20	2	25	368	379	53.3	100.0
14	Cowboys	1/6/2002	1	DAL	@	DET	L 10-15	1	12	264	366	30.8	0.0
15	Cowboys	11/3/2002	1	DAL	@	DET	L 7-9	1	17	221	148	31.3	100.0
16	Cowboys	10/19/2003	1	DAL	@	DET	W 38-7	5	25	331	157	35.7	50.0
17	Cowboys	10/31/2004	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 31-21	4	22	357	284	60.0	50.0
18	Cowboys	11/20/2005	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 20-7	2	26	253	226	50.0	100.0
19	Cowboys	12/31/2006	1	DAL	vs	DET	L 31-39	4	19	365	362	60.0	0.0
20	Cowboys	12/9/2007	1	DAL	@	DET	W 28-27	4	25	368	390	40.0	100.0
21	Cowboys	11/21/2010	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 35-19	5	19	265	338	54.5	100.0
22	Cowboys	10/2/2011	1	DAL	vs	DET	L 30-34	3	25	434	303	38.5	0.0
23	Cowboys	10/27/2013	1	DAL	@	DET	L 30-31	3	13	268	623	23.1
24	Cowboys	12/26/2016	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 42-21	6	23	375	319	50.0
25	Cowboys	9/30/2018	1	DAL	vs	DET	W 26-24	2	26	414	382	41.7	100.0
	Average		1.0					3.1	21.4	355.3	310.3
	Total		30					94	642	10,659	9,308

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

27.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

2 - 1

Final

Cowboys

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000