most receptions in first 3 seasons cowboys

In their first 3 seasons, the Dallas Cowboys had their most catches in a game against the Washington Redskins on September 16, 1962, with 23 catches.

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	TEAM	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Cowboys	23	9/16/1962	DLC	vs	WAS	351	15.3	3	142	27	5.3	2
2	Cowboys	22	11/26/1961	DLC	@	PHI	266	12.1	1	118	30	3.9	0
3	Cowboys	22	11/19/1961	DLC	vs	WAS	297	13.5	3	170	31	5.5	1
4	Cowboys	21	10/9/1960	DLC	@	WAS	296	14.1	2	56	21	2.7	0
5	Cowboys	20	10/22/1961	DLC	vs	PHI	194	9.7	1	177	30	5.9	0
6	Cowboys	19	9/23/1962	DLC	vs	PIT	239	12.6	2	126	28	4.5	2
7	Cowboys	19	9/17/1961	DLC	vs	PIT	327	17.2	3	96	29	3.3	0
8	Cowboys	18	12/11/1960	DLC	@	DET	195	10.8	1	114	30	3.8	1
9	Cowboys	17	11/11/1962	DLC	vs	NYG	192	11.3	1	89	26	3.4	0
10	Cowboys	17	9/24/1961	DLC	vs	MIN	238	14.0	1	208	36	5.8	2
11	Cowboys	17	12/4/1960	DLC	@	NYG	267	15.7	3	70	30	2.3	1
12	Cowboys	16	12/2/1962	DLC	vs	CLE	200	12.5	3	217	41	5.3	3
13	Cowboys	16	11/25/1962	DLC	@	PHI	216	13.5	0	92	27	3.4	2
14	Cowboys	16	10/28/1962	DLC	vs	STL	208	13.0	1	201	39	5.2	1
15	Cowboys	16	11/20/1960	DLC	vs	SF	238	14.9	2	54	22	2.5	0
16	Cowboys	16	11/13/1960	DLC	@	GB	176	11.0	1	99	29	3.4	0
17	Cowboys	15	10/29/1961	DLC	@	NYG	207	13.8	2	146	35	4.2	0
18	Cowboys	15	9/24/1960	DLC	vs	PIT	345	23.0	3	72	24	3.0	1
19	Cowboys	14	12/3/1961	DLC	vs	CLE	202	14.4	2	174	32	5.4	0
20	Cowboys	14	11/5/1961	DLC	vs	STL	238	17.0	2	136	33	4.1	0
21	Cowboys	14	10/15/1961	DLC	vs	NYG	167	11.9	1	192	30	6.4	0
22	Cowboys	14	10/8/1961	DLC	@	MIN	200	14.3	3	117	37	3.2	1
23	Cowboys	14	11/27/1960	DLC	@	CHI	228	16.3	1	44	26	1.7	0
24	Cowboys	13	12/9/1962	DLC	@	STL	217	16.7	1	86	24	3.6	0
25	Cowboys	13	11/4/1962	DLC	@	WAS	196	15.1	4	224	36	6.2	1

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Commanders	0	2	0	.000
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Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
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Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
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Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
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Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
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Chargers	0	2	0	.000