The Cowboys–Vikings rivalry is a rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.[1][2][3][4] The overall series is led by Dallas 19–15. The Cowboys and Vikings have played seven times in the playoffs, making this one of the most played playoff series in league history (the Vikings' most common playoff opponent and the fourth-most for the Cowboys after the 49ers, Rams, and Packers). The Cowboys lead the playoff series 4–3.[5] CBS Sports named the rivalry among the best in the 1970s.[6]
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Cowboys–Vikings rivalry |
First meeting | September 24, 1961 Cowboys 21, Vikings 7 |
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Latest meeting | November 20, 2022 Cowboys 40, Vikings 3 |
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Next meeting | TBA |
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Meetings total | 34 |
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All-time series | Cowboys, 19–15 |
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Postseason results | Cowboys, 4–3
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January 17, 2010 Vikings 34, Cowboys 3 |
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Largest victory | Vikings, 54–13 (1970) |
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Longest win streak | Vikings, 5 (1998–2004) |
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Current win streak | Cowboys, 3 (2020–present) |
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NFL Championships (6)
Super Bowls won (5)
NFL Conference Championships (11)
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- In 1975, the Dallas Cowboys traveled to the Twin Cities for a Divisional playoff game. The Vikings looked to have the game wrapped-up with a late lead 14–10. However, Roger Staubach threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson in what became known as the Hail Mary game.[7][8][9]
- In January 1983, future Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett rushed for an NFL-record 99-yard touchdown in a Monday Night Football game in Minnesota. This occurred despite the Cowboys have only 10 players in the game, as fullback Ron Springs was on the sidelines. The Vikings won the game.[10]
- In 1989, the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys were part of the Herschel Walker trade, the largest player trade in NFL history.[11][12][13][14] In this trade, the Vikings received Herschel Walker and three picks from the Cowboys in exchange for eight picks given to the Cowboys. The Vikings felt it was the last piece needed to make a Super Bowl run. Instead, the trade catapulted the Cowboys to three Super Bowl wins in the 1990s; the Vikings won none with Walker. It is thus considered one of the worst trades in NFL history.[15]
- The 1996 NFC Wild Card Round saw the defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys defeat the Vikings 40–15.
- In 1998, the Minnesota Vikings played the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. Randy Moss, a rookie wide receiver who the Cowboys had passed over due to legal issues in college, famously had three touchdowns in a 46–36 thriller.[16][9]
- In the 1999 playoffs, the Cowboys traveled to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for a key wild-card playoff game. The Vikings won 27–10.[17]
- In the 2009 playoffs, Dallas traveled to the Metrodome for the NFC Divisional playoff game with the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings defeated the Cowboys 34–3. Late in the game, Cowboys player Keith Brooking was seen arguing with Vikings coaches because he believed the Vikings were running up the score. Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips also believed Minnesota's late-game aggression was uncalled for.[18]
- In 2022, the Cowboys travelled to U.S. Bank Stadium and blew out the Vikings 40–3. Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins was sacked a career-high seven times, and this was the largest road win in Dallas Cowboys' history. The game was so lopsided that CBS Sports switched to a "more competitive" game, this being the Bengals-Steelers, for their national broadcast with five minutes left in the third quarter.[19][20][21][22][23][24]
More information Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings season-by-season results, Season ...
Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings season-by-season results |
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Season | Results | Location | Overall series | Notes |
2000 |
Vikings 27–15 |
Texas Stadium |
Cowboys 13–11 |
Last start in the series for Troy Aikman. Thanksgiving game. |
2004 |
Vikings 35–17 |
Metrodome |
Cowboys 13–12 |
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2007 |
Cowboys 24–14 |
Texas Stadium |
Cowboys 14–12 |
Final meeting at Texas Stadium. |
2009 playoffs |
Vikings 34–3 |
Metrodome |
Cowboys 14–13 |
NFC Divisional Round. Last postseason meeting to date. Final playoff win in Brett Favre's career, as well as his only win against the Cowboys in the playoffs. |
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Season | Season series | at Dallas Cowboys | at Minnesota Vikings | Notes |
Regular season |
Cowboys 15–12 |
Vikings 7–5 |
Cowboys 10–5 |
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Postseason |
Cowboys 4–3 |
Cowboys 2–1 |
Tie 2–2 |
NFC Wild Card Round: 1996, 1999. NFC Divisional Round: 1971, 1975, 2009. NFC Championship Game: 1973, 1977. |
Regular and postseason |
Cowboys 19–15 |
Vikings 8–7 |
Cowboys 12–7 |
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