50th Anniversary Season Celebration
Fifty years, a new stadium, and the first playoff win since 1996.
The 2009 season was the Dallas Cowboys' 50th anniversary season in the NFL and their first at Cowboys Stadium.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2009
- Stadium
- Cowboys Stadium (first season)
- Playoffs
- Lost divisional round
Lore & Background
On November 26 a win over the Oakland Raiders stretched their Thanksgiving winning streak to four. On December 19 they ended the New Orleans Saints' bid for a perfect season, beating the 13-0 Saints 24-17.
Reader's Guide
The season ended with a 34-3 divisional-round loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
A 17-0 win over Washington on December 27 clinched a playoff place, and a 24-0 win over Philadelphia on January 3, 2010, won the division. A week later they beat the Eagles again, 34-14 in the wild-card round, their first playoff win since December 1996.
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