1966 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season

1966 Dallas Cowboys season

Owner| Clint Murchison, Jr.
Head coach| Tom Landry
Home field| Cotton Bowl
Local radio| KLIF
Results
Record| 10–3–1
Division place| 1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish| Lost NFL Championship
(vs. Packers) 27–34
Pro Bowlers|

* DE George Andrie
* CB Cornell Green
* WR Bob Hayes
* LB Chuck Howley
* DT Bob Lilly
* C Dave Manders
* QB Don Meredith
* FB Don Perkins
* FS Mel Renfro

All-Pros|

* CB Cornell Green
* LB Chuck Howley
* WR Bob Hayes
* DT Bob Lilly

* <- 1965
* Dallas Cowboys seasons
* 1967 ->

The 1966 Dallas Cowboys season was the seventh for the franchise in the National Football League. The Cowboys, who had never previously finished with a winning record in their history, would improve dramatically. Dallas finished 10-3-1 and won the Eastern Conference title, their first of six consecutive division titles. They hosted the NFL Championship Game at the Cotton Bowl, where they lost to the defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers, thus missing out on the chance to play in the first Super Bowl which the Packers went on to win two weeks later.

Quarterback Don Meredith had the best season of his career throwing for 2,805 yards, 24 touchdowns (both career highs) and 12 interceptions.

## NFL Draft

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Main article: 1966 NFL draft

1966 Dallas Cowboys draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 5  | John Niland * | OG | Iowa |
2  | 22  | Willie Townes | DT | Tulsa |
5  | 79  | Walt Garrison * | FB | Oklahoma State |
6  | 86  | Bob Dunlevy | OT | West Virginia |
7  | 100  | Arthur Robinson | WR | Florida A&M |
8  | 116  | Don Kunit | RB | Penn State |
9  | 130  | Darrell Elam | WR | West Virginia Tech |
10  | 146  | Mason Mitchell | RB | Washington |
11  | 160  | Austin Denney | TE | Tennessee |
12  | 173  | Les Shy | DB | Long Beach State |
12  | 176  | Craig Baynham | RB | Georgia Tech |
13  | 190  | Ron Lamb | RB | South Carolina |
14  | 206  | Lewis Turner | RB | Norfolk State |
15  | 220  | Mark Gartung | OT | Oregon State |
16  | 236  | Tom Piggee | RB | San Francisco State |
17  | 250  | George Allen | DT | West Texas State | Signed with the AFL
18  | 266  | Steve Orr | OT | Washington |
19  | 280  | Byron Johnson | OT | Central Washington |
20  | 296  | Lou Hudson | WR | Minnesota | Signed with the NBA
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

## Regular Season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Game Site  | Attendance  | Recap

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1  | Bye
2  | September 18  | New York Giants | W 52–7  | 1–0  | Cotton Bowl | 60,010  | Recap
3  | September 25  | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–17  | 2–0  | Cotton Bowl  | 64,116  | Recap
4  | October 2  | at Atlanta Falcons | W 47–14  | 3–0  | Atlanta Stadium | 56,990  | Recap
5  | October 9  | Philadelphia Eagles | W 56–7  | 4–0  | Cotton Bowl  | 69,372  | Recap
6  | October 16  | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 10–10  | 4–0–1  | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,673  | Recap
7  | October 23  | at Cleveland Browns | L 21–30  | 4–1–1  | Cleveland Stadium | 84,721  | Recap
8  | October 30  | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 52–21  | 5–1–1  | Cotton Bowl  | 58,453  | Recap
9  | November 6  | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 23–24  | 5–2–1  | Franklin Field | 60,658  | Recap
10  | November 13  | at Washington Redskins | W 31–30  | 6–2–1  | D.C. Stadium | 50,927  | Recap
11  | November 20  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–7  | 7–2–1  | Pitt Stadium | 42,185  | Recap
12 | November 24 | Cleveland Browns | W 26–14  | 8–2–1  | Cotton Bowl  | 80,259  | Recap
13  | December 4  | St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–17  | 9–2–1  | Cotton Bowl  | 76,965  | Recap
14  | December 11  | Washington Redskins | L 31–34  | 9–3–1  | Cotton Bowl  | 64,198  | Recap
15  | December 18  | at New York Giants | W 17–7  | 10–3–1  | Yankee Stadium | 62,735  | Recap

Conference opponents are in bold text

* A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
* This year was the first time the Dallas Cowboys played on Thanksgiving Day

### Game Summaries

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#### Week 2 vs. New York Giants

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Week Two: New York Giants (0-0-1) at Dallas Cowboys (0-0)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Giants | 0 | 7 | 0| 0| 7
Cowboys | 7 | 24 | 14| 7| 52

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas

* Date: September 18
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
* Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

* Dallas – Don Perkins 1-yard rush (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0.

Second Quarter

* New York – Homer Jones 20-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Gogolak kick) 7–7.
* Dallas – Bob Hayes 74-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7.
* Dallas – Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.
* Dallas – Dan Reeves 2-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 24–7.
* Dallas – Dan Reeves 1-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 31–7.

Third Quarter

* Dallas – Bob Hayes 39-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 38–7.
* Dallas – Dan Reeves 19-yard pass from Don Meredith (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 45–7.

Fourth Quarter

* Dallas – Cornell Green 41-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 52–7

Top Passers

* Giants – Earl Morrall: 9/25, 106 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
* Cowboys – Don Meredith: 14/24, 358 yds, 5 TD

Top rushers

* Giants – Chuck Mercein: 11 car, 83 yds
* Cowboys – Don Perkins: 16 car, 52 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

* Giants – Homer Jones: 4 rec, 46 yds. 1 TD
* Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 6 rec, 195 yds. 2 TD

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#### Week 8 vs Steelers

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Week Eight: Pittsburgh Steelers (1–4–1) at Dallas Cowboys (4–1–1)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Steelers | 7 | 7 | 7| 0| 21
Cowboys | 0 | 24 | 21| 7| 52

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

* Date: October 30
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,453
* Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* PIT – Marv Woodson 56-yard interception return (Mike Clark kick), Steelers 7–0.

Second quarter

* DAL – Dan Reeves 1-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick), 7–7.
* DAL – Lee Roy Jordan 49-yard interception return (Danny Villanueva kick). Cowboys 14–7.
* DAL – Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.
* DAL – Dan Reeves 8-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick), Cowboys 24–7.
* PIT – Jim Butler 93-yard kickoff return (Mike Clark kick). Cowboys 24–14.

Third quarter

* DAL – Mel Renfro 87-yard kickoff return (Danny Villanueva kick), Cowboys 31–14.
* DAL – Frank Clarke 22-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick), Cowboys 38–14.
* PIT – John Hilton 4-yard pass from Ron Smith (Mike Clark kick), Cowboys 38–21.
* DAL – Pete Gent 84-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick), Cowboys 45–21.

Fourth quarter

* DAL – J.D. Smith 1-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick), Cowboys 52–21.

Top passers

* PIT – Ron Smith – 8/25, 115 yards, TD
* DAL – Don Meredith – 11/25, 226 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

* PIT – Jim Butler – 5 rushes, 9 yards
* DAL – Dan Reeves – 13 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

* PIT – Roy Jefferson – 4 receptions, 74 yards
* DAL – Pete Gent – 1 reception, 84 yards, TD

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#### Week 10 at Redskins

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Week Ten: Dallas Cowboys (5–2–1) at Washington Redskins (5–4)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7| 10| 31
Redskins | 6 | 0 | 17| 7| 30

at District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, D.C.

* Date: November 13, 1966
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,927
* Box Score

Don Meredith played through a broken rib

Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Cowboys  | Passing | Don Meredith | 21/29, 406 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Dan Reeves | 13 Rush, 59 Yds
Receiving | Bob Hayes | 9 Rec, 246 Yds, 2 TD
Redskins  | Passing | Sonny Jurgensen | 26/46, 347 Yds, 3 TD
Rushing | A.D. Whitfield | 7 Rush, 17 Yds
Receiving | Charley Taylor | 11 Rec, 199 Yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | DAL  | WAS
1  |  |  |  |  | Redskins  | 35-yard field goal by Charlie Gogolak | 0  | 3
1  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | Don Meredith 1-yard touchdown run, Danny Villanueva kick good  | 7  | 3
1  |  |  |  |  | Redskins  | 33-yard field goal by Charlie Gogolak  | 7  | 6
2  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | Bob Hayes 52-yard touchdown reception from Don Meredith, Danny Villanueva kick good  | 14  | 6
3  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | Bob Hayes 95-yard touchdown reception from Don Meredith, Danny Villanueva kick good  | 21  | 6
3  |  |  |  |  | Redskins  | Jerry Smith 4-yard touchdown reception from Sonny Jurgensen, Charlie Gogolak kick good  | 21  | 13
3  |  |  |  |  | Redskins  | Charley Taylor 78-yard touchdown reception from Sonny Jurgensen, Charlie Gogolak kick good  | 21  | 20
3  |  |  |  |  | Redskins  | 11-yard field goal by Charlie Gogolak  | 21  | 23
4  |  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | Dan Reeves 1-yard touchdown run, Danny Villanueva kick good  | 28  | 23
4  |  |  |  |  | Redskins  | Charley Taylor 18-yard touchdown reception from Sonny Jurgensen, Charlie Gogolak kick good  | 28  | 30
4  | 0:15  |  |  |  | Cowboys  | 20-yard field goal by Danny Villanueva  | 31  | 30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31  | 30

#### Week 12 vs Browns

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See also: 1966 Cleveland Browns season

Week Twelve: Cleveland Browns (7–3) at Dallas Cowboys (7–2–1)

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Browns | 0 | 14 | 0| 0| 14
Cowboys | 6 | 7 | 6| 7| 26

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

* Date: November 24
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,259
* Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* DAL – Danny Villanueva 11-yard field goal. Cowboys 3-0.
* DAL – Danny Villanueva 31-yard field goal. Cowboys 6-0.

Second quarter

* CLE – Leroy Kelly 1-yard run (Lou Groza kick). Browns 7-6.
* DAL – Dan Reeves 6-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick). Cowboys 13-7.
* CLE – Ernie Green 16-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick). Browns 14-13.

Third quarter

* DAL – Danny Villanueva 12-yard field goal. Cowboys 16-14.
* DAL – Danny Villanueva 13-yard field goal. Cowboys 19-14.

Fourth quarter

* DAL – Don Perkins 9-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick). Cowboys 26-14.

Top passers

* CLE – Frank Ryan – 12/26, 190 yards, TD
* DAL – Don Meredith – 16/24, 131 yards, TD

Top rushers

* CLE – Leroy Kelly – 15 rushes, 115 yards, TD
* DAL – Don Perkins – 23 rushes, 111 yards, TD

Receiving

* CLE – Gary Collins – 5 receptions, 92 yards
* DAL – Bob Hayes – 6 receptions, 54 yards

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#### Week 15 at New York Giants

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Week Fifteen: Dallas Cowboys (9-3-1) at New York Giants (1-11-1)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0| 10| 17
Giants | 0 | 0 | 0| 7| 7

at Yankee Stadium, New York City

* Date: December 18
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
* Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

* Dallas – George Andrie 6-yard interception return (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 7–0.

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

* New York – Joe Morrison 1-yard rush (Gogolak kick), 7–7.
* Dallas – Bob Hayes 41-yard pass from Craig Morton (Villanueva kick), Cowboys 14–7.
* Dallas – Danny Villanueva 10-yard field goal, Cowboys 17–7.

Top Passers

* Cowboys – Craig Morton: 6/9, 88 yds, 1 TD
* Giants – Gary Wood: 14/28, 198 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

* Cowboys – Don Perkins: 10 car, 41 yds
* Giants – Allen Jacobs: 11 car, 28 yds

Top receivers

* Cowboys – Bob Hayes: 7 rec, 99 yds,1 TD
* Giants – Joe Morrison: 6 rec, 131 yds

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## Postseason

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Main article: 1966 NFL Championship Game

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Game Site  | Attendance  | Recap

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NFL Championship | January 1, 1967  | Green Bay Packers | L 27–34  | Cotton Bowl | 75,504  | Recap

### NFL Championship Game

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Green Bay Packers 34, Dallas Cowboys 27

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Packers | 14 | 7 | 7| 6| 34
Cowboys | 14 | 3 | 3| 7| 27

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

* Date: Sunday, January 1
* Game attendance: 74,152
* Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* GB – Elijah Pitts 17-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick)
* GB – Jim Grabowski 18-yard fumble return (Don Chandler kick)
* DAL – Dan Reeves 3-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)
* DAL – Don Perkins 23-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)

Second quarter

* GB – Carroll Dale 51-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick)
* DAL – Danny Villanueva 11-yard field goal

Third quarter

* DAL – Danny Villanueva 32-yard field goal
* GB – Boyd Dowler 16-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick)

Fourth quarter

* GB – Max McGee 28-yard pass from Bart Starr (kick blocked)
* DAL – Frank Clarke 68-yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick)

Passing

* GB – Bart Starr 19/28, 304 yards, 4 TD
* DAL – Don Meredith 15/31, 238 yards, TD, INT

Rushing

* GB – Elijah Pitts 12 att, 66 yards
* DAL – Don Perkins 17 att, 108 yards, TD

Receiving

* GB – Carroll Dale 5 rec, 128 yards, TD
* DAL – Frank Clarke 3 rec, 102 yards, TD

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Green Bay took an early 14–0 lead on two first-quarter scores; a 17-yard touchdown pass from Bart Starr to Elijah Pitts and an 18-yard fumble return by Jim Grabowski on the ensuing kickoff. The Cowboys tied the score with two touchdowns towards the end of the quarter.

Starr's third touchdown pass of the game gave the Packers a 34–20 lead with 5:20 left in the game, but the Cowboys responded with a 68-yard touchdown pass from Don Meredith to Frank Clarke. Dallas advanced to the Green Bay 22-yard line on their next drive, when a pass interference penalty gave the Cowboys a first down at the Packer 2-yard line. Green Bay's Tom Brown intercepted a Meredith pass in the end zone with 28 seconds left to play to preserve the victory for the Packers.

## Standings

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NFL Eastern Conference

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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK
Dallas Cowboys | 10  | 3  | 1  | .769  | 9–3–1  | 445  | 239  | W1
Philadelphia Eagles | 9  | 5  | 0  | .643  | 8–5  | 326  | 340  | W4
Cleveland Browns | 9  | 5  | 0  | .643  | 9–4  | 403  | 259  | W1
St. Louis Cardinals | 8  | 5  | 1  | .615  | 7–5–1  | 264  | 265  | L3
Washington Redskins | 7  | 7  | 0  | .500  | 7–6  | 351  | 355  | L1
Pittsburgh Steelers | 5  | 8  | 1  | .385  | 4–8–1  | 316  | 347  | W2
Atlanta Falcons | 3  | 11  | 0  | .214  | 2–5  | 204  | 437  | L1
New York Giants | 1  | 12  | 1  | .077  | 1–11–1  | 263  | 501  | L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Season recap

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With the growth in popularity of televised NFL games, the league began looking for a second team in addition to the Detroit Lions, to host an annual Thanksgiving Day game. Every team turned down the offer, except for the Dallas Cowboys. General Manager Tex Schramm recognized this as an opportunity for the franchise to increase its popularity and establish its own Thanksgiving Day game tradition.

In 1966, the Cowboys who had been founded six years earlier, adopted the practice of hosting Thanksgiving games. It is widely rumored that the Cowboys sought a guarantee that they would regularly host Thanksgiving games as a condition of their very first one (since games on days other than Sunday were uncommon at the time and thus high attendance was not a certainty). Since then, the two "traditional" Thanksgiving Day pro football games have been in Detroit and Dallas.

## Roster

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Dallas Cowboys 1966 roster

Quarterbacks

*   * 17 Don Meredith
*   * 14 Craig Morton
*   * 13 Jerry Rhome

Running backs

*   * 32 Walt Garrison FB/KR
*   * 43 Don Perkins FB
*   * 30 Dan Reeves
*   * 46 Les Shy
*   * 24 J. D. Smith

Wide receivers

*   * 26 Buddy Dial
*   * 35 Pete Gent
*   * 22 Bob Hayes

Tight ends

*   * 82 Frank Clarke
*   * 84 Pettis Norman WR

|  | Offensive linemen

* 70 Bill Sandeman T

*   * 68 Jim Boeke T
*   * 53 Mike Connelly C/G
*   * 62 Leon Donohue G
*   * 72 Tony Liscio T/G
*   * 51 Dave Manders C/G
*   * 73 Ralph Neely T
*   * 76 John Niland G
*   * 57 Malcolm Walker C/G
*   * 65 John Wilbur G

Defensive linemen

*   * 66 George Andrie DE
*   * 77 Jim Colvin DT
*   * 74 Bob Lilly DT/DE
*   * 75 Jethro Pugh DT
*   * 79 Larry Stephens DE
*   * 71 Willie Townes DE

|  | Linebackers

*   * 52 Dave Edwards OLB
*   * 56 Harold Hays OLB
*   * 54 Chuck Howley OLB
*   * 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB
*   * 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB

Defensive backs

*   * 45 Dick Daniels FS
*   * 27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB
*   * 34 Cornell Green CB
*   * 23 Mike Johnson CB
*   * 41 Warren Livingston CB/FS
*   * 25 Obert Logan FS/CB
*   * 20 Mel Renfro FS/CB/PR

Special teams

*   * 11 Danny Villanueva K/P

|  | Reserve lists

*   * 70 Bill Sandeman T (IR)

Rookies in italics
42 active, 1 inactive

## Statistics

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### Team leaders

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Category  | Player(s)  | Value  | Rank

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Passing yards | Don Meredith | 2,805 | 4th
Passing touchdowns | Don Meredith | 24 | 3rd
Rushing yards | Dan Reeves | 757 | 6th
Rushing touchdowns | Dan Reeves/Don Perkins | 8 | t2nd
Receiving yards | Bob Hayes | 1,232 | 2nd
Receiving touchdowns | Bob Hayes | 13 | 1st
Points | Danny Villanueva | 107 | 2nd
Kickoff return yards | Mel Renfro | 487 | 12th
Punt return yards | Mel Renfro | 123 | 8th
Interceptions | Cornell Green | 4 | t6th
Sacks  | George Andrie | 18.5 | 1st

Note that sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL.[1]

## Awards and honors

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* Don Meredith, Bert Bell Award[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added To Pro Football Reference". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
2. ^ "Maxwell Football Club". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

## External links

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* It Was 1966 . . .
* 1934 - THE FIRST NFL GAME IS BROADCAST NATIONALLY

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Franchise|

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Stadiums|

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Culture|

* NFL on Thanksgiving Day
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Rivalries|

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Division championships (25)|

* 1967
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Conference championships (10)|

* 1966
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* 1970
* 1971
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995

League championships (5)|

* 1971 (VI)
* 1977 (XII)
* 1992 (XXVII)
* 1993 (XXVIII)
* 1995 (XXX)

Media|

* Broadcasters
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Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: East Division

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* Related: 1966 AFL season

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