After a 4–3 start the Cowboys won six of their last seven games to win the NFC East with a solid 10–4 record.
In the Divisional Playoffs the Dallas Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Rams 27–16 in Texas Stadium to earn their fourth straight Championship Game Appearance.
However, not even the home crowd at Texas Stadium could help the Cowboys as they fell to the Minnesota Vikings 27–10.
This was Roger Staubach's first full season as the starting quarterback.
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