Here are the other three largest comebacks in Dallas Cowboys history
The Dallas Cowboys erased a 21-point deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.
The victory matched the largest comeback in franchise history. Here are the three other times the Cowboys came back from a 21-point deficit to win (details from Pro Football Reference):
Sept. 21, 2014: Cowboys 34, Rams 31
Like Sunday, the Cowboys fell into a 21-0 hole against the Rams at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
Dallas trailed 21-10 at halftime, then cut the deficit to four early in the third quarter on a 68-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo to Dez Bryant.
The Cowboys took the lead for the first time at 27-24 on a 12-yard TD catch by Terrance Williams with 6:13 to play, then sealed the win on Bruce Carter’s 25-yard interception return for a score on the next drive.
Romo threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns with a pick-six, DeMarco Murray ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, and Bryant had six catches for 89 yards and a score.
Sept. 12, 1999: Cowboys 41, Redskins 35 (OT)
In what has to be one of the stranger games in Cowboys history, Dallas took a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter before Washington reeled off 32 straight points to take a 35-14 lead entering the fourth quarter at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Landover, Maryland.
Emmitt Smith ran for a 1-yard touchdown, then Michael Irvin caught two TD passes in the last four minutes to tie the game. Washington had a chance to win in regulation, but the holder dropped the snap on a 41-yard field goal attempt on the final play.
The Cowboys finally prevailed in the extra period on a 76-yard TD pass to a wide-open Rocket Ismail.
Troy Aikman threw for 362 yards and five touchdowns with three interceptions, and Smith ran for 109 yards and a score. Ismail ended up with eight catches for 149 yards and the game-winner, and Irvin tallied five catches for 122 yards and two scores.
It turned out to be the final game for beloved Cowboys fullback Daryl “Moose” Johnston, who went on injured reserve with a neck injury and retired at the end of the season.
Oct. 21, 1984: Cowboys 30, Saints 27 (OT)
After Dennis Winston’s 43-yard interception return for a touchdown, Dallas trailed New Orleans 27-6 going to the fourth quarter at Texas Stadium in Irving.
The Cowboys trimmed the lead on Tony Dorsett’s 3-yard touchdown run and Mike Renfro’s 12-yard TD catch, then tied the game when defensive end Jim Jeffcoat recovered a fumble in the end zone.
The Cowboys prevailed on Rafael Septien’s 41-yard field goal in overtime.
Danny White threw for 132 yards with a touchdown and an interception, Dorsett rushed for 80 yards and a score, and Tony Hill had seven catches for 90 yards.
This story was originally published November 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM.
