In this third and final part of the Cowboys’ Scoragami series, we’ll take a look at the 431 games the Cowboys have played where the winning team scored 30 points or more. Over those 431 games, Dallas is 260-169-2. In … Read more
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Trey Lance’s first live-game action as a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys left something to be desired. While he failed to lead a touchdown drive despite seeing action for most of the game, he didn’t turn the ball over. He ended up as the team’s leading rusher in … Read more
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Barring injury, trade, or holdout, Dak Prescott is set to become only the third Dallas Cowboys player to start at quarterback for nine seasons. Last season, he tied Roger Staubach for third with eight seasons. Staubach was the starter in 1971, 1973-1979. For reasons unknown, Tom Landry went … Read more
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In 1974 the Dallas Cowboys were preparing for that year’s NFL Draft as one of the league’s top teams. Two seasons before they had finally captured their first NFL championship. A few months earlier they had lost to the Vikings in the NFC title game. But despite the … Read more
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The legal tampering period for free agency started this past Monday, lasting two days before giving way to full free agency on Wednesday, March 13th. Dallas’ front office has been quiet, ending the first day as the only team in the NFL not to sign a player from … Read more
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Former Cowboys’ quarterback Danny White was in Fort Worth on Monday night as part of the presentation of the annual Davey O’Brien Award. The award is presented to the best quarterback in college football. This year it went to Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels of LSU. White was … Read more
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It has been eight seasons since the Dallas Cowboys drafted Dak Prescott in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Originally, he was expected to sit and develop behind Tony Romo. But Romo suffered an ultimately career-ending injury in the preseason. Prescott was thrust into the starting … Read more
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The Cowboys entered the 1986 with high hopes and with very good reason. They would have the dynamic running back duo of Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker to pound the football. They also brought in Paul Hackett to rejuvenate the passing game with quarterback Danny White. In the … Read more
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The Cowboys came off of missing the playoffs in 1984 with an otherwise uneventful draft in the spring of 1985. They did net a starting guard in Crawford Ker in the third round. They also grabbed Herschel Walker in the fifth round. Walker would not see action until … Read more
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The 1984 season was the Cowboys’ silver anniversary in the NFL. They had much to celebrate about their past. There would be very little to celebrate about the future for the next few years to come. The team marked the occasion with silver stars emblazoned with the number … Read more
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“No, Danny, no!” If you were watching the Cowboys play on television on Dec. 11, 1983, as I was, you already know what happened. For those of you that weren’t, here’s the 411. After three straight years of losing in the NFC Championship game, the Cowboys stormed out … Read more
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With Roger Staubach’s retirement in April, the Danny White Era officially began in Dallas. The biggest question that loomed over the Cowboys: Could he get it done, could he replace the legendary Staubach? Dallas added running backs James Jones (3rd) and Timmy Newsome (6th) along with quarterback Gary … Read more
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Several former Dallas Cowboys players have made the move off the field and onto the sidelines. Several have served as position coaches and coordinators over the years. But a select few have made it all the way up to the head coach’s office at various levels of college … Read more
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It’s always fun to take a trip down memory lane when it comes to our sports teams. As a Cowboys fan, social media loves to remind us that memories are all we have. In reality that’s not the case. Every team has ups and downs, and good memories … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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Dak Prescott enters the 2023 season looking to move up the rankings of Dallas Cowboys’ all-time greats at quarterback. At this moment, only six men stand between him and the top. Since the Cowboys joined the NFL in 1960, 44 players have started for the team at quarterback. … Read more
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The special teams rarely get any glory on the gridiron. In fact, more often than not, they are only heard about when something goes terribly wrong. But over the 63 years of Dallas Cowboys’ history, four players have made their mark when the offense and defense have been … Read more
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I’ve been aboard here at Inside The Star for a couple of weeks now. I’ve been paying a little more attention to what the fandom has been saying on social media. Mainly to get a handle on what you all are talking about and want to hear about. … Read more
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By now we’ve all analyzed the Bears-Panthers trade ad nauseum. If you really want my two cents worth: I’d say the Bears were the clear winners. They got help now and in the future. The Panthers were desperate to land a franchise quarterback this year. They paid a … Read more
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Welcome back to another edition of the Countdown to Kickoff Series. We’re officially 11 days out until the Dallas Cowboys take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and if you couldn’t tell by my previous posts, I’m so excited. But to keep the flow going in this series and … Read more
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Gil Brandt made sure Cowboys Twitter had something to argue about this week. He took to Twitter to share his thoughts on who were the best quarterbacks in the history of the Dallas Cowboys. For a long time, it’s been a controversial topic. After all, Troy Aikman and … Read more
Written by: Mauricio Rodriguez
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