Up until the mid-1990s and early 2000s, the Dallas Cowboys were one of those teams where you could count the franchise’s head coaches on one hand. At the time, the only coaches to ever coach the team were the legendary … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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When the Dallas Cowboys open the 2024 season – their 65th in the NFL — in Cleveland on Sept. 8th, they will have two streaks in play. First, they will look to win their second straight season-opening game after dropping three in a row from 2020-23. Second, they … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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This won’t come as a shock to longtime fans of the Dallas Cowboys: The entire franchise is undisciplined. And it has been since a certain Hall of Fame Head Coach was run out of town after the 1993 season. That lack of discipline is the primary reason why … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The Dallas Cowboys come into today’s Wild Card round playoff game with an 8-6 record in the first round all-time. A Wild Card team was added to the playoffs in 1970, after the two leagues merged in 1970. But the additional team simply played in the Divisional round … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Mike McCarthy’s head coach job is on the line as the playoffs get under way. One would think that three-straight 12-5 seasons – with three consecutive playoff appearances – would equal job security. But this is Dallas and Jerry Jones is still the … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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It was a moment 30 years in the making and 18 long years overdue.On Saturday night – during halftime of a wild 20-19 victory over the Lions – the Dallas Cowboys inducted Jimmy Johnson into the Ring of Honor.You just knew the Cowboys wouldn’t dare lose on Jimmy’s … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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As with Week 15 games, the NFL did not begin to schedule Week 16 games until the 1978 season. Today will mark the Cowboys’ 46th Week 16 game in their history. They sit just above the .500 mark at 24-21 all-time in Week 16 contests. Unfortunately they have … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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While Bob Lilly has long been known as “Mr. Cowboy”, the Dallas Cowboys had an actual cowboy on their roster for nine years. Walt Garrison spent his off-seasons on the rodeo circuit. It was a hobby that the Cowboys frowned on. But Garrison managed to be a successful … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The Cowboys will take the field tonight to open their 64th NFL season in New York. Coming into the game, Dallas is 39-23-1 (.626) all-time in season openers. They will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak in season openers. The last opening week win by Dallas … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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After enduring consecutive losing seasons the Cowboys were looking to turn things around in 1988. Tony Dorsett was traded to Denver during the offseason. Dallas even had a productive draft for a change. Michael Irvin was drafted in the first round and Ken Norton Jr. in the second. … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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For the second time in the 1980s, the NFL players went out on strike after the first two games of the 1987 season. But unlike the 1982 strike, which saw seven weeks scratched from the schedule, this time the NFL owners weren’t playing. Cancelling only the Week 3 … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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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
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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With the dismal 1963 season behind them, the Dallas Cowboys started 1964 off with a bang. The year started off with a good omen, but enough about the year I arrived on this world. Dallas had a monster draft in 1964. The Cowboys drafted Mel Renfro (2nd round), … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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Nine men have served in the position of head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Deciding who the top two were took about half a second. But sorting out which two of the remaining seven have earned a spot on our Mount Rushmore of coaches produced a surprising result. … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The New England Patriots have been the gold standard for success in the NFL and perhaps all American team sports for the last two decades. However, their 8th loss in 2020 insured that they wouldn’t have a winning season for the first time in 20 years. It also … Read more
Written by: Jess Haynie
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