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The 65th season of Dallas Cowboys football begins today. Nearly eight months after the Cowboys’ 2023 season imploded at AT&T Stadium against the Packers, Dallas starts its quest for a sixth Lombardi Trophy. The journey begins in Cleveland. Surprisingly, that’s … Read more
Written by: Richard Paolinelli
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The Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns have a rich history in the National Football League, reflected in their dedicated fan bases. These teams have a rich history of Hall of Fame players, championships, and dramatic storylines. All of which provide an intriguing historical backdrop for Sunday’s game. … Read more
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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 the 617 games that neither team scored at … Read more
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In the first post on Scoragami in the NFL – and the Cowboys‘ own Scoragami history – we noted that the Cowboys have played a combined 1,048 regular season and playoff games. Dallas’ overall record stands at 598-444-6 in 64 seasons. They’ve produced 416 unique final scores in … Read more
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If you’re a regular viewer of NFL Redzone, you’ve probably heard the term “Scoragami” from the show’s host, Scott Hanson. Here’s the concept. Out of the 17,665 professional football games played in the United States – excluding spring football but including regular season and playoff games — there … Read more
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For the second-straight year the Dallas Cowboys ended the preseason with a 1-2 record. The last time they posted a winning record in preseason play was a 2-1 mark in 2022. It also marked the fifth-straight year that quarterback Dak Prescott failed to take a single preseason snap. … Read more
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Officials with the Dallas Cowboys confirmed Tuesday that former running back, Duane Thomas, passed away on Sunday at the age of 77. Thomas recorded the first touchdown ever scored at Texas Stadium on Oct. 24, 1971. His 56-yard run put the Cowboys up 7-0 early in the first … Read more
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With training camp set to open on Wednesday, the Dallas Cowboys officially begin their run on a new NFL season. We rarely mix sports and politics around here, but the fact is that we’re also in the run-up to a presidential election too. So let us dare to … Read more
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Every fan has that one player that they just love to watch play. For most, that player plays for their favorite team, but for others sometimes they don’t have to play for their favorite team. For example, I am one of those fans who can root for individual … Read more
Written by: Mario Herrera Jr.
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I woke up this Sunday morning having dreamt that I was fired from my job with no explanation at all. This is a job that I’ve had for the past 17+ years so it came as a shock. Luckily it was just a dream, but I still have … Read more
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One week ago, Cowboys Nation was rocked by some unexpected news. Larry Allen, former All-Pro turned Hall of Famer and one of the greatest linemen in not only Cowboys’ history, but NFL history died suddenly while on vacation with his family in Mexico. Allen was 52, but it … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have met 22 times since Tampa Bay joined the NFL in 1976. Dallas has won 16 of those 22 games. The Cowboys are 12-2 at home but just 4-4 against the Bucs in Florida. The original orange creamsicle uniforms are no … Read more
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When the Carolina Panthers entered the league in 1995 nobody expected them to succeed early. The Dallas Cowboys certainly would have preferred not to have seen them the first three seasons the Panthers played in the NFL. The first two times the teams met the Panthers walked off … Read more
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The 15th all-time meeting between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cincinnati Bengals will have more than one storyline. Dallas is 10-4 all-time against Cincinnati – 7-1 at home but just 3-3 in Ohio. The Cowboys haven’t lost to the Bengals in 20 years. It has been 36 years … Read more
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It isn’t as if the rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders needed any extra spice. For what will be a 65th season, the teams have slugged it out. Many times with the divisional title, playoffs and even a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Back … Read more
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The Houston Texans arrive at AT&T Stadium in Week 11. It will be the seventh meeting between the two franchises since Houston joined the NFL in 2002. The Cowboys hold a 4-2 advantage in the win column for the series. But the Texans are an up and coming … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys will not encounter the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 until the 10th week. They will meet again in Week 17. Last year they played in Week 9 and again in Week 14 and somehow the Cowboys overcame an early division lead by the Eagles. This year … Read more
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The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers is one of the most iconic in the NFL. In addition to 31 regular season meetings – dating back to 1960 – the teams have clashed nine times in the playoffs. Six of those games were for … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys could be sitting anywhere in between 5-1 and 1-5 when they reach the seventh week of the 2024 NFL schedule. Whether they are sitting atop the standings (5-1), or wondering what happened (1-5), the week off is timely. They start a crucial stretch of the … Read more
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The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens will meet for only the seventh time since 2000. That was the first year of the new Baltimore franchise’s existence. Given the Ravens 5-1 record in the previous six meetings, Dallas would likely prefer to see the team fly off somewhere else. … Read more
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When the New Orleans Saints arrive at AT&T Stadium in the second week of the season they will do so at a disadvantage historically. The Saints haven’t beaten the Cowboys in Dallas since Dec. 23, 2012. And they had to go into overtime after blowing a late 14-point … Read more
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