What Does it Mean to be a Cowboys Fan?
What does it mean to be a Cowboys fan? That question is hard to explain, but many fans live the dream or nightmare year round. The Dallas Cowboys have been coined the America’s Team, but what …
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Top 5 Cowboys Draft Picks in History
The Dallas Cowboys have a long and storied history in the NFL, filled with iconic players who have shaped the franchise’s legacy. Through smart drafting, the Cowboys have acquired some of the greatest talents in the sport. This article takes a look at the top five draft picks in Cowboys history, players who not only stood …
Cowboys facing off against the ‘Steel Curtain’ for 34th time
The first time the Dallas Cowboys battled the Pittsburgh Steelers, both teams were in the NFL. The NFC and AFC did not exist back then. In fact, for six years, between 1961 and 1966, they played home-and-home series. They’ve only met 17 times since the NFL-AFL merger sent the Steelers into the AFC. Three of those …
Cowboys hoping Giants are the cure to their recent ills
At the beginning of the season, everyone, including myself, circled the fourth-week matchup at New York as an automatic win. As Lee Corso would say: Not so fast, my friend. The Dallas Cowboys are not playing the kind of football that inspires the kind of confidence to talk about “automatic wins” right now. The Giants, also …
Cowboys bucking history in Ravens’ matchup
Last week, the Dallas Cowboys were hoping to extend several winning streaks. Those hopes sank faster than the Titanic. This week the Cowboys will look to end some losing streaks. Their opponent – the Baltimore Ravens – are also looking to end a losing streak. Something has to give. The Cowboys’ offense didn’t have to do …
Week 2: Cowboys would love to extend multiple win streaks
It may only be the second week of the season, but the Dallas Cowboys are coming into today’s week 2 game looking to extend several winning streaks. The obvious one is trying to start the season with a two-game win streak. A win over the Saints would make it two straight seasons with a 2-0 start. …
Cowboys start 65th season with a good omen
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 a good omen. The Cowboys have opened an NFL season against the Browns three times in …
Historic Matchup: Cleveland Browns vs. Dallas Cowboys
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. As fans eagerly anticipate the Dallas Cowboys first …
Cowboys Scoragami: The high-scoring games
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 least 30 points in Cowboys’ history, Dallas is …
Cowboys’ Scoragami: The low-scoring games
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 those games. Roughly two-thirds of those games have …
Cowboys, NFL looking to add to their ‘Scoragami’ numbers in 2024
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 have been 1,084 unique final scores. There were …
Is Dallas’ preseason approach hindering the team’s progression?
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. Despite not playing their star player much, if …
Duane Thomas, Cowboys’ star running back, dead at 77
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 quarter against the Patriots. He capped his second …
Presidential elections & the Dallas Cowboys: An Historical Analysis
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 beg the question: How do the Cowboys historically …
A Tribute to Dez Bryant: My Personal Top 3 Moments
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 players to have success without bringing into question …
Ranking the Cowboys’ Top 3 Seasons of the Past Decade
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 this sense of worry in my gut for …
Larry Allen’s Top 3 Career Moments
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 seems like just yesterday he was mauling defensive …
Dallas hopes to extend dominance over Bucs in Week 16
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 more. Nor is John McKay prowling the sidelines …
Cowboys look to declaw Panthers in Week 15
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 the field winners – including a stunning 26-17 …
Cowboys look to cage visiting Bengals in Week 14
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 since Cincinnati has come to Dallas and returned …
Dallas faces former coach in Weeks 12, 18 showdowns with rivals
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 when they were still the Redskins, Washington was …