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Tony Romo’s window slammed shut in 2015

After an impressive 2014 campaign – despite the controversial ending – the Cowboys were looking to finally take the next step in 2015. Unfortunately, they took one giant step backward instead. The…

September 2, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys can’t ‘catch’ a break in 2014

After three straight 8-8 seasons and four straight years without a playoff appearance, things were getting testy in Dallas. The 55th season for the Cowboys got off to a solid start in…

September 1, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys complete the 8-8 trifecta in 2013

In 1993, Bill Murray starred as a television weatherman stuck in an endless loop, repeating the same Groundhog Day events over and over. Twenty years later, Cowboys’ fans felt like they were…

August 31, 2023, 5:00 am

Era of mediocrity continues for Dallas in 2012 3

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by Richard Paolinelli

Era of mediocrity continues for Dallas in 2012

The Cowboys came into the 2012 draft looking to shore up their defense. They had the 14th pick overall and the one defensive back they really wanted wouldn’t fall that far. LSU’s…

August 30, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys began three-year run as a mid-pack team in 2011

Given how the team had finished the 2010 season under Jason Garrett, there were expectations of a playoff run going into 2011. They had a solid draft, taking tackle Tyron Smith in…

August 29, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Phillips, Cowboys come undone in 2010

The Cowboys, coming off a successful 2009 campaign, began the 2010 season with high hopes. They began with Wade Phillips as head coach and Tony Romo as the starting quarterback. It ended…

August 28, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys end playoff victory drought in 2009

The 50th season of Dallas Cowboys football would be an eventful one. The brand-new – and named at the time – Cowboys Stadium had completed construction. The first ever football game in…

August 27, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys, Texas Stadium go out with a thud in 2008

In the final season of NFL football for Texas Stadium, the Cowboys started out with high hopes. They had gone 13-3 the previous year and had their core players intact. The Cowboys…

August 26, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys back on top of NFC East in 2007

After nearly a decade removed from its last division title in 1998, the 2007 Cowboys set out to reclaim the NFC East crown. They would turn to Wade Phillips – who became…

August 25, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

The era of Tony Romo is born in 2006

In a bid to get back to the playoffs, the Cowboys shook up their roster in 2006. Terrell Owens — once Public Enemy No. 1 after his stints in San Francisco and…

August 24, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys rebound in 2005 with winning record

After a major step backward the year before, Dallas went to work on getting back to a winning record. Despite losing the team’s all-time leading tackler in Darren Woodson, the Cowboys improved…

August 23, 2023, 5:00 am

Dallas blundered its way through the 2004 season 6

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by Richard Paolinelli

Dallas blundered its way through the 2004 season

Coming into the 2004 season hopes were running high in Dallas that a return to past glory was imminent. Those hopes couldn’t have been any more false. Questions of Quincy Carter’s inconsistent…

August 22, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

The Parcells Era begins in 2003

With the last of the Triplets gone with the departure of Emmitt Smith to the Cardinals, the era of Bill Parcells began in Dallas in 2003. The Cowboys’ sixth head coach quickly…

August 21, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Emmitt Smith goes out on top in 2002

Despite the previous two seasons, the Cowboys came into the 2002 season with some hope of turning things around. They actually had their best draft since the departure of Jimmy Johnson nearly…

August 20, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys’ began life without Troy Aikman in 2001

With the departure of both Troy Aikman (retirement) and Randall Cunningham (free agency), the Cowboys needed a quarterback. But Jerry Jones had traded the team’s first round pick of the 2001 Draft…

August 19, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Troy Aikman deserved a better career finale in 2000

For the first 29 seasons of existence in the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys had one head coach. Over the next 11 seasons Dallas would hire and then fire three head coaches. With…

August 18, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

The Cowboys closed out the century with a mediocre 1999 campaign

The 40th season – and the final one of the 20th Century – was less than stellar for the Cowboys. In an attempt to ignite the passing game Dallas acquired free agent…

August 17, 2023, 5:00 am

Former Cowboy Greg Ellis takes over NAIA program

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by Richard Paolinelli

A season of hits, one big miss, for the 1998 Cowboys

With the departure of Barry Switzer the Cowboys turned to Chan Gailey to become the fourth head coach in team history. Gailey brought back a focus on the running game and the…

August 16, 2023, 5:00 am

Barry Switzer’s bitter swan song in 1997

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by Richard Paolinelli

Bitter swan song for Barry Switzer in 1997

The Cowboys streak of consecutive NFC Championship game appearance had ended at four in 1996. The team came into the 1997 season looking to get back on top. Instead, the whole thing…

August 15, 2023, 5:00 am

Emmitt Smith, Michael Irving, Troy Aikman, Triplets

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by Richard Paolinelli

Crumbling Cowboys somehow made the 1996 playoffs

The Cowboys title defense in 1996 was literally doomed before it even started. Two years of poor drafts by Jerry Jones left the Cowboys without depth. The 1996 draft was better than…

August 14, 2023, 5:00 am

Switzer gets a ring in 1995 with Johnson’s players

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by Richard Paolinelli

Barry Switzer gets a ring in 1995 with Jimmy Johnson’s players

Still stinging from letting a three-peat slip away the Cowboys went to work on getting back to the Super Bowl in 1995. If owner Jerry Jones was hoping to show the world…

August 13, 2023, 5:00 am

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Cowboys History- Page 6

Tony Romo’s window slammed shut in 2015

Cowboys can’t ‘catch’ a break in 2014

Cowboys complete the 8-8 trifecta in 2013

Era of mediocrity continues for Dallas in 2012

Cowboys began three-year run as a mid-pack team in 2011

Phillips, Cowboys come undone in 2010

Cowboys end playoff victory drought in 2009

Cowboys, Texas Stadium go out with a thud in 2008

Cowboys back on top of NFC East in 2007

The era of Tony Romo is born in 2006

Cowboys rebound in 2005 with winning record

Dallas blundered its way through the 2004 season

The Parcells Era begins in 2003

Emmitt Smith goes out on top in 2002

Cowboys’ began life without Troy Aikman in 2001

Troy Aikman deserved a better career finale in 2000

The Cowboys closed out the century with a mediocre 1999 campaign

A season of hits, one big miss, for the 1998 Cowboys

Bitter swan song for Barry Switzer in 1997

Crumbling Cowboys somehow made the 1996 playoffs

Barry Switzer gets a ring in 1995 with Jimmy Johnson’s players

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