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Looking back at the Cowboys ties, OT records

In 1974, the NFL finally adopted playing overtime when regular season games ended, hoping to rid the standings of ties. Prior to that season, the Dallas Cowboys had seen a total of…

October 1, 2025, 6:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

D.D. Lewis, anchored Cowboys’ ‘Doomsday Defense’, dead at 79

After being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 1968 NFL draft, D.D. Lewis’ career didn’t exactly get off to a hot start. He suited up in all…

September 19, 2025, 6:00 am

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Was Cowherd’s criticism of Brian Schottenheimer wrong?

In the grand scheme of things, how Brian Schottenheimer wears his hat when he’s at work as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys isn’t a big deal. But that didn’t stop sports…

August 7, 2025, 6:00 am

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Remembering Cowboys TE, pioneer, Pettis Norman

If you were born after 1970, the name Pettis Norman probably doesn’t ring any bells for you. However, if you were lucky enough to have watched the Dallas Cowboys during the 1960s,…

July 9, 2025, 10:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

How have the Cowboys Head Coaches fared in their 1st game?

On Thursday, September 4th, the Dallas Cowboys will open the 2025 season in Philadelphia. They get to watch the Eagles celebrate their Super Bowl win. Then they have to try to spoil…

July 9, 2025, 6:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Would a boycott get Jerry Jones’ attention?

As the fallout continues this month over the chaos at The Star, disgruntled fans are talking boycott. In some cases, they’ve already fired the first shots. Several have indicated they will not…

January 29, 2025, 8:00 am

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by Cody Warren

Hope, Joy, and Love: A Dallas Cowboys Christmas Carol

A few days before Christmas, on a chilly December evening in the heart of Dallas, there lived a grumpy old man named James. James owned a sports bar called The Lone Star…

December 25, 2024, 8:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Who’s the next man up if 2024 is McCarthy’s finale?

It’s probably safe to assume that the only way Mike McCarthy keeps his job next year is a Super Bowl appearance. It might even need to be a Super Bowl win. And…

October 24, 2024, 6:00 am

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by Mario Herrera Jr.

Ranking the Cowboys’ head coaches in franchise history

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…

June 18, 2024, 9:14 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys have several streaks on the line in season opener

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…

May 21, 2024, 9:00 am

Jerry Jones shares surprising details about Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Lack of discipline in Dallas starts at the top

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…

February 15, 2024, 1:00 pm

A football player in a white and blue uniform runs with the ball while being chased by an opponent in a blue and green uniform.

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys have all-time winning record in Wild Card round

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…

January 14, 2024, 9:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Could Mike McCarthy get fired after another early playoff exit?

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…

January 11, 2024, 9:00 am

Jimmy Johnson finally takes his rightful place 1

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Jimmy Johnson finally takes his rightful place

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…

December 31, 2023, 9:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys bring a not-so-sweet Week 16 history into today’s game

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…

December 24, 2023, 9:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Legendary Cowboys fullback, Walt Garrison, dead at 79

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.…

October 13, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys have winning record all-time in season openers

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…

September 10, 2023, 5:00 am

A bitter rivalry is born from the 1987 players’ strike 4

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

The curtain falls on several Cowboys in 1988

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…

August 6, 2023, 5:00 am

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by Richard Paolinelli

A bitter rivalry is born from the 1987 players’ strike

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…

August 5, 2023, 5:00 am

One play in 1983 epitomized a decade of frustration in Dallas

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by Richard Paolinelli

1 play in 1983 epitomized a decade of frustration in Dallas

“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…

August 1, 2023, 5:00 am

1964: The defense steps up, the offense…Bueller? Bueller? 1

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by Richard Paolinelli

1964: The defense steps up, the offense…Bueller? Bueller?

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…

July 13, 2023, 6:00 am

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Looking back at the Cowboys ties, OT records

D.D. Lewis, anchored Cowboys’ ‘Doomsday Defense’, dead at 79

Was Cowherd’s criticism of Brian Schottenheimer wrong?

Remembering Cowboys TE, pioneer, Pettis Norman

How have the Cowboys Head Coaches fared in their 1st game?

Would a boycott get Jerry Jones’ attention?

Hope, Joy, and Love: A Dallas Cowboys Christmas Carol

Who’s the next man up if 2024 is McCarthy’s finale?

Ranking the Cowboys’ head coaches in franchise history

Cowboys have several streaks on the line in season opener

Lack of discipline in Dallas starts at the top

Cowboys have all-time winning record in Wild Card round

Could Mike McCarthy get fired after another early playoff exit?

Jimmy Johnson finally takes his rightful place

Cowboys bring a not-so-sweet Week 16 history into today’s game

Legendary Cowboys fullback, Walt Garrison, dead at 79

Cowboys have winning record all-time in season openers

The curtain falls on several Cowboys in 1988

A bitter rivalry is born from the 1987 players’ strike

1 play in 1983 epitomized a decade of frustration in Dallas

1964: The defense steps up, the offense…Bueller? Bueller?

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