NEWS RELEASE one Cowboys Parkway * Irving, Texas 75063 (972) 497-4959 * (972) 556-9918 (fax) www.dallascowboys.com REGULAR SEASoN GAME #14 SUNDAy, DECEMBER 14, 2014 DALLAS CoWBoyS AT PhILADELPhIA EAGLES LINCoLN FINANCIAL FIELD -- 7:30 P.M. (CST) PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACTS: Rich Dalrymple...972-497-4953...rdalrymple@dallascowboys.net Scott Agulnek...972-497-4956...sagulnek@dallascowboys.net Joe Trahan...972-497-4552...jtrahan@dallascowboys.net Dave Abbruzese...972-497-4355...dabbruzese@dallascowboys.net Emily Robbins...972-497-4359...erobbins@dallascowboys.net Whitney Faulkner..972-497-4955...wfaulkner@dallascowboys.net QUICK FACTS: DALLAS CoWBoyS (9-4) AT PhILADELPhIA EAGLES (9-4) Series Record: Dallas leads the series 62-49 Last Meeting: Philadelphia 33, @ Dallas 10, Nov. 27, 2014 Last Meeting in Philadelphia: Dallas 17, Philadelphia 3, oct. 20, 2013 Last Cowboys Win: Dallas 17, @ Philadelphia 3, oct. 20, 2013 Series Streak: Dallas won three of the last five, but Philadelphia has won the last two. RADIO & TELEVISION RADIO KRLD-FM - 105.3 The Fan Play-by-Play: Brad Sham Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales Tune into 105.3 The Fan for pregame and postgame coverage before and after every Dallas Cowboys game. KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega (Spanish) Play-by-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez Compass Media Network (National) Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White TELEVISION NBC Sports - KXAS NBC 5 in Dallas/Fort Worth Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Analyst: Cris Collinsworth Sideline Reporter: Michele Tafoya Cowboys Special Edition with Jerry Jones KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 10:30 p.m. Saturday night The Jason Garrett Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Postgame Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. following every Cowboys game COWBOYS MEDIA CENTER To download the Dallas Cowboys 2014 Media Guide in PDF form, current and previous game notes, stat packs and game information, go to www.dallascowboys.com. Under the TEAM tab there is a link for the media guide. COWBOYS & EAGLES Series Notables: * Dallas has faced no team more than Philadelphia (111 times) and has defeated them more times (62) than all but one team (Washington - 64). * Dallas and Philadelphia have met in one wild card playoff game, two divisional playoff games and an NFC Championship Game. * The Cowboys won 11 consecutive games over the Eagles from 1967-1972, marking the second-longest win streak over one opponent in club history. * Dallas and Philadelphia have combined to win 25 of a possible 44 NFC Eastern Division titles. A Cowboys Win Would: * Improve the Cowboys record in 2014 to 10-4, the first time since 1995, and the eighth time overall. * Give Dallas double digit wins for the first time since the 2009 squad boasted 11, and the 27th time overall. * Stop a two-game skid against the Eagles, while also giving Dallas its third straight win in Philadelphia. * Improve the Cowboys 2014 NFC East record to 3-2, and their overall record in the NFC to 7-4. * Increase Dallas road record in 2014 to 7-0, the first time since the 2007 team was undefeated after seven games away from home, while also tying the 1968 and 2007 teams for the most road wins in team history. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 9 4:00 p.m. Locker room open Wednesday, Dec. 10 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 8:45 a.m. Coach Kelly conference call 12:30 p.m. Eagles player conference call 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Thursday, Dec. 11 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 1:00 p.m. Coordinators available 1:30 p.m. Locker room open Friday, Dec. 12 10:20 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:00 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 12:30 p.m. Locker room open Saturday, Dec. 13 TBD Team departs for Philadelphia Sunday, Dec. 14 7:30 p.m. Kickoff at Philadelphia
www.dallascowboys.com For breaking news, press releases, historical information, statistics and rosters, visit the official website of the Dallas Cowboys, www.dallascowboys.com. Updated daily, www.dallascowboys.com has the most extensive information on upcoming games, including video of weekly press conferences and audio of weekly conference calls. The Cowboys website is also a great place to find information on the players and coaches, order tickets for upcoming games and order merchandise from the Cowboys Pro Shop. JASON GARRETT (33-28, 4th Year, 38-31 overall) Jason Garrett was named the eighth head coach in Dallas Cowboys history on January 5, 2011. Garrett became the first former Dallas Cowboys player to become the team s head coach. As a backup quarterback during his playing career in Dallas, he started nine-of-23 games played and was a member of teams that won six division titles and three Super Bowl championships. Garrett was elevated to the Cowboys top job after taking over as the team s interim head coach at the midway through 2010. he guided the club to a 5-3 mark to finish the season after the team started 1-7. During his time as the interim head coach, three of Dallas wins were against teams that posted a 10-win season, while the three losses were decided by a combined total of seven points. he led Dallas to an 8-8 record, narrowly missing the playoffs and an NFC East Division title in his first three full seasons as head coach (2011, 2012 and 2013). Since the 2007 season, Garrett has been the Cowboys offensive coordinator, and in 2008, he was assigned the additional duties of being the club s assistant head coach. Under Garrett, the Dallas offense has reached high levels of productivity in several categories, and the unit has finished among the NFL s top-10 in total offense five times: 2013 (10th), 2012 (sixth), 2010 (10th), 2009 (2nd), and 2007 (2nd). From the start of the 2007 season, the club has averaged 24.6 points-pergame and 366.4 total yards-per-outing. The team has set singleseason records in a handful of categories, including cumulative numbers for gross passing yards (29,107) and total points (2,756) that represent the best totals over a seven-year span in the history of the organization while the club s 41,041 total net yards are second. Garrett returned to Dallas in 2007 as the offensive coordinator. he entered the coaching profession as the quarterbacks coach for two seasons (2005-06) for Nick Saban s first Miami Dolphins club. HEAD COACHES CHIP KELLY (19-10, 2nd Year) Chip Kelly was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles on January 16, 2013. In his first season in professional football, Kelly produced a 10-6 record and an NFC East championship, becoming just the second head coach in league history to win a division title in his first season in the NFL. The Eagles set a plethora of team records, including points (442), total net yards (6,676), touchdowns (53), passing yards (4,406) and fewest turnovers (19). The Eagles also set an NFL record with 99 plays of 20+ yards and became the first team since the 1991 Buffalo Bills to lead the league in rushing while ranking last in time of possession. his four-year tenure at oregon produced a 46-7 (.868) overall record. Kelly became the first coach in oregon s history to guide the program to three undisputed conference championships from 2009-12. Additionally, the Ducks made an appearance in a BCS Bowl game in each of Kelly s four seasons as head coach. In just Kelly s second season, oregon earned a trip to the BCS National Championship game in 2010. Kelly s leadership was recognized with a multitude of Coach of the year awards from outlets such as Associated Press, Sporting News, The Walter Camp Football Foundation, and other postseason titles including the Eddie Robinson Coach of the year, AFCA Coach of the year, and Pac-10 Coach of the year. Prior to taking over as oregon s head coach, Kelly spent two seasons as the team s offensive coordinator. Before joining oregon s program, Kelly served as New hampshire s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1999-2006. Kelly got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks on the defensive side of the ball with Columbia in 1990. In 1993 he was named the defensive coordinator at Johns hopkins. A product of the University of New hampshire, Kelly earned a bachelor s degree in physical education. he played quarterback and defensive back for legendary coach Bill Bowes at UNh from 1981-84. ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION The Dallas Cowboys are tied for the league s highest all-time regular season winning percentage by current NFL teams: Team W L T Pct. Chicago 735 542 42.573 Dallas 473 352 6.573 Miami 421 323 4.566 Green Bay 708 540 37.565 Baltimore 165 134 1.552 San Francisco 514 423 14.548 N.y. Giants 665 556 33.543 Minnesota 437 372 10.540 * Since 1972, ties have been calculated as half-win and half loss. Prior to 1972 tie games were ignored in calculating a team s winning percentage. Ties since 1972: Dallas (0), Miami (1) Chicago (1), Minnesota (3), Green Bay (7). SOLD OUT STADIUMS The Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 400 of their last 402 games (including playoffs) and in 202 consecutive games. They played in front of sold out crowds in 153 consecutive games at Texas Stadium (including playoffs) - dating back to Dec. 16, 1990 against Phoenix, their last home non-sellout. Dallas opened what is now named AT&T Stadium with the largest crowd to witness a regular season NFL game with 105,121 tickets distributed and have 47 straight sellouts (including playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 200 home games. on the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in 101 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its last road non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02). A WINNING TREND The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2014 season as one-of-13 teams in the league with at least 450 regular season wins. At the end of Week 3 in 2012, Dallas became just the 12th team with 450 all-time wins with the win against Tampa Bay (9/23). Dallas is currently 12th on the NFL s all-time wins list: Chicago 735 Detroit 526 Green Bay 708 Arizona 521 N.y. Giants 665 San Francisco 514 Pittsburgh 577 Indianapolis 484 Washington 568 Dallas 473 Philadelphia 535 Cleveland 458 St. Louis 533 oakland 436 500 WINS With the win against New orleans (9/28), the Dallas Cowboys earned their 500th team win (including postseason), becoming the 11th team in NFL history to reach that mark. They did it in 880 games, the second-fastest team to reach that total: Fastest to 500 Wins, NFL History Team Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago 1920 11/17/85 870 752-559-42 Dallas 1960 9/28/14 880 506-377-6 San Francisco1950 10/9/11 937 537-434-14 N.y. Giants 1925 10/17/93 941 689-579-33 Green Bay 1921 10/10/93 960 738-559-37 Washington 1932 11/20/00 962 591-575-27 St. Louis 1937 12/5/04 964 552-554-21 Pittsburgh 1933 12/18/04 1,002 615-559-21 Philadelphia 1933 12/28/04 1,068 559-592-26 Detroit 1930 12/12/10 1,135 533-635-32 Arizona 1920 12/11/11 1,234 527-726-39 2
SUNDAY NIGHT LIGHTS This week s game at the Philadelphia Eagles is Dallas third scheduled Sunday night contest in 2014. In their first SNF appearance of 2014, the Cowboys defeated the New orleans Saints 38-17 in Week 4, then defeated the New york Giants 31-28 in Week 12. overall, Dallas has played in 52 Sunday Night games with a 25-27 record. No team in the NFL has played more Sunday Night games than Dallas Cowboys Top Sunday Night Opponents Games Team N.y. Giants...10 Washington...8 Philadelphia...7 Arizona (Phoenix)...4 L.A./St. Louis Rams...4 New orleans...4 52 (N.y. Giants are closest with 43) and Dallas three wins ties Denver for the most wins on Sunday Night. The Cowboys had a six-game Sunday Night win streak - the longest Sunday night win streak in club history - snapped in 2009. Twice, Dallas won three straight - their first three Sunday Night games and three games spanning 1991-1995. The Cowboys lost eight consecutive Sunday Night games - six on the road - from 1999-2006 for their longest series losing streak. The Cowboys currently own a two-game win streak on Sunday Night with victories over New orleans (9/28/14) and at the N.y. Giants (11/23/14). Dallas has played 29 Sunday Night road games (13-16). This week s matchup marks the eighth time Dallas will take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, with a 3-4 record (2-2 on the road). Dallas has faced the N.y. Giants (10 times) more than any other opponent. PICK A DAY, ANY DAY This week s game is Dallas fifth of five scheduled primetime games in 2014. This season is the ninth straight in which Dallas plays three-or-more primetime games. In total, Dallas has played in 146 primetime kickoffs - 79 Monday night, two on Thursday, one each Wednesday and Friday, 11 Saturday and 52 Sunday. The Cowboys hold a 76-70 Cowboys Night Record Monday...44-35 Wednesday...1-0 Thursday...2-0 Friday...0-1 Saturday...4-7 Sunday...25-27 Total...76-70 record in primetime games and a 43-35 record for primetime road contests. Dallas longest primetime win streak was 11 games (2006-08) and it s longest losing streak was six (2010-11). Dallas won 12 straight primetime road games from 2005-09. The Cowboys have won both previous road primetime games in the 2014 season at the New york Giants (11/23) on a Sunday Night and at Chicago (12/4) on a Thursday Night. AGAINST THE ROAD Since the AFC/NFC merger in 1970, the Dallas Cowboys own the second-best win percentage and are tied for the second-most road wins. In 2014, the Cowboys own a 6-0 record on the road - the only undefeated team away from home in the NFL - with wins at Tennessee (9/14), at St. Louis (9/21), at Seattle (10/12), at Jacksonville (11/9), at the N.y. Giants (11/23) and at Chicago (12/4): Most Road Wins Since 1970 Team W L T Win% San Francisco 178 167 1.516 Dallas 177 169 0.512 Miami 176 170 1.509 Pittsburgh 171 172 1.499 New England 163 183 0.471 Dating back to last season s victory at Washington (12/22/13), Dallas has won seven consecutive road games to mark the longest win streak away from home since a 10-game road win streak that began in 2006 at Arizona (11/12) through 2007 at Carolina (12/22). WINNING HEAD COACH Dallas Cowboys head Coach Jason Garrett is having his best season as a head coach, already at 9-4 and previously boasted a six-game win streak earlier in the year - the longest of his head coaching career. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19), Garrett passed former head coaches Bill Parcells and Wade Phillips (both with 34) with his 35th regular season win as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys to place fourth in team history: Most Regular Season Wins by a Cowboys Head Coach Coach Years Won Loss Tied Pct Tom Landry...1960-88 250 162 6.605 Jimmy Johnson...1989-93 44 36 0.550 Barry Switzer...1994-97 40 24 0.625 Jason Garrett*...2010-14 38 31 0.551 Bill Parcells...2003-06 34 30 0.531 Wade Phillips...2007-10 34 22 0.607 Chan Gailey...1998-99 18 14 0.563 Dave Campo...2000-02 15 33 0.313 *Record under Coach Garrett includes games as interim head coach in 2010 (5-3). WINNING THE CLOSE ONES So far in the 2014 season, the Dallas Cowboys are finding ways to finish and win games, especially the close ones as the team is 4-1 in games decided by seven-or-fewer points, and 3-1 in games decided by three-or-fewer points. overall, the team is 24-19 in games decided by seven points-or-less, and 16-13 in games decided by three points-or-less, since head Coach Jason Garrett took over the team: Win-Loss Record by Cowboys In Close Games Since 2010* Year 3-or-Fewer 7-or-Fewer 2014 3-1 4-1 2013 3-5 6-5 2012 3-2 7-5 2011 4-2 4-5 2010* 3-3 3-3 Totals 16-13 24-19 The winning trend has also extended into overtime games, as the Cowboys are 6-3 in contests that go into extra time under Coach Garrett since 2010. The Cowboys won their first overtime contest of 2014 with a 20-17 victory against houston (10/5), but lost 20-17 to Washington (10/27): Win-Loss Record by Cowboys In OT Games Since 2010* Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score 12/5/10 @Ind W 38-35 9/18/11 @SF W 27-24 11/20/11 @Was W 27-24 12/4/11 @Ari L 13-19 11/18/12 CLE W 23-20 12/16/12 PIT W 27-24 12/23/12 No L 31-34 10/5/14 HOU W 20-17 10/27/14 WAS L 17-20 *Record under Coach Garrett since taking over as interim head coach from 10/25/2010 DATING GAME This week s game at the Philadelphia Eagles is being played on Dec. 14. In the 54-plus years of Cowboys football, there have been five Dec. 14 games. The Cowboys are 2-3 on Dec. 14, winning the previous two contests. Dallas first Dec. 14 game was in 1974 at oakland, and its last was in 2018 against the New york Giants. Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 12/14/74 @oak L 23-27 12/14/03 @Was W 27-0 12/14/86 PhI L 21-23 12/14/08 NYG W 20-8 12/14/97 @Cin L 24-31 12/14/14 @Phi???-?? 3
AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN... The Dallas Cowboys are currently in their sixth season in what is now AT&T Stadium, owning a 25-22 regular season record at home. This season marked the second consecutive season - and second overall - in the stadium s short history the Cowboys hosted a team on Kickoff Weekend. Dallas first game at the venue was on Sept. 20, 2009 - a 31-33 loss to the N.y. Giants. The club s first win came a week later with a 21-7 decision over Carolina. overall, Dallas owns a 26-22 record - 1-0 postseason - in AT&T Stadium. Below is a breakdown of the club s record on their home turf: Regular season...25-22 Postseason...1-0 overall...26-22 Regular Post September...6-3 october...5-8 November...9-4 December...3-7 January...2-0 1-0 Playing at noon...11-5 Playing at 3:30...8-10 Playing in prime time...6-7 1-0 Thursday...3-3 Saturday...0-1 1-0 Sunday...20-15 Monday...2-3 Fully closed stadium...14-13 1-0 Fully open stadium...5-7 Roof open, doors closed...2-1 Roof closed, doors open...4-1 Playing against the NFC East...8-10 1-0 Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East)...10-8 Playing against the AFC...7-4 Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona...0 1.000 Atlanta...1 0 1.000 Baltimore... Buffalo...1 0 1.000 Carolina...1 0 1.000 Chicago...0 2.000 Cincinnati... Cleveland...1 0 1.000 Denver...0 1.000 Detroit...1 1.500 Green Bay...0 1.000 houston...1 0 1.000 Indianapolis... Jacksonville...0 1.000 Kansas City... Miami...1 0 1.000 Minnesota...1 0 1.000 N.y. Giants...2 4.333 N.y. Jets... New England... New orleans...1 2.333 oakland...2 0 1.000 Philadelphia...2 4.333 Pittsburgh...1 0 1.000 San Diego...0 1.000 San Francisco..0 1.000 Seattle...2 0 1.000 St. Louis...2 0 1.000 Tampa Bay...1 0 1.000 Tennessee...0 1.000 Washington...4 2.667 Postseason Philadelphia...1 0 1.000 ALL IN THE FAMILY Dallas closed out the 2013 season with a 5-1 record against the NFC East to mark its first winning record against its division since 2009. This season, Dallas is looking for a second consecutive winning record over its division rivals since the 1998 and 1999 teams accomplished that feat, and is currently 2-2 in division play. This week Dallas will go on the road to face Philadelphia (12/14). The Cowboys close out divisional play at Washington (12/28). overall, the Cowboys hold a 187-135-4 record against current NFC East rivals. Below is a look at Dallas record against the East: Long Long Cur. W L T Pct. Win Str. Loss Str. Str. Washington...64 43 2.596 10 4 L1 Ny Giants...61 43 2.585 12 6 W4 Philadelphia...62 49 0.559 11 8 L2 Totals...187 135 4.580 - - L1 PHILADELPHIA LAST GAME The Philadelphia Eagles fell to the Seattle Seahawks 24-14 at home. Philadelphia scored first on a one-yard passing touchdown from Mark Sanchez to Jeremy Maclin in the first quarter. Seattle scored 10 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 10-7 lead by halftime. First, Russell Wilson scrambed out of the pocket for a 26-yard rusing touchdown, then Steven hauschka nailed a 44-yard field goal. The Seahawks added to their lead in the third quarter when Marshawn Lynch caught a 15-yard scoring pass from Wilson to push the advantage to 17-7. The Eagles cut the lead to 17-14 later in the quarter after Zach Ertz hauled in a 35-yard pass for a touchdown. Seattle scored once more when Wilson connected on a 23- yard passing touchdown to Doug Baldwin to put them ahead for good, 24-14. DALLAS LAST GAME The Cowboys kicked off their December schedule with a big road victory against the Chicago Bears. Finishing a stretch in which they played three games in 12 days, Dallas took to Soldier Field with a mind on running the ball, a task which they accomplished to the tune of 194 rushing yards on 35 carries, their highest rushing total of the year and the second-consective game in which they have eclipsed 190 yards rushing against Chicago, in a 41-28 pounding of the Bears. After a scoreless first quarter, Dallas and Chicago traded scores in the second quarter, with the Cowboys scoring on a DeMarco Murray one-yard run, the first of seven consecutive possessions with a score, the Cowboys longest streak since converting five straight posessions into scores against Denver in 2013. The Bears followed with a touchdown on a 12-yard pass form Jay Cutler to tight end Martellus Bennett. Dallas scored just before halftime on a 13-yard pass from Tony Romo to Cole Beasley, giving them the halftime advantage and starting a string of four unanswered touchdowns. Dallas opened the third quarter by taking its first possession into the end zone on a 24-yard pass to Beasley, giving him two touchdown receptions on the day to establish a career-best. The Cowboys then scored on a six-yard strike from Romo-to-Escobar and a 17-yard run by Joseph Randle, giving the Cowboys a 35-7 advantage. Chicago started an attempted comeback with a 27- yard touchdown from Cutler-to-Alshon Jeffery, but Dallas continued to grind the ball down the field on the ground, adding two Dan Bailey field goals of 35 and 27 yards, putting the game out of reach. The Bears added two fourth quarter touchdown runs from Cutler and Matt Forte, but Cowboys cornerback orlando Scandrick officially put the game to bed with an interception of Cutler with under three minutes remaining. FIRST TIME...LAST TIME The first time these two clubs met, the Cowboys were just two weeks old, and Dallas was unable to claim its first win of the season, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 25-27 in front of 18,500 fans at the Cotton Bowl on Sept. 30, 1960. The last time these two clubs met, Dallas hosted Philadelphia at AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2014 for the second time these two rivals have met on the annual holiday game. In front of 91,379 fans, the Eagles outpaced the Cowboys 33-10. 4
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS vs. EAGLES Dan Bailey - K Perfect on seven field goal tries and all 16 PATs, including two games with five PAT tries - both from 2012. Also has 18 touchbacks on 29 kickoffs. Cole Beasley - WR had the first start of his career in the first meeting last season at Philadelphia (10/20/13) and caught six passes for 53 yards. In five games has 13 receptions for 117 yards. Dez Bryant - WR In seven games, caught 38 passes for 557 yards (14.7) and four touchdowns. had four catches for 73 yards in the previous contest this season. Brandon Carr - CB In five games with Dallas, posted 17 tackles with two interceptions, one returned 47 yards for a touchdown - the first score of his career (11/11/12) - and his first career quarterback hurry. Made two tackles and his first career hurry in the first game this season. Tyrone Crawford - DE Notched his first career sack and first career forced fumble along with two tackles, a tackle for loss and a hurry in the first matchup this season. Barry Church - S has collected 26 tackles, a tackle for loss, a pressure, two pass breakups and one interception in five games. Logged a season-high 12 stops, a tackle for loss, a hurry and a pass breakup in the previous matchup this season. Dwayne Harris - WR had his first career touchdown on a then career-long 78-yard punt return at Philadelphia (10/20/13). has 141 punt return yards and 332 kick return yards in six career games. had a career-high tying 121 yards on four kickoff returns (30.3) with a season-long return of 42 yards in the previous game. DeMarco Murray - RB In four games, rushed 68 times for 278 yards (4.1) and two touchdowns. had 73 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in the last game this season. Tony Romo - QB Is 7-6 as a starter completing 239-of-393 (60.8%) passes for 3,024 yards, 17 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. In one playoff game, completed 23-of-35 (65.7%) passes for 244 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 104.9 rating. Threw for 199 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in the previous matchup this season. Jason Witten - TE In 22 games caught 126 passes for 1,424 yards (11.3) with seven touchdowns. had four catches for 27 yards in one playoff game. Caught one pass for eight yards in the last game this season. INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY All-time including playoffs, Dallas and Philadelphia have faced each other 111 times, and Dallas holds a 62-49 series advantage. In the 111 games of the series there have been: * 50 games decided by two-or-more touchdowns * 31 games decided by three-or-more touchdowns * 42 games decided by a touchdown-or-less * An 11-game winning streak by Dallas * An eight-game losing streak by Dallas * A 49-point win by Dallas - biggest Cowboys win (10/9/66) * A 38-point loss by Dallas - biggest Cowboys loss (12/28/06) * Four shutouts - two by Dallas * Four playoff games - one Wild Card, two Divisional Playoffs and one NFC Championship Game * Three playoff wins by Dallas - the Wild Card game and both Divisional Games * one overtime game - a 16-13 Dallas loss * Eleven Monday night games and six Sunday night games * Two Thanksgiving Day games * Two Saturday games and one Friday game * Three season openers and five season finales * 2,409 points scored by Dallas, 2,170 allowed * A 26-26 Cowboys record on the road * A 6-5 record for Dallas at The Linc 2014 STATISTICAL COMPARISON (league ranking) Cowboys Eagles Record...9-4 9-4 Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)...26.4 (8) 29.9 (4) opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank)...23.2 (17) 23.8 (20) Total off. (NFL rank)...378.8 (9) 394.8 (5) Rushing off. (NFL rank)...149.1 (3) 124.5 (7) Passing off. (NFL rank)...229.7 (18) 270.3 (8) Total Def. (NFL rank)...365.0 (22) 371.9 (24) Rushing Def. (NFL rank)...113.1 (17) 113.8 (18) Passing Def. (NFL rank)...251.9 (25) 258.1 (26) Kickoff Return Avg....24.7 (9) 30.2 (1) Punt Return Avg....9.8 (9) 14.0 (2) Turnover Margin...-1 (17t) -6 (24t) Penalties...80 89 Penalty yards...645 763 opp. Penalties...79 99 opp. Penalty yards...610 889 ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON This week s game marks the 108th regular season game between Dallas and Philadelphia. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series: TEAM TOTALS Cowboys Eagles Wins...59 48 Points...2,301 2,117 Total Net yards...34,489 32,375 Net Rushing yards...14,067 12,241 Net Passing yards...20,422 20,134 SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS Cowboys Eagles Points...56 10/9/66 49 11/15/04 Total Net yards...652 10/9/66 495 10/30/11 Net Rushing yards...286 11/18/73 306 9/3/00 Net Passing yards...440 10/9/66 370 12/5/65 SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Cowboys Eagles Passing Yards 394- D. Meredith 10/9/66 380- R. Jaworski 10/20/85 Rushing Yards 237- E. Smith 10/31/93 201- D. Staley 9/3/00 Receiving Yards 213- T. hill 11/12/79 210- D. Jackson 12/12/10 SERIES HISTORY Dallas and Philadelphia have squared off 107 times in the regular season with Dallas holding a 59-48 advantage. Along with the four playoff games, Dallas holds a 62-49 record over the Eagles. The Cowboys lost the first three games of the series before logging win streaks of 11 games and nine games over the course of the next 18 years. There have been four playoff games - one Wild Card Game (2009), two Divisional Playoff Games (1992 and 1995) and an NFC Championship Game (1980). Below is a brief look at the last 20 games of the series: Dal Dal Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score 10/9/05 Dal W 33-10 11/14/05 Phi W 21-20 10/8/06 Phi L 24-38 12/25/06 Dal L 7-23 11/4/07 Phi W 38-17 12/16/07 Dal L 6-10 9/15/08 Dal W 41-37 12/28/08 Phi L 6-44 11/8/09 Phi W 20-16 1/3/10 Dal W 24-0 * NFC Wild Card game 1/9/10* Dal W 34-14 12/12/10 Dal L 27-30 1/2/11 Phi W 14-13 10/30/11 Phi L 7-34 12/24/11 Dal L 7-20 11/11/12 Phi W 38-23 12/2/12 Dal W 38-33 10/20/13 Phi W 17-3 12/29/13 Dal L 22-24 11/27/14 Dal L 10-33 5
ROMO S RECORD WHEN... As Dallas starting quarterback, Tony Romo has compiled a 72-48 regular season record in 120 career starts. Below is a look at Romo s record under several different circumstances: Playing at home:...36-24 Playing on the road:...36-24 Playing indoors:...22-15 Playing outdoors:...50-33 Playing against the NFC East:... 24-19 Playing against the NFC (non-nfc East):..30-17 Playing against the AFC:...18-12 Playing on artificial turf:...48-34 Playing on natural grass:...24-14 offense totals over 300 yards:...64-30 Throws for over 300 yards:...28-17 Throws for 200-299 yards:...36-21 Throws only one touchdown:...17-19 Throws more than one touchdown:...51-22 Completes 60.0% or more of his passes:..59-28 Throws no interceptions:...34-17 Throws one interception:...33-14 Throws more than one interception:...5-17 Records at least 100.0 passer rating:...47-15 Sacked one time-or-less:...39-15 Sacked more than once:...33-33 September:...19-9 october:...13-15 November:...26-6 December:...13-17 January:...1-1 Team-by-team Team W L Pct Team W L Pct Arizona...1 2.333 Atlanta...2 1.667 Baltimore...0 2.000 Buffalo...2 0 1.000 Carolina...4 0 1.000 Chicago...2 3.400 Cincinnati...2 0 1.000 Cleveland...2 0 1.000 Denver...0 2.000 Detroit...1 3.250 Green Bay...2 2.500 houston...2 0 1.000 Indianapolis...1 0 1.000 Jacksonville...1 0 1.000 Kansas City...1 1.500 Miami...2 0 1.000 Minnesota...2 1.667 New England...0 2.000 New orleans...2 3.400 N.y. Giants...9 6.600 N.y. Jets...1 1.500 oakland...2 0 1.000 Philadelphia...7 6.538 Pittsburgh...1 1.500 San Diego...0 2.000 San Francisco..2 1.667 Seattle...4 1.800 St. Louis...4 0 1.000 Tampa Bay...4 0 1.000 Tennessee...1 1.500 Washington...8 7.533 Postseason Minnesota...0 1.000 N.y. Giants...0 1.000 Philadelphia...1 0 1.000 Seattle...0 1.000 QUARTERBACK COMPARISON Tony Romo has started 120 games and owns a 72-48 record as a starter. he has completed 2,665-of-4,098 passes for 32,226 yards, 230 touchdowns and 106 interceptions in those starts. Below is a look at Romo s numbers after 120 starts and how they compare to Troy Aikman through 120 starts, the only other Dallas quarterback to start 120 contests: W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INT Aikman 74-46 3,426 2,141 24,320 62.5 121 101 Romo 72-48 4,098 2,665 32,226 65.0 230 106 Among active quarterbacks, Romo s 72-48 record through his 120 starts is fifth: Active QB Records Through 120 and 121 Starts 120th Start 121st Start Tom Brady...93-27 94-27 Ben Roethlisberger...84-36 85-36 Philip Rivers...74-46 74-47 Peyton Manning...74-46 75-46 Tony Romo...72-48??-?? Eli Manning...69-51 70-51 TONY S TARGETS Through his career, Tony Romo has completed 2,681-of-4,125 passes for 32,488 yards with 233 touchdowns in 123 regular season games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Tony s targets by position and player: Position Breakdown Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD WR 1,364 19,984 174 RB 512 3,892 9 TE 767 8,328 48 FB 37 274 2 Breakdown by Completions Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD J. Witten...614 6,931 34 D. Bryant...323 4,612 43 M. Austin...254 3,772 27 T. owens...199 3,122 34 D. Murray...157 1,103 1 P. Crayton...143 2,188 19 M. Barber...137 1,031 6 F. Jones...97 728 2 R. Williams...75 1,062 12 C. Beasley...75 755 5 T. Williams...69 1,128 11 M. Bennett...54 528 3 L. Robinson...53 853 11 K. ogletree...53 663 4 T. Choice...50 392 0 T. Glenn...43 689 3 S. hurd...33 519 2 D. Harris...32 406 3 J. Phillips...30 218 2 J. Jones...27 247 0 L. Dunbar...26 241 0 A. Fasano...22 208 1 J. Hanna...21 186 0 G. Escobar...16 215 5 L. Vickers...13 104 0 T. Curtis...10 42 3 J. Randle...10 74 0 D. Anderson...8 61 1 J. holley...7 169 0 P. Tanner...7 73 0 C. Gronkowski..5 23 1 T. Fiammetta...3 39 0 o. hoyte...3 12 0 I. Stanback...2 24 0 L. Polite...2 21 0 D. Street...2 18 0 T. Clutts...2 5 0 T. Romo...1 10 0 S. Chapas...1 9 0 A. holmes...1 4 0 S. Morris...1 3 0 Romo has thrown 233 touchdown passes - first all-time in team history. Below is a look at Romo s individual touchdown totals: TDs TDs Dez Bryant...43 Martellus Bennett...3 Terrell owens...34 Tony Curtis...3 Jason Witten...34 Terry Glenn...3 Miles Austin...27 Dwayne Harris...3 Patrick Crayton...19 Sam hurd...2 Roy Williams...12 Felix Jones...2 Laurent Robinson...11 John Phillips...2 Terrance Williams...11 Deon Anderson...1 Marion Barber...6 Anthony Fasano...1 Cole Beasley...5 Chris Gronkowski...1 Gavin Escobar...5 DeMarco Murray...1 Kevin ogletree...4 TONY S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN Through his career, Tony Romo has thrown a club record 233 touchdown passes. Below is a look at Tony s touchdowns totals by quarter, down and distance: Quarter Down Distance 1st Quarter...35 1st Down...84 0-9 yards...91 2nd Quarter...66 2nd Down...80 10-19 yards...47 3rd Quarter...60 3rd Down...63 20-29 yards...34 4th Quarter...71 4th Down...6 30-39 yards...18 ot...1 40-49 yards...9 50+ yards...34 TWO-HUNDRED TD TOSSES With his two touchdown throws in the win over the N.y. Giants (11/24/13), Tony Romo reached 200 career touchdowns. he became the 37th NFL quarterback to reach the mark. In 2014, Romo has already passed Kerry Collins, Kurt Warner (both at 208) and Jim hart (209) for 30th all-time, y.a. Tittle and Terry Bradshaw (both at 212) for 28th, John Brodie (214) for 27th, Carson Palmer (224) for 26th and Steve young (232) for 25th: Peyton Manning..527 Brett Favre...508 Dan Marino...420 Drew Brees...391 Tom Brady...389 Fran Tarkenton..342 John Elway...300 Warren Moon...291 Johnny Unitas..290 V. Testaverde...275 Joe Montana...273 Dave Krieg...261 S. Jurgensen...255 Dan Fouts...254 Eli Manning...252 Drew Bledsoe...251 Roethlisberger..248 B. Esiason...247 Philip Rivers...247 John hadl...244 Len Dawson...239 Jim Kelly...237 George Blanda..236 D. McNabb...234 Tony Romo...233 Steve young...232 Carson Palmer..224 Aaron Rodgers..223 John Brodie...214 Terry Bradshaw..212 y.a. Tittle...212 Jim hart...209 Kerry Collins...208 Kurt Warner...208 R. Cunningham..207 Jim Everett...203 6
QB S MULTIPLE TDs Tony Romo has eight multi-touchdown games during the 2014 season: two at St. Louis (9/21), three against New orleans (9/28), two against houston (10/5), two at Seattle (10/12), three against the New york Giants (10/19), three at Jacksonville (11/9), four at the New york Giants (11/23) and three scores at Chicago (12/4). Romo s 10 games with multiple touchdowns last season was third in a season in franchise history. he owns the top-two spots with 12 (2007) and 11 (2011). For his career, he has 74 career multi-touchdown games - tops in team history and fifth in the NFL since 2006: Multiple-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...74 Roger Staubach...48 Danny White...44 Troy Aikman...43 Don Meredith...41 Romo has five games with three-or-more scores in 2014 to tie for third in team history: against New orleans (9/28), against the New york Giants (10/19), at Jacksonville (11/9), at the New york Giants (11/23) and at Chicago (12/4). his 37 career three-touchdown games is tops in team history and is sixth in the league since he became a starter: Three-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...37 Danny White...20 Roger Staubach...17 Don Meredith...14 Troy Aikman...10 PAR 3 Drew Brees...94 Peyton Manning...87 Tom Brady...82 Philip Rivers...81 Tony Romo...74 Drew Brees...56 Peyton Manning...55 Aaron Rodgers...43 Tom Brady...42 Philip Rivers...38 Tony Romo...37 Since becoming the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback midway through 2006, Tony Romo has thrown three-or-more touchdowns in a game a club-record 37 times. he had four in 2013, including tying a club record with five touchdown throws against Denver (10/6). he had his first three-touchdown game of 2014 against New orleans (9/28), then his second with three scoring tosses against the New york Giants (10/19), his third at Jacksonville (11/9), fourth at the New york Giants (11/23) with four scores and had three at Chicago for his fifth game. For his career, Romo has 37 three-touchdown games, and the Cowboys are 25-12 (.676) when Romo throws for three-or-more scores. Games with 3-or-more TDs Tony Romo...37 Danny White...20 Roger Staubach...17 In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Romo had six games with threeor-more touchdown passes to establish a single-season club-high: Games in a season with 3-or-more TDs Tony Romo...6 (2007) Tony Romo...6 (2008) Roger Staubach...5 (1979) Danny White...5 (1980) Tony Romo...5 (2011) Tony Romo...5 (2014) FOUR SCORE, AND... Tony Romo established a club record with his four touchdown throws at the New york Giants (11/23/14). his four gave him nine career games with four-or-more touchdown throws, surpassing Danny White (eight) for the club high. Romo s nine since becoming the club s starter in 2006 is tied for fifth in the NFL: Four-touchdown games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...9 Danny White...8 Don Meredith...6 Troy Aikman...3 Craig Morton...2 Drew Brees...22 Peyton Manning...20 Tom Brady...19 Aaron Rodgers...14 Eli Manning...9 Ben Roethlisberger...9 Tony Romo...9 TD, TD, TD, TD, TD In 2013 Tony Romo threw for a club-record tying five touchdowns in the loss to Denver (10/6). Romo s five scores that day also tied his single-game personal-best and marked the 10th time in franchise history a Cowboys quarterback had five scores in one game. only Don Meredith - with three - has more five touchdown games than Romo, and Craig Morton is the only other Cowboys passer with multiple five touchdown games: Dallas Cowboys Five Touchdown Games TDs Opp. (Date) TDs Opp. (Date) LeBaron...5 @Pit, 10/21/62 Morton...5 hou, 12/20/70 Meredith...5 NyG, 9/18/66 White...5 @NyG, 10/30/83 Meredith...5 PhI, 10/9/66 Aikman...5 @Was, 9/12/99 Meredith...5 @Phi, 9/29/68 Romo...5 TB, 11/23/06 Morton...5 PhI, 10/19/69 Romo...5 DEN, 10/6/13 FIVE FOR FIVE HUNDRED Despite Dallas 48-51 loss to Denver (10/6/13), Tony Romo made NFL history by becoming just the fifth league passer to throw for five touchdowns and more than 500 yards. Romo finished the game with a club-record 506 passing yards along with his five passing scores. Romo joins Norm Van Brocklin, y.a. Tittle, Matthew Stafford and Matt Schaub: Yards TDs Opponent (Date) Norm Van Brocklin...554 5 vs. N.y. yanks (9/28/51) y.a. Tittle...505 7 vs. Washington (10/28/62) Matthew Stafford...520 5 @ Green Bay (1/1/12) Matt Schaub...527 5 vs. Jacksonville (11/18/12) Tony Romo...506 5 vs. Denver (10/6/13) 300 Through his career, Tony Romo has reached the 300-yard mark a club-record 45 times. he owns the top-five single-season spots for 300-yard games, including a club-record nine games in 2012. Additionally, Romo had three straight games with 300-plus yards twice - the most consecutive games in club history. Romo topped the 300-yard mark four times in 2013, including putting up a clubrecord 506 yards against Denver (10/6). he notched his first 300- yard game of 2014 with 324 yards against houston (10/5). When Romo reaches the 300-yard horizon, Dallas owns a 28-17 record (.622). Career 300-yard Games Tony Romo 45 Troy Aikman 13 Danny White 10 Romo threw for 300-or-more yards nine times in 2012, the most in a season in club history. he also had three straight games with 300 yards (Weeks 11-13) to tie the longest streak in club history: Dallas Cowboys 300-yard Games Single-season Consecutive Games Games Tony Romo...9 (2012) Tony Romo...3 (2007) Tony Romo...8 (2009) Tony Romo...3 (2012) Tony Romo...7 (2007) Don Meredith...2 (1963) Tony Romo...6 (2008) Vinny Testaverde..2 (2004) Tony Romo...5 (2011) Tony Romo...2 (mult.) 500 Tony Romo established a club record with 506 passing yards against Denver (10/6). his 506 were good for 12th in a game in NFL history (11th in the Super Bowl era) and he was the 15th league passer to top 500 yards in a single game: 500-yard Games (NFL History) Yards Yards Norm Van Brocklin...554 Warren Moon...527 Matt Schaub...527 Boomer Esiason...522 Dan Marino...521 Matthew Stafford...520 Ben Roethlisberger...522 Tom Brady...517 Phil Simms...513 Drew Brees...510 Eli Manning...510 Vince Ferragamo...509 Tony Romo...506 y.a. Tittle...505 Elvis Grbac...504 Ben Roethlisberger...503 7
WHAT A RATING In 2011 Tony Romo recorded a passer rating of more than 100.0 nine times to tie the second-most in a season in club history. Romo closed out 2012 with a 100.0-or-better rating six times and had six again in 2013 before posting seven so far in 2014: 100-plus rating games (Cowboys season) (Season) Games Tony Romo (2007)...10 Tony Romo (2009)...9 Tony Romo (2011)...9 Troy Aikman (1993)...8 Troy Aikman (1995)...7 Tony Romo (2008)...7 Tony Romo (2014)...7 In 2014, he had his first game over 100.0 at St. Louis (9/21) with a 116.8 rating, then had a 137.4 rating the next week against New orleans (9/28). At Seattle (10/12) Romo finished with a 110.2 rating to mark his, then registered his next game against the N.y. Giants (10/19) with a 135.7 rating. he had his fifth 100.0 rating game of 2014 at Jacksonville (11/9) with a 138.8 rating - the 10thhighest of his career and the 60th of his career. At the New york Giants (11/23) he recorded a season-high 143.4 rating for the fifthhighest of his career. he posted his seventh game with a 138.0 rating at Chicago (12/4) to also mark his 62nd career game. his career passer rating of 96.9 is third all-time: 100-plus rating games Cowboys Career NFL (since 2006) Games Games Tony Romo...62 Troy Aikman...44 Roger Staubach...37 Danny White...33 Craig Morton...24 Drew Brees...70 Philip Rivers...66 Tom Brady...65 Peyton Manning...64 Tony Romo...62 Aaron Rodgers...62 All-Time NFL Passer Rating Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate Aaron Rodgers...3,371 2,221 65.9 27,849 223 55 106.7 Peyton Manning..8,948 5,864 65.5 68,874 527 230 97.7 Tony Romo...4,125 2,681 65.0 32,488 233 109 96.9 Steve young...4,149 2,667 64.3 33,124 232 107 96.8 Philip Rivers...4,549 2,948 64.8 35,776 247 115 96.4 ROMO S RATINGS Tony Romo posted a 116.8 quarterback rating at St. Louis (9/21) for his first game of the 2014 season with a rating of 100.0- or-better. he then had a 137.4 rating against New orleans (9/28). Romo added his third game with a 110.2 rating at Seattle (10/12), and his fourth with a 135.7 against the N.y. Giants (10/19). his fifth game was a 138.8 rating at Jacksonville (11/9). At the New york Giants (11/23) his 143.4 rating was the a season-best, his sixth of the season and the fifth-highest of his career. he had a 138.0 rating at Chicago (12/4) for his seventh game of the year. his personal best was a 150.5 against Philadelphia (12/2/12). he also owns the third-best single-game rating in club history (150.5) and three of the top-10 single-game figures: Romo s Single-Game Passer Rating Highs Rating Opp, Date Rating Opp, Date 150.5...vs. Phi, 12/2/12 141.6...vs. Atl, 10/25/09 148.9...vs. TB, 11/23/06 141.3...vs. NyG 12/11/11 148.4...vs. Buf, 11/13/11 140.6...@ TB, 9/13/09 143.4...@ NYG, 11/23/14 140.0...vs. Den, 10/6/13 141.7...@ Phi, 11/4/07 138.8...@ Jax, 11/9/14 Dallas Cowboys Single-Game Passer Rating Highs Rate Date Rate Date Meredith...154.6 10/9/66 Romo...148.9 11/23/06 Aikman...153.7 12/21/92 Romo...148.4 11/13/11 Romo...150.5 12/2/12 White...147.5 10/12/80 Aikman...149.3 9/20/92 White...146.8 12/13/82 Staubach...148.9 9/30/73 White...145.2 9/28/80 FOURTH QUARTER QB Through his career, Tony Romo continually displays late-game heroics. Romo currently has the seventh-highest quarterback rating (102.3) in the fourth quarter in 2014, and for his his career, he has the second-highest all-time fourth quarter quarterback rating (102.4): Att Com Pct Yds TD Int Rate Aaron Rodgers...723 464 64.2 5,848 52 18 102.9 Tony Romo...1,061 689 64.9 8,876 71 28 102.4 Steve young...632 412 65.2 4,807 36 14 97.9 Peyton Manning..2,111 1,334 63.2 15,488 121 62 92.2 Kurt Warner...907 578 63.7 7,084 45 27 91.9 ALL-TIME COWBOYS QB WATCH Tony Romo entered the 2014 season tops in club history with 208 touchdown passes and second in attempts (3,775), completions (2,439) and passing yards (29,565). Through his career Romo has steadily climbed the club s all-time quarterback charts, making strides in 2012 by moving into second for completions. he started the season fourth in passing yards but moved to third against Chicago then second against the N.y. Giants. Romo was fourth in passing touchdowns at the start of 2012, but tied the club record with three tosses against Washington (11/22/12). he then established the club mark with three touchdown throws against Philadelphia (12/2/12) to break Aikman s old record of 165. he s also moved up the ladder in all-time wins and starts amongst Cowboys quarterbacks, passing Danny White (62) in 2013 to claim the third-most wins as a Dallas quarterback, and passed Roger Staubach (114) for most quarterback starts in team history against the N.y. Giants (10/19/14). Below is how Romo s career numbers stack up in the storied quarterback history of the franchise: ATTEMPTS PASSING YARDS Troy Aikman...4,715 Troy Aikman...32,942 Tony Romo...4,125 Tony Romo...32,488 Roger Staubach...2,958 Roger Staubach...22,700 Danny White...2,950 Danny White...21,959 Don Meredith...2,308 Don Meredith...17,199 COMPLETIONS Troy Aikman...2,898 Tony Romo...2,681 Danny White...1,761 Roger Staubach...1,685 Don Meredith...1,170 TOTAL QB STARTS Troy Aikman...165 Tony Romo...120 Roger Staubach...114 Danny White...92 Don Meredith...84 TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo...233 Troy Aikman...165 Danny White...155 Roger Staubach...153 Don Meredith...135 WINS AS STARTER Troy Aikman...94 Roger Staubach...85 Tony Romo...72 Danny White...62 Don Meredith...48 ALL-TIME UNDRAFTED QBS After coming into the league as an undrafted free agent in 2003, Tony Romo took the reins of the Dallas Cowboys offense in 2006. Since then, Romo has struck a note in several team and league record books. he ranks in the top-five in the major passing categories all-time among undrafted quarterbacks. Below is a look at where Romo s current career numbers compare to previously undrafted quarterbacks: Atts. Rnk Atts 1. Warren Moon...6,823 2. Dave Krieg...5,311 3. Jon Kitna...4,440 4. Tony Romo...4,125 5. Kurt Warner...4,070 Comps. Rnk Comps. 1. Warren Moon...3,988 2. Dave Krieg...3,105 3. Jon Kitna...2,677 4. Tony Romo...2,681 5. Kurt Warner...2,666 Comp. Pct. Rnk Pct. 1. Kurt Warner...65.5 2. Tony Romo...65.0 3. Jeff Garcia...61.6 4. Jon Kitna...60.3 5. Jake Delhomme...59.4 Yds. Rnk Yds 1. Warren Moon...49,325 2. Dave Krieg...38,147 3. Jim hart...34,665 4. Tony Romo...32,488 5. Kurt Warner...32,344 TDs Rnk TDs 1. Warren Moon...291 2. Dave Krieg...261 3. Tony Romo...233 4. Kurt Warner...208 5. Jon Kitna...169 Rating Rnk Rate 1. Tony Romo...96.9 2. Kurt Warner...93.7 3. Jeff Garcia...87.5 4. Dave Krieg...81.5 5. Jake Delhomme...81.3 List does not include players selected in the supplemental draft or those drafted as futures. 8
70 PERCENT-OR-BETTER Tony Romo has completed 242-of-350 passes for a 69.1 completion percentage - highest of his career with at least 10 games played - to currently rank second in the NFL in 2014. Since 2006, Romo s 64.9 competion percentage is the sixth-highest in the NFL. he has completed at least 60% of his passes in all 12 games played this season, and has five games this season completing 70.0 percent-or-better. At Jacksonville (11/9), Romo completed 20-of-27 passes for a completion percentage of 74.1 to mark the 40th game of 70.0-or-better completion percentage of his career to surpass Troy Aikman (39) for the most in team history. he had a 80.8% rate on 21-of-26 passes at Chicago (12/4) for his 41st game: Dallas Cowboys Career 70.0% Games Tony Romo 41 Troy Aikman 39 Danny White 24 Roger Staubach 19 Craig Morton 17 Against NFL leaders, Romo s 41 games ranks ninth all-time: NFL QBs Career 70.0% Games Peyton Manning 87 Drew Brees 71 Brett Favre 59 Phillip Rivers 51 Steve young 50 Tom Brady 46 Joe Montana 44 Ben Roethlisberger 44 Tony Romo 41 Romo s career-high of eight games with 70.0-or-better completion percentage in 2012 tied Aikman s 1993 total for the most in a single-season in franchise history. he also has four seasons (2006-07, 2013-14) with five games to tie for fourth in team history, including currently in 2014. ROMO BY THE NUMBERS In the 12th game of 2013, Tony Romo topped 3,000 yards - his sixth career 3,000-yard season to establish a club-high. In Dallas come-from-behind win at the N.y. Giants (11/23), Romo had four touchdown passes to give him 22 for the season - his seventh career season with 20-plus touchdown throws. Romo s seven 20-touchdown seasons are a club-high: 3,000-yard seasons 20-touchdown seasons Seasons Seasons Tony Romo...6 Troy Aikman...5 Danny White...4 In 2013, Romo fell 172 yards shy of his fifth 4,000-yard season. his 31 touchdowns gave him three seasons with 30 scoring tosses, and he is the only quarterback in team history with 4,000 yards and 30 scores in a season. TONY S TOTALS After finishing the 2011 season ranking in the top-five in all the single-season passing categories, Romo bettered some of those figures in 2012. he established single-season club records for completions (425), attempts (648) and yards (4,903). his 65.6 completion percentage for 2012 is fourth. Below is a look at the Cowboys all-time single-season passing records: ATTEMPTS Tony Romo (2012)...648 Tony Romo (2009)...550 Tony Romo (2013)...535 Danny White (1983)...533 Tony Romo (2011)...522 COMPLETIONS Tony Romo (2012)...425 Tony Romo (2009)...347 Tony Romo (2011)...346 Tony Romo (2013)...342 Tony Romo (2007)...335 PASSING YARDS Tony Romo (2012)...4,903 Tony Romo (2009)...4,483 Tony Romo (2007)...4,211 Tony Romo (2011)...4,184 Danny White (1983)...3,980 Tony Romo...7 Danny White...4 Don Meredith...3 Roger Staubach...3 TOUCHDOWNS Tony Romo (2007)...36 Tony Romo (2011)...31 Tony Romo (2013)...31 Danny White (1983)...29 Danny White (1980)...28 Tony Romo (2012)...28 COMPLETION PCT Troy Aikman (1993)...69.1 Tony Romo (2011)...66.3 Jon Kitna (2010)...65.7 Tony Romo (2012)...65.6 Troy Aikman (1991)...65.3 RATING Roger Staubach (1971)..104.8 Tony Romo (2011)...102.5 Troy Aikman (1993)...99.0 Tony Romo (2009)...97.6 Tony Romo (2007)...97.4 HALF OF ROMO In the second half of the Cowboys 31-21 victory over the New york Giants (10/19), Tony Romo completed nine-of-nine passes for 166 yards and one touchdown. It was the fourth time of his career he completed 100% of his second half passes. Last season in the Cowboys 31-24 comeback win over oakland (11/28/13), Romo finished the second half 12-of-12 for 101 yards and a touchdown to mark the third time of his career to complete 100% of his second half passes. he also did it against Philadelphia (12/2/12) - 10-of-10 for 169 yards with three touchdowns - and the first was at Arizona (11/12/06) - 10-of-10 for 144 yards with one touchdown. In recent history of the organization, only Randall Cunningham (at Arizona, 9/10/00) completed all of his passes through one half. It was in the first half of the 31-32 loss where he completed all 12 of his passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Besides the four flawless halfs mentioned above, there have been nine times in recent team history that a quarterback completed all but one pass (10-or-more attempts). The most recent was Kyle orton (nine-of-10) against Chicago (10/1/12). Romo accomplished the feat three times and Troy Aikman did it five times. Romo had flashes of perfection in the 2013 opener, completing 13 straight passes in the second quarter, finishing the frame 16-of-19. ROMO OVER TIME Since coming onto the scene in 2006, Tony Romo has racked up 32,488 passing yards in 126 games played under center. Romo s average of 258.3 yards-per-game since 2006 is fifth in the league: Passing Yards-per-Game (since 2006) Yds/G Drew Brees...305.1 Yards 42,716 Games 140 Peyton Manning...285.5 35,685 125 Tom Brady...275.2 34,674 126 Aaron Rodgers...267.2 27,784 104 Tony Romo...257.8 32,488 126 CALL IT A COMEBACK Since taking over as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback during the 2006 season, Tony Romo has been at the helm of some thrilling wins for the club. Included in his 71 wins as a starter are 23 occasions in which he led the team to a come-from-behind victory in the fourth quarter or overtime. Romo s 23 are a franchise-best, and in 2012 he had three straight games in which he had a come-frombehind win, and followed that up with two in 2013. Romo led his offense to its first comeback win of the 2014 season at St. Louis (9/21) as the team battled back from 21 points down to overcome the most points to win a game in a non-overtime game in franchise history. his second was a 30-23 win at Seattle (10/12), while his third came at the New york Giants (11/23) in which he used the final three minutes in that contest to overcome a three point deficit. Below is a look at each of Romo s 23 games in which he battled a deficit to pull out the win and his fourth quarter stats in those games: Time Final Date Opp Score Left Att Com Yds TD Int Score 10/29/06 @Car 10-14 15:00 8 5 78 0 0 35-14 11/19/06 IND 7-14 15:00 6 6 102 0 0 21-14 10/8/07 @Buf 13-24 15:00 18 13 108 1 1 25-24 12/9/07 @Det 14-27 15:00 20 16 159 1 0 28-27 9/15/08 PhI 31-37 14:17 10 7 98 0 0 41-37 11/16/08 @Was 7-10 15:00 5 4 50 1 0 14-10 10/11/09 @KC 10-13 15:00 9 4 156 2 0 26-20 11/8/09 @Phi 10-13 15:00 4 3 64 1 0 20-16 11/22/09 WAS 0-6 15:00 10 7 60 1 1 7-6 9/18/11 @SF 14-21 15:00 15 12 201 1 0 27-24 9/26/11 WAS 12-16 15:00 12 6 107 0 0 18-16 11/20/11 @Was 10-17 15:00 12 6 131 2 0 27-24 11/24/11 MIA 17-19 7:14 10 7 73 1 0 20-19 10/21/12 @Car 13-14 11:38 8 4 36 0 0 19-14 11/18/12 CLE 17-20 1:07 24 16 142 1 0 23-20 12/2/12 PhI 24-27 9:51 5 5 115 2 0 38-33 12/9/12 @Cin 10-19 15:00 15 11 128 1 0 20-19 12/16/12 PIT 17-24 12:37 15 8 73 0 0 27-24 11/3/13 MIN 20-23 0:35 17 12 118 1 1 27-23 12/22/13 @Was 14-23 14:56 12 9 140 1 0 24-23 9/21/14 @StL 20-24 13:28 4 5 40 1 0 34-31 10/12/14 @Sea 20-23 8:16 7 4 44 0 0 30-23 11/23/14 @NYG 24-28 3:00 7 6 66 1 0 31-28 *italics indicate overtime and are reflected in the stats totals 9
NO PLACE LIKE HOME In 2012, Tony Romo hit 92 home touchdowns to surpass Danny White (91) for the most in team history. By season s end, he added nine more to total 101. Romo tossed 16 scores at home in 2013 - including a club-record tying five against Denver (10/6) - to give him 117 at the conclusion of the season. In 2014, Romo had one passing touchdown in the season home opener against San Francisco (9/7), three against New orleans (9/28), two against houston (10/5), three against the N.y. Giants (10/19) and one against Washington (10/27) to up his career total to 127 at home: Home Passing TDs (Cowboys history) TDs Tony Romo...127 Danny White...91 Roger Staubach...87 Troy Aikman...87 Don Meredith...78 Additionally, Romo s ascension to the top of Cowboys passing charts has been at an incredibly rapid pace. his record-breaking 92nd home touchdown came in just 47 games played behind center. Below is a look at how many games it took the players before him to reach their respective home touchdown figure: Home Passing TDs (Cowboys history - Games Played) GP Tony Romo...47 Danny White...84 Roger Staubach...67 Troy Aikman...85 Don Meredith...55 Since becoming a starter in 2006, Romo s 123 home touchdowns are third in the league: Home Passing TDs since 2006 TDs Drew Brees...177 Peyton Manning...144 Tom Brady...129 Tony Romo...127 Philip Rivers...119 HOME SWEET HOME In 2014, Tony Romo opened the sixth season at what is now AT&T Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers (9/7), marking his 35th game in the stadium since it opened in 2009. With Romo as the starting quarterback, Dallas holds a 23-17 record at its home venue. Romo s personal stats at the stadium are quite impressive. For his career, Romo has completed 927-of-1,407 passes for 11,107 yards, with 76 touchdowns and 41 interceptions. Below is a year-by-year look at Romo s work at AT&T Stadium: Year GP Att Com Pct. Yds TD Int Rate 2009...8 247 153 61.9 1,976 14 5 97.5 2010...3 104 70 67.3 819 5 5 87.0 2011...8 231 155 67.1 1,848 16 6 103.6 2012...8 368 242 65.8 2,841 15 12 89.1 2013...7 270 182 67.4 2,069 16 6 100.7 2014...6 187 125 66.8 1,554 10 7 94.6 Totals...40 1,407 927 66.0 11,107 76 41 95.7 GO LONG Since becoming the Cowboys starting quarterback in 2006, Tony Romo has 34 touchdown passes of at least 50 yards - the most in the league since 2006: Touchdowns of 50-or-more yards (since 2006) TDs Tony Romo...34 Aaron Rodgers...30 Drew Brees...24 Tom Brady...24 Eli Manning...22 ROMO S ROAD With his 72-48 record as a starter, Tony Romo has had success when playing on the road. Since being named the club s starter leading into the game at Carolina (10/29/06), Romo holds a 36-24 record away from home. Romo began his career as a starting quarterback on the road at Carolina (10/29/06) and went on to post an 11-2 road record during his first season and a half at the reins of the Cowboys offense. he was 4-1 in his first season in 2006, then followed that up with a 7-1 record in 2007. In 2008 Romo fought through a finger injury and missed two games to finish 3-3 away from home. he finished 2009 with a 5-3 road record, then in 2010 his season ended three road games in where he was 1-2 before he fractured his left clavicle against the N.y. Giants (10/25). Romo was 3-5 in 2011, then was 4-4 in 2012. Last season he was 3-5. Romo currently owns a perfect 6-0 record in 2014 following wins at Tennessee (9/14), at St. Louis (9/21), at Seattle (10/12), at Jacksonville (11/9), at the New york Giants (11/23) and at Chicago (12/4): Tony Romo s Career Record On The Road Year Record 2006...4-1 2007...7-1 2008...3-3 2009...5-3 2010...1-2 2011...3-5 2012...4-4 2013...3-5 2014...6-0 Total...36-24 Below is a look at Romo s career passing stats on the road compared to other top Cowboys quarterbacks: W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INT R.Staubach 36-19 1,466 835 10,669 57.0 64 47 D.White 25-20 1,381 811 9,793 58.7 62 66 T.Aikman 38-42 2,384 1,469 16,521 61.6 78 71 T.Romo 36-24 2,046 1,332 15,748 65.1 106 44 ROMO S ROAD TD STREAK Tony Romo has thrown at least one touchdown pass in an NFLrecord 39 consecutive road games: *indicates active streak Tony Romo (2012-14)*...39 John hadl (1964-68)...32 Brett Favre (2000-04)...32 Peyton Manning (2010-14)*..30 Matt Ryan (2011-14)*...30 Aaron Brooks (2000-04)...27 Drew Brees (2009-12)...26 Tom Brady (2010-13)...26 Dan Fouts (1979-82)...22 Marc Bulger (2003-06)...22 Romo s 39-game road touchdown streak is the longest in team history, with the next closest quarterback throwing a touchdown in 10 games (Drew Bledsoe - 2005-06): Dallas Cowboys Consecutive TD Pass, Road Games Games Seasons Tony Romo...39* 2012-14 Drew Bledsoe...10 2005-06 Tony Romo...8 2006-07 Danny White...8 1983 Roger Staubach...8 1973-74 For his career, Romo has thrown 106 touchdowns on the road - most in franchise history. ROMO-TO-BRYANT COMBO Tony Romo and Dez Bryant connected on two touchdowns at the N.y. Giants (11/23). The scores were the 42nd and 43rd touchdown connection between Romo and Bryant since Bryant was drafted in 2010, the most touchdowns by a quarterback-wide receiver duo during that time span: Most TDs By a QB-WR Since 2010 QB/WR TDs Romo/Bryant...43 Stafford/Johnson...41 Rodgers/Nelson...40 10
CONSECUTIVE TD STREAK ENDS Tony Romo had a streak of 38 consecutive games with a touchdown pass end against Philadelphia (11/27) when he failed to connect on a scoring throw. his 38 games are a club record and the fifth-longest in NFL history that began on oct. 1, 2012 against Chicago. he threw at least one in each of the remaining 12 games of 2012 and in each of the 15 he played in 2013. he continued it through 10 games played in 2014 before it ended: Dallas Cowboys Consecutive Touchdown Pass Games Games Seasons Tony Romo...38 2012-14 Tony Romo...20 2009-11 Tony Romo...17 2006-07 Troy Aikman...16 1993-94 Romo s consecutive touchdown streak is also the fifth-longest streak in NFL history: All-Time NFL Consecutive Touchdown Pass Games Games Seasons Drew Brees...54 2009-12 Tom Brady...52 2010-13 Peyton Manning...51 2010-14 Johnny Unitas...47 1956-60 Tony Romo...38 2012-14 Brett Favre...36 2002-04 Drew Brees...33* 2012-14 Dan Marino...30 1985-87 Ben Roethlisberger...30 2012-14 *indicates active streak ROMO S A WINNER Since making his first start in 2006, Tony Romo s 72-48 record as the Cowboys starting quarterback has been among the best in the NFL. Between 2006-2014, Romo s 72 wins are the seventhmost in the NFL. NFL QB Records Since 2006 Record Tom Brady, NE...100-26 Peyton Manning, Ind./Den...97-28 Philip Rivers, SD...87-54 Drew Brees, No...85-55 Ben Roethlisberger, Pit....81-49 Eli Manning, NyG...77-64 Tony Romo, Dal...72-48 Joe Flacco, Bal....70-39 Aaron Rodgers, GB...68-32 Matt Ryan, Atl...65-42 ROMO 4K With 341 passing yards against Pittsburgh (12/16/12), Tony Romo reached 4,000 passing yards for the fourth time in his career. It also marked the fourth time a Cowboys quarterback reached 4,000 yards in a season. With four seasons of 4,000-plus yards, Romo tied Warren Moon and Philip Rivers for the sixth-most 4,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Aaron Rodgers added his fourth after Romo. Peyton Manning has the league-high with 13: 4,000-yard Seasons All-Time Since 2006 Seasons Seasons Peyton Manning...13 Drew Brees...8 Drew Brees...8 Peyton Manning...7 Dan Marino...6 Tom Brady...5 Brett Favre...6 Philip Rivers...5 Tom Brady...6 Carson Palmer...4 Philip Rivers...5 Aaron Rodgers...4 Warren Moon...4 Tony Romo...4 Carson Palmer...4 Five tied...3 Aaron Rodgers...4 Tony Romo...4 ROMO AT 20K Against the N.y. Giants (12/11/11), Tony Romo reached the 20,000-yard milestone, finishing the game with 321 yards for 20,296 for his career. Romo reached that mark in 2,497 attempts -at the time, the second-fewest attempts to 20,000 yards among active quarterbacks. Romo also became the fourth Dallas Cowboy, 13th active and 94th passer in NFL history to reach the mark. his 20,296 yards through his first 75 starts were the third-most all-time: 20,000-Yard Club Dallas Cowboys Active Quarterbacks Yards Yards Troy Aikman...32,942 Tony Romo...32,488 Roger Staubach...22,700 Danny White...21,959 Fewest attempts to 20K (Active) Atts Ben Roethlisberger...2,490 Tony Romo...2,497 Phillip Rivers...2,504 Yards in 75 starts (All-time) Yards Dan Marino...20,492 Kurt Warner...20,305 Tony Romo...20,296 Peyton Manning...68,874 Drew Brees...55,064 Tom Brady...52,709 Eli Manning...38,685 Ben Roethlisberger...38,160 Phillip Rivers...35,776 Carson Palmer...35,365 Matt hasselbeck...34,667 Tony Romo...32,488 Aaron Rodgers...27,849 Jay Cutler...27,383 Matt Ryan...27,274 Joe Flacco...24,803 Matt Schaub...24,311 Michael Vick...22,093 Matthew Stafford...21,101 Alex Smith...20,250 ROMO AT 30K Tony Romo climbed to 30,000 passing yards following his 176- yard performance at Tennessee (9/14/14), and now has 32,283 for his career. By reaching 30,000 career passing yards Romo became the second Cowboys quarterback to reach that milestone (Troy Aikman - 32,942), the 38th player in NFL history and only the fifth undrafted player to do so. he reached that mark in 138 games to tie Kerry Collins and Donovan McNabb as the 16th fastest player to reach 30,000 passing yards and did it in 3,834 attempts, the fourth-fewest attempts in NFL history: 30,000-Yard Club Dallas Cowboys Active 30K Quarterbacks Yards Yards Troy Aikman...32,942 Tony Romo...32,488 Fewest attempts to 30K (All-Time) Atts Kurt Warner...3,758 Ben Roethlisberger...3,795 Phillip Rivers...3,813 Tony Romo...3,834 Dan Fouts...3,873 Peyton Manning...68,874 Drew Brees...55,064 Tom Brady...52,709 Eli Manning...38,685 Ben Roethlisberger...38,160 Phillip Rivers...35,776 Carson Palmer...35,365 Matt hasselbeck...34,667 Tony Romo...32,488 ROMO S RANKINGS Tony Romo has been steadily climbing the NFL s all-time passing charts. Coming into the 2014 season, Romo ranked 54th in attempts (3,812), 39th in completions (2,439), 41st in passing yards (29,565) and tied for 31st in touchdown passes (208). he has continued his climb in 2014: NFL Career Attempts NFL Career Completions Leaders Leaders 1. Brett Favre...10,169 1. Brett Favre...6,300 2. Peyton Manning...8,948 2. Peyton Manning...5,864 3. Dan Marino...8,358... 3. Dan Marino...4,967... 42. Rich Gannon...4,206 27. Mark Brunell...2,761 43. Steve young...4,149 28. Steve McNair...2,733 44. Tony Romo...4,125 29. Tony Romo...2,681 NFL Career Passing Yards NFL Career Touchdowns Leaders Leaders 1. Brett Favre...71,838 1. Peyton Manning...527 2. Peyton Manning...68,701 2. Brett Favre...508 3. Dan Marino...61,361... 3. Dan Marino...420... 31. Ken Anderson...32,838 23. George Blanda...236 32. Kurt Warner...32,344 24. Donovan McNabb...234 33. Tony Romo...32,283 25. Tony Romo...233 11
CLIMBING THE TE CHARTS Since entering the league in 2003, Jason Witten has proven his skills as an offensive weapon. he has provided Dallas with the full package at tight end. After 11 seasons, Witten has caught 925 passes for 10,294 yards and 56 touchdowns. he is the second all-time leading tight end in career receptions and second in receiving yards. To open the 2011 season, Witten rattled off 110 yards - his 13th career 100-yard outing to become the seventh tight end in league history to reach 7,000 receiving yards. his work through the 2011 season allowed him to crack the top-five on the tight end receiving yards list. Witten opened the 2012 season at the N.y. Giants (9/5) with two catches for 10 yards to pass Jackie Smith (7,918) for fourth on the list. Against Tampa Bay (9/23), Witten moved into third all-time. he then crossed the 8,000-yard mark against Chicago (10/1) with his 15th career 100-yard game. he opened the 2013 season by crossing the 9,000-yard threshold. By mid-november of 2011, Witten passed Newsome (662) for third on the all-time receptions list. With four catches at Seattle (9/16) in 2012, he became the third tight end in league history with 700 career catches. his seven catches in the finale at Washington (12/30) made him the third tight end in league history to reach 800 career receptions. In Week 2 of 2013 at Kansas City (9/15) Witten passed Shannon Sharpe (817) for second in catches. In 2014, he reached 10,000 career receiving yards on a 34-yard catch against houston (10/5) to become only the third tight end in NFL history to reach that mark. The very next game at Seattle (10/12) he caught his 900th career pass on a three-yard scoring strike from Romo in the second quarter to become the second tight end in league history, the first Dallas Cowboy and the 16th overall player to do so. he had 27 yards against the N.y. Giants (10/19) to pass Sharpe (10,060) for the second-most receiving yards by an NFL tight end. NFL Career Receptions NFL Career Receiving Leaders (TEs) Yards Leaders (TEs) 1. Tony Gonzalez...1,325 1. Tony Gonzalez*...15,127 2. Jason Witten*...925 2. Jason Witten*...10,294 3. Shannon Sharpe...815 3. Shannon Sharpe...10,060 4. Antonio Gates*...771 4. Antonio Gates*...9,801 5. ozzie Newsome...662 5. ozzie Newsome...7,980 * indicates active players TE s TDs Coming off a 2010 season in which he registered a career-high and club tight end record-tying nine touchdowns, Jason Witten became the seventh Dallas Cowboy with 40 career touchdown catches in 2011. Later that same season, Witten tied Billy Joe DuPree (41) for sixth in club history. he then broke that tie in 2012 with a scoring grab against Chicago (10/1) to give him sole possession of sixth. he added a pair in the 2013 season opener, one against Denver (10/6) and one against Minnesota (11/3) to give him 48 and tie Drew Pearson for fifth in squad history. he tied Frank Clarke for fourth with two more snags at the N.y. Giants (11/24), tied Tony hill for third with a score at Chicago (12/9) and took sole possession of third with a touchdown against Green Bay (12/15): All-Time Cowboys Receiving Touchdown List 1. Bob hayes...71 (1965-74) 2. Michael Irvin...65 (1988-99) 3. Jason Witten...56 (2003-14) MORE TE s TDs In 2013 Jason Witten was able to reach 50 career touchdowns - the ninth tight end in league history to reach that mark - and entered the 2014 season tied with Dave Casper for eighth amongst all league tight ends all-time. At Seattle (10/12) he caught a touchdown to give him 53 for his career to break a tie with Casper and tie Dallas Clark (53) for seventh. Against Washington (10/27) he broke a tie with Clark with one touchdown and tied Wesley Walls for sixth, then moved past Walls and tied Vernon Davis (55) at Jacksonville (11/9). he passed Davis with a score at the N.y. Giants (11/23): Tight End TDs Years Tight End TDs Years Tony Gonzalez...111 1997-13 Wesley Walls...54 1989-03 Antonio Gates*...96 2003-14 Dallas Clark...53 2003-13 Shannon Sharpe..62 1990-03 Dave Casper...52 1974-84 Jerry Smith...60 1965-77 Rob Gronkowski*.52 2010-14 Jason Witten*...56 2003-14 Ben Coates...50 1991-00 Vernon Davis*...55 2006-14 *indicates active player LEADING MAN Already placing in the top-two in career receptions and receiving yards all-time among league tight ends, Jason Witten is climbing the NFL s all-time receptions and receiving yards charts among all position players. Witten opened 2014 ranking 17th in receptions (879) and 43rd in receiving yards (9,813). Witten began 2014 by passing Drew hill (9,831) at Tennessee (9/14) for 42nd on the league s all-time receiving yards list, then moved up to 41st over Eric Moulds (9,995) against houston (10/5) while also reaching 10,000 career yards in the same contest. he passed Lance Alworth (10,266) for 36th in receiving yards against Philadelphia (11/27): he hit 900 receptions at Seattle (10/12), then passed Andre Rison (10,205) for 37th all-time in receiving yards at Jacksonville (11/9). At the N.y. Giants he passed Torry holt (920) for 15th in receptions. NFL Career Receptions NFL Career Receiving Leaders Yards Leaders 1. Jerry Rice...1,549 1. Jerry Rice...22,895 2. Tony Gonzalez...1,325 2. Terrell owens...15,934 3. Marvin harrison...1,102... 3. Randy Moss...15,292... 14. Art Monk...940 34. Keshawn Johnson...10,571 15. Anquan Boldin*...929 35. harold Jackson...10,372 16. Jason Witten*...925 36. Jason Witten*...10,294 * indicates active players THAT S A BUNCH OF WITT After coming into the league as Dallas third round draft pick in 2003, Jason Witten has strung together a hall of Fame career. he has appeared in the most Pro Bowls by a Cowboys tight end (nine, seven consecutive - 2004-10 and 2012-13), is tops on the club s alltime receptions chart and second on the receiving yards chart. In 2012 he took the top spot on the club s receptions chart from Michael Irvin at Atlanta (11/4) after a seven-catch, 51-yard game. Witten took 151 games to reach the top of the team s receptions chart which was faster than Irvin (159). When compared to the two other NFL tight ends with at least 750 catches - Tony Gonzalez and Shannon Sharpe - Witten also reached the mark faster - Gonzalez (163 games), Sharpe (169). Witten accounts for 614 catches and 6,931 yards of Romo s 2,681 completions and 32,488 yards. Both numbers are more than any other player that has caught a pass from Romo. In 2012 Witten caught 13 passes against Chicago (10/1) which was third in his career and tied for third among any Cowboys pass catcher and tied for eighth by an NFL tight end. he then bettered that with a club-record 18-catch game against the N.y. Giants (10/28). his 18 receptions tied for third in a game in NFL history and were the most by a tight end in league history: Single-Game Cowboys Receptions No. Opp (Date) Jason Witten...18 NYG (10/28/12) Jason Witten...15 @ Det (12/9/07) Jason Witten...14 @ NyG (12/6/09) Lance Rentzel...13 Was (11/19/67) Jason Witten...13 Chi (10/1/12) Dez Bryant...13 @ Bal (10/14/12) Single-Game Receptions NFL History NFL History (TEs) Rec. Rec. Brandon Marshall...21 Jason Witten...18 Terrell owens...20 Kellen Winslow...15 Brandon Marshall...18 Jason Witten...15 Jason Witten...18 Five Tied...14 Clark Gaines...17 12
QUICK WITT-ED Jason Witten has steadily climbed Dallas all-time receiving yards charts. In 2008 he became the sixth player in Cowboys history to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. he topped the 5,000- yard barrier in the 2009 opener, the sixth pass catcher in club history to reach that mark. Later that same season, he passed Frank Clarke (5,247) for fifth on Dallas all-time receiving yards chart. Two weeks into 2010, Witten became the fifth Cowboy to top 6,000 career yards. he opened 2011 with 110 yards at the N.y. Jets (9/11) to become the fifth Cowboy to reach 7,000. his 94-yard outing against Detroit (10/2) put him past Bob hayes (7,295) for fourth all-time in club history. he took third from Drew Pearson with four catches for 24 yards against Philadelphia (12/24). In 2012 Witten topped 8,000 yards with his 112-yard game against Chicago (10/1). he also passed Tony hill in the Bears game. Witten opened 2013 with 70 yards against the N.y. Giants (9/8) to become the second Cowboy and third tight end to reach 9,000 career receiving yards. In 2014 he reached 10,000 career yards after a 59-yard performance against houston (10/5) to become the third tight end - and second Cowboy - to reach that mark: All-Time Cowboys Receiving Yards List 1. Michael Irvin...11,904 (1988-99) 2. Jason Witten...10,294 (2003-14) 3. Tony hill...7,988 (1977-86) 4. Drew Pearson...7,822 (1973-83) 5. Bob hayes...7,295 (1965-74) Among his 10,294 yards are 20 games in which he reached 100 yards - a club tight end record. his 20 100-yard outings is fourth all-time among league tight ends since 1970: Cowboys 100-yard NFL 100-yard Tight End Games Tight End Games 1. Jason Witten...20 1. Tony Gonzalez...31 2. Doug Cosbie...4 2. Kellen Winslow, Sr...24 Jay Novacek...4 3. Antonio Gates...21 4. Jason Witten...20 5. Shannon Sharpe...19 In 2008 Witten became the fifth pass catcher in team history to top 400 receptions. Four weeks into 2009, he became the fifth to reach 450. he jumped past Tony hill (fifth) and Emmitt Smith (fourth) also in 2009. he took second from Drew Pearson with 14 catches at the N.y. Giants (12/6/09) - second in his career. he became the second Cowboy to reach 700 receptions in Week 2 of 2012, and he added seven catches at Atlanta (11/4) to pass Michael Irvin for the top spot on Dallas all-time receptions chart: All-Time Cowboys Receptions List 1. Jason Witten...925 (2003-14) 2. Michael Irvin...750 (1988-99) 3. Drew Pearson...489 (1973-83) 4. Emmitt Smith...486 (1990-02) 5. Tony hill...479 (1977-86) Since 2006, Witten has caught the most passes (737) for the most yards (8,210) among active league tight ends: Rec. Yards Jason Witten...737 Jason Witten...8,210 Antonio Gates...577 Antonio Gates...7,347 heath Miller...479 Vernon Davis...5,437 Greg olsen...452 heath Miller...5,398 owen Daniels...426 owen Daniels...5,030 40x11 With a club-record 18 catches against the N.y. Giants (10/28/12), Jason Witten hit 51 receptions for the season for his ninth straight season of 40 catches-or-more. he was the fourth tight end in NFL history with nine 40-catch seasons and the third to do it in nine-plus straight. Nine games into 2013, Witten hit 40 catches and became the fourth tight end with at least 10 overall and the third with 10 straight. Witten once again was able to get to 40 receptions in 2014 after posting four grabs at the N.y. Giants (11/23). By doing so, he became the fourth tight end in NFL history with 11 seasons with 40-or-more receptions, and third tight end to accomplish the feat in 11 consecutive seasons: 40-plus catch seasons by a tight end Tight End Total Consec. Years Tony Gonzalez...16 16 1998-13 Shannon Sharpe...11 7 1992-98, 00-03 Antonio Gates...11 11 2004-14 Jason Witten...11 11 2004-14 50x10 With 18 catches against the N.y. Giants (10/28/12), Jason Witten topped 50 catches for the ninth consecutive season. he was the second tight end in league history with nine straight 50 catch seasons. With four catches at the N.y. Giants (11/24) this year, he became the third tight end with at least 10 seasons of 50 catches and the second to do it in consecutive seasons: 50-plus catch seasons by a tight end Tight End Total Consec. Tony Gonzalez...16 16 Shannon Sharpe...11 7 Jason Witten...10 10 Antonio Gates...9 8 60x10 In the win at Washington (12/22), Jason Witten caught two passes to give him 61 catches for the year - his 10th overall and 10th consecutive season with 60 receptions. Witten became the third tight end in league history with at least 10 60-plus catch seasons and just the second with 10 straight. he is also the only Dallas Cowboy with 10 60-catch seasons: 60-plus catch seasons by a tight end Tight End Total Consec. Tony Gonzalez...15 15 Shannon Sharpe...10 6 Jason Witten...10 10 Antonio Gates...8 7 70x8 Jason Witten topped 70 catches during the 2013 finale against Philadelphia (12/29). Witten has eight overall and seven consecutive 70-catch season - both second all-time among league tight ends: 70-plus catch seasons by a tight end Tight End Total Consec. Tony Gonzalez...14 9 Jason Witten...8 7 Antonio Gates...6 4 Shannon Sharpe...5 2 80x6 With his nine catches on Thanksgiving Day against Washington (11/22/12), Jason Witten passed 80 catches for the sixth time in his career. Witten s six 80+ catch seasons are second to Tony Gonzalez (eight) for the most by a tight end in league history. 80+ Catch Tight End Seasons Tony Gonzalez...8 Jason Witten...6 Todd Christensen...4 Kellen Winslow, Sr....3 Shannon Sharpe...3 Jimmy Graham...3 90x4 Jason Witten reached 90 catches in 2012 for the fourth time in his career. Witten s four 90-catch seasons are second to Tony Gonzalez (five) for the most 90-catch seasons by a tight end in league history. Witten had 90-plus catches in 2009 and 2010 to join Gonzalez as the only tight ends with consecutive 90-catch seasons. 90-Catch Seasons (Tight Ends) Tight End Rec Year Tight End Rec Year Jason Witten 110 2012 Todd Christensen 95 1986 Tony Gonzalez 102 2004 Jason Witten 94 2009 Dallas Clark 100 2009 Jason Witten 94 2010 Tony Gonzalez 99 2007 Tony Gonzalez 93 2000 Jimmy Graham 99 2011 Tony Gonzalez 93 2012 Ben Coates 96 1994 Todd Christensen 92 1983 Tony Gonzalez 96 2008 Rob Gronkowski 90 2011 Jason Witten 96 2007 13
100x20 Jason Witten holds the club record with 20 career 100-yard games. he had three in 2013-135 against Philadelphia (12/29), 121 yards against Denver (10/6) and 102 against Minnesota (11/3): Witten s 100-yard games Yds Opp Date Yds Opp Date Yds Opp Date 167 NyG 10/28/12 156 @NyG12/6/09 140 WAS 12/19/10 138 @Det 12/9/07 135 PhI 12/29/13 133 PhI 11/15/04 121 DEN 10/6/13 117@Was 12/27/09 116 NyG 9/9/07 115 Sea 11/27/08 113 PhI 12/16/07 112 @GB 10/24/04 112 ChI 10/1/12 110 PhI 9/15/08 110 @NyJ 9/11/11 108 PhI 12/2/12 107 oak 11/26/09 103 @Buf 10/8/07 102 @SF 9/18/11 102 MIN 11/3/13 Top-Five Dallas Cowboys Tight End Receiving Days Yards Opp Date Jason Witten 167 NYG 10/28/12 Doug Cosbie 159 @Det 9/15/85 Jason Witten 156 @NYG 12/6/09 Jason Witten 140 WAS 12/19/10 Jason Witten 138 @Det 12/9/07 100 on his third catch against New orleans (12/23/12), Jason Witten reached 100 receptions for the season for the first time in his career. he was the second player in franchise history to top 100 in a season (Michael Irvin, 111 in 1995) and the third tight end in league history to accomplish the feat. Witten finished with a league tight end record 110 catches: 100-Catch Season (NFL TEs) Jason Witten...110 2012 Tony Gonzalez...102 2004 Dallas Clark...100 2009 500x10 Jason Witten s 102-yard game against Minnesota (11/3/13) put him over the 500-yard mark. The 2013 season was Witten s 10th career and 10th consecutive 500-yard season. he is the fourth NFL tight end with 10 career and tied for second with 10 straight. he is also the only pass catcher in team history with 10 500-yard seasons. 500-plus yard seasons NFL Tight End Cowboys History Tot Consec. Tot Consec. Tony Gonzalez...16 16 Jason Witten...10 10 Shannon Sharpe..11 7 Drew Pearson...9 8 Antonio Gates...10 10 Tony hill...9 9 Jason Witten...10 10 Michael Irvin...9 8 600x10 Jason Witten topped 600 yards for the 2013 season with a 53- yard performance against oakland (11/28). Witten has reached the 600-yard mark 10 times overall and consecutively. his 10 overall are third all-time among league tight ends and second for consecutive seasons among the same group. his 10 are the most overall and are the most consecutive in team history: 600-plus yard seasons NFL Tight End Cowboys History Tot Consec. Tot Consec. Tony Gonzalez...16 16 Jason Witten...10 10 Shannon Sharpe..11 7 Michael Irvin...9 8 Jason Witten...10 10 Tony hill...8 4 Antonio Gates...9 8 Bob hayes...7 7 Jackie Smith...7 5 Drew Pearson...7 6 700x10 Jason Witten had 71 yards against Green Bay (12/15) to put him over 700 yards for the 10th time in his career and 10th consecutive season. he has the second-most overall and consecutive 700-yard seasons by a league tight end. he also has the most overall and most consecutive in team history: 700-plus yard seasons NFL Tight End Cowboys History Tot Consec. Tot Consec. Tony Gonzalez...14 11 Jason Witten...10 10 Jason Witten...10 10 Michael Irvin...8 8 Shannon Sharpe...9 6 Tony hill...8 4 Antonio Gates...9 9 Drew Pearson...6 6 800x7 With a 135-yard game against Philadelphia (12/29), in the 2013 season finale, Jason Witten reached the 800-yard mark for the season. This season was his eighth 800-yarder. he also has seven consecutive 800-plus yard seasons, tying Tony Gonzalez for the most all-time among tight ends. his eight total is good for second: 800-plus yard seasons (NFL tight end) Total Consec. Tony Gonzalez...13 7 Jason Witten...8 7 Shannon Sharpe...6 2 Antonio Gates...6 4 900x6 Jason Witten reached the 900-yard mark in 2012 during Week 15. he has topped 900 yards seven times in his career and in sixth straight seasons. his seven are second to Tony Gonzalez (nine) while his six straight are tied with Gonzalez : 900-plus yard seasons (NFL tight end) Total Consec. Tony Gonzalez...9 6 Jason Witten...7 6 Antonio Gates...5 4 Todd Christensen...4 4 Shannon Sharpe...4 2 1,000x4 Jason Witten closed out the 2012 season with 1,039 yards - second on the team and tops among league tight ends. It was his fourth career 1,000-yard season. Witten tied Tony Gonzalez for the most 1,000-yard seasons by a tight end in league history: 1,000-plus yard seasons (NFL tight end) Seasons Tony Gonzalez...4 Jason Witten...4 Kellen Winslow...3 Todd Christensen...3 Shannon Sharpe...3 14
WITTEN AT 7,000 With 110 yards in the 2011 opener at the N.y. Jets (9/11), Jason Witten became the seventh tight end in league history to top 7,000 career yards. he reached the mark in 128 games - the third fastest of the previous six. Below is a list of the tight ends in the 7,000-yard club and how many games it took to reach the mark: Games to Games to 7,000 Yds. 7,000 Yds. Antonio Gates...119 Jackie Smith...143 Pete Retzlaff...125 Shannon Sharpe...146 Jason Witten...128 ozzie Newsome...150 Tony Gonzalez...129 he also became the fifth Dallas Cowboy to reach the milestone. Games to Games to 7,000 Yds. 7,000 Yds. Michael Irvin...91 Drew Pearson...126 Bob hayes...96 Jason Witten...128 Tony hill...103 WITTEN AT 700 AND 8,000 In 2012 Jason Witten became the third tight end in league history to reach 700 career receptions (9/16). he did it in 145 career games - the fastest of the previous two. Tight Ends games to 700 career receptions Games Jason Witten...145 Tony Gonzalez...154 Shannon Sharpe...178 Witten then topped 8,000 career yards (10/1) to become the third tight end to reach the mark. he did it in 147 games - the fastest of the previous two. Antonio Gates then bettered Witten s speed to 8,000 yards, reaching the mark in his 137th game on oct. 15: Tight Ends games to 8,000 career receiving yards Games Antonio Gates...137 Jason Witten...147 Tony Gonzalez...149 Shannon Sharpe...164 WITTEN AT 800 AND 9,000 In the 2012 season finale, Jason Witten caught his 800th career pass. he became just the third tight end in league history to reach that figure. he reached 800 in 159 games - faster than the previous two. Witten entered 2013 52 yards shy of 9,000 career yards, and he became the third tight end in NFL history to reach the mark with a touchdown catch in the second quarter of the opener. he again did it faster than the previous two: Tight Ends games to 800 receptions and 9,000 yards 800 Rec. 9,000 yards Games Games Jason Witten...159 Jason Witten...160 Tony Gonzalez...171 Tony Gonzalez...163 Shannon Sharpe...202 Shannon Sharpe...183 WITTEN AT 900 AND 10,000 on a 34-yard catch in the third quarter against houston (10/5), Jason Witten hit 10,000 career receiving yards. By reaching that milestone, he became the third tight end in NFL history, the 41st overall player in league history and the second Dallas Cowboy (Michael Irvin) to reach that mark. Witten reached the 10,000-yard plateau in his 180th career game to become the second-fastest tight end to get to that point. The very next week at Seattle (10/12), Witten caught two passes to up his career total receptions at 900, becoming only the second tight end in NFL history, first Dallas Cowboy and 16th overall player to do so. he reached that mark in his 181st game, the fastest tight end and eighth-fastest player overall in NFL history to reach that mark. Witten also became only the 16th player in NFL history to reach both 900 career receptions and 10,000 career receiving yards: Tight Ends games to 900 receptions and 10,000 yards 900 Rec. 10,000 yards Games Games Jason Witten...181 Tony Gonzalez...177 Tony Gonzalez...188 Jason Witten...180 Shannon Sharpe...203 15 BY DEZIGN After trading up in the 2010 NFL Draft to select Dez Bryant in the first round with the 24th overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys have seen nothing but production from the wide receiver. Despite his rookie season being cut short due to injury, Bryant was third on the team with 561 yards and six touchdowns and fourth with 45 catches. his reception total was second all-time among club rookies, his touchdowns were third and receiving yards fifth. he improved upon those numbers in his second season (2011), catching 63 passes for 928 yards and nine touchdowns before topping club receiving charts in 2012 with 1,382 yards (fourth in club history) and 12 touchdowns (tied for fifth) on 92 catches (seventh). Bryant finished 2013 as the team leader in receptions (93) yards (1,233) and touchdowns (13). he has continued in 2014 where he left off, leading the team with 73 receptions for 1,034 yards and 10 touchdowns. For his career, he has 366 catches for 5,138 yards and 50 touchdowns. his totals all rank as the best in club history through a player s first five seasons: Dallas Cowboys Receiving Figures (through five seasons) Receptions Yards (Years) Rec (Years) Yds Dez Bryant (2010-14)...366 Dez Bryant (2010-14)...5,138 Jason Witten (2003-07)...348 Bob hayes (1965-69)...4,888 Bob hayes (1965-69)...252 Michael Irvin (1988-92)..4,364 Michael Irvin (1988-92)...249 Jason Witten (2003-07)...3,983 Emmitt Smith (1990-94)...239 Drew Pearson (1973-77) 3,973 Touchdowns (Years) TDs Dez Bryant (2010-14)...50 Bob hayes (1965-69)...49 Tony hill (1977-81)...28 Michael Irvin (1988-92)...27 Jason Witten (2003-07)...21 Miles Austin (2006-10)...21 88, 88, 88 With the selection of Dez Bryant in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys added to their lineage of homegrown talent at wide receiver. Bryant was issued the jersey number 88 to follow in the footsteps of two of the previous 88s in club history - Drew Pearson (1973-83) and Michael Irvin (1988-99). his progress as a rookie was slowed after landing on IR with an ankle injury suffered at Indianapolis (12/5/10). he returned to open the 2011 season in style, and finished his second pro season with 63 catches for 928 yards and nine touchdowns. In 2012 Bryant notched his first career 1,000-yard receiving season with a careerbest 1,382 yards on 92 catches and 12 touchdowns. Including within that total was a career-high 224-yard game against New orleans (12/23) where the total happened on nine catches with a pair of touchdowns. his 224 yards was the 10th 200-yard game in franchise history and the fourth-most yards in a game in team history. In 2013, Bryant led the team in receiving yards (1,233) by posting his second consecutive 1,000-yard season while also leading with a career-high in catches (93) and touchdowns (13). Bryant has come on strong in 2014, leading the team with 73 receptions for 1,034 yards and 10 touchdowns. he tied for the team lead with four catches for 55 yards against San Francisco (9/7), then posted a team-best 10 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee (9/14). At St. Louis (9/21) he had team-highs with six receptions for 89 yards with a season-long 68-yard touchdown catch, before making three grabs for 44 yards and a touchdown against New orleans (9/28). Against the N.y. Giants (10/19), he caught nine passes for 151 yards - fourth-most of his career - to mark his 12th career 100-yard receiving game. Bryant once again led all receivers with nine catches for 85 yards and a touchdown - his fourth consecutive game with a scoring catch - against houston (10/5). he caught six passes for 158 yards - third-most of his career - and two touchdowns - all in the second quarter to mark a franchise record for most receiving yards in a quarter and in a half - at Jacksonville (11/9). At the N.y. Giants (11/23) he hauled in two more touchdowns on seven catches for 86 yards. Below is a comparison between the Cowboys 88s after 71 games: GP Rec Yds Avg TD Drew Pearson...72 268 4,466 16.7 22 Michael Irvin...72 329 5,591 17.0 33 Dez Bryant...72 366 5,138 14.0 50
A GRAND FOR DEZ With six catches for 82 yards at Chicago (12/4/14), Dez Bryant topped 1,000 yards on the season for the third time in his career. he accomplished the feat in 2012 with 1,382 yards, and had 1,233 last season. Bryant s 1,000-yard season in 2014 marks the 31st in franchise history, and he is the 12th different Cowboy to top 1,000 yards in a season. his current mark of 1,034 yards ranks 26th in a season in team history: Dallas Cowboys 1,000-yard Seasons Yards Year Yards Year Michael Irvin...1,603 1995 Drew Pearson...1,087 1974 Michael Irvin...1,523 1991 Tony hill...1,062 1979 Michael Irvin...1,396 1992 Michael Irvin...1,057 1998 Dez Bryant...1,382 2012 Tony hill...1,055 1980 Terrell owens..1,355 2007 Terrell owens...1,052 2008 Michael Irvin...1,330 1993 Terry Glenn...1,047 2006 Miles Austin...1,320 2009 Frank Clarke...1,043 1962 Michael Irvin...1,241 1994 Miles Austin...1,041 2009 Dez Bryant...1,233 2013 Jason Witten...1,039 2012 Bob hayes...1,232 1966 Dez Bryant...1,034 2014 Michael Irvin...1,180 1997 Jason Witten...1,030 2009 Terrell owens..1,180 2006 Drew Pearson...1,026 1979 Jason Witten...1,145 2007 Lance Rentzel...1,009 1968 Terry Glenn...1,136 2005 Bob hayes...1,003 1965 Tony hill...1,113 1985 Jason Witten...1,002 2010 Raghib Ismail..1,097 1999 TRIPLE X RATED Known for celebrating a score or a big play by Throwing Up the X, Dez Bryant crossed off another career milestone by reaching the millenium mark in his third overall season to tie the third-most in franchise history while also hitting his third consecutive season to tie for second: Dallas Cowboys 1,000-yard Receiving Seasons Total Consec. Michael Irvin...7 5 Jason Witten...4 2 Tony hill...3 2 Terrell owens...3 3 Dez Bryant...3 3 Combining with his 10 touchdowns on the season, Bryant also became the second Dallas Cowboy (Terrell owens) to post three overall and three consecutive 1,000-yard and 10 touchdown seasons. Bob hayes is the only other Cowboy to do it more than once. By accomplishing this feat in three consecutive seasons, he also tied for the sixth-longest streak in NFL history: Consecutive 1,000-Yard and 10 TD Rec. Seasons - NFL Consec. Years Marvin harrison......8 1999-2006 Jerry Rice..........7 1989-95 Cris Carter..........5 1995-99 Lance Alworth.......4 1963-66 Randy Moss........4 1998-2001 Carl Pickens........3 1994-96 Sterling Sharpe......3 1992-94 Terrell owens.......3 2000-02 Terrell owens.......3 2006-08 Dez Bryant.........3 2012-14 TOTALING TEN TDs Dez Bryant had a career-high 13 touchdowns in 2013 - tied for third in a season in team history. It was his second straight 10- touchdown season and second consecutive. Bryant s 10-touchdown season was the 17th time a Cowboy had 10 scoring catches in a season, and he is the ninth different Cowboy to accomplish the feat. of the previous 17, he is one-of-four to do it multiple times. In 2014 Bryant reached 10 touchdowns once more following two scores at the N.y. Giants (11/23). By doing so, it marked his third consecutive season with 10-or-more touchdowns to tie Terrell owens for both overall seasons and consecutive seasons for the second-longest streak in team history: Dallas Cowboys 10-TD Seasons Rec. Year Rec. Year T. owens...15 2007 F. Clarke...10 1963 F. Clarke...14 1962 B. hayes...10 1967 B. hayes...13 1966 B. hayes...10 1968 D. Bryant...13 2013 B. hayes...10 1970 B. hayes...12 1965 T. hill...10 1979 L. Rentzel...12 1969 M. Irvin...10 1995 D. Bryant...12 2012 T. owens...10 2008 M. Austin...11 2009 D. Bryant...10 2014 L. Robinson...11 2011 DEZ-TRUCTIVE In 2013, Dez Bryant had back-to-back touchdown games when he caught two each at San Diego (9/29) and against Denver (10/6). Bryant averaged 23.5 yards-per-catch with six catches for 141 yards and two scores in the Broncos game. The 141 yards was his second 100-yard game of the season, eighth of his career, and tied the fourth-most yards in his career. he added 110 yards at Philadelphia (10/20) for his third of the season, ninth of his career. he then had his 10th career (fourth of the season) with 153 yards (second in his career) against Green Bay (12/15). In 2014, Bryant notched his 11th career 100-yard receiving game with 103 at Tennessee (9/14) to mark his first of the year. his second came against the N.y. Giants (10/19) when he had 151 yards - fourth-most of his career - to mark his 12th career 100-yard game. Bryant registered 158 yards - all in the second quarter - at Jacksonville (11/9) to mark the second-highest yardage output of his career and 13th career 100-yard game. For his career, Bryant has 13 100-yard outings through the first five seasons of his Dallas Cowboys career rank third in a player s first five seasons with the team and seventh overall: Dallas Cowboys 100-yard Receiving Games First 5 Seasons Overall Games Bob hayes (1965-68)...17 Michael Irvin (1988-99)...47 Michael Irvin (1988-91)...15 Tony hill (1978-86)...26 Dez Bryant (2010-14)...13 Bob hayes (1965-71)...23 Miles Austin (2008-10)...11 Jason Witten (2004-13)...20 Tony hill (1978-81)...11 Drew Pearson (1973-81)..19 Miles Austin (2008-12)...14 Dez Bryant (2010-14)...13 Dez Bryant 100-yard Games Yds Opp Date Yds Opp Date 224 No 12/23/12 141 DEN 10/6/13 158 @Jac 11/9/14 110 NyG 10/28/12 153 GB 12/15/13 110 @Phi 10/20/13 151 NYG 10/19/14 105 ChI 10/1/12 145 CLE 11/18/12 104 @NyG 11/14/10 145 WAS 11/22/12 103 @Ten 9/14/14 141 @KC 9/15/13 DEZ 5K Dez Bryant crossed the 5,000-yard receiving plateau after recording 73 yards against Philadelphia (11/27), becoming the seventh player in team history to do so. Bryant reached that mark in his 71st career game to check in as the third-fastest player in team history to reach 5,000 career receiving yards: Fastest to 5,000 Career Receiving Yards - Dallas Cowboys Games Bob hayes...65 Michael Irvin...70 Dez Bryant...71 Frank Clarke...81 Drew Pearson...91 Tony hill...95 Jason Witten...96 CATCH 88 AT 50 Dez Bryant s resume hit another milestone following a twotouchdown performance at the N.y. Giants (11/23). With the spotlight of a primetime game, Bryant s two scores gave him 50 receiving touchdowns for his career, becoming the sixth player in team history to reach that mark. Playing in his 70th career game, Bryant became the second-fastest player in team history - behind Bob hayes 66 games - and the seventh-fastest player to hit 50 receiving scores in NFL history: Fastest to 50 Career Touchdowns - NFL Games Lance Alworth...66 Randy Moss...59 Rob Gronkowski...59 Jerry Rice...61 Tommy McDonald...63 Bob hayes...66 Dez Bryant...70 16
DEZ-ZLING PERFORMANCES Dez Bryant finished 2012 with 92 receptions, a career-high 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns. From Weeks 8-13, he opened the flood gates of production. over that span, he led the league with six touchdown catches, was third with 475 yards and seventh with 29 catches. he logged three 100-yard games, including back-to-back 145-yarders against Cleveland (11/18) and Washington (11/22). Bryant tied a club record with a touchdown catch in seven consecutive games. on Thanksgiving Day against Washington, he had two scoring grabs then did the same the next week against Philadelphia (12/2), the sixth time in team history - fifth different player - Dallas Cowboy had back-to-back multi-touchdown games. Bryant repeated the feat in 2013 with another pair in two games - at San Diego (9/29) and against Denver (10/6). he did it again in 2014 with two at Jacksonville (11/9) and two at the N.y. Giants (11/23) to become the first player in team history to boast three instances of back-to-back multi-touchdown games: Consecutive Multi-TD Games TDs Opp (Date) TDs Opp(Date) Frank Clarke 2...Was (11/3/63) 2...@SF (11/10/63) Frank Clarke 2...Phi (10/14/62) 3...@Pit (10/21/62) Tony hill 2...NyG (10/8/78) 2...@StL (10/15/78) Terrell owens 2...@NyG (11/11/07) 4...Was (11/18/07) Miles Austin 2...@KC (10/11/09) 2...Atl (10/25/09) Dez Bryant 2...Was (11/22/12) 2...Phi (12/2/12) Dez Bryant 2...@SD (9/29/13) 2...Den (10/6/13) Dez Bryant 2...@ Jac (11/9/14) 2...@ NYG (11/23/14) In 2012 Bryant had two scores against New orleans (12/23). his two touchdown catches came on consecutive drives, both from 58 yards. Bryant became the first league pass catcher with 55-plus yard touchdown grabs on consecutive drives since Buffalo s Lee Evans (at houston, 11/19/06) did it with back-toback 83-yard scoring snags. Bryant s two touchdown catches against the Saints was his fourth multi-touchdown game of the season, sixth of his career. Bryant s four in 2012 were a single-season club best, while his six career were tied for sixth. Bryant finished 2013 with three multi-score games. he had two scores at Jacksonville (11/9) for his first multi-touchdown game of 2014 and give him 10 for his career to break a tie with Frank Clarke, Tony hill and Michael Irvin (all with nine) for sole possession of second in club history. In 2014 he has posted two multi-touchdown games with two at Jacksonville (11/9) and two at the N.y. Giants (11/23) to give him 11 for his career: Dallas Cowboys Multi-TD Games Cowboys Season Cowboys Career Games Year Games Dez Bryant...4 2012 Bob hayes...15 Frank Clarke...3 1961 Dez Bryant...11 Frank Clarke...3 1962 Frank Clarke...9 Bob hayes...3 1965 Tony hill...9 Bob hayes...3 1966 Michael Irvin...9 Bob hayes...3 1967 Drew Pearson...7 Bob hayes...3 1970 Lance Rentzel...6 Terrell owens...3 2007 Terrell owens...6 Laurent Robinson..3 2011 Dez Bryant...3 2013 LONDON CALLING...DEZ IN 2ND QTR Dez Bryant electrified the crowd at Wembley Stadium in the NFL International Game in London, England against the Jaguars (11/9), hauling in six passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns - all in the second quarter. his second quarter yardage total marked the most in franchise history in a single quarter: Most Rec. Yards in Cowboys History - Single Quarter Date Opp Rec Yds TDs Dez Bryant 11/9/14 @Jax 6 158 2 Terrell owens 11/29/07 GB 6 147 1 Dez Bryant 12/23/12 No 5 145 2 Michael Irvin 9/29/92 Pho 3 143 2 Miles Austin 11/26/09 oak 6 130 1 Bryant recorded the most receiving yards, tied for the most receptions and most touchdowns in a first half in his career. his receiving yards were also the most-ever by a Cowboys receiver in a first half, and the second-most in either half behind Miles Austin s 179 yards set in the second half and overtime at Kansas City (10/11/09): Most Rec. Yards in Cowboys History - Single Half Date Opp Yds TDs Half Miles Austin 10/11/09 @KC 179 2 2nd/oT Dez Bryant 11/9/14 @Jax 158 2 1st 200 CATCHES With four catches in the 2012 season finale, Dez Bryant caught his 200th career pass. Bryant became the 20th player in franchise history to reach 200. By season s end in 2013, Bryant had moved past Frank Clarke (281) for 13th on the club s all-time receptions list. he began 2014 by passing Daryl Johnston (294) for 12th against San Francisco (9/7), then jumped past both Doug Cosbie (300) and Miles Austin (301) for ninth at Tennessee (9/14) while also reaching 300 career receptions. he passed Jay Novacek (339) for eighth against Washington (10/27), then moved past Bob hayes (365) for seventh at Chicago (12/4): Rec. Rec. Jason Witten...925 Dez Bryant...366 Michael Irvin...750 Bob hayes...365 Drew Pearson...489 Jay Novacek...339 Emmitt Smith...486 Miles Austin...301 Tony hill...479 Doug Cosbie...300 Tony Dorsett...382 Daryl Johnston...294 FASTEST TO 300 Following his 10-catch performance at Tennessee (9/14), Dez Bryant was able move over the 300 career receptions plateau. By doing so, he became the 11th player in team history to reach that mark and by doing it in his 61st career game, he became the fastest player in the fewest amount of games in team history to get there: Fastest to 300 Career Receptions - Dallas Cowboys Games Dez Bryant...61 Michael Irvin...72 Jason Witten...73 Bob hayes...80 Drew Pearson...92 DEZ FOR 60 Dez Bryant reached 60 receptions for the 2014 season at the New york Giants (11/23). By getting to that number, it marked the fourth consecutive season that he has reached 60 receptions after posting 63 catches in 2011, 92 in 2012 and 93 in 2013. his streak of four straight seasons with 60-or-more catches ranks as the third-longest streak in team history: 50-plus catch seasons by a Cowboys player Total Consec. Jason Witten...10 10 Michael Irvin...8 8 Dez Bryant...4 4 overall, Bryant s four seasons with at least 60 receptions ranks third in team history. TERRANCE THE TERRIFIC In only his second pro season, Terrance Williams has emerged as one of the Cowboys top receiving targets, particularly in catching touchdowns. After posting five scores as a rookie in 2013, he has proven his threat to score again in 2014 by already surpassing his rookie total with six touchdowns in 2014, good for second on the team. Together, his 11 touchdowns are the third-most by a Cowboys receiver during his first two pro seasons with the team: Most Rec. TDs in First Two Seasons - Dallas Cowboys TDs Bob hayes (1965-66)...25 Dez Bryant (2010-11)...15 Terrance Williams (2013-14)..11 Billy Joe DuPree (1973-74)...9 Dan Reeves (1965-66)...9 WIlliams has caught a touchdown pass in five games this season. After a touchdown reception against San Francisco (9/7), he was held out of the endzone at Tennessee (9/14). however, over the next three games Williams made a scoring grab at St. Louis (9/21), against New orleans (9/28) - where he had two touchdowns to tally the first multi-touchdown of his career - and against houston (10/5) to record the second-longest touchdown streak of his career. he caught another against the N.y. Giants (10/19). 17
NFL RUSHING LEADER After posting eight consecutive 100-yard games to start the season, and in 11-of-13 games overall, DeMarco Murray currently leads all NFL rushers with 1,606 yards, 320 attempts and is tied for the lead with nine rushing touchdowns. This is the first time a Cowboys running back has led the league in rushing entering a game week since Emmitt Smith had an NFL-high 748 yards entering Week 10 during the 1999 season. The last time a Cowboys running back finished the season as the NFL s rushing leader was Smith in 1995 with 1,773 yards: 2014 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Atts Yards Avg Long TD DeMarco Murray, Dal...320 1,606 5.0 51 9 Le Veon Bell, Pit...242 1,231 5.1 81 5 Justin Forsett, Bal...192 1,080 5.6 52 8 LeSean McCoy, Phi...259 1,068 4.1 53 4 Marshawn Lynch, Sea...235 1,042 4.4 33 9 Murray s rushing total of 1,606 yards in the first 13 games are the most rushing yards to start a season in team history: Dallas Cowboys Most Rush Yards To Start the Season Yds Games 1-13 Yds Games 1-14 DeMarco Murray, 2014...1,606 Emmitt Smith, 1995...1,494 Tony Dorsett, 1981...1,331 Emmitt Smith, 1992...1,309 Emmitt Smith, 1994...1,298 STACKING HUNDREDS DeMarco Murray has established a career-best with 11 100-yard games out of 13 games of the 2014 season. he gained 118 yards against San Francisco (9/7). Murray then had 167 yards - fourthmost of his career - at Tennessee (9/14). he posted 100 yards at St. Louis (9/21). Against New orleans (9/28) he logged 149 yards - fifth-highest of his career. he had 136 yards against houston (10/5). At Seattle (10/12) he rushed for 115 yards. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19) Murray reached 128 yards to pass Jim Brown as the only player in NFL history to record a streak of seven consecutive games to open the season with 100 yards. he then extended his streak to eight games with 141 yards against Washington (10/27) with his 15th career 100-yard game. his streak ended at eight games when he failed to post 100 yards against Arizona (11/2), logging only 79. Murray revisited the century mark with 100 yards at Jacksonville (11/9) to mark his ninth 100-yard game of the season and 16th of his career. At the New york Giants (11/23) came his 10th 100-yard outing of the season with 121 yards to break a tie with Calvin hill for third on the team s alltime 100-yard games list. Murray logged his 18th career 100-yard game at Chicago (11/4) with 179 yards - second-highest of his career: Murray s 100-yard Outings Yds. Avg. Opp. Date Yds. Avg. Opp. Date 253 10.1 STL 10/23/11 135 6.8 BUF 11/13/11 179 5.6 @Chi 12/4/14 134 7.4 GB 12/15/13 175 6.7 STL 9/22/13 131 6.6 @NyG 9/5/12 167 5.8 @Ten 9/14/14 128 4.6 NYG 10/19/14 149 6.2 NO 9/28/14 121 5.0 @ NYG11/23/14 146 8.1 @Chi 12/9/13 118 5.4 SF 9/7/14 141 7.4 WAS 10/27/14 115 4.0 @Sea 10/12/14 139 6.3 SEA 11/6/11 100 4.2 @STL 9/21/14 136 4.4 HOU 10/5/14 100 5.3 @Jax 11/9/14 Murray s 18 100-yard games are third in Cowboys history: Cowboys All-Time 100-Yard Rushing Games 100-Yard 100-Yard Games Games Emmitt Smith...76 Tony Dorsett...43 DeMarco Murray...18 Calvin hill...16 overall, Murray has posted three of the most single-game rushing yard outputs in team history with a franchise-best 253 yards against St. Louis (10/23/11), 179 at Chicago (12/4/14), ninth in a game in team history, and 175 yards against St. Louis (9/22/13), tied for 10th all-time: Single-Game Rushing Totals (Dallas Cowboys) Yds Opp (Date) Yds Opp (Date) D. Murray..253 STL (10/23/11) E. Smith...237 @Phi (10/31/93) T. Dorsett..206 Phi (12/4/77) J. Jones...198 @Sea (12/6/04) J. Jones...194 @Car (12/24/05) T. hambrick..189 @Was (12/14/05) DeMarco Murray, 2014...1,606* Emmitt Smith, 1995...1,602 Tony Dorsett, 1981...1,506 Emmitt Smith, 1994...1,410 Emmitt Smith, 1992...1,408 *through 13 games Don Perkins...10 herschel Walker...9 Marion Barber...8 Julius Jones...8 T. Dorsett..183 @NyG(11/9/80) E. Smith...182 @Pho (9/22/91) D. Murray...179 @Chi (12/4/14) T. Dorsett...175 @Bal (12/6/81) D. Murray..175 StL (9/22/13) RUSHING BY QUARTERS DeMarco Murray s NFL-best 1,606 yards outpaces the league s second leading rusher - Le Veon Bell (1,231) - by 375 yards, and he also leads the league in rushing yards in the second and third quarters. The following is a breakdown of Murray s rushing by quarter: DeMarco Murray Rushing Breakdown By Quarters - 2014 Qtr Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1st 1st 86 399 4.6 23 0 17 2nd 85 449 5.3 22 5 26 3rd 75 449 6.0 51 2 16 4th/oT 74 309 4.2 40 2 15 For his career, Murray has done most of his damage in the first quarter, where his carries (259), yards (1,402), average (5.4), and rushing first downs (66) are at their highest, while he has scored most of his touchdowns in the second quarter with 12: DeMarco Murray Rushing Breakdown By Quarters - Career Qtr Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1st 1st 259 1,402 5.4 91t 6 66 2nd 213 1,025 4.8 43 12 61 3rd 208 1,044 5.0 51 2 45 4th/oT 182 816 4.5 43 4 41 Murray is quick to do damage to an opposing team s defense early on in the game, as he s grinded out 2,427 yards and 127 first downs in the first half during his career. he has 848 yards and 43 first downs in the first half of this season to lead all rushers. CARRYING THE LOAD The motivation for a stronger running game with DeMarco Murray is evident as the club is 19-2 when he gets 20-or more carries. Murray started the 2014 season with 22 carries against San Francisco (9/7), but the club suffered its first loss when Murray had at least 20 carries. At Tennessee (9/14) he had 29 carries as the club won again to move to 12-1. Murray then carried 24 times at St. Louis (9/21) and against New orleans (9/28) as the team moved to 14-1 with two more victories. he had 31 carries against houston (10/5) and 29 at Seattle. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19) he posted 28 more carries as the team won and moved to 17-1. he added his 19th career game with 20-or-more carries with 24 at the New york Giants (11/23) as the team won and the record improved to 18-1. Murray had 20 carries against Philadelphia (11/23) but lost to drop to 18-2. At Chicago (12/4) he tallied a career-best 32 carries as the team won and moved to 19-2: Murray s 20-plus Carry Games Opp. Date Att Yds W/L Opp. Date Att Yds W/L @Chi..12/4/14 32 179 W HOU...10/5/14 31 136 W @Ten..9/14/14 29 167 W @Sea..10/12/14 29 115 W NYG...10/19/14 28 128 W STL...9/22/13 26 175 W STL...10/23/11 25 253 W @Was..11/20/11 25 73 W @StL..9/21/14 24 100 W NO...9/28/14 24 149 W PhI...12/2/12 23 83 W SEA...11/6/11 22 139 W MIA...11/24/11 22 87 W @Was..12/22/13 22 96 W SF...9/7/14 22 118 L @Cin..12/9/12 21 53 W @NyG 9/5/12 20 131 W NyG...9/8/13 20 86 W BUF...11/13/11 20 135 W PHI...11/27/14 20 73 L @ NYG11/23/14 24 121 W Murray s stat line from those games reads: Games No. Yds. Avg. Lng TD 21 509 2,597 5.1 91t 15 D-MO VS. THE NFL Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray has gained 4,287 yards on 862 carries with 23 touchdowns in 50 career games since entering the league as a third round draft choice by Dallas in 2011. Comparing the teams he has played against, Murray has been most successful against the New york Giants with 577 yards. In this week s matchup at Philadelphia, his totals are 278 yards in four games against the Eagles: Murray s Top Rushing Totals vs. Opponents Opponent GP Att Yds Avg Lg TD N.y. Giants 6 111 577 5.2 48 1 St. Louis 3 75 528 7.0 91t 3 Washington 6 92 421 4.6 51 2 Chicago 3 61 349 5.7 40 1 Seattle 3 63 298 4.7 32 1 New orleans 3 51 278 5.5 35 3 Philadelphia 4 68 278 4.1 27 2 Arizona 3 50 196 3.9 17 0 Tennessee 1 29 167 5.8 22 1 San Francisco 2 28 139 5.0 15 1 18
DEMARCO MAKING HISTORY DeMarco Murray started out the 2014 season strong in the running game, rushing for over 100 yards in each of the team s first eight games - a franchise-best. he had 118 yards against San Francisco (9/7), 167 yards at Tennessee (9/14), 100 yards at St. Louis (9/21), 149 yards against New orleans (9/28), 136 yards against houston (10/5), 115 yards at Seattle (10/12), 128 yards against the N.y. Giants (10/19) and 141 yards against Washington (10/27) to become the first player in team history to record eight consecutive 100-yard games. his streak ended with 79 yards against Arizona (11/2). once he went over 100 yards against the Giants, Murray etched his name in the league history books, passing the likes of Jim Brown and o.j. Simpson by becoming the only player in the NFL to eclipse the 100-yard mark in the first seven games to open a season. he continued the streak into his eighth game, an NFL record: Consecutive 100-Yard Games to Start a Season - NFL Games Year DeMarco Murray....8 2014 Jim Brown..........6 1958 o.j. Simpson.......5 1973 o.j. Simpson.......5 1975 Murray s eight-game streak also tied for the ninth-longest streak in NFL history amongst players with a streak at any point in the season: Consecutive 100-Yard Games - NFL Games Years Barry Sanders.......14 1997 Chris Johnson.......12 2009-10 Marcus Allen........11 1985-86 Walter Payton........9 1985 Fred Taylor..........9 2000 Deuce McAllister......9 2003 Larry Johnson........9 2005 LaDainian Tomlinson..9 2006 Adrian Peterson......8 2012 DeMarco Murray.....8 2014 1,000 ALREADY In only his eighth game of the 2014 season, DeMarco Murray crossed the 1,000-yard rushing barrier following his 141-yard performance against Washington (10/27). By doing so, he became the first rusher in the league in 2014 to do it, the fastest rusher in team history to reach that mark and tied for the fifth-fastest in NFL history to reach 1,000 yards in a single season: Fastest to 1,000 Rushing Yards, Single Season - NFL Games Year Jim Brown..........7 1958 o.j. Simpson.......7 1973 o.j. Simipson.......7 1975 Terrell Davis........7 1998 Jim Brown..........8 1963 Eric Dickerson.......8 1986 Barry Sanders.......8 1994 Terrell Davis........8 1997 Jamal Lewis........8 2003 Adrian Peterson.....8 2007 DeMarco Murray....8 2014 By reaching 1,000 yards, it marked the 25th time in team history that an individual rusher has reached that mark and is Murray s second career 1,000-yard season to tie Calvin hill for the thirdmost in team history: Dallas Cowboys Career Seasons with 1,000 Rush Yards Seasons Years Emmitt Smith.......11 1991-01 Tony Dorsett........8 1977-81, 83-85 Calvin hill..........2 1972-73 DeMarco Murray....2 2013-14 herschel Walker.....1 1988 Julius Jones........1 2006 Murray s milestone also marked back-to-back seasons with 1,000-yards, allowing him to become the fourth player in team history to accomplish that feat and tie hill for the fourth-longest streak: Dallas Cowboys Consecutive Seasons with 1,000 Rush Yards Seasons Years Emmitt Smith.......11 1991-01 Tony Dorsett........5 1977-81 Tony Dorsett........3 1983-85 Calvin hill..........2 1972-73 DeMarco Murray....2 2013-14 19 MURRAY = 100 DeMarco Murray rushed for 100-or-more yards in each of the team s first eight games of the season, a franchise and NFL-record to begin a season, and has 11 in 13 total games in 2014. his 11 100- yard rushing games are tied with Emmitt Smith for the most in a season in team history. Entering the 2014 season, Murray had only seven career 100 yard games, while he also surpassed LeSean McCoy s NFL-high seven 100-yard games produced for the entire 2013 season: 100-Yard Rushing Game in a Single Season - Dallas Cowboys Games Year Emmitt Smith........11 1995 DeMarco Murray....11 2014 Tony Dorsett.........9 1981 Emmitt Smith.........9 1999 TIS THE SEASON TO RUSH DeMarco Murray is having one of the best rushing seasons in team history. Through 13 games, the fourth-year running back has compiled 1,606 yards on the ground - the most yards through those amount of games in team history. Murray s yardage output also places him fourth all-time in franchise history in a single-season, and he is on pace to shatter Emmitt Smith s record of 1,773 yards set in 1995: Most Rushing Yards in a Season - Dallas Cowboys Yards Emmitt Smith, 1995...1,773 Emmitt Smith, 1992...1,713 Tony Dorsett, 1981...1,646 DeMarco Murray, 2014...1,606 Emmitt Smith, 1991...1,563 herschel Walker, 1988...1,514 Emmitt Smith, 1993...1,486 Emmitt Smith, 1994...1,484 RUSHING FOR 3,000 Following his 100-yard effort at St. Louis (9/21), DeMarco Murray crossed the 3,000-yard career rushing mark, becoming the 10th player in team history to do so. he reached that milestone in his 40th career game to tie Julius Jones as the thirdfastest player to get there: Fastest to 3,000 Career Rushing Yards - Dallas Cowboys Games Tony Dorsett...37 Emmitt Smith...38 Julius Jones...40 DeMarco Murray...40 RUSHING FOR 4,000 DeMarco Murray added another bullet point to his already impressive 2014 campaign when he surpassed the 4,000 career rushing yard barrier after a 121-yard performance at the N.y. Giants (11/23). By doing so, he became the seventh player in team history to reach 4,000 yards and did it in his 48th career game to rank as the second-fastest Cowboy to accomplish that feat behind Emmitt Smith s 47 games: Fastest to 4,000 Career Rushing Yards - Dallas Cowboys Games Emmitt Smith...47 DeMarco Murray...48 Tony Dorsett...53 Calvin hill...59 Don Perkins...68 Marion Barber...76 Robert Newhouse...106 TOUCH 41 DeMarco Murray established himself as Dallas workhorse at Chicago (12/4), carrying the ball a career-high 32 times while also hauling in a career-best nine passes to report in at 41 overall touches - a career-high and the second-most in a game in team history. Emmitt Smith owns the franchise-high with 42 touches (32 rush; 10 receptions) at the N.y. Giants (1/2/94). It also marks the highest ouptut of offensive touches by any player in 2014, and is the most in the NFL since Larry Johnson had 41 against Seattle (10/29/06).
ALL-PURPOSE BACK DeMarco Murray has not only been a threat to run the ball, but has also as a receiver in 2014. he currently is tied for second on the team in receptions (53) and is fourth in receiving yards (392). For his career, he has totaled four games with 200-or-more yardsfrom-scrimmage to tie Emmitt Smith for the most in team history: Most Games with 200-or-more Scrimmage Yds - Dallas Games Emmitt Smith...4 DeMarco Murray...4 herschel Walker...3 Tony Dorsett...2 Julius Jones...2 10 players...1 he has logged two games with 200-or-more scrimmage yards in 2014 to place second behind Le Veon Bell s three. Against Washington (10/27), Murray caught four passes for a career-high 80 yards to combine with his 141 rushing yards to finish the day with 221 total yards from scrimmage, the 16th highest total in team history, and third-highest of his career. At Chicago (12/4) he caught a career-high nine passes for 49 yards. Combined with his 179 rushing yards, Murray s 228 total scrimmage yards tied for 11th in team history and were the second-most of his career. Murray s receiving totals against the Redskins allowed him to reach 1,000 career receiving yards to become the 15th Cowboys running back to reach that mark and also become just the eighth player in team history to boast 3,000 career rushing yards and 1,000 career receiving yards. Murray s 1,998 total scrimmage yards in 2014 lead the league, and are fourth on the team s all-time single season list. MR. SEPTEMBER DeMarco Murray was named the NFC offensive of the Month for September. It was the first time a Dallas Cowboy has been named NFC of the Month since Tony Romo took home the award in November of 2009. he was also twice named FedEx Ground NFL of the Week - Week 2 and Week 4. During the first month of the season, he rushed for an NFL-leading 534 yards and five touchdowns on 99 carries, an average of 5.4 yards-per-carry, which ranked second in the NFL amongst players with at least 50 carries (Justin Forsett, 5.5). Murray rushed for at least 100 yards and one touchdown in each of the Cowboys first four games, making him only the second Cowboy and fourth player in NFL history to accomplish such a feat, joining Jim Brown (1958), o.j. Simpson (1975) and Emmitt Smith. Murray also racked up 30 rushing first downs and 17 rushes of 10+ yards, both of which led the NFL. Additionally, his rushing totals of 167 yards against Tennessee (9/14) and 149 yards against New orleans (9/28) were then the third and fourth-highest single-game totals of his career. Murray also caught nine passes for 68 yards to combine with his rushing yards to lead the league in the first month with 602 scrimmage yards. MR. OCTOBER For the second consecutive month, DeMarco Murray earned NFC offensive of the Month honors. he joins Barry Sanders (1997) and Emmitt Smith (1992) as the only running backs to win consecutive NFC optm Awards in one season. For the month of october, Murray added to his streak of 100- yard games, closing the second month of the season as he did the first, with four straight 100-yard outings to make him the first player in NFL history to open a season with eight consecutive 100- yard outings. Through october, he rushed for 520 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 107 carries (4.9 avg.) to give him 1,054 yards and seven scores in eight games to become the fastest player in team history - tied for fifth in NFL history - to reach 1,000 yards in a season. For the season to date, Murray individually out rushed 29 entire teams, and through october alone, he had more rushing yards than one NFL team has through eight games. In october, Murray's 107 carries were 24 more than the second place rusher (Arian Foster, 83) while his 520 yards in the month also led the league and was 207 yards greater than his closest competition in the NFC (LeSean McCoy, 313). he put together the most prolific second month of the season in franchise history. his 520 yards beat out Emmitt Smith's (second place) 504 yards and Tony Dorsett's 460 yards (in five games). In addition to his rushing accomplishments, Murray hauled in the second-most receptions (17) and fourth-most receiving yards (171) on the team. Collectively, his 691 yards from scrimmage led the league through october. AVERAGE IS GOOD Since entering the NFL in 2011, DeMarco Murray has averaged 5.0 yards-per-rush, good for the fourth-highest total amongst league running backs during that time span: Highest Rushing Average since 2011 Games Justin Forsett, Sea/hou/Jax/Bal...5.2 Adrian Peterson, Min...5.2 C.J. Spiller, Buf...5.2 Jamaal Charles, KC...5.1 DeMarco Murray, Dal...5.0 For the 2014 season, Murray s 5.0 yards-per-carry average currently ranks fifth in the NFL amongst all league running backs. RUSHING TO THE TOP After 14 weeks in the 2014 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys are third in the league with 1,938 rushing yards. The Cowboys also rank second in the league with a 4.9 yard-per-attempt average, are fifth with 400 attempts and are tied for seventh with 11 touchdowns: 2014 NFL Team Rushing Yardage Leaders Team Att Yds Avg TD Seattle...425 2,211 5.2 15 N.y. Jets...412 1,946 4.7 9 Dallas...400 1,938 4.9 11 houston...432 1,782 4.1 11 Baltimore...378 1,764 4.7 16 The Cowboys are also averaging 149.1 rushing yards-pergame - good for third in the NFL: 2014 NFL Team Rushing Yards-Per-Game Team YPG Seattle...170.1 N.y. Jets...149.7 Dallas...149.1 houston...137.1 Baltimore...135.7 RUNNING FOR FIRST DOWNS The Dallas Cowboys rushed for 220 yards on 43 carries (5.1 avg.) at Tennessee (9/14) to mark the most rushing yards since the club had 227 yards at Baltimore (10/14/12). Leading the way was DeMarco Murray who had 29 carries for 167 yards (third-most of his career) and a touchdown. Lance Dunbar added 11 attempts for 27 yards and Joseph Randle had three rushes for 26 yards. Collectively, the group had 13 rushing first downs - tied for the seventh-most in a single game in team history and the most since the club had a club-high tying 15 rushing first downs against the N.y. Giants (9/20/09). During the the 2014 season, the Dallas Cowboys have posted 89 first downs on the ground to tie for fifth in the NFL: 2014 NFL Team Rushing First Down Leaders Team 1st Downs Seattle...117 Baltimore...104 N.y. Jets...99 New orleans...91 Cincinnati...89 Dallas...89 Individually, Murray is second in the league with 89 overall first downs, including a league-high 74 rushing first downs: 2014 NFL Individual Rushing First Down Leaders 1st Downs DeMarco Murray, Dal...74 Le Veon Bell, Pit...61 Matt Forte, Chi...55 LeSean McCoy, Phi...55 Marshawn Lynch, Sea...53 Included in Murray s first downs are his league-leading 41 runs of 10-or-more yards. overall, the Cowboys are tied for third in the NFL with 52. 20
TAKE IT AWAY The Dallas Cowboys recorded their first two takeaways of the season at Tennessee (9/14), as both Barry Church and Rolando McClain intercepted Titans passer Jake Locker. The Cowboys added a season-high three takeaways at St. Louis (9/21) behind a henry Melton fumble recovery and interceptions by Bruce Carter and Morris Claiborne - both in the fourth quarter to help clinch the win. The defense forced three more turnovers against New orleans (9/28), with Justin Durant collecting an interception of Drew Brees while J.J. Wilcox picked up his first career fumble recovery and Sterling Moore added one as well. The Cowboys had one takeaway against houston (10/5) on an orlando Scandrick interception. At Seattle (10/12), Rolando McClain picked off Russell Wilson s fourth quarter pass to preserve the win. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19), both Durant and Melton each had a fumble recovery. Wilcox recorded his first career interception against Washington (10/27). Against Arizona (11/2), Tyler Patmon intercepted his first career pass and returned it 58 yards for his first career touchdown to mark the fifth-longest interception return for a touchdown by a rookie in team history. The defense added three takeaways across the pond with its matchup against the Jaguars (11/9) as Carter picked off his second pass of the season and both Church and C.J. Spillman each had a fumble recovery. Church picked off Eli Manning at the N.y. Giants (11/23) to mark his second of the season and third of his career. Mincey added a fumble recovery against Philadelphia (11/27). The defense had two takeaways at Chicago (12/4) as Sterling Moore scooped up a fumble and Scandrick picked off a pass. The 2014 squad has 21 - tied for 13th in the league: Dallas Cowboys Year-by-Year Takeaways (since 2005) CHURCH IN SESSION Barry Church made his mark on the Cowboys defense in 2013, turning in a team-leading and career-best 147 tackles, bouncing back after missing the majority of the 2012 season after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon three weeks into the season. Church posted eight games with 10-or-more tackles in 2013 - most on the defense - including a career-high 17 at New orleans (11/10/13). Church s 147 tackles in 2013 were the third-most by a Cowboys safety, and the 11th most overall by any Cowboys defender, dating back to 1989: Most Tackles by a Cowboys Safety - Single Season Tackles Brock Marion, 1997...158 Darren Woodson, 1993...155 Barry Church, 2013...147 Darren Woodson, 1995...144 Darren Woodson, 1998...136 Darren Woodson, 2001...131 Darren Woodson, 1999...128 Roy Williams, 2002...127 Bill Bates, 1988...124 Darren Woodson, 2000...123 Church is currently second on the squad with 92 tackles during the 2014 season. OH HENRY! The free agent addtion of defensive tackle henry Melton is beginning prove sweet for the Dallas Cowboys. After a relatively quiet start to the season for Melton on the sack front, the former Pro Bowler has picked up his play as of late by getting to opposing team s quarterbacks. he had 1.5 sacks through the first eight weeks of the season, but totaled 3.5 sacks in two games following two sacks against Washington (10/27) and 1.5 sacks against Arizona (11/2), to reach a team-high five on the season, two shy of his career-best of seven set during his 2011 season with Chicago. SACK ATTACK From 2007-2011 Dallas racked up at least 35 sacks each season, but fell short in 2012, posting 34. The 2013 team finished with 34 once again, and since the 2006 season, Dallas has totaled 345 sacks - eighth in the league over that span: NFL Team Sack Leaders - since 2006 Team Sacks Philadelphia Eagles...369 Minnesota Vikings...365 Miami Dolphins...359 N.y. Giants...354 Pittsburgh Steelers...351 Baltimore Ravens...347 New England Patriots...346 Dallas Cowboys...345 In 2014, the Dallas defense produced one sack against San Francisco (9/7) with Bruce Carter s takedown of Colin Kaepernick. The defense had two at Tennessee (9/14) as Rolando McClain gathered one and henry Melton and Kyle Wilber split the other sack of Jake Locker. Dallas had two sacks against New orleans (9/28), with Melton taking down Drew Brees while Jack Crawford collected his first career sack when he helped foil a fake punt and took down punter Thomas Morstead. At Seattle (10/12) George Selvie took down Russell Wilson. Dallas had three sacks against Washington (10/27) as Melton logged his third career multi-sack game - first as a Cowboy - and Jeremy Mincey added his first of the season. The defense added two more sacks against Arizona (11/2), with Melton posting 1.5 for his fourth career multi-sack game - his fifth time in his career to have back-to-back sacks - and Anthony Spencer splitting a half sack, his first of the season. The defense logged a season-high four sacks at Jacksonville (11/9) as Brandon Carr and Cameron Lawrence both collected their first career sacks, while Jack Crawford and Mincey each added their second of the season. At the N.y. Giants (11/23), Mincey and Selvie had a sack. Tyrone Crawford notched his first career sack against Philadelphia (11/23). For the 2014 season, the Dallas defense has 18.0 sacks. 21 ROLANDO S NFL RETURN Rolando McClain, the former eighth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft by the oakland Raiders, joined the Dallas Cowboys via trade from the Baltimore Ravens on July 1, 2014. In each of his first three seasons (2010-12) with the Raiders he compiled over 85+ tackles, finishing in the top-five amongst oakland s top tacklers each year. overall, he compiled 274 stops, 6.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and an interception in 41 games with 38 starts. Following his release by oakland on April 5, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Baltimore on April 12, but retired from the NFL on May 15 and was out of football for the 2013 season. McClain was reinstated from the Reserve/Retired list on April 14, 2014, but abruptly retired once more on April 23. however, upon his trade to Dallas, he was reinstated and particpated in training camp and the preseason with the Cowboys where he finished fifth on the defense with 11 tackles and a forced fumble. Due to McClain s strong play in the preseason, he earned the starting role at middle linebacker for the 2014 season. In his first game action since his last game with oakland on Nov. 25, 2012, he started at middle linebacker for the Cowboys against San Francisco (9/7) and led the team with 12 tackles - tied for the second-highest tackle total of his career - and a quarterback hurry. he followed that up leading the team in tackles once more at Tennessee (9/14) with 10 stops while also adding a sack, tackle for loss, his second career interception and a pass breakup. he missed the Week 3 game at St. Louis (9/21) due to a groin injury. At Seattle (10/12) McClain was second with eight tackles, a tackle for loss, a game-clinching interception and a pass breakup. Collected 11 tackles and two tackles for losses at the N.y. Giants (11/23). he logged a career-high 15 tackles at Chicago (12/4). Through 13 games, McClain leads the Cowboys defense with a career-high 101 stops - his first career season with 100+ tackles.