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5. 2007
The 2007 Cowboys flaunted four Pro Bowlers at the skill positions that included quarterback Tony Romo, running back Marion Barber, tight end Jason Witten, and Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens. Dallas' offense that season also included running back Julius Jones and receiver Patrick Crayton, who combined to amass 1,488 yards and nine touchdowns.
In his second season as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, Romo completed 64.4% of his passes while setting Cowboys single-season records with 4,211 yards and 36 touchdowns. Romo often found success throwing to Owens, who tallied 1,355 yards and 15 touchdowns while averaging 16.7 yards per catch. Owens' brilliance was complemented by Witten, who recorded 1,145 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while pacing the Cowboys with 95 receptions. Barber, a hard-nosed runner, scored 12 touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
The Cowboys' offense was seldom stopped during the regular season. It averaged nearly 38 points per game during the first month of the season, and would score at least 28 points 10 times. One of the Cowboys' most memorable performances that season came against the visiting Packers in Week 13. In front of a national TV audience, Romo out-dueled Aaron Rodgers (who entered the game after Brett Favre suffered an injury), throwing four touchdown passes in a 37-27 win.
After helping lead the Cowboys to a 13-3 regular season, Dallas' offense was not able to sustain that level of excellence in the playoffs, as Romo and company, a group that averaged 28.4 points per game, was held to just 17 points in an upset loss to the Giants. New York's defense made a habit of making elite offenses look average during that postseason, as the Giants would later upset the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.
4. 2014
While Owens was long gone by this point, the Cowboys put up even better numbers in 2014. That season, the Cowboys averaged 29.2 points per game while featuring the talents of Romo, Witten, running back DeMarco Murray and receiver Dez Bryant.
That season, Romo led the NFL by completing 69.9% of his passes. He also threw 34 touchdown passes that included 16 to Bryant, who led the NFL in touchdown receptions. Romo was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time since '07, while Bryant earned All-Pro honors for the first time. Also earning Pro Bowl honors that season was Witten, who caught 64 passes for 703 yards and five touchdowns. Dallas also possessed a talented supporting cast in the form of receivers Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley, who combined to catch 74 passes for 1,041 yards and 12 touchdowns.
An All-Pro that season, Murray, who joined Emmitt Smith as the only players in franchise history to lead the league in rushing, broke Smith's 19-year-old franchise single season rushing record, rushing for 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns while averaging over 115 yards per game.
Unfortunately for Dallas, the Cowboys' 2014 team is mostly remembered for Bryant's controversial non-catch that contributed to the team's second-round playoff loss to the Packers. Bryant's non-catch helped inspire a rule change that determined that receivers no longer had to "survive the ground" while making a catch. Had this rule been in effect then, Bryant's catch would have counted, and Dallas would have likely advanced to its first NFC title game since 1995.
5. 2007
The 2007 Cowboys flaunted four Pro Bowlers at the skill positions that included quarterback Tony Romo, running back Marion Barber, tight end Jason Witten, and Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens. Dallas' offense that season also included running back Julius Jones and receiver Patrick Crayton, who combined to amass 1,488 yards and nine touchdowns.
In his second season as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, Romo completed 64.4% of his passes while setting Cowboys single-season records with 4,211 yards and 36 touchdowns. Romo often found success throwing to Owens, who tallied 1,355 yards and 15 touchdowns while averaging 16.7 yards per catch. Owens' brilliance was complemented by Witten, who recorded 1,145 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while pacing the Cowboys with 95 receptions. Barber, a hard-nosed runner, scored 12 touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
The Cowboys' offense was seldom stopped during the regular season. It averaged nearly 38 points per game during the first month of the season, and would score at least 28 points 10 times. One of the Cowboys' most memorable performances that season came against the visiting Packers in Week 13. In front of a national TV audience, Romo out-dueled Aaron Rodgers (who entered the game after Brett Favre suffered an injury), throwing four touchdown passes in a 37-27 win.
After helping lead the Cowboys to a 13-3 regular season, Dallas' offense was not able to sustain that level of excellence in the playoffs, as Romo and company, a group that averaged 28.4 points per game, was held to just 17 points in an upset loss to the Giants. New York's defense made a habit of making elite offenses look average during that postseason, as the Giants would later upset the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.
4. 2014
While Owens was long gone by this point, the Cowboys put up even better numbers in 2014. That season, the Cowboys averaged 29.2 points per game while featuring the talents of Romo, Witten, running back DeMarco Murray and receiver Dez Bryant.
That season, Romo led the NFL by completing 69.9% of his passes. He also threw 34 touchdown passes that included 16 to Bryant, who led the NFL in touchdown receptions. Romo was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time since '07, while Bryant earned All-Pro honors for the first time. Also earning Pro Bowl honors that season was Witten, who caught 64 passes for 703 yards and five touchdowns. Dallas also possessed a talented supporting cast in the form of receivers Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley, who combined to catch 74 passes for 1,041 yards and 12 touchdowns.
An All-Pro that season, Murray, who joined Emmitt Smith as the only players in franchise history to lead the league in rushing, broke Smith's 19-year-old franchise single season rushing record, rushing for 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns while averaging over 115 yards per game.
Unfortunately for Dallas, the Cowboys' 2014 team is mostly remembered for Bryant's controversial non-catch that contributed to the team's second-round playoff loss to the Packers. Bryant's non-catch helped inspire a rule change that determined that receivers no longer had to "survive the ground" while making a catch. Had this rule been in effect then, Bryant's catch would have counted, and Dallas would have likely advanced to its first NFC title game since 1995.
