Top Ten "Cowboy Killers"

plasticman · Aug 11, 2020

A list of the top ten players on other teams that made us miserable. The players are split, for the most part, by those on playoff teams and those in the NFC East. A few of them are both. The players selected didn't necessarily have the best stats, they were the daggers in some of the Cowboys most historic losses.

1. Lynn Swan - WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

2. John Riggins - RB, Washington Commanders

3. Dwight Clark - WR, San Fransisco 49ers

4. Charley Taylor- WR, Washington Commanders

5. Aaron Rodgers - QB, Green Bay Packers

6. Wilbert Montgomery - RB, Philadelphia Eagles

7 Aeneus Williams - CB, Cardinals and Rams

8. Randy Moss - WR, Minnesota Vikings

9. Terry Bradshaw - QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

10. Ricky Watters - RB, 49ers and Eagles

Dishonorable Mention:

Ken Houston, Santana Moss, Joe Montana, Eric Dickerson. Art Monk, Paul Warfield, Sonny Jergeson, Diron Talbert, Jerome Brown, Deion Sanders, Mike Curtis, Leroy Kelly, Harold Carmichael. DeSean Jackson, Terrell Owens, Lito Shephard, Dexter Manley, Clyde Simmons

I'm sure the list is incomplete and there are opinions on the ranking. However, I would find it difficult to pick a player other than Lynn Swan for #1. Four receptions for 161 yards and a TD in Super Bowl 10, seven receptions for 124 yards and a TD in Super Bowl 13. In those two SB's combined, he caught 11 passes for a total of 285 yards and 2 TD's. That was an average of 25.9 yards a reception.

JayFord · Aug 11, 2020

I love me some randy moss own two of his jerseys

but that thanksgiving day game when i saw 3 catches 163 yards and like 2 touchdowns

My heart sank....like I really felt hopeless

that 2005 Santana Moss game had no business happening....WHOOOOO launches not one but TWO bombs like “screw it Santana over there somewhere” and scores on both?

the Commanders didnt move the ball for 55 minutes of a 60 minute game and WON!

JReed1000 · Aug 11, 2020

I swear....nothing hurt me more than Santana Moss obliterating our secondary. Watching him run right past our slow Safeties who were supposed to cover over top was just mind blowing. Not once...but twice in the span of 2 minutes.

1972COWBOY · Aug 11, 2020

Eric Dickerson ate a good Cowboy team for lunch during the playoffs.

JayFord · Aug 11, 2020

JReed1000 said:
I swear....nothing hurt me more than Santana Moss obliterating our secondary. Watching him run right past our slow Safeties who were supposed to cover over top was just mind blowing. Not once...but twice in the span of 2 minutes.

it was the first cowboys loss that didnt hurt me

i remember saying “thats yall own fault...And left the room”

John813 · Aug 11, 2020

Yea that Moss game sucked big time.

Think it was the last time I got pissed over a loss

Probably would of been banned if posted that night

sunalsorises · Aug 11, 2020

Terrell Owens did it as an opponent and from the inside as a Cowboy.

I’ll add Golden Tate to the dishonorable list

PS any third string QB in the Garrett era (Colt McCoy, Matt Flynn, etc)

jazzcat22 · Aug 11, 2020

JASON GARRETT

JReed1000 · Aug 11, 2020

John813 said:
Yea that Moss game sucked big time.

Think it was the last time I got pissed over a loss

Probably would of been banned if posted that night

DID anyone get fired after that game...I live in the DC Area. I had to deal with that debacle all season.

cern · Aug 11, 2020

going with a coaching theme.......................................junior joe gibbs, bill parcells, george allen and don coryell, the man who showed the league how to dismantle landry's flex defense. also buddy ryan until jimmy came along and put him in his place.

ItzKelz · Aug 11, 2020

Aaron Rodgers is tops on my list. As a fan I fear the dude.

ChuckA1 · Aug 11, 2020

MONTANA!

the_h0wey · Aug 11, 2020

plasticman said:
A list of the top ten players on other teams that made us miserable. The players are split, for the most part, by those on playoff teams and those in the NFC East. A few of them are both. The players selected didn't necessarily have the best stats, they were the daggers in some of the Cowboys most historic losses.

1. Lynn Swan - WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

2. John Riggins - RB, Washington Commanders

3. Dwight Clark - WR, San Fransisco 49ers

4. Charley Taylor- WR, Washington Commanders

5. Aaron Rodgers - QB, Green Bay Packers

6. Wilbert Montgomery - RB, Philadelphia Eagles

7 Aeneus Williams - CB, Cardinals and Rams

8. Randy Moss - WR, Minnesota Vikings

9. Terry Bradshaw - QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

10. Ricky Watters - RB, 49ers and Eagles

Dishonorable Mention:

Ken Houston, Santana Moss, Joe Montana, Eric Dickerson. Art Monk, Paul Warfield, Sonny Jergeson, Diron Talbert, Jerome Brown, Deion Sanders, Mike Curtis, Leroy Kelly, Harold Carmichael. DeSean Jackson, Terrell Owens, Lito Shephard, Dexter Manley, Clyde Simmons

I'm sure the list is incomplete and there are opinions on the ranking. However, I would find it difficult to pick a player other than Lynn Swan for #1. Four receptions for 161 yards and a TD in Super Bowl 10, seven receptions for 124 yards and a TD in Super Bowl 13. In those two SB's combined, he caught 11 passes for a total of 285 yards and 2 TD's. That was an average of 25.9 yards a reception.

Bobby Taylor comes to mind. Can't get the image of him smashing Aikman from his blindside on a QB blitz out of my head

JayFord · Aug 11, 2020

JReed1000 said:
DID anyone get fired after that game...I live in the DC Area. I had to deal with that debacle all season.

You know how Washington fans act when they get one game on us

it was like they won the superbowl.....

UncleOscar · Aug 11, 2020

Lawrence Taylor should be at the top of that list. He played against us 2-3 times per year, and completely dominated our offense.

JayFord · Aug 11, 2020

And can i add the 2000-2002 eagles as a whole?

those games werent even close...it looked like we didnt belong on the field with them

Super_Kazuya · Aug 11, 2020

Eli deserves strong consideration... he played way longer than he should have so of course he declined at the end, but for a while there he was a big problem for our defense.
Also he’s not someone that immediately comes to mind but Drew Brees has absolutely shredded the Cowboys at times. 21 career TDs vs only 6 INTs.

ClappingCarrot · Aug 11, 2020

I'd probably throw several of those Packers from the late 1960s in there, Bart Starr notably.

In my lifetime, it's probably Phillip Rivers and Tom Brady, as I don't think we've ever beaten them. And Aaron Rodgers has delivered some of the worst losses of my lifetime.

cowboyec · Aug 11, 2020

terry bradshaw
joe montana
bill walsh...among the coaches

plasticman · Aug 11, 2020

cern said:
going with a coaching theme.......................................junior joe gibbs, bill parcells, george allen and don coryell, the man who showed the league how to dismantle landry's flex defense. also buddy ryan until jimmy came along and put him in his place.

146 Head Coaches were hired during Landry's 29 years in the league. That's how many tried to dismantle Landry's defense. In the end, his real nemesis was parity. How do you continue to get the talent when you are consistantly drafting in the bottom third every year, a side effect of 20 consecutive winning seasons.

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