A statistic the Cowboys will need to blow up to win the SB

[perrykemp]

Saw this mentioned earlier today and was a bit surprised:

None of the 49 Super Bowl winning teams (non-strike season) has recorded less than 25 takeaways. The Cowboys totaled 20 for the season.

Why or why not, in your opinion, will the Cowboys be the team to finally blow up this statistic?

 

[Daillest88]

All our players returning... Starting to hear up at the right time

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Saw this mentioned earlier today and was a bit surprised:

None of the 49 Super Bowl winning teams (non-strike season) has recorded less than 25 takeaways. The Cowboys totaled 20 for the season.

Why or why not, in your opinion, will the Cowboys be the team to finally blow up this statistic?

With the improvement of our pass rush, getting Claiborne back in the secondary will only help in that. Just hope Gregory can play in 2 weeks.

 

[Hawkeye19]

We dropped about ten turnovers this year lol... can think of several INTs clanging off the hands of out DBs and even some fumbles that should have been recovered that weren't.

In short-- I think our D has underachieved this year, but is peaking at the right time and more pressure and more turnovers are around the corner.

 

[drawandstrike]

To start our last 9 game stretch to the end of the season, we had 4 straight games with no turnovers.

Then over the next 4 games, the Dallas D forced 10 turnovers and got 13 sacks. The season finale is essentially worthless since we weren't playing starters for most of the game.

 

[perrykemp]

Some Superbowl winning teams that had a lot:

The 1985 Bears had 54 take-aways.
The 2001 Ravens had 49 take-aways.

The Cowboys team with the most was the 1981 club with 53 forced turnovers.

 

[DejectedFan1996]

Prior to 2010, no 9-7 team had ever won the SB.

Prior to 2005, no wild card team went on to win the SB.

Prior to 1993, no team won the SB starting 0-2.

I guess all I'm saying is records can be broken and aren't an indication that we won't win the SB.

Although I will say we have to break quite a few records to do so...

 

[big dog cowboy]

Why or why not, in your opinion, will the Cowboys be the team to finally blow up this statistic?

Same reason no team with a RB that won the rushing title ever won the super bowl.

UNTIL THE COWBOYS DID IT!!!

 

[perrykemp]

Prior to 2010, no 9-7 team had ever won the SB.

Prior to 2005, no wild card team went on to win the SB.

Prior to 1993, no team won the SB starting 0-2.

I guess all I'm saying is records can be broken and aren't an indication that we won't win the SB.

Although I will say we have to break quite a few records to do so...

This is absolutely the right answer.

 

[rynochop]

Doesn't that make a 13-3 record that much more impressive? Special teams didn't really do us any favors either

 

[perrykemp]

Doesn't that make a 13-3 record that much more impressive? Special teams didn't really do us any favors either

Ultimately it's about turn-over differential -- not turnovers.

 

[Jake]

The Cowboys need to win 3 games, two in Jerryworld, one in Houston.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Our defense has been better than expected but against a schedule that didn't exactly feature a murder'rs row of offensive talent...our defense...was who we thought they were.

If we're goign to buck this trend we need to continue to control the tempo and get out to leads. We need our opponents to be one dimensional. Our formula is simple. Executing it isn't exactly child's play.

It is for this very reason I prefer the Giants (offensively challenged squad) to GB ( a team that can play in a shootout).

 

[windjc]

Our defense has been better than expected but against a schedule that didn't exactly feature a murder'rs row of offensive talent...our defense...was who we thought they were.

If we're goign to buck this trend we need to continue to control the tempo and get out to leads. We need our opponents to be one dimensional. Our formula is simple. Executing it isn't exactly child's play.

It is for this very reason I prefer the Giants (offensively challenged squad) to GB ( a team that can play in a shootout).

Man, I have been reading this word "shootout" for months now. Beware QBs that can win in a shootout.

We beat GB already - but lets ignore that HUGE fact for a moment.

Its hard to have a shootout if we are running the ball down the throats of our opponents. GB and Atlanta should not be able to stop us. We should be getting 10+ play, 6 min+ drives all game long (assuming we don't penalize our own drives). So if the other team only gets the ball 8 times or even less in a game, then good luck scoring a TD on 6 out of a 7/8 possessions, when you are feeling the pressure to have to do so - against perhaps the leagues most experienced bend don't break defense, that actually rushes better as the game goes along.

Yeah, I ain't scared.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Man, I have been reading this word "shootout" for months now. Beware QBs that can win in a shootout.

We beat GB already - but lets ignore that HUGE fact for a moment.

Its hard to have a shootout if we are running the ball down the throats of our opponents. GB and Atlanta should not be able to stop us. We should be getting 10+ play, 6 min+ drives all game long (assuming we don't penalize our own drives). So if the other team only gets the ball 8 times or even less in a game, then good luck scoring a TD on 6 out of a 7/8 possessions, when you are feeling the pressure to have to do so - against perhaps the leagues most experienced bend don't break defense, that actually rushes better as the game goes along.

Yeah, I ain't scared.

And I hope we get the ball to start the game. Either the other team decides they want the ball to start 2nd half, thus we get it to start, or we win the toss and keep the ball. If we can score a td that 1st drive, it will put that much more pressue on the other team when they get it. (to match with a td)

 

[RS12]

Some Superbowl winning teams that had a lot:

The 1985 Bears had 54 take-aways.
The 2001 Ravens had 49 take-aways.

The Cowboys team with the most was the 1981 club with 53 forced turnovers.

You are talking about two of the greatest defenses of all time. As for the 1981 Cowboys, Everson Walls was interception waiting to happen.

 

[fishspill]

Teams will start to press as they see their season ending. They'll throw into tight spots to catch up in the second half of games. TOs will come.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Man, I have been reading this word "shootout" for months now. Beware QBs that can win in a shootout.

We beat GB already - but lets ignore that HUGE fact for a moment.

Its hard to have a shootout if we are running the ball down the throats of our opponents. GB and Atlanta should not be able to stop us. We should be getting 10+ play, 6 min+ drives all game long (assuming we don't penalize our own drives). So if the other team only gets the ball 8 times or even less in a game, then good luck scoring a TD on 6 out of a 7/8 possessions, when you are feeling the pressure to have to do so - against perhaps the leagues most experienced bend don't break defense, that actually rushes better as the game goes along.

Yeah, I ain't scared.

That's the problem with long drives. A penalty easily kills them. As we have witnessed the last few years.

 

[gmoney112]

The last 4 games, if you exclude the Eagles walkthrough, the Cowboys defense forced 10 turnovers. They caused at least 2 fumbles in each game, and at least one interception in each game, aside from the Vikings Sam Bradford.

They caused 6 more fumbles that weren't recovered, and could have had a few more INT's against Manning.

 

[d_dub88]

Prior to 2010, no 9-7 team had ever won the SB.

Prior to 2005, no wild card team went on to win the SB.

Prior to 1993, no team won the SB starting 0-2.

I guess all I'm saying is records can be broken and aren't an indication that we won't win the SB.

Although I will say we have to break quite a few records to do so...

The Raiders won a SB in the 80's as a wild card. Actually both the Raiders and the Eagles were wild card team that got to that SB.