All 8 of the Cowboys SB teams won their season finale

[KJJ]

You do that well. Lol

Facts, truth and reality does that to many here. lol

 

[Blackspider214]

This stat is about as meaningless and convoluted as saying "All our Super Bowl teams won their 5th game of the season".

That last game has zero effect when our game is 2 weeks later. Winning or losing the divisional round has nothing to do with winning a regular season game playing Sanchez and a lot of backups.

We finished 4-0 in 2014 and won our last 3 games in 2009 and didn't do anything. It does not matter.

 

[KJJ]

How many of those 8 teams had TWO meaningless games to end the season?

That would take some research that I'm too lazy to do but knowing those coaches Landry and Jimmy, they weren't about to mail in games regardless if they were meaningless. That's just not in their DNA. Jimmy always played to win even preseason.

 

[SDCowboy]

Well I guess that's that then. The team had a good run.

 

[KJJ]

Well I guess that's that then. The team had a good run.

If that's what you want to read into that stat, that's on you.

 

[SDCowboy]

If that's what you want to read into that stat, that's on you.

I'm just messing with ya, man. It's an interesting stat. I don't think it means anything, though.

 

[Tommy]

Say what you will but it clearly shows that finishing the regular season strong and have momentum entering the playoffs makes a huge difference in the playoffs, at least for this franchise it has.

It doesn't clearly show anything. It's meaningless.

 

[KJJ]

I'm just messing with ya, man. It's an interesting stat. I don't think it means anything, though.

It is pretty interesting considering the number of SB teams we've had and the gap between some of those teams. Naturally most don't want to believe there's anything to it because we lost our season finale this season but if everyone of those teams lost their season finale, you can bet if it was brought to the attention of everyone some would try and spin there could be some significance to it. lol

 

[Plankton]

Those teams chose not to mail it in and entered the playoffs on a positive note. The 76 team mailed it in mentally in the season finale, Staubach had one of his worst games ever completing only 5-22 and 2 of his his throws were picked off. He finished with a 22.7 passer rating and that game carried over to the playoffs.

You do realize that Staubach was playing with a broken knuckle on his throwing hand, right? That had everything to do with the one and done in the playoffs, the last game of the season didn't.

 

[KJJ]

It doesn't clearly show anything. It's meaningless.

It shows we've had our best playoff runs ending the regular season with a win. It's definitely not a meaningless stat, not when you look at our history.

 

[SDCowboy]

It is pretty interesting considering the number of SB teams we've had and the gap between some of those teams. Naturally most don't want to believe there's anything to it because we lost our season finale this season but if everyone of those teams lost their season finale, you can bet if it was brought to the attention of everyone some would try and spin there could be some significance to it. lol

Right, but it's not like we lost because the starters didn't play well. We lost because the starters barely played. And I think (hope) they got enough reps in to not be rusty come gameday.

 

[KJJ]

You do realize that Staubach was playing with a broken knuckle on his throwing hand, right? That had everything to do with the one and done in the playoffs, the last game of the season didn't.

Of course I knew that...not! lol If he was injured they should have played Danny White in that game but it showed that Landry played to win even if it meant losing Staubach for the playoffs. Landry never mailed in games.

 

[Doomsday101]

It is pretty interesting considering the number of SB teams we've had and the gap between some of those teams. Naturally most don't want to believe there's anything to it because we lost our season finale this season but if everyone of those teams lost their season finale, you can bet if it was brought to the attention of everyone some would try and spin there could be some significance to it. lol

It is meaningless because this is not the same team. Heck some of these guys were not even born during some of those seasons. It is interesting but has no bearing on how this team will do. I understand going in hot but Dallas went 3-1 in Dec. The Philly game is not going to factor into anything.

 

[tyke1doe]

I like to see that stat for all Superbowl teams. 8 just seems rather small sample size to be concerned about it. Considering we played a backup qb for most of the game.

I remember the 2007 Giants lost to the Patriots 38-35 (I think) in the last game of the season. You know the rest of the story.

 

[Plankton]

Of course I knew that...not! lol If he was injured they should have played Danny White in that game but it showed that Landry played to win even if it meant losing Staubach for the playoffs. Landry never mailed in games.

Staubach played the last five games with it. He wasn't going to come out of the lineup. Landry sure wasn't going to bench him at that point of his career.

This whole thing reminds me of a great line uttered by Vin Scully. He said, "Statistics are like lamp posts to a drunk - used more for support than illumination."

 

[BourbonBalz]

This thread reflects nothing but an absolutely useless "stat". How many of our Super Bowl teams had absolutely nothing to play for in their last TWO games, much less the last one? None, that's how many. Not until this year. We rested a good portion of our starters and kept nicked up players out. The Philly game means NOTHING.

 

[Little Jr]

You're comparing teams of the 70s to the 90's to this team now. Different teams and times. If Roger, Dorsett, aikman, mike, Smith and others was on this team I could see a point lol. But what happened 20+ years ago has nothing to do with how.

 

[aikemirv]

I remember the 2007 Giants lost to the Patriots 38-35 (I think) in the last game of the season. You know the rest of the story.

And we know that hard fought loss gave them a ton of confidence though. Lost by 3 to the team that was expected to go 19-0. They knew after that game that they had a chance!

 

[tyke1doe]

I like stats like that always reminds me of when the media pointed out that no team losing the 1st 2 games of the season as Dallas did in 1993 went on to win a SB and the Cowboys did.

I agree. They're nice notations, but they have no correlation or connection beyond the year itself and the team itself. Every season and every Cowboys team is different. There's no mystical thread that links this 2016 team with the 2014 or the 2007 team or the 1992 or 1993 team.
We will win or lose based on what THIS team does or doesn't do, not because we loss a meaningless Week 17 game we could have EASILY won had we continued with Dak or Romo.

 

[Doomsday101]

I agree. They're nice notations, but they have no correlation or connection beyond the year itself and the team itself. Every season and every Cowboys team is different. There's no mystical thread that links this 2016 team with the 2014 or the 2007 team or the 1992 or 1993 team.
We will win or lose based on what THIS team does or doesn't do, not because we loss a meaningless Week 17 game we could have EASILY won had we continued with Dak or Romo.

I completely agree with you.