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It's been 16 years since the last season that the trio of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin held the lead in those categories, though they all still top the all-time leaderboards at their respective positions.
That season in 1998 saw the Cowboys reach the Wild Card Game behind The Triplets' offense—Aikman's 2,330 passing yards, Smith's 1,332 rushing yards and Irvin's 1,057 receiving yards. Now, Romo, Murray and Bryant hope to carry the team even further—perhaps to its sixth Lombardi trophy.
In the offseason, when Dallas was projected by NFL.com to scrape out six wins, a comparison of Romo, Murray and Bryant to The Triplets would have been laughable.
Now, not so much.
Murray and Bryant are on pace to have the best seasons of their careers, and while Romo won't set a new career record in passing yards this season, his completion percentage of 69.8 is as high as it's ever been in his career, and reaching 36 touchdowns in the next two weeks isn't off the table.
In short, this trio has been responsible for a large-scale turnaround of a team that many didn't even have finishing at .500 this season.
Their efficiency and explosiveness were on display Sunday night.
Romo threw for the fifth-most yards in any game this season, posting a solid 129.1 passer rating. Most importantly, he didn't turn the ball over, marking the fourth game this season in which he has thrown three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Bryant was on the other end of 114 of those yards, the third-most he's had this season. His three touchdowns were not only a season high, but also a career high.
Half of his catches were scores; he absolutely torched the Eagles secondary.
Murray's 81 yards weren't close to a season high, but he carried the ball 31 times, just one fewer attempt than his season high of 32. Murray's ability to step into that workhorse role is what allows Romo to attack through the air effectively, which proved especially valuable Sunday against Philadelphia.
And even if his production was below average Sunday, Murray proved as adept as ever at finding the end zone, which helped Dallas jump out ahead at the beginning of the matchup against Philadelphia and then pull away when the Eagles took a three-point lead late in the third quarter.
Murray set a career high in rushing touchdowns on Sunday with his 10th of the season, which became 11 by the end of the game.
The accomplishments that Aikman, Smith and Irvin stacked up in their time with the organization will be forever regarded with reverence. But finally—in their third year of leading the team in passing, rushing and receiving yards—Romo, Murray and Bryant are generating enough offense to make this team nearly impossible to beat.
And a key ingredient in their recipe for success—the stellar play of the Cowboys offensive line, which Pro Football Focus (subscription required) ranks sixth overall in the NFL—must be given credit for that.
Heading into Sunday's game, Dallas was No. 9 in yards per game and No. 8 in scoring offense. The "New Triplets" are leading that charge, and they look primed to help Dallas keep up its winning ways through January.
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