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WADE PHILLIPS (76-55, 8th Year, 28-13 - DAL.)
Wade Phillips was named the seventh head coach in Dallas
Cowboys history on Feb. 8, 2007. Phillips, now in his 33rd year as
an NFL coach, has guided his teams to four playoff appearances
with only one non-winning season. His first season in Dallas was
no exception as Dallas tied the franchise record with 13 wins. En
route to a 13-3 record, the Cowboys captured the 20th division
title in franchise history. Under Phillips' guidance, the Cowboys
sent a league record 13 players to the Pro Bowl. Last season the
Cowboys finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Phillips had head
coaching stops with the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills. He also
served as an interim head coach in New Orleans in 1985 (1-3
record) and Atlanta in 2003 (2-1). The last seven times Phillips has
taken over as a head coach or defensive coordinator, his new
team has reached the playoffs in his first season. Over the last 20
years as a head coach or coordinator, he has been a part of only
four teams with non-winning records. During that span, his
defenses have ranked in the NFL's top-10 nine times. He served
as the defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers for three
seasons before landing in Dallas. He spent two years (2002-03)
as the defensive coordinator in Atlanta. From 1998-2000 he was
Buffalo's head coach and was their defensive coordinator (1995-
97) after a two-year stint as Denver's head coach (1993-94). He
served as the Broncos defensive coordinator for four seasons
(1989-92). He was the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator
and linebackers coach (1986-88) after serving as the Saints
defensive coordinator (1981-85). He made his coaching debut in
1976 under his father, Bum, with the Houston Oilers (linebackers)
then coached the defensive line from 1977-1980.
MIKE MCCARTHY (32-26, 4th Year)
Mike McCarthy was named the 14th head coach in Packers
history on Jan. 12, 2006. In his first season in Green Bay,
McCarthy guided the Packers to an 8-8 record, finishing the season
with a four-game winning streak. He became the first head
coach in franchise history to win five road games in his inaugural
season. McCarthy bettered that in 2007, leading the club to a franchise
record tying 13 wins and an NFC North Division title while
earning Coach of the Year honors. He became the first head
coach since Vince Lombardi to lead his team to a championship
game in his second season. He returned to Green Bay after serving
as the club’s quarterbacks coach in 1999. He was a highly successful
offensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints (2000-
04) who was named the NFC Assistant Coach of the Year (2000)
by USA Today. McCarthy graduated with a degree in business
administration from Baker University following a two-year playing
career (1985-86). He was an All-Conference tight end, helping the
school to an NAIA Division II second place finish as a senior captain.
He coached collegiately at Fort Hays State (1987-88) and
Pittsburgh (1989-92) before moving to the NFL with the Kansas
City Chiefs (1993-98), Packers (1999), Saints (2000-04) and the
San Francisco 49ers (2005). Under his guidance, the pro quarterbacks
he coached have combined for 26 career Pro Bowl selections
and eight Super Bowl starts.
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HEAD COACHES
The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2009 season as one-of-14
teams in the league with more than 400 regular season wins. The
club’s six wins thus far gives Dallas a total of 429 all-time victories.
Chicago 690 Philadelphia 488
Green Bay 647 Arizona 478
N.Y. Giants 623 San Francisco 460
Washington 539 Indianapolis 434
Pittsburgh 526 Cleveland 429
St. Louis 504 Dallas 429
Detroit 489 Oakland 407
Dallas is also one of just three teams - Indianapolis and New
England to post a winning record in each of the previous four seasons,
and they are one of just six teams - the two above along
with the N.Y. Giants, Pittsburgh and San Diego to finish the past
four seasons without a losing record.
A WINNING TREND
With 336 yards of total offense, Dallas will have racked up the second-
most net yards through nine games in franchise history - 3,572.
Marion Barber needs just six carries to move past Herschel
Walker (818) for eighth on the club’s all-time rushing attempts list.
With one rushing yard, he will have 3,500 for his career - the seventh
Cowboy to reach 3,500.
Patrick Crayton can pass Walt Garrison (182) for 21st on the
club’s all-time receptions chart with two catches. With three, he
will pass Lance Rentzel (183) for 20th).
Jason Witten needs seven catches to pass Tony Hill (479) for
fourth in club history and eight to pass Jackie Smith (480) for
eighth all-time among league tight ends.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
THE NORTH FACE
After finishing third the NFC East in 2008, the Dallas Cowboys
will be facing the third place finishers from two of the other three
NFC divisions. This week, Dallas will take on the Green Bay
Packers from the NFC North. All time, the Cowboys hold a 55-42
record against NFC North opponents:
Dallas vs. NFC North
Cowboys Packers
Record ................................................6-2 4-4
Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ..........................27.1 (5T) 26.9 (7)
Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ................19.0 (7) 21.5 (16)
Total Off. (NFL rank) ..............................404.5 (3) 376.6 (7)
Rushing Off. (NFL rank) ........................138.6 (8) 121.0 (10)
Passing Off. (NFL rank) ........................265.9 (6) 255.6 (9)
Total Def. (NFL rank) ..............................336.5 (20) 282.9 (4)
Rushing Def. (NFL rank)........................103.0 (12) 97.1 (9)
Passing Def. (NFL rank) ........................233.5 (20) 185.8 (8)
Kickoff Return Avg. ..................................21.9 (22) 22.5 (18)
Punt Return Avg. ......................................14.0 (2) 6.1 (24)
Turnover Margin ............................................0 (16t) +10 (2)
Penalties ......................................................61 62
Penalty Yards ............................................494 509
Opp. Penalties..............................................48 40
Opp. Penalty Yards ..............................416 299
2009 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
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INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY
The Cowboys and Packers first met in Dallas’s inaugural season
(1960). In total, they have seen each other a total of 28 times.
In the 28 games of the series there has been:
* 23 games decided by double-digits
* Eight games decided by three-or-more touchdowns
* Five games decided by a touchdown-or-less
* An eight-game winning streak by Dallas - tying the fourthlongest
win streak against a single opponent
* A six-game losing streak, tying the third longest losing streak
against a single opponent
* A 28-point win by Dallas at Milwaukee (11/12/78) - Dallas’
biggest win
* A 34-point loss by Dallas at Green Bay (11/13/60) - Dallas’
biggest loss
* Six playoff games - four wins by Dallas
* Two Monday night games and one Sunday night game
* Two Thanksgiving Day games
* One Thursday night game
* 670 points scored by Dallas, 611 allowed
* A 14.6 average margin of victory in Dallas wins
* Five games played in Green Bay and five in Milwaukee
* A 1-5 record for Dallas at Lambeau Field and 4-7 on the road
SERIES HISTORY
Dallas and Green Bay have squared off 28 times, with Dallas
holding a 16-12 advantage. Green Bay won the first six meetings
then Dallas won eight straight games from 1991-96. The teams
have faced each other six times in the playoffs, with Dallas claiming
four wins. Below is a brief look into each game of the series:
Dal Dal
Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score
11/13/60 GB L 7-41 12/24/89 Dal L 10-20
11/29/64 Dal L 21-45 10/6/91 Mil W 20-17
10/24/65 Mil L 3-13 10/3/93 Dal W 36-14
1/1/67* Dal L 27-34 1/16/94$ Dal W 27-17
12/31/67* GB L 17-21 11/24/94 Dal W 42-31
10/28/68 Dal L 17-28 1/8/95$ Dal W 35-9
11/26/70 Dal W 16-3 10/8/95 Dal W 34-24
10/1/72 Mil L 14-16 1/14/96# Dal W 38-27
10/19/75 Dal L 17-19 11/18/96 Dal W 21-6
11/12/78 Mil W 42-14 11/23/97 GB L 17-45
9/28/80 Mil W 28-7 11/14/99 Dal W 27-13
1/16/83** Dal W 37-26 10/24/04 GB L 20-41
9/23/84 Dal W 20-6 11/29/07 Dal W 37-27
10/8/89 GB L 12-31 9/21/08 GB W 27-16
$ Divisional Playoff Game # NFC Championship Game
* NFL Championship Game ** Super Bowl Tournament
This week’s game marks the 29th game between Dallas and
Green Bay. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series:
TEAM TOTALS
Cowboys Packers
Wins............................................16 12
Points ..............................................670 611
Total Net Yards ..........................9,122 7,766
Net Rushing Yards ....................3,614 2,753
Net Passing Yards ......................5,508 5,013
SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS (since 1970)
Cowboys Packers
Points............................................42 11/12/78 45 11/23/97
42 11/24/94
Total Net Yards ..........................537 11/12/78 502 10/8/89
Net Rushing Yards ....................313 11/12/78 220 11/23/97
220 10/24/04
Net Passing Yards ....................330 1/8/95 327 1/16/94
SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (since 1970)
Cowboys Packers
Passing Yards
337 - T. Aikman 1/8/95 332 - L. Dickey 1/16/83
Rushing Yards
150 - E. Smith 1/14/96 190 - D. Levens 11/23/97
Receiving Yards
156 - T. Owens 11/29/07 138 - R. Brooks 1/8/95
ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON
This week’s game at Lambeau field is just the seventh time the
Dallas Cowboys have played at Lambeau field with a 1-5 record
in those games. Dallas’ only win at the storied stadium came in
Week 3 last season, as the Cowboys handed the Packers a 27-
16 loss. Below is a look at some of the Cowboys team and individual
game-highs from those five games:
TEAM TOTALS
Points ..................................84
Total Net Yards ..............1,501
Net Rushing Yards ............520
Net Passing Yards ............981
TEAM HIGHS
Points ..................................27 (9/21/08)
Total Net Yards ..................453 (9/21/08)
Net Rushing Yards ............217 (9/21/08)
Net Passing Yards ............296 (10/24/04)
INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
Passing Yards ............308 Vinny Testaverde (10/24/04)
Rushing Yards ............142 Marion Barber (9/21/08)
Receiving Yards ..........115 Miles Austin (9/21/08)
DALLAS AT LAMBEAU
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS vs. PACKERS
Miles Austin - WR
In the game last season had his first career 100-yard outing
with 115 yards and a touchdown on two catches.
Marion Barber - RB
In two games rushed 45 times for 223 yards (5.0 avg.) and a
touchdown. In his start last season, established career-highs
with 28 carries and 142 yards.
Keith Brooking - LB
In five games, including a playoff game, while with Atlanta has 60 tackles,
including a single-game career-high 22 at Green Bay (9/8/02)
and single-game postseason-high nine at Green Bay (1/4/03).
Patrick Crayton - WR
In two games - both starts - caught three passes for 42 yards
and two touchdowns.
Nick Folk - K
In two games, is five-of-five on FGs and seven-of-seven on PATs.
Ken Hamlin - S
In four games - two with Dallas - has 25 tackles, two pass
breakups and an interception.
Bradie James - LB
Made his first NFL start at Green Bay (10/24/04) and tallied
seven stops. Has 23 tackles in three games.
Felix Jones - RB
Had a career-long 60-yard run for a touchdown last season.
Terence Newman - CB
Tallied 14 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception in
three games.
Igor Olshansky - DE
In one game with San Diego had three tackles and a half sack.
Jay Ratliff - NT
Has nine tackles, a sack and five pressures in two games. Had
a career-high five pressures in the game last season.
Tony Romo - QB
Is 2-0 as a starter, completing 36-of-60 passes for 569 yards, five
touchdowns and two interceptions.
DeMarcus Ware - LB
Has eight tackles, two sacks, four pressures and a pass deflection
in two career games.
Roy Williams - WR
In seven games with Detroit, caught 21 passes for 308 yards
and two touchdowns.
Jason Witten - TE
In three games, caught 21 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown.
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Dallas Cowboys Single-Game Franchise Records
set against the Green Bay Packers
Individual Records
FG attempts (tied)..................7 C. Boniol, vs. GB 11/18/96
FG made, no miss ................7 C. Boniol, vs. GB 11/18/96
FG made, half........................5 C. Boniol, vs. GB 11/18/96
Kickoff returns........................8 M. Renfro, vs. GB 11/29/64
Combined return yards......273 M. Renfro, vs. GB 11/29/64
Points, opp (tied) ................24 S. Sharpe, vs. GB 11/24/94
TD, opp (tied) ........................4 S. Sharpe, vs. GB 11/24/94
TD, rush, opp (tied) ..............3 J. Taylor at GB 11/13/60
TD, receiving, opp (tied) ........4 S. Sharpe, vs. GB 11/24/94
Team Records
Most points second half........................36 vs. GB 11/24/94
FG made, (tied) ......................................7 vs. GB 11/18/96
Fewest pass yards, opp ......................-10 at GB 10/24/65
Punts ....................................................11 vs. GB 9/23/84
Punt return yards ................................126 vs. GB 11/29/64
Fewest first downs, both ......................20 at GB 10/24/65
Fewest passing yards, both ................-11 at GB 10/24/65
RECORDS SET AGAINST GREEN BAY
FIRST TIME...LAST TIME
The first time these two teams met, the Dallas Cowboys were
0-7 in their first season in the league. Dallas traveled to Green
Bay for its third ever road trip and left with its second biggest loss
of the season, 41-7, in front of 32,294 fans on Nov. 13, 1960.
The last time these two clubs met, Dallas headed to Lambeau
Field after opening the 2008 season 2-0. The club came away
with a 27-16 victory in front of 71,113 fans on Sept. 21. The win
marked Dallas’ first-ever at Lambeau Field and improved its
record to 3-0 for the second consecutive season.
DATING GAME
This week’s game at the Green Bay Packers is being played
on Nov. 15. In the 49-plus years of Dallas Cowboys football, there
have been seven Nov. 15 games for Dallas - four at home and
three on the road. The Cowboys hold a 3-4 record when playing
on Nov. 15. They have faced Philadelphia twice, Arizona, Buffalo,
Detroit, New England and St. Louis once each.
Dallas’ first-ever Nov. 15 game came in 1964, a 14-17 loss to
Philadelphia. Its last Nov. 15 game was in 2004, a 21-49 loss to
the Eagles.
Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal
Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score
11/15/64 Phi L 14-17 11/15/92 StL L 23-27
11/15/76 Buf W 17-10 11/15/98 @ Ari W 35-28
11/15/81 @ Det L 24-27 11/15/04 Phi L 24-49
11/15/87 @ NE W 23-14
The Green Bay Packers suffered a 38-28 loss to the previously
winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Green Bay opened up the scoring on a 74-yard Aaron Rodgersto-
James Jones scoring toss. Tampa Bay responded with a sixyard
hookup from Josh Freeman-to-Derrick Ward. A two-yard
Ryan Grant rushing touchdown allowed the Packers to re-take
the lead late in the first quarter. The game was again tied at 14-
14 in the second quarter when Ronde Barber returned a blocked
punt 31 yards for a score. Green Bay regained the lead after a 32-
yard passing touchdown from Rodgers-to-Donald Driver, followed
by a 38-yard Connor Barth field goal by the Bucs, making the
score 21-17 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Packers increased their lead
to 28-17 after a 12-yard Rodgers rushing score. Tampa Bay
responded with three unanswered touchdowns in the final quarter
that included two Freeman touchdown passes (with one failed
and one successful two point conversion) along with a 35-yard
interception return for a score by Tanard Jackson to seal the
Buccaneers come from behind 38-28 victory.
GREEN BAY LAST WEEK
The Dallas Cowboys won their fourth game in a row with a 20-16
road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles to vault into first place
in the NFC East.
Dallas drew first blood in the first quarter when Tashard
Choice scored on a two-yard rushing touchdown out of the wildcat
formation. Philadelphia booted two field goals (45, 48) by
David Akers in the second quarter to trim the Cowboys lead to 7-
6. The Cowboys added their own field goal before the end of the
half on a 22-yarder by Nick Folk to take a 10-6 advantage at halftime.
The Eagles opened the second half with a scoring drive that
saw them take their first lead of the night, 13-10, behind a
Donovan McNabb to Brent Celek 11-yard touchdown pass. In the
fourth quarter, Dallas re-took the lead via 10 straight points after
a 33-yard Folk field goal was followed by a 49-yard Tony Romo-
Miles Austin passing strike that put the Cowboys ahead again,
20-13 in the fourth quarter. Though Philadelphia added three
more points on a Akers field goal from 52 yards out that made the
score 20-16, the Cowboys would not allow another score and
hold on for the win.
DALLAS LAST WEEK
FLIPPING THE BIRD
For the third straight week the Dallas Cowboys claimed a win
over a “bird” team - Falcons, Seahawks and Eagles. This season
marks just the eighth time since 1970 that the Cowboys have
faced “bird” teams in three consecutive weeks - 1976, 1985,
1990, 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2005. It is only the second time -
1996 - at Philadelphia (9/30), vs. Arizona (10/13) and vs. Atlanta
(10/20) - that Dallas has won the three straight “bird” games.
WHAT 6-2 MEANS IN DALLAS
With the Cowboys 20-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles last
week, Dallas improved its 2009 record to 6-2. Since Jerry Jones
purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, the club has now started
a season 6-2 or better seven times. Below is a look at each Dallas
Cowboys team with at least a 6-2 start since 1989, what the club’s
final record was and how it fared in the postseason:
Year Start Record Result
1992 7-1 13-3 SB XXVII
1993 6-2 12-4 SB XXVIII
1994 7-1 12-4 NFC Championship Game
1995 7-1 12-4 SB XXX
2003 6-2 10-6 NFC Wild Card Game
2007 7-1 13-3 NFC Divisional Game
2009 6-2 ??-?? ??
ROMO’S ROAD
With his 33-14 record as a starter, Tony Romo has had success
when playing on the road. Since being named the club’s starter leading
into the game at Carolina (10/29/06), Romo holds a 17-6 record
on the road. Two of his six road losses came at Washington - 11/5/06
and 12/30/07 - the rest were at Arizona (10/12/08), at Pittsburgh
(12/7/08) at Philadelphia (12/28/08) and at Denver (10/4/09).
In 2008, Romo was 3-3 on the road after leading the team to
wins at Cleveland (9/7), at Green Bay (9/21) and at Washington
(11/16). He opened 2009 with a road win at Tampa Bay (9/13)
before dropping the one at Denver. He led the club to a win at
Kansas City (10/11) for his second road win of the season, and a
20-16 win at Philadelphia (11/8) for his third. Below is a look at his
passing stats on the road:
Att Comp Pct. Yards TD INT
Romo 772 491 63.6 6,195 36 24
Among quarterbacks with at least 15 career road starts in the Super
Bowl era, Romo owns the second-best road winning percentage:
Player Winning % Record
Joe Montana .753 61-20
Tony Romo .739 17-6
Tom Brady .724 42-16
Bob Lee .667 10-5
Ben Roethlisberger .641 25-14
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QUARTERBACK COMPARISON
Tony Romo has now started 47 games and owns a 33-14
record as a starter. He has completed 974-of-1,547 passes for
12,515 yards, 91 touchdowns and 48 interceptions in those starts.
Below is a look at Romo’s numbers after 47 starts and how they
compare to other Cowboys quarterbacks through their first 47
starts:
Player W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INT
Staubach 35-12 1,014 576 7,952 56.8 56 40
White 36-11 1,291 772 10,041 59.8 76 61
Aikman 21-26 1,331 786 9,091 59.1 39 57
Romo 33-14 1,547 974 12,515 63.0 91 48
Among active quarterbacks, Romo’s 32-14 record through his first
47 starts is the fourth-best among Super Bowl era quarterbacks:
Active QB Records Through First 47 Starts
Player Record 48 Starts
Kurt Warner ........................35-12 35-13
Tom Brady ..........................35-12 36-12
Ben Roethlisberger ............34-13 35-13
Tony Romo ........................33-14 ??-?
Philip Rivers ........................32-15 33-15
Marc Bulger ........................30-17 31-17
Through his career, Tony Romo has completed 990-of-1,571
passes for 12,777 yards with 94 touchdowns in 49 regular season
games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Tony’s targets
by position and player:
Position Breakdown
Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD
WR 480 7,651 67 RB 181 1,480 6
TE 315 3,516 20 FB 13 94 1
Player Breakdown by Completions
Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD
J. Witten ........262 3,025 13 A. Fasano......22 208 1
T. Owens ......199 3,122 34 M. Bennett ....20 241 3
P. Crayton......128 1,931 16 T. Curtis ........10 42 3
M. Barber ......113 859 6 D. Anderson ....8 61 1
T. Glenn ..........43 689 3 F. Jones ..........6 66 0
M. Austin..........42 888 10 K. Ogletree ......3 57 0
T. Choice ........35 308 0 O. Hoyte ..........3 12 0
R. Williams ......35 484 2 I. Stanback ......2 24 0
S. Hurd ..........29 492 2 L. Polite ..........2 21 0
J. Jones ..........27 247 0 J. Phillips ........1 0 0
italics indicate active Cowboy
TONY’S TARGETS
Through his career, Tony Romo has thrown 94 touchdown
passes - fifth in team history. Below is a brief look at each of the
players that have caught a touchdown pass from Romo:
TDs TDs
Terrell Owens ........34 Tony Curtis ..............3
Patrick Crayton ......16 Terry Glenn ............3
Jason Witten ..........13 Sam Hurd................2
Miles Austin ............10 Roy Williams ..........2
Marion Barber ..........6 Deon Anderson ......1
Martellus Bennett ....3 Anthony Fasano......1
italics indicate active Cowboys
TONY’S TD TARGETS
As Dallas’ starting quarterback, Tony Romo has compiled a 33-
14 record in his first 47 starts. Below is a look at Romo’s record
under several different circumstances:
Playing at home: ..........................................16-8
Playing on the road: ....................................17-6
Playing indoors: ............................................6-1
Playing outdoors: ......................................27-13
Playing against the NFC East: ...................... 9-7
Playing against the NFC: ..........................26-10
Playing against the AFC: ..............................7-4
Playing on artificial turf: ..............................21-8
Playing on natural grass: ............................12-6
Offense totals over 300 yards: ....................32-9
Throws for over 300 yards: ..........................17-3
Throws for 200-299 yards: ..........................12-6
Throws only one touchdown: ........................7-4
Throws more than one touchdown: ............24-5
Completes 60.0% or more of his passes: ....25-4
Throws no interceptions: ............................12-2
Throws one interception: ............................18-6
Throws more than one interception: ..............3-6
Records at least 100.0 passer rating: ..........23-3
Sacked one time-or-less: ............................21-3
Sacked more than once: ............................12-11
September: ....................................................9-2
October: ........................................................6-3
November: ..................................................13-1
December: ....................................................5-8
ROMO’S RECORD WHEN...
Since being named the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback
leading up to the game at Carolina on Oct. 29, 2006, Tony Romo
has thrown three-or-more touchdowns in a game 16 times. He has
accomplished the feat three times this season with three touchdown
tosses in the season opener at Tampa Bay (9/13), against
Atlanta (10/25) and Seattle (11/1). Romo’s 16 games with three-ormore
touchdown passes is the third-highest total in team history:
Games with
Player 3-or-more TDs
Danny White....................20
Roger Staubach ..............17
Tony Romo ....................16
In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Romo had six games with threeor-
more touchdown passes to establish a single-season club-high:
Games in a season
Player with 3-or-more TDs
Tony Romo ....................6 (2007)
Tony Romo ....................6 (2008)
Roger Staubach ..............5 (1979)
Danny White....................5 (1980)
PAR 3
Coming into the game at Philadelphia (11/8), Tony Romo had
gone three straight games without throwing an interception - the
first time in his career he had three straight games without a pick.
Over the course of the three games, he had thrown 120 attempts
without a pick. Romo’s streak ended in Philadelphia as Sheldon
Brown intercepted a third quarter pass. Romo had thrown 23
passes in the Eagles game before the pick and had his personal
streak of attempts without an interception improve to 143.
NO PICKS
As the Dallas Cowboys have converted 41.6% of their third
down chances through eight games, a key piece to the Cowboys
third down offense has been Jason Witten. Witten leads the team
with nine third down conversions and is one of just two NFL players
- Greg Camarillo (Miami) - to have caught every single pass
targeted for him on third down (min. 10). Witten has been thrown
to 13 times and has 13 receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown
on third downs. His 13 targets and receptions tops Camaraillo's
10-of-10. Below is a look at the most efficient third down pass
catchers through eight weeks:
Player Team Target Recs Rec. % Yds TD
1. Jason Witten Dal 13 13 100.0 122 1
2. Greg Camarillo Mia 10 10 100.0 123 0
3. Joseph Addai Ind 11 10 90.9 68 1
Steve Breaston Ari 11 10 90.9 141 0
5. Brian Leonard Cin 10 9 90.0 58 0
100%
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CLIMBING THE TE CHARTS
Since entering the league as Dallas’ third round selection in the
2003 NFL Draft, Jason Witten has proven his skills as an offensive
weapon. He has provided Dallas with the full package as a blocker
and receiver. Through his six-plus years in the league, Witten
has caught 473 passes for 5,326 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Witten led the team with nine catches against Carolina (9/28) to
move him past Keith Jackson (441) for 12th in receptions all-time
among league tight ends. He added four at Denver (10/4) to pass
Wesley Walls (450) for 11th and five against Atlanta (10/25) to
move past Todd Christensen (462) and into a tie with Mickey
Shuler (462) for ninth. He added four catches against Seattle
(11/1) to give him sole possession of ninth.
Witten cracked the NFL’s top-25 for receiving yards among tight
ends against the N.Y. Giants (9/20), passing Raymond Chester
(5,013). His team-high 77 yards against Carolina allowed him to
pass Jimmie Giles (5,084), Mickey Shuler (5,100) and Charle
Young (5,106) for 22nd on the NFL’s all-time tight ends receiving
yards chart. He passed Frank Wycheck (5,126) at Denver and
Brent Jones (5,195), Dave Casper (5,216) and John Mackey
(5,236) for 19th against Atlanta. His 36 yards against Seattle
allowed him to pass Russ Francis (5,262) and tie Keith Jackson
for 16th. Witten’s 43 yards at Philadelphia (11/8) moved him past
Wesley Walls (5,291) for 15th. Below is a look at where Witten
currently stands in NFL history among tight ends:
NFL Career Receptions NFL Career Receiving
Leaders (TEs) Yards Leaders (TEs)
1. Tony Gonzalez* ............954 1. Tony Gonzalez* ............11,374
2. Shannon Sharpe............815 2. Shannon Sharpe..........10,060
3. Ozzie Newsome ............662 3. Ozzie Newsome ............7,980
... ...
7. Steve Jordan..................498 15. Jerry Smith ....................5,496
8. Jackie Smith ..................480 14. Bob Tucker ....................5,421
9. Jason Witten* ..............473 15. Jason Witten* ..............5,326
* indicates active players
QUICK WITT-ED
Jason Witten currently leads the team with 44 catches and is second
with 391 yards, and in 2008, he became the sixth player in
Cowboys history to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. He led the
team with five catches for 71 yards at Tampa Bay to open the 2009
season to put him over 5,000 for his career, making him the sixth
pass catcher in club history to reach 5,000 career receiving yards.
Against Atlanta (10/25), Witten’s 53 receiving yards moved him past
Frank Clarke (5,247) for fifth on Dallas’ all-time receiving yards chart:
All-Time Cowboys Receiving Yards List
1. Michael Irvin ............11,904 (1988-99)
2. Tony Hill ....................7,988 (1977-86)
3. Drew Pearson ..........7,822 (1973-83)
4. Bob Hayes ................7,295 (1965-74)
5. Jason Witten............5,326 (2003-Present)
Among his 5,326 yards are eight games in which he reached
100 yards to establish the club tight end record:
Player 100-yard games
1. Jason Witten........................8
2. Doug Cosbie ........................4
Jay Novacek ........................4
His 81 receptions last season upped his career total to 422 and
his work allowed him to become the fifth pass catcher in team history
to top 400 career receptions. Four weeks into 2009, he became
the fifth Dallas pass catcher to reach 450 catches and is just seven
catches shy of passing Tony Hill for fourth in club annals:
All-Time Cowboys Receptions List
1. Michael Irvin ................750 (1988-99)
2. Drew Pearson ..............489 (1973-83)
3. Emmitt Smith................486 (1990-02)
4. Tony Hill........................479 (1977-86)
5. Jason Witten ..............473 (2003-Present)
Since 2006, Witten has caught the second-most passes (285)
for the second-most yards (3,242) among league tight ends:
Player Rec. Player Yards
Tony Gonzalez 306 Tony Gonzalez 3,564
Jason Witten 285 Jason Witten 3,242
Kellen Winslow 249 Antonio Gates 3,202
Antonio Gates 248 Kellen Winslow 2,761
Chris Cooley 235 Chris Cooley 2,701
MARION THE BARBARIAN
Marion Barber was named Dallas’ starting running back coming into
the 2008 season, and he led the team with a career-high 238 carries
for 885 yards and seven touchdowns. In the season opener, his first
regular season start since 2006, he averaged 5.0 yards-per-carry with
two rushing touchdowns. The 2009 season opener was much of the
same for Barber as he led the team with 14 carries for 79 yards (5.6
avg.) with a touchdown. Although he did not repeat the multiple touchdown
game he had in the 2008 opener, Barber has nine multiple rushing
touchdown games in his career - the third-most in club history:
Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games
Player Games
Emmitt Smith 35
Tony Dorsett 10
Marion Barber 9
Barber also has 12 career multi-touchdown games: eight with
two rushing; two with a rushing/receiving combo; one with two
receiving; and one with two rushing/one receiving. His rushing touchdown
in the 2009 season opener at Tampa Bay (9/13) gave him 37
for his career, - good for fifth in club history. With one against the
N.Y. Giants (9/20) and another at Denver (10/4), he tied Calvin Hill
for fourth before adding his 40th career rushing score against
Seattle (11/1):
Player TDs
Emmitt Smith 153
Tony Dorsett 72
Don Perkins 42
Marion Barber 40
His 238 attempts on the year gave him 715 for his career, and
allowed him to become the 11th running back in club history to top
500 career carries, the 10th to reach 600, the ninth to reach 700.
The game against Atlanta (10/25) allowed him to become the fourth
Dallas rusher to reach 800 career carries. Thus far in 2009 he has
carried the ball 98 times for a career total of 813 - good for ninth:
All-Time Dallas Cowboys Rushing Attempts Leaders
Emmitt Smith 4,052 Walt Garrison 899
Tony Dorsett 2,755 Julius Jones 885
Don Perkins 1,500 Herschel Walker 818
Calvin Hill 1,166 Marion Barber 813
Robert Newhouse 1,160
Barber’s 885 rushing yards in 2008 upped his career total to
3,052 making him the ninth running back in club history to top
3,000 career rushing yards. At Philadelphia (11/8), he added 50
yards to pass Julius Jones (3,484) and Herschel Walker (3,491)
for seventh.
All-Time Dallas Cowboys Rushing Yards Leaders
Emmitt Smith 17,162 Robert Newhouse 4,784
Tony Dorsett 12,036 Walt Garrison 3,886
Don Perkins 6,217 Marion Barber 3,499
Calvin Hill 5,009
He reached the 100-yard plateau three times in 2008, giving him
seven 100-yard outings for his career. He added his eighth career
100-yard game against the N.Y. Giants (9/20) in Week 2 of 2009
with 124 yards - tying Julius Jones for the sixth-most 100-yard outings
in club history.
Career 100-yard Games
Emmitt Smith 76 Herschel Walker 9
Tony Dorsett 43 Julius Jones 8
Calvin Hill 16 Marion Barber 8
Don Perkins 10 Duane Thomas 6
Barber also set a career-high, averaging 6.9 yards-per-carry
(18 for 124) against the Giants. His previous high was 6.8 (15 for
102) at Chicago (9/23/07).
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FREQUENT FLYER MILES
After establishing a club record with 250 receiving yards and a
pair of touchdowns on a career-best 10 catches starting in place of
Roy Williams (ribs) at Kansas City (10/11), Miles Austin earned a
starting nod for the club’s next game against Atlanta (10/25).
Although Austin did not reach the 200-yard plateau for the second
consecutive week, he did rack up 171 yards on six catches with
two touchdown catches. His 250 yards made him the 15th NFL
player since the 1970 merger to reach 250 yards in a game, and
his 171 yards the following week were the second-most yards following
a 250-yard performance behind Chad Ochocinco’s 190. His
171 yards also made him just the fifth player since the merger (seventh
all-time) to top 100 yards following a 250-plus yard game:
Players with 100-yard performance following 250-yard game
250-plus Following
Player Yard Game (date) game (date)
Chad Ochocinco ............265 (11/19/06) 190 (11/26/06)
Miles Austin ..................250 (10/11/09) 171 (10/25/09)
Jerry Rice ......................289 (12/18/95) 153 (11/24/95)
Wes Chandler ................260 (12/20/82) 118 (12/26/82)
Qadry Ismail ..................258 (12/12/99) 115 (12/19/99)
Austin’s 171 yards were also the most by a Cowboys receiver
coming off a 200-plus yard game:
Cowboys 100-yard performance following 200-yard game
200-plus Following
Player Yard Game (date) game (date)
Miles Austin ..................250 (10/11/09) 171 (10/25/09)*
Lance Rentzel ................223 (11/19/67) 145 (11/23/67)
Kevin Williams ................203 (12/25/95) 124 (1/7/96)**
Michael Irvin ..................210 (9/20/92) 105 (10/5/92)*
* coming off a bye week
** a playoff game
Austin’s two-game receiving yards total of 421 yards are the
most by a Cowboys pass catcher in consecutive games. It is also
the fourth-most in the NFL since the merger:
Two-game Rec.
Player Yards Total
Chad Ochocinco (2006) ............450
John Taylor (1989) ....................448
Jerry Rice (1995) ......................442
Miles Austin (2009)..................421
In his third career start - against Seattle (11/1) - Austin led the
team with 61 yards to extend his league record of receiving yards
through a player’s first career starts to 482 yards:
Most receiving yards in first three career starts
Player Yards
Miles Austin, Dal. ..........................482
Anquan Boldin, Ari...........................378
Marcus Robinson, Chi.....................377
Dave Stief, St.L. Cards ....................361
Mike Quick, Phi ..............................340
He did not start at Philadelphia (11/8) as the club opened with
three tight ends, but came up huge, catching one pass for the
game-winning 49-yard touchdown. Austin’s four-game total of 531
yards is the club’s third-highest four-game receiving yards total:
Player Yards (Date)
Terrell Owens..................575 (10/21/07 - 11/18/07)
Terrell Owens..................537 (11/4/07 - 11/22/07)
Miles Austin ..................531 (10/11/09 - 11/8/09)
Austin also has tied for the league lead with seven touchdowns
in the first eight games of the season. Of his seven touchdowns,
Austin has scored six over the course of the last four games with
at least one touchdown in each of the previous four games.
Austin’s streak of four games with a receiving touchdown is the
longest streak of his career and the longest streak by a Dallas
Cowboy since Terrell Owens had a touchdown in seven straight
games in 2007.
DeMARC-ING HIS TERRITORY
Since coming into the league as Dallas’ first draft pick in the first
round of the 2005 NFL Draft (11th overall), DeMarcus Ware has led
or tied for the team lead in sacks each of his first four years in the
league - the first Dallas Cowboys to lead or tie for the team lead in
sacks through each of his first four seasons. He has also put together
three straight seasons of 10-or-more sacks to become the fourth
Dallas defender all-time - second since sacks became official in
1992 - to accomplish that feat. In 2008 Ware established an official
club sack record with a league-leading 20.0 sacks. Although his
2009 season got off to a slow start in the sack department, he had
two sacks at Kansas City (10/11) and two against Atlanta (10/25)
before being rewarded for his work with a six-year contract extension
on Oct. 26. He added another sack against Seattle (11/1) to
give him 58.5 sacks - good for 11th all-time in team history. He is
just a half sack behind Tony Tolbert (59.0) for 10th. Below is a look
into how Ware has compiled each of his 58.5 career sacks:
BY CONFERENCE AND DIVISION
Sks Yds/Lst Sks Yds/Lst
NFC 48.0 -327 AFC 10.5 -64
NFC EAST 19.5 -153 AFC EAST 2.5 -19
NFC NORTH 7.0 -50 AFC NORTH 4.0 -16
NFC SOUTH 8.5 -43 AFC SOUTH 1.0 -7
NFC WEST 13.0 -81 AFC WEST 3.0 -22
BY TEAM
Sks Yds/Lst Sks Yds/Lst
N.Y. Giants 7.0 -53 Kansas City 2.0 -14
Philadelphia 6.5 -53 San Francisco 2.0 -6
Washington 6.0 -47 Buffalo 1.5 -14
St. Louis 5.0 -28 Oakland 1.0 -8
Carolina 5.0 -25 Indianapolis 1.0 -7
Seattle 4.0 -28 New Orleans 1.0 -7
Detroit 3.0 -11 Pittsburgh 1.0 -7
Atlanta 2.5 -11 Baltimore 1.0 -6
Green Bay 2.0 -21 New England 1.0 -5
Arizona 2.0 -19 Cincinnati 1.0 -3
Chicago 2.0 -18 Cleveland 1.0 0
BY QUARTERBACK
Sks Yds/Lst Sks Yds/Lst
Eli Manning 7.0 -53 Brett Favre 1.0 -9
Donovan McNabb 5.5 -37 Matt Leinart 1.0 -9
Matt Hasselbeck 4.0 -28 Kerry Collins 1.0 -8
Marc Bulger 4.0 -23 Drew Brees 1.0 -7
Jason Campbell 3.0 -20 Todd Collins 1.0 -7
Jake Delhomme 3.0 -13 Peyton Manning 1.0 -7
Jon Kitna 3.0 -11 Ben Roethlisberger 1.0 -7
Mark Brunell 2.0 -20 Joe Flacco 1.0 -6
Rex Grossman 2.0 -18 Tom Brady 1.0 -5
Matt Cassel 2.0 -14 Jamie Martin 1.0 -5
Matt Moore 2.0 -12 Shaun Hill 1.0 -4
Matt Ryan 2.0 -10 Carson Palmer 1.0 -3
Trent Edwards 1.5 -14 Tim Rattay 1.0 -2
Jeff Garcia 1.0 -16 Derek Anderson 1.0 0
Aaron Rodgers 1.0 -12 Michael Vick 0.5 -1
Kurt Warner 1.0 -10
MILES ON THE ROAD
With his explosive day at Kansas City (10/11), Miles Austin only
continued what he has done on the road, rack up yards. For his
career, he has caught at least one pass in 17 total games and has
45 receptions for 966 yards (21.5) and 10 touchdowns in those
games. Austin has caught at least one pass in 10 road games for
a total of 25 receptions for 604 yards (24.2) and six touchdowns
Games With
a rec Rec Yds Avg TD
Road ............10 25 604 24.2 6
Home ..............7 20 362 18.1 4
Total..............17 45 966 21.5 10
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B-WARE OF D-WARE
DeMarcus Ware exploded in 2008 as he led the league with a
club record 20.0 sacks and he was rewarded on Oct. 26, 2009
after signing a six-year contract extension. He opened the 2008
season with at least one sack in each of the first seven games of
the season. Along with his streak of three consecutive games
with a sack to close out the 2007 season, Ware tied Simon
Fletcher (Denver) for the league record with a sack in 10 consecutive
games. Ware’s record-tying effort came after tying his single-
game career-high with three sacks at St. Louis (10/19). His
streak ended the next week against Tampa Bay (10/26) as he
was held without a sack:
Consecutive games with a sack - since 1982
1. Simon Fletcher (Den) 10 Nov. 15, 1992–Sept. 20, 1993
DeMarcus Ware (Dal) 10 Dec. 16, 2007-Oct. 19, 2008
2. Bruce Smith (Buf) 9 Nov. 16, 1986-Oct. 25, 1987
Kevin Greene (SF-Car) 9 Dec. 7, 1997-Oct. 18, 1998
His streak of 10 games with a sack is the longest in club history
since sacks became an official stat in 1982, and is the secondlongest
streak all-time in club history:
Consec.
Player Games Year(s)
1. Harvey Martin 11 1976-77
2. DeMarcus Ware 10 2007-08
3. Harvey Martin 9 1977
This season, Ware had a streak of three consecutive games
with a sack, the eighth time in his career he has had a streak of
three-or-more games with a sack.
Ware also owns the top-two and the fourth-most sacks in a season
by a Dallas linebacker in club history.
COWBOYS SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS (LBs)
Player Sacks
1. DeMarcus Ware (2008)..........20.0
2. DeMarcus Ware (2007)..........14.0
3. Greg Ellis (2007) ....................12.5
4. DeMarcus Ware (2006) ..........11.5
5. Anthony Dickerson (1983) ......10.5
Ware’s 20.0 sacks led the league, tied Derrick Thomas (1990)
for the second-most sacks in a season by a league linebacker
and tied for the sixth-most by any defender in league history:
NFL SINGLE SEASON SACK LEADERS
italics indicate linebacker
Player Sacks
1. Michael Strahan (2001-NYG.) ........22.5
2. Mark Gastineau (1984-NYJ) ..........22.0
3. Chris Doleman (1989-Min) ..............21.0
Reggie White (1987-Phi) ................21.0
5. Lawrence Taylor (1986-NYG) ........20.5
6. Derrrick Thomas (1990-KC) ............20.0
DeMarcus Ware (2008-Dal) ..........20.0
Ware also has three consecutive seasons (2006-08) with 10-ormore
sacks, becoming the fourth Cowboys player to accomplish
this feat - George Andrie (four seasons, 1964-1967), Jetrho Pugh
(1968-1971) and Randy White (1983-1985).
Ware had a slow start in 2009, failing to record a sack in the first
four games of the season, but in the game at Kansas City (10/11)
he notched his first two sacks of the season before adding two
more in the next game against Atlanta (10/25) and one against
Seattle (11/1). His two multiple sack games thus far gives him 11
for his career and marked the first time in his career he had backto-
back multi-sack games.
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WADE PHILLIPS (76-55, 8th Year, 28-13 - DAL.)
Wade Phillips was named the seventh head coach in Dallas
Cowboys history on Feb. 8, 2007. Phillips, now in his 33rd year as
an NFL coach, has guided his teams to four playoff appearances
with only one non-winning season. His first season in Dallas was
no exception as Dallas tied the franchise record with 13 wins. En
route to a 13-3 record, the Cowboys captured the 20th division
title in franchise history. Under Phillips' guidance, the Cowboys
sent a league record 13 players to the Pro Bowl. Last season the
Cowboys finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Phillips had head
coaching stops with the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills. He also
served as an interim head coach in New Orleans in 1985 (1-3
record) and Atlanta in 2003 (2-1). The last seven times Phillips has
taken over as a head coach or defensive coordinator, his new
team has reached the playoffs in his first season. Over the last 20
years as a head coach or coordinator, he has been a part of only
four teams with non-winning records. During that span, his
defenses have ranked in the NFL's top-10 nine times. He served
as the defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers for three
seasons before landing in Dallas. He spent two years (2002-03)
as the defensive coordinator in Atlanta. From 1998-2000 he was
Buffalo's head coach and was their defensive coordinator (1995-
97) after a two-year stint as Denver's head coach (1993-94). He
served as the Broncos defensive coordinator for four seasons
(1989-92). He was the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator
and linebackers coach (1986-88) after serving as the Saints
defensive coordinator (1981-85). He made his coaching debut in
1976 under his father, Bum, with the Houston Oilers (linebackers)
then coached the defensive line from 1977-1980.
MIKE MCCARTHY (32-26, 4th Year)
Mike McCarthy was named the 14th head coach in Packers
history on Jan. 12, 2006. In his first season in Green Bay,
McCarthy guided the Packers to an 8-8 record, finishing the season
with a four-game winning streak. He became the first head
coach in franchise history to win five road games in his inaugural
season. McCarthy bettered that in 2007, leading the club to a franchise
record tying 13 wins and an NFC North Division title while
earning Coach of the Year honors. He became the first head
coach since Vince Lombardi to lead his team to a championship
game in his second season. He returned to Green Bay after serving
as the club’s quarterbacks coach in 1999. He was a highly successful
offensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints (2000-
04) who was named the NFC Assistant Coach of the Year (2000)
by USA Today. McCarthy graduated with a degree in business
administration from Baker University following a two-year playing
career (1985-86). He was an All-Conference tight end, helping the
school to an NAIA Division II second place finish as a senior captain.
He coached collegiately at Fort Hays State (1987-88) and
Pittsburgh (1989-92) before moving to the NFL with the Kansas
City Chiefs (1993-98), Packers (1999), Saints (2000-04) and the
San Francisco 49ers (2005). Under his guidance, the pro quarterbacks
he coached have combined for 26 career Pro Bowl selections
and eight Super Bowl starts.
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HEAD COACHES
The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2009 season as one-of-14
teams in the league with more than 400 regular season wins. The
club’s six wins thus far gives Dallas a total of 429 all-time victories.
Chicago 690 Philadelphia 488
Green Bay 647 Arizona 478
N.Y. Giants 623 San Francisco 460
Washington 539 Indianapolis 434
Pittsburgh 526 Cleveland 429
St. Louis 504 Dallas 429
Detroit 489 Oakland 407
Dallas is also one of just three teams - Indianapolis and New
England to post a winning record in each of the previous four seasons,
and they are one of just six teams - the two above along
with the N.Y. Giants, Pittsburgh and San Diego to finish the past
four seasons without a losing record.
A WINNING TREND
With 336 yards of total offense, Dallas will have racked up the second-
most net yards through nine games in franchise history - 3,572.
Marion Barber needs just six carries to move past Herschel
Walker (818) for eighth on the club’s all-time rushing attempts list.
With one rushing yard, he will have 3,500 for his career - the seventh
Cowboy to reach 3,500.
Patrick Crayton can pass Walt Garrison (182) for 21st on the
club’s all-time receptions chart with two catches. With three, he
will pass Lance Rentzel (183) for 20th).
Jason Witten needs seven catches to pass Tony Hill (479) for
fourth in club history and eight to pass Jackie Smith (480) for
eighth all-time among league tight ends.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
THE NORTH FACE
After finishing third the NFC East in 2008, the Dallas Cowboys
will be facing the third place finishers from two of the other three
NFC divisions. This week, Dallas will take on the Green Bay
Packers from the NFC North. All time, the Cowboys hold a 55-42
record against NFC North opponents:
Dallas vs. NFC North
Cowboys Packers
Record ................................................6-2 4-4
Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ..........................27.1 (5T) 26.9 (7)
Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ................19.0 (7) 21.5 (16)
Total Off. (NFL rank) ..............................404.5 (3) 376.6 (7)
Rushing Off. (NFL rank) ........................138.6 (8) 121.0 (10)
Passing Off. (NFL rank) ........................265.9 (6) 255.6 (9)
Total Def. (NFL rank) ..............................336.5 (20) 282.9 (4)
Rushing Def. (NFL rank)........................103.0 (12) 97.1 (9)
Passing Def. (NFL rank) ........................233.5 (20) 185.8 (8)
Kickoff Return Avg. ..................................21.9 (22) 22.5 (18)
Punt Return Avg. ......................................14.0 (2) 6.1 (24)
Turnover Margin ............................................0 (16t) +10 (2)
Penalties ......................................................61 62
Penalty Yards ............................................494 509
Opp. Penalties..............................................48 40
Opp. Penalty Yards ..............................416 299
2009 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
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INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORY
The Cowboys and Packers first met in Dallas’s inaugural season
(1960). In total, they have seen each other a total of 28 times.
In the 28 games of the series there has been:
* 23 games decided by double-digits
* Eight games decided by three-or-more touchdowns
* Five games decided by a touchdown-or-less
* An eight-game winning streak by Dallas - tying the fourthlongest
win streak against a single opponent
* A six-game losing streak, tying the third longest losing streak
against a single opponent
* A 28-point win by Dallas at Milwaukee (11/12/78) - Dallas’
biggest win
* A 34-point loss by Dallas at Green Bay (11/13/60) - Dallas’
biggest loss
* Six playoff games - four wins by Dallas
* Two Monday night games and one Sunday night game
* Two Thanksgiving Day games
* One Thursday night game
* 670 points scored by Dallas, 611 allowed
* A 14.6 average margin of victory in Dallas wins
* Five games played in Green Bay and five in Milwaukee
* A 1-5 record for Dallas at Lambeau Field and 4-7 on the road
SERIES HISTORY
Dallas and Green Bay have squared off 28 times, with Dallas
holding a 16-12 advantage. Green Bay won the first six meetings
then Dallas won eight straight games from 1991-96. The teams
have faced each other six times in the playoffs, with Dallas claiming
four wins. Below is a brief look into each game of the series:
Dal Dal
Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score
11/13/60 GB L 7-41 12/24/89 Dal L 10-20
11/29/64 Dal L 21-45 10/6/91 Mil W 20-17
10/24/65 Mil L 3-13 10/3/93 Dal W 36-14
1/1/67* Dal L 27-34 1/16/94$ Dal W 27-17
12/31/67* GB L 17-21 11/24/94 Dal W 42-31
10/28/68 Dal L 17-28 1/8/95$ Dal W 35-9
11/26/70 Dal W 16-3 10/8/95 Dal W 34-24
10/1/72 Mil L 14-16 1/14/96# Dal W 38-27
10/19/75 Dal L 17-19 11/18/96 Dal W 21-6
11/12/78 Mil W 42-14 11/23/97 GB L 17-45
9/28/80 Mil W 28-7 11/14/99 Dal W 27-13
1/16/83** Dal W 37-26 10/24/04 GB L 20-41
9/23/84 Dal W 20-6 11/29/07 Dal W 37-27
10/8/89 GB L 12-31 9/21/08 GB W 27-16
$ Divisional Playoff Game # NFC Championship Game
* NFL Championship Game ** Super Bowl Tournament
This week’s game marks the 29th game between Dallas and
Green Bay. Below is a brief look into the stats of the series:
TEAM TOTALS
Cowboys Packers
Wins............................................16 12
Points ..............................................670 611
Total Net Yards ..........................9,122 7,766
Net Rushing Yards ....................3,614 2,753
Net Passing Yards ......................5,508 5,013
SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHS (since 1970)
Cowboys Packers
Points............................................42 11/12/78 45 11/23/97
42 11/24/94
Total Net Yards ..........................537 11/12/78 502 10/8/89
Net Rushing Yards ....................313 11/12/78 220 11/23/97
220 10/24/04
Net Passing Yards ....................330 1/8/95 327 1/16/94
SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (since 1970)
Cowboys Packers
Passing Yards
337 - T. Aikman 1/8/95 332 - L. Dickey 1/16/83
Rushing Yards
150 - E. Smith 1/14/96 190 - D. Levens 11/23/97
Receiving Yards
156 - T. Owens 11/29/07 138 - R. Brooks 1/8/95
ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON
This week’s game at Lambeau field is just the seventh time the
Dallas Cowboys have played at Lambeau field with a 1-5 record
in those games. Dallas’ only win at the storied stadium came in
Week 3 last season, as the Cowboys handed the Packers a 27-
16 loss. Below is a look at some of the Cowboys team and individual
game-highs from those five games:
TEAM TOTALS
Points ..................................84
Total Net Yards ..............1,501
Net Rushing Yards ............520
Net Passing Yards ............981
TEAM HIGHS
Points ..................................27 (9/21/08)
Total Net Yards ..................453 (9/21/08)
Net Rushing Yards ............217 (9/21/08)
Net Passing Yards ............296 (10/24/04)
INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
Passing Yards ............308 Vinny Testaverde (10/24/04)
Rushing Yards ............142 Marion Barber (9/21/08)
Receiving Yards ..........115 Miles Austin (9/21/08)
DALLAS AT LAMBEAU
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS vs. PACKERS
Miles Austin - WR
In the game last season had his first career 100-yard outing
with 115 yards and a touchdown on two catches.
Marion Barber - RB
In two games rushed 45 times for 223 yards (5.0 avg.) and a
touchdown. In his start last season, established career-highs
with 28 carries and 142 yards.
Keith Brooking - LB
In five games, including a playoff game, while with Atlanta has 60 tackles,
including a single-game career-high 22 at Green Bay (9/8/02)
and single-game postseason-high nine at Green Bay (1/4/03).
Patrick Crayton - WR
In two games - both starts - caught three passes for 42 yards
and two touchdowns.
Nick Folk - K
In two games, is five-of-five on FGs and seven-of-seven on PATs.
Ken Hamlin - S
In four games - two with Dallas - has 25 tackles, two pass
breakups and an interception.
Bradie James - LB
Made his first NFL start at Green Bay (10/24/04) and tallied
seven stops. Has 23 tackles in three games.
Felix Jones - RB
Had a career-long 60-yard run for a touchdown last season.
Terence Newman - CB
Tallied 14 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception in
three games.
Igor Olshansky - DE
In one game with San Diego had three tackles and a half sack.
Jay Ratliff - NT
Has nine tackles, a sack and five pressures in two games. Had
a career-high five pressures in the game last season.
Tony Romo - QB
Is 2-0 as a starter, completing 36-of-60 passes for 569 yards, five
touchdowns and two interceptions.
DeMarcus Ware - LB
Has eight tackles, two sacks, four pressures and a pass deflection
in two career games.
Roy Williams - WR
In seven games with Detroit, caught 21 passes for 308 yards
and two touchdowns.
Jason Witten - TE
In three games, caught 21 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown.
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Dallas Cowboys Single-Game Franchise Records
set against the Green Bay Packers
Individual Records
FG attempts (tied)..................7 C. Boniol, vs. GB 11/18/96
FG made, no miss ................7 C. Boniol, vs. GB 11/18/96
FG made, half........................5 C. Boniol, vs. GB 11/18/96
Kickoff returns........................8 M. Renfro, vs. GB 11/29/64
Combined return yards......273 M. Renfro, vs. GB 11/29/64
Points, opp (tied) ................24 S. Sharpe, vs. GB 11/24/94
TD, opp (tied) ........................4 S. Sharpe, vs. GB 11/24/94
TD, rush, opp (tied) ..............3 J. Taylor at GB 11/13/60
TD, receiving, opp (tied) ........4 S. Sharpe, vs. GB 11/24/94
Team Records
Most points second half........................36 vs. GB 11/24/94
FG made, (tied) ......................................7 vs. GB 11/18/96
Fewest pass yards, opp ......................-10 at GB 10/24/65
Punts ....................................................11 vs. GB 9/23/84
Punt return yards ................................126 vs. GB 11/29/64
Fewest first downs, both ......................20 at GB 10/24/65
Fewest passing yards, both ................-11 at GB 10/24/65
RECORDS SET AGAINST GREEN BAY
FIRST TIME...LAST TIME
The first time these two teams met, the Dallas Cowboys were
0-7 in their first season in the league. Dallas traveled to Green
Bay for its third ever road trip and left with its second biggest loss
of the season, 41-7, in front of 32,294 fans on Nov. 13, 1960.
The last time these two clubs met, Dallas headed to Lambeau
Field after opening the 2008 season 2-0. The club came away
with a 27-16 victory in front of 71,113 fans on Sept. 21. The win
marked Dallas’ first-ever at Lambeau Field and improved its
record to 3-0 for the second consecutive season.
DATING GAME
This week’s game at the Green Bay Packers is being played
on Nov. 15. In the 49-plus years of Dallas Cowboys football, there
have been seven Nov. 15 games for Dallas - four at home and
three on the road. The Cowboys hold a 3-4 record when playing
on Nov. 15. They have faced Philadelphia twice, Arizona, Buffalo,
Detroit, New England and St. Louis once each.
Dallas’ first-ever Nov. 15 game came in 1964, a 14-17 loss to
Philadelphia. Its last Nov. 15 game was in 2004, a 21-49 loss to
the Eagles.
Opp/ Dal Opp/ Dal
Date Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score
11/15/64 Phi L 14-17 11/15/92 StL L 23-27
11/15/76 Buf W 17-10 11/15/98 @ Ari W 35-28
11/15/81 @ Det L 24-27 11/15/04 Phi L 24-49
11/15/87 @ NE W 23-14
The Green Bay Packers suffered a 38-28 loss to the previously
winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Green Bay opened up the scoring on a 74-yard Aaron Rodgersto-
James Jones scoring toss. Tampa Bay responded with a sixyard
hookup from Josh Freeman-to-Derrick Ward. A two-yard
Ryan Grant rushing touchdown allowed the Packers to re-take
the lead late in the first quarter. The game was again tied at 14-
14 in the second quarter when Ronde Barber returned a blocked
punt 31 yards for a score. Green Bay regained the lead after a 32-
yard passing touchdown from Rodgers-to-Donald Driver, followed
by a 38-yard Connor Barth field goal by the Bucs, making the
score 21-17 at halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Packers increased their lead
to 28-17 after a 12-yard Rodgers rushing score. Tampa Bay
responded with three unanswered touchdowns in the final quarter
that included two Freeman touchdown passes (with one failed
and one successful two point conversion) along with a 35-yard
interception return for a score by Tanard Jackson to seal the
Buccaneers come from behind 38-28 victory.
GREEN BAY LAST WEEK
The Dallas Cowboys won their fourth game in a row with a 20-16
road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles to vault into first place
in the NFC East.
Dallas drew first blood in the first quarter when Tashard
Choice scored on a two-yard rushing touchdown out of the wildcat
formation. Philadelphia booted two field goals (45, 48) by
David Akers in the second quarter to trim the Cowboys lead to 7-
6. The Cowboys added their own field goal before the end of the
half on a 22-yarder by Nick Folk to take a 10-6 advantage at halftime.
The Eagles opened the second half with a scoring drive that
saw them take their first lead of the night, 13-10, behind a
Donovan McNabb to Brent Celek 11-yard touchdown pass. In the
fourth quarter, Dallas re-took the lead via 10 straight points after
a 33-yard Folk field goal was followed by a 49-yard Tony Romo-
Miles Austin passing strike that put the Cowboys ahead again,
20-13 in the fourth quarter. Though Philadelphia added three
more points on a Akers field goal from 52 yards out that made the
score 20-16, the Cowboys would not allow another score and
hold on for the win.
DALLAS LAST WEEK
FLIPPING THE BIRD
For the third straight week the Dallas Cowboys claimed a win
over a “bird” team - Falcons, Seahawks and Eagles. This season
marks just the eighth time since 1970 that the Cowboys have
faced “bird” teams in three consecutive weeks - 1976, 1985,
1990, 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2005. It is only the second time -
1996 - at Philadelphia (9/30), vs. Arizona (10/13) and vs. Atlanta
(10/20) - that Dallas has won the three straight “bird” games.
WHAT 6-2 MEANS IN DALLAS
With the Cowboys 20-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles last
week, Dallas improved its 2009 record to 6-2. Since Jerry Jones
purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, the club has now started
a season 6-2 or better seven times. Below is a look at each Dallas
Cowboys team with at least a 6-2 start since 1989, what the club’s
final record was and how it fared in the postseason:
Year Start Record Result
1992 7-1 13-3 SB XXVII
1993 6-2 12-4 SB XXVIII
1994 7-1 12-4 NFC Championship Game
1995 7-1 12-4 SB XXX
2003 6-2 10-6 NFC Wild Card Game
2007 7-1 13-3 NFC Divisional Game
2009 6-2 ??-?? ??
ROMO’S ROAD
With his 33-14 record as a starter, Tony Romo has had success
when playing on the road. Since being named the club’s starter leading
into the game at Carolina (10/29/06), Romo holds a 17-6 record
on the road. Two of his six road losses came at Washington - 11/5/06
and 12/30/07 - the rest were at Arizona (10/12/08), at Pittsburgh
(12/7/08) at Philadelphia (12/28/08) and at Denver (10/4/09).
In 2008, Romo was 3-3 on the road after leading the team to
wins at Cleveland (9/7), at Green Bay (9/21) and at Washington
(11/16). He opened 2009 with a road win at Tampa Bay (9/13)
before dropping the one at Denver. He led the club to a win at
Kansas City (10/11) for his second road win of the season, and a
20-16 win at Philadelphia (11/8) for his third. Below is a look at his
passing stats on the road:
Att Comp Pct. Yards TD INT
Romo 772 491 63.6 6,195 36 24
Among quarterbacks with at least 15 career road starts in the Super
Bowl era, Romo owns the second-best road winning percentage:
Player Winning % Record
Joe Montana .753 61-20
Tony Romo .739 17-6
Tom Brady .724 42-16
Bob Lee .667 10-5
Ben Roethlisberger .641 25-14
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QUARTERBACK COMPARISON
Tony Romo has now started 47 games and owns a 33-14
record as a starter. He has completed 974-of-1,547 passes for
12,515 yards, 91 touchdowns and 48 interceptions in those starts.
Below is a look at Romo’s numbers after 47 starts and how they
compare to other Cowboys quarterbacks through their first 47
starts:
Player W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INT
Staubach 35-12 1,014 576 7,952 56.8 56 40
White 36-11 1,291 772 10,041 59.8 76 61
Aikman 21-26 1,331 786 9,091 59.1 39 57
Romo 33-14 1,547 974 12,515 63.0 91 48
Among active quarterbacks, Romo’s 32-14 record through his first
47 starts is the fourth-best among Super Bowl era quarterbacks:
Active QB Records Through First 47 Starts
Player Record 48 Starts
Kurt Warner ........................35-12 35-13
Tom Brady ..........................35-12 36-12
Ben Roethlisberger ............34-13 35-13
Tony Romo ........................33-14 ??-?
Philip Rivers ........................32-15 33-15
Marc Bulger ........................30-17 31-17
Through his career, Tony Romo has completed 990-of-1,571
passes for 12,777 yards with 94 touchdowns in 49 regular season
games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Tony’s targets
by position and player:
Position Breakdown
Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD
WR 480 7,651 67 RB 181 1,480 6
TE 315 3,516 20 FB 13 94 1
Player Breakdown by Completions
Comp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD
J. Witten ........262 3,025 13 A. Fasano......22 208 1
T. Owens ......199 3,122 34 M. Bennett ....20 241 3
P. Crayton......128 1,931 16 T. Curtis ........10 42 3
M. Barber ......113 859 6 D. Anderson ....8 61 1
T. Glenn ..........43 689 3 F. Jones ..........6 66 0
M. Austin..........42 888 10 K. Ogletree ......3 57 0
T. Choice ........35 308 0 O. Hoyte ..........3 12 0
R. Williams ......35 484 2 I. Stanback ......2 24 0
S. Hurd ..........29 492 2 L. Polite ..........2 21 0
J. Jones ..........27 247 0 J. Phillips ........1 0 0
italics indicate active Cowboy
TONY’S TARGETS
Through his career, Tony Romo has thrown 94 touchdown
passes - fifth in team history. Below is a brief look at each of the
players that have caught a touchdown pass from Romo:
TDs TDs
Terrell Owens ........34 Tony Curtis ..............3
Patrick Crayton ......16 Terry Glenn ............3
Jason Witten ..........13 Sam Hurd................2
Miles Austin ............10 Roy Williams ..........2
Marion Barber ..........6 Deon Anderson ......1
Martellus Bennett ....3 Anthony Fasano......1
italics indicate active Cowboys
TONY’S TD TARGETS
As Dallas’ starting quarterback, Tony Romo has compiled a 33-
14 record in his first 47 starts. Below is a look at Romo’s record
under several different circumstances:
Playing at home: ..........................................16-8
Playing on the road: ....................................17-6
Playing indoors: ............................................6-1
Playing outdoors: ......................................27-13
Playing against the NFC East: ...................... 9-7
Playing against the NFC: ..........................26-10
Playing against the AFC: ..............................7-4
Playing on artificial turf: ..............................21-8
Playing on natural grass: ............................12-6
Offense totals over 300 yards: ....................32-9
Throws for over 300 yards: ..........................17-3
Throws for 200-299 yards: ..........................12-6
Throws only one touchdown: ........................7-4
Throws more than one touchdown: ............24-5
Completes 60.0% or more of his passes: ....25-4
Throws no interceptions: ............................12-2
Throws one interception: ............................18-6
Throws more than one interception: ..............3-6
Records at least 100.0 passer rating: ..........23-3
Sacked one time-or-less: ............................21-3
Sacked more than once: ............................12-11
September: ....................................................9-2
October: ........................................................6-3
November: ..................................................13-1
December: ....................................................5-8
ROMO’S RECORD WHEN...
Since being named the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback
leading up to the game at Carolina on Oct. 29, 2006, Tony Romo
has thrown three-or-more touchdowns in a game 16 times. He has
accomplished the feat three times this season with three touchdown
tosses in the season opener at Tampa Bay (9/13), against
Atlanta (10/25) and Seattle (11/1). Romo’s 16 games with three-ormore
touchdown passes is the third-highest total in team history:
Games with
Player 3-or-more TDs
Danny White....................20
Roger Staubach ..............17
Tony Romo ....................16
In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Romo had six games with threeor-
more touchdown passes to establish a single-season club-high:
Games in a season
Player with 3-or-more TDs
Tony Romo ....................6 (2007)
Tony Romo ....................6 (2008)
Roger Staubach ..............5 (1979)
Danny White....................5 (1980)
PAR 3
Coming into the game at Philadelphia (11/8), Tony Romo had
gone three straight games without throwing an interception - the
first time in his career he had three straight games without a pick.
Over the course of the three games, he had thrown 120 attempts
without a pick. Romo’s streak ended in Philadelphia as Sheldon
Brown intercepted a third quarter pass. Romo had thrown 23
passes in the Eagles game before the pick and had his personal
streak of attempts without an interception improve to 143.
NO PICKS
As the Dallas Cowboys have converted 41.6% of their third
down chances through eight games, a key piece to the Cowboys
third down offense has been Jason Witten. Witten leads the team
with nine third down conversions and is one of just two NFL players
- Greg Camarillo (Miami) - to have caught every single pass
targeted for him on third down (min. 10). Witten has been thrown
to 13 times and has 13 receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown
on third downs. His 13 targets and receptions tops Camaraillo's
10-of-10. Below is a look at the most efficient third down pass
catchers through eight weeks:
Player Team Target Recs Rec. % Yds TD
1. Jason Witten Dal 13 13 100.0 122 1
2. Greg Camarillo Mia 10 10 100.0 123 0
3. Joseph Addai Ind 11 10 90.9 68 1
Steve Breaston Ari 11 10 90.9 141 0
5. Brian Leonard Cin 10 9 90.0 58 0
100%
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CLIMBING THE TE CHARTS
Since entering the league as Dallas’ third round selection in the
2003 NFL Draft, Jason Witten has proven his skills as an offensive
weapon. He has provided Dallas with the full package as a blocker
and receiver. Through his six-plus years in the league, Witten
has caught 473 passes for 5,326 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Witten led the team with nine catches against Carolina (9/28) to
move him past Keith Jackson (441) for 12th in receptions all-time
among league tight ends. He added four at Denver (10/4) to pass
Wesley Walls (450) for 11th and five against Atlanta (10/25) to
move past Todd Christensen (462) and into a tie with Mickey
Shuler (462) for ninth. He added four catches against Seattle
(11/1) to give him sole possession of ninth.
Witten cracked the NFL’s top-25 for receiving yards among tight
ends against the N.Y. Giants (9/20), passing Raymond Chester
(5,013). His team-high 77 yards against Carolina allowed him to
pass Jimmie Giles (5,084), Mickey Shuler (5,100) and Charle
Young (5,106) for 22nd on the NFL’s all-time tight ends receiving
yards chart. He passed Frank Wycheck (5,126) at Denver and
Brent Jones (5,195), Dave Casper (5,216) and John Mackey
(5,236) for 19th against Atlanta. His 36 yards against Seattle
allowed him to pass Russ Francis (5,262) and tie Keith Jackson
for 16th. Witten’s 43 yards at Philadelphia (11/8) moved him past
Wesley Walls (5,291) for 15th. Below is a look at where Witten
currently stands in NFL history among tight ends:
NFL Career Receptions NFL Career Receiving
Leaders (TEs) Yards Leaders (TEs)
1. Tony Gonzalez* ............954 1. Tony Gonzalez* ............11,374
2. Shannon Sharpe............815 2. Shannon Sharpe..........10,060
3. Ozzie Newsome ............662 3. Ozzie Newsome ............7,980
... ...
7. Steve Jordan..................498 15. Jerry Smith ....................5,496
8. Jackie Smith ..................480 14. Bob Tucker ....................5,421
9. Jason Witten* ..............473 15. Jason Witten* ..............5,326
* indicates active players
QUICK WITT-ED
Jason Witten currently leads the team with 44 catches and is second
with 391 yards, and in 2008, he became the sixth player in
Cowboys history to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. He led the
team with five catches for 71 yards at Tampa Bay to open the 2009
season to put him over 5,000 for his career, making him the sixth
pass catcher in club history to reach 5,000 career receiving yards.
Against Atlanta (10/25), Witten’s 53 receiving yards moved him past
Frank Clarke (5,247) for fifth on Dallas’ all-time receiving yards chart:
All-Time Cowboys Receiving Yards List
1. Michael Irvin ............11,904 (1988-99)
2. Tony Hill ....................7,988 (1977-86)
3. Drew Pearson ..........7,822 (1973-83)
4. Bob Hayes ................7,295 (1965-74)
5. Jason Witten............5,326 (2003-Present)
Among his 5,326 yards are eight games in which he reached
100 yards to establish the club tight end record:
Player 100-yard games
1. Jason Witten........................8
2. Doug Cosbie ........................4
Jay Novacek ........................4
His 81 receptions last season upped his career total to 422 and
his work allowed him to become the fifth pass catcher in team history
to top 400 career receptions. Four weeks into 2009, he became
the fifth Dallas pass catcher to reach 450 catches and is just seven
catches shy of passing Tony Hill for fourth in club annals:
All-Time Cowboys Receptions List
1. Michael Irvin ................750 (1988-99)
2. Drew Pearson ..............489 (1973-83)
3. Emmitt Smith................486 (1990-02)
4. Tony Hill........................479 (1977-86)
5. Jason Witten ..............473 (2003-Present)
Since 2006, Witten has caught the second-most passes (285)
for the second-most yards (3,242) among league tight ends:
Player Rec. Player Yards
Tony Gonzalez 306 Tony Gonzalez 3,564
Jason Witten 285 Jason Witten 3,242
Kellen Winslow 249 Antonio Gates 3,202
Antonio Gates 248 Kellen Winslow 2,761
Chris Cooley 235 Chris Cooley 2,701
MARION THE BARBARIAN
Marion Barber was named Dallas’ starting running back coming into
the 2008 season, and he led the team with a career-high 238 carries
for 885 yards and seven touchdowns. In the season opener, his first
regular season start since 2006, he averaged 5.0 yards-per-carry with
two rushing touchdowns. The 2009 season opener was much of the
same for Barber as he led the team with 14 carries for 79 yards (5.6
avg.) with a touchdown. Although he did not repeat the multiple touchdown
game he had in the 2008 opener, Barber has nine multiple rushing
touchdown games in his career - the third-most in club history:
Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games
Player Games
Emmitt Smith 35
Tony Dorsett 10
Marion Barber 9
Barber also has 12 career multi-touchdown games: eight with
two rushing; two with a rushing/receiving combo; one with two
receiving; and one with two rushing/one receiving. His rushing touchdown
in the 2009 season opener at Tampa Bay (9/13) gave him 37
for his career, - good for fifth in club history. With one against the
N.Y. Giants (9/20) and another at Denver (10/4), he tied Calvin Hill
for fourth before adding his 40th career rushing score against
Seattle (11/1):
Player TDs
Emmitt Smith 153
Tony Dorsett 72
Don Perkins 42
Marion Barber 40
His 238 attempts on the year gave him 715 for his career, and
allowed him to become the 11th running back in club history to top
500 career carries, the 10th to reach 600, the ninth to reach 700.
The game against Atlanta (10/25) allowed him to become the fourth
Dallas rusher to reach 800 career carries. Thus far in 2009 he has
carried the ball 98 times for a career total of 813 - good for ninth:
All-Time Dallas Cowboys Rushing Attempts Leaders
Emmitt Smith 4,052 Walt Garrison 899
Tony Dorsett 2,755 Julius Jones 885
Don Perkins 1,500 Herschel Walker 818
Calvin Hill 1,166 Marion Barber 813
Robert Newhouse 1,160
Barber’s 885 rushing yards in 2008 upped his career total to
3,052 making him the ninth running back in club history to top
3,000 career rushing yards. At Philadelphia (11/8), he added 50
yards to pass Julius Jones (3,484) and Herschel Walker (3,491)
for seventh.
All-Time Dallas Cowboys Rushing Yards Leaders
Emmitt Smith 17,162 Robert Newhouse 4,784
Tony Dorsett 12,036 Walt Garrison 3,886
Don Perkins 6,217 Marion Barber 3,499
Calvin Hill 5,009
He reached the 100-yard plateau three times in 2008, giving him
seven 100-yard outings for his career. He added his eighth career
100-yard game against the N.Y. Giants (9/20) in Week 2 of 2009
with 124 yards - tying Julius Jones for the sixth-most 100-yard outings
in club history.
Career 100-yard Games
Emmitt Smith 76 Herschel Walker 9
Tony Dorsett 43 Julius Jones 8
Calvin Hill 16 Marion Barber 8
Don Perkins 10 Duane Thomas 6
Barber also set a career-high, averaging 6.9 yards-per-carry
(18 for 124) against the Giants. His previous high was 6.8 (15 for
102) at Chicago (9/23/07).
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FREQUENT FLYER MILES
After establishing a club record with 250 receiving yards and a
pair of touchdowns on a career-best 10 catches starting in place of
Roy Williams (ribs) at Kansas City (10/11), Miles Austin earned a
starting nod for the club’s next game against Atlanta (10/25).
Although Austin did not reach the 200-yard plateau for the second
consecutive week, he did rack up 171 yards on six catches with
two touchdown catches. His 250 yards made him the 15th NFL
player since the 1970 merger to reach 250 yards in a game, and
his 171 yards the following week were the second-most yards following
a 250-yard performance behind Chad Ochocinco’s 190. His
171 yards also made him just the fifth player since the merger (seventh
all-time) to top 100 yards following a 250-plus yard game:
Players with 100-yard performance following 250-yard game
250-plus Following
Player Yard Game (date) game (date)
Chad Ochocinco ............265 (11/19/06) 190 (11/26/06)
Miles Austin ..................250 (10/11/09) 171 (10/25/09)
Jerry Rice ......................289 (12/18/95) 153 (11/24/95)
Wes Chandler ................260 (12/20/82) 118 (12/26/82)
Qadry Ismail ..................258 (12/12/99) 115 (12/19/99)
Austin’s 171 yards were also the most by a Cowboys receiver
coming off a 200-plus yard game:
Cowboys 100-yard performance following 200-yard game
200-plus Following
Player Yard Game (date) game (date)
Miles Austin ..................250 (10/11/09) 171 (10/25/09)*
Lance Rentzel ................223 (11/19/67) 145 (11/23/67)
Kevin Williams ................203 (12/25/95) 124 (1/7/96)**
Michael Irvin ..................210 (9/20/92) 105 (10/5/92)*
* coming off a bye week
** a playoff game
Austin’s two-game receiving yards total of 421 yards are the
most by a Cowboys pass catcher in consecutive games. It is also
the fourth-most in the NFL since the merger:
Two-game Rec.
Player Yards Total
Chad Ochocinco (2006) ............450
John Taylor (1989) ....................448
Jerry Rice (1995) ......................442
Miles Austin (2009)..................421
In his third career start - against Seattle (11/1) - Austin led the
team with 61 yards to extend his league record of receiving yards
through a player’s first career starts to 482 yards:
Most receiving yards in first three career starts
Player Yards
Miles Austin, Dal. ..........................482
Anquan Boldin, Ari...........................378
Marcus Robinson, Chi.....................377
Dave Stief, St.L. Cards ....................361
Mike Quick, Phi ..............................340
He did not start at Philadelphia (11/8) as the club opened with
three tight ends, but came up huge, catching one pass for the
game-winning 49-yard touchdown. Austin’s four-game total of 531
yards is the club’s third-highest four-game receiving yards total:
Player Yards (Date)
Terrell Owens..................575 (10/21/07 - 11/18/07)
Terrell Owens..................537 (11/4/07 - 11/22/07)
Miles Austin ..................531 (10/11/09 - 11/8/09)
Austin also has tied for the league lead with seven touchdowns
in the first eight games of the season. Of his seven touchdowns,
Austin has scored six over the course of the last four games with
at least one touchdown in each of the previous four games.
Austin’s streak of four games with a receiving touchdown is the
longest streak of his career and the longest streak by a Dallas
Cowboy since Terrell Owens had a touchdown in seven straight
games in 2007.
DeMARC-ING HIS TERRITORY
Since coming into the league as Dallas’ first draft pick in the first
round of the 2005 NFL Draft (11th overall), DeMarcus Ware has led
or tied for the team lead in sacks each of his first four years in the
league - the first Dallas Cowboys to lead or tie for the team lead in
sacks through each of his first four seasons. He has also put together
three straight seasons of 10-or-more sacks to become the fourth
Dallas defender all-time - second since sacks became official in
1992 - to accomplish that feat. In 2008 Ware established an official
club sack record with a league-leading 20.0 sacks. Although his
2009 season got off to a slow start in the sack department, he had
two sacks at Kansas City (10/11) and two against Atlanta (10/25)
before being rewarded for his work with a six-year contract extension
on Oct. 26. He added another sack against Seattle (11/1) to
give him 58.5 sacks - good for 11th all-time in team history. He is
just a half sack behind Tony Tolbert (59.0) for 10th. Below is a look
into how Ware has compiled each of his 58.5 career sacks:
BY CONFERENCE AND DIVISION
Sks Yds/Lst Sks Yds/Lst
NFC 48.0 -327 AFC 10.5 -64
NFC EAST 19.5 -153 AFC EAST 2.5 -19
NFC NORTH 7.0 -50 AFC NORTH 4.0 -16
NFC SOUTH 8.5 -43 AFC SOUTH 1.0 -7
NFC WEST 13.0 -81 AFC WEST 3.0 -22
BY TEAM
Sks Yds/Lst Sks Yds/Lst
N.Y. Giants 7.0 -53 Kansas City 2.0 -14
Philadelphia 6.5 -53 San Francisco 2.0 -6
Washington 6.0 -47 Buffalo 1.5 -14
St. Louis 5.0 -28 Oakland 1.0 -8
Carolina 5.0 -25 Indianapolis 1.0 -7
Seattle 4.0 -28 New Orleans 1.0 -7
Detroit 3.0 -11 Pittsburgh 1.0 -7
Atlanta 2.5 -11 Baltimore 1.0 -6
Green Bay 2.0 -21 New England 1.0 -5
Arizona 2.0 -19 Cincinnati 1.0 -3
Chicago 2.0 -18 Cleveland 1.0 0
BY QUARTERBACK
Sks Yds/Lst Sks Yds/Lst
Eli Manning 7.0 -53 Brett Favre 1.0 -9
Donovan McNabb 5.5 -37 Matt Leinart 1.0 -9
Matt Hasselbeck 4.0 -28 Kerry Collins 1.0 -8
Marc Bulger 4.0 -23 Drew Brees 1.0 -7
Jason Campbell 3.0 -20 Todd Collins 1.0 -7
Jake Delhomme 3.0 -13 Peyton Manning 1.0 -7
Jon Kitna 3.0 -11 Ben Roethlisberger 1.0 -7
Mark Brunell 2.0 -20 Joe Flacco 1.0 -6
Rex Grossman 2.0 -18 Tom Brady 1.0 -5
Matt Cassel 2.0 -14 Jamie Martin 1.0 -5
Matt Moore 2.0 -12 Shaun Hill 1.0 -4
Matt Ryan 2.0 -10 Carson Palmer 1.0 -3
Trent Edwards 1.5 -14 Tim Rattay 1.0 -2
Jeff Garcia 1.0 -16 Derek Anderson 1.0 0
Aaron Rodgers 1.0 -12 Michael Vick 0.5 -1
Kurt Warner 1.0 -10
MILES ON THE ROAD
With his explosive day at Kansas City (10/11), Miles Austin only
continued what he has done on the road, rack up yards. For his
career, he has caught at least one pass in 17 total games and has
45 receptions for 966 yards (21.5) and 10 touchdowns in those
games. Austin has caught at least one pass in 10 road games for
a total of 25 receptions for 604 yards (24.2) and six touchdowns
Games With
a rec Rec Yds Avg TD
Road ............10 25 604 24.2 6
Home ..............7 20 362 18.1 4
Total..............17 45 966 21.5 10
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B-WARE OF D-WARE
DeMarcus Ware exploded in 2008 as he led the league with a
club record 20.0 sacks and he was rewarded on Oct. 26, 2009
after signing a six-year contract extension. He opened the 2008
season with at least one sack in each of the first seven games of
the season. Along with his streak of three consecutive games
with a sack to close out the 2007 season, Ware tied Simon
Fletcher (Denver) for the league record with a sack in 10 consecutive
games. Ware’s record-tying effort came after tying his single-
game career-high with three sacks at St. Louis (10/19). His
streak ended the next week against Tampa Bay (10/26) as he
was held without a sack:
Consecutive games with a sack - since 1982
1. Simon Fletcher (Den) 10 Nov. 15, 1992–Sept. 20, 1993
DeMarcus Ware (Dal) 10 Dec. 16, 2007-Oct. 19, 2008
2. Bruce Smith (Buf) 9 Nov. 16, 1986-Oct. 25, 1987
Kevin Greene (SF-Car) 9 Dec. 7, 1997-Oct. 18, 1998
His streak of 10 games with a sack is the longest in club history
since sacks became an official stat in 1982, and is the secondlongest
streak all-time in club history:
Consec.
Player Games Year(s)
1. Harvey Martin 11 1976-77
2. DeMarcus Ware 10 2007-08
3. Harvey Martin 9 1977
This season, Ware had a streak of three consecutive games
with a sack, the eighth time in his career he has had a streak of
three-or-more games with a sack.
Ware also owns the top-two and the fourth-most sacks in a season
by a Dallas linebacker in club history.
COWBOYS SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS (LBs)
Player Sacks
1. DeMarcus Ware (2008)..........20.0
2. DeMarcus Ware (2007)..........14.0
3. Greg Ellis (2007) ....................12.5
4. DeMarcus Ware (2006) ..........11.5
5. Anthony Dickerson (1983) ......10.5
Ware’s 20.0 sacks led the league, tied Derrick Thomas (1990)
for the second-most sacks in a season by a league linebacker
and tied for the sixth-most by any defender in league history:
NFL SINGLE SEASON SACK LEADERS
italics indicate linebacker
Player Sacks
1. Michael Strahan (2001-NYG.) ........22.5
2. Mark Gastineau (1984-NYJ) ..........22.0
3. Chris Doleman (1989-Min) ..............21.0
Reggie White (1987-Phi) ................21.0
5. Lawrence Taylor (1986-NYG) ........20.5
6. Derrrick Thomas (1990-KC) ............20.0
DeMarcus Ware (2008-Dal) ..........20.0
Ware also has three consecutive seasons (2006-08) with 10-ormore
sacks, becoming the fourth Cowboys player to accomplish
this feat - George Andrie (four seasons, 1964-1967), Jetrho Pugh
(1968-1971) and Randy White (1983-1985).
Ware had a slow start in 2009, failing to record a sack in the first
four games of the season, but in the game at Kansas City (10/11)
he notched his first two sacks of the season before adding two
more in the next game against Atlanta (10/25) and one against
Seattle (11/1). His two multiple sack games thus far gives him 11
for his career and marked the first time in his career he had backto-
back multi-sack games.
