Cowboys Remain Officials' Whipping Boys in NFL History

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Source: http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/450940-cowboys-remain-officials-whipping-boys-in-nfl-history

The Dallas Cowboys have been penalized more then their opponent in 38 of their 49 seasons. They have been penalized 3,811 yards more then their opponent in regular season to date. In playoff competition , the Cowboys have been penalized 597 more yards then their opponent which includes being minus 299 penalty yards in eight Super Bowls. Their opponent was penalized less in all eight bowl games. Incredibly Dallas actually played in two straight Super Bowls without one penalty called on their opponent? SB VI Miami, 0 penalties and SB X Pittsburgh 0 penalties. That is crazy. It would never happen. In all games, the Cowboys are minus 4,408 penalty yards more then their opponent? Over 44 football fields!? Theres bias towards the Cowboys. From 1961 to 1979, Dallas was penalized more then their opponent every season? Is that possible for 19 straight seasons!? lol, thats absolutely absurd. Here are the seasons and yards..... .

61 - -65

62- -70

63- -148

64- -171

65- -227

66- - 46

67- -78

68- -94

69- -160

70- -202

71- -305

72- -255

73- -246

74- -46

75- -76

76- -118

77- -134

78- -33

79- -41 Hmm, thats 2,515 yards more then their opponent?

Even the biggest critic of my statements that some officials are bias towards the Cowboys would know this 19 year streak is not going to happen. What are the odds!? Seriously? Combine that with the fact that Dallas played in five Super Bowls in that period and were penalized more in every game. While you are at it, Dallas was penalized more then Green Bay in both championship games in 1966 and 67. lol At what point do you wonder? Don't look now but the Cowboys including preseason have been penalized more then their opponent in ten straight games and were -351 yards in penalties which led the league. Like death and taxes, if a Cowboy fan sees a flag, its bad news. History shows it. I got the numbers from the Cowboys official site.
 
I actually remember when Tom Brookshier and Pat Summerall were in the booth together during that stretch of seasons and were discussing their belief that the Officials targeted the Cowboys for penalties because of their dislike of Tex Schramm being on the Competition Committee and a strong voice of criticism about poor officiating.
 
I've contended for years that we are definitely hosed by the league. Those of us who believe it are usually called whiners, but nobody can look at some of the calls and non-calls on a week to week basis and convince me otherwise.

And its as bad, if not worse the last 20 yrs.
 
Kevin Smith agrees.
 
The refs aren't out to get us folks no more then they are the Raiders, who seem to be the most penalized team in the past several years or so.

Even if they were, if you have talent, strong leadership and discipline, you will still win in this league, the Cowboys of the 1970s and 1990s proved this.
 
Maikeru-sama;3005012 said:
The refs aren't out to get us folks no more then they are the Raiders, who seem to be the most penalized team in the past several years or so.

Even if they were, if you have talent, strong leadership and discipline, you will still win in this league, the Cowboys of the 1970s and 1990s proved this.

I dont think its the refs out to get us at all. But I do feel we are victimized by poor or downright bad officiating more than most teams, where as teams like the Niners, Steelers and Pats over the years constantly benefit from it.

Like I said, you just can not explain some of the extremely poor or just downright mind numbing official calls/non calls over the years with our team.
 
How many belong to Flozell Adams....when he goes, that rate will go down....:laugh2:
 

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