Faded late in 2007 too
Wasn't pretty and a sign of an agi g team, fading late like that. Romo did his part too.
2009 they closed with a nice division clinching win and playoff win
But they got outclassed in Minnesota
Next decent team wasn't until 2014
I consider that team similar to what we've had from 2016-2019...but this years look better than anything since 2007.
Time go deep in the playoffs
Go Dak
Romo and Owens were injured in december of 07. It affected them. Romo hurt his thumb on his first pass play vs the eagles which would have been a 75 yard td. Romo's hand hit an eagles linemans helmet on the follow through and the throw was off and his thumb injured. He played the rest of the game but couldn't hold the ball right and you could see it. The following week at carolina he was throwing with four fingers and played decently unfortunately owens got his ankle injured while being tackled near the goal line.
that same game in carolina andre gurode and chris canty were injured also.
The team was good enough to win a superbowl from 06-09 imo. Something always happened. The 07 playoff game has so many moments that went against Dallas. Some were their own mistakes and others were the officials incorrectly penalizing them. Ware was not offsides on the opening drive, that led to 7 points. Romo did not intentionally ground the ball causing them to go from 2nd and 10 to 20. killing that drive.
and for all the warts of the game if Crayton had seen it earlier and come out of his dig route he catches a perfectly thrown ball to have an all time play in cowboys post season history.
Dallas had beaten the giants 3 straight times going into that game, they beat them again when they played in 08 when Romo was back...the final win ever at Texas Stadium. Its a shame what happened. at 14-7 the special teams allowed the giants back in the game and then jacques reeves committed a personal foul allowing them enough time to throw to the end zone and of course they score to tie the game which completely changed the mindset of the giants and the environment. After that 90 yard drive and score if Dallas just kicks off and the giants run out the clock to go to the half I am not sure Dallas does not win by 10 points.
Oh well. Same thing in 09. They were rolling after the saints win. The defense was the best one Romo and wade had and it was playing fantastic. They ran into a buzzsaw in minnesota though. The vikings had won like 12 or 13 straight home games and their defensive live much like the giants in 07 was a bad matchup for bigger slower offensive line. That gerald sensebaugh play where he gave up the TD is still maybe the worst Defensive play I have ever seen. He was jogging and didnt even act like he knew the ball was thrown.
The 08 season went off the rails because they brought in malcontents like pacman and then Owens started barking about net getting the ball and accused witten and romo of being against the black players which is still bizarre to this day. That season was doomed. After the Commanders loss where they never ran the ball it seemed the season was set to crash and burn.
Still I love the 06,07,09 teams and those seasons as painful as they were and I contend Dallas would have beaten the packers handily at Texas Stadium in the 07 nfc championship game had crayton made the play. The energy they would have had and the upbeat confidence would have made them great the next week. Not sure they ever stop the pats offense the way the giants did though.
oh well. It's over now and we currently cant beat the eagles who were hopping on one foot with two hands tied behind their back in an important game.
for fun too if you want to see bad qb play and bad offense go watch the 98 and 99 wild card games. Aikman and the offense were awful. Aikman won one road playoff game in his career. which I think is still the most shocking thing about the cowboys playoff drought if you will, they haven't won a playoff game on the road since the 92 nfc championship. That seems inconceivable.