Games that cemented a player's reputation with Cowboys fanbase -- good or bad?

[VaqueroTD]

Trevon Diggs against San Francisco in the playoffs last year.

They are definitely doing their best to repeat the Hot Boyz, Romo collapses. Hoping this is the year it stops.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Not a game, but the stretch that Zeke was suspended made me realize that Dak is NOT the man. Didn't the offense go scoreless for like 6 quarters straight?

For me, it was reality that Zeke would never be on level of Emmitt, Dorsett.

 

[VaqueroTD]

George teague in cowboys folklore.

If memory serves, I believe there is even a comment during the game from the broadcast booth about if Teague never does anything else again with his career, Cowboys fans will always honor him for this. LOL

 

[Robbieac]

Dak Prescott: January 22, 2023 vs 49ers

A 2nd disgusting INT before the half in the redzone in a playoff game. If you are the Franchise QB, you CANNOT allow that to happen. Completely unacceptable!

 

[TwoDeep3]

This is a bit more than one play. Because greatest cannot be summed up in twenty seconds. Legends need their own spotlight above all others.

There was a time when the Dallas Cowboy roster was filled with men. Real men.
But at that time there was one who stood out above the rest. On a chilly afternoon in the Meadowlands, Emmitt Smith showed the smart-arsed press that he was tough and played through pain. A jab the press continued to speak about until one afternoon when Emmitt landed on his shoulder and separated it.

I paraphrase a line from the film To Kill A Mockingbird.

"Stand-up Cowboy fans. A man is passing by!"

 

[Teague31]

George teague in cowboys folklore.

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[pitt33]

For me, it was reality that Zeke would never be on level of Emmitt, Dorsett.

Yep

The guy is washed at 26 years old.

He was never the same after signing that big contract. Gained weight and didn’t take care of his body. How else can you explain the precipitous drop off in production?

 

[kskboys]

Don't forget The Snowplow!!!!!!

 

[NeathBlue]

Erik Williams against Philadelphia in 92… He totally dominated the Eagles DL and became the first ever OLman to be voted player of the week.

 

[mrmojo]

Leon Lett was a heck of a Defensive Lineman for the Cowboys but his play is often overshadowed by the Don Bebee strip in the SB and his blunder on Thanksgiving against the Dolphins. These 2 plays unfairly labeled him, and people forget how key he was in forcing turnovers in the 1992 and 93 SB's.

 

[CB0711]

Leon Lett and the botched field goal recovery at the Thanksgiving Day game game against Miami is memorable to me.

 

[ottawacowpoke]

For me it’s Troy because of what he did at Candlestick in the 1992 NFC Championship game. I love re-watching that game.

 

[jsb357]

Anyone who judges Romo's career off a botched snap is a troll who missed out on great QB play.

 

[noshame]

Leon!! Roger 3 tds in about 2 minutes at SF

 

[Praxit]

..Dak's 9TD game Vs Philly. Opp's hasnt happen yet. ..

 

[shabazz]

Anyone who judges Romo's career off a botched snap is a troll who missed out on great QB play.

Kind of like Leon Letts two miscues in the Thanksgiving Day game and Super Bowl…….he was a dominating player 99% of the other times.

 

[McKDaddy]

Kind of like Leon Letts two miscues in the Thanksgiving Day game and Super Bowl…….he was a dominating player 99% of the other times.

Even the great wall said he was darn near unblockable.

When people only see him as a joke, you know they are highlights only fans. Opinion is whatever the media tells them.

 

[Mcsports]

Terrance Williams failing to step out of bounds following last-minute catch against Giants. Time expires. Cowboys lose.

 

[Mcsports]

Mike Vanderjagt: November 2006 at Washington. Game tied 6 seconds left. His miserable field goal attempt is blocked. Skins (thanks to a 15-yard penalty on return) are able to kick game winner as time expires. That was a gut punch.

 

[75boyz]

My 2 off the top of my head are Emmitt's separated shoulder game against the Giants with playoffs on the line.

And then Romo with the punctured lung I think it was, to Jesse Holley game.