Game 16 Postgame Notes – at Washington 12/28
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TEAM NOTES
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The win gives the Cowboys their 12th win of the season for the 12th time and first
since 2007
The victory against Washington allows Dallas to finish the regular season with a
4-2 record in the NFC East in 2014, giving the Cowboys back-to-back winning
seasons against their division opponents for the first time since the 1998-99
seasons
The win snaps a three-game season finale losing streak and improves the
Cowboys record in season-enders to 24-31
The Cowboys moved to 4-0 in December – the first time since the 1993 team
went undefeated in December with a 4-0 record
The win gives Dallas eight road wins on the season to become the first squad in
team history to go undefeated in all eight road games in team history. They are
the second team in team history to win all road games in a season, joining the
1968 team, which won all seven of its road games during a 14-game season. In
NFL history, they are the sixth team since the 1970 NFL merger, joining the 2007
New England Patriots, the 2001 St. Louis Rams, the 1984 San Francisco 49ers,
the 1989 San Francisco 49ers and the 1990 San Francisco 49ers as the only
teams to form a perfect 8-0 record on the road
The Cowboys conclude the season as the only unbeaten team on the road in
2014
The win was also Dallas’ ninth overall consecutive win on the road dating back
to last season at Washington (12/22/13), marking the longest road win streak
since a 10-game road win streak that began in 2006 at Arizona (11/12) through
2007 at Carolina (12/22).
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Head Coach Jason Garrett earned his 12th win of the season to become the fifth
coach in team history to reach 12 wins-or-better in a season (Landry – 6,
Johnson – 2, Switzer – 2, Phillips – 1) and the first since the 2007 team won 13
games under Wade Phillips
Garrett also earned his 41st win to pass Barry Switzer for the third-most career
wins by a Dallas Cowboys head coach:
Most Regular Season Wins by a Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
Coach
Years
Won Loss Tied Pct
Tom Landry
1960-88
250 162 6
.605
Jimmy Johnson
1989-93
44
36
0
.550
Jason Garrett
2010-14
41
31
0
.569
Barry Switzer
1994-97
40
24
0
.625
Bill Parcells
2003-06
34
30
0
.531
Wade Phillips
2007-10
34
22
0
.607
Chan Gailey
1998-99
18
14
0
.563
Dave Campo
2000-02
15
33
0
.313
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With 44 points against the Redskins, it marked the 10th game this season that
Dallas has scored 30-or-more points to establish a team record. The 1983 team
previously owned the record with nine games
Today’s game also marked the fourth consecutive game the team has scored 30or-more points to tie a team record with the 1986 and 2007 teams
Following today’s 44-point outburst, the Cowboys have now scored at least 35
points in four straight games, the first time the feat has been accomplished in
team history. It is also tied for the third-longest streak in NFL history:
Date
12/4/14
12/14/14
12/21/14
12/28/14
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Opp
CHI
PHI
IND
WAS
Points
41
38
42
44
The Cowboys scored five touchdowns today to mark their fourth consecutive
game with at least five touchdowns, breaking a tie with the 1983 team (11/2012/4) to become the first squad in franchise history to accomplish that feat in a
single season
The Dallas Cowboys scored 17 points in the first quarter. It was the first time a
Cowboys offense scored 17-plus points since against Philadelphia (10/9/05)
With 28 first half points last week against Indianapolis (12/21) and 27 first half
points this week at Washington (12/28) Dallas’ 55 combined points are the most
in the first half in consecutive games since the 1994 team had 59 against Arizona
(10/9)
The Cowboys offense concluded 2014 scoring 467 points to place second in team
history in a single season:
Most Points, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Team
1983
2014
2007
1980
1966
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1st Downs
479
467
455
454
445
The Dallas Cowboys offense amassed 457 yards at Washington to reach 6,122
total net yards on the season to become the third team in team in franchise
history to reach 6,000 total net yards in a season, joining the 2011 (6,008) and
2009 (6,390) teams
Dallas’ 2014 offense finished second all-time in a single season with 6,122 total
net yardage:
Most Total Net Yards, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Team
2009
2014
2011
2012
1979
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Rush Yards
2,103
2,354
1,807
1,265
2,375
Pass Yards
4,207
3,768
4,201
4,729
3,593
Total Yards
6,390
6,122
6,008
5,994
5,968
The Cowboys rushing offense compiled 2,354 total yards on the season to rank
ninth all-time in a single season in team history:
Most Rushing Yards, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Team
1978
1981
1974
1975
1973
1980
1979
1977
2014
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Rush Yards
2,783
2,711
2,454
2,432
2,418
2,378
2,375
2,369
2,354
The Cowboys passing offense registered 3,768 yards through the air in 2014 to
place 11th all-time in a single season in team history:
Most Passing Yards, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Team
2012
2009
2011
2007
2010
2013
1985
1983
2006
2008
2014
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Pass Yards
4,729
4,287
4,201
4,105
4,042
3,954
3,861
3,842
3,836
3,789
3,768
The Cowboys offense totaled 342 total first downs in 2014 to tie for the secondmost in a single season in team history:
Most First Downs, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Team
1995
1978
1983
2014
1979
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1st Downs
364
342
342
342
339
The Cowboys recovered an onside kick in the second quarter. It was the first
time Dallas has recovered an onside kick since at Baltimore (10/14/12)
DAN BAILEY
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Dan Bailey had three field goals and five PATs for 14 overall points to give him
521 for his career to move past Tony Dorsett (516) for third on the team’s alltime points list:
Dallas Cowboys All-Time Points Leaders
Player
Emmitt Smith, RB
Rafael Septien, K
Dan Bailey, K
Tony Dorsett, RB
Bob Hayes, WR
Points
986
874
521
516
456
COLE BEASLEY
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Beasley had 57 receiving yards to give him 420 on the season to establish a
single-season career-best, surpassing last season’s 368 yards
DEZ BRYANT
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Dez Bryant had four receptions for 99 yards and two touchdowns in today’s
game
Bryant’s 84 receptions on the 2014 season are tied for ninth all-time in a singleseason in team history:
Most Receptions, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Player
Michael Irvin, 1995
Jason Witten, 2012
Jason Witten, 2007
Jason Witten, 2009
Jason Witten, 2010
Dez Bryant, 2013
Michael Irvin, 1991
Dez Bryant, 2012
Michael Irvin, 1993
Dez Bryant, 2014
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Receptions
111
110
96
94
94
93
93
92
88
88
Bryant’s 1,320 yards tied for seventh-most in team history in a single-season:
Most Receiving Yards, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Player
Michael Irvin, 1995
Michael Irvin, 1991
Michael Irvin, 1992
Dez Bryant, 2012
Terrell Owens, 2007
Michael Irvin, 1993
Miles Austin, 2009
Dez Bryant, 2014
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Receiving Yards
1,603
1,523
1,396
1,382
1,355
1,330
1,320
1,320
Bryant’s two touchdowns gave him 16 for a career-high and are the most alltime during a single-season in team history, surpassing Frank Clarke (14 – 1962)
and Terrell Owens (15 – 2007) for the most all-time:
Most Touchdown Receptions, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Player
Dez Bryant, 2014
Terrell Owens, 2007
Frank Clarke, 1962
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Touchdowns
16
15
14
Bryant’s two scores marked his 13th career multi-touchdown game – secondmost in team history.
It was also Bryant’s fourth multi-touchdown game of the season – most of his
career and tied for the most in the league by any player in 2014
BRUCE CARTER
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Bruce Carter intercepted two passes today to mark his first career multiinterception game. It is the first time a Dallas defender has picked off two passes
in a game since Sean Lee had two at Detroit (10/27/13)
Carter’s two picks gave him a career-high five and finish the season as the
defense’s leader in interceptions. It is the second consecutive year that a
linebacker has led the defense in interceptions (Sean Lee, 4 – 2013) and Carter’s
five are tied for the fourth-most in a single-season by a linebacker in team
history:
Most Interceptions by a Dallas Cowboys Linebacker – Single Season
Player
Chuck Howley, 1968
Lee Roy Jordan, 1973
Lee Roy Jordan, 1975
Chuck Howley, 1971
Bruce Carter, 2014
INTs
6
6
6
5
5
DWAYNE HARRIS
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Dwayne Harris had 55 kickoff return yards to give him 2,040 for his career to
become the seventh player in team history to reach 2,000 career kickoff return
yards
Harris had 67 return yards (12 punt return; 55 kickoff return) to reach 3,005
career combined return yards to become the fourth player in team history with
3,000 career combined return yards (kickoff and punt)
ZACK MARTIN
Made his 16th start of the season to become the first rookie to start all 16 games
at right guard in team history, the fourth offensive lineman to start every game
in a season and the 14th overall player to start every game in a season as a rookie
in team history
DEMARCO MURRAY
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DeMarco Murray rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown
Amongst team leaders in single-season rushing yards, DeMarco Murray recorded
100 yards to give him 1,845 for the 2014 season to surpass Emmitt Smith’s 1995
total (1,773) for the most rushing yards in a single-season in team history:
Dallas Cowboys Single Season Rushing Yards
Player
DeMarco Murray
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
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Yards
1,845
1,773
1,713
Year
2014
1995
1992
Murray’s 1,845 yards are the 17-most rush yards in NFL history in a single
season:
Most Individual Rushing Yards, Single Season - NFL History
Player
Eric Dickerson
Adrian Peterson
Jamal Lewis
Barry Sanders
Terrell Davis
Chris Johnson
O.J. Simpson
Earl Campbell
Ahman Green
Barry Sanders
Shaun Alexander
Jim Brown
Tiki Barber
Ricky Williams
Walter Payton
Jamal Anderson
DeMarco Murray
Yards
2,105
2,097
2,066
2,053
2,008
2,006
2,003*
1,934
1,883
1,883
1,880
1,863*
1,860
1,853
1,852*
1,846
1,845
Year
1984
2012
2003
1997
1998
2009
1973
1980
2003
1994
2005
1963
2005
2002
1977
1998
2014
*14 game season
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By rushing for 100 yards at Washington (12/28, Murray extended his careerbest for most 100-yard games in a single season to 12 to break a tie with Emmitt
Smith’s 1995 total for the most in a single-season in team history:
Dallas Cowboys 100-Yard Rushing Games – Single Season
Player
DeMarco Murray
Emmitt Smith
Tony Dorsett
Emmitt Smith
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Games
12
11
9
9
Year
2014
1995
1981
1999
With 12 100-yard rushing games on the season, Murray finished tied for the
second-most in a single season in NFL history:
NFL 100-Yard Rushing Games – Single Season
Player
Barry Sanders
Eric Dickerson
Barry Foster
Jamal Anderson
Jamal Lewis
Chris Johnson
DeMarco Murray
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Games
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
Year
1997
1984
1992
1998
2003
2009
2014
Murray’s one rushing touchdown gave him 13 for the season to break a tie with
Emmitt Smith (1991, 1996), Herschel Walker (1986) and Tony Dorsett (1977)
and tie Emmitt Smith (13 – 1998) for fifth on the club’s all-time single season
touchdowns list
Dallas Cowboys Single Season Rushing Touchdowns
Player
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Marion Barber
Emmitt Smith
DeMarco Murray
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Touchdowns
25
21
18
14
13
13
Year
1995
1994
1992
2006
1998
2014
For his career, Murray now has 28 rushing touchdowns to tie Ron Springs (28)
for eighth-most rushing touchdowns in team history
Murray’s 20 rushing attempts gave him 392 in 2014 to pass Emmitt Smith’s
1995 total (377) for the franchise record:
Dallas Cowboys Single Season Rushing Attempts
Player
DeMarco Murray
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith
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Attempts
392
377
373
368
365
Year
2014
1995
1992
1994
1991
Murray’s 392 carries tied for the seventh-highest in NFL history:
Dallas Cowboys Single Season Rushing Attempts
Player
Larry Johnson, KC
Jamal Anderson, ATL
James Wilder, TB
Eric Dickerson, LA Rams
Eddie George, TEN
Gerald Riggs, ATL
Terrell Davis, DEN
Ricky Williams, MIA
DeMarco Murray, DAL
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Attempts
416
410
407
404
403
397
392
392
392
Year
2006
1998
1984
1986
2000
1985
1998
2003
2014
Murray’s 20 carries marked his 24th career game with 20-or-more carries, and
with the win the team improved to 22-2 when he reaches that number
Murray registered a career-high 13 games with 20-or-more carries in 2014 –
second-most in team history behind the 14 Emmitt Smith posted in 1995
Murray’s 121 total yards (100 rush; 21 receiving) in today’s game gave him
2,261 on the season to surpass Emmitt Smith’s 1995 total scrimmage yards
(2,148) for the most in a single season in team history:
Dallas Cowboys 2,000 Scrimmage Yards – Single Season
Player
DeMarco Murray, 2014
Emmitt Smith , 1995
Rush Yds
1,845
1,773
Rec. Yds
416
375
Total
2,261
2,148
JOSEPH RANDLE
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Joseph Randle recorded a career-long 65-yard run for a touchdown. The score
also marked his third touchdown of the season to establish a career-high
TONY ROMO
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Tony Romo completed 22-of-34 passes (64.7%) for 299 yards with two
touchdowns and one interception for a 100.0 quarterback rating
Amongst NFL all-time passing yards leaders, Romo’s 299 yards gave him 33,270
career yards and allowed him to pass Steve Young (33,124) for 29th on the
league’s all-time passing yards list
Romo finished the 2014 regular season with 34 touchdown passes to place
second in a single season in team history:
Most Touchdown Passes, Single Season – Dallas Cowboys
Player
Tony Romo, 2007
Tony Romo, 2014
Tony Romo, 2013
Tony Romo, 2011
Danny White, 1983
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TDs
36
34
31
31
29
With tw0 touchdown passes, Romo extended his NFL record streak to 41
consecutive games with a touchdown pass on the road. His streak began on Oct.
11, 2009 at Kansas City:
Consecutive Road Games with a TD Pass - NFL
Player
Tony Romo (2009-14)
John Hadl (1964-68)
Brett Favre (2000-04)
Peyton Manning (2010-14)
Matt Ryan (2011-14)
Aaron Brooks (2000-04)
Drew Brees (2009-12)
Tom Brady (2010-13)
Dan Fouts (1979-82)
Marc Bulger (2003-06)
*indicates active streak
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Games
41*
32
32
32*
31*
27
26
26
22
22
Romo’s 100.0 quarterback rating marked his 10th game of the season – 65th
overall for his career – to tie his 2007 output (10) for the most games with a
100-plus rating in a single season in team history
Romo’s 64.7 completion percentage allowed him to complete 60.0 percent-orbetter in all 15 games he played this season to mark the first time of his career
that he has completed 60-percent-or-better in every game in a season (minimum
15 games)
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Romo had 22 completions to reach 304 on the season to mark his franchise best
sixth season with 300 completions-or-more. It is also his franchise record fourth
consecutive season with 300-or-more completions
Romo’s 22 completions gave him 2,743 for his career to allow him to pass Steve
McNair (2,733) for 28th on the league’s all-time passing completions list
Romo had 34 attempts to reach 4,210 for his career and pass Rich Gannon
(4,206) for 42nd all-time
ANTHONY SPENCER
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Anthony Spencer scored his first career touchdown on a five-yard fumble
recovery
JASON WITTEN
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Jason Witten’s four receptions today gave him 943 for his career to surpass Art
Monk (940) for 15th all-time amongst league pass catchers
Witten had 49 yards to reach 703 receiving yards on the season. By doing so, it is
his 11th career and 11th consecutive 700-yard season. He becomes the second
tight end with 11 career and second with 11 straight. He is also the only player in
team history with 11 700-yard seasons:
700-plus yard seasons by an NFL tight end
Tight end
Tony Gonzalez
Jason Witten
Total
14
11
Consec.
11
11