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NEWS RELEASE One Cowboys Parkway * Irving, Texas 75063 (972) 497-4959 * (972) 556-9918 (fax) www.dallascowboys.com REGULAR SEASON GAME #12 THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 27, 2014 DALLAS COWBOYS VS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT&T STADIUM -- 3:30 P .M. (CST) QUICK FACTS: QUICK FACTS: DALLAS COWBOYS (8-3) VS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-3) Series Record: Dallas leads the series 62-48 Last Meeting: Philadelphia 24, @ Dallas 22, Dec. 29, 2013 Last Meeting in Dallas: Philadelphia 24, Dallas 22, Dec. 29, 2013 Last Cowboys Win: Dallas 17, @ Philadelphia 3, Oct. 20, 2013 Series Streak: Dallas won three of the last four, and split the series last season. RADIO KRLD-FM - 105.3 The Fan Play-by-Play: Brad Sham Analyst: Babe Laufenberg Sideline Reporter: Kristi Scales Tune into 105.3 The Fan for pregame and postgame coverage before and after every Dallas Cowboys game. KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega (Spanish) Play-by-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez Sideline Reporter: Carlos Nava Compass Media Network (National) Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny White TELEVISION FOX Sports - KDFW FOX 4 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Play-by-Play: Joe Buck Analyst: Troy Aikman Sideline Reporter: Erin Andrews Cowboys Special Edition with Jerry Jones KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 10:30 p.m. Saturday night The Jason Garrett Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Postgame Show KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth 11:00 p.m. following every Cowboys game RADIO & TELEVISION PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACTS: Rich Dalrymple ......972-497-4953 .....[email protected] Scott Agulnek ........972-497-4956 .......[email protected] Joe Trahan ............972-497-4552...........[email protected] Dave Abbruzese ....974-497-4355 [email protected] Emily Robbins ......972-497-4359 ........[email protected] Whitney Faulkner ..972-497-4955 ......[email protected] Series Notables: * Dallas has faced no team more than Philadelphia (110 times) and has defeated them more times (62) than all but one team (Washington - 64). * Dallas and Philadelphia have met in one wild card playoff game, two divisional playoff games and an NFC Championship Game. * This is the second time the Cowboys and Eagles have clashed on Thanksgiving Day after a 27-0 victory by Philadelphia on Nov. 23, 1989. * The Cowboys won 11 consecutive games over the Eagles from 1967-1972, marking the second-longest win streak over one opponent in club history. * Dallas and Philadelphia have combined to win 25 of a possible 44 NFC Eastern Division titles. A Cowboys Win Would: * Improve the Cowboys record in 2014 to 9-3, the first time since 1981, and the fifth time overall. * Suprass Dallas’ eight total wins of the last three seasons (2011- 13) and the most wins since the 2009 squad boasted 11. * Improve the Cowboys 2014 NFC East record to 3-1. * Up Dallas’ all-time Thanksgiving Day record to 30-16-1. * Increase Dallas’ home record to 4-3 at AT&T Stadium in 2014, and 26-21 overall in the regular season. COWBOYS & EAGLES To download the Dallas Cowboys 2014 Media Guide in PDF form, current and previous game notes, stat packs and game information, go to www.dallascowboys.com. Under the “TEAM” tab there is a link for the media guide. COWBOYS MEDIA CENTER Monday, Nov. 24 4:00 p.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 5:20 p.m. Locker room open 6:15 p.m. Coach Garrett press conference Tuesday, Nov. 25 10:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 1:30 p.m. Locker room open TBD Eagles conference calls Wednesday, Nov. 26 10:00 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 10:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open 11:30 a.m. Locker room open Thursday, Nov. 27 3:30 p.m. (CST) Kickoff vs. Philadelphia Eagles Friday, Nov. 28 2:00 p.m. Coach Garrett press conference Saturday, Nov. 29 No availability THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

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NEWS RELEASE one Cowboys Parkway * Irving, Texas 75063(972) 497-4959 * (972) 556-9918 (fax)

www.dallascowboys.com

REGULAR SEASoN GAME #12ThURSDAy, NoVEMBER 27, 2014

DALLAS CoWBoyS VS PhILADELPhIA EAGLESAT&T STADIUM -- 3:30 P.M. (CST)

QUICK FACTS:QUICK FACTS:DALLAS CoWBoyS (8-3)

VSPhILADELPhIA EAGLES (8-3)

Series Record:Dallas leads the series 62-48

Last Meeting:Philadelphia 24, @ Dallas 22, Dec. 29, 2013

Last Meeting in Dallas:Philadelphia 24, Dallas 22, Dec. 29, 2013

Last Cowboys Win:Dallas 17, @ Philadelphia 3, oct. 20, 2013

Series Streak:Dallas won three of the last four, and split the series last season.

RADIOKRLD-FM - 105.3 The Fan

Play-by-Play: Brad Sham Analyst: Babe LaufenbergSideline Reporter: Kristi Scales

Tune into 105.3 The Fan for pregame and postgame coveragebefore and after every Dallas Cowboys game.

KMVK-FM 107.5 Mega (Spanish)Play-by-Play: Victor Villalba Analyst: Luis Perez

Sideline Reporter: Carlos NavaCompass Media Network (National)

Play-by-Play: Kevin Ray Analyst: Danny WhiteTELEVISION

FOX Sports - KDFW FOX 4 in Dallas/Ft. WorthPlay-by-Play: Joe Buck Analyst: Troy Aikman

Sideline Reporter: Erin AndrewsCowboys Special Edition with Jerry Jones

KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth10:30 p.m. Saturday nightThe Jason Garrett Show

KTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. WorthSaturdays at 11:00 p.m.

Dallas Cowboys Postgame ShowKTVT CBS11 in Dallas/Ft. Worth

11:00 p.m. following every Cowboys game

RADIO & TELEVISION

PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACTS:Rich Dalrymple [email protected] Agulnek ........972-497-4956 [email protected] Trahan [email protected] [email protected] Robbins [email protected] Faulkner ..972-497-4955 [email protected]

Series Notables:* Dallas has faced no team more than Philadelphia (110 times)

and has defeated them more times (62) than all but one team(Washington - 64).

* Dallas and Philadelphia have met in one wild card playoffgame, two divisional playoff games and an NFCChampionship Game.

* This is the second time the Cowboys and Eagles have clashedon Thanksgiving Day after a 27-0 victory by Philadelphia onNov. 23, 1989.

* The Cowboys won 11 consecutive games over the Eagles from1967-1972, marking the second-longest win streak over oneopponent in club history.

* Dallas and Philadelphia have combined to win 25 of a possible44 NFC Eastern Division titles.

A Cowboys Win Would:* Improve the Cowboys record in 2014 to 9-3, the first time since

1981, and the fifth time overall.* Suprass Dallas’ eight total wins of the last three seasons (2011-

13) and the most wins since the 2009 squad boasted 11.* Improve the Cowboys 2014 NFC East record to 3-1.* Up Dallas’ all-time Thanksgiving Day record to 30-16-1.* Increase Dallas’ home record to 4-3 at AT&T Stadium in 2014,

and 26-21 overall in the regular season.

COWBOYS & EAGLES

To download the Dallas Cowboys 2014 Media Guide in PDF form,current and previous game notes, stat packs and game information,go to www.dallascowboys.com. Under the “TEAM” tab there is alink for the media guide.

COWBOYS MEDIA CENTER

Monday, Nov. 244:00 p.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open5:20 p.m. Locker room open6:15 p.m. Coach Garrett press conference

Tuesday, Nov. 2510:35 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 11:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open1:30 p.m. Locker room open

TBD Eagles conference calls

Wednesday, Nov. 2610:00 a.m. Coach Garrett press conference 10:15 a.m. Practice - first 30 minutes open11:30 a.m. Locker room open

Thursday, Nov. 273:30 p.m. (CST) Kickoff vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Friday, Nov. 282:00 p.m. Coach Garrett press conference

Saturday, Nov. 29No availability

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

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JASON GARRETT (32-27, 4th Year, 37-30 overall)Jason Garrett was named the eighth head coach in Dallas

Cowboys history on January 5, 2011. Garrett became the first for-mer Dallas Cowboys player to become the team’s head coach. Asa backup quarterback during his playing career in Dallas, he start-ed nine-of-23 games played and was a member of teams that wonsix division titles and three Super Bowl championships. Garrettwas elevated to the Cowboys top job after taking over as theteam’s interim head coach at the midway through 2010. he guid-ed the club to a 5-3 mark to finish the season after the team start-ed 1-7. During his time as the interim head coach, three of Dallas’wins were against teams that posted a 10-win season, while thethree losses were decided by a combined total of seven points.he led Dallas to an 8-8 record, narrowly missing the playoffs andan NFC East Division title in his first three full seasons as headcoach (2011, 2012 and 2013). Since the 2007 season, Garrett hasbeen the Cowboys offensive coordinator, and in 2008, he wasassigned the additional duties of being the club’s assistant headcoach. Under Garrett, the Dallas offense has reached high levelsof productivity in several categories, and the unit has finishedamong the NFL’s top-10 in total offense five times: 2013 (10th),2012 (sixth), 2010 (10th), 2009 (2nd), and 2007 (2nd). From thestart of the 2007 season, the club has averaged 24.6 points-per-game and 366.4 total yards-per-outing. The team has set single-season records in a handful of categories, including cumulativenumbers for gross passing yards (29,107) and total points (2,756)that represent the best totals over a seven-year span in the histo-ry of the organization while the club’s 41,041 total net yards aresecond. Garrett returned to Dallas in 2007 as the offensive coor-dinator. he entered the coaching profession as the quarterbackscoach for two seasons (2005-06) for Nick Saban’s first MiamiDolphins club.

CHIP KELLY (18-9, 2nd Year)Chip Kelly was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles on

January 16, 2013. In his first season in professional football, Kellyproduced a 10-6 record and an NFC East championship, becomingjust the second head coach in league history to win a division title inhis first season in the NFL. The Eagles set a plethora of teamrecords, including points (442), total net yards (6,676), touchdowns(53), passing yards (4,406) and fewest turnovers (19). The Eaglesalso set an NFL record with 99 plays of 20+ yards and became thefirst team since the 1991 Buffalo Bills to lead the league in rushingwhile ranking last in time of possession. his four-year tenure atoregon produced a 46-7 (.868) overall record. Kelly became the firstcoach in oregon’s history to guide the program to three undisputedconference championships from 2009-12. Additionally, the Ducksmade an appearance in a BCS Bowl game in each of Kelly’s fourseasons as head coach. In just Kelly’s second season, oregonearned a trip to the BCS National Championship game in 2010.Kelly’s leadership was recognized with a multitude of Coach of theyear awards from outlets such as Associated Press, Sporting News,The Walter Camp Football Foundation, and other postseason titlesincluding the Eddie Robinson Coach of the year, AFCA Coach of theyear, and Pac-10 Coach of the year. Prior to taking over as oregon’shead coach, Kelly spent two seasons as the team’s offensive coordi-nator. Before joining oregon’s program, Kelly served as Newhampshire’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from1999-2006. Kelly got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks onthe defensive side of the ball with Columbia in 1990. In 1993 he wasnamed the defensive coordinator at Johns hopkins. A product of theUniversity of New hampshire, Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree inphysical education. he played quarterback and defensive back forlegendary coach Bill Bowes at UNh from 1981-84.

For breaking news, press releases, historical information, statistics and rosters, visit the official website of the Dallas Cowboys, www.dallas-cowboys.com. Updated daily, www.dallascowboys.com has the most extensive information on upcoming games, including video of weeklypress conferences and audio of weekly conference calls. The Cowboys website is also a great place to find information on the players andcoaches, order tickets for upcoming games and order merchandise from the Cowboys Pro Shop.

www.dallascowboys.com

HEAD COACHES

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONThe Cowboys took a chance in 1966 as

one of the newer teams in the NFL andvolunteered to host a game onThanksgiving Day. In front of a recordcrowd of 80,259 at the Cotton Bowl inDallas, the Cowboys defeated theCleveland Browns 26-14. Since then, theCowboys have hosted a ThanksgivingDay game every year except for 1975 and1977 when the NFL allowed the St. Louis

Cardinals to host games. In 1978 the game returned to Dallas onan annual basis.

The Cowboys have a 29-16-1 record on Thanksgiving Day,including a six-game win streak from 1980-85. Dallas was victori-ous over the oakland Raiders last year 31-24 .

Thursday marks the second time the Cowboys and Eagleswill face each other on Thanksgiving Day, with Philadelphia win-ning the first time 27-0 in 1989.

RED KETTLE KICKOFFFor the past 17 years the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day

game halftime show has officially launched the Red Kettle ChristmasCampaign on a national stage, becoming an annual holiday tradition.Since the partnership began in 1997, the annual Red Kettle cam-paign has raised more than $1.75 billion, which has helped the Armyto serve 30 million people each year nationwide. Last year, the cam-paign raised a record $148.7 million. Previous halftime performersinclude Keith Urban, Daughtry, The Jonas Brothers, Kelly Clarkson,Carrie Underwood, Sheryl Crow, Destiny’s Child, Toby Keith, LeAnnRimes, Creed, Jessica Simpson, Billy Gillman, Clint Black, RandyTravis, Reba McEntire, Enrique Iglesias, Kenny Chesney andSelena Gomez.

This week’s special performance features Pitbull. FoX Sportswill broadcast the Kettle Kick off extravaganza to its national tele-vision audience to help draw national attention to the 20,000 redkettles that will appear across the country to encourage theAmerican public to give something extra to those in need whilebuying holiday gifts for friends and family.

Most FrequentThanksgiving Foes

Team GamesWashington ............7Miami ......................5Rams ......................4houston/Tenn. ........3Minnesota ..............3Seattle ....................3

FIRST TIME...LAST TIME, T-GIVING DAYThe first time Dallas hosted a Thanksgiving Day game was Nov.

24, 1966. Dallas hosted Cleveland at the Cotton Bowl and walkedaway with a 26-14 win in front of 80,259 fans to improve to 8-2-1.

Dallas’ last Thanksgiving Day game came on Nov. 28, 2013,playing host to the oakland Raiders. The Cowboys fought backfrom a 21-14 deficit at halftime, successfully doing so in the sec-ond half by outscoing the Raiders 17-3 in the final two quarters toclaim a 31-24 win with 87,572 in attendance.

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THANKSGIVING QB COMPARISONIn six of the last seven seasons, Tony Romo has been Dallas’

starting quarterback on Thanksgiving Day. he led the club to winsin six-of-seven starts. Below is a look at how Cowboys quarter-backs have fared on Thanksgiving Day.

Player GP/W Att Cmp Yards Pct TD INT RtngAikman ......10/5 341 211 2,280 61.9 9 11 89.1White............8/7 187 112 1,545 59.9 14 8 93.5Staubach......7/4 124 67 963 54.0 6 7 72.1Morton..........4/2 92 47 703 51.1 2 5 61.1Romo ..........7/6 248 165 2,033 66.5 18 6 105.8Meredith ......3/3 58 39 498 67.2 4 2 102.5Kitna ............1/0 42 30 313 71.4 0 1 82.7

This week’s game is the 47th Thanksgiving Day game for the DallasCowboys. Below is a brief look into the stats on Thanksgiving Day.

TEAM TOTALSCowboys Opp.

Wins............................................29 16Points............................................1,157 889Total Net yards ........................16,082 13,844Net Rushing yards ....................6,063 5,110Net Passing yards ....................10,019 8,734

SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHSCowboys Opp.

Points........................................51 Sea - 11/27/80 46 Min - 11/27/86Total Net yards ......................513 Min - 11/26/98 476 Min - 11/27/87Net Rushing yards ................299 Cle - 11/25/82 229 Chi - 11/26/81Net Passing yards ................455 Min - 11/26/98 353 Min - 11/26/98

SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHSCowboys Opp.

Passing Yards455- T. Aikman, Min - 11/26/98 359- R. Cunningham, Min - 11/27/86

Rushing Yards155- E. Smith, Was - 11/28/96 195- E. Campbell, hou - 11/22/79

Receiving Yards157- M. Irvin, Pit - 11/28/91 184- C. Carter, Min - 11/26/87

THANKSGIVING DAY STAT COMPARISON

THANKSGIVING DAY STATSThis week’s game is Dallas’ 47th Thanksgiving Day matchup.

on Dallas’ current roster, there are several home-grown (begancareer with Dallas) veterans that have appeared in a fewThanksgiving Day games. Below are some of their individualTurkey day stats:

Player GP Att Cmp Yards Pct TD INT RtngRomo ..............7 248 165 2,033 66.5 18 6 105.8

Receiving RushingPlayer GP Rec. Yds TD No Yds TDWitten ............11 65 732 3 0 0 0Bryant ..............4 18 241 3 2 6 0Murray..............2 9 80 0 39 150 3

Player GP S A Tot Sk TFL Prs PBU FF IntSpencer ..........6 22 17 39 5.0 2 5 2 0 0Scandrick ........6 21 5 26 0.0 0 0 5 0 0Carter ..............3 9 10 19 0.0 0 2 0 0 0

THANKSGIVING DAY TOTALSSince 1966, the Cowboys have hosted the annual ThanksgivingDay game for 44 of the last 46 years. In 1975 and 1977, the St.Louis Cardinals played host to the game in place of Dallas. In 1978the game returned to Dallas for good. The Cowboys have posteda 28-16-1 record in the holiday classic and a 28-18 mark the fol-lowing week. here are the Cowboys annual Thanksgiving Dayresults:Date Opponent/Score W/L Network11/24/66 DALLAS 26, Cleveland 14 Win CBS11/23/67 DALLAS 46, St. Louis 21 Win CBS11/28/68 DALLAS 29, Washington 20 Win CBS11/27/69 DALLAS 24, San Francisco 24 Tie CBS11/26/70 DALLAS 16, Green Bay 3 Win CBS11/25/71 DALLAS 28, Los Angeles 21 Win CBS11/23/72 San Francisco 31, DALLAS 10 Loss CBS11/22/73 Miami 14, DALLAS 7 Loss NBC11/28/74 DALLAS 24, Washington 23 Win CBS11/25/76 DALLAS 19, St. Louis 14 Win CBS11/23/78 DALLAS 37, Washington 10 Win CBS11/22/79 houston 30, DALLAS 24 Loss NBC11/27/80 DALLAS 51, Seattle 7 Win NBC11/26/81 DALLAS 10, Chicago 9 Win CBS11/25/82 DALLAS 31, Cleveland 14 Win NBC11/24/83 DALLAS 35, St. Louis 17 Win CBS11/22/84 DALLAS 20, New England 17 Win NBC11/28/85 DALLAS 35, St. Louis 17 Win CBS11/27/86 Seattle 31, DALLAS 14 Loss NBC11/26/87 Minnesota 44, DALLAS 38 (oT) Loss CBS11/24/88 houston 25, DALLAS 17 Loss NBC11/23/89 Philadelphia 27, DALLAS 0 Loss CBS11/22/90 DALLAS 27, Washington 17 Win CBS11/28/91 DALLAS 20, Pittsburgh 10 Win NBC11/26/92 DALLAS 30, N.y. Giants 3 Win CBS11/25/93 Miami 16, DALLAS 14 Loss NBC11/24/94 DALLAS 42, Green Bay 31 Win FoX11/23/95 DALLAS 24, Kansas City 12 Win NBC11/28/96 DALLAS 21, Washington 10 Win FoX11/27/97 Tennessee 27, DALLAS 14 Loss NBC11/26/98 Minnesota 46, DALLAS 36 Loss FoX11/25/99 DALLAS 20, Miami 0 Win CBS11/23/00 Minnesota 27, DALLAS 15 Loss FoX11/22/01 Denver 26, DALLAS 24 Loss CBS11/28/02 DALLAS 27, Washington 20 Win FoX11/27/03 Miami 40, DALLAS 21 Loss CBS11/25/04 DALLAS 21, Chicago 7 Win FoX11/24/05 Denver 24, DALLAS 21 (oT) Loss CBS11/23/06 DALLAS 38, Tampa Bay 10 Win FoX11/22/07 DALLAS 34, N.y. Jets 3 Win CBS11/2708 DALLAS 34, Seattle 9 Win FoX11/26/09 DALLAS 24, oakland 7 Win CBS11/25/10 New orleans 30, DALLAS 27 Loss FoX11/24/11 DALLAS 20, Miami 19 Win CBS11/22/12 Washington 38, DALLAS 31 Loss FoX11/28/13 DALLAS 31, oakland 24 Win CBS11/27/14 DALLAS vs. Philadelphia FOX

THANKSGIVING DAY FACTSSince 1966, the Dallas Cowboys have been a fixture on

Thanksgiving Day, having hosted the annual contest for 46 of thelast 48 years. In 1975 and 1977, the St. Louis Cardinals playedhost to the game in place of Dallas. In 1978 the game returned toDallas for good. The Cowboys have posted a 29-16-1 record inthe holiday classic and a 28-18 mark the following week.

In the 46 Thanksgiving Day games, there has been:* A six-game win streak by Dallas (1980-85) * A four-game losing streak by Dallas (1986-89)* Twenty double-digit wins by Dallas* Seven double-digit losses by Dallas* Nine games decided by three-or-more touchdowns* Seventeen games decided by a touchdown-or-less* Nine games decided by three points-or-less* A 44-point win by Dallas - Dallas’s largest margin of victory* A 27-point loss by Dallas - Dallas’s largest margin of defeat* 1,157 points scored by Dallas, 889 allowed* Eight 300-yard passers by Dallas - four by opponents* Fifteen 100-yard rushers by the Cowboys - 11 by opponents* Twenty 100-yard receivers by Dallas - 15 by opponents* 6,063 rushing yards, 10,019 passing and 16,082 yards for

Dallas* 5,110 rushing yards, 8,734 passing and 13,844 yards for oppo-

nents* A 3-2 record at AT&T Stadium

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WINNING HEAD COACHDallas Cowboys head Coach Jason Garrett is having his best

season as a head coach, already at 8-3 and previously boasted asix-game win streak earlier in the year - the longest of his headcoaching career. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19), Garrett passedformer head coaches Bill Parcells and Wade Phillips (both with 34)with his 35th regular season win as the head coach of the DallasCowboys to place fourth in team history:

Most Regular Season Wins by a Cowboys Head CoachCoach Years Won Loss Tied PctTom Landry.............1960-88 250 162 6 .605Jimmy Johnson.......1989-93 44 36 0 .550Barry Switzer ..........1994-97 40 24 0 .625Jason Garrett*.......2010-14 37 30 0 .552Bill Parcells .............2003-06 34 30 0 .531Wade Phillips ..........2007-10 34 22 0 .607Chan Gailey............1998-99 18 14 0 .563Dave Campo...........2000-02 15 33 0 .313*Record under Coach Garrett includes games as interim head

coach in 2010

So far in the 2014 season, the Dallas Cowboys are finding waysto finish and win games, especially the close ones as the team is4-1 in games decided by seven-or-fewer points, and 3-1 in gamesdecided by three-or-fewer points. overall, the team is 24-19 ingames decided by seven points or less, and 16-13 in games decid-ed by three points or less, since head Coach Jason Garrett tookover the team:

Win-Loss Record by Cowboys In Close Games Since 2010*Year 3-or-Fewer 7-or-Fewer2014 3-1 4-12013 3-5 6-52012 3-2 7-52011 4-2 4-52010* 3-3 3-3Totals 16-13 24-19

The winning trend has also extended into overtime games, asthe Cowboys are 6-3 in contests that go into extra time underCoach Garrett since 2010. The Cowboys won their first overtimecontest of 2014 with a 20-17 victory against houston (10/5), but lost20-17 to Washington (10/27):

Win-Loss Record by Cowboys In OT Games Since 2010*Opp/ Dal

Date Loc. W/L Score12/5/10 @Ind W 38-359/18/11 @SF W 27-2411/20/11 @Was W 27-2412/4/11 @Ari L 13-1911/18/12 CLE W 23-2012/16/12 PIT W 27-2412/23/12 No L 31-3410/5/14 HOU W 20-1710/27/14 WAS L 17-20

*Record under Coach Garrett since taking over as interim headcoach from 10/25/2010

WINNING THE CLOSE ONES

With the win against New orleans (9/28), the Dallas Cowboysearned their 500th team win (including postseason), becomingthe 11th team in NFL history to reach that mark. They did it in 880games, the second-fastest team to reach that total:

Fastest to 500 Wins, NFL HistoryTeam Founded 500th Win Gms Win Total Chicago 1920 11/17/85 870 752-557-42Dallas 1960 9/28/14 880 505-376-6San Francisco1950 10/9/11 937 537-432-14N.y. Giants 1925 10/17/93 941 688-578-33Green Bay 1921 10/10/93 960 736-559-37Washington 1932 11/20/00 962 591-573-27St. Louis 1937 12/5/04 964 550-554-21Pittsburgh 1933 12/18/04 1,002 614-558-21Philadelphia 1933 12/28/04 1,068 558-591-26Detroit 1930 12/12/10 1,135 531-635-32Arizona 1920 12/11/11 1,234 526-725-39

500 WINS

SOLD OUT STADIUMSThe Cowboys have played in front of sold out stadiums in 398

of their last 400 games (including playoffs) and in 200 consecu-tive games. They played in front of sold out crowds in 153 con-secutive games at Texas Stadium (including playoffs) - datingback to Dec. 16, 1990 against Phoenix, their last home non-sell-out. Dallas opened what is now named AT&T Stadium with thelargest crowd to witness a regular season NFL game with105,121 tickets distributed and have 46 straight sellouts (includ-ing playoffs). The Cowboys have sold out each of their last 199home games.

on the road, Dallas has played in front of sold out crowds in100 straight games (including playoffs), dating back to its lastroad non-sellout - at Arizona (10/20/02).

The Dallas Cowboys have the league’s second-highest all-timeregular season winning percentage by current NFL teams:

Team W L T Pct.Chicago 735 540 42 .574Dallas 472 351 6 .573Miami 421 322 4 .566Green Bay 706 540 37 .565Baltimore 164 133 1 .552San Francisco 514 421 14 .549N.y. Giants 664 555 33 .544Minnesota 435 372 10 .536

* Since 1972, ties have been calculated as half-win and half loss.Prior to 1972 tie games were ignored in calculating a team’s win-ning percentage. Ties since 1972: Dallas (0), Miami (1) Chicago(1), Minnesota (3), Green Bay (7).

ALL-TIME WINNING TRADITION

The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2014 season as one-of-13teams in the league with at least 450 regular season wins. At theend of Week 3 in 2012, Dallas became just the 12th team with450 all-time wins with the win against Tampa Bay (9/23). Dallas iscurrently 12th on the NFL’s all-time wins list:

Chicago 735 Detroit 524Green Bay 706 Arizona 520N.y. Giants 664 San Francisco 514Pittsburgh 576 Indianapolis 482Washington 568 Dallas 472Philadelphia 534 Cleveland 458St. Louis 531 oakland 435

A WINNING TREND

DATING GAMEThis week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles is being

played on Nov. 27. In the 54-plus years of Cowboys football, therehave been eight Nov. 27 games, six on Thanksgiving Day. TheCowboys are 3-4-1 on Nov. 27, losing three of the last four con-tests. Dallas’ first Nov. 27 game was in 1960 at Chicago, and its lastwas in 2008 against Seattle.

Opp/ Dal Opp/ DalDate Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score11/23/60 @Chi L 7-17 11/27/97 TEN L 14-2711/27/69 SF T 24-24 11/27/03 MIA L 21-4011/27/77 @Was W 14-7 11/27/08 SEA W 34-911/27/80 SEA W 51-7 11/27/14 PHI ? ??-??11/27/86 SEA L 14-31

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The Dallas Cowboys are currently in their sixth season in whatis now AT&T Stadium, owning a 25-21 regular season record athome. This season marked the second consecutive season - andsecond overall - in the stadium’s short history the Cowboys host-ed a team on Kickoff Weekend.

Dallas’ first game at the venue was on Sept. 20, 2009 - a 31-33loss to the N.y. Giants. The club’s first win came a week later witha 21-7 decision over Carolina. overall, Dallas owns a 26-21record - 1-0 postseason - in AT&T Stadium. Below is a breakdownof the club’s record on their home turf:

Regular season ..........................................25-21Postseason ....................................................1-0overall ........................................................26-21

Regular PostSeptember ......................................................6-3october ............................................................5-8November ........................................................9-3December ........................................................3-7January ............................................................2-0 1-0Playing at noon ..............................................11-5Playing at 3:30 ................................................8-9Playing in prime time ......................................6-7 1-0Thursday ..........................................................3-2Saturday ..........................................................0-1 1-0Sunday ........................................................20-15Monday ............................................................2-3Fully closed stadium ....................................14-12 1-0Fully open stadium ..........................................5-7Roof open, doors closed..................................2-1Roof closed, doors open..................................4-1Playing against the NFC East..........................8-9 1-0 Playing against the NFC (non-NFC East) ....10-8Playing against the AFC ..................................7-4

Team-by-teamTeam  W L Pct Team W L Pct

AT&T STADIUM RECORD WHEN...

Arizona .............0 1 .000Atlanta ..............1 0 1.000Baltimore ............Buffalo ..............1 0 1.000Carolina ............1 0 1.000Chicago ............0 2 .000Cincinnati............Cleveland .........1 0 1.000Denver..............0 1 .000Detroit ...............1 1 .500Green Bay ........0 1 .000houston ............1 0 1.000Indianapolis ........Jacksonville ......0 1 .000Kansas City ........Miami ................1 0 1.000Minnesota.........1 0 1.000

N.y. Giants.......2 4 .333N.y. Jets.............New England .....New orleans....1 2 .333oakland............2 0 1.000Philadelphia .....2 3 .400Pittsburgh.........1 0 1.000San Diego........0 1 .000San Francisco ..0 1 .000Seattle..............2 0 1.000St. Louis...........2 0 1.000Tampa Bay.......1 0 1.000Tennessee .......0 1 .000Washington......4 2 .667

PostseasonPhiladelphia .....1 0 1.000

The Philadelphia Eagles were victorious over the TennesseeTitans at home 43-24. Philadelphia scored 17 unanswered pointsin the first quarter behind a 107-yard Josh huff kickoff return for atouchdown, a four-yard touchdown run by Darren Sproles and a36-yard field goal by Cody Parkey. Tennessee got on the board inthe second quarter when Justin hunter hauled in a 40-yard touch-down pass from Zach Mettenberger to make the score 17-7. TheEagles and Titans would trade off on the next four scores. First,Philadelphia added another Parkey field goal (26) that was coun-tered by Tennessee with a two-yard touchdown run by ShonnGreene. Next, the Eagles scored on a two-yard touchdown run byLeSean McCoy that was followed up by a 20-yard Ryan Succopfield goal by the Titans to create a 27-17 Eagles advantage at half-time.

Philadelphia pushed its lead up to 34-17 in the third quarterwhen Mark Sanchez found James Casey for a 14-yard passingtouchdown. In the fourth quarter the Eagles continued their scor-ing ways with two more Parkey field goals (35, 30) to bring thescore to 40-17. Tennessee scored once more on a six-yard pass-ing touchdown by Mettenberger-to-Dexter McCluster that madethe score 40-24, but another Parkey field goal (50) provided thefinal for Philadelphia 43-24.

PHILADELPHIA LAST GAME

Coming off of their bye week, the Dallas Cowboys enteredSunday’s contest with the Giants looking to equal last season’swin total of eight games and keep pace in the NFC playoff race.The Giants offense was coming off a poor performance the previ-ous week and looked like it had something to prove against Dallasas they came out firing on all cylinders with a 13-play, 80-yardtouchdown drive on their first posession of the game, convertingfour-of-four third downs in the process. The touchdown came ona three-yard pass from Eli Manning to odell Beckham Jr. Dallasanswered the drive with a 38-yard Dan Bailey field goal, but thenBeckham struck again with a one-handed, 43-yard touchdownreception that gave the Giants a 14-2 lead. The Cowboys againanswered with a methodical drive down the field, culminating in afour-yard Jason Witten shovel pass from Tony Romo. The Dallasdefense could not stop the Giants however, and the GIants drovedown the field again and put the ball in the end zone for their thirdfirst half touchdown when Andre Williams punched the ball acrossthe goal line.

After the Giants went seven-of-eight on third downs in the firsthalf, the Cowboys defense came out strong and pitched a shut outin the third quarter while earning a red zone takeaway when BarryChurch intercepted Manning and returned it 45 yards to midfield.The interception was the 23rd Manning has thrown against theCowboys in his career, the most of any team, and it proved cost-ly as Romo connected with Cole Beasley on a 45-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown. Dallas followed up that score with a DezBryant 31-yard touchdown catch to give them the lead for the firsttime in the game. New york re-took the lead late in the fourth quar-ter, but Tony Romo manufactured one of his patented fourth quar-ter comebacks, hitting Dez Bryant with a 13-yard strike in the backof the end zone for the game-winning score. The win was Romo’s23rd career fourth quarter comeback victory and it put Dallas in atie for first place in the NFC East.

DALLAS LAST GAME

FIRST TIME...LAST TIMEThe first time these two clubs met, the Cowboys were just two

weeks old, and Dallas was unable to claim its first win of the sea-son, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 25-27 in front of 18,500fans at the Cotton Bowl on Sept. 30, 1960.

The last time these two clubs met, Dallas hosted Philadelphiaat AT&T Stadium on Dec. 29, 2013 to decide the winner of theNFC East and a spot in the 2013 playoffs. In front of 91,166 fans,the Eagles edged the Cowboys 24-22 to win the division title andkeep Dallas out of the playoffs.

ALL IN THE FAMILYDallas closed out the 2013 season with a 5-1 record against the

NFC East to mark its first winning record against its division since2009. This season, Dallas is looking for a second consecutive win-ning record over its division rivals since the 1998 and 1999 teamsaccomplished that feat, and is currently 2-1 in division play. This weekDallas will host Philadelphia (11/27) for Thanksgiving, then theCowboys close out their last two division games on the road inDecember at Philadelphia (12/14) and at Washington (12/28).

overall, the Cowboys hold a 187-134-4 record against currentNFC East rivals. Below is a look at Dallas’ record against the East:

Long Long Cur.W L T Pct. Win Str. Loss Str. Str.

Washington ........64 43 2 .596 10 4 L1Ny Giants ..........61 43 2 .581 12 6 W4Philadelphia ......62 48 0 .564 11 8 L1Totals ..............187 134 4 .588 - - L1

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PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS vs. EAGLESDan Bailey - K

Good on six field goal tries and all 15 PATs, including two gameswith five PAT tries - both from 2012. Also has 15 touchbacks on26 kickoffs.

Cole Beasley - WRhad the first start of his career in the first meeting last season

at Philadelphia (10/20/13) and caught six passes for 53 yards.In four games has nine receptions for 76 yards.

Dez Bryant - WRIn six games, caught 34 passes for 484 yards (14.2) and fourtouchdowns. had 209 yards on 16 catches in two games dur-ing the 2013 season series.

Brandon Carr - CBIn four games with Dallas, posted 15 tackles with two intercep-tions - one returned 47 yards for a touchdown - the first scoreof his career (11/11/12). had eight tackles, three breakups, onetackle for a loss in two games last season.

Barry Church - SNotched 14 tackles and a breakup - his first career interception- in two games in 2013.

Dwayne Harris - WRhad his first career touchdown on a then career-long 78-yard

punt return at Philadelphia (10/20/13). has 141 punt returnyards and 211 kick return yards in five career games.

DeMarco Murray - RBIn three games, rushed 48 times for 205 yards (4.3) and a

touchdown. had 131 yards and a touchdown on 40 carries intwo games last season.

Tony Romo - QBIs 7-5 as a starter - three straight wins - completing 221-of-364

(60.7%) passes for 2,825 yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 inter-ceptions. In one playoff game, completed 23-of-35 (65.7%)passes for 244 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptionsfor a 104.9 rating. Threw for 317 yards with one touchdownand two interceptions on 28-of-47 (59.6) passes in one gamelast season.

Jason Witten - TEIn 21 games caught 125 passes for 1,416 yards (11.3) with seven

touchdowns. had four catches for 27 yards in one playoff game.Caught 16 passes for 183 yards in two games last season,including a 12-catch, 135-yard performance in the second gameagainst Philadelphia (12/29/13).

(league ranking)Cowboys Eagles

Record ................................................8-3 8-3Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ..........................26.5 (6) 31.1 (3)opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL rank) ..............21.8 (14) 25.0 (21)Total off. (NFL rank) ..........................387.3 (6) 411.8 (4)Rushing off. (NFL rank) ........................150.1 (2) 118.7 (12)Passing off. (NFL rank) ........................237.2 (17) 293.1 (4)Total Def. (NFL rank) ..............................355.0 (16) 375.3 (27)Rushing Def. (NFL rank)........................107.2 (13) 109.0 (16)Passing Def. (NFL rank) ........................247.8 (19) 266.3 (30)Kickoff Return Avg. ..................................25.1 (8) 31.1 (1)Punt Return Avg. ......................................10.2 (10) 14.8 (1)Turnover Margin............................................-1 (18t) -8 (26t)Penalties ......................................................66 81Penalty yards ............................................506 674opp. Penalties..............................................66 85opp. Penalty yards ..............................536 780

2014 STATISTICAL COMPARISON

INSIDE THE SERIES HISTORYAll-time including playoffs, Dallas and Philadelphia have faced

each other 110 times, and Dallas holds a 62-48 series advantage.In the 110 games of the series there have been:

* 49 games decided by two-or-more touchdowns* 31 games decided by three-or-more touchdowns* 42 games decided by a touchdown-or-less* An 11-game winning streak by Dallas* An eight-game losing streak by Dallas * A 49-point win by Dallas - biggest Cowboys win (10/9/66)* A 38-point loss by Dallas - biggest Cowboys loss (12/28/06)* Four shutouts - two by Dallas * Four playoff games - one Wild Card, two Divisional Playoffs

and one NFC Championship Game* Three playoff wins by Dallas - the Wild Card game and both

Divisional Games* one overtime game - a 16-13 Dallas loss* Eleven Monday night games and six Sunday night games* one Thanksgiving Day game* Two Saturday games and one Friday game* Three season openers and five season finales* 2,399 points scored by Dallas, 2,137 allowed* A 36-21 Cowboys record at home* A 3-3 record for Dallas, including playoffs, at AT&T Stadium

This week’s game marks the 107th regular season gamebetween Dallas and Philadelphia. Below is a brief look into the statsof the series:

TEAM TOTALSCowboys Eagles

Wins............................................59 47Points............................................2,291 2,084Total Net yards ........................34,222 31,911Net Rushing yards ..................13,974 11,985Net Passing yards ....................20,248 19,926

SINGLE-GAME TEAM-HIGHSCowboys Eagles

Points............................................56 10/9/66 49 11/15/04Total Net yards ..........................652 10/9/66 495 10/30/11Net Rushing yards ....................286 11/18/73 306 9/3/00Net Passing yards ....................440 10/9/66 370 12/5/65

SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HIGHSCowboys Eagles

Passing Yards394- D. Meredith 10/9/66 380- R. Jaworski 10/20/85

Rushing Yards237- E. Smith 10/31/93 201- D. Staley 9/3/00

Receiving Yards213- T. hill 11/12/79 210- D. Jackson 12/12/10

ALL-TIME STAT COMPARISON

SERIES HISTORYDallas and Philadelphia have squared off 106 times in the reg-

ular season with Dallas holding a 59-47 advantage. Along withthe four playoff games, Dallas holds a 62-48 record over theEagles. The Cowboys lost the first three games of the seriesbefore logging win streaks of 11 games and nine games over thecourse of the next 18 years. There have been four playoff games- one Wild Card Game (2009), two Divisional Playoff Games(1992 and 1995) and an NFC Championship Game (1980).Below is a brief look at the last 20 games of the series:

Dal DalDate Loc. W/L Score Date Loc. W/L Score

* NFC Wild Card game

12/19/04 Phi L 7-1210/9/05 Dal W 33-1011/14/05 Phi W 21-2010/8/06 Phi L 24-3812/25/06 Dal L 7-2311/4/07 Phi W 38-1712/16/07 Dal L 6-109/15/08 Dal W 41-3712/28/08 Phi L 6-4411/8/09 Phi W 20-16

1/3/10 Dal W 24-01/9/10* Dal W 34-1412/12/10 Dal L 27-301/2/11 Phi W 14-1310/30/11 Phi L 7-3412/24/11 Dal L 7-2011/11/12 Phi W 38-2312/2/12 Dal W 38-3310/20/13 Phi W 17-312/29/13 Dal L 22-24

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Through his career, Tony Romo has completed 2,642-of-4,070passes for 32,084 yards with 230 touchdowns in 121 regular sea-son games played behind center. Below is a breakdown of Tony’stargets by position and player:

Position BreakdownComp. Yds TD Comp. Yds TD

WR 1,345 19,708 172 RB 496 3,804 9TE 763 8,288 47 FB 37 274 2

Player Breakdown by CompletionsPlayer Comp. Yds TD Player Comp. Yds TD

Romo has thrown 230 touchdown passes - first all-time in teamhistory. Below is a look at Romo’s individual touchdown totals:

Player TDs Player TDs

TONY’S TARGETS

J. Witten........611 6,897 34D. Bryant ......313 4,457 43M. Austin ......254 3,772 27T. owens ......199 3,122 34P. Crayton ....143 2,188 19D. Murray......142 1,014 1M. Barber......137 1,031 6F. Jones ..........97 728 2R. Williams ....75 1,062 12C. Beasley ......68 672 3T. Williams ......67 1,090 11M. Bennett ......54 528 3L. Robinson ....53 853 11K. ogletree ....53 663 4T. Choice ........50 392 0T. Glenn ..........43 689 3S. hurd ..........33 519 2D. Harris ........32 406 3J. Phillips ........30 218 2J. Jones ..........27 247 0L. Dunbar........26 241 0

A. Fasano ......22 208 1J. Hanna ........21 186 0G. Escobar ....15 209 4L. Vickers........13 104 0T. Curtis ..........10 42 3J. Randle ..........9 75 0D. Anderson......8 61 1J. holley ............7 169 0P. Tanner ..........7 73 0C. Gronkowski ..5 23 1T. Fiammetta ....3 39 0o. hoyte ..........3 12 0I. Stanback ......2 24 0L. Polite ............2 21 0D. Street ..........2 18 0T. Clutts ............2 5 0T. Romo............1 10 0S. Chapas ........1 9 0A. holmes ........1 4 0S. Morris ..........1 3 0

Dez Bryant ..................43Terrell owens..............34Jason Witten ..............34Miles Austin ................27Patrick Crayton ..........19Roy Williams ..............12Laurent Robinson........11Terrance Williams........11Marion Barber ..............6Kevin ogletree ..............4Gavin Escobar ..............4Martellus Bennett..........3

Tony Curtis....................3Terry Glenn ..................3Dwayne Harris ..............3Cole Beasley ................3Sam hurd......................2Felix Jones....................2John Phillips..................2Deon Anderson ............1Anthony Fasano............1Chris Gronkowski..........1DeMarco Murray ..........1

Through his career, Tony Romo has thrown a club record2223touchdown passes. Below is a look at Tony’s touchdownstotals by quarter, down and distance:

Quarter Down Distance1st Quarter ......35 1st Down ......84 0-9 yards ..........902nd Quarter ......65 2nd Down ....79 10-19 yards ......463rd Quarter ......58 3rd Down......61 20-29 yards ......334th Quarter ......71 4th Down ........6 30-39 yards ......18oT ......................1 40-49 yards ........9

50+ yards ..........34

TONY’S TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN

QUARTERBACK COMPARISONTony Romo has started 118 games and owns a 71-47 record as

a starter. he has completed 2,626-of-4,043 passes for 31,822yards, 227 touchdowns and 104 interceptions in those starts.Below is a look at Romo’s numbers after 118 starts and how theycompare to Troy Aikman through 118 starts, the only other Dallasquarterback to start 118 contests:Player W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INTAikman 73-45 3,363 2,103 23,865 62.5 118 101Romo 71-47 4,043 2,626 31,822 65.0 227 104Among active quarterbacks, Romo’s 71-47 record through his

118 starts is fifth:

Active QB Records Through 118 and 119 StartsPlayer 118th Start 119th StartTom Brady ................................92-26 93-26Ben Roethlisberger ..................82-36 83-36Philip Rivers..............................73-45 74-45Peyton Manning........................72-46 73-46Tony Romo ..............................71-47 ??-??Eli Manning ..............................68-50 69-50

As Dallas’ starting quarterback, Tony Romo has compiled a 71-47 regular season record in 118 career starts. Below is a look atRomo’s record under several different circumstances:

Playing at home: ........................................36-23Playing on the road: ..................................35-24Playing indoors: ........................................22-14Playing outdoors: ......................................49-33Playing against the NFC East: .................. 24-18Playing against the NFC (non-NFC East): ..29-17Playing against the AFC: ..........................18-12Playing on artificial turf: ............................48-33Playing on natural grass: ..........................23-14offense totals over 300 yards: ..................63-30Throws for over 300 yards: ........................28-17Throws for 200-299 yards: ........................35-21Throws only one touchdown: ....................17-19Throws more than one touchdown: ..........50-22Completes 60.0% or more of his passes: ..58-27Throws no interceptions: ..........................33-17Throws one interception: ..........................33-14Throws more than one interception: ............5-16Records at least 100.0 passer rating: ........46-15Sacked one time-or-less: ..........................38-15Sacked more than once: ............................33-32September: ..................................................19-9october: ....................................................13-15November: ..................................................26-5December: ................................................12-17January: ..........................................................1-1

Team-by-teamTeam  W L Pct Team W L Pct

ROMO’S RECORD WHEN...

Arizona .............1 2 .333Atlanta ..............2 1 .667Baltimore ..........0 2 .000Buffalo ..............2 0 1.000Carolina ............4 0 1.000Chicago ............1 3 .250Cincinnati..........2 0 1.000Cleveland .........2 0 1.000Denver..............0 2 .000Detroit ...............1 3 .250Green Bay ........2 2 .500houston ............2 0 1.000Indianapolis ......1 0 1.000Jacksonville ......1 0 1.000Kansas City ......1 1 .500Miami ................2 0 1.000Minnesota.........2 1 .667New England ...0 2 .000New orleans....2 3 .400

N.y. Giants.......9 6 .600N.y. Jets...........1 1 .500oakland............2 0 1.000Philadelphia .....7 5 .583Pittsburgh.........1 1 .500San Diego........0 2 .000San Francisco ..2 1 .667Seattle..............4 1 .800St. Louis...........4 0 1.000Tampa Bay.......4 0 1.000Tennessee .......1 1 .500Washington......8 7 .533

PostseasonMinnesota ........0 1 .000N.y. Giants.......0 1 .000Philadelphia .....1 0 1.000Seattle..............0 1 .000

With his two touchdown throws in the win over the N.y. Giants(11/24/13), Tony Romo reached 200 career touchdowns. hebecame the 37th NFL quarterback to reach the mark. In 2014,Romo has already passed Kerry Collins, Kurt Warner (both at 208)and Jim hart (209) for 30th all-time, y.A. Tittle and Terry Bradshaw(both at 212) for 28th, John Brodie (214) for 27th and CarsonPalmer (224) for 26th.

TWO-HUNDRED TD TOSSES

Peyton Manning..525Brett Favre ........508Dan Marino........420Tom Brady ........385Drew Brees ......382Fran Tarkenton ..342John Elway........300Warren Moon ....291Johnny Unitas ..290V. Testaverde ....275Joe Montana ....273Dave Krieg ........261

S. Jurgensen ....255Dan Fouts..........254Drew Bledsoe....251B. Esiason ........247Eli Manning ......251John hadl ..........244Roethlisberger ..243Philip Rivers ......243Len Dawson ......239Jim Kelly............237George Blanda ..236D. McNabb ........234

Steve young ......232Tony Romo ......230Carson Palmer ..224Aaron Rodgers ..218John Brodie ......214Terry Bradshaw ..212y.A. Tittle ..........212Jim hart ............209Kerry Collins......208Kurt Warner ......208R. Cunningham ..207Jim Everett ..........203

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Since becoming the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback mid-way through 2006, Tony Romo has thrown three-or-more touch-downs in a game a club-record 36 times. he did it four times in2009 and had two in an injury-shortened 2010 season. In 2011 hehad one against Detroit (10/2) to tie Danny White for the most inclub history. he established a club-mark with three more againstBuffalo (11/13). he added three in 2011 and finished 2012 withfour three-touchdown games. he had four in 2013, including tyinga club record with five touchdown throws against Denver (10/6).he had his first three-touchdown game of 2014 against Neworleans (9/28), then his second with three scoring tosses againstthe New york Giants (10/19), his third at Jacksonville (11/9) andhis fourth at the New york Giants (11/23). For his career, Romohas 36 three-touchdown games, and the Cowboys are 24-12(.667) when Romo throws for three-or-more scores.

Games withPlayer 3-or-more TDsTony Romo ....................36Danny White....................20Roger Staubach ..............17

In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Romo had six games with three-or-more touchdown passes to establish a single-season club-high:

Games in a seasonPlayer with 3-or-more TDsTony Romo ....................6 (2007)Tony Romo ....................6 (2008)Roger Staubach ..............5 (1979)Danny White....................5 (1980)Tony Romo ....................5 (2011)

PAR 3

Tony Romo has seven multi-touchdown games during the 2014season: two at St. Louis (9/21), three against New orleans (9/28),two against houston (10/5), two at Seattle (10/12), three againstthe New york Giants (10/19), three at Jacksonville (11/9) and fourscores at the New york Giants (11/23). Romo’s 10 games with mul-tiple touchdowns last season was third in a season in franchise his-tory. he owns the top-two spots with 12 (2007) and 11 (2011). Forhis career, he has 73 career multiple-touchdown games - tops inteam history and fifth in the NFL since 2006:

Multiple-touchdown gamesCowboys Career NFL (since 2006)

Player Games Player Games

Romo finished the 2012 season with four three-touchdowngames and had four again in 2013. he has four in 2014: againstNew orleans (9/28), against the New york Giants (10/19), atJacksonville (11/9) and at the New york Giants (11/23). his 36career three-touchdown games is tops in team history and is sixthin the league since he became a starter:

Three-touchdown gamesCowboys Career NFL (since 2006)

QB’S MULTIPLE TDs

Tony Romo ..................73Roger Staubach............48Danny White ................44Troy Aikman..................43Don Meredith ................41

Drew Brees ................92Peyton Manning ........86Philip Rivers ..............80Tom Brady..................80Tony Romo ..............73

Tony Romo ..................36Danny White ................20Roger Staubach............17Don Meredith ................14Troy Aikman..................10

Peyton Manning ........55Drew Brees ................54Tom Brady..................42Aaron Rodgers ..........42Philip Rivers ..............37Tony Romo ..............36

Tony Romo established a club record with his four touchdownthrows at the New york Giants (11/23/14). his four gave him ninecareer games with four-or-more touchdown throws, surpassingDanny White (eight) for the club high. Romo’s nine since becom-ing the club’s starter in 2006 is tied for fifth in the NFL:

Four-touchdown gamesCowboys Career NFL (since 2006)

Player Games Player Games

FOUR SCORE, AND...Tony Romo established a club record with 506 passing yards

against Denver (10/6). his 506 were good for 12th in a game inNFL history (11th in the Super Bowl era) and he was the 15thleague passer to top 500 yards in a single game:

500-yard Games (NFL History)Player Yards Player Yards

500

Tony Romo ..................9Danny White ................8Don Meredith ................6Troy Aikman..................3Craig Morton ................2

Drew Brees...................22Peyton Manning............20Tom Brady ....................19Aaron Rodgers .............14Eli Manning.....................9Ben Roethlisberger.........9Tony Romo....................9

Through his career, Tony Romo has reached the 300-yard marka club-record 45 times. he owns the top-five single-season spotsfor 300-yard games, including a club-record nine games in 2012.Additionally, Romo had three straight games with 300-plus yardstwice - the most consecutive games in club history. Romo toppedthe 300-yard mark four times in 2013, including putting up a club-record 506 yards against Denver (10/6). he notched his first 300-yard game of 2014 with 324 yards against houston (10/5). WhenRomo reaches the 300-yard horizon, Dallas owns a 28-17 record(.622).

Career 300-yardPlayer GamesTony Romo 45Troy Aikman 13Danny White 10

Romo threw for 300-or-more yards nine times in 2012, the mostin a season in club history. he also had three straight games with300 yards (Weeks 11-13) to tie the longest streak in club history:

Dallas Cowboys 300-yard GamesSingle-season Consecutive

Player Games Player Games

300

Despite Dallas’ 48-51 loss to Denver (10/6/13), Tony Romomade NFL history by becoming just the fifth league passer tothrow for five touchdowns and more than 500 yards. Romo fin-ished the game with a club-record 506 passing yards along withhis five passing scores. Romo joins Norm Van Brocklin, y.A. Tittle,Matthew Stafford and Matt Schaub:Player Yards TDs Opponent (Date)Norm Van Brocklin ....554 5 vs. N.y. yanks (9/28/51)y.A. Tittle ....................505 7 vs. Washington (10/28/62)Matthew Stafford ........520 5 @ Green Bay (1/1/12)Matt Schaub ..............527 5 vs. Jacksonville (11/18/12)Tony Romo................506 5 vs. Denver (10/6/13)

FIVE FOR FIVE HUNDRED

In 2013 Tony Romo threw for a club-record tying five touch-downs in the loss to Denver (10/6). Romo’s five scores that dayalso tied his single-game personal-best and marked the 10th timein franchise history a Cowboys quarterback had five scores in onegame. only Don Meredith - with three - has more five touchdowngames than Romo, and Craig Morton is the only other Cowboyspasser with multiple five touchdown games:

Dallas Cowboys Five Touchdown GamesPlayer TDs Opp. (Date) Player TDs Opp. (Date)

TD, TD, TD, TD, TD

LeBaron ....5 @Pit, 10/21/62Meredith ....5 NyG, 9/18/66Meredith ....5 PhI, 10/9/66Meredith ....5 @Phi, 9/29/68Morton ......5 PhI, 10/19/69

Morton ......5 hoU, 12/20/70White ........5 @NyG, 10/30/83Aikman ......5 @Was, 9/12/99Romo ........5 TB, 11/23/06Romo ........5 DEN, 10/6/13

Tony Romo ......9 (2012)Tony Romo ......8 (2009)Tony Romo ......7 (2007)Tony Romo ......6 (2008)Tony Romo ......5 (2011)

Tony Romo............3 (2007)Tony Romo............3 (2012)Don Meredith ........2 (1963)Vinny Testaverde ..2 (2004)Tony Romo ..........2 (mult.)

Norm Van Brocklin ......554Warren Moon ..............527Matt Schaub ................527Boomer Esiason ..........522Dan Marino ..................521Matthew Stafford..........520Ben Roethlisberger ......522Tom Brady....................517

Phil Simms ..................513Drew Brees ..................510Eli Manning ..................510Vince Ferragamo ........509Tony Romo ................506y.A. Tittle ......................505Elvis Grbac ..................504Ben Roethlisberger ......503

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WHAT A RATINGIn 2011 Tony Romo recorded a passer rating of more than 100.0

nine times to tie the second-most in a season in club history.Romo closed out 2012 with a 100.0-or-better rating six times andhad six again in 2013:

100-plus rating games (Cowboys season)Player (Season) GamesTony Romo (2007) ......................10Tony Romo (2009) ........................9Tony Romo (2011) ........................9Troy Aikman (1993) ........................8Troy Aikman (1995) ........................7Tony Romo (2008) ........................7

In 2014, he had his first game over 100.0 at St. Louis (9/21) witha 116.8 rating, then had a 137.4 rating the next week against Neworleans (9/28) to mark his 56th and 57th career games with a100.0 rating. At Seattle (10/12) Romo finished with a 110.2 ratingto mark his 58th game, then registered his 59th game - tops inteam history, fifth in the NFL since 2006 - against the N.y. Giants(10/19) with a 135.7 rating. he had his fifth 100.0 rating game of2014 at Jacksonville (11/9) with a 138.8 rating - the 10th-highestof his career and the 60th of his career. At the New york Giants(11/23) he recorded a season-high 143.4 rating for the fifth-high-est of his career and 61st overall game with a 100.0 rating. hiscareer passer rating of 96.9 is third all-time:

100-plus rating gamesCowboys Career NFL (since 2006)

Player Games Player Games

All-Time NFL Passer RatingPlayer Att Com Pct Yds TD Int RateAaron Rodgers....3,297 2,173 65.9 27,154 218 55 106.4Peyton Manning ..8,894 5,833 65.6 68,522 525 228 97.8Tony Romo ........4,070 2,642 64.9 32,084 230 107 96.9Steve young........4,149 2,667 64.3 33,124 232 107 96.8Philip Rivers ........4,471 2,894 64.7 35,204 243 113 96.4

ROMO’S RATINGSTony Romo posted a 116.8 quarterback rating at St. Louis

(9/21) for his first game of the 2014 season with a rating of 100.0-or-better. he then had a 137.4 rating against New orleans (9/28).Romo added his third game with a 110.2 rating at Seattle (10/12),and his fourth with a 135.7 against the N.y. Giants (10/19). hisfifth game was a 138.8 rating at Jacksonville (11/9). At the Newyork Giants (11/23) his 143.4 rating was the a season-best, hissixth of the season and the fifth-highest of his career. In 15 gamesof 2013, Tony Romo had six 100.0-plus passer rating games,including a streak of three games with a rating above 100.0. hispersonal best was a 150.5 against Philadelphia (12/2/12). healso owns the third-best single-game rating in club history (150.5)and three of the top-10 single-game figures:

Romo’s Single-Game Passer Rating HighsRating Opp, Date Rating Opp, Date150.5.....vs. Phi, 12/2/12 141.3 ......vs. NyG 12/11/11148.9.....vs. TB, 11/23/06 140.6 ......@ TB, 9/13/09148.4.....vs. Buf, 11/13/11 140.0 ......vs. Den, 10/6/13141.7.....@ Phi, 11/4/07 138.8 ......@ Jax, 11/9/14141.6.....vs. Atl, 10/25/09 137.4 ......vs. NO, 9/28/14

Dallas Cowboys Single-Game Passer Rating HighsPlayer Rate Date Player Rate DateMeredith ....154.6 10/9/66 Romo ......148.9 11/23/06Aikman ......153.7 12/21/92 Romo ......148.4 11/13/11Romo........150.5 12/2/12 White ......147.5 10/12/80Aikman ......149.3 9/20/92 White ......146.8 12/13/82Staubach...148.9 9/30/73 White ......145.2 9/28/80

Tony Romo ..................61Troy Aikman..................44Roger Staubach............37Danny White ................33Craig Morton ................24

Drew Brees ................68Philip Rivers ..............65Tom Brady..................64Peyton Manning ........64Tony Romo ..............61

FOURTH QUARTER QBThrough his career, Tony Romo continually displays late-game

heroics. Romo currently has the third-highest quarterback rating(114.8) in the fourth quarter in 2014, and for his his career, he hasthe highest all-time fourth quarter quarterback rating (103.1):Player Att Com Pct Yds TD Int RateTony Romo ......1,048 682 65.1 8,784 71 27 103.1Aaron Rodgers ....711 457 64.3 5,729 51 18 102.6Steve young ........632 412 65.2 4,807 36 14 97.9Peyton Manning..2,102 1,330 63.3 15,451 121 62 92.3Kurt Warner ..........907 578 63.7 7,084 45 27 91.9

ALL-TIME COWBOYS QB WATCHTony Romo entered the 2014 season tops in club history with

208 touchdown passes and second in attempts (3,775), comple-tions (2,439) and passing yards (29,565). Through his careerRomo has steadily climbed the club’s all-time quarterback charts,making strides in 2012 by moving into second for completions. hestarted the season fourth in passing yards but moved to thirdagainst Chicago then second against the N.y. Giants. Romo wasfourth in passing touchdowns at the start of 2012, but tied the clubrecord with three tosses against Washington (11/22/12). he thenestablished the club mark with three touchdown throws againstPhiladelphia (12/2/12) to break Aikman’s old record of 165. he’salso moved up the ladder in all-time wins and starts amongstCowboys quarterbacks, passing Danny White (62) in 2013 toclaim the third-most wins as a Dallas quarterback, and passedRoger Staubach (114) for most quarterback starts in team historyagainst the N.y. Giants (10/19/14). Below is how Romo’s careernumbers stack up in the storied quarterback history of the franchise:

ATTEMPTSTroy Aikman ................4,715Tony Romo ..................4,070Roger Staubach............2,958Danny White ................2,950Don Meredith ................2,308

COMPLETIONSTroy Aikman..................2,898Tony Romo ..................2,642Danny White ................1,761Roger Staubach............1,685Don Meredith ................1,170

TOTAL QB STARTSTroy Aikman ....................165Tony Romo ....................118Roger Staubach ..............114Danny White......................92Don Meredith ....................84

PASSING YARDSTroy Aikman ................32,942Tony Romo ................32,084Roger Staubach ..........22,700Danny White................21,959Don Meredith ..............17,199

TOUCHDOWNSTony Romo ....................230Troy Aikman ....................165Danny White....................155Roger Staubach ..............153Don Meredith ..................135

WINS AS STARTERTroy Aikman ......................94Roger Staubach ................85Tony Romo ......................71Danny White......................62Don Meredith ....................48

ALL-TIME UNDRAFTED QBSAfter coming into the league as an undrafted free agent in

2003, Tony Romo took the reins of the Dallas Cowboys offense in2006. Since then, Romo has struck a note in several team andleague record books. he ranks in the top-five in the major pass-ing categories all-time among undrafted quarterbacks. Below is alook at where Romo’s current career numbers compare to previ-ously undrafted quarterbacks:

List does not include players selected in the supplemental draft or those drafted as futures.

Atts.Rnk Player Atts

1. Warren Moon ........6,8232. Dave Krieg ............5,3113. Jon Kitna ..............4,4404. Kurt Warner ..........4,0705. Tony Romo ..........4,070

Comps.Rnk Player Comps.

1. Warren Moon ......3,9882. Dave Krieg ..........3,1053. Jon Kitna ............2,6774. Kurt Warner ........2,6665. Tony Romo ........2,642

Comp. Pct.Rnk Player Pct.

1. Kurt Warner ..........65.52. Tony Romo ..........64.93. Jeff Garcia ............61.64. Jon Kitna ..............60.35. Jake Delhomme....59.4

Yds.Rnk Player Yds

1. Warren Moon ........49,3252. Dave Krieg ............38,1473. Jim hart ................34,6654. Kurt Warner ..........32,3445. Tony Romo ..........32,084

TDsRnk Player TDs

1. Warren Moon ........2912. Dave Krieg ............2613. Tony Romo ..........2304. Kurt Warner............2085. Jon Kitna ................169

RatingRnk Player Rate

1. Tony Romo ..........96.92. Kurt Warner ..........93.73. Jeff Garcia ............87.54. Dave Krieg ............81.55. Jake Delhomme ....81.3

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TONY’S TOTALSAfter finishing the 2011 season ranking in the top-five in all the

single-season passing categories, Romo bettered some of thosefigures in 2012. he established single-season club records forcompletions (425), attempts (648) and yards (4,903). his 65.6completion percentage for 2012 is fourth. Below is a look at theCowboys all-time single-season passing records:

ATTEMPTSTony Romo (2012) ..........648Tony Romo (2009) ..........550Tony Romo (2013) ..........535Danny White (1983) ........533Tony Romo (2011)............522

COMPLETIONSTony Romo (2012) ..........425Tony Romo (2009) ..........347Tony Romo (2011)............346Tony Romo (2013) ..........342Tony Romo (2007) ..........335

PASSING YARDSTony Romo (2012) ........4,903Tony Romo (2009) ........4,483Tony Romo (2007) ........4,211Tony Romo (2011)..........4,184Danny White (1983) ......3,980

TOUCHDOWNSTony Romo (2007) ............36Tony Romo (2011) ............31Tony Romo (2013) ............31Danny White (1983) ..........29Danny White (1980) ..........28Tony Romo (2012) ............28

COMPLETION PCTTroy Aikman (1993) ........69.1Tony Romo (2011) ..........66.3Jon Kitna (2010) ............65.7Tony Romo (2012)..........65.6Troy Aikman (1991) ........65.3

RATINGRoger Staubach (1971) ..104.8Tony Romo (2011) ........102.5Troy Aikman (1993) ........99.0Tony Romo (2009)..........97.6Tony Romo (2007)..........97.4

ROMO BY THE NUMBERSIn the 12th game of 2013, Tony Romo topped 3,000 yards - his

sixth career 3,000-yard season to establish a club-high.In Dallas’ come-from-behind win against Minnesota (11/3), Romo

had two touchdown passes to give him 20 for the season - his sixthcareer season with 20-plus touchdown throws. Romo’s six 20-touch-down seasons are a club-high:

3,000-yard seasons 20-touchdown seasonsPlayer Seasons Player Seasons

In 2013, Romo fell 172 yards shy of his fifth 4,000-yard season.his 31 touchdowns gave him three seasons with 30 scoring tosses,and he is the only quarterback in team history with 4,000 yards and30 scores in a season.

CALL IT A COMEBACKSince taking over as the Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback

during the 2006 season, Tony Romo has been at the helm of somethrilling wins for the club. Included in his 71 wins as a starter are 23occasions in which he led the team to a come-from-behind victory inthe fourth quarter or overtime. Romo’s 23 are a franchise-best, andin 2012 he had three straight games in which he had a come-from-behind win, and followed that up with two in 2013.

Romo led his offense to its first comeback win of the 2014 seasonat St. Louis (9/21) as the team battled back from 21 points down toovercome the most points to win a game in a non-overtime game infranchise history. his second was a 30-23 win at Seattle (10/12),while his third came at the New york Giants (11/23) in which he usedthe final three minutes in that contest to overcome a three pointdeficit.

Below is a look at each of Romo’s 23 games in which he battled adeficit to pull out the win and his fourth quarter stats in those games:

Time FinalDate Opp Score Left Att Com Yds TD Int Score10/29/06 @Car 10-14 15:00 8 5 78 0 0 35-1411/19/06 IND 7-14 15:00 6 6 102 0 0 21-1410/8/07 @Buf 13-24 15:00 18 13 108 1 1 25-2412/9/07 @Det 14-27 15:00 20 16 159 1 0 28-279/15/08 PhI 31-37 14:17 10 7 98 0 0 41-3711/16/08 @Was 7-10 15:00 5 4 50 1 0 14-1010/11/09 @KC 10-13 15:00 9 4 156 2 0 26-2011/8/09 @Phi 10-13 15:00 4 3 64 1 0 20-1611/22/09 WAS 0-6 15:00 10 7 60 1 1 7-69/18/11 @SF 14-21 15:00 15 12 201 1 0 27-249/26/11 WAS 12-16 15:00 12 6 107 0 0 18-1611/20/11 @Was 10-17 15:00 12 6 131 2 0 27-2411/24/11 MIA 17-19 7:14 10 7 73 1 0 20-1910/21/12 @Car 13-14 11:38 8 4 36 0 0 19-1411/18/12 CLE 17-20 1:07 24 16 142 1 0 23-2012/2/12 PhI 24-27 9:51 5 5 115 2 0 38-3312/9/12 @Cin 10-19 15:00 15 11 128 1 0 20-1912/16/12 PIT 17-24 12:37 15 8 73 0 0 27-2411/3/13 MIN 20-23 0:35 17 12 118 1 1 27-2312/22/13 @Was 14-23 14:56 12 9 140 1 0 24-239/21/14 @StL 20-24 13:28 4 5 40 1 0 34-3110/12/14 @Sea 20-23 8:16 7 4 44 0 0 30-2311/23/14 @NYG 24-28 3:00 7 6 66 1 0 31-28

*italics indicate overtime and are reflected in the stats totals

ROMO OVER TIMESince coming onto the scene in 2006, Tony Romo has racked

up 31,809 passing yards in 123 games played under center.Romo’s average of 258.7 yards-per-game since 2006 is fifth in theleague:

Passing Yards-per-Game (since 2006)Player Yds/G Yards GamesDrew Brees ..............305.1 41,804 137Peyton Manning.......287.3 35,333 123Tom Brady................275.1 34,112 124Aaron Rodgers.........265.6 27,089 102Tony Romo .............258.7 32,084 124

Tony Romo ..................6Troy Aikman..................5Danny White ................4

Tony Romo ..............6Danny White ..............4Don Meredith ............3Roger Staubach ........3

HALF OF ROMOIn the second half of the Cowboys 31-21 victory over the New

york Giants (10/19), Tony Romo completed nine-of-nine passesfor 166 yards and one touchdown. It was the fourth time of hiscareer he completed 100% of his second half passes.

Last season in the Cowboys 31-24 comeback win over oakland(11/28/13), Romo finished the second half 12-of-12 for 101 yardsand a touchdown to mark the third time of his career to complete100% of his second half passes. he also did it against Philadelphia(12/2/12) - 10-of-10 for 169 yards with three touchdowns - and thefirst was at Arizona (11/12/06) - 10-of-10 for 144 yards with onetouchdown.

In recent history of the organization, only Randall Cunningham(at Arizona, 9/10/00) completed all of his passes through one half.It was in the first half of the 31-32 loss where he completed all 12of his passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns.

Besides the four flawless halfs mentioned above, there havebeen nine times in recent team history that a quarterback complet-ed all but one pass (10-or-more attempts). The most recent wasKyle orton (nine-of-10) against Chicago (10/1/12). Romo accom-plished the feat three times and Troy Aikman did it five times.

Romo had flashes of perfection in the 2013 opener, completing 13straight passes in the second quarter, finishing the frame 16-of-19.

Tony Romo has completed 203-of-295 passes for a 68.8 com-pletion percentage - highest of his career with at least 10 gamesplayed - to currently rank second in the NFL in 2014. Since 2006,Romo’s 64.9 competion percentage is the sixth-highest in the NFL.

he has completed at least 60 percent of his passes in all 10games played this season, and has four games this season com-pleting 70.0 percent-or-better. At Jacksonville (11/9), Romo com-pleted 20-of-27 passes for a completion percentage of 74.1 tomark the 40th game of 70.0-or-better completion percentage ofhis career to surpass Troy Aikman (39) for the most in team history:

Dallas Cowboys Career 70.0%Player GamesTony Romo 40Troy Aikman 39Danny White 24Roger Staubach 19Craig Morton 17

Against NFL leaders, Romo’s 40 games ranks ninth all-time:NFL QBs Career 70.0%

Player GamesPeyton Manning 86Drew Brees 69Brett Favre 59Steve young 50Phillip Rivers 50Tom Brady 46Joe Montana 44Ben Roethlisberger 44Tony Romo 40

Romo’s career-high of eight games with 70.0-or-better comple-tion percentage in 2012 tied Aikman’s 1993 total for the most in asingle-season in franchise history. he also has three seasons withfive games with 70.0-or-better completion percentage (2006-07,2013) to tie for the fourth-most in team history. his current total offour games in 2014 is tied for 10th in team history.

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NO PLACE LIKE HOMEIn 2012, Tony Romo hit 92 home touchdowns to surpass Danny

White (91) for the most in team history. By season’s end, he addednine more to total 101. Romo tossed 16 scores at home in 2013 -including a club-record tying five against Denver (10/6) - to give him117 at the conclusion of the season. In 2014, Romo had one pass-ing touchdown in the season home opener against San Francisco(9/7), three against New orleans (9/28), two against houston(10/5), three against the N.y. Giants (10/19) and one againstWashington (10/27) to up his career total to 127 at home:

Home Passing TDs (Cowboys history)Player TDsTony Romo ..................127Danny White ..................91Roger Staubach..............87Troy Aikman ....................87Don Meredith ..................78

Additionally, Romo’s ascension to the top of Cowboys passingcharts has been at an incredibly rapid pace. his record-breaking92nd home touchdown came in just 47 games played behind cen-ter. Below is a look at how many games it took the players beforehim to reach their respective home touchdown figure:

Home Passing TDs (Cowboys history - Games Played)Player GPTony Romo ....................47Danny White....................84Roger Staubach ..............67Troy Aikman ....................85Don Meredith ..................55

Since becoming a starter in 2006, Romo’s 123 home touch-downs are third in the league:

Home Passing TDs since 2006Player TDsDrew Brees ....................170Peyton Manning ............140Tony Romo ..................127Tom Brady......................123Philip Rivers ..................117

GO LONGSince becoming the Cowboys starting quarterback in 2006,

Tony Romo has 34 touchdown passes of at least 50 yards - themost in the league since 2006:

Touchdowns of 50-or-more yards (since 2006)Player TDsTony Romo..............34Aaron Rodgers ........29Tom Brady ................23Drew Brees ..............23Eli Manning ..............22

HOME SWEET HOMEIn 2014, Tony Romo opened the sixth season at what is now

AT&T Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers (9/7), marking his35th game in the stadium since it opened in 2009. With Romo asthe starting quarterback, Dallas holds a 23-16 record at its homevenue. Romo’s personal stats at the stadium are quite impres-sive. For his career, Romo has completed 825-of-1,257 passesfor 9,834 yards, with 67 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. Belowis a year-by-year look at Romo’s work at AT&T Stadium:

Year GP Att Com Pct. Yds TD Int Rate2009..........8 247 153 61.9 1,976 14 5 97.52010..........3 104 70 67.3 819 5 5 87.02011..........8 231 155 67.1 1,848 16 6 103.62012..........8 368 242 65.8 2,841 15 12 89.12013..........7 270 182 67.4 2,069 16 6 100.72014..........5 158 107 67.7 1,355 10 5 102.2Totals .....39 1,378 909 66.0 10,908 76 39 96.6

ROMO’S ROADWith his 71-47 record as a starter, Tony Romo has had success

when playing on the road. Since being named the club’s starter lead-ing into the game at Carolina (10/29/06), Romo holds a 35-24 recordaway from home.

Romo began his career as a starting quarterback on the roadat Carolina (10/29/06) and went on to post an 11-2 road recordduring his first season and a half at the reins of the Cowboysoffense. he was 4-1 in his first season in 2006, then followed thatup with a 7-1 record in 2007. In 2008 Romo fought through a fin-ger injury and missed two games to finish 3-3 away from home.he finished 2009 with a 5-3 road record, then in 2010 his seasonended three road games in where he was 1-2 before he fracturedhis left clavicle against the N.y. Giants (10/25). Romo was 3-5 in2011, then was 4-4 in 2012. Last season he was 3-5. Romo cur-rently owns a perfect 5-0 record in 2014 following wins at Tennessee(9/14), at St. Louis (9/21), at Seattle (10/12), at Jacksonville (11/9)and at the New york Giants (11/23):

Tony Romo’s Career Record On The RoadYear Record2006 ......................................4-12007 ......................................7-12008 ......................................3-32009 ......................................5-32010 ......................................1-22011 ......................................3-52012 ......................................4-42013 ......................................3-52014 ......................................5-0Total ..................................35-24

Below is a look at Romo’s career passing stats on the roadcompared to other top Cowboys quarterbacks:

Player W-L Att Comp Yards Pct TD INTR.Staubach 36-19 1,466 835 10,669 57.0 64 47D.White 25-20 1,381 811 9,793 58.7 62 66T.Aikman 38-42 2,384 1,469 16,521 61.6 78 71T.Romo 35-24 2,020 1,311 15,543 64.9 103 44

ROMO’S ROAD TD STREAKTony Romo has thrown at least one touchdown pass in an NFL-

record 38 consecutive road games:*indicates active streak

Romo’s 38-game road touchdown streak is the longest in teamhistory, with the next closest quarterback throwing a touchdown in10 games (Drew Bledsoe - 2005-06):

Dallas Cowboys Consecutive TD Pass, Road GamesPlayer Games SeasonsTony Romo................38* 2012-14Drew Bledsoe ............10 2005-06Tony Romo ..................8 2006-07Danny White ................8 1983Roger Staubach ..........8 1973-74

For his career, Romo has thrown 103 touchdowns on the road- the most in franchise history.

Tony Romo (2012-14)*......37John hadl (1964-68) ..........32Brett Favre (2000-04) ........32Peyton Manning (2010-14)*..29Matt Ryan (2011-14)* ........29

Aaron Brooks (2000-04) ....27Drew Brees (2009-12) ........26Tom Brady (2010-13)..........26Dan Fouts (1979-82) ..........22Marc Bulger (2003-06) ......22

NOVEMBER REIGNFollowing victories across the pond against the Jaguars (11/9),

then at the New york Giants (11/23), Tony Romo owns a 26-5(.839) record as a starter through November - the month in whichhe owns the most wins of his career. Among quarterbacks whobegan their career in the Super Bowl era, Romo owns the bestwinning percentage - minimum of 15 starts:

Player Record Win Pct.Tony Romo 26-5 .839Daryle Lamonica 19-4-2 .826Jim McMahon 18-5 .783Tom Brady 37-11 .771Johnny Unitas 13-4-1 .765

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ROMO’S RANKINGSTony Romo has been steadily climbing the NFL’s all-time passing

charts. Coming into the 2014 season, Romo ranked 54th in attempts(3,812), 39th in completions (2,439), 41st in passing yards (29,565)and tied for 31st in touchdown passes (208). he should be able tocontinue his climb through 2014:

NFL Career Attempts NFL Career CompletionsLeaders Leaders

1. Brett Favre................10,169 1. Brett Favre ....................6,3002. Peyton Manning..........8,894 2. Peyton Manning ............5,8333. Dan Marino ................8,358 3. Dan Marino ....................4,967... ...

44. Ron Jaworski ..............4,117 32. Kurt Warner....................2,66645. Kurt Warner ................4,070 33. Ken Anderson ................2,65446. Tony Romo................4,070 34. Tony Romo ..................2,642

NFL Career Passing Yards NFL Career TouchdownsLeaders Leaders

1. Brett Favre................71,838 1. Peyton Manning ................5252. Peyton Manning........68,522 2. Brett Favre ........................5083. Dan Marino ..............61,361 3. Dan Marino ......................420... ...

32. Kurt Warner ..............32,344 24. Donovan McNabb ............23433. Sonny Jurgensen......32,224 25. Steve young......................23234. Tony Romo..............32,804 26. Tony Romo ......................230

ROMO AT 20KAgainst the N.y. Giants (12/11/11), Tony Romo reached the

20,000-yard milestone, finishing the game with 321 yards for20,296 for his career. Romo reached that mark in 2,497 attempts-at the time, the second-fewest attempts to 20,000 yards amongactive quarterbacks. Romo also became the fourth Dallas Cowboy,13th active and 94th passer in NFL history to reach the mark. his20,296 yards through his first 75 starts were the third-most all-time:

20,000-Yard ClubDallas Cowboys

Player YardsTroy Aikman ..............32,942Tony Romo ..............32,084Roger Staubach ........22,700Danny White ..............21,959Fewest attempts to 20K (Active)Player AttsBen Roethlisberger ......2,490Tony Romo ..................2,497Phillip Rivers ................2,504

Yards in 75 starts (All-time) Player YardsDan Marino ................20,492Kurt Warner ................20,305Tony Romo ................20,296

Active QuarterbacksPlayer YardsPeyton Manning .........68,522Drew Brees ................54,152Tom Brady ..................52,147Eli Manning ................38,178Ben Roethlisberger ....37,375Carson Palmer ..........35,365Phillip Rivers ..............35,204Matt hasselbeck ........34,667Tony Romo ................32,084Aaron Rodgers ............27,154Jay Cutler ....................26,762Matt Ryan ....................26,538Matt Schaub ................24,254Joe Flacco ..................24,066Michael Vick ................22,017Matthew Stafford ........20,400

ROMO AT 30KTony Romo climbed to 30,000 passing yards following his 176-

yard performance at Tennessee (9/14/14), and now has 32,084 forhis career. By reaching 30,000 career passing yards Romobecame the second Cowboys quarterback to reach that milestone(Troy Aikman - 32,942), the 38th player in NFL history and only thefifth undrafted player to do so. he reached that mark in 138 gamesto tie Kerry Collins and Donovan McNabb as the 16th fastest play-er to reach 30,000 passing yards and did it in 3,834 attempts, thefourth-fewest attempts in NFL history:

30,000-Yard ClubDallas Cowboys

Player YardsTroy Aikman ..............32,942Tony Romo ..............31,809Fewest attempts to 30K (All-Time) Player AttsKurt Warner ..................3,758Ben Roethlisberger ......3,795Phillip Rivers ................3,813Tony Romo ..................3,834Dan Fouts ....................3,873

Active 30K QuarterbacksPlayer YardsPeyton Manning .........68,522Drew Brees ................54,152Tom Brady ..................52,147Eli Manning ................38,178Ben Roethlisberger ....37,375Carson Palmer ..........35,365Phillip Rivers ..............35,204Matt hasselbeck ........34,667Tony Romo ................32,084

ROMO 4KWith 341 passing yards against Pittsburgh (12/16/12), Tony

Romo reached 4,000 passing yards for the fourth time in hiscareer. It also marked the fourth time a Cowboys quarterbackreached 4,000 yards in a season. With four seasons of 4,000-plusyards, Romo tied Warren Moon and Philip Rivers for the sixth-most4,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Aaron Rodgers added hisfourth after Romo. Peyton Manning has the league-high with 13:

4,000-yard SeasonsAll-Time Since 2006

Player Seasons Player SeasonsPeyton Manning...........13 Drew Brees ..............8Drew Brees....................8 Peyton Manning ......7Dan Marino ....................6 Tom Brady................5Brett Favre.....................6 Philip Rivers ............5Tom Brady .....................6 Carson Palmer ........4Philip Rivers...................5 Aaron Rodgers ........4Warren Moon.................4 Tony Romo ............4Carson Palmer...............4 Five tied ..................3Aaron Rodgers ..............4Tony Romo...................4

GAME AFTER GAME AFTER GAME...Tony Romo has thrown a touchdown pass in 38 consecutive

games, a club record that began on oct. 1, 2012 against Chicago.he threw at least one in each of the remaining 12 games of 2012and in each of the 15 he played in 2013. he has continued itthrough his 10 games played during the 2014 season:

Dallas Cowboys Consecutive Touchdown Pass GamesPlayer Games SeasonsTony Romo................38* 2012-14Tony Romo ................20 2009-11Tony Romo ................17 2006-07Troy Aikman ..............16 1993-94

Romo’s current consecutive touchdown streak is also the fifth-longest streak in NFL history and the second-longest current activestreak:

All-Time NFL Consecutive Touchdown Pass GamesPlayer Games SeasonsDrew Brees ................54 2009-12Tom Brady ..................52 2010-13Peyton Manning ........50* 2010-14Johnny Unitas ............47 1956-60Tony Romo................38* 2012-14Brett Favre ................36 2002-04Dan Marino ................30 1985-87Ben Roethlisberger ....30 2012-14

*indicates active streak

ROMO’S A WINNERSince making his first start in 2006, Tony Romo’s 71-47 record

as the Cowboys starting quarterback has been among the best inthe NFL. Between 2006-2014, Romo’s 71 wins are the seventh-most in the NFL.

NFL QB Records Since 2006Player RecordTom Brady, NE .............................99-25Peyton Manning, Ind./Den ...........95-28Philip Rivers, SD..........................86-53Drew Brees, No...........................84-53Ben Roethlisberger, Pit. ...............80-48Eli Manning, NyG ........................76-63Tony Romo, Dal..........................71-47Joe Flacco, Bal. ...........................68-38Aaron Rodgers, GB......................66-32Matt Ryan, Atl...............................64-41

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CLIMBING THE TE CHARTSSince entering the league in 2003, Jason Witten has proven his

skills as an offensive weapon. he has provided Dallas with the fullpackage at tight end. After 11 seasons, Witten has caught 922 pass-es for 10,260 yards and 56 touchdowns. he is the second all-timeleading tight end in career receptions and second in receiving yards.

To open the 2011 season, Witten rattled off 110 yards - his 13thcareer 100-yard outing to become the seventh tight end in leaguehistory to reach 7,000 receiving yards. his work through the 2011season allowed him to crack the top-five on the tight end receiv-ing yards list. Witten opened the 2012 season at the N.y. Giants(9/5) with two catches for 10 yards to pass Jackie Smith (7,918)for fourth on the list. Against Tampa Bay (9/23), Witten moved intothird all-time. he then crossed the 8,000-yard mark againstChicago (10/1) with his 15th career 100-yard game. he openedthe 2013 season by crossing the 9,000-yard threshold.

By mid-November of 2011, Witten passed Newsome (662) forthird on the all-time receptions list. With four catches at Seattle(9/16) in 2012, he became the third tight end in league history with700 career catches. his seven catches in the finale at Washington(12/30) made him the third tight end in league history to reach 800career receptions. In Week 2 of 2013 at Kansas City (9/15) Wittenpassed Shannon Sharpe (817) for second in catches.

In 2014, he reached 10,000 career receiving yards on a 34-yardcatch against houston (10/5) to become only the third tight end inNFL history to reach that mark. The very next game at Seattle(10/12) he caught his 900th career pass on a three-yard scoringstrike from Romo in the second quarter to become the secondtight end in league history, the first Dallas Cowboy and the 16thoverall player to do so. he had 27 yards against the N.y. Giants(10/19) to pass Sharpe (10,060) for the second-most receivingyards by an NFL tight end.

NFL Career Receptions NFL Career ReceivingLeaders (TEs) Yards Leaders (TEs)

1. Tony Gonzalez............1,325 1. Tony Gonzalez*............15,1272. Jason Witten* ..............922 2. Jason Witten* ............10,2603. Shannon Sharpe............815 3. Shannon Sharpe ..........10,0604. Antonio Gates* ..............759 4. Antonio Gates* ..............9,6845. ozzie Newsome ............662 5. ozzie Newsome ............7,980

* indicates active players

TE’s TDsComing off a 2010 season in which he registered a career-high

and club tight end record-tying nine touchdowns, Jason Wittenbecame the seventh Dallas Cowboy with 40 career touchdowncatches in 2011. Later that same season, Witten tied Billy JoeDuPree (41) for sixth in club history. he then broke that tie in 2012with a scoring grab against Chicago (10/1) to give him sole pos-session of sixth. he added a pair in the 2013 season opener, oneagainst Denver (10/6) and one against Minnesota (11/3) to give him48 and tie Drew Pearson for fifth in squad history. he tied FrankClarke for fourth with two more snags at the N.y. Giants (11/24), tiedTony hill for third with a score at Chicago (12/9) and took sole pos-session of third with a touchdown against Green Bay (12/15):

All-Time Cowboys Receiving Touchdown List1. Bob hayes ..............71 (1965-74)2. Michael Irvin ............65 (1988-99)3. Jason Witten ..........56 (2003-14)

LEADING MANAlready placing in the top-two in career receptions and receiv-

ing yards all-time among league tight ends, Jason Witten is climb-ing the NFL’s all-time receptions and receiving yards chartsamong all position players. Witten opened 2014 ranking 17th inreceptions (879) and 43rd in receiving yards (9,813).

Witten began 2014 by passing Drew hill (9,831) at Tennessee(9/14) for 42nd on the league’s all-time receiving yards list, thenmoved up to 41st over Eric Moulds (9,995) against houston (10/5)while also reaching 10,000 career yards in the same contest.

he hit 900 receptions at Seattle (10/12), then passed AndreRison (10,205) for 37th all-time in receiving yards at Jacksonville (11/9).At the N.y. Giants he passed Torry holt (920) for 15th in receptions:

NFL Career Receptions NFL Career ReceivingLeaders Yards Leaders

1. Jerry Rice ..................1,549 1. Jerry Rice ....................22,8952. Tony Gonzalez............1,325 2. Terrell owens ..............15,9343. Marvin harrison ..........1,102 3. Randy Moss ................15,292... ...

14. Art Monk ........................940 35. harold Jackson ............10,37215. Jason Witten* ..............922 36. Lance Alworth ..............10,266

Anquan Boldin*..............922 37. Jason Witten* ............10,260* indicates active players

MORE TE’s TDsIn 2013 Jason Witten was able to reach 50 career touchdowns -

the ninth tight end in league history to reach that mark - and enteredthe 2014 season tied with Dave Casper for eighth amongst allleague tight ends all-time. At Seattle (10/12) he caught a touchdownto give him 53 for his career to break a tie with Casper and tieDallas Clark (53) for seventh. Against Washington (10/27) he brokea tie with Clark with one touchdown and tied Wesley Walls for sixth,then moved past Walls and tied Vernon Davis (55) at Jacksonville (11/9).he passed Davis with a score at the N.y. Giants (11/23):Tight End TDs Years Tight End TDs Years

*indicates active player

Tony Gonzalez....111 1997-13Antonio Gates*.....96 2003-14Shannon Sharpe..62 1990-03Jerry Smith ...........60 1965-77Jason Witten* .....56 2003-14Vernon Davis* ......55 2006-14

Wesley Walls........54 1989-03Dallas Clark..........53 2003-13Dave Casper ........52 1974-84Rob Gronkowski* .51 2010-14Ben Coates ..........50 1991-00

THAT’S A BUNCH OF WITTAfter coming into the league as Dallas’ third round draft pick in

2003, Jason Witten has strung together a hall of Fame career. hehas appeared in the most Pro Bowls by a Cowboys tight end (nine,seven consecutive - 2004-10 and 2012-13), is tops on the club’s all-time receptions chart and second on the receiving yards chart. In2012 he took the top spot on the club’s receptions chart fromMichael Irvin at Atlanta (11/4) after a seven-catch, 51-yard game.Witten took 151 games to reach the top of the team’s receptionschart which was faster than Irvin (159). When compared to the twoother NFL tight ends with at least 750 catches - Tony Gonzalez andShannon Sharpe - Witten also reached the mark faster - Gonzalez(163 games), Sharpe (169).

Witten accounts for 611 catches and 6,897 yards of Romo’s2,642 completions and 32,084 yards. Both numbers are morethan any other player that has caught a pass from Romo.

In 2012 Witten caught 13 passes against Chicago (10/1) whichwas third in his career and tied for third among any Cowboys passcatcher and tied for eighth by an NFL tight end. he then betteredthat with a club-record 18-catch game against the N.y. Giants(10/28). his 18 receptions tied for third in a game in NFL historyand were the most by a tight end in league history:

Single-Game Cowboys ReceptionsPlayer No. Opp (Date)Jason Witten ..........18 NYG (10/28/12)Jason Witten ............15 @ Det (12/9/07)Jason Witten ............14 @ NyG (12/6/09)Lance Rentzel ..........13 Was (11/19/67)Jason Witten ..........13 Chi (10/1/12)Dez Bryant................13 @ Bal (10/14/12)

Single-Game ReceptionsNFL History NFL History (TEs)

Player Rec. Player Rec.Brandon Marshall ..........21Terrell owens ................20Brandon Marshall ..........18Jason Witten ................18Clark Gaines ..................17

Jason Witten ............18Kellen Winslow ..........15Jason Witten ............15Five Tied ....................14

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QUICK WITT-EDJason Witten has steadily climbed Dallas’ all-time receiving

yards charts. In 2008 he became the sixth player in Cowboys his-tory to reach 4,000 career receiving yards. he topped the 5,000-yard barrier in the 2009 opener, the sixth pass catcher in club his-tory to reach that mark. Later that same season, he passed FrankClarke (5,247) for fifth on Dallas’ all-time receiving yards chart.Two weeks into 2010, Witten became the fifth Cowboy to top6,000 career yards. he opened 2011 with 110 yards at the N.y.Jets (9/11) to become the fifth Cowboy to reach 7,000. his 94-yardouting against Detroit (10/2) put him past Bob hayes (7,295) forfourth all-time in club history. he took third from Drew Pearsonwith four catches for 24 yards against Philadelphia (12/24). In2012 Witten topped 8,000 yards with his 112-yard game againstChicago (10/1). he also passed Tony hill in the Bears game.Witten opened 2013 with 70 yards against the N.y. Giants (9/8) tobecome the second Cowboy and third tight end to reach 9,000career receiving yards. In 2014 he reached 10,000 career yardsafter a 59-yard performance against houston (10/5) to becomethe third tight end - and second Cowboy - to reach that mark:

All-Time Cowboys Receiving Yards List1. Michael Irvin ............11,904 (1988-99)2. Jason Witten..........10,260 (2003-14)3. Tony hill ....................7,988 (1977-86)4. Drew Pearson ..........7,822 (1973-83)5. Bob hayes ................7,295 (1965-74)

Among his 10,065 yards are 20 games in which he reached 100yards - a club tight end record. his 20 100-yard outings is fourthall-time among league tight ends since 1970:

Cowboys 100-yard NFL 100-yardTight End Games Tight End Games1. Jason Witten ..........20 1. Tony Gonzalez ............312. Doug Cosbie ..............4 2. Kellen Winslow, Sr.......24

Jay Novacek ..............4 3. Antonio Gates..............214. Jason Witten ..............205. Shannon Sharpe ........19

In 2008 Witten became the fifth pass catcher in team history totop 400 receptions. Four weeks into 2009, he became the fifth toreach 450. he jumped past Tony hill (fifth) and Emmitt Smith(fourth) also in 2009. he took second from Drew Pearson with 14catches at the N.y. Giants (12/6/09) - second in his career. hebecame the second Cowboy to reach 700 receptions in Week 2 of2012, and he added seven catches at Atlanta (11/4) to passMichael Irvin for the top spot on Dallas’ all-time receptions chart:

All-Time Cowboys Receptions List1. Jason Witten ........922 (2003-14)2. Michael Irvin ..........750 (1988-99)3. Drew Pearson........489 (1973-83)4. Emmitt Smith ........486 (1990-02)5. Tony hill ................479 (1977-86)

Since 2006, Witten has caught the most passes (734) for themost yards (8,176) among active league tight ends:

Player Rec. Player YardsJason Witten ..............734 Jason Witten ..........8,176Antonio Gates..............565 Antonio Gates ..........7,230heath Miller ................470 Vernon Davis ............5,398Greg olsen ..................437 heath Miller ..............5,315owen Daniels ..............420 owen Daniels ..........4,965

40x11With a club-record 18 catches against the N.y. Giants

(10/28/12), Jason Witten hit 51 receptions for the season for hisninth straight season of 40 catches-or-more. he was the fourthtight end in NFL history with nine 40-catch seasons and the thirdto do it in nine-plus straight. Nine games into 2013, Witten hit 40catches and became the fourth tight end with at least 10 overalland the third with 10 straight. Witten once again was able to getto 40 receptions in 2014 after posting four grabs at the N.y. Giants(11/23). By doing so, he became the fourth tight end in NFL histo-ry with 11 seasons with 40-or-more receptions, and third tight endto accomplish the feat in 11 consecutive seasons:

40-plus catch seasons by a tight endTight End Total Consec. YearsTony Gonzalez ............16 16 1998-13Shannon Sharpe ..........11 7 1992-98, 00-03Antonio Gates ..............11 11 2004-14Jason Witten ..............11 11 2004-14

50x10With 18 catches against the N.y. Giants (10/28/12), Jason Witten

topped 50 catches for the ninth consecutive season. he was thesecond tight end in league history with nine straight 50 catch sea-sons. With four catches at the N.y. Giants (11/24) this year, hebecame the third tight end with at least 10 seasons of 50 catchesand the second to do it in consecutive seasons:

50-plus catch seasons by a tight endTight End Total Consec.Tony Gonzalez................16 16Shannon Sharpe ............11 7Jason Witten ................10 10Antonio Gates ..................9 8

60x10In the win at Washington (12/22), Jason Witten caught two

passes to give him 61 catches for the year - his 10th overall and10th consecutive season with 60 receptions.

Witten became the third tight end in league history with at least10 60-plus catch seasons and just the second with 10 straight. heis also the only Dallas Cowboy with 10 60-catch seasons:

60-plus catch seasons by a tight endTight End Total Consec.Tony Gonzalez ................15 15Shannon Sharpe ............10 6Jason Witten ..................10 10Antonio Gates....................8 7

70x8Jason Witten topped 70 catches during the 2013 finale against

Philadelphia (12/29). Witten has eight overall and seven consecutive70-catch season - both second all-time among league tight ends:

70-plus catch seasons by a tight endTight End Total Consec.Tony Gonzalez ................14 9Jason Witten ....................8 7Antonio Gates....................6 4Shannon Sharpe ..............5 2

80x6With his nine catches on Thanksgiving Day against Washington

(11/22/12), Jason Witten passed 80 catches for the sixth time inhis career. Witten’s six 80+ catch seasons are second to TonyGonzalez (eight) for the most by a tight end in league history.

80+ CatchTight End SeasonsTony Gonzalez ......................8Jason Witten........................6Todd Christensen ..................4Kellen Winslow, Sr. ..............3Shannon Sharpe ..................3Jimmy Graham......................3

90x4Jason Witten reached 90 catches in 2012 for the fourth time in his

career. Witten’s four 90-catch seasons are second to TonyGonzalez (five) for the most 90-catch seasons by a tight end inleague history. Witten had 90-plus catches in 2009 and 2010 to joinGonzalez as the only tight ends with consecutive 90-catch seasons.

90-Catch Seasons (Tight Ends)Tight End Rec Year Tight End Rec YearJason Witten 110 2012Tony Gonzalez 102 2004Dallas Clark 100 2009Tony Gonzalez 99 2007Jimmy Graham 99 2011Ben Coates 96 1994Tony Gonzalez 96 2008Jason Witten 96 2007

Todd Christensen 95 1986Jason Witten 94 2009Jason Witten 94 2010Tony Gonzalez 93 2000Tony Gonzalez 93 2012Todd Christensen 92 1983Rob Gronkowski 90 2011

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100on his third catch against New orleans (12/23/12), Jason

Witten reached 100 receptions for the season for the first time inhis career. he was the second player in franchise history to top100 in a season (Michael Irvin, 111 in 1995) and the third tight endin league history to accomplish the feat.

Witten finished with a league tight end record 110 catches:100-Catch Season (NFL TEs)Jason Witten ......110 2012Tony Gonzalez ....102 2004Dallas Clark ........100 2009

100x20Jason Witten holds the club record with 20 career 100-yard games.

he had three in 2013 - 135 against Philadelphia (12/29), 121 yardsagainst Denver (10/6) and 102 against Minnesota (11/3):

Witten’s 100-yard gamesYds Opp Date Yds Opp Date Yds Opp Date

Top-Five Dallas Cowboys Tight End Receiving DaysPlayer Yards Opp DateJason Witten 167 NYG 10/28/12Doug Cosbie 159 @Det 9/15/85Jason Witten 156 @NYG 12/6/09Jason Witten 140 WAS 12/19/10Jason Witten 138 @Det 12/9/07

167 NyG 10/28/12156 @NyG12/6/09140 WAS 12/19/10138 @Det 12/9/07135 PhI 12/29/13133 PhI 11/15/04121 DEN 10/6/13

117@Was 12/27/09116 NyG 9/9/07115 Sea 11/27/08113 PhI 12/16/07112 @GB 10/24/04112 ChI 10/1/12110 PhI 9/15/08

110 @NyJ 9/11/11108 PhI 12/2/12107 oak 11/26/09103 @Buf 10/8/07102 @SF 9/18/11102 MIN 11/3/13

500x10Jason Witten’s 102-yard game against Minnesota (11/3/13) put him

over the 500-yard mark. The 2013 season was Witten’s 10th careerand 10th consecutive 500-yard season. he is the fourth NFL tightend with 10 career and tied for second with 10 straight. he is also theonly pass catcher in team history with 10 500-yard seasons.

500-plus yard seasonsNFL Tight End Cowboys History

Player Tot Consec. Player Tot Consec.Tony Gonzalez......16 16 Jason Witten .....10 10Shannon Sharpe ..11 7 Drew Pearson.......9 8Antonio Gates ......10 10 Tony hill ................9 9Jason Witten ......10 10 Michael Irvin .........9 8

600x10Jason Witten topped 600 yards for the 2013 season with a 53-

yard performance against oakland (11/28). Witten has reached the600-yard mark 10 times overall and consecutively. his 10 overallare third all-time among league tight ends and second for consecu-tive seasons among the same group. his 10 are the most overalland are the most consecutive in team history:

600-plus yard seasonsNFL Tight End Cowboys History

Player Tot Consec. Player Tot Consec.Tony Gonzalez......16 16 Jason Witten .....10 10Shannon Sharpe ..11 7 Michael Irvin .........9 8Jason Witten ......10 10 Tony hill ................8 4Antonio Gates ........9 8 Bob hayes ............7 7Jackie Smith ..........7 5 Drew Pearson.......7 6

700x10Jason Witten had 71 yards against Green Bay (12/15) to put

him over 700 yards for the 10th time in his career and 10th con-secutive season. he has the second-most overall and consecu-tive 700-yard seasons by a league tight end. he also has the mostoverall and most consecutive in team history:

700-plus yard seasonsNFL Tight End Cowboys History

Player Tot Consec. Player Tot Consec.Tony Gonzalez......14 11 Jason Witten .....10 10Jason Witten ......10 10 Michael Irvin .........8 8Shannon Sharpe ....9 6 Tony hill ................8 4Antonio Gates ........9 9 Drew Pearson.......6 6

800x7With a 135-yard game against Philadelphia (12/29), in the 2013

season finale, Jason Witten reached the 800-yard mark for the sea-son. This season was his eighth 800-yarder. he also has sevenconsecutive 800-plus yard seasons, tying Tony Gonzalez for themost all-time among tight ends. his eight total is good for second:

800-plus yard seasons (NFL tight end)Player Total Consec.Tony Gonzalez............13 7Jason Witten ...............8 7Shannon Sharpe...........6 2Antonio Gates...............6 4

900x6Jason Witten reached the 900-yard mark in 2012 during Week

15. he has topped 900 yards seven times in his career and insixth straight seasons. his seven are second to Tony Gonzalez(nine) while his six straight are tied with Gonzalez’:

900-plus yard seasons (NFL tight end)Player Total Consec.Tony Gonzalez..............9 6Jason Witten ...............7 6Antonio Gates...............5 4Todd Christensen..........4 4Shannon Sharpe...........4 2

1,000x4Jason Witten closed out the 2012 season with 1,039 yards -

second on the team and tops among league tight ends. It was hisfourth career 1,000-yard season. Witten tied Tony Gonzalez forthe most 1,000-yard seasons by a tight end in league history:

1,000-plus yard seasons (NFL tight end)Player SeasonsTony Gonzalez ......................4Jason Witten........................4Kellen Winslow......................3Todd Christensen..................3Shannon Sharpe...................3

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WITTEN AT 800 AND 9,000In the 2012 season finale, Jason Witten caught his 800th career

pass. he became just the third tight end in league history to reachthat figure. he reached 800 in 159 games - faster than the previoustwo. Witten entered 2013 52 yards shy of 9,000 career yards, andhe became the third tight end in NFL history to reach the mark witha touchdown catch in the second quarter of the opener. he againdid it faster than the previous two:

Tight Ends games to 800 receptions and 9,000 yards800 Rec. 9,000 yards

Player Games Player GamesJason Witten ..............159 Jason Witten..............160Tony Gonzalez ............171 Tony Gonzalez ............163Shannon Sharpe ........202 Shannon Sharpe ........183

WITTEN AT 700 AND 8,000In 2012 Jason Witten became the third tight end in league his-

tory to reach 700 career receptions (9/16). he did it in 145 careergames - the fastest of the previous two.

Tight Ends games to 700 career receptionsPlayer GamesJason Witten ..............145Tony Gonzalez ............154Shannon Sharpe ..........178

Witten then topped 8,000 career yards (10/1) to become the thirdtight end to reach the mark. he did it in 147 games - the fastest ofthe previous two. Antonio Gates then bettered Witten’s speed to8,000 yards, reaching the mark in his 137th game on oct. 15:

Tight Ends games to 8,000 career receiving yardsPlayer GamesAntonio Gates ..............137 Jason Witten ..............147Tony Gonzalez ............149Shannon Sharpe ..........164

WITTEN AT 900 AND 10,000on a 34-yard catch in the third quarter against houston (10/5),

Jason Witten hit 10,000 career receiving yards. By reaching thatmilestone, he became the third tight end in NFL history, the 41stoverall player in league history and the second Dallas Cowboy(Michael Irvin) to reach that mark. Witten reached the 10,000-yardplateau in his 180th career game to become the second-fastesttight end to get to that point. The very next week at Seattle(10/12), Witten caught two passes to up his career total receptionsat 900, becoming only the second tight end in NFL history, firstDallas Cowboy and 16th overall player to do so. he reached thatmark in his 181st game, the fastest tight end – and eighth-fastestplayer overall – in NFL history to reach that mark. Witten alsobecame only the 16th player in NFL history to reach both 900career receptions and 10,000 career receiving yards:

Tight Ends games to 900 receptions and 10,000 yards900 Rec. 10,000 yards

Player Games Player GamesJason Witten ..............181 Tony Gonzalez ............177Tony Gonzalez ............188 Jason Witten..............180

Shannon Sharpe ........203

WITTEN AT 7,000With 110 yards in the 2011 opener at the N.y. Jets (9/11), Jason

Witten became the seventh tight end in league history to top 7,000career yards. he reached the mark in 128 games - the thirdfastest of the previous six. Below is a list of the tight ends in the7,000-yard club and how many games it took to reach the mark:

Games to Games toPlayer 7,000 Yds. Player 7,000 Yds.Antonio Gates ..........119 Jackie Smith ................143Pete Retzlaff..............125 Shannon Sharpe..........146Jason Witten............128 ozzie Newsome ..........150Tony Gonzalez ..........129 he also became the fifth Dallas Cowboy to reach the milestone.

Games to Games toPlayer 7,000 Yds. Player 7,000 Yds.Michael Irvin ..............91 Drew Pearson ..............126Bob hayes..................96 Jason Witten ..............128Tony hill....................103

88, 88, 88With the selection of Dez Bryant in the first round of the 2010

NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys added to their lineage of home-grown talent at wide receiver. Bryant was issued the jersey num-ber 88 to follow in the footsteps of two of the previous 88s in clubhistory - Drew Pearson (1973-83) and Michael Irvin (1988-99).

his progress as a rookie was slowed after landing on IR with anankle injury suffered at Indianapolis (12/5/10). he returned to openthe 2011 season in style, and finished his second pro season with63 catches for 928 yards and nine touchdowns. In 2012 Bryantnotched his first career 1,000-yard receiving season with a career-best 1,382 yards on 92 catches and 12 touchdowns. Including with-in that total was a career-high 224-yard game against New orleans(12/23) where the total happened on nine catches with a pair oftouchdowns. his 224 yards was the 10th 200-yard game in fran-chise history and the fourth-most yards in a game in team history.

In 2013, Bryant led the team in receiving yards (1,233) by postinghis second consecutive 1,000-yard season while also leading with acareer-high in catches (93) and touchdowns (13).

Bryant has come on strong in 2014, leading the team with 63 recep-tions for 879 yards and 10 touchdowns. he tied for the team lead withfour catches for 55 yards against San Francisco (9/7), then posted ateam-best 10 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee(9/14). At St. Louis (9/21) he had team-highs with six receptions for 89yards with a season-long 68-yard touchdown catch, before makingthree grabs for 44 yards and a touchdown against New orleans(9/28). Against the N.y. Giants (10/19), he caught nine passes for 151yards - fourth-most of his career - to mark his 12th career 100-yardreceiving game. Bryant once again led all receivers with nine catchesfor 85 yards and a touchdown - his fourth consecutive game with ascoring catch - against houston (10/5). he caught six passes for 158yards - third-most of his career - and two touchdowns - all in the sec-ond quarter to mark a franchise record for most receiving yards in aquarter and in a half - at Jacksonville (11/9). At the N.y. Giants hehauled in two more touchdowns on seven catches for 86 yards.

Below is a comparison between the Cowboys 88s after 70games: GP Rec Yds Avg TD

Drew Pearson ..........70 265 4,415 16.7 22Michael Irvin ..............70 315 5,375 17.1 30Dez Bryant ..............70 356 4,983 14.0 50

BY DEZIGNAfter trading up in the 2010 NFL Draft to select Dez Bryant in

the first round with the 24th overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys haveseen nothing but production from the wide receiver. Despite hisrookie season being cut short due to injury, Bryant was third onthe team with 561 yards and six touchdowns and fourth with 45catches. his reception total was second all-time among club rook-ies, his touchdowns were third and receiving yards fifth.

he improved upon those numbers in his second season (2011),catching 63 passes for 928 yards and nine touchdowns beforetopping club receiving charts in 2012 with 1,382 yards (fourth inclub history) and 12 touchdowns (tied for fifth) on 92 catches (sev-enth).

Bryant finished 2013 as the team leader in receptions (93)yards (1,233) and touchdowns (13).

he has continued in 2014 where he left off, leading the teamwith 63 receptions for 879 yards and 10 touchdowns.

For his career, he has 356 catches for 4,983 yards and 50touchdowns. his totals rank as the best in club history through aplayer’s first five seasons:

Dallas Cowboys Receiving Figures (through five seasons)Receptions Yards

Player (Years) Rec Player (Years) Yds

TouchdownsPlayer (Years) TDs

Dez Bryant (2010-14)........356Jason Witten (2003-07)......348Bob hayes (1965-69) ........252Michael Irvin (1988-92)..........249Emmitt Smith (1990-94) ....239

Dez Bryant (2010-14) ....4,983Bob hayes (1965-69) ......4,888Michael Irvin (1988-92) ..4,364Jason Witten (2003-07) ....3,983Drew Pearson (1973-77) 3,973

Dez Bryant (2010-14)..........50Bob hayes (1965-69) ..........49Tony hill (1977-81) ..............28Michael Irvin (1988-92) ........27Jason Witten (2003-07)........21Miles Austin (2006-10) ........21

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A GRAND FOR DEZWith team-highs for catches (11) and yards (153) against Green

Bay (12/5/13), Dez Bryant topped 1,000 yards on the season for thesecond time in his career. he accomplished the feat last seasonwith 1,382 yards. Bryant’s 1,000-yard season in 2013 was the 30thin franchise history, and he is the 12th different Cowboy to top 1,000yards in a season. he finished with 1,233 yards - ninth in a seasonin team history:

Dallas Cowboys 1,000-yard SeasonsPlayer Yards Year Player Yards YearMichael Irvin ....1,603 1995Michael Irvin ....1,523 1991Michael Irvin ....1,396 1992Dez Bryant ......1,382 2012Terrell owens ..1,355 2007Michael Irvin ....1,330 1993Miles Austin ....1,320 2009Michael Irvin ....1,241 1994Dez Bryant ......1,233 2013Bob hayes ......1,232 1966Michael Irvin ....1,180 1997Terrell owens ..1,180 2006Jason Witten....1,145 2007Terry Glenn ......1,136 2005Tony hill ..........1,113 1985

Raghib Ismail ....1,097 1999Drew Pearson ....1,087 1974Tony hill ............1,062 1979Michael Irvin ......1,057 1998Tony hill ............1,055 1980Terrell owens ....1,052 2008Terry Glenn ........1,047 2006Frank Clarke ......1,043 1962Miles Austin........1,041 2009Jason Witten ......1,039 2012Jason Witten ......1,030 2009Drew Pearson ....1,026 1979Lance Rentzel ....1,009 1968Bob hayes ........1,003 1965Jason Witten ......1,002 2010

GOING STREAKINGDez Bryant hauled in two touchdown passes in the game

against New orleans (12/23/12) to give him a scoring grab inseven straight games. his seven-game scoring bonanza tied thelongest streak in club history. he is one of only two Cowboys(Terrell owens) with the seven-game scoring streak in one sea-son, as two others did it spanning two:

Consecutive Games Receiving TDPlayer Games Year Player Games YearFrank Clarke ......7 1961-62 Terrell owens ....7 2007Bob hayes ........7 1965-66 Dez Bryant ........7 2012

Going into 2014, Bryant had a streak of five straight games witha score snapped against San Francisco (9/7), as the streak was thethird-longest in team history. Bryant began a new streak with onetouchdown each at Tennessee (9/14), at St. Louis (9/21) againstNew orleans (9/28) and against houston (10/5) before failing tohaul in a scoring catch at Seattle (10/12), ending the streak at fourconsecutive games with a scoring grab to tie the third-longeststreak of his career. he currently has a four-game scoring streak,with scores against Washington (10/27) and Arizona (11/2), atJacksonville (11/9) and at the New york Giants (11/23) to tie thethird-longest streak of his career.

DEZ-TRUCTIVEIn 2013, Dez Bryant had back-to-back touchdown games when

he caught two each at San Diego (9/29) and against Denver(10/6). Bryant averaged 23.5 yards-per-catch with six catches for141 yards and two scores in the Broncos game. The 141 yardswas his second 100-yard game of the season, eighth of his career,and tied the fourth-most yards in his career. he added 110 yardsat Philadelphia (10/20) for his third of the season, ninth of hiscareer. he then had his 10th career (fourth of the season) with153 yards (second in his career) against Green Bay (12/15).

In 2014, Bryant notched his 11th career 100-yard receivinggame with 103 at Tennessee (9/14) to mark his first of the year.his second came against the N.y. Giants (10/19) when he had151 yards - fourth-most of his career - to mark his 12th career100-yard game. Bryant registered 158 yards - all in the secondquarter - at Jacksonville (11/9) to mark the second-highestyardage output of his career and 13th career 100-yard game.

For his career, Bryant has 13 100-yard outings through the firstfive seasons of his Dallas Cowboys career rank third in a player’sfirst five seasons with the team and seventh overall:

Dallas Cowboys 100-yard Receiving GamesPlayer First 5 Seasons Player Overall Games

Dez Bryant 100-yard GamesYds Opp Date Yds Opp Date

Bob hayes (1965-68) ......17Michael Irvin (1988-91)....15Dez Bryant (2010-14) ....13Miles Austin (2008-10) ....11Tony hill (1978-81) ..........11

Michael Irvin (1988-99)......47Tony hill (1978-86) ............26Bob hayes (1965-71) ........23Jason Witten (2004-13) ....20Drew Pearson (1973-81) ..19Miles Austin (2008-12) ......14Dez Bryant (2010-14) ......13

224 No 12/23/12158 @Jac 11/9/14153 GB 12/15/13151 NYG 10/19/14145 CLE 11/18/12145 WAS 11/22/12141 @KC 9/15/13

141 DEN 10/6/13110 NyG 10/28/12110 @Phi 10/20/13105 ChI 10/1/12104 @NyG 11/14/10103 @Ten 9/14/14

DOUBLE DIGITSDez Bryant caught 10 passes at Tennessee (9/14) to mark his

fourth career game with 10-or-more receptions, good for fourth-most in team history. he trails only Miles Austin (five), MichaelIrvin (seven) and current teammate Jason Witten, who is theclub’s all-time leader with nine games with 10-or-more catches:

Games with 10-or-more Receptions - Dallas CowboysPlayer GamesJason Witten (2003-14) ...........9Michael Irvin (1988-99)..............7Miles Austin (2006-13)...............5Dez Bryant (2010-14) ...............4

DEZ FOR 50Dez Bryant reached 50 receptions for the 2014 season against

Arizona (11/2). By getting to that number, it marked the fourth con-secutive season that he has reached 50 receptions after posting63 catches in 2011, 92 in 2012 and 93 in 2013. his streak of fourstraight seasons with 50-or-more catches ties for the third-longeststreak in team history:

50-plus catch seasons by a Cowboys playerPlayer Total Consec.Jason Witten ..................10 10Michael Irvin ....................8 8Emmitt Smith ....................4 4Dez Bryant ......................4 4

overall, Bryant’s four seasons with at least 50 receptions is tiedfor the third-most in team history.

LONDON CALLING...DEZ IN 2ND QTRDez Bryant electrified the crowd at Wembley Stadium in the

NFL International Game in London, England against the Jaguars(11/9), hauling in six passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns -all in the second quarter. his second quarter yardage total marked themost in franchise history in a single quarter:

Most Rec. Yards in Cowboys History - Single QuarterPlayer Date Opp Rec Yds TDsDez Bryant 11/9/14 @Jax 6 158 2Terrell owens 11/29/07 GB 6 147 1Dez Bryant 12/23/12 No 5 145 2Michael Irvin 9/29/92 Pho 3 143 2Miles Austin 11/26/09 oAK 6 130 1Bryant recorded the most receiving yards, tied for the most

receptions and most touchdowns in a first half in his career. hisreceiving yards were also the most-ever by a Cowboys receiver ina first half, and the second-most in either half behind MilesAustin’s 179 yards set in the second half and overtime at KansasCity (10/11/09):

Most Rec. Yards in Cowboys History - Single HalfPlayer Date Opp Yds TDs HalfMiles Austin 10/11/09 @KC 179 2 2nd/oTDez Bryant 11/9/14 @Jax 158 2 1st

FASTEST TO 300Following his 10-catch performance at Tennessee (9/14), Dez

Bryant was able move over the 300 career receptions plateau. Bydoing so, he became the 11th player in team history to reach thatmark and by doing it in his 61st career game, he became thefastest player in the fewest amount of games in team history to getthere:

Fastest to 300 Career Receptions - Dallas CowboysPlayer GamesDez Bryant..............................61Michael Irvin ............................72Jason Witten............................73Bob hayes...............................80Drew Pearson..........................92

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DEZ-ZLING PERFORMANCESDez Bryant finished 2012 with 92 receptions, a career-high 1,382

yards and 12 touchdowns. From Weeks 8-13, he opened the floodgates of production. over that span, he led the league with sixtouchdown catches, was third with 475 yards and seventh with 29catches. he logged three 100-yard games, including back-to-back145-yarders against Cleveland (11/18) and Washington (11/22).

Bryant tied a club record with a touchdown catch in seven con-secutive games. on Thanksgiving Day against Washington, hehad two scoring grabs then did the same the next week againstPhiladelphia (12/2), the sixth time in team history - fifth differentplayer - Dallas Cowboy had back-to-back multi-touchdowngames. Bryant repeated the feat in 2013 with another pair in twogames - at San Diego (9/29) and against Denver (10/6). he did itagain in 2014 with two at Jacksonville (11/9) and two at the N.y.Giants (11/23) to become the first player in team history to boastthree instances of back-to-back multi-touchdown games:

Consecutive Multi-TD GamesPlayer TDs Opp (Date) TDs Opp(Date)Frank Clarke 2....Was (11/3/63) 2 ....@SF (11/10/63)Frank Clarke 2....Phi (10/14/62) 3 ....@Pit (10/21/62)Tony hill 2....NyG (10/8/78) 2 ....@StL (10/15/78)Terrell owens 2....@NyG (11/11/07) 4 ....Was (11/18/07)Miles Austin 2....@KC (10/11/09) 2 ....Atl (10/25/09)Dez Bryant 2....Was (11/22/12) 2 ....Phi (12/2/12)Dez Bryant 2....@SD (9/29/13) 2 ....Den (10/6/13)Dez Bryant 2....@ Jac (11/9/14) 2 ....@ NYG (11/23/14)In 2012 Bryant had two scores against New orleans (12/23).

his two touchdown catches came on consecutive drives, bothfrom 58 yards. Bryant became the first league pass catcher with55-plus yard touchdown grabs on consecutive drives sinceBuffalo’s Lee Evans (at houston, 11/19/06) did it with back-to-back 83-yard scoring snags.

Bryant’s two touchdown catches against the Saints was hisfourth multi-touchdown game of the season, sixth of his career.Bryant’s four in 2012 were a single-season club best, while his sixcareer were tied for sixth.

Bryant finished 2013 with three multi-score games. he had twoscores at Jacksonville (11/9) for his first multi-touchdown game of2014 and give him 10 for his career to break a tie with Frank Clarke,Tony hill and Michael Irvin (all with nine) for sole possession of sec-ond in club history.

In 2014 he has posted two multi-touchdown games with two atJacksonville (11/9) and two at the N.y. Giants (11/23) to give him 11for his career:

Dallas Cowboys Multi-TD GamesCowboys Season Cowboys Career

Player Games Year Player GamesDez Bryant ............4 2012Frank Clarke ..........3 1961Frank Clarke ..........3 1962Bob hayes ............3 1965Bob hayes ............3 1966Bob hayes ............3 1967Bob hayes ............3 1970Terrell owens ........3 2007Laurent Robinson ..3 2011Dez Bryant ............3 2013

Bob hayes ................15Dez Bryant ..............11Frank Clarke ..............9Tony hill ......................9Michael Irvin................9Drew Pearson ............7Lance Rentzel ............6Terrell owens..............6

ANOTHER 200With four catches in the 2012 season finale, Dez Bryant caught

his 200th career pass. Bryant became the 20th player in franchisehistory to reach 200. By season’s end in 2013, Bryant had movedpast Frank Clarke (281) for 13th on the club’s all-time receptionslist. he began 2014 by passing Daryl Johnston (294) for 12thagainst San Francisco (9/7), then jumped past both Doug Cosbie(300) and Miles Austin (301) for ninth at Tennessee (9/14) whilealso reaching 300 career receptions. he passed Jay Novacek(339) against Washington (10/27):

Player Rec. Player Rec.Jason Witten..............879Michael Irvin ..............750Drew Pearson............489Emmitt Smith ............486Tony hill ....................479Tony Dorsett ..............382

Bob hayes ..................365Dez Bryant..................356Jay Novacek................339Miles Austin ................301Doug Cosbie................300Daryl Johnston ............294

200Five times in 2012 Dez Bryant reached a career-high for single-

game receiving yards. he topped the charts with a 224-yard gameagainst New orleans (12/23).

Bryant’s 200-yard performance was the eighth in 2012 by anNFL pass catcher, the 10th in team history, and was good for thefourth-most yards in franchise history:

Dallas Cowboys 200-yard Receiving GamesPlayer Opp (Date) Rec. Yds. Avg. TDMiles Austin @KC (10/11/09) 10 250 25.0 2Bob hayes @Was (11/13/66) 9 246 27.3 2Frank Clarke Was (9/16/62) 10 241 24.1 3Dez Bryant NO (12/23/12) 9 224 24.9 2Lance Rentzel Was (11/19/67) 13 223 17.2 1Tony hill Phi (11/12/79) 7 213 30.4 2Terrell owens SF (11/23/08) 7 213 30.4 1Michael Irvin Pho (9/20/92) 8 210 26.3 3James Dixon @Pho (11/12/89) 6 203 33.8 8Kevin Williams @Ari (12/25/95) 9 203 22.6 2

TOTALING TEN TDsDez Bryant had a career-high 13 touchdowns in 2013 - tied for

third in a season in team history. It was his second straight 10-touchdown season and second consecutive. Bryant’s 10-touch-down season was the 17th time a Cowboy had 10 scoring catch-es in a season, and he is the ninth different Cowboy to accom-plish the feat. of the previous 17, he is one-of-four to do it multi-ple times.

In 2014 Bryant reached 10 touchdowns once more followingtwo scores at the N.y. Giants (11/23). By doing so, it marked histhird consecutive season with 10-or-more touchdowns to tieTerrell owens for both overall seasons and consecutive seasonsfor the second-longest streak in team history:

Dallas Cowboys 10-TD SeasonsPlayer Rec. Year Player Rec. Year

T. owens ................15 2007F. Clarke..................14 1962B. hayes ................13 1966D. Bryant ................13 2013B. hayes ................12 1965L. Rentzel................12 1969D. Bryant ................12 2012M. Austin ................11 2009L. Robinson ............11 2011

F. Clarke..................10 1963B. hayes ................10 1967B. hayes ................10 1968B. hayes ................10 1970T. hill ......................10 1979M. Irvin ....................10 1995T. owens ................10 2008D. Bryant ................10 2014

TERRANCE THE TERRIFICIn only his second pro season, Terrance Williams has emerged

as one of the Cowboys top receiving targets, particularly in catch-ing touchdowns. After posting five scores as a rookie in 2013, hehas proven his threat to score again in 2014 by already surpass-ing his rookie total with six touchdowns in 2014, good for secondon the team. Together, his 11 touchdowns are the third-most by aCowboys receiver during his first two pro seasons with the team:

Most Rec. TDs in First Two Seasons - Dallas CowboysPlayer TDsBob hayes (1965-66) ..............25Dez Bryant (2010-11) ..............15Terrance Williams (2013-14) ..11Billy Joe DuPree (1973-74) .......9Dan Reeves (1965-66) ..............9

WIlliams has caught a touchdown pass in five-of-11 games thisseason. After a touchdown reception against San Francisco (9/7),he was held out of the endzone at Tennessee (9/14). however,over the next three games Williams made a scoring grab at St.Louis (9/21), against New orleans (9/28) - where he had twotouchdowns to tally the first multi-touchdown of his career - andagainst houston (10/5) to record the second-longest touchdownstreak of his career. he caught another against the N.y. Giants (10/19).

CATCH 88 AT 50Dez Bryant’s resume hit another milestone following a two-

touchdown performance at the N.y. Giants (11/23). With the spot-light of a primetime game, Bryant’s two scores gave him 50receiving touchdowns for his career, becoming the sixth player inteam history to reach that mark. Playing in his 70th career game,Bryant became the second-fastest player in team history - behindBob hayes’ 66 games - and the seventh-fastest player to hit 50receiving scores in NFL history:

Fastest to 50 Career Touchdowns - NFLPlayer GamesLance Alworth ..........................66Randy Moss.............................59Rob Gronkowski ......................59Jerry Rice ................................61Tommy McDonald....................63Bob hayes...............................66Dez Bryant..............................70

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The motivation for a stronger running game with DeMarco Murrayis evident as the club is 18-1 when DeMarco Murray gets 20-or morecarries. he topped 20 carries three times in 2013, and started the2014 season with 22 carries against San Francisco (9/7), but theclub suffered its first loss when Murray had at least 20 carries. AtTennessee (9/14) Murray had 29 carries as the club won again tomove to 12-1. Murray then carried 24 times at St. Louis (9/21) andagainst New orleans (9/28) as the team moved to 14-1 with twomore victories. he had a career-best 31 carries against houston(10/5) and 29 carries at Seattle. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19) heposted 28 more carries to mark seven consecutive games with 20-or-more carries, a career-best, while also tying the fifth-longeststreak in franchise history as the team won and moved to 17-1. headded his 19th career game with 20-or-more carries with 24 at the Newyork Giants as the team won and the record improved to 18-1:

Murray’s 20-plus Carry GamesOpp. Date Att Yds W/L Opp. Date Att Yds W/L

Murray’s stat line from those games reads:Games No. Yds. Avg. Lng TD

19 457 2,345 5.1 91t 13

CARRYING THE LOADSTACKING HUNDREDS

DeMarco Murray has established a career-best with 10 100-yardgames out of 11 games of the 2014 season. he gained 118 yardsagainst San Francisco (9/7). Murray then had 167 yards - the third-most of his career - at Tennessee (9/14). Next up he posted 100yards at St. Louis (9/21). Against New orleans (9/28) he logged 149yards - fourth-highest of his career - his fourth consecutive gamewith 100 yards. he had 136 yards against houston (10/5). he con-tinued the streak at Seattle (10/12), rushing for 115 yards. Againstthe N.y. Giants (10/19) Murray reached 128 yards to pass JimBrown as the only player in NFL history to record a streak of sevenconsecutive games to open the season with 100 rushing yards. hethen extended his streak to eight games with 141 yards againstWashington (10/27) with his 15th career 100-yard game. his streakended at eight games when he failed to post 100 yards against Arizona(11/2), logging only 79. Murray revisited the century mark with 100yards at Jacksonville (11/9) to mark his ninth 100-yard game of the sea-son and 16th of his career. At the New york Giants (11/23) came his10th 100-yard outing of the season with 121 yards to break a tie withCalvin hill for third on the team’s all-time 100-yard games list:

Murray’s 100-yard OutingsYds. Avg. Opp. Date Yds. Avg. Opp. Date

Murray’s 17 100-yard games are third in Cowboys history:Cowboys All-Time 100-Yard Rushing Games

100-Yard 100-YardPlayer Games Player Games

overall, Murray has posted two of the most single-game rush-ing yard outputs in team history with a franchise-best 253 yardsagainst St. Louis (10/23/11) and 175 yards against St. Louis(9/22/13), tied for ninth in a game in team history:

Single-Game Rushing Totals (Dallas Cowboys)Player Yds Opp (Date) Player Yds Opp (Date)

253 10.1 STL 10/23/11175 6.7 STL 9/22/13167 5.8 @Ten 9/14/14149 6.2 NO 9/28/14146 8.1 @Chi 12/9/13141 7.4 WAS 10/27/14139 6.3 SEA 11/6/11136 4.4 HOU 10/5/14135 6.8 BUF 11/13/11

134 7.4 GB 12/15/13131 6.6 @NyG 9/5/12128 4.6 NYG 10/19/14121 5.0 @ NYG11/23/14118 5.4 SF 9/7/14115 4.0 @Sea 10/12/14100 4.2 @STL 9/21/14100 5.3 @Jax 11/9/14

HOU ....10/5/14 31 136 W@Ten ..9/14/14 29 167 W@Sea ..10/12/14 29 115 WNYG ....10/19/14 28 128 WSTL......9/22/13 26 175 WSTL......10/23/11 25 253 [email protected]/20/11 25 73 W@StL ..9/21/14 24 100 WNO ......9/28/14 24 149 W@ NYG11/23/14 24 121 W

PhI ......12/2/12 23 83 WSEA ....11/6/11 22 139 WMIA......11/24/11 22 87 [email protected]/22/13 22 96 WSF........9/7/14 22 118 L@Cin ..12/9/12 21 53 W@NyG 9/5/12 20 131 WNyG ....9/8/13 20 86 WBUF ....11/13/11 20 135 W

Emmitt Smith .......................76Tony Dorsett ........................43DeMarco Murray ................17Calvin hill ............................16

Don Perkins.........................10herschel Walker ....................9Marion Barber........................8Julius Jones...........................8

DeMarco Murray’s NFL-best 1,354 yards outpaces theleague’s second leading rusher - Le’Veon Bell (951) - by 403yards, and he also leads the league in rushing yards in each of thefirst three quarters. The following is a breakdown of Murray’s rush-ing by quarter:

DeMarco Murray Rushing Breakdown By Quarters - 2014Qtr Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1st1st 69 336 4.9 23 0 152nd 73 401 5.5 22 3 223rd 61 365 6.0 51 2 154th/oT 65 252 3.9 25 2 13

For his career, Murray has done most of his damage in thefirst quarter, where his carries (242), yards (1,339), average (5.5),and rushing first downs (64) are at their highest, while he hasscored most of his touchdowns in the second quarter with 10:DeMarco Murray Rushing Breakdown By Quarters - Career

Qtr Att Yds Avg Lg TD 1st1st 242 1,339 5.6 91t 6 642nd 201 977 4.9 43 10 573rd 194 960 4.9 51 2 444th/oT 173 759 4.4 43 4 39

Murray is quick to do damage to an opposing team’s defenseearly on in the game, as he’s grinded out 2,316 yards and 121 firstdowns in the first half during his career. he has 737 yards and 37first downs in the first half of this season to lead all rushers.

RUSHING BY QUARTERS

D. Murray..253 STL (10/23/11)E. Smith ....237 @Phi (10/31/93)T. Dorsett ..206 Phi (12/4/77)J. Jones ....198 @Sea (12/6/04)J. Jones......194 @Car (12/24/05)

T. hambrick..189 @Was (12/14/05)T. Dorsett ..183 @NyG(11/9/80)E. Smith.......182 @Pho (9/22/91)T. Dorsett.....175 @Bal (12/6/81)D. Murray..175 StL (9/22/13)

NFL RUSHING LEADERAfter posting eight consecutive 100-yard games to start the

season, and in 10-of-11 games overall, DeMarco Murray current-ly leads all NFL rushers with 1,354 yards, 268 attempts and is tiedfor third with seven rushing touchdowns. This is the first time aCowboys running back has led the league in rushing entering agame week since Emmitt Smith had an NFL-high 748 yards enter-ing Week 10 during the 1999 season. The last time a Cowboys run-ning back finished the season as the NFL’s rushing leader wasSmith in 1995 with 1,773 yards:

2014 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Player Atts Yards Avg Long TDDeMarco Murray, Dal.......268 1,354 5.1 51 7Le’Veon Bell, Pit.............195 951 4.9 81 2LeSean McCoy, Phi .......217 859 4.0 53 3Marshawn Lynch, Sea ...192 852 4.4 32 9Alfred Morris, Was .........193 826 4.3 30 7

Murray’s rushing total of 1,354 yards in the first 11 games arethe most rushing yards to start a season in team history:

Dallas Cowboys Most Rush Yards To Start the SeasonPlayer Yds Games 1-11 Player Yds Games 1-12

*through 11 games

DeMarco Murray, 2014...1,354Emmitt Smith, 1995........1,347Tony Dorsett, 1981 .........1,144Emmitt Smith, 1992........1,127Emmitt Smith, 1994........1,074

Emmitt Smith, 1995........1,403DeMarco Murray, 2014...1,354*Tony Dorsett, 1981 .........1,259Emmitt Smith, 1992........1,247Emmitt Smith, 1994........1,207

Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray has gained 4,035 yardson 810 carries with 22 touchdowns in 48 career games since enter-ing the league as a third round draft choice by Dallas in 2011.Comparing the teams he has played against, Murray has been mostsuccessful against the New york Giants with 577 yards. In thisweek’s matchup against Philadelphia, his totals are 205 yards inthree games against the Eagles:

Murray’s Top Rushing Totals vs. OpponentsOpponent GP Att Yds Avg Lg TDN.y. Giants 6 111 577 5.2 48 1St. Louis 3 75 528 7.0 91t 3Washington 6 92 421 4.6 51 2Seattle 3 63 298 4.7 32 1New orleans 3 51 278 5.5 35 3Philadelphia 3 48 205 4.3 27 1Arizona 3 50 196 3.9 17 0Chicago 2 29 170 5.9 21 0Tennessee 1 29 167 5.8 22 1San Francisco 2 28 139 5.0 15 1

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DeMarco Murray started out the 2014 season strong in the run-ning game, rushing for over 100 yards in each of the team’s firsteight games - a franchise-best. he had 118 yards against SanFrancisco (9/7), 167 yards at Tennessee (9/14), 100 yards at St.Louis (9/21), 149 yards against New orleans (9/28), 136 yardsagainst houston (10/5), 115 yards at Seattle (10/12), 128 yardsagainst the N.y. Giants (10/19) and 141 yards against Washington(10/27) to become the first player in team history to record eight con-secutive 100-yard games. his streak ended with 79 yards againstArizona (11/2).

once he went over 100 yards against the Giants, Murray etchedhis name in the league history books, passing the likes of Jim Brownand o.J. Simpson by becoming the only player in the NFL to eclipsethe 100-yard mark in the first seven games to open a season. hecontinued the streak into his eighth game, an NFL record:

Consecutive 100-Yard Games to Start a Season - NFLPlayer Games YearDeMarco Murray . . . .8 2014Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . .6 1958o.J. Simpson . . . . . . .5 1973o.J. Simpson . . . . . . .5 1975

Murray’s eight-game streak also tied for the ninth-longest streakin NFL history amongst players with a streak at any point in the season:

Consecutive 100-Yard Games - NFLPlayer Games YearsBarry Sanders . . . . . . .14 1997Chris Johnson . . . . . . .12 2009-10Marcus Allen . . . . . . . .11 1985-86Walter Payton . . . . . . . .9 1985Fred Taylor . . . . . . . . . .9 2000Deuce McAllister . . . . . .9 2003Larry Johnson . . . . . . . .9 2005LaDainian Tomlinson . .9 2006Adrian Peterson . . . . . .8 2012DeMarco Murray . . . . .8 2014

DEMARCO MAKING HISTORY

1,000 ALREADYIn only his eighth game of the 2014 season, DeMarco Murray

crossed the 1,000-yard rushing barrier following his 141-yard per-formance against Washington (10/27). By doing so, he becamethe first rusher in the league in 2014 to do it, the fastest rusher inteam history to reach that mark and tied for the fifth-fastest in NFLhistory to reach 1,000 yards in a single season:

Fastest to 1,000 Rushing Yards, Single Season - NFLPlayer Games YearJim Brown . . . . . . . . . .7 1958o.J. Simpson . . . . . . .7 1973o.J. Simipson . . . . . . .7 1975Terrell Davis . . . . . . . .7 1998Jim Brown . . . . . . . . . .8 1963Eric Dickerson . . . . . . .8 1986Barry Sanders . . . . . . .8 1994Terrell Davis . . . . . . . .8 1997Jamal Lewis . . . . . . . .8 2003Adrian Peterson . . . . .8 2007DeMarco Murray . . . .8 2014

By reaching 1,000 yards, it marked the 25th time in team histo-ry that an individual rusher has reached that mark and is Murray’ssecond career 1,000-yard season to tie Calvin hill for the third-most in team history:

Dallas Cowboys Career Seasons with 1,000 Rush YardsPlayer Seasons YearsEmmitt Smith . . . . . . .11 1991-01Tony Dorsett . . . . . . . .8 1977-81, 83-85Calvin hill . . . . . . . . . .2 1972-73DeMarco Murray . . . .2 2013-14herschel Walker . . . . .1 1988Julius Jones . . . . . . . .1 2006

Murray’s milestone also marked back-to-back seasons with1,000-yards, allowing him to become the fourth player in team his-tory to accomplish that feat and tie hill for the fourth-longeststreak:Dallas Cowboys Consecutive Seasons with 1,000 Rush Yards

Player Seasons YearsEmmitt Smith . . . . . . .11 1991-01Tony Dorsett . . . . . . . .5 1977-81Tony Dorsett . . . . . . . .3 1983-85Calvin hill . . . . . . . . . .2 1972-73DeMarco Murray . . . .2 2013-14

MURRAY = 100DeMarco Murray rushed for 100-or-more yards in each of the

team’s first eight games of the season, a franchise and NFL-record to begin a season, and has 10 in 11 total games in 2014.his 10 100-yard rushing games rank second in a season in teamhistory. Entering the 2014 season, Murray had only seven career100 yard games, while he also surpassed LeSean McCoy’s NFL-high seven 100-yard games produced for the entire 2013 season:100-Yard Rushing Game in a Single Season - Dallas Cowboys

Player Games YearEmmitt Smith . . . . . . .11 1995DeMarco Murray . . .10 2014Tony Dorsett . . . . . . . .9 1981Emmitt Smith . . . . . . . .9 1999

RUSHING FOR 3,000Following his 100-yard effort at St. Louis (9/21), DeMarco

Murray crossed the 3,000-yard career rushing mark, becomingthe 10th player in team history to do so. he reached that mile-stone in his 40th career game to tie Julius Jones as the third-fastest player to get there:

Fastest to 3,000 Career Rushing Yards - Dallas CowboysPlayer GamesTony Dorsett ........................37Emmitt Smith .......................38Julius Jones.........................40DeMarco Murray ................40

Since entering the NFL in 2011, DeMarco Murray has averaged5.0 yards-per-rush, good for the fourth-highest total amongst leaguerunning backs during that time span:

Highest Rushing Average since 2011 Player GamesAdrian Peterson, Min..............5.2C.J. Spiller, Buf.......................5.2Jamaal Charles, KC ...............5.1DeMarco Murray, Dal............5.0Chris Ivory, No/NyJ ...............4.7

For the 2014 season, Murray’s 5.1 yards-per-carry average cur-rently ranks fifth in the NFL amongst all league running backs.

AVERAGE IS GOOD

DeMarco Murray has not only been a threat to run the ball, buthas also utilized his talents out of the backfield as a receiver in2014. he currently is third on the team in receptions (36) andfourth in receiving yards (281). Against Washington (10/27),Murray caught four passes for a career-high 80 yards to combinewith his 141 rushing yards to finish the day with 221 total yardsfrom scrimmage, the 15th highest total in team history.

Murray’s receiving totals against the Redskins allowed him toreach 1,000 career receiving yards to become the 15th Cowboysrunning back to reach that mark and also become just the eighthplayer in team history to boast 3,000 career rushing yards and1,000 career receiving yards.

Murray’s 1,657 total scrimmage yards in 2014 lead the league,and for his career, his 5,122 yards ranks 15th all-time in team history.

ALL-PURPOSE BACK

RUSHING FOR 4,000DeMarco Murray added another bullet point to his already

impressive 2014 campaign when he surpassed the 4,000 careerrushing yard barrier after a 121-yard performance at the N.y.Giants (11/23). By doing so, he became the seventh player inteam history to reach 4,000 yards and did it in his 48th careergame to rank as the second-fastest Cowboy to accomplish thatfeat behind Emmitt Smith’s 47 games:

Fastest to 4,000 Career Rushing Yards - Dallas CowboysPlayer GamesEmmitt Smith .......................47DeMarco Murray ................48Tony Dorsett ........................53Calvin hill.............................59Don Perkins .........................68Marion Barber......................76Robert Newhouse..............106

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DeMarco Murray rushed the ball 29 times at Tennessee (9/14),accumulating 167 yards, a touchdown and 10 first downs - the mostrushing first downs in a single game in his career. Additionally, his 10rushing first downs tied for the third-most all-time in a single game inteam history, trailing only Emmitt Smith (11) and Marion Barber (11): Most Rushing First Downs, Single Game, Murray’s Career:

Date Opp Att Yards 1st Downs9/14/14 @Ten 29 167 1010/23/11 STL 25 253 912/9/13 @Chi 18 146 99/7/14 SF 22 118 8

Most Rushing First Downs, Single Game, Dallas Cowboys:Player Opp Att Yards 1st-DownsE.Smith @Ari (11/15/08) 26 118 11M.Barber @GB (9/21/08) 28 142 11E.Smith @LARai. (10/25/92) 29 152 10E.Smith @Pit (9/4/94) 31 171 10J.Jones @Sea (12/6/04) 30 198 10J.Jones @Car (12/24/05) 34 194 10D.Murray @Ten (9/14/14) 29 167 10

FIRST DOWN MURRAY

The Dallas Cowboys rushed for 220 yards on 43 carries (5.1 avg.)at Tennessee (9/14) to mark the most rushing yards since the clubhad 227 yards at Baltimore (10/14/12). Leading the way wasDeMarco Murray who had 29 carries for 167 yards (third-most of hiscareer) and a touchdown. Lance Dunbar added 11 attempts for 27yards and Joseph Randle had three rushes for 26 yards.Collectively, the group had 13 rushing first downs - tied for the sev-enth-most in a single game in team history and the most since theclub had a club-high tying 15 rushing first downs against the N.y.Giants (9/20/09).

During the the 2014 season, the Dallas Cowboys have posted 78first downs on the ground to place second in the NFL:

2014 NFL Team Rushing First Down Leaders Team 1st DownsSeattle ...................................102Dallas ......................................78Cincinnati.................................76New orleans............................76N.y. Jets ..................................75

Individually, Murray is tied for the league-lead with 74 overallfirst downs, including a league-high 65 rushing first downs:

2014 NFL Individual Rushing First Down Leaders Player 1st DownsDeMarco Murray, Dal.............65Matt Forte, Chi.........................51Le’Veon Bell.............................48Marshawn Lynch, Sea.............47LeSean McCoy, Phi .................45

Included in Murray’s first downs are his league-leading 38 runsof 10-or-more yards. overall, the Cowboys are second in the NFLwith 47.

RUNNING FOR FIRST DOWNS

After 11 games played in the 2014 NFL season, the DallasCowboys are second in the league with 1,651 rushing yards. TheCowboys also rank second in the league with a 4.9 yard-per-attemptaverage and are fourth with 340 attempts:

2014 NFL Team Rushing Yardage Leaders Team Att Yds Avg TDSeattle .....................345 1,866 5.4 14Dallas .....................340 1,651 4.9 8houston...................354 1,510 4.3 8Kansas City.............321 1,508 4.7 16N.y. Jets..................302 1,409 4.7 8

The Cowboys are also averaging 150.1 rushing yards-per-game - good for second in the NFL:

2014 NFL Team Rushing Yards-Per-GameTeam YPGSeattle ................................169.6Dallas .................................150.1N.y. Jets .............................140.9houston ..............................137.3Kansas City ........................137.1

RUSHING TO THE TOPMR. SEPTEMBERDeMarco Murray was named the NFC offensive Player of the

Month for September after leading the league after a torrid start tothe season. It was the first time a Dallas Cowboy has been namedNFC Player of the Month since Tony Romo took home the awardin November of 2009. he was also twice named FedEx GroundNFL Player of the Week - Week 2 and Week 4.

During the first month of the season, he rushed for an NFL-lead-ing 534 yards and five touchdowns on 99 carries, an average of5.4 yards-per-carry, which ranked second in the NFL amongstplayers with at least 50 carries (Justin Forsett, 5.5). Murray rushedfor at least 100 yards and one touchdown in each of the Cowboysfirst four games, making him only the second Cowboy and fourthplayer in NFL history to accomplish such a feat, joining Jim Brown(1958), o.J. Simpson (1975) and Emmitt Smith.

Murray also racked up 30 rushing first downs and 17 rushes of10+ yards, both of which led the NFL. Additionally, his rushingtotals of 167 yards against Tennessee (9/14) and 149 yardsagainst New orleans (9/28) were the third and fourth-highest sin-gle-game totals of his career. Murray also caught nine passes for68 yards to combine with his rushing yards to lead the league inthe first month with 602 scrimmage yards.

MR. OCTOBERFor the second consecutive month, DeMarco Murray earned

NFC offensive Player of the Month honors. he joins BarrySanders (1997) and Emmitt Smith (1992) as the only runningbacks to win consecutive NFC offensive Player of the MonthAwards in one season.

For the month of october, Murray added to his streak of 100-yard games, closing the second month of the season as he did thefirst, with four straight 100-yard outings to make him the first play-er in NFL history to open a season with eight consecutive 100-yard outings. Through october, he rushed for 520 yards and a pairof touchdowns on 107 carries (4.9 avg. ) to give him 1,054 yardsand seven scores in eight games to become the fastest player inteam history - tied for fifth in NFL history - to reach 1,000 yards ina season. For the season to date, Murray individually out–rushed29 entire teams, and through october alone, he has more rushingyards than one NFL team has through eight games.

In october, Murray's 107 carries were 24 more than the secondplace rusher (Arian Foster, 83) while his 520 yards in the monthalso led the league and is 207 yards greater than his closest com-petition in the NFC (LeSean McCoy, 313).

Murray has put together the most prolific second month of theseason in franchise history. his 520 yards beats out EmmittSmith's (second place) 504 yards and Tony Dorsett's 460 yards (infive games). In addition to his rushing accomplishments, Murrayhauled in the second-most receptions (17) and fourth-most receiv-ing yards (171) on the team. Collectively, his 691 yards fromscrimmage led the league through october.

Brandon Weeden was signed in free agency by the DallasCowboys in the 2014 offseason to be the backup quarterback toTony Romo. For his career, the former first round draft choice hascompleted 461-of-824 of his passes for 5,376 yards with 25 touch-downs and 28 interceptions.

Weeden made his Cowboys debut against Washington (10/27),entering in the third quarter and playing in two series after Romo(back) was injured, and completed four-of-six passes for 69 yardswith one touchdown.

he made his first start as a Cowboy against Arizona (11/2), fill-ing in for an injured Romo (back) to become the 37th player inteam history to start at quarterback for Dallas. he finished thegame 18-of-33 for 183 yards with one touchdown and two inter-ceptions while suffering a loss, dropping the record for quarter-backs making their first start for the Cowboys to 14-23.

Weeden played once more at Jacksonville (11/9) with the gamewell at hand, completing his only pass for eight yards in the fourthquarter.

WEEDEN IN RELIEF

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From 2007-2011 Dallas racked up at least 35 sacks each sea-son, but fell short in 2012, posting 34. The 2013 team finished with34 once again, and since the 2006 season, Dallas has totaled 344sacks - fifth in the league over that span:

NFL Team Sack Leaders - since 2006Team SacksPhiladelphia Eagles ....................363Minnesota Vikings ......................358Miami Dolphins............................356Pittsburgh Steelers ......................347Dallas Cowboys ........................344

In 2014, the Dallas defense produced one sack against SanFrancisco (9/7) with Bruce Carter’s takedown of Colin Kaepernick.The defense had two at Tennessee (9/14) as Rolando McClaingathered one and henry Melton and Kyle Wilber split the other sackof Jake Locker. Dallas had two sacks against New orleans (9/28),with Melton taking down Drew Brees while Jack Crawford collectedhis first career sack when he helped foil a fake punt and took downpunter Thomas Morstead. At Seattle (10/12) George Selvie tookdown Russell Wilson.

Dallas had three sacks against Washington (10/27) as Meltonlogged his third career multi-sack game - first as a Cowboy - andJeremy Mincey added his first of the season. The defense addedtwo more sacks against Arizona (11/2), with Melton posting 1.5 forhis fourth career multi-sack game - his fifth time in his career tohave back-to-back sacks - and Anthony Spencer splitting a halfsack, his first of the season. The defense logged a season-high foursacks at Jacksonville (11/9) as Brandon Carr and CameronLawrence both collected their first career sacks, while JackCrawford and Mincey each added their second of the season. Atthe N.y. Giants (11/23), Mincey and Selvie had a sack.

For the 2014 season, the Dallas defense has 17.0 sacks.

SACK ATTACK

Rolando McClain, the former eighth overall pick in the 2010NFL Draft by the oakland Raiders, joined the Dallas Cowboys viatrade from the Baltimore Ravens on July 1, 2014. In each of hisfirst three seasons (2010-12) with the Raiders he compiled over85+ tackles, finishing in the top-five amongst oakland’s top tack-lers each year. overall, he compiled 274 stops, 6.5 sacks, 11 tack-les for loss and an interception in 41 games with 38 starts.

Following his release by oakland on April 5, 2013, he signed aone-year contract with Baltimore on April 12, but retired from theNFL on May 15 and was out of football for the 2013 season.McClain was reinstated from the Reserve/Retired list on April 14,2014, but abruptly retired once more on April 23. however, uponhis trade to Dallas, he was reinstated and particpated in trainingcamp and the preseason with the Cowboys where he finished fifthon the defense with 11 tackles and a forced fumble.

Due to McClain’s strong play in the preseason, he earned thestarting role at middle linebacker for the 2014 season. In his firstgame action since his last game with oakland on Nov. 25, 2012,he started at middle linebacker for the Cowboys against SanFrancisco (9/7) and led the team with 12 tackles - tied for the sec-ond-highest tackle total of his career - and a quarterback hurry. hefollowed that up leading the team in tackles once more atTennessee (9/14) with 10 stops while also adding a sack, tacklefor loss, his second career interception and a pass breakup. hemissed the Week 3 game at St. Louis (9/21) due to a groin injury.At Seattle (10/12) McClain was second with eight tackles, a tack-le for loss, a game-clinching interception and a pass breakup.

Through 11 games, McClain leads the Cowboys defense with79 stops.

ROLANDO’S NFL RETURN

The Dallas Cowboys defense has stood strong early in the 2014season, posting four shutouts that currently ties for 25th in team his-tory during a single season. The 1973 defense had the most with 10total shutouts in either the first or second half.

Despite being behind 28-3 by halftime against San Francisco(9/7), the Cowboys defense responded in the second half by notallowing a single point in either the third or fourth quarters. It wasthe unit’s first shutout of an opposing team’s defense in the sec-ond half since against Buffalo (11/13/11). The last time a Cowboysdefense had shutout an opponent’s offense during either half incame in 2013 during the first half at Philadelphia (10/20) wherethe scoreless streak extended through the first three quarters.

The Cowboys defense continued their shutout streak into theirnext game at Tennessee (9/14), holding the Titans offense score-less in the first two quarters. The defense also limited Tennesseeto 68 total offensive yards in the first half, two first downs and didnot allow a successful third-down conversion. Though Tennesseescored in the third quarter to break up the shutout, the defensecontinued to stifle the Titans offense on third downs, holding themto two-of-10 (20.0%) overall to finish the game.

Dallas’ defense pitched another shutout against New orleans(9/28), holding the Saints scoreless in the first half to mark the thirdtime this season the defense held an opposing offense scoreless ina half. The defense also limited New orleans to 114 total yards andseven total first downs in the first two quarters. The squad then heldhouston (10/5) scoreless in the first half to mark the fourth shutout.

SHUTTING OUT EACH HALFThe Dallas Cowboys recorded their first two takeaways of the

season at Tennessee (9/14), as both Barry Church and RolandoMcClain intercepted Titans passer Jake Locker. Church’s intercep-tion in the second quarter marked the first takeaway of the year,and the second of his career. McClain made an acrobatic snag ofLocker’s pass in the fourth quarter to register as the second of hiscareer. The Cowboys added a season-high three takeaways at St.Louis (9/21) behind a henry Melton fumble recovery and intercep-tions by Bruce Carter and Morris Claiborne - both in the fourth quar-ter to help clinch the win. The defense forced three more turnoversagainst New orleans (9/28), with Justin Durant collecting an inter-ception of Drew Brees while J.J. Wilcox picked up his first careerfumble recovery and Sterling Moore added one as well. TheCowboys had one takeaway against houston (10/5) on an orlandoScandrick interception of Ryan Fitzpatrick. At Seattle (10/12),Rolando McClain picked off Russell Wilson’s fourth quarter pass topreserve the win. Against the N.y. Giants (10/19), both Durant andMelton each had a fumble recovery. J.J. Wilcox recorded his firstcareer interception against Washington (10/27). Against Arizona(11/2), Tyler Patmon intercepted his first career pass and returnedit 58 yards for his first career touchdown to mark the fifth-longestinterception return for a touchdown by a rookie in team history.

The defense added three takeaways across the pond with itsmatchup against the Jaguars (11/9) as Carter picked off his secondpass of the season and both Church and C.J. Spillman each had afumble recovery. Church picked off Eli Manning at the N.y. Giants(11/23) to mark his second of the season and third of his career.

The Cowboys defense finished the 2013 season with 28 take-aways, fifth for the club since 2000. The 2014 squad has 18 - tiedfor 12th in the league:

TAKE IT AWAY

Dallas Cowboys Year-by-Year Takeaways (since 2005)At Jacksonville (11/9), the Dallas Cowboys defense was instru-

mental in holding the Jaguars offense in check. After giving up atouchdown on Jacksonville’s first offensive drive of the game, theDallas defense dug in, not allowing a scoring drive for the next 11possessions until the Jaguars final drive of the game which endedin a touchdown. That 11-possession streak marked the longest fora Cowboys defense since the 2009 season when Dallas’ defenseshut out Philadelphia’s (1/3/10) offense on all 11 possessions.

DALLAS D POSSESSED

The free agent addtion of defensive tackle henry Melton isbeginning prove sweet for the Dallas Cowboys. After a relativelyquiet start to the season for Melton on the sack front, the formerPro Bowler has picked up his play as of late by getting to oppos-ing team’s quarterbacks. he had 1.5 sacks through the first eightweeks of the season, but totaled 3.5 sacks in two games follow-ing two sacks against Washington (10/27) and 1.5 sacks againstArizona (11/2), to reach a team-high five on the season, two shyof his career-best of seven set during his 2011 season with Chicago.

OH HENRY!

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GAME-WINNING KICKSIn his rookie season, Dan Bailey was called upon six times to win

or tie the game with his foot. Four times he came through for Dallas.Bailey’s four game-winning field goals were the most by a DallasCowboy in a single season and the most by a rookie in NFL history.

In 2012 Bailey had four opportunities to do the same, and hecame through in three games including two in overtime.

he added one game-winner in 2013 with a 35-yarder at the N.y.Giants (11/24).

After missing what would have been the game winning 53-yardkick at the end of the fourth quarter against houston (10/5), Baileyimmediately redeemed himself in overtime as he drilled a 49-yarderfor the game-winner and his first of the 2014 season.

In team history, there have now been 38 instances in which akicker was true on a game-winning field goal with 2:00-or-less leftin the fourth quarter or in overtime.

Bailey has rang true with nine game-winners - and a franchise-best five in overtime - to pass Rafael Septien for the most in teamhistory:

Dallas Cowboys Game-Winning Field GoalsPlayer Opp, Date Yards Score Time LeftGreene PIT, 9/17/61 27 27-24 0:00Greene @NyG, 10/29/61 32 17-16 1:23Villanueva @Was, 11/13/66 37 31-30 0:19Fritsch @StL, 11/7/71 26 16-13 1:53Fritsch @Chi, 9/16/73 11 20-17 1:26herrera STL, 11/13/74 20 17-14 0:04Fritsch @Phi, 10/26/75 42 20-17 0:01herrera BAL, 9/26/76 32 30-27 0:03Septien @StL, 10/15/78 47 24-21 3:28-oTSeptien @StL, 9/2/79 27 22-21 1:16Septien @NyG, 11/4/79 22 16-14 0:03Septien TB,10/9/81 42 27-24 4:38-oTSeptien No, 10/21/84 41 30-27 3:42-oTSeptien NE, 11/22/84 23 20-17 0:04Septien @Phi, 10/19/86 38 17-14 0:02Murray @NyG, 1/2/94 41 16-13 4:16-oTBoniol NyG, 12/17/95 35 21-20 0:00Boniol @SF, 11/10/96 29 20-17 0:00Cunningham WAS, 11/16/97 42 17-14 0:04Seder @Car, 10/1/00 24 16-13 11:08-oTSeder WAS, 10/15/01 26 9-7 0:00Cundiff @StL, 9/29/02 48 13-10 0:00Cundiff @NyG, 9/15/03 25 35-32 9:04-oTCundiff PhI, 10/12/03 28 23-21 1:11Cortez NyG, 10/16/05 45 16-13 3:47-oTGramatica @NyG, 12/2/06 46 23-20 0:06Folk @Buf, 10/8/07 53 25-24 0:02Buehler @Ind, 12/5/10 38 38-35 8:01-oTBuehler WAS, 12/19/10 39 33-30 0:55Bailey @SF, 9/18/11 19 27-24 12:10-OTBailey WAS, 9/26/11 40 18-16 1:52Bailey @Was, 11/20/11 39 27-24 5:47-OTBailey MIA, 11/24/11 28 20-19 0:00Bailey CLE, 11/18/12 38 23-20 6:07-OTBailey @Cin, 12/9/12 40 20-19 0:00Bailey PIT, 12/16/12 21 27-24 13:36-OTBailey @NYG, 11/24/13 35 24-21 0:00Bailey HOU, 10/5/14 49 20-17 7:45-OT

Dan Bailey closed out the 2012 season converting 29-of-31 fieldgoal tries (93.5%). his 29 field goals made in 2012 tied for fourth ina season in franchise history while his 93.5 field goal percentagewas second. In 2013 Bailey went 28-of-30 (93.3) and had fivegames with at least three field goals and one game with five. For hiscareer, Bailey has notched 17 games with three-plus field goals -second in team history. In each of his first three seasons he had fivegames with three-or-more field goals. In 2014 he kicked four fieldgoals at Tennessee (9/14) to mark his 16th game with three-or-more field goals. he also has four games with four-plus field goals- tied for first:Games with 3+ FGs Made Games with 4+ FGs MadePlayers Games Players GamesRafael Septien..........21 Chris Boniol ................4Dan Bailey ...............17 Dan Bailey ..................4Richie Cunningham ..11 Richie Cunningham ....3Chris Boniol ..............10 Eddie Murray ..............3Eddie Murray ..............7 Five others ..................2Toni Fritsch .................7

BAILEY’S BOOTSDan Bailey converted 28-of-30 (93.3%) field goal tries in 2013,

and had a streak of 21 consecutive field goals made snapped,missing a 35-yarder against St. Louis (9/22). Bailey’s previouslong streak was 26 and tied Chris Boniol for second in team his-tory. he finished the season with another streak of 21 straight fieldgoals made, which he continued into 2014 through 30 field goalsmade - the longest streak in team history - before missing a 53-yarder in the fourth quarter against houston (10/5) to end the streak.

At Kansas City (9/15/13) Bailey was true on three tries, includ-ing a pair from 50-plus yards (51 and a career-long 53). Bailey’stwo 50-yard field goals marked the second time in team history akicker hit two 50-plus tries in the same game. The first was EddieMurray at Minnesota, 12/12/93 (51 and 52 yards). Bailey did ittwice more after nailing two 53-yarders at Detroit (10/27) and two50-yarders against Green Bay (12/15).

Since 2000, a kicker has hit two-or-more 50-plus yard fieldgoals in a game 60 times, and Bailey’s were the 53rd, 55th and57th occurrences, and he became the 34th different kicker toaccomplish it over that span. Bailey is one-of-15 players to do it inmultiple games, one-of-nine to do it three times and the only oneto do three in the same season.

For his career, Bailey is 16-of-22 (72.7%) from 50-plus yardsand is atop the club’s charts for 50-yarders in a season (six - 2013)and career, while he has also tied a franchise-long 56-yard fieldgoal at Seattle (10/12/14).

BAILEY’S ON ICE

Dan Bailey came to Dallas in 2011 as a rookie free agent andimmediately earned his spot as the club’s place kicker, finishing theseason 32-of-37 (86.5%) on field goals for the second-best fieldgoal percentage by a rookie in franchise history. his 32 field goalsmade were also a club rookie record. he had a streak of 26 con-secutive made which were the most by a rookie in NFL history.

his second season was an improvement on an already stellarstart to a career as he finished with a 93.5 (29-of-31) field goalpercentage - second in team history.

For his career, Bailey has converted 107-of-119 tries (89.9%),and his field goals made are second in team history. In 2013, hepassed Richie Cunningham with two against Minnesota (11/3) thentook second from Chris Boniol with five against Green Bay (12/15).

Bailey has also hit all 157 PAT tries - third in franchise history:Dallas Cowboys Career Kicking Charts

MORE RELIABLE IS BETTER

Field Goals MadeRafael Septien .............162Dan Bailey ..................107Chris Boniol ...................81Richie Cunningham .......75Mike Clark......................69

Field Goal PercentageDan Bailey .................89.9Chris Boniol ................87.1Eddie Murray ..............83.3Richie Cunningham ....79.8Nick Folk .....................79.0

PATs MADERafael Septien .............388Mike Clark....................180Dan Bailey ..................157Nick Folk ......................131Danny Villanueva.........125Toni Fritsch...................119Chris Boniol..................118Efren herrera ...............106Billy Cundiff ..................100

Dan Bailey has been a scoring machine since entering theleague in 2011 as the former undrafted free agent has totaled 478points to already rank fourth in team history:

All-Time Cowboys Points Leaders1. Emmitt Smith, RB ........986 (1990-02)2. Rafael Septien, K ........874 (1978-86)3. Tony Dorsett, RB..........516 (1977-87)4. Dan Bailey, K ..............478 (2011-14)5. Bob hayes, WR ..........456 (1965-74)

Bailey passed Michael Irvin (392) for fifth on the club’s all-timescoring chart after a field goal and two extra points against SanFrancisco (9/7). At Tennessee (9/14), Bailey hit four field goalsand two extra points to total 14 points and give him 409 for hiscareer to become the second kicker (Rafael Septien - 874) inteam history to reach 400 total points, and become the fifth play-er overall to do so. he made one field goal and two extra pointsagainst Washington (10/27) to surpass Bob hayes (456) for fourthall-time.

MAKING THE POINT

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In 2013, Dwayne harris led the team in punt and kick returns,finishing in the top-three in the NFL in both categories, returing 20punts for 12.8-yard average and returning 28 kickoffs for a 30.6-yard average he was the only player in the NFL to rank in the top-three in both categories. he currently ranks sixth with a 10.2 puntreturn average and 11th in the league with a 25.1-yard kickoffreturn average and in 2014.

For his career, harris is quickly moving up the ladder amongstthe Cowboys all-time returners:

harris’ 924 career punt return yards place him sixth:Dallas Cowboys Career Punt Return Yards

Player Yards Player Yards

he has 1,749 kickoff return yards for his career to rank 10th:Dallas Cowboys Punt Return Yards (career)

Player Yards Player Yards

harris’ 58 kickoff return yards against San Francisco (9/7) gavehim 2,046 career combined return yards to become the 12th play-er in team history to reach 2,000 career combined kickoff and puntreturn yards. he is currently fifth with 2,673 total yards.

Kevin Williams ......3,416Tyson Thompson ..2,416James Dixon..........2,315Mel Renfro ............2,246Miles Austin ..........2,146Reggie Swinton ....2,089

herschel Walker ....1,946Butch Johnson ......1,832Darryl Clack ..........1,802Dwayne Harris......1,749Jason Tucker ........1,712Cliff harris..............1,622

Kelvin Martin..........1,803Butch Johnson ......1,313Deion Sanders ......1,184Bob hayes ............1,158Patrick Crayton ......1,066

Dwayne Harris ........924Kevin Williams ..........913Mel Renfro ................842James Jones ............736

RETURN POLICYThe Dallas Cowboys feature one of the league’s most depend-

able kickers, as the former 2011 undrafted free agent has hit trueon 102-of-112 field goals for his career. During that time, DanBailey has challenged some of the franchise’s longest consecu-tive field goal records, including 26 in a row in his first season totie the second-longest streak in team history and mark the longeststreak of field goals made by a rookie in team and NFL history. hethen hit 21 in a row in between his second and third seasons(2012-13) - the third-longest in team history.

however, after that streak was snapped, Bailey quicklyembarked on a new field goals streak in 2013 and extended it intothe 2014 season. he opened the season with one field goal madeagainst San Francisco (9/7) to extend his streak to 22 straight fieldgoals made and move to the third-longest streak. Bailey then hitall four of his tries at Tennessee (9/14) to extend his field goalsmade to 26 in a row, tying Chris Boniol (1995) and his 2011 totalfor the second-longest streak in team history. he had two fieldgoals at St. Louis (9/21) to reach 28 in a row and pass Boniol’s1995 total of 27 to establish the longest streak of field goals madein team history. he continued that streak up to 30 successful kicksbefore missing a 53-yarder against houston (10/5):

Consecutive Field Goals Made by a Dallas KickerPlayer FGs YearDan Bailey ....................30 2013-14Chris Boniol ...................27 1996Chris Boniol ...................26 1995Dan Bailey .....................26 2011Dan Bailey .....................21 2012-13

CAN’T MISS KICKER

After connecting on his first field goal at Seattle (10/12), DanBailey reached 100 career field goals made. his trek to 100 wasmade during his 54th career game, allowing him to become thesecond-fastest kicker in NFL history to get to that milestone:

Fastest to 100 Career Field Goals Made - NFL Player GamesJan Stenerud ...........................53Dan Bailey ..............................54olindo Mare.............................55Mike Vanderjagt.......................55Robbie Gould...........................55

By reaching 100 career field goals made, Bailey stats qualifiedamongst league record books for accuracy. he is now 107-of-119on field goals for a connection percentage of 89.9 that makes himthe most accurate kicker in NFL history:

Player Years GP FGM FGA PCTDan Bailey^ ...........2011-14 59 107 119 89.9Stephen Gostkowski ..2006-14 131 234 270 86.7Mike Vanderjagt ......1998-06 135 230 266 86.5Steven hauschka^..2008-14 80 121 140 86.4Nate Kaeding..........2004-12 115 181 210 86.2Shayne Graham^....2001-14 167 262 305 85.9Rob Bironas............2005-13 144 239 279 85.7Robbie Gould^ ........2005-14 149 242 283 85.5Matt Bryant^............2002-14 174 274 322 85.1Phil Dawson^ ..........1999-14 242 357 423 84.4

For the 2014 season, Bailey has made 18-of-21 field goals(85.7%) to tie for 13th in field goals made and tie for 16th in fieldgoal percentage amongst all league kickers.

ACCURATE & DEADLY

The Dallas Cowboys rallied from a 21-0 deficit at St. Louis (9/21)to defeat the Rams 34-31 to record the most points overcome towin a game in a non-overtime game in team history. It also tied forthe largest deficit overcome including overtime games in team his-tory. Ironically, the games are 15 years apart from each other:

Time Scoring FinalDate Opp Score Left Qtr Run Score10/21/84 vs.No 27-6 9:21 3 24-0 30-27 (oT)9/12/99 @Was 35-14 1:04 3 28-0 41-35 (oT)9/21/14 @STL 0-21 6:06 2 34-10 35-14

COMEBACK COWBOYS

As voted on by the team, the following players were named cap-tains for the 2014 season:

2014 Dallas Cowboys Captains

Player PositionDan Bailey KickerBarry Church SafetyJustin Durant LinebackerTony Romo QuarterbackJason Witten Tight End

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN

The Dallas Cowboys offense is off to a commanding start,already averaging 387.5 yards-per-game to rank sixth in theleague, while also controlling the clock by an average of 32:24 torank fourth in the league. The club also is tied for sixth by averag-ing 26.1 points-per-game. In the first seven game for the team, theCowboys offense managed a streak within all three of those cate-gories.

After totaling 445 yards against New orleans (9/28), 456 yardsagainst houston (10/5), 401 yards at Seattle (10/12), Dallas’ 423against the N.y. Giants (10/19) marked the fourth consecutivegame with 400-or-more yards to tie the longest streak in team his-tory. It is only the second time in team history a Dallas offense hasposted a streak of four games with at least 400 total net yards dur-ing a single season since the 1976 team did it. however, theoffense failed to top 400 yards against Washington (10/27), endingthe streak.

The offense controlled the clock for at least 33:00 minutes-or-more in four straight games against New orleans (9/28), againsthouston (10/5), at Seattle (10/12) and against the N.y. Giants(10/19) to mark the first time that feat had been accomplished since1980 (Sept. 21 - oct. 12) before the streak stopped againstWashington (10/27).

Dallas also scored in the third and fourth quarters of the firsteight games of the season, marking the first time in team history thathas happened. however, that streak ended when the team failed toscore in the third quarter against Arizona (11/2).

YARD, TIME & POINT STREAKING

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OPENING DAY ROOKIE STARTERWith the 16th overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Dallas

Cowboys selected Notre Dame offensive lineman Zack Martin.From the minute he became a Cowboy, Martin was immediatelypenciled in as a starter at right guard. When the Cowboys lined upagainst the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 7, Martin became thefirst rookie in team history to start at right guard in a season open-er. overall, he became only the third rookie to start at guard in aseason opener, the first since Bill Nagy started at left guard in the2011 opener, the 10th rookie offensive lineman to ever start on theoffensive line to open the season and the 41st rookie at any posi-tion to start on opening day for the Cowboys.

Cowboys Rookie Guards To Start Opening DayPlayer Position DateBurton Lawless LG 9/21/1975Bill Nagy LG 9/11/2011Zack Martin RG 9/7/2014

2014 DRAFT CLASSThe Dallas Cowboys drafted nine players - seven defensive,

two offensive - in the 2014 NFL Draft. The class was highlightedby Dallas’ first round pick - Zack Martin - who with his selectionmarked the third time in four years that the Cowboys used theirfirst pick on an offensive lineman (Tyron Smith, 2011; TravisFrederick, 2013).

of the nine players chosen by Dallas, five made the final rosterentering Week one while one (Gardner) went on theReserve/Injured list after suffering a shoulder injury during trainingcamp and will miss the entire season.

Below is a look at each of Dallas’ picks in the 2014 Draft:

Round # Player Position CollegeFirst 16 Zack Martin* oG Notre DameSecond 34 DeMarcus Lawrence* DE Boise StateFourth 119 Anthony hitchens* LB IowaFifth 146 Devin Street* WR PittsburghSeventh 231 Ben Gardner DE StanfordSeventh 238 Will Smith oLB Texas TechSeventh 248 Ahmad Dixon S BaylorSeventh 251 Ken Bishop* NT N.IllinoisSeventh 254 Terrance Mitchell CB oregon

* indicates made final roster

WELCOME TO DALLASBeginning with the start of free agency, Dallas signed their

share of free agents to compete for a chance to become aCowboy. The following players mark the additions and lossesthrough the free agency process:

PLAYERS SIGNEDPlayer Position Ex-Team 2013 GP/GSDonald hawkins G Philadelphia 0/0+Rolando McClain LB oakland 0/0*Terrell McClain DT houston 16/0henry Melton DT Chicago 3/3*Jeremy Mincey DE Denver 10/0Amobi okoye DT Chicago 0/0*C.J. Spillman S San Francisco 16/0+Korey Toomer LB Seattle 0/0+Brandon Weeden QB Cleveland 8/5

PLAYERS LOSTPlayer Position New Team 2013 GP/GSJason hatcher DT Washington 15/15Danny McCray S Chicago 15/0DeMarcus Ware DE Denver 13/13

* R.McClain spent the 2013 season on the Reserve/Retired List;H.Melton missed nine 13 games after being placed on theReserve/Injured list with an ACL injury; A.Okoye spent the yearout of football; R.Williams was inactive all 16 games (coach’sdecision).

+ Indicates players signed after final cuts.

THIRD DOWN SUCCESSone of the keys to the production of the Dallas Cowboys

offense in 2014 has been the unit’s success rate on third downs.Dallas is currently second in the league with a 50.0 efficiency rateon third downs, successfully converting 66-of-130 attempts. Thatis a major improvement from last season’s team which finished2013 ranked 25th after going 63-of-180 (35.0%) on third downs:

2014 Team Third Down Efficiency LeadersTeam Conv Att PctNew orleans.....66 128 51.6Dallas ...............70 140 50.0Denver................66 143 46.2Green Bay..........58 128 45.3San Diego ..........68 151 45.0

Furthermore, the Dallas offense currently is tied for the mostgames in 2014 with 50.0 percent-or-better on third downs withseven, and had the league’s longest streak of games with 50.0percent-or-better on third down by hitting that mark in the firstseven games:

Most Games 50.0 percent-or-better on 3rd Down - NFL Team GamesDallas ........................................7Kansas City ...............................7New orleans..............................6Atlanta .......................................6Six teams...................................4

The Cowboys offense has produced a third down percentage of50.0 percent-or-better in seven-of-11 games this season. Theybecame the first team to reach that mark in the first seven gamesto open a season - also the longest streak in team history - datingback to 1991, the furthest back this stat can be researched. Theseven total games with 50.0%-or-better on third down tie with the1995 team for the second-most in team history behind the ninethat the 2006 squad produced, since 1991:Most Games 50.0 percent-or-better on 3rd Down - Cowboys

Year Games2006...........................................91995...........................................72014...........................................72008...........................................62012...........................................6

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PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- OFFENSE

After spending the first four yearsof his NFL career as a backup quarter-back, Tony Romo was thrust into thespotlight, taking over the starting rolemidway through the 2006 season. Injust 10 games, Romo led the team to a6-4 record and a playoff berth. hisovernight sensation earned him his firstcareer Pro Bowl selection. he returnedas the full-time starter in 2007 and established then franchise marksfor completions (335), passing yards (4,211) and touchdowns (36)among several others. he also led Dallas to a franchise record tying13-3 finish and its 20th division title.

In 2008, despite being injured for three games, Romo finishedhis second full season as a starter with 3,448 yards (12th in theNFL) on 450 attempts for a rating of 91.4 (eighth in the league)despite missing three games with a fractured pinkie finger on histhrowing hand.

In his third full season as a starter in 2009, Romo eclipsed 15,000career passing yards,became the fifth Dallaspasser with 100 careertouchdown throws and fin-ished the season as theonly quarterback in fran-chise history to be on thefield for every snap fromcenter. With Romo at thehelm, the club secured itssecond NFC EastChampionship over the pastthree seasons (2007) - 21stoverall and 17th NFC Eastcrown - and led the team toits first playoff win in 13years with a victory overPhiladelphia in the WildCard Playoff Game.

In 2010, Romo dealtwith his most significant injury after a fractured clavicle suffered inthe Monday Night Football Game against the N.y. Giants (10/25)forced him to miss the next eight games and ultimately the rest ofthe season when the team placed him on the Reserve/Injured liston Dec. 21. Before attempting his last pass of the season, he waswell on his way towards another solid year with 1,605 yards on 148-of-213 passes (69.5%) with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptionsand a quarterback rating of 94.9. he also surpassed 2,000 careerattempts (2,070) to become only thefifth Dallas passer to do so and estab-lished a club record with 18 consecu-tive games with a touchdown pass.Before his injury in the sixth game ofthe season, Romo’s five-game passingyard total of 1,556 yards was the high-est yardage output during the first fivegames in a season in team history.

Romo closed out 2011 with one ofthe best statistical seasons of his career. he completed 346 pass-es (second in his career) on 522 attempts (second) with a 66.3completion percentage (second) for 4,184 yards (third), 31 touch-downs (second), 10 interceptions (second fewest in at least 10games played) for a career-best 102.5 passer rating. he was thirdin the league in completion percentage, fourth in passer rating, fifthin touchdowns, seventh in yards, tied for eighth in completions and11th in attempts.

The 2012 season was no different as the starter threw for aclub-record 4,903 yards (fourth 4,000-yard season) while also set-ting marks for attempts (648) and completions (425) with 28 touch-downs. he finished the season second in the league in completions,third in attempts and yards, fifth in completion percentage and sixthin touchdowns. he also became the first Cowboy to attempt 600-plus passes and complete at least 400. Romo became the eighthdifferent NFL passer to go at least 400-of-600 in a season.

Romo again had one of his best statistical years, finishing 2013completing 342-of-535 (63.9) passes for 3,828 yards with 31 touch-downs, 10 interceptions and a 96.7 quarterback rating. he barely

QUARTERBACK

Quarterback TD/INT DifferentialNFL Totals since 2006

Player TDs INTs DIF1. T. Brady ................262 74 +1882 P. Manning ............281 98 +1833. D. Brees ................302 134 +1684. P. Rivers ................242 112 +1305. T. Romo................230 107 +123

Dallas Cowboys all-time single-season Player (year) TDs INTs DIF

1. T. Romo (2011) ......31 10 +21T. Romo (2013) ......31 10 +21

3. T. Romo (2007) ......36 19 +17T. Romo (2009) ......26 9 +17

5. R. Staubach (1979) 27 11 +16T. Romo (2014) ......22 6 +16

7. D. Meredith (1966) ..24 12 +12T. Romo (2008) ......26 14 +12

missed his fifth career (third consecutive) 4,000-yard season aftermissing the season finale with a back injury he suffered in the Week16 win at Washington. he did record his third career 30-touchdownseason while his +21 touchdown to interception ratio tied his club-high and his 10 interceptions tied his third-lowest figure. he finished2013 fifth in the league in touchdowns, eighth in passer rating (96.7)and interceptions, ninth in completion percentage, 12th in yards,13th in completions and 14th in attempts.

overalll, Romo owns a 71-47 record as a starter and has com-pleted 2,642-of-4,070 passes for 32,084 yards with 230 touch-downs and 107 interceptions for his career.

Romo vs. San Francisco (9/7): Passed for 281 yards on 23-of-37 passes with one touchdown and three interceptions. his lonetouchdown toss allowed him to extend his franchise-best streak to29 consecutive games with a touchdown pass while also giving him209 for his career to break a tie with Kerry Collins and Kurt Warnerand tie Jim hart (209) for 30th on the league’s all-time passingtouchdowns list. Romo’s passing yards moved him past Jon Kitna(29,745) and Joe Ferguson (29,817) for 38th all-time in NFL histo-ry, while his 37 attempts allowed him to pass Craig Morton (3,786)and Ken Stabler (3,793) for 52nd on the league’s all-time attemptslist.

Romo @ Tennessee (9/14): Completed 19-of-29 passes for176 yards with one touchdown. Romo’s passing yards pushed himto 30,022 career passing yards to become only the secondCowboys quarterback to reach 30,000 career passing yards, join-ing Troy Aikman (32,942). he also became the 38th player in NFLhistory to reach that mark and only the fifth undrafted player to doso, joining Jim hart, Dave Krieg, Warren Moon and Kurt Warner.he reached the 30,000 milestone in 138 games to tie Kerry Collinsand Donovan McNabb as the 16th fastest player to reach thatmark. Along with his 210 career touchdown throws, Romo alsobecame the 31st player in league history to pass for over 30,000yards and throw for 200 touchdowns. his 176 yards moved himpast Randall Cunningham (29,979) for 37th in NFL history, whilehis 19 completions allowed him to pass John Brodie (2,469) for38th and his 29 attempts moved him above y.A. Tittle (3,817) for51st amongst all-time league passers. Romo’s touchdown allowedhim to continue his streak of consecutive games with a touchdownthrough 30 games to tie Dan Marino (1985-87) and BenRoethlisberger (2012-14) for the sixth-longest streak in NFL histo-ry. his touchdown toss was the 210th of his career to allow him tobreak a tie with hart for 30th all-time. With his passing touchdowngoing to Dez Bryant in the third quarter, it gave the duo their 35thtouchdown connection of their playing careers together andallowed Bryant to break a tie with Terrell owens (34) to becomeRomo’s top individual endzone target.

Romo @ St. Louis (9/21): Engineered his 21st come-from-behind victory - a franchise-best - in the fourth quarter or overtimeafter helping the team overcome a 21-point deficit, the most pointsovercome to win a game in a non-overtime game in team history.his 12-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Williams at the 6:13 markin the fourth quarter served as the go-ahead score. Finished thegame 18-of-23 (78.3%) for 217 yards with two touchdowns and aninterception. his touchdowns upped his streak of consecutivegames with a scoring pass to 31 games to break a tie with DanMarino and Ben Roethlisberger for the sixth-longest streak in NFLhistory, also the second-longest active streak. his touchdown passagainst the Rams was also his 35th consecutive road game with ascoring toss to extend his NFL record. Romo’s two touchdownsmoved his career total to 212 to tie y.A. Tittle and Terry Bradshawfor 28th on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns list, while his 18completions moved him past Jake Plummer (2,484) for 37th all-time.

Romo vs. New Orleans (9/28): Registered a 137.4 rating -ninth-best of his career - after passing for 262 yards on 22-of-29passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Romo’s 75.9completion percentage was his second consecutive game with a70.0 completion percentage-or-greater, marking the third time inhis career to record that streak in the same season. his 22 com-pletions gave him 2,521 for his career to become the second Dallasquarterback to reach 2,500 career completions (Aikman - 2,898)and the 37th NFL player to accomplish that feat. Romo’s threetouchdowns upped his franchise best total of multi-touchdowngames to 68, his games of three-or-more touchodwns to 33, andcontinued his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown through 32 games. Romo’s touchdown totals broke a tie with Tittleand Bradshaw (both with 212), moved him past John Brodie (214)and tied Carson Palmer (215) for 26th all-time.

Passing TouchdownLeaders Since 2006Player TDs

1. D. Brees......................3022. P. Manning ..................2813. T. Brady ......................2624. P. Rivers ....................2425. T. Romo ....................230

All-Time NFL QBRating Leaders

Player Rating1. Aaron Rodgers ........106.42. Peyton Manning ........97.83. Tony Romo ..............96.94. Steve young ..............96.85. Philip Rivers ..............96.4

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Romo vs. Houston (10/5): Threw for 324 yards on 28-of-41passes with two touchdowns and an interception. Romo’s yardageoutput allowed him to pass Norm Snead (30,797) for 37th on theleague’s all-time list while also giving him his 45th career 300-yardgame. his touchdowns upped his streak of consecutive games witha score to 33 while also marking his 69th career multi-touchdowngame. Romo’s 28 attempts moved him past Rich Gannon (2,533)for 36th, while his 41 attempts allowed him to pass Terry Bradshaw(3,901) and Jim harbaugh (3,918) for 49th all-time.

Romo @ Seattle (10/12): Made his 114th career start to tieRoger Staubach (114) for the second-most quarterback starts inteam history. Totaled 250 yards on 21-of-32 passes with two touch-downs while engineering his 22nd comeback victory in the fourthquarter or overtime after entering the fourth quarter down by threepoints. Romo’s 110.2 quarterback rating marked the 58th of hiscareer. his two touchdown passes improved his streak of consec-utive games with a scoring toss to 34 overall and 36 on the roadand was his 70th career multi-touchdown game.

Romo vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): In his 115th career start, sur-passed Staubach (114) for the second-most quarterback starts inteam history and passed for 279 yards on 17-of-23 passes withthree touchdowns and one interception for a 135.7 quarterback rat-ing. Romo completed nine-of-nine passes in the second half tomark the fourth time in his career he completed 100% of his sec-ond half passes, and the first since a win against oakland(11/28/13). his yardage allowed him to pass Steve McNair (31,304)for 36th all-time amongst passing yards while also passing PhilSimms (2,576) for 35th on the completions list and Jeff George(3,967) for 48th in all-time attempts. his quarterback rating of 135.7was his 59th career 100-plus raing game and fourth of the 2014season while he also completed 73.9% of his passes - the thirdtime this season that he has completed 70.0 percent-or-better ofhis passes in a game. Romo’s three touchdown tosses upped hisconsecutive games with a touchdown to 35 while also marked his71st multi-touchdown game and 34th with three-or-more scoringtosses.

Romo vs. Washington (10/27): Improved his streak of con-secutive games with a touchdown pass to 36, completing 17-of-28passes for 209 yards and one score on a five-yard pass to DezBryant. Left the game in the third quarter with a back injury butreturned to play in the fourth quarter and overtime. With 209 yardsthrough the air, Romo surpassed Troy Aikman for the most careerpassing yards at home in Cowboys history.

Romo vs. Arizona (11/2): Inactive due to injury (back).Romo @ Jacksonville (11/9): Returned to action with the

start and completed 20-of-27 passes for 246 yards with threetouchdowns, no interceptions and a rating of 138.8. he improvedboth streaks of consecutive games with a touchdown pass - whilesurpassing Brett Favre (36, 2002-04) for the fifth-longest streak -and consecutive road games with a touchdown pass to 37. histhree scores marked his 72nd career multi-touchdown game andhis 35th with three-or-more. his 74.1 completion percentage washis 40th career game with 70.0-or-better completion percentage tosurpass Aikman (39) for the most in team history. Romo’s 138.8rating was a season-high, the ninth-highest of his career and his60th career game with a 100-plus rating.

Romo @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Connected on 18-of-26 passesfor 275 yards with a season-high four touchdowns, no interceptionsand a quarterback rating of 143.4. With less than 3:00 left in thegame, Romo led the team to his 23rd career comeback victory withthe go-ahead 13-yard touchdown toss to Dez Bryant. Romo’s fourscoring tosses improved his streak of consecutive games with atouchdown pass and consecutive road games to 38. his fourtouchdowns marked the ninth time of his career to break a tie withDanny White (eight) and establish a franchise-record for most four-touchdown games in team history. It was also his 73rd multi-touch-down game and 36th with three-or-more scores. Romo’s 143.4 rat-ing was the fifth-highest of his career and his 61st career gamewith a 100-plus rating. his yardage total allowed him to pass MarkBrunell (32,072) for 34th on the league’s all-time passing yards list.

The Cowboys added a former first round draft pick (22nd over-all) to backup and learn from Romo when they signed BrandonWeeden through free agency in 2014. Weeden, a four-year pro,comes to Dallas after starting 20 of his 23 career games inCleveland (2012-2014). Weeden spent the 2014 offseason gainingvaluable snaps at the quarterback position while Romo (back) wasfinishing his rehab. For his career, he has completed 438-of-784passes for 5,116 yards with 23 touchdowns and 26 interceptions.

Weeden vs. Washington (10/27): Made his Cowboys debutreplacing Romo (back) in the third quarter and leading Dallas toscores on both his drives before Romo returned. Completed four-of-six passes for 69 yards with a 25-yard touchdown strike to JasonWitten, and a quarterback rating of 145.1.

Weeden vs. Arizona (11/2): Made his first start as a Cowboy,completing 18-of-33 passes for a touchdown and two interceptions.Engineered two scoring drives, one for a field goal and the other athree-yard pass to Dez Bryant. Became the 37th player in team his-tory to start at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, and after theloss, dropped the record for quarterbacks making their first start forthe Cowboys to 14-23.

Dustin Vaughan, a Calallen high School (Corpus Christi,Texas) product, was signed by Dallas as an undrafted free agentout of West Texas A&M, where he threw for the third-most yards (4,712) and second-most touchdowns (45) in school history as a junior.

The Dallas Cowboys bring back a solid stable of running backsin 2014, returning the club’s top three rushers and their lead block-er. Last season, the talented and youthful backfield was headed upby 2011 third round choice DeMarco Murray. he shared the back-field with a pair of former 2012 undrafted free agent Lance Dunbarand 2013 fifth round draft pick Joseph Randle. Dunbar landed onReserve/Injured with a knee injury following the Thanksgivinggame, and the club signed Tyler Clutts, a fourth-year fullback inthe final weeks of the regular season to improve the club’s leadblocking.

Murray was a heralded multi-purpose running back out ofoklahoma, leaving school with career records in total touchdowns(65), points scored (390), kickoff return average (27.6) and all-pur-pose yards (6,718). he quickly established his ability at the pro levelafter rushing for a club record 253 yards on 25 carries against St.Louis (10/23/11). Following his record rushing performance, Murraytook on the starting role until injuring his right ankle against the N.y.Giants (12/11/11). For his rookieseason, he rushed 164 times for897 yards, two touchdowns and a5.5-yard average. his yardagewas good for 13th in the league,tops among rookies, and his aver-age was tied for the league leadamong running backs with at least150 carries. Before landing on theinjured list, Murray totaled the bestthree, four and six-game rushing totals in franchise history.

In 2012 Murray rushed 161 times for 663 yards (4.1 yards-per-carry) and four touchdowns, missing six games with a sprained foot.

Murray came into his own through the final half of the 2013 sea-son, placing third in the league in rushing yards (693) and tying forthird in touchdowns (six) in the final eight games. For the season,Murray registered his first career 1,000-yard season which was alsothe first by a Dallas rusher since Julius Jones in 2006. he finishedwith 1,121 yards (18th in a season in team history) and nine touch-downs - tied for 16th and the most since Marion Barber’s 14 in 2006.his yardage total was good for 10th in the league and his touch-downs were tied for sixth.

Through his career, Murray has rushed 810 times for 4,035 yards (5.0 avg.) with 22 touchdowns, and the club has an 18-1record when he rushes at least 20 times in a game.

Murray vs. San Francisco (9/7): Rushed for 118 yards on 22carries with a touchdown. Murray’s 100-yard performance was theeighth of his career and also marked the first time that a 49ersdefense has allowed a 100-yard rusher in 17 games dating back tothe 2012 season (Marshawn Lynch, 111 yards - at Seattle,12/23/12). his 118 rushing yards allowed him to surpass FelixJones (2,728) for 10th all-time amongst Cowboys career rushingyards leaders. Murray had 95 yards and six rushing first downs inthe first half - the fourth-most yards of his career and the 16th-mostin team history during the first half of a game - and was responsi-ble for eight overall first downs by rush. his touchdown was the16th of his career and broke a tie with Don Meredith (15) and tiedDuane Thomas for 15th on the club’s all-time rushing touchdownslist. Murray’s 22 carries marked his 12th career game with 20+ car-ries, but with the loss the team’s record of games in which he had20-or-more carries suffered its first loss as it moved to 11-1.

Murray @ Tennessee (9/14): Toted the ball 29 times for 167yards - the third-most of his career - and a touchdown and was

RUNNING BACK

NFL Rushing Yards LeadersSince Week 10 of 2013

Player Yds1. DeMarco Murray ........2,0162. LeSean McCoy ............1,6893. Le’Veon Bell ................1,5294. Matt Forte ....................1,5035. Marshawn Lynch ..........1,415

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named FedEx Ground Player of the Week. his yardage outputgave him his second consecutive game with over 100 rushingyards - the third time of his career to have back-to-back 100-yardgames - to become the third player in team history to eclipse the100-yard mark in back-to-back games to open a season and thefirst since Emmith Smith in 1999. Murray had 115 yards in the firsthalf to mark the most of his career and the fourth-most in team his-tory during the first half since 1991, the furthest back the stat canbe tracked. his 29 carries gave him 583 for his career to pass FelixJones (569) for 11th on the club’s all-time list, and also improvedthe team’s record to 12-1 when he has 20-or-more carries.Murray’s rushing touchdown allowed him to break a tie with DuaneThomas (16) for 15th on on the club’s all-time rushing touchdowns list. he also ran for a career-high 10 first downs to tie for the third-most all-time in a single game in Cowboys history.

Murray @ St. Louis (9/21): Tallied 100 yards and a touch-down on 24 carries. Murray’s rushing performance was his thirdconsecutive game with 100 yards to tie his career-best for 100-yardoutings in a season and mark the first time of his career to havethree consecutive games with 100 yards. he became the fourthplayer (Tony Dorsett, Emmitt Smith, Julius Jones) to record thestreak, mark the 13th time in team history that a player had threeconsecutive 100-yard games and the first since Julius Jones in2006. Murray also became only the third player in team history torecord 100 yards in each of the first three games of the season, joining Dorsett and Smith. his three-game total of 385 rushingyards were the fourth-most over the first three games of a seasonin team history. his yardage total also allowed him to surpass 3,000for his career, doing it in his 40th career game to tie Julius Jonesas the third-fastest player to reach that mark. Murray’s rushingtouchdown upped his career total to 18 to tie Jones for 14th all-timein team history, whiel it also marked his third consecutive gamewith a rushing score to tie his career-best set in 2012. Murray is also one-of four Cowboys to begin a season with rushing touch-downs in each of the first three games, joining Smith, MarionBarber and Calvin hill. his 24 carries marked the 14th time of hiscareer with 20-or-more carries - and third consecutive game - asthe club improved to 13-1 in those games. Murray’s attempts alsogave him 617 for his career to become the 11th player in team his-tory to reach 600 carries and passed Ron Springs for 10th on theteam’s all-time list.

Murray vs. New Orleans (9/28): Rushed 24 times for 149yards - fourth-highest of his career - with two touchdowns to markhis 11th career 100-yard game. Murray became the seventh play-er to open the season with four consecutive 100-yard rushinggames, and the fourth player to open the season with four consec-utive games with 100 yards and a touchdown. he was also only thethird player in team history to record a streak of four consecutive100 yard games. his 534 yards through the first four games are thesecond-most in team history. Murray’s two touchdowns allowedhim to become one-of-two Cowboys running backs to begin a sea-son with rushing touchdowns in each of the first four games, join-ing Smith who did it twice (1994, 1995), while also establishing acareer-mark. his touchdown total gave him 20 for his career tobecome the 12th player in team history to reach that mark as he moved past Julius Jones (18), Doug Dennison (19), TimmyNewsome (19) and tie Roger Staubach (20) for 11th on the team’sall-time rushing touchdowns list. his two touchdowns also markedthe third multi-touchdown game of his career. Murray’s 24 carriesmarked the 15th of time in his career with 20-or-more-carries - andfourth consecutive game to tie the longest streak of his career. Theclub also improved to 14-1 when he has 20-or-more carries.

Murray vs. Houston (10/5): had a career-best 31 carries for136 yards - seventh-most in his career. Murray’s 100-yard outing was his fifth consecutive game with that total to become the thirdplayer in NFL history - first player in team history - to record astreak of five consecutive games to open the season with 100 rush-ing yards. It was also only the fourth time in league history that aplayer had accomplished that feat. Murray’s 670 rushing yardsthrough the first five games of the season are the most in team his-tory and the fifth-most in NFL history. his 31 carries were his fifthconsecutive game with 20-or-more carries, establishing a career-long streak, while also tying the eighth-longest streak in team his-tory. Murray also finished second on the team with six receptionsfor 56 yards to post 192 total yards from scrimmage in the contest.

Murray @ Seattle (10/12): Rushed 29 times for 115 yards anda touchdown. Murray became the second player in NFL historybehind Jim Brown in 1958 to post six consecutive 100-yard games

to open a season. It was his 13th career 100-yard game. Murray’s29 carries gave him 701 for his career to become the 10th playerin team history to reach 700 career carries. Murray’s carries alsomarked the 17th time in his career with 20-of-more carries as theteam moved to 16-1 with the victory while also tying for the sev-enth-longest streak in team history with his sixth consecutive gamewith 20-or-more carries. his 15-yard touchdown in the fourth quar-ter gave him 21 for his career to break a tie with Roger Staubach(20) for 11th on the team’s all-time rushing touchdown list.

Murray vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Compiled 128 yards on 28carries and one touchdown. Became the first player in NFL historyto record a streak of seven consecutive games to open the seasonwith 100 yards. Murray’s 913 yards through seven games are themost in team history and sixth-most in NFL history. his rushingyards also allowed him to pass Julius Jones (3,484) and herschelWalker (3,491) for eighth on the club’s all-time rushing list. his 28carries were the 18th time of his career with 20-or-more attempts,and the team improved to 17-1 in those contests with the win.Murray’s carries were also his seventh consecutive game with 20-or-more carries this season, a career-best, while also tying for thefifth-longest streak in team history.

Murray vs. Washington (10/27): Rushed 19 times for 141yards (7.4) with a long run of 51 yards, the second-longest run ofhis career. Murray’s 141 rushing yards in the game gave him 1,054on the season. By reaching 1,000 yards in his eighth game of the2014 season, Murray became the fastest rusher in team history toreach that mark and tied for the fifth-fastest to reach 1,000 yards ina single season in NFL history. he also became the fourth player inCowboys history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons,joining Calvin hill, Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith. Murray contin-ued his NFL record of consecutive games with 100 rushing yardsto begin a season with his effort against the Redskins, making iteight straight 100-yard games on the ground.

By reaching eight 100-yard games, Murray – who had onlyseven career 100 yard games entering the 2014 season – toppedLeSean McCoy’s NFL-high seven 100-yard games he reached in2013 by the eighth game of the 2014 season. Murray also caughtfour passes for a career-high 80 yards. his 80 receiving yards gavehim 1,023 for his career. By reaching that mark, Murray becamethe 15th Cowboys running back to reach 1,000 career receivingyards.

Murray vs. Arizona (11/2): Rushed 19 times 79 yards. By notrushing for 100 yards, he broke a streak of eight 100-yard gamesto open the season, the longest such streak in NFL history.Through nine games, Murray has rushed for 1,133 yards, surpass-ing his rushing yard total from last season (1,121) and establishinga career-high. his rushing yards through the first nine games arethe second-most in team history through nine games (Smith,1,137) and the ninth-most in league history. his carries total gavehim 225 on the season to surpass his previous career-best of 217carries set last season.

Murray @ Jacksonville (11/9): Carried the ball 19 times for100 yards while also hauling in a career-high tying six passes for31 yards. Murray’s 100 yards gave him 3,914 for his career to topWalt Garrison (3,886) for seventh on the club’s all-time rushingyards list. his 100-yard game was the 16th of his career to tieCalvin hill (16) for the third-most in team history, and was his ninthof 2014 to tie Tony Dorsett (1981) and Emmitt Smith (1999) for thesecond-most 100-yard games in a single-season.

Murray @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Compiled 121 rushing yardson 24 carries to give him his 10th 100-yard game of the season and17th of his career to break a tie with hill (16) for third on the team’sall-time list. Murray’s 24 carries marked his 19th career game with20-or-more rushing attempts, and with the victory, the team movedto 18-1 when he reaches that mark. his yardage total allowed himto surpass 4,000 career rushing yards to become the seventh play-er in team history to get there, and did it in his 48th career game toserve as the second-fastest player (Emmitt Smith - 47) to get therein team history. his carries also topped him over 800 for his careerto become the 10th player in franchise history to reach that mark.

Dunbar also had a stellar rookie preseason in 2012 to earn aspot on Dallas’ practice squad for the first three weeks of the sea-son. he got the call to the active roster on oct. 8 and played in 12games, rushing for 75 yards on 21 carries and finishing fourth with10 special teams tackles. he returned in 2013 and showed flashesafter rushing for 150 yards on 30 carries before landing onReserve/Injured on Dec. 3 with a knee injury suffered during theoakland (11/28) game. he finished the 2013 season with 164yards on the ground on 54 carries while also catching seven pass

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Dunbar vs. San Francisco (9/7): Tied a career-best with three receptions for 21 yards.

Dunbar @ Tennessee (9/14): Rushed 11 times for 27 yardsas part of an running attack that totaled 220 yards on 43 carries(5.1).

Dunbar vs. New Orleans (9/28): Caught two passes for 36yards with a 24-yard reception.

Dunbar vs. Arizona (11/2): Rushed three times for nine yardsand added two catches for a career-best 52 yards, includingcareer-long 40-yard reception on a screen pass in the first quarterto set up a Dan Bailey field goal.

During the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Dallas selectedRandle from oklahoma State. he finished his college career eighthin school history with 3,085 rushing yards, fourth all-time in rushingtouchdowns (40) and 10th in total points scored (258). he saw timeas a starter in 2013 while Murray was sidelined with injury andrushed 54 times for 164 yards and two touchdowns.

Randle @ Seattle (10/12): helped spell Murray while totalinga season-best 52 yards on five carries, including a career-long rushof 38 yards - the longest allowed against the Seahawks defensethis season.

Randle vs. Washington (10/27): Average a team-high 7.7yards-per-carry on three rushes with a long of 12 yards.

running back, cont.Randle @ Jacksonville (11/9): Totaled 56 yards - second-

highest of his career - on seven carries along with a career-long40-yard touchdown romp in the third quarter.

Clutts, signed by the team late in 2013, is a fourth-year prowho has previously played for the houston Texans (2012) andMiami Dolphins (2013) while seeing action in 36 games with ninestarts and contributing eight catches for 48 yards, one kickoff fornine yards and a fumble recovery during his NFL career.

Clutts @ Tennessee (9/14): Paved the way for a rushingattack that gained 220 yards - the most since the club had 227yards at Baltimore (10/14/12) - on 43 carries (5.1 avg.) and onetouchdown. Clutts also helped Murray rush for 167 yards - third-most of his career - on a career-high 29 carries and a career-high10 first downs and mark the second consecutive game that he wentover 100 yards while noting that he became the third player in teamhistory to eclipse the 100-yard mark in back-to-back games to opena season and the first since Emmitt Smith in 1999.

Clutts @ St. Louis (9/21): Blocked for Murray to rush for 100yards in the third consecutive game to become the third player inteam history to post 100 yards in each of the first three games ofthe season.

Clutts vs. New Orleans (9/28): For the fourth consecutivegame, helped pave the way for Murray to rush for 149 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns.

Clutts vs. Houston (10/5): helped clear the way for Murray torush for 136 yards on a career-best 31 carries. It allowed him tobecome the third player in NFL history to record a streak of fiveconsecutive games to open the season.

Clutts @ Seattle (10/12): once more blocked for Murray toreach 100 yards in his sixth consecutive game - the second playerin NFL history to accomplish that feat. Clutts also helped with thetotal rushing attack as it compiled 162 yards on the ground includ-ing 94 yards in the first half to mark the most rushing yards Seattlehas given up in a first half this season and the highest total theyhave allowed in a game.

Clutts vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): helped Murray make historyby becoming the first player in the league to post seven consecu-tive games with 100 rushing yards to open a season afer a 128-yard performance on the ground.

Clutts vs. Washington (10/27): Blocked for Murray’s eighthconsecutive 100-yard rushing game to start the 2014 season, anNFL record, and has helped pave the way for Murray to run for1,054 yards through eight games, the fastest rusher in Cowboyshistory to reach the 1,000-yard plateau.

Clutts @ Jacksonville (11/9): Cleared the path for a rushingattack that totaled 151 yards on the ground, including Murray’sninth 100-yard outing while also adding 56 yards from Randle.

Clutts @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Made his first start as a Cowboywhile blocking for Murray’s 10th 100-yard rushing game of the sea-son - good for second-most in team history.

In 2014, the Dallas Cowboys receiving corps will once againWIDE RECEIVER

be led by emerging young star Dez Bryant and followed closely byyoung and talented wideouts including 2013 third round draft pickTerrance Williams, versatile receivers Dwayne Harris and ColeBeasley and 2014 fifth round draft choice Devin Street(Pittsburgh).

Bryant, a former oklahoma Statestar, paid immediate dividends for theCowboys after being drafted in the firstround of the 2010 NFL Draft as both areceiver and returner, finishing secondall-time among club rookies with 45receptions for 564 yards - fifth all-timeamong Dallas rookies - and six touch-downs, tied for second all-time amongCowboys rookies. on punt returns,Bryant took back two punts for scoresto become the seventh Cowboy toaccomplish the feat and only the sec-ond rookie to do so. Along with his sixreceiving touchdowns, Bryant’s eighttotal scores tied him for fourth all-timeamong Dallas rookies.

In 2011 Bryant finished his secondpro season second on the team in

receptions (63), receiving yards (928) and touchdown catches(nine). Bryant’s finish to the 2012 season allowed him to place thirdin the league with a then career-best 12 receiving touchdowns (tiedfor fifth in team history) and tops on the team, sixth in the league witha career-best 1,382 receiving yards (fourth in team history). his 92catches were a career-best, second on the team, tied for 10th in theleague and seventh all-time in team history.

Coming off a stellar second half of 2012 - led the NFL with 10touchdowns, was third with 879 yards and sixth with 50 catches ineight games - Bryant started 2013 where he left off. By season’send, Bryant tied for third in the league with a career-high 13 touch-downs (tied for third in Cowboys history), eighth with a career-high93 catches (tied for sixth in club history) and 13th with 1,233 yards(ninth in team books), as well as his first Pro Bowl selection.

Bryant has 356 catches for 4,983 yards (14.0 avg.) and 50touchdowns through his career. 

Bryant vs. San Francisco (9/7): Second on the team with 55yards on four catches. Bryant’s receptions total allowed him topass Daryl Johnston (294) for 11th on the club’s all-time receptionslist. he snapped a five-game streak of consecutive games with atouchdown catch dating back to 2013. The five-game streak wasthe third-longest in team history.

Bryant @ Tennessee (9/14): Led the team with 10 receptionsfor 103 yards and a touchdown. It marked his fourth career gamewith 10-or-more receptions and the fourth-most of his career. Bryant’s receptions total upped his career total to 307 to pass Doug Cosbie (300) and Miles Austin (301) for ninth on the club’s all-timereceptions list, while it also allowed him to become the 11th playerin team history to reach 300 career receptions, reaching that markin his 61st game to become the fastest player in team history toreach that mark. Bryant’s 103 receiving yards were his 11th of hiscareer to tie Terrell owens for ninth in team history, and his touch-down catch gave him 41 for his career to tie Bill Joe DuPree for seventh all-time.

Bryant @ St. Louis (9/21): had a team-best six catches for89 yards and a 68-yard touchdown. Bryant’s scoring catch gavehim 42 for his career to break a tie with Billy Joe DuPree for sev-enth on the team’s all-time list.

Bryant vs. New Orleans (9/28): had three catches for 44yards and a touchdown - the third consecutive game with a scoringreception to tie the fourth-longest streak of his career.

Bryant vs. Houston (10/5): Led the team with nine receptionsfor 85 yards and a touchdown. his scoring catch pushed his streakto four games with a touchdown reception - third-longest of hiscareer.

Bryant @ Seattle (10/12): Made four receptions for 63 yards.Bryant’s receiving yardage allowed him to pass Miles Austin(4,481) for seventh in team history. he also snapped a five-gamestreak with a touchdown catch by failing to catch a scoring toss.

Bryant vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Caught nine passes for 151yards - third-most of his career - to mark his 12th career 100-yardreceiving game to tie for seventh in team history. Six of Bryant’snine receptions went for first downs, tying for the fourth-most in asingle game of his career.

Bryant vs. Washington (10/27): had three receptions for 30yards, including a five-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo togive Dallas the lead in the second quarter.

NFL Receiving Leaderssince Week 10, 2012

TouchdownsPlayer TDs

1. Dez Bryant ..................332. Demaryius Thomas ......292. Jimmy Graham ............274. Julius Thomas ..............24

Brandon Marshall ........24Yards

Player Yards1. Demaryius Thomas ..3,3002. Calvin Johnson........3,2673. Andre Johnson ........3,1104. Dez Bryant ............2,9915. Antonio Brown ........2,948

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Bryant vs. Arizona (11/2): Caught two passes in the game,both coming on the final Cowboys drive with one going for a three-yard touchdown from Brandon Weeden. his touchdown markedthe sixth of the season for Bryant, tying his 2010 season total forthe fourth-most touchdowns in a single-season for his career.

Bryant @ Jacksonville (11/9): hauled in six passes for 158yards and two touchdowns - all in the second quarter. Bryant’s 158yards in the second quarter were the most by a Cowboys receiverin a single quarter and a first half in team history. his 100-yardgame was the 13th of his career to break a tie with Lance Rentzeland Frank Clarke to claim sole possession for the seventh-most100-yard games in team history. Bryant’s two scores gave him histhird consecutive game with a touchdown catch to tie for the fifth-longest streak of his career and mark his 10th career multi-touch-down game to break a tie with Clarke, Tony hill and Michael Irvin(all with nine) to rank as the second-most in team history.

Bryant @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Collected seven passes for 86yards and two touchdowns. Bryant’s two scores gave him 50 for hiscareer to break a tie with Drew Pearson (48) and tie Frank Clarke(50) for fifth on the club’s all-time list. The scores also made himthe sixth player in team history to reach 50, and by doing it in his70th game, he became the second-fastest player in team historyand seventh-fastest player in NFL history to reach that plateau. Italso marked 10 touchdowns on the season for Bryant, as it was histhird straight season with 10 touchdowns to tie Terrell owens(2006-08) for the second-longest streak in franchise history withthree overall and three consecutive seasons with 10-or-moretouchdowns. Bryant also moved his streak of consecutive gameswith a touchdown catch to four to tie the third-longest streak of hiscareer, and was his 11th career multi-touchdown game and thethird time to have back-to-back multi-touchdown games, a fran-chise-best.

The Cowboys added a big and physical receiver when theydrafted Terrance Williams (Baylor) in the third round of the 2013NFL Draft. Williams, a Dallas native, comes to his hometown NFLteam after a three-year playing career in Waco, Texas that had himwith 3,334 yards and 27 touchdowns on 202 receptions. In threeyears, he racked up a school-record 4,693 all-purpose yards byadding 1,180 kickoff return yards, 17 rushing yards and 162 puntreturn yards. Williams finished his rookie season fourth on the teamwith 44 catches (tied for fourth in a season among club rookies) for736 yards (third on the team - fourth all-time among Dallas rookies)and third with five touchdowns (tied for fourth all-time among club rookies). he was third among league rookies in receiving yards,tied for fourth in touchdowns, and 10th in receptions.

Williams vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made four receptions for50 yards and a touchdown.

Williams @ St. Louis (9/21): Caught the go-ahead 12-yardscore from Romo in the fourth quarter to complete the team’scomeback from a 21-point deficit. had two catches for 32 yardsand a touchdown.

Williams vs. New Orleans (9/28): Led the team with sixcatches for 77 yards and two touchdowns - the first multi-touchdown game of his career.

Williams vs. Houston (10/5): had two receptions for 71 yardsand a touchdown. Williams’ 43-yard scoring catch marked his thirdconscecutive game with a touchdown reception, the second-longest streak of his career.

Williams @ Seattle (10/12): Caught two passes for 70 yardswith a crucial catch on third-and-20 that led to the go-ahead touch-down for the victory. Williams’ receiving yardage pushed him overthe 1,000-yard barrier to become the 44th player in team history todo so. he failed to catch a touchdown to snap a streak of three con-secutive games with a scoring toss, the second-longest streak ofhis career.

Williams vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): had one catch for an 18-yard touchdown to mark his sixth scoring reception of the year,establishing a single-season career-best.

Williams vs. Washington (10/27): Caught a team-leading sixpasses for 69 yards, including four catches in the fourth quarterwhen Dallas was trying to drive down the field for the late win.

Dallas drafted Dwayne Harris in the sixth round of the 2011NFL draft to add a versatile player who can contribute on offenseand on special teams. harris spent a portion of his rookie seasonon Dallas’ practice squad but appeared in eight games as a returnman. he saw more playing time in 2012, appearing in all 16 gamesas the club’s primary punt returner while adding kickoff duties forthe final six games. he also came onto the scene as a receiverthrough the final seven games of the season, catching 17 passesfor 222 yards and a touchdown. In 2013 harris was utilized more

as a return specialist, but still had a pair of scores with 80 yards onnine catches.

Harris vs. San Francisco (9/7): hauled in a career-long catchof 56 yards (team best) on a third-and-18 in the third quarter.

Harris vs. Houston (10/5): Caught three passes for 30 yards.Cole Beasley, an undrafted 2012 rookie, impressed coaches

enough through the preseason to earn a nod on the 53-man roster.After a career at nearby Southern Methodist University, Beasley’srookie season saw him take on the role as a slot receiver, finishingwith 15 catches for 128 yards. In 2013 Beasley played in 14 gamesand earned the first three starts of his career, becoming a depend-able third receiver. For the season, Beasley caught 39 passes for368 yards and two touchdowns. of his 39 receptions, 20 went forfirst downs with 13 converting on third or fourth down (second onthe team).

Beasley vs. San Francisco (9/7): had four catches - all forfirst downs with two on third-down - for 42 yards.

Beasley vs. Houston (10/5): Made four grabs for 23 yards.Beasley vs. Washington (10/27): Caught one pass for 11

yards and a first down.Beasley @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): hauled in a career-long 45-

yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to mark his first touch-down of the season and third of his career. Finished the game withtwo catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.

In Devin Street, the Cowboys were able to grab Pittsburgh’sall-time leading receiver as the rookie caught a school-record 202recpetions during his collegiate career. Street’s 2,901 yards receiv-ing were third-best at the university and his 16 touchdown recep-tions tied for seventh.

Street vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made his NFL debut and caught two passes for 18 yards.

A staple in the Cowboys offense virtually since the day he wasdrafted, Jason Witten led the charge at tight end. With his selectionto his seventh consecutive and overall Pro Bowl in 2010, Witten hasmade more appearances than any other tight end in club history. headded his ninth career Pro Bowl as an alternate following the 2013season. In finishing his 11th pro season, Witten is one of the most

prolific tight ends in league historyand one of the top receivers in fran-chise history. he has strung togeth-er 10 consecutive seasons with atleast 50 catches (one-of-two tightends to accomplish the feat) and 10of 60 catches (one-of-three to do it).he has topped 70 catches in a sea-son eight times, 80 catches in aseason six times, and in fourstraight (2007-10), and has talliedat least 90 catches in a season fourtimes - tied for the most by a tightend in league history. he finished

2012 with an all-time NFL tight end record 110 catches while also sur-passing Michael Irvin (750) for the team’s top receptions spot.Additionally, he has led the team in receptions seven times throughhis career, including six straight (2007-12).

Witten burst onto the scene as a pass-catching threat in justhis second season (2004) with a then club tight end record 87catches and 980 yards with six touchdowns. his receptions and-yardage totals slipped a little in 2005 (66 for 757) but his touchdowntotal repeated itself (six). More receiving threats emerged in 2006as his receiving totals from the previous season were virtually mir-rored (64 for 754), but he again bounced to the forefront in 2007with a team tight end record 96 catches for 1,145 yards - the first1,000-yard season in team history by a tight end and a then career-best seven touchdowns.

Witten finished 2008 with 81 catches for 952 yards with fourtouchdowns but again topped 90 catches (94) and 1,000 yards(1,030) with two touchdowns in 2009. The 2010 season was also amirror from the previous season as he caught 94 passes (topsamong league tight ends) for 1,002 yards and a club tight endrecord tying nine scores. he became the fifth tight end in leaguehistory (Kellen Winslow Sr., Todd Christensen, Shannon Sharpeand Tony Gonzalez) to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. healso became the second tight end to have back-to-back 90-catchseasons (Tony Gonzalez).

In 2011 Witten paced the club for the fifth straight season, and

All-Time Dallas CowboysReceiving Leaders

Receptions 1. Jason Witten ......922 (2003-14)2. Michael Irvin ........750 (1988-99)3. Drew Pearson......489 (1973-83)4. Emmitt Smith .......486 (1990-02)5. Tony hill ...............479 (1977-86)

Receiving Yards 1. Michael Irvin....11,904 (1988-99)2. Jason Witten .10,260 (2003-14)3. Tony hill ............7,988 (1977-86)4. Drew Pearson...7,822 (1973-83)5. Bob hayes ........7,295 (1965-74)

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sixth overall, with his 79 catches. he also led the team with 942yards - his fifth straight, sixth overall, season - with at least 900yards and was fourth with five touchdown catches.

Witten closed out his 10th season (2012) with a team-best andall-time NFL tight end record 110 catches for his fourth 1,000-yard season (1,039 - second on the team) and three touchdowns.

In Week 1 of 2013, Witten became the second Dallas Cowboy(Irvin) and third league tight end (Gonzalez and Sharpe) to reachthe 9,000-yard milestone. he finished the season second on thesquad with 73 catches, 851 yards and eight touchdowns.

on a 34-yard catch in Week 5 of 2014 against houston (10/5),Witten reached 10,000 career receiving yards to become the sec-ond Cowboy and third tight end in NFL history to reach that mark.

A model of durability, Witten has played in 185 of a possible186 games, missing just one with a broken jaw in 2003. For hiscareer, he has 922 catches (tops in team history) for 10,260 yards(second). his 56 career touchdown catches are good for third. he has the top-five single-season receiving yards totals by a tight endin club history, seven of the top-10 and is only the second Dallaspass catcher to reach 8,000, 9,000 and 10,000 career receiving yards.

Witten vs. San Francisco (9/7): Was limited to two catchesfor 14 yards.

Witten @ Tennessee (9/14): Made four catches for 32 yards.Witten @ St. Louis (9/21): Caught four passes for 49 yards

including four for first downs.Witten vs. New Orleans (9/28): Finished with five receptions

for 61 yards, including four for first downs and three on third down.Witten vs. Houston (10/5): Logged four receptions for 59

yards while playing in his 176th consecutive game, tying Dalehellestrae (176, 1990-00) for the second-longest streak in teamhistory. on a 34-yard catch - a season-long - Witten reached10,000 career receiving yards to become the second DallasCowboy (Irvin), the third tight end in the league and the 41st play-er overall in NFL history to do so. he did it in his 180th career gameto become the second-fastest tight end to reach 10,000 career receiving yards.

Witten @ Seattle (10/12): Played in his 177th consecutivegame to break a tie with hellestrae for the second-longest streak inteam history. Witten had two receptions for 24 yards and a touch-down to reach 900 catches for his career and become the secondtight end in NFL history to reach that mark, the first Dallas Cowboyand the 16th player in NFL history to do so. he reached 900 recep-tions in 181 games to become the fastest tight end and the eighth-fastest overall player in league history to reach that milestone.Witten became the 16th player in NFL history - and only the sec-ond tight end (Gonzalez) - to reach both 900 career receptions and10,000 career yards. his touchdown gave him 53 for his career tobreak a tie with Casper and tie Dallas Clark (53) for seventh-mosttouchdowns by an NFL tight end.

Witten vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): had two grabs for 27 yards tomove past Shannon Sharpe (10,060) for the second-most receiv-ing yards by an NFL tight end and the 40th all-time amongst NFLreceivers.

Witten vs. Washington (10/27): Caught five passes for 70yards, including a 25-yard scoring strike from Brandon Weeden totie the game in the fourth quarter.

Witten vs. Arizona (11/2): Led the team with six receptions for62 yards.

Witten @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made five catches for 33 yardsand a touchdown. Witten’s yardage alllowed him to pass AndreRison (10,205) for 37th on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list.his touchdown allowed him to break a tie with Walls (54) and tieVernon Davis (55) for the fifth-most receiving touchdowns by a tightend in NFL history.

Witten @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Finished the night with fourgrabs for 30 yards and one touchdown. Witten’s receptions totalpushed him over 40 for the season to mark his 11th career - and11th consecutive - season with 40 receptions-or-more. By reachingthat number, he became the fourth tight end in NFL history to reach

11 seasons with at least 40 receptions and the third tight end toaccomplish the feat in 11 consecutive seasons. his receptions tallyalso allowed him to pass Torry holt (920) for 15th amongst all-timepass catchers.

With a strong emphasis on the two-tight end set in Dallas, theCowboys picked up a big target capable of stretching the field andwinning one-on-one matchups when they drafted Gavin Escobarout of San Diego State in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.Escobar collected nine passes for 134 yards and two touchdownsas a rookie.

Escobar @ Tennessee (9/14): Caught his first pass of theseason for five yards.

Escobar @ Seattle (10/12): hauled in a two-yard touchdownin the first quarter.

Escobar vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Posted career-highs inreceptions (three), receiving yards (65), long catch (26) and touch-downs (two). his two scores marked his first career multi-touchdown game.

James Hanna came to Dallas in 2012 as the club’s sixthround draft pick. hanna prepped at nearby Flower Mound highSchool and played collegiately just up the interstate at oklahoma,and has caught 20 passes for 159 yards in 32 games with 10starts.

Hanna vs. Washington (10/27): Caught his first pass of theseason for seven yards.

Hanna @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): had one catch for a season-long 27 yards.

The Dallas Cowboys have made their offensive line a priorityin the NFL Draft, using three of their past four first round draftchoices in the trenches. The trio of first round draft choices in ProBowl left tackle Tyron Smith (2011), center Travis Frederick(2013) and right guard Zack Martin (2014) has laid the foundationfor one of the most talented offensive lines in the NFL. Joining themon the front are Doug Free at right tackle and either Mackenzy Bernadeau (bur-NAR-doe) or Ronald Leary at left guard.

In reserve roles at tackle lie Jermey Parnell, who came toDallas as a lineman in 2010, and Darrion Weems, who was signedoff of Denver’s practice squad late in the 2012 season, and DonaldHawkins, an undrafted rookie (Texas) who was acquired viawaivers following final cuts. Parnell saw valuable playing timethrough the second half of 2012 rotating at right tackle with Free.he also earned a start in place of Smith (ankle) at left tackleagainst Washington (11/22).

vs. San Francisco (9/7): LT Smith, LG Leary, C Frederick, RG Martin and RT Free were the starters as Martin made his first pro-fessional start to become the first rookie to start at right guard in aseason opener. The line powered the way for Murray to rush for118 yards - his eighth career 100-yard game - on 22 carries. Theyalso blocked for Romo to connect on 28 completions for 281 yards,one touchdown and three interceptions while allowing three sacks.The offense was also able to gather 26 first downs.

@ Tennessee (9/14): LT Smith, LG Leary, C Frederick, RGMartin and RT Free powered the way for a rushing attack thattotaled 220 yards on 43 carries (5.1 avg.) and one touchdown.Leading the way was Murray who had 167 yards - third-most of hiscareer - on a 29 carries with a touchdown. Combining with the 100-yard outing from the previous week, Murray’s performance allowedhim to become the third player in Cowboys history to eclipse 100-yards in back-to-back games to open a season. They also helpedthe offense control the clock with 41:11 on time of posession whilereaching 26 first downs as the offense also finished nine-of16(56.0%) on third downs. The line protected Romo on 29 attemptsto pass for 176 yards and one touchdown.

@ St. Louis (9/21): LT Smith, LG Leary, C Frederick, RGMartin and RT Free once more showed the way for Murray to rushfor 100 yards in the third consecutive game to become only thethird running back in team history to do so in the first three gamesof the season. Also did not allow a sack of Romo for the first timethis season as he dropped back 23 times, completing 18 passes for217 yards for two touchdowns and one interception.

vs. New Orleans (9/28): For the fourth consecutive game, LTSmith, LG Leary, C Frederick, RG Martin and RT Free openedholes for Murray to run for 149 yards on 24 carries and two touch-downs to mark his fourth consecutive game with 100 yards as hebecame the seventh player in NFL history to post that feat. The line

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Top NFL Tight Ends Since 2003Player Catches Player Yards

1. Tony Gonzalez ..............928 1. Tony Gonzalez ..........10,3962. Jason Witten................922 2. Jason Witten ..........10,2603. Antonio Gates ..............759 3. Antonio Gates ............9,6844. heath Miller ..................509 4. heath Miller ................5,7745. Dallas Clark ..................505 5. Dallas Clark ................5,665

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also gave Romo enough time to complete 22-of-29 passes to markthe second consecutive game he had a completion percentage of75.0-or-better, the third such streak of his career. he also posted a137.4 quarterback rating - ninth-highest of his career - while throw-ing for three touchdowns to mark his 68th multi-touchdown gameand 33rd with three-or-more scores and 262 yards. The offensiveline also controlled the clock for 34:45, helped the offense gain 24first downs and were eight-of-14 (57.1%) on third downs.

vs. Houston (10/5): The starting five of LT Smith, LG Leary, CFrederick, RG Martin and RT Free continued their strong push byonce again leading the way for Murray to rush for 136 yards on acareer-high 31 carries. It marked the fifth consecutive game Murrayhas had 100 yards to make him only the third player in NFL histo-ry - first in team history - to record five straight 100-yard games tostart a season. The line also gave time for Romo to pass for 324yards - his first 300-yard game of the season - and two touchdownswith one interception on 41 attempts while allowing only one sack.Collectively, the offense gained 24 first downs, was eight-of-14(57.0%) on third downs and held the ball for 36:07.

@ Seattle (10/12): LT Smith, LG Leary, C Frederick, RGMartin and RT Free helped produce 401 total net yards by theoffense to mark the third consecutive game with 400-or-more yards- the first time since 1983 - and the most a Seattle defense hasgiven up since September 29, 2013 at houston. The line oncemore paved the way for Murray to rush for 115 yards and onetouchdown on 29 carries to mark his sixth consecutive 100-yardgame to open up the season to become only the second rusher inleague history to accomplish that. The rushing offense also gath-ered 162 yards. Romo passed for 250 yards with two touchdowns,no interceptions and was sacked only once. The offense convert-ed 10-of-17 third downs (58.9%), had 23 first downs and controlledthe clock for 37:39.

vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): For the first time this season, the linere-shuffled due to an injury to Free, and featured LT Smith, LGLeary, C Frederick, RG Martin and RT Parnell - who made his firststart of the season and third of his career. The line still produced423 total net yards to mark the fourth consecutive game with 400-or-more yards - tying the longest streak in team history. The linealso had their hand in more history as Murray logged 128 yards on28 carries to allow him to become the first player in the NFL toreach 100 rushing yards in each of the first seven games to opena season. They also gave time for Romo to complete 17 passes for279 yards with three touchdowns and one interception while allow-ing two sacks on 23 attempts. The offense also held the ball for33:49 to note the fourth consecutive game with at least 33:00 min-utes to mark the first time a Cowboys offense has held the ball for33:00 minutes-or-more in four consecutive games since 1980.

vs. Washington (10/27): The line shuffled again due to aninjury to Free, with LT Smith, LG Leary, C Frederick, RG Martin andRT Parnell leading the way for the Dallas offense. They allowedMurray to rush for his eighth straight 100-yard game - first in NFLhistory with eight straight to open a season - finishing with 141yards on 19 carries (7.4). The club had 166 yards on 25 carries(6.6). Romo and backup Brandon Weeden combined for 278 pass-ing yards and two touchdowns against no intercpetions on 21 com-pletions for a combined quarterback rating of 107.2, but Romo wassacked a season-high five times in the loss. Bernadeau stepped infor Leary (groin) late in the fourth quarter.

vs. Arizona (11/2): The offensive line had more changes dueto injury on its starting front, featuring LT Smith, LG Bernadeau, CFrederick, RG Martin and RT Parnell with both LG Leary (groin)and RT Free (foot) out. The line also had to block for a new quar-terback as Brandon Weeden made his first start as a Cowboy withRomo (back) out due to injury. Weeden passed for 183 yards on 18completions with one touchdown and two interceptions while onlybeing sacked once in 33 dropbacks. Murray ran for 79 yards (4.2avg.) on 19 carries and the offense had 266 total net yards, 18 firstdowns and were three-of-11 (27.3%) on third downs.

@ Jacksonville (11/9): The original opening day five startersall returned across the pond against the Jaguars, as LT Smith, LGLeary, C Frederick, RG Martin and RT Free re-joined together forthe first time in four weeks. The results were evident with theoffense producing 399 total yards including 151 yards on theground led by 100 yards by Murray and 56 with a touchdown byJoseph Randle. The line also helped Romo complete 74.1% of hispasses on 20-of-27 attempts with 246 yards and three toud-hdowns, no interceptions and only one sack after a one-game hia-tus due to injury. The offense also collected 16 first downs andwere responsible for 31:32 on clock possesion.

@ N.Y. Giants (11/23): The starting five of LT Smith, LG Leary,C Frederick, RG Martin and RT Free set the table for Romo to con-nect on 18-of-26 passes for 275 yards with four touchdowns andno interceptions while allowing two sacks. The line also helpedMurray rush for his 10th 100-yard game of the season with 121yards on 24 carries. As a unit, the offense also gathered 18 firstdowns, was four-of-10 (40.0%) on third downs and held the ball for24:53 on offense behind the line.

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The most notable changes on defense for Dallas in 2014 arethe departures of long-time Cowboys DeMarcus Ware and Jasonhatcher. The Cowboys instead focused on building strong depth onthe defensive line, bringing in veterans Terrell McClain, HenryMelton, Jeremy Mincey, Jack Crawford and Josh Brent to teamwith holdovers George Selvie, Anthony Spencer, Nick Haydenand Tyrone Crawford under Defensive Coordinator RodMarinelli’s 4-3 scheme. Dallas also invested in a few defensivelinemen during the 2014 draft, picking defensive end DeMarcusLawrence (Boise State) in the second round and Ben Gardner(Stanford) in the seventh round - who will spend the 2014 seasonon the Reserve/Injured list with a shoulder injury.

Selvie is the returning sack leader from 2013 after recordingseven sacks in 16 starts at defensive end, both career-bests.

Selvie vs. Houston (10/5): Collected two tackles and twoquarterback hurries.

Selvie @ Seattle (10/12): Recorded his first sack of the sea-son along with a season-high five tackles, a tackle for loss and aquarterback hurry.

Selvie vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Logged three tackles and atackle for loss.

Selvie vs. Arizona (11/2): Posted two tackles and two hurries.Selvie @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made three stops and forced a

fumble.Selvie @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Collared a sack, four tackles, a

tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.Spencer will attempt to get up to speed following microfracture

surgery on his knee in 2013, but will provide veteran leadership andlook for a return to form as the eighth-year pro has collected 32.5sacks during his career.

Spencer vs. New Orleans (9/28): Made his season debut tothe tune of three tackles and a hurry.

Spencer @ Seattle (10/12): Posted three tackles and threehurries.

Spencer vs. Arizona (11/2): Collected a half sack - his first ofthe season - along with two tackles and a quarterback hurry.

Spencer @ Jacksonville (11/9): had four tackles and threequarterback hurries.

Hayden proved to be a valuable free agent addition for theCowboys in 2013 as the seventh-year pro went on to start in all 16games for the first time in his career while recording a career-best51 tackles.

Hayden vs. San Francisco (9/7): Posted three tackles, atackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.

Hayden vs. New Orleans (9/28): had four tackles and ahurry.

Hayden vs. Houston (10/5): Made two tackles and a hurry.Hayden vs. Washington (10/27): Notched four tackles.Hayden vs. Arizona (11/2): Logged four tackles and a tackle

for loss.Hayden @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made four tackles and a

hurry.Hayden @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Collected six tackles.Tyrone Crawford, a 2012 third-round draft choice by Dallas,

played in 16 games as a rookie and had 33 tackles but missed theentire 2013 season after suffering a torn Achilles during trainingcamp.

T.Crawford vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made his first careerstart and had a quarterback hurry.

T.Crawford @ Tennessee (9/14): Tallied a career-high fivequarterback hurries.

T.Crawford @ St. Louis (9/21): Logged three tackles andthree hurries.

T.Crawford @ New Orleans (9/28): Started at defensive tack-le and corralled three tackles, two hurries and a pass breakup.

T.Crawford vs. Houston (10/5): Led the defensive line withfour tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.

T.Crawford @ Seattle (10/12): Made three hurries and twotackles.

T.Crawford vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Posted a career-high sixtackles along with two hurries.

T.Crawford vs. Washington (10/27): Posted three tackleswith one stop for a loss.

T.Crawford vs. Arizona (11/2): had two tackles and three hur-ries before leaving the game with a knee injury.

T.Crawford @ Jacksonville (11/9): Inactive due to injury

(knee).T.Crawford @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Returned from injury to

garner three tackles and a hurry.Melton played for Marinelli while in Chicago, where Melton

made a Pro Bowl in 2012, and will look to bolster the defensivetackle positions along with hayden and McClain.

Melton vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made his Cowboys debutand logged a hurry and a pass breakup.

Melton @ Tennessee (9/14): Registered a half sack, a quar-terback hurry and a pass deflection.

Melton @ St. Louis (9/21): Recovered a fumble in the secondquarter which led to a field goal to cut the lead to 21-10 before half-time. Also added a tackle and two hurries.

Melton @ New Orleans (9/28): Collected a sack and twotackles.

Melton vs. Washington (10/27): Posted a pair of sacks, ahurry and a stop for loss. It was his third career multi-sack game.

Melton vs. Arizona (11/2): Collected 1.5 sacks and a hurry.his sack total marked back-to-back games with a sack - the first ofhis Cowboys career - and fifth-time overall. It also marked hisfourth career multi-sack game.

T.McClain @ Tennessee (9/14): Made his Cowboys debut butdid not record any statistics.

T.McClain @ St. Louis (9/21): Recorded his first stats as aCowboy with three tackles.

T.McClain vs. Houston (10/5): Made two tackles and a hurry.T.McClain vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): had two tackles and two

tackles for loss.T.McClain @ Jacksonville (11/9): Posted three tackles and a

quarterback hurry.J.Crawford @ New Orleans (9/28): Registered his first career

sack along with a tackle.J.Crawford @ Jacksonville (11/9): Collected two tackles, a

sack, a tackle for loss, a hurry and forced a fumble.Lawrence is a premier edge rusher who, will be counted on to

attack opposing quarterbacks from the right defensive end positionafter compiling 20.0 sacks at Boise State. he suffered a broken footin training camp and was put on the Reserve/Injured-Returnable onSept. 2 and missed the first eight games of the season.

D.Lawrence vs. Arizona (11/2): Made his NFL debut in thefirst quarter and finished the game with the first three tackles andquarterback hurry of his career.

D.Lawrence @ Jacksonville (11/9): Posted one stop and twohurries.

Selvie @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Notched his first career tacklefor loss along with two stops.

Mincey split 2012 between the Jacksonville Jaguars andDenver Broncos as a rotational pass rusher, picking up two sacksin 10 games. Crawford is coming off an achilles injury that cost himthe entire 2013 season, but will look to fulfill his promise as a phys-ical presence on the defensive line. Both players will push for astarting role on the defensive line to start the year.

Mincey vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made his Cowboys debut tothe tune of three quarterback hurries.

Mincey @ St. Louis (9/21): Logged three tackles and threequarterback hurries.

Mincey vs. Houston (10/5): had a tackle and three hurries.Mincey @ Seattle (10/12): Recorded four tackles and three

hurries.Mincey vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Produced four hurries and a

tackle.Mincey vs. Washington (10/27): Logged three tackles, a

sack - his first as a Cowboy - and two pressures.Mincey @ Jacksonville (11/9): Posted a tackle, two hurries

and a sack.Mincey @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): harvested his third sack of the

season along with four tackles, a tackle for loss and two hurries.

The 2014 starting linebacker corps will feature a mix of youthand veteran players vying for a starting role after Sean Lee waslost for the season with injury early in offseason team work. Fourth-year player Bruce Carter, veteran Justin Durant, newcomerRolando McClain, rookie draft pick Anthony Hitchens, third-yearplayer Kyle Wilber and veterans Cameron Lawrence and DekodaWatson headline the group.

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linebacker, cont.third-highest total on the team. he also recorded the first two sacksof his career.

Carter vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made six tackles and a sack.Carter @ Tennessee (9/14): Posted three tackles and two

quarterback hurries.Carter @ St. Louis (9/21): Collected his first career intercep-

tion and returned it 25 yards for his first career touchdown in thefourth quarter to give Dallas a 10-point lead. Also finished with 14tackles - second on the team - along with a quarterback hurry anda pass breakup.

Carter @ New Orleans (9/28): Tallied six tackles and twopass deflections before leaving the game with a quad injury.

Carter vs. Houston (10/5), @ Seattle (10/12) and vs. N.Y.Giants (10/19): Inactive with a quad injury.

Carter vs. Washington (10/27): Returned to the starting line-up but did not record any statistics.

Carter vs. Arizona (11/2): Posted three tackles.Carter @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made seven tackles - good for

second-most on the team - a tackle for loss, an interception and apass breakup.

Carter @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): had seven tackles.Durant, who has totaled 609 tackles in seven pro seasons

with Jacksonville (2007-10), Detroit (2011-12 and Dallas (2013),will look to take over the middle linebacker role vacated by Lee.The most veteran player of the bunch, Durant will be relied upon totake a leadership role as well. he suffered a bicep injury againstWashington and was placed on the Reserve/Injured List on oct.29, ending his season.

Durant vs. San Francisco (9/7): Finished second on thedefense with 11 tackles along with a quarterback hurry and a passbreakup.

Durant @ Tennessee (9/14) and @ St. Louis (9/21): Inactivewith a groin injury.

Durant @ New Orleans (9/28): Returned to the starting line-up to lead the team with nine tackles, an interception, a forced fum-ble and two pass breakups.

Durant vs. Houston (10/5): Led the defense with 10 stops.Durant @ Seattle (10/12): Posted a team-high 11 tackles, a

tackle for loss, a quarterback hurry and a pass deflection.Durant vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Led all Cowboys defenders

with 10 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.Durant vs. Washington (10/27): Tied the team lead with eight

tackles along with a team-high three stops for losses before injur-ing his arm in the second half.

McClain, the former eighth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draftby oakland, returns to the NFL in 2014 after retiring from the gamein 2013. In three seasons with the Raiders, he posted 274 tackles,6.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 23 pass breakups, one interceptionand a forced fumble in 41 games with 38 starts.

R.McClain vs. San Francisco (9/7): Led the team with 12tackles in his Cowboys debut along with a quarterback hurry.

R.McClain @ Tennessee (9/14): had a team-best 10 tackles,a sack, a tackle for loss, a quarterback hurry, his second careerinterception and a pass breakup.

R.McClain @ St. Louis (9/21): Inactive with a groin injury.R.McClain @ New Orleans (9/28): Returned to the starting

lineup to log six tackles and a forced fumble.R.McClain vs. Houston (10/5): Posted seven tackles and two

quarterback hurries.R.McClain @ Seattle (10/12): Recorded the game-clinching

interception in the fourth quarter along with eight tackles - secondon the defense - a tackle for loss and a defelection.

R.McClain vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Was third on the defensewith seven stopsand a tackle for loss.

R.McClain vs. Washington (10/27): Tied for the team leadwith eight tackles, one stop for a loss, a pressure and a breakup.

R.McClain vs. Arizona (11/2): had a team-high 10 tackles.R.McClain @ Jacksonville (11/9): Was active but did not

play.R.McClain @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Collected 11 tackles and

two tackle for loss.The Cowboys used their fourth round selection in the 2014

Draft on Hitchens. The former Iowa linebacker led the hawkeyesin tackles as a senior in 2013 with 112 stops. overall, he finishedhis collegiate career with 270 tackles, three sacks, 19 tackles forloss, one interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

Hitchens vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made his NFL debut andrecorded his first career tackle.

Hitchens @ Tennessee (9/14): Made his first career start atthe weakside linebacker spot and posted two tackles.

Hitchens @ St. Louis (9/21): Started at middle linebacker inplace of an injured McClain and posted a career-best 18 tackles, atackle for loss, a quarterback hurry and a pass deflection.

Hitchens vs. Houston (10/5): Started at strongside line-backer and made five tackles in place of Carter (thigh).

Hitchens vs. Arizona (11/2): Got the starting nod at weaksidelinebacker and logged nine stops, a tackle for loss and a hurry.

Hitchens @ Jacksonville (11/9): Led the team with 12 tack-les and two pass breakups.

Hitchens @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Posted seven tackles and atackle for loss.

A former rush outside linebacker in the 3-4 scheme, Wilberwill continue his transition to outside linebacker in the 4-3 schemeand provide a boost with his speed and versatility.

Wilber @ Tennessee (9/14): Logged a half sack and a tackle.Wilber @ St. Louis (9/21): Posted nine tackles and a hurry.Wilber vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): had two tackles.Competing for playing time and the premium backup spots will

be veterans Cameron Lawrence (2013 rookie free agent).Lawrence saw valuable playing time in 2013 as a rookie, see

ing time in 11 games to post five tackles on defense. C.Lawrence @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made his first career

sack and added a tackle.

The Cowboys secondary began the year returning three tal-ented corners with Brandon Carr, Orlando Scandrick and MorrisClaiborne looking to show increased productivity from a down2013 campaign, and a pair of emerging players at the safety posi-tion in Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox.

Carr was tabbed in 2012 free agency as the cornerback thatDallas wanted and needed. he came to Dallas after playing his first four pro seasons with Kansas City. After starting all 16 games forthe fifth consecutive season - first in Dallas - Carr also led theCowboys defense with three interceptions.

Carr finished 2013 as one-of-nine Cowboys with an interception, and his three were second. his 74 tackles were fourth on thedefense while his 17 pass breakups led the team.

Carr vs. San Francisco (9/7): Led the secondary with fivetackles and a tackle for loss.

Carr @ Tennessee (9/14): Made two pass breakups and atackle.

Carr @ St. Louis (9/21): had three tackles and a breakup.Carr vs. New Orleans (9/28): Made his 100th career start in

his 100th career game to register three tackles.Carr vs. Houston (10/5): Tied for second on the team with

nine tackles and two pass deflections.Carr @ Seattle (10/12): Made two pass breakups.Carr vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Logged two tackles.Carr vs. Washington (10/27): had six tackles.Carr vs. Arizona (11/2): Posted four tackles.Carr @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made his first career sack while

also adding four tackles.Carr @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Collected four tackles.Serving as the club’s nickelback is 2008 fifth round draft pick

Orlando Scandrick (fifth round). Scandrick, now in his sixth season,has solidified his role in multi-receiver sets. he returned in 2013 afterlanding on IR 11 games into the 2012 season with a broken hand.

Scandrick was one-of-nine Cowboys with an interception andhis two were third on the team. he was fifth with 70 tackles. he willbegan the year on the team’s Reserve/Suspended list and missedthe first two games.

Scandrick @ St. Louis (9/21): Made his season debut andstarted to log four tackles.

Scandrick vs. New Orleans (9/28): Finished second on thedefense with eight tackles and two pass breakups.

Scandrick vs. Houston (10/5): Intercepted his first pass ofthe season and also had a pass breakup.

Scandrick @ Seattle (10/12): Logged four tackles, a tacklefor loss and a breakup.

Scandrick vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Posted two stops.Scandrick vs. Washington (10/27): had five tackles and two

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secondary, cont.fumble.

Scandrick @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Recorded six tackles and apass deflection.

Dallas traded up eight spots in the 2012 NFL Draft to land the top defensive player available in Morris Claiborne. Claiborne leftLSU as a proven coverage man and standout kickoff returner. The2011 Jim Thorpe Award winner immediately stepped in as a starterand provided the Cowboys with another solid piece to a cornerbacktandem that proved to be physical and athletic. he injured his kneeagainst New orleans (9/28) and was placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured List on oct. 4.

Claiborne was one-of-nine Cowboys with an interception andplaced 14th on the tackle list with 31.

Claiborne vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made two tackles.Claiborne @ Tennessee (9/14): Recorded two tackles and a

pass deflection.Claiborne @ St. Louis (9/21): Made the game-saving inter-

ception of Austin Davis in the fourth quarter to seal the win forDallas. Finished with three tackles, a quarterback hurry, a pass breakup and an interception.

Claiborne vs. New Orleans (9/28): Suffered a knee injury early in the first quarter and did not return.

Dallas also returns Sterling Moore - acquired via NewEngland’s practice squad in 2012.

Moore @ Tennessee (9/14): Totaled five tackles, a tackle forloss, two pass breakups and a forced fumble.

Moore vs. New Orleans (9/28): Made three tackles, two passdeflections and recovered a fumble.

Moore vs. Houston (10/5): had four tackles.Moore vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Tied for first on the team with

two breakups along with four tackles.Veteran Micah Pellerin and undrafted rookie free agent Tyler

Patmon (oklahoma State) look to vie for playing time in the defen-sive backfield in 2014.

Patmon vs. Arizona (11/2): Intercepted his first career passand returned it 58 yards for his first career touchdown. his 58-yardscore was the fifth-longest interception return for a touchdown by arookie in team history, and the longest since Bryan McCannreturned a pass 101 yards against the N.y. Giants (11/14/10). By recording the pick-six, he became the 11th rookie defender in teamhistory to return an interception for a touchdown in their first sea-son. Also had a pass breakup.

At safety, former 2010 undrafted free agent Church returned in2013 from an achilles injury that saw him miss most of 2012 and setcareer-bests in almost every category, registering a team-leading147 tackles, five tackles for loss, six passes defensed, three forcedfumbles and his first-career interception.

Church vs. San Francisco (9/7): Made four tackles and apass breakup.

Church @ Tennessee (9/14): Picked off his second careerpass while also logging five tackles and a pass breakup.

Church @ St. Louis (9/21): Led the secondary with nine tack-les.

Church vs. New Orleans (9/28): Posted six tackles.Church vs. Houston (10/5): Tied for second on the defense

with nine stops.Church @ Seattle (10/12): Logged four tackles and a

breakup.Church vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Second on the defense with

nine stops and a forced fumble.Church vs. Washington (10/27): Recorded eight tackles.Church vs. Arizona (11/2): Made six stops.Church @ Jacksonville (11/9): Made five tackles and recov-

ered a fumble.Church @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Registered seven seven

stops, a tackle for loss, an interception and a pass breakup.Dallas drafted Wilcox in the third round of the 2013 draft to

give Dallas a young, and athletic safety for the future. Wilcox hada strong camp and took over the starting role for the Week 3 gameagainst St. Louis.

Wilcox closed out his rookie campaign with 44 tackles throughthat placed him 10th on the defense.

Wilcox vs. San Francisco (9/7): Logged three tackles.Wilcox @ Tennessee (9/14): Finished second on the team

with seven tackles and a pass deflection.Wilcox @ St. Louis (9/21): Logged five tackles.Wilcox vs. New Orleans (9/28): Made five tackles and

recoverd his first career fumble.Wilcox vs. Houston (10/5): Posted six tackles and his first

career quarterback hurry.Wilcox vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Made three stops.Wilcox vs. Washington (10/27): Tied for the team lead with

eight tackles and registered his first career interception off a ColtMcCoy throw in the end zone, denying the Redskins a scoringopportunity.

Wilcox vs. Arizona (11/2): had six stops.Wilcox @ Jacksonville (11/9): Logged five tackles and a

pass breakup.Wilcox @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Recorded eight stops.Behind the starters will be second-year pro Jeff Heath, who

filled in admirably for Wilcox when he was out with injury in 2013while posting 60 tackles, an intercpetion and a fumble recovery for atouchdown while starying nine games. Veterans Jakar Hamilton -who will miss the first four games of the season due to being placedon the team’s Reserve/Suspended list - and C.J. Spillman, whowas acquired off waivers from San Francisco during final cuts, will alllook to provide depth at the position.

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PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN -- DEFENSE (cont.)

Dan Bailey, a 2011 rookie free agent from oklahoma State,solidified his place as Dallas’ placekicker following two impressiveseasons. Bailey finished his rookie season 32-of-37 (86.5%) onfield goals for the third-best percentage by a Cowboys rookie orfirst-year kicker while his 32 made were fourth among NFL rookiekickers all-time. Along the way, he drilled 26 consecutive field goaltries to tie Chris Boniol for the second-longest streak in club history.he did not miss a beat in his second season, finishing second inclub annals with a 93.5 (29-of-31) field goal percentage.

Bailey finished 2013 28-of-30 (93.3) on field goals and all 47PATs.

Through his career, Bailey has rang true on 107-of-119 of hisfield goal tries and is the NFL’s most accurate kicker at 89.9%. hehas also nailed all 157 of his PATs.

Bailey vs. San Francisco (9/7): Connected on a field goaland two extra points to move past Michael Irvin (392) for the fifth-most career points in team history with 395. Bailey’s field goalallowed him to up his consecutive field goal streak to 22 games tobreak a tie with his previous streak of 21 consecutive field goalsmade (2012-13) and move his current streak up to the third-longestin team history.

KICKING GAME Bailey @ Tennessee (9/14): Was perfect on all four field goaltries (48, 44, 51, 48) and both of his extra points. Bailey’s fieldgoals moved his consecutive games with a field goal up to 26 to tieChris Boniol (1995) and his own 2011 streak for the second-longeststreak in team history. his four field goals marked his 16th careergame with three-or-more - second in team history - and was alsohis fourth game with four-or-more field goals to tie Boniol for themost in a career in team history. Bailey’s point total gave him 409for his career to become the second kicker (Rafael Septien - 874)in team history to reach 400 total points, and the sixth overall play-er to do so.

Bailey @ St. Louis (9/21): Was successful on both field goalsto up his consecutive field goal streak to 28 to move past ChrisBoniol (1995) to establish the longest consecutive field goals madestreak in team history. Bailey also hit all four of his extra points toreach 131 for his career and tie Nick Folk for third on the team’s all-time list.

Bailey vs. New Orleans (9/28): Extended his streak of con-secutive field goals made to 29 games after hitting a 51-yarder.Was also successful on all five extra points to break a tie with Folkfor sole possession of third on the team’s all-time extra pointsmade list.

Bailey vs. Houston (10/5): Was two-of-three on field goals,

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kicking game, cont.missing a 53-yarder late in the fourth quarter to conclude his con-secutive field goals made streak at 30, the longest in team history.Bailey then hit the game-winning 49-yard field goal in overtime togive him his ninth career game-winning kick - fifth in overtime andthe most in team history.

Bailey @ Seattle (10/12): Connected on all three of his fieldgoals including a franchise-long tying 56-yarder. on his first fieldgoal he reached 100 career field goals made, getting to that markin 54 games to become the second-fastest kicker in NFL history toreach that milestone. he also qualified for league record books foraccuracy and his 91.07% made him the most accurate kicker inNFL history. Bailey’s three field goals were his 17th career gamewith three field goals.

Bailey vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Was successful on his onlyfield goal from 49 yards and hit all four of his extra points.

Bailey vs. Washington (10/27): hit his only field goal attempt,a 21-yarder, both PATs and had five touchbacks on five kickoffs. hit459 career points to pass Bob hayes (456) for fourth in scoring inCowboys history.

Bailey vs. Arizona (11/2): Was one-of-two on field goals, sink-ing a 52-yarder while suffering a blocked 35-yard attempt. he alsohad two PATs.

Bailey @ Jacksonville (11/9): hit a 54-yarder, but a 48-yardattempt was blocked. Also made all three PATs.

Bailey @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Was true on his only field goaltry of the game from 38 yards. Also connected on all four PATs.

The Dallas Cowboys maintained stability at punter this seasonas Chris Jones returned healthy. Jones was named the punter for2012 but suffered a knee injury that eventually landed him onReserve/Injured. In 2013 Jones punted 77 times for a gross of45.0, net of 39.1, long of 62 and 30 downed inside the 20.

The strong-footed southpaw has 138 punts with a 45.3 grossaverage, 39.5 net average, 53 punts downed inside the 20 and along of 64 yards on his short resumé (33 games).

Jones vs. San Francisco (9/7): Punted twice for a grossaverage of 52.5 and a net average of 46.0, with a long of 56 yards.

Jones @ Tennessee (9/14): had four punts for a career-high-gross average of 55.0, a net average of 45.0 with a punt downed inside the 20-yard line, two touchbacks and a career-high tying 62-yard long punt.

Jones @ St. Louis (9/21): Punted two times for a gross aver-age of 39.0, a net average of 38.5 with a long punt of 45 yards.

Jones vs. New Orleans (9/28): had four punts with twodowned inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with a gross punt aver-age of 41.5, a net average of 37.8 and a long punt of 53 yards.

Jones vs. Houston (10/5): Booted away four punts for a gross average of 46.3 and a net average of 38.8, with one puntdowned inside the 20-yard line and a long of 50 yards.

Jones @ Seattle (10/12): Punted two times for a gross aver-age of 32.5, a net average of 21.7 with one punt downed inside the20-yard line, a long punt of 35 yards and a blocked punt in the firstquarter.

Jones vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): Boomed four punts for a 46.3gross average and a 41.0 net average, with a long punt of 55 yardsand downed one inside the 20-yard line.

Jones vs. Washington (10/27): had four punts for a 51.5gross, one downed inside the 20 and a net of 41.8. Added a spe-cial teams tackle.

Jones vs. Arizona (11/2): Booted away four punts for a 43.3gross average and a 38.3 net average, with one punt downedinside the 20-yard line and a long punt of 51 yards.

Jones @ Jacksonville (11/9): had five punts for a 46.8 grossaverage and a 37.8 net average, with two punts downed inside the20-yard line and a career-long punt of 64 yards.

Jones @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Recorded four punts for a grossof 48.8 and a net average of 49.0, with two punts inside the 20-yardline and a long punt of 57 yards.

Deep snapper Louis-Philippe Ladouceur signed with Dallasprior to their Week Four contest at oakland in 2005 and has beensolid and mistake-free on 675 punts, 295 field goals and 419 PATs since joining the team.

on kickoff and punt returns, Dwayne Harris will look to buildon the success he had last season.

Harris stole the show as a returner in 2013, leading the teamin punt and kick returns and finishing in the top-three in the NFL inboth categories, returning 20 punts for a 12.8-yard average andreturning 28 kicks for a 30.6-yard average. he also added a 90 yardpunt return-touchdown, the fourth-longest return in club history, andlooks to return kicks again in 2014.

RETURN GAME

Lance Dunbar and Cole Beasley could also see some timereturning kicks and punts in 2014, while Dez Bryant, who hasreturned two punts for touchdowns and owns a career 9.1 returnaverage, provides depth behind Harris.

Harris vs. San Francisco (9/7): Returned two kickoffs for 58yards to move his career combined return yardage to 2,046 tobecome the 12th player in team history to reach 2,000 career kick-off and punt return yards. Also had two punt returns for no yards.

Harris @ Tennessee (9/14): had one punt returned for 15yards.

Harris @ St. Louis (9/21): Made three kick returns for 74yards.

Harris vs. New Orleans (9/28): Returned a kickoff 30 yards.Harris vs. Houston (10/5): had five punt returns for 60 yards

(12.0 avg.) and two kickoffs returned for 53 yards (26.5 avg.).Harris @ Seattle (10/12): Returned three kicks for 70 yards

and lost a fumble on a punt return.Harris vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): had two punts returned for six

yards.Harris vs. Washington (10/27): Returned two kickoffs 45

yards and two punts for 18. Passed Cliff harris (1,622) for 11th onthe club’s all-time kick return yards chart.

Harris vs. Arizona (11/2): had two punt returns for 43 yardsand three kickoff returns for 76 yards.

Harris @ Jacksonville (11/9): Logged 24 yards on threepunts to give him 856 for his career and pass Mel Renfro (842) forseventh on the team’s all-time list. his 23 kickoff return yards gavehim 1,727 for his career to pass Jason Tucker (1,712) for 10th onthe club’s all-time kick return yardage list.

Harris @ N.Y. Giants (11/23): Posted four punt returns for 68yards and one kickoff for 22 yards. his punt return yards movedhim past Kevin Williams (913) for sixth alll-time in team historywhile his combined return yards allowed him to surpass ReggieSwinton (2,644) for fifth all-time.

The Cowboys boast solid coverage units while returning amajority of their top tacklers including Jeff Heath (13), who led theclub in special teams tackles in 2013, and other top performersDwayne Harris (12) and Cameron Lawrence (12).

The special teams coverage unit should also see major contri-butions from vetran additions C.J. Spillman and Korey Toomer,and rookie newcomers in linebacker Anthony Hitchens and cor-nerback Tyler Patmon.

vs. San Francisco (9/7): Bruce Carter provided the game’sonly special teams stop for Dallas.

@ Tennessee (9/14): harris led the squad with four stops, fol-lowed by two from Joseph Randle and one each from heath,Patmon and Spillman.

@ St. Louis (9/21): James hanna, harris, CameronLawrence, Spillman and Kyle Wilber all posted one tackle.

vs. New Orleans (9/28): harris and heath each had one solospecial teams tackle.

vs. Houston (10/5): hanna, harris, heath, Patmon, Spillmanand Wilber all contributed a special steams stop.

@ Seattle (10/12): Patmon led the special teams charges withtwo tackles, followed by one each by Dunbar, harris and Randle.

vs. N.Y. Giants (10/19): heath led the special teams with twostops, while Bailey, Dunbar, hitchens, Randle and Spillman eachcontributed one.

vs. Washington (10/27): Chris Jones notched his first specialteams tackle of the season and James hanna contributed one stopto give him five on the year.

vs. Arizona (11/2): Escobar, Patmon and Witten all had onestop on special teams.

@ Jacksonville (11/9): heath led with three stops, followed bytwo each by hanna, Randle and Spillman while Keith Smith addedone.

@ N.Y. Giants (11/23): harris had two stops while Bailey,Church and hanna all had one.

COVERAGE UNITS

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Results and Attendance (8-3)L 9/7 SAN FRANCISCO 17-28 91,174W 9/14 @ Tennessee 26-10 69,143W 9/21 @ St. Louis 34-31 58,739W 9/28 NEW ORLEANS 38-17 91,176W 10/5 HOUSTON (OT) 20-17 91,159W 10/12 @ Seattle 30-23 68,432W 10/19 N.Y. GIANTS 31-21 91,028L 10/27 WASHINGTON (OT)17-20 87,055L 11/2 ARIZONA 17-28 85,688W 11/9 @ Jack. (London) 31-17 83,603Sun. 11/16 BYEW 11/23 @ N.Y. Giants 31-28 80,520Thu. 11/27 PHILADELPHIA 3:30 p.m.Thu. 12/4 @ Chicago 7:25 p.m.Sun. 12/14 @ Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.Sun. 12/21 INDIANAPOLIS 3:25 p.m.Sun. 12/28 @ Washington 12:00 p.m.

Team Statistics Dallas OppFirst Downs ..............................234...........210

Rushing ......................................78.............57Passing ....................................137...........136Penalty........................................19.............17Third Down-Made/Att ..........70/140......65/143Third Down Efficiency..............50.0..........45.5Fourth Down-Made/Att ..............1/3..........7/14

Total Net Yards ......................4,260........3,905Avg. Per Game ......................387.3........355.0Total Plays ................................696...........665Avg. Per Play ............................6.1............5.9

Net Yards Rushing ................1,651........1,179Avg. Per Game ......................150.1........107.2Total Rushes ............................340...........277Avg. Per Rush ..........................4.9............4.3

Net Yards Passing ................2,609........2,726Avg. Per Game ......................237.2........247.8Sacked/Yards Lost ..............21/170........18/80Gross Yards ..........................2,779........2,806

Attempts/Completions..........335/226....370/245Pct. of Completions ................67.5..........66.2Had Intercepted............................8 .............11

Punts/Average ....................40/45.4.....48/45.0Net Punting Average ..............39.8..........38.1

Punt Return/Avg. ................23/10.2.....17/10.6Kickoff Return/Avg. ............17/25.2.....21/20.3Interception Return/Avg. ....11/11.5.......8/16.5Penalties/Yards ....................66/506......66/536Fumbles/Ball Lost ..................17/11..........12/7Touchdowns................................34.............30

Rushing ........................................8.............10Passing ......................................24.............17Returns ........................................2...............3

Extra Points/Attempts ..............34/34........29/29Two Point Conversion/Att. ..........0/0............1/1Field Goals/Atts. ......................18/21 ..........9/11Avg. Time of Possession ........31:39........28:21

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT TDal. Total ................50 88 72 79 3 292Opp. Total ................55 63 37 82 3 240

Rushing Att Yds Avg. Lg TDMurray ..............268 1,354 5.1 51t 7Randle ................29 201 6.9 40t 1Dunbar................19 54 2.8 13t 0Romo..................15 37 2.5 21t 0Harris....................3 6 2.0 9t 0Weeden ................6 -1 -0.2 1t 0Dal. Total ........340 1,651 4.9 51t 8Opp. Total........277 1,179 4.3 62t 10Receiving Rec Yds Avg. Lg TDBryant ................63 879 14.0 68t 10Witten ................43 461 10.7 34t 4Murray ................38 303 8.0 34t 0T. Williams ..........28 444 15.9 47t 6Beasley ..............18 209 11.6 45t 1Dunbar................15 201 13.4 40t 0Escobar ................8 99 12.4 26t 3Harris....................7 116 16.6 56t 0Hanna ..................2 34 17.0 27t 0Street....................2 18 9.0 9t 0Randle ..................1 14 14.0 14t 0Clutts ....................1 1 1.0 1t 0Dal. Total ........226 2,779 12.3 68t 24Opp. Total........245 2,806 11.5 61t 17Interceptions No Yds Avg Lg TDChurch..................2 49 24.5 45t 0Carter ..................2 25 12.5 25t 1R. McClain............2 0 0.0 0t 0Patmon ................1 58 58.0 58t 1Scandrick..............1 2 2.0 2t 0Durant ..................1 1 1.0 1t 0Wilcox ..................1 0 0.0 0t 0Claiborne ..............1 -8 -8.0 -8t 0Dal. Total............11 127 11.5 58t 2Opp. Total............8 132 16.5 48t 1Punting No Yds Avg TB 20 Lg B NetC. Jones ......39 1,814 46.5 2 13 64 1 39.8Dal. Total ....39 1,814 46.5 2 13 64 1 39.8Opp. Total ..48 2,162 45.0 5 19 63 0 38.1Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC Lg TDHarris................23 234 10.2 10 38 0Dal. Total ........23 234 10.2 10 38 0Opp. Total ........17 181 10.6 10 37 0Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg Lg TDHarris..................18 451 25.1 33 0Dal. Total ..........18 451 25.1 33 0Opp. Total..........25 525 21.0 46 0

Scoring R P Rt 2 FG PAT S TPBailey ............0 0 0 0 18/21 34/34 0 88Bryant ..........0 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 60Murray ..........7 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 42T. Williams ....0 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 36Witten............0 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 24Escobar ........0 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18Beasley ........0 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6B. Carter ......0 0 1 a 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Patmon ........0 0 1 b 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Randle ..........1 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Dal. Tot...........8 24 2 0 18/21 34/34 0 292Opp. Tot. ....10 17 3 * 1 9/11 29/29 1 240

2-pt Conversions: Dallas 0/0, Opponents 1/1

a- B. Carter 25 int. ret. at StL (9/21)b- 58-yd int ret. vs. Ari (11/2)* C. Culliver 35 fum. ret. vs. SF (9/7)

J. Jenkins 25 int. ret. at StL (9/21)M. Morgan 25 fum ret. at Sea (10/12)

Field Goals 11-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+Bailey ..............0-0 3-3 3-4 7-8 5-6Dal. Total........0-0 3-3 3-4 7-8 5-6Opp. Total ......0-0 2-2 3-4 4-5 0-0

Bailey: (29);(48,44,51,48);(29,40);(51); (33,53M,49); (42,56,31);(49);(21);(52,35B);(54,48B);(38)Opp: (37M);(47);(28);(41M,30);(29);(33,33,48):();(44,40);();();

Sacks: H. Melton (5.0); J. Mincey (3.0); J. Crawford(2.0); G. Selvie (2.0); B. Carter (1.0); C. Lawrence(1.0); R. McClain (1.0); Team (1.0); K. Wilber (0.5);A. Spencer (0.5). Total 17.0.

Fumbles Lost: D. Murray (5); D. Harris (2); T.Romo (2); C. Beasley (1); J. Randle (1). Total 11.

Opp. Fum. Recoveries: H. Melton (2); B. Church(1); J. Durant (1); S. Moore (1); C.J. Spillman (1);J. J. Wilcox (1). Total: 7.

Avg/ Pct PctPassing Att Comp Yds Pct Att TD TD Int Int Lg Sks/Yds RatingRomo ................295 203 2,519 68.8 8.5 22 7.5 6 2.0 68t 20/161 111.4Weeden ..............40 23 260 57.5 6.5 2 5.0 2 5.0 40t 1/9 72.9Dal. Total ..........335 226 2,779 67.5 8.3 24 7.2 8 2.4 68t 21/170 106.8Opp. Total ........370 245 2,806 66.2 7.6 17 4.6 11 3.0 61t 18/80 91.8

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(from coaching film)Tackles Tkl/ QB Pass Fumbles

Solo - Ast. -- Total Sacks Loss Pres. Int Def. For.-Rec.1. McClain, Rolando . . . . . . . .59 - 20 -- 79 1.0(0) 6(-15) 5 2 3 1-02. Church, Barry . . . . . . . . . . .52 - 20 -- 72 2 4 1-13. Durant, Justin . . . . . . . . . . .40 - 19 -- 59 4(-6) 2 1 4 2-14. Wilcox, J.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 - 14 -- 58 1 1 3 0-15. hitchens, Anthony . . . . . . . .38 - 16 -- 54 3(-5) 2 36. Carter, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . .34 - 12 -- 46 1.0(-9) 1(-1) 3 2 57. Carr, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . .31 - 10 -- 41 1.0(-7) 1(-1) 78. hayden, Nick . . . . . . . . . . . .20 - 17 -- 37 2(-3) 7 19. Moore, Sterling . . . . . . . . . .25 - 8 -- 33 1(-1) 1 8 1-1

10. Scandrick, orlando . . . . . . .25 - 5 -- 30 1(-1) 1 8 1-011. Crawford, Tyrone . . . . . . . . .15 - 11 -- 26 2(-3) 21 112. Selvie, George . . . . . . . . . . .14 - 10 -- 24 2.0(-1) 2(-3) 10 1-013. Mincey, Jeremy . . . . . . . . . .12 - 10 -- 22 3.0(-21) 2514. Wilber, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 - 10 -- 20 0.5(-1) 1 115. Spencer, Anthony . . . . . . . .13 - 5 -- 18 0.5(-2) 1016. heath, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 - 5 -- 1517. McClain, Terrell . . . . . . . . . . .6 - 6 -- 12 2(-4) 218. Claiborne, Morris . . . . . . . . . .6 - 1 -- 7 1 1 219. Crawford, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . .4 - 3 -- 7 2.0(-10) 1(-1) 2 0-120. Lawrence, DeMarcus . . . . . . .4 - 2 -- 6 1(-4) 221. Melton, henry . . . . . . . . . . . .4 - 1 -- 5 5.0(-24) 2(-7) 13 3 0-222. Coleman, Davon . . . . . . . . . .2 - 2 -- 423. Bishop, Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 0 -- 2 1

Patmon, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 0 -- 2 1 125. Spillman, C.J. . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 1 -- 226. Lawrence, Cameron . . . . . . .0 - 2 -- 2 1.0(-5)27. Edwards, Lavar . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1 2 1

Smith, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 129. TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0(0)

DALLAS COWBOYS 2014 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackles Fumbles BlockSolo - Ast. -- Total For.-Rec. Kick

1. harris, Dwayne . . . . . . . . . . .6 - 4 -- 102. heath, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 - 2 -- 83. hanna, James . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - 3 -- 84. Spillman, C.J. . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - 1 -- 6 0-15. Randle, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . .4 - 2 -- 66. Patmon, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - 0 -- 57. Bailey, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 0 -- 2

Wilber, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - 0 -- 29. Dubar, Lance . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 1 -- 2

10. Carter, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1Church, Barry . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1Escobar, Gavin . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1hitchens, Anthony . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1Jones, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1Lawrence, Cameron . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1Smith, Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1Witten, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 0 -- 1

SPECIAL TEAMS

INTERCEPTIONS1. McClain, Rolando ......................2

Carter, Bruce ............................2Church, Barry ............................2

4. Claiborne, Morris ......................1Durant, Justin ............................1Patmon, Tyler ............................1Scandrick, orlando ....................1Wilcox, J.J. ................................1

QB PRESSURES1. Mincey, Jeremy........................252. Crawford, Tyrone ....................213. Melton, henry ..........................134. Selvie, George ........................10

Spencer, Anthony ....................10

FUMBLE RECOVERIES1. Melton, henry ............................22. Church, Barry ............................1

Crawford, Jack ..........................1Durant, Justin ............................1Moore, Sterling ..........................1Wilcox, J.J. ................................1

FORCED FUMBLES1. Durant, Justin ............................22. Church, Barry ............................1

McClain, Rolando ......................1Mincey, Jeremy..........................1Moore, Sterling ..........................1Selvie, George ..........................1

SACKS1. Melton, henry ................5.0 (-24)2. Mincey, Jeremy ..............3.0 (-21)3. Crawford, Jack ..............2.0 (-10)

Selvie, George ..............2.0 (-1)5. Carter, Bruce ..................1.0 (-9)

Carr, Brandon ................1.0 (-7)Lawrence, Cameron ......1.0 (-5)McClain, Rolando ..........1.0 (0)

TACKLES/LOSSES1. McClain, Rolando..............6 (-15)2. Durant, Justin ....................4 (-6)3. hitchens, Anthony ............3 (-5)4. Melton, henry....................2 (-7)

McClain, Terrell ................2 (-4)Crawford, Tyrone ..............2 (-3)hayden, Nick ....................2 (-3)Selvie, George ..................2 (-3)

PASSES DEFENSED1. Moore, Sterling ..........................8

Scandrick, orlando ....................83. Carr, Brandon ............................74. Carter, Bruce ............................55. Church, Barry ............................4

Durant, Justin ............................4

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Rookies Underlined, [injured]2014 UNOFFICIAL DALLAS COWBOYS DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

WR -- 88 Dez Bryant 11 Cole Beasley 15 Devin StreetTE -- 84 James hanna 89 Gavin EscobarLT -- 77 Tyron Smith 67 Tony hills 71 Donald hawkinsLG -- 65 Ronald Leary 73 Mackenzy BernadeauC -- 72 Travis Frederick 73 Mackenzy BernadeauRG -- 70 Zack Martin 67 Tony hillsRT -- 68 Doug Free 78 Jeremy ParnellTE -- 82 Jason Witten 84 James hannaWR -- 83 Terrance Williams 17 Dwayne harrisQB -- 9 Tony Romo 3 Brandon Weeden 10 Dustin VaughanRB -- 29 DeMarco Murray 25 Lance Dunbar 21 Joseph RandleFB -- 44 Tyler Clutts

LDE -- 99 George Selvie 58 Jack CrawfordDT -- 96 Nick hayden 97 Terrell McClain 95 Josh BrentDT -- 98 Tyrone Crawford 69 henry Melton 60 Davon ColemanRDE -- 92 Jeremy Mincey 93 Anthony Spencer 90 DeMarcus LawrenceSLB -- 54 Bruce Carter 53 Cameron LawrenceMLB -- 55 Rolando McClainWLB -- 59 Anthony hitchens 51 Kyle Wilber 56 Dekoda WatsonLCB -- 39 Brandon Carr 26 Sterling MooreRCB -- 32 orlando Scandrick [20 Tyler Patmon] 31 Micah PellerinSS -- 42 Barry Church 37 C.J. SpillmanFS -- 27 J.J. Wilcox 38 Jeff heath 23 Jakar hamilton

P -- 6 Chris JonesK -- 5 Dan Baileyh -- 6 Chris Jones 9 Tony RomoKoR -- 17 Dwayne harris 25 Lance Dunbar 11 Cole BeasleyPR -- 17 Dwayne harris 11 Cole BeasleyLS -- 91 L.P. Ladouceur

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEMackenzy BERNADEAU....................................bur-NAR-doeTyler CLUTTS ..................................................................klutzDAVoN Coleman ......................................................DAy-vonLouis-Philippe LADoUCEUR............................LAh-doo-sahr

TERRELL McClain ..................................................tuh-RELLTyRoN Smith ..............................................................TIE-rinDustin VAUGhAN ........................................................VAWN

COACHING STAFFHead Coach:Jason GarrettAssistants: Joe Baker (asst. secondary), Brett Bech (asst. strength and conditioning), Rich Bisaccia (special teamscoordinator), Ben Bloom (asst. defensive line/defensive ends), Gary Brown (running backs), Bill Callahan (offensive coor-dinator/offensive line), Kevin Carberry (offensive assistant), Derek Dooley (wide receivers), Matt Eberflus (linebackers),Jerome henderson (secondary), Monte Kiffin (asst. head coach/defense), Leon Lett (asst. defensive li

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BIRTH- NFL HIGH SCHOOLNO NAME POS HGT WGT DATE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN

5 Bailey, Dan K 6-0 195 1/26/88 4 oklahoma State Mustang, okla.11 Beasley, Cole WR 5-8 180 4/26/89 3 Southern Methodist Little Elm, Texas73 Bernadeau, Mackenzy G 6-4 325 1/3/86 7 Bentley Waltham, Ma.95 Brent, Josh DT 6-2 320 1/30/88 4 Illinois Bloomington, Ill.88 Bryant, Dez WR 6-2 220 11/4/88 5 oklahoma State Lufkin, Texas39 Carr, Brandon CB 6-0 210 5/19/86 7 Grand Valley State Flint, Mich.54 Carter, Bruce LB 6-2 240 2/19/88 4 North Carolina havelock, N.C.42 Church, Barry S 6-2 218 2/11/88 5 Toledo Pittsburgh, Pa.44 Clutts, Tyler FB 6-2 255 11/9/84 4 Fresno State Clovis, Calif.58 Crawford, Jack DE 6-5 275 9/7/88 3 Penn State Longport, N.J.98 Crawford, Tyrone DE 6-4 285 11/22/89 3 Boise State Windsor, ontario25 Dunbar, Lance RB 5-8 195 1/25/90 3 North Texas haltom City, Texas89 Escobar, Gavin TE 6-6 260 2/3/91 2 San Diego State orange County, Calif.72 Frederick, Travis C 6-3 315 3/18/91 2 Wisconsin Sharon, Wisc.68 Free, Doug T 6-6 325 1/6/84 8 Northern Illinois Manitowoc, Wisc.23 hamilton, Jakar S 5-11 208 10/2/89 2 South Carolina State Johnston, S.C.84 hanna, James TE 6-4 260 7/14/89 3 oklahoma Flower Mound, Texas17 harris, Dwayne WR 5-10 202 9/16/87 4 East Carolina Stone Mountain, Ga.71 hawkins, Donald T 6-4 310 4/22/92 R Texas Memphis, Tenn.96 hayden, Nick DT 6-4 303 2/4/86 7 Wisconsin hartland, Wisc.38 heath, Jeff S 6-1 212 5/14/91 2 Saginaw Valley State Lake orion, Mich.67 hills, Tony T 6-5 304 11/4/84 2 Miami Dallas, Texas59 hitchens, Anthony LB 6-0 235 6/10/92 R Iowa Lorain, ohio

6 Jones, Chris P 6-0 205 7/21/89 3 Carson Newman Rome, Ga.91 Ladouceur, Louis-Philippe LS 6-5 256 3/13/81 10 California Pointe-Claire, Quebec53 Lawrence, Cameron LB 6-2 238 1/20/91 2 Mississippi State Coldwater, Miss.90 Lawrence, DeMarcus DE 6-3 260 4/28/92 R Boise State Aiken, S.C.65 Leary, Ronald G 6-3 320 4/29/89 2 Memphis Baton Rouge, La.70 Martin, Zack G 6-4 310 11/20/90 R Notre Dame Indianapolis, Ind.55 McClain, Rolando LB 6-4 259 7/14/89 4 Alabama Decatur, Ala.97 McClain, Terrell DT 6-2 300 7/20/88 4 South Florida Pensacola, Fla.69 Melton, henry DT 6-3 290 10/11/86 6 Texas Grapevine, Texas92 Mincey, Jeremy DE 6-4 280 12/14/83 7 Florida Statesboro, Ga.26 Moore, Sterling CB 5-10 202 2/3/90 4 Southern Methodist Antioch, Calif.29 Murray, DeMarco RB 6-0 217 2/12/88 4 oklahoma Las Vegas, Nev.78 Parnell, Jermey T 6-6 315 7/20/86 5 Mississippi Blytheville, Ark.20 Patmon, Tyler CB 5-10 185 1/26/91 R oklahoma State Round Rock, Texas31 Pellerin, Micah CB 6-0 192 11/23/88 1 hampton Madison, Miss.21 Randle, Joseph RB 6-0 210 12/29/91 2 oklahoma State Wichita, Kan.

9 Romo, Tony QB 6-2 230 4/21/80 12 Eastern Illinois Burlington, Wisc.32 Scandrick, orlando CB 5-10 196 2/10/87 7 Boise State Los Alamitos, Calif.99 Selvie, George DE 6-4 270 3/6/87 5 South Florida Pensacola, Fla.77 Smith, Tyron T 6-5 320 12/12/90 4 Southern California Moreno Valley, Calif.93 Spencer, Anthony DE 6-3 265 1/23/84 8 Purdue Fort Wayne, Ind.37 Spillman, C.J. S 6-0 199 5/6/86 6 Marshall Louisville, Ky.15 Street, Devin WR 6-3 200 3/30/91 R Pittsburgh Bethlehem, Pa.10 Vaughan, Dustin QB 6-5 235 1/27/91 R West Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas56 Watson, Dekoda LB 6-2 240 3/3/88 5 Florida State Aiken, S.C.

3 Weeden, Brandon QB 6-3 228 10/14/83 3 oklahoma State Edmond, okla.51 Wilber, Kyle LB 6-4 245 4/26/89 3 Wake Forest Apopka, Fla.27 Wilcox, J.J. S 6-0 212 2/14/91 2 Georgia Southern Cairo, Ga.83 Williams, Terrance WR 6-2 208 9/8/89 2 Baylor Dallas, Texas82 Witten, Jason TE 6-6 263 5/6/82 12 Tennessee Elizabethton, Tenn.

PRACTICE SQUAD66 Bishop, Ken NT 6-0 305 9/8/90 R Northern Illinois Lauderhill, Fla.79 Boatright, Kenneth DE 6-3 254 3/6/90 1 Southern Illinois Joliet, Ill.14 Dunn, Reggie WR 5-9 178 1/5/89 1 Utah Los Angeles, Calif.64 Edwards, Lavar DE 6-4 278 4/29/90 2 Louisiana State Gretna, La.57 Smith, Keith LB 6-0 232 4/8/92 R San Jose State Covina, Calif.28 Steeples, Robert CB 6-1 195 11/27/89 1 Memphis St. Louis, Mo.13 Taylor, Kerry WR 6-0 200 2/20/89 2 Arizona State Chandler, Ariz.61 Wetzel, John T 6-7 315 7/18/91 1 Boston College Pittsburgh, Pa.34 Williams, Ryan RB 5-9 208 4/9/90 2 Virginia Tech Manassas, Va.

RESERVE/NFI76 okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 310 6/10/87 7 Louisville huntsville, Ala.64 Whaley, Chris DT 6-3 280 12/8/90 R Texas Madisonville, Texas

RESERVE/INJURED24 Claiborne, Morris (Knee) CB 5-11 192 2/7/90 3 Louisiana State Shreveport, La.63 Gardner, Ben (Shoulder) DE 6-4 270 4/29/91 R Stanford Mequon, Wis.57 holloman, DeVonte (Neck) LB 6-2 238 2/12/91 2 South Carolina Charlotte, N.C.50 Lee, Sean (Knee) LB 6-2 234 7/22/86 5 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa.87 Najvar, Jordan (Achilles) TE 6-6 256 1/8/91 R Baylor Spring, Texas75 Weems, Darrion (Shoulder) T 6-5 310 9/4/88 2 oregon Winnetka, Calif.52 Durant, Justin (Elbow) LB 6-1 230 9/21/85 8 hampton Florence, S.C.56 Davis, Troy (PS, Groin) LB 6-2 251 1/6/91 2 Central Florida Lawrenceville, Ga.

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NFL '12 GAMES/NO. NAME POS HGT WGT AGE EXP COLLEGE HOW ACQ GP-GS-DNP-IA

3 Brandon Weeden QB 6-3 228 31 3 oklahoma State FA-'14 3 - 1 - 8 - 05 Dan Bailey K 6-0 195 26 4 oklahoma State FA-'11 11 - 0 - 0 - 06 Chris Jones P 6-0 205 25 3 Carson Newman FA-'11 11 - 0 - 0 - 09 Tony Romo QB 6-2 230 34 12 Eastern Illinois FA-'03 10 - 10 - 0 - 1

10 Dustin Vaughan QB 6-5 235 23 R West Texas A&M FA-'14 0 - 0 - 1 -1011 Cole Beasley WR 5-8 180 25 3 Southern Methodist FA-'12 11 - 2 - 0 - 015 Devin Street WR 6-3 200 23 R Pittsburgh D5-'14 11 - 0 - 0 - 017 Dwayne harris WR 5-10 202 27 4 East Carolina D6-'11 11 - 0 - 0 - 020 Tyler Patmon CB 5-10 185 23 R oklahoma State FA-'14 8 - 0 - 0 - 321 Joseph Randle RB 6-0 210 22 2 oklahoma State D5-'13 11 - 0 - 0 - 023 Jakar hamilton S 5-11 208 25 2 South Carolina State FA-'13 0 - 0 - 0 - 625 Lance Dunbar RB 5-8 195 24 3 North Texas FA-'12 11 - 0 - 0 - 026 Sterling Moore CB 5-10 202 24 4 Southern Methodist FA-'13 11 - 4 - 0 - 027 J.J. Wilcox S 6-0 212 23 2 Georgia Southern D3b-'13 11 - 11 - 0 - 029 DeMarco Murray RB 6-0 217 26 4 oklahoma D3-'11 11 - 11 - 0 - 031 Micah Pellerin CB 6-0 192 26 1 hampton FA-'14 1 - 0 - 0 - 032 orlando Scandrick CB 5-10 196 27 7 Boise State D5-'08 9 - 9 - 0 - 037 C.J. Spillman S 6-0 199 28 6 Marshall FA-'14 11 - 0 - 0 - 038 Jeff heath S 6-1 212 23 2 Saginaw Valley State FA-'13 11 - 0 - 0 - 039 Brandon Carr CB 6-0 210 28 7 Grand Valley State UFA(KC)-'12 11 - 11 - 0 - 042 Barry Church S 6-2 218 26 5 Toledo FA-'10 11 - 11 - 0 - 044 Tyler Clutts FB 6-2 255 30 5 Fresno State FA-'13 11 - 1 - 0 - 051 Kyle Wilber LB 6-4 245 25 3 Wake Forest D4a-'12 11 - 1 - 0 - 053 Cameron Lawrence LB 6-2 238 23 2 Mississippi State FA-'13 11 - 0 - 0 - 054 Bruce Carter LB 6-2 240 26 4 North Carolina D2-'11 8 - 7 - 0 - 355 Rolando McClain LB 6-4 259 25 4 Alabama T(Bal)-'14 9 - 8 - 1 - 156 Dekoda Watson LB 6-2 240 26 5 Florida State FA-'14 10 - 1 - 0 - 058 Jack Crawford DE 6-5 275 26 3 Penn State FA-'14 6 - 0 - 0 - 559 Anthony hitchens LB 6-0 235 22 R Iowa D4-'14 11 - 6 - 0 - 065 Ronald Leary G 6-3 320 25 2 Memphis FA-'12 10 - 10 - 0 - 167 Tony hills T 6-5 304 30 2 Texas PS(Mia)-'14 0 - 0 - 2 - 268 Doug Free T 6-6 325 30 8 Northern Illinois D4b-'07 8 - 8 - 0 - 369 henry Melton DT 6-3 290 28 6 Texas FA-'14 11 - 3 - 0 - 070 Zack Martin G 6-4 310 24 R Notre Dame D1-'14 11 - 11 - 0 - 071 Donald hawkins T 6-4 310 22 R Texas W(Cle)-'14 0 - 0 - 1 -1072 Travis Frederick C 6-3 315 23 2 Wisconsin D1-'13 11 - 11 - 0 - 073 Mackenzy Bernadeau G 6-4 325 28 7 Bentley UFA(Car)-'12 11 - 1 - 0 - 077 Tyron Smith T 6-5 320 23 4 Southern California D1-'11 11 - 11 - 0 - 078 Jermey Parnell T 6-6 315 28 5 Mississippi FA-'10 11 - 4 - 0 - 082 Jason Witten TE 6-6 263 32 12 Tennessee D3-'03 11 - 11 - 0 - 083 Terrance Williams WR 6-2 208 25 2 Baylor D3a-'13 11 - 11 - 0 - 084 James hanna TE 6-4 260 25 3 oklahoma D6-'12 11 - 8 - 0 - 088 Dez Bryant WR 6-2 220 26 5 oklahoma State D1-'10 11 - 11 - 0 - 089 Gavin Escobar TE 6-6 260 23 2 San Diego State D2-'13 11 - 0 - 0 - 090 DeMarcus Lawrence DE 6-3 260 22 R Boise State D2-'14 3 - 0 - 0 - 091 Louis-Philippe Ladouceur LS 6-5 256 33 10 California FA-'05 11 - 0 - 0 - 092 Jeremy Mincey DE 6-4 280 30 7 Florida UFA(Den)-'14 11 - 11 - 0 - 093 Anthony Spencer DE 6-3 265 30 8 Purdue D1-'07 8 - 0 - 0 - 395 Josh Brent DT 6-2 320 26 4 Illinois S7-'10 0 - 0 - 0 - 196 Nick hayden DT 6-4 303 28 7 Wisconsin FA-'13 11 - 11 - 0 - 097 Terrell McClain DT 6-2 300 26 4 South Florida FA-'14 8 - 0 - 0 - 398 Tyrone Crawford DE 6-4 285 25 3 Boise State D3-'12 10 - 10 - 0 - 199 George Selvie DE 6-4 270 27 5 South Florida FA-'13 11 - 8 - 0 - 0

PRACTICE SQUAD13 Kerry Taylor WR 6-0 200 25 2 Arizona State FA-'14 1 - 0 - 0 - 014 Reggie Dunn WR 5-9 178 25 1 Utah FA-'1434 Ryan Williams RB 5-9 208 24 2 Virginia Tech FA-'1457 Keith Smith LB 6-0 232 22 R San Jose State FA-'14 3 - 0 - 2 - 161 John Wetzel T 6-7 315 23 1 Boston College FA-'1428 Steeples, Robert CB 6-1 195 24 1 Memphis FA-'1464 Edwards, Lavar DE 6-4 278 24 2 Louisiana State FA-'14 4 - 0 - 0 - 366 Ken Bishop NT 6-0 305 24 R Northern Illinois D7d-'14 3 - 0 - 0 - 379 Kenneth Boatright DE 6-3 254 24 1 Southern Illinois FA-'14

RESERVE/NFI64 Chris Whaley DT 6-3 280 23 R Texas FA-'1476 Amobi okoye DT 6-2 310 27 7 Louisville FA-'14

RESERVE/INJURED24 Morris Claiborne (Knee) CB 5-11 192 24 3 Louisiana State D1-'12 4 - 3 - 0 - 050 Sean Lee (Knee) LB 6-2 234 28 5 Penn State D2-'1052 Justin Durant (Elbow) LB 6-1 230 29 8 hampton UFA(Det)-'13 6 - 6 - 0 - 256 Troy Davis (PS, Groin) LB 6-2 251 23 2 Central Florida FA-'1457 DeVonte holloman (Neck) LB 6-2 238 23 2 South Carolina D6-'1363 Ben Gardner (Shoulder) DE 6-4 270 23 R Stanford D7a-'1475 Darrion Weems (Shoulder) T 6-5 310 26 2 oregon PS(Den)-'12 0 - 0 - 0 - 287 Jordan Najvar (Achilles) TE 6-6 256 23 R Baylor FA-'14

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NFLNO NAME POS HGT WGT AGE EXP COLLEGE HOW ACQ

Quarterback (3)3 Brandon Weeden QB 6-3 228 31 3 oklahoma State FA-'149 Tony Romo QB 6-2 230 34 12 Eastern Illinois FA-'03

10 Dustin Vaughan QB 6-5 235 23 R West Texas A&M FA-'14

Running Back (4)21 Joseph Randle RB 6-0 210 22 2 oklahoma State D5-'1325 Lance Dunbar RB 5-8 195 27 3 North Texas FA-'1229 DeMarco Murray RB 6-0 217 26 4 oklahoma D3-'1144 Tyler Clutts FB 6-2 255 30 5 Fresno State FA-'13

Wide Receiver (5)11 Cole Beasley WR 5-8 180 25 3 Southern Methodist FA-'1215 Devin Street WR 6-3 200 23 R Pittsburgh D5-'1417 Dwayne harris WR 5-10 202 27 4 East Carolina D6-'1183 Terrance Williams WR 6-2 208 25 2 Baylor D3a-'1388 Dez Bryant WR 6-2 220 26 5 oklahoma State D1-'10

Tight End (3)82 Jason Witten TE 6-6 263 32 12 Tennessee D3-'0384 James hanna TE 6-4 260 25 3 oklahoma D6-'1289 Gavin Escobar TE 6-6 260 23 2 San Diego State D2-'13

Offensive Line (9)65 Ronald Leary G 6-3 320 25 2 Memphis FA-'1267 hills, Tony T 6-5 304 30 2 Texas PS(Mia)-'1468 Doug Free T 6-6 325 30 8 Northern Illinois D4b-'0770 Zack Martin G 6-4 310 24 R Notre Dame D1-'1471 Donald hawkins T 6-4 310 22 R Texas FA-'1472 Travis Frederick C 6-3 315 23 2 Wisconsin D1-'1373 Mackenzy Bernadeau G 6-4 325 28 7 Bentley UFA(Car)-'1277 Tyron Smith T 6-5 320 23 4 Southern California D1-'1178 Jermey Parnell T 6-6 315 28 5 Mississippi FA-'10

Defensive Line (10)58 Jack Crawford DE 6-5 275 26 3 Penn State FA-'1469 henry Melton DT 6-3 290 28 6 Texas FA-'1490 DeMarcus Lawrence DE 6-3 260 22 R Boise State D2-'1492 Jeremy Mincey DE 6-4 280 30 7 Florida UFA(Den)-'1493 Anthony Spencer DE 6-3 265 30 8 Purdue D1-'0795 Brent, Josh DT 6-2 320 26 4 Illinois S7-'1096 Nick hayden DT 6-4 303 28 7 Wisconsin FA-'1397 Terrell McClain DT 6-2 300 26 4 South Florida FA-'1498 Tyrone Crawford DE 6-4 285 25 3 Boise State D3-'1299 George Selvie DE 6-4 270 27 5 South Florida FA-'13

Linebackers (6)51 Kyle Wilber LB 6-4 245 25 3 Wake Forest D4a-'1253 Cameron Lawrence LB 6-2 238 23 2 Mississippi State FA-'1354 Bruce Carter LB 6-2 240 26 4 North Carolina D2-'1155 Rolando McClain LB 6-4 259 25 4 Alabama T(Bal)-'1456 Dekoda Watson LB 6-2 240 26 5 Florida State FA-'1459 Anthony hitchens LB 6-0 235 22 R Iowa FA-'14

Defensive Backs (10)20 Tyler Patmon CB 5-10 185 23 R oklahoma State FA-'1423 Jakar hamilton S 5-11 208 25 2 South Carolina State FA-'1326 Sterling Moore CB 5-10 202 24 4 Southern Methodist FA-'1327 J.J. Wilcox S 6-0 212 23 2 Georgia Southern D3b-'1331 Micah Pellerin CB 6-0 192 26 1 hampton FA-'1432 orlando Scandrick CB 5-10 196 27 7 Boise State D5-'0837 C.J. Spillman S 6-0 199 28 6 Marshall FA-'1438 Jeff heath S 6-1 212 23 2 Saginaw Valley State FA-'1339 Brandon Carr CB 6-0 210 28 7 Grand Valley State UFA(KC)-'1242 Barry Church S 6-2 218 26 5 Toledo FA-'10

Specialists (3)5 Dan Bailey K 6-0 195 26 4 oklahoma State FA-'116 Chris Jones P 6-0 205 25 3 Carson Newman FA-'11

91 Louis-Philippe Ladouceur LS 6-5 256 33 10 California FA-'05

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2014 Transactions By DateDec. 30 ............Signed Tim Benford, Ray Dominguez, Lance Lewis, Caesar Rayford, Jonathan Stewart and John Wetzel to future list.Dec. 31 ............Signed Jamar Newsome to future list.Jan. 8................Signed Chris DeGeare, Tristan Okpalaugo, Quinton Spears and Jabara Williams to future list.Jan. 22..............hired Mike Pope as tight ends coach.Jan. 23..............Extended Dan Bailey.Jan. 28..............hired Scott Linehan as passing game coordinator. Named Rod Marinelli defensive coordinator and Monte Kiffin assistant head coach/defense.Jan. 30..............hired Kyle Valero as assistant wide receivers coach.Feb. 10 ............hired Tuner West as a defensive assistant coach.Feb. 28 ............Released Everette Brown, Ray Dominguez, Corvey Irvin and Jeff Olson.March 3 ............Re-structured Sean Lee, Tony Romo and Orlando Scandrick. hired Kevin Carberry as offensive assistant.March 7 ............Re-negotiated Mackenzy Bernadeau. Released Phil Costa.March 10 ..........Extended Chris Jones.March 11 ..........Released DeMarcus Ware.March 12 ..........Released Miles Austin. Signed Terrell McClain and Jeremy Mincey.March 17 ..........Signed Brandon Weeden.March 19 ..........Signed Henry Melton.April 24 ............Signed Caleb Hanie.April 26 ............Signed Anthony Spencer.May 1................Signed LaRon Byrd.May 6................Signed Bradie James.May 7................Placed Bradie James on Reserve/Retired list.May 8................Drafted Zack Martin.May 9................Drafted Demarcus Lawrence.May 10..............Drafted Ken Bishop, Ahmad Dixon, Ben Gardner, Anthony Hitchens, Terrance Mitchell, Will Smith and Devin Street.May 12..............Released Chris DeGeare, Frank Kearse, Lance Lewis, Tristan Okpalaugo, Quinton Spears, and Jabara Williams. May 13..............Signed Josh Aladenoye, Chris Boyd, Brian Clarke, Davon Coleman, J.C. Copeland, Andre’ Cureton, Casey Kreiter, Ben Malena, Cody Mandell, Martin Glasco,

Jordan Najvar, Ronald Patrick, Dashaun Phillips, Jarrod Pughsley, Marvin Robinson, Dontavis Sapp, Jocquel Skinner, Keith Smith, Ryan Smith, DustinVaughan, D’Daimian Washington, Chris Whaley, Evan Wilson, Joe Windsor.

May 15..............Signed Ahmad Dixon, Ben Garnder, Terrance Mitchell and Will Smith.May 16 ............Released Jonathan Stewart. Signed Amobi Okoye.May 19..............Released Glasco Martin. Signed Ryan Williams.May 20..............Signed Ken Bishop.May 21..............Waived/Injured Marvin Harrison. Signed Tyler Patmon.May 22..............Waived/Injured Jarrod Pughsley. Signed Darius Morris.May 23..............Signed Devin Street.May 27..............Waived/Injured Evan Wilson. Signed Tyronne Green.June 2 ..............Signed Anthony Hitchens.June 10 ............Waived Marvin Robinson from Reserve/Injrued, Waived/Injured Jocquel Skinner. Signed Dartwan Bush.June 13 ............Waived Jocquel Skinner from Reserve/Injured.June 16 ............Signed Zack Martin.June 18 ............Signed DeMarcus Lawrence. Waived Evan Wilson from Reserve/Injured.June 27 ............Placed Tyronne Green on Reserve/Injured. Signed Uche Nwaneri.July 1 ................Placed Sean Lee on Reserve/Injured.July 2 ................Traded a sixth round draft choice to Baltimore for Rolando McClain and a seventh round draft choice.July 16..............Released Kyle Orton.July 21..............Signed Dallas Walker. Waived/NFI Chris Whaley. Signed Dezmon Briscoe.July 22..............Released Jarrod Pughsley from Reserve/Injured.July 24..............Placed Ronald Leary and Anthony Spencer on Active/PUP. Placed Amobi Okoye on Active/NFI. Released Tyronne Green from Reserve/Injured.July 30..............Re-negotiated the contract for Tyron Smith.July 31..............Activated Ronald Leary from Active/PUP.August 2 ..........Waived/Injured Darius Morris and waived L’Damian Washington. Signed Kenneth Boatright and Adewale Ojomo.August 4 ..........Waived/Injured Brian Clarke. Signed Wayne Tribue.August 5 ..........Waived/Injured Dashaun Phillips. Waived Joe Windsor. Signed Korey, Lindsey and Johnny Thomas.August 9 ..........Waived/Injured Ben Malena. Waived Cody Mandell. Signed D.J. Adams.August 12 ........Waived Andre Cureton. Signed Stephen Goodin and Tom Hornsey.August 13 ........Acquired Justin Green in a trade with New England for Ben Bass.August 14 ........Waived/Injured Korey Lindsey and waived Dallas Walker. Signed Zach Minter and Asa Watson.August 25 ........Waived J.C. Copeland and Martez Wilson.August 26 ........Released Caleb Hanie. Waived Chris Boyd, Tom Hornsey, Casey Kreiter, Adewale Ojomo and Wayne Tribue. Waived/Injured DeVonte Holloman, Justin Green, Matt

Johnson, Jordan Najvar, and Johnny Thomas. Placed Ben Gardner on Reserve/Injured. Placed Amobi Okoye on Reserve/NFI.August 27 ........Waived B.W. Webb and Tim Benford. Signed Phillip Tanner. Awarded Jemea Thomas off waivers from New England.August 30 ........Released Dezmon Briscoe and Uche Nwaneri, Waived D.J. Adams, Josh Aladenoye, Kenneth Boatright, Dartwan Bush, LaRon Byrd, Stephen Goodin, Terrance

Mitchell, Jamar Newsome, Ronald Patrick, Caesar Rayford, Dontavis Sapp, Keith Smith, Ryan Smith, Will Smith, Phillip Tanner, Asa Watson and RyanWilliams. Waived/Injured Orie Lemon and Zach Minter. Placed on Reserve/Suspended Jakar Hamilton and Orlando Scandrick. Acquired in a trade withTennessee Lavar Edwards. Passed physical on Anthony Spencer.

August 31 ........Waived John Wetzel. Claimed Donald Hawkins off waivers. Signed Tim Benford, Kenneth Boatright, Ronald Patrick, Micah Pellerin, Keith Smith, Will Smith andRyan Williams to the practice squad.

Sept. 1 ..............Waived Ahmad Dixon and Jemea Thomas. Signed C.J. Spillman and Korey Toomer. Signed Nikita Whitlock to the practice squad.Sept. 2 ..............Placed DeMarcus Lawrence on Reserve/Injured-returnable. Signed Jack Crawford. Signed Jemea Thomas and John Wetzel to the practice squad.Sept. 3 ..............Released Will Smith from the practice squad. Signed Michael Sam to the practice squad.Sept. 9 ..............Released Nikita Whitlock from the practice squad and signed Reggie Dunn to the practice squad.Sept. 16............Released Jemea Thomas from the practice squad and re-signed Nikita Whitlock to the practice squad.Sept. 17............Placed Darrion Weems on Reserve/Injured and reinstated Orlando Scandrick from Reserve/Suspended.Sept. 20............Waived Lavar Edwards and signed Keith Smith from the practice squad.Sept. 22............Waived Keith Smith.Sept. 23............Re-signed Lavar Edwards and re-signed Keith Smith to the practice squad.Sept. 30............Waived Ronald Patrick from the practice squad and signed Rishaw Johnson to the practice squad.oct. 3................Placed Morris Claiborne on Reserve/Injured.oct. 4................Signed Keith Smith to the active roster from the practice squad.oct. 6................Waived Keith Smith and activated Jakar Hamilton from Exempt/Commissioners Permission.oct. 7................Waived Tim Benford from the practice squad. Signed Laron Byrd and Keith Smith to the practice squad.oct. 9................Released Laron Byrd from the practice squad and signed Kerry Taylor to the practice squad.oct. 15..............Waived Lavar Edwards and signed Tony Hills off Miami’s practice squad.oct. 17..............Waived Korey Toomer and signed Lavar Edwards.oct. 18..............Waived Ken Bishop and signed Keith Smith.oct. 21..............Released Michael Sam from the practice squad and signed Ken Bishop and Troy Davis to the practice squad.oct. 29..............Placed Troy Davis and Justin Durant on Reserve/Injured and signed Tim Dobbins. Signed Will Smith to the practice squad and Josh Brent returned to practice.oct. 30..............Released Rishaw Johnson from the practice squad and signed Jeff Baca to the practice squad.Nov. 1 ..............Waived Lavar Edwards and activated DeMarcus Lawrence from Reserve/Injured.Nov. 3 ..............Released Nikita Whitlock from the practice squad and signed Lavar Edwards to the practice squad.Nov. 11 ............Waived Tim Dobbins and activated Josh Brent from Reserve/Suspended.Nov. 14 ............Waived Keith Smith and signed Dekoda Watson.Nov. 18 ............Released Jeff Baca and Will Smith from the practice squad and signed Keith Smith and Robert Steeples to the practice squad.Nov. 22 ............Waived Davon Coleman and signed Micahel Pellerin from the practice squad.

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2014 Transactions by NameADAMS, D.J. - RB

8/9 ............Signed8/30 ..........Waived

ALADENOYE, Josh - T5/13 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

AUSTIN, Miles - WR3/12 ..........Released

BACA, Jeff -G10/30 ........Signed to the practice squad11/18 ........Released

BAILEY, Dan - K1/23 ..........Extended

BASS, Ben - DE8/13 ..........Traded to New England

BENFORD, Tim - WR12/30 ........Signed8/27 ..........Waived8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad10/7 ..........Waived

BERNADEAU, Mackenzy - G3/7 ............Re-structured

BISHOP, Ken - NT5/10 ..........Drafted in the seventh round5/20 ..........Signed10/18 ........Waived10/21 ........Signed to the practice squad

BOATRIGHT, Kenneth - DE8/2 ............Signed8/30 ..........Waived8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad

BOYD, Chris - WR5/13 ..........Signed8/26 ..........Waived

BRENT, Josh - DT10/29 ........Returned to practice11/11 ........Activated from Reserve/Suspended

BRISCOE, Dezmon - WR7/21 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Rleleased

BROWN, Everette DE2/28 ..........Released

BUSH, Dartwan - DT6/10 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

BYRD, LaRon - WR5/1 ............Signed8/30 ..........Waived10/7 ..........Signed to the practice squad10/9 ..........Released from the practice squad

CARBERRY, Kevin3/3 ............hired as offensive assistant

CLAIBORNE, Morris - CB10/3 ..........Placed on Reserve/Injured

CLARKE, Brian - G5/13 ..........Signed8/4 ............Waived/Injured

COLEMAN, Davon - DT5/13 ..........Signed11/22 ........Waived

COPELAND, J.C. - FB5/13 ..........Signed8/25 ..........Waived

COSTA, Phil - C3/7 ............Released

CRAWFORD, Jack - DE9/2 ............Signed

CURETON, Andre’ - G5/13 ..........Signed8/12 ..........Waived

DAVIS, Troy - LB10/12 ........Signed to the practice squad10/29 ........Placed on Reserve/Injured

DeGEARE, Chris - G1/8 ............Signed5/12 ..........Released

DIXON, Ahmad - S5/10 ..........Drafted in the seventh round5/16 ..........Signed9/1 ............Waived

DOBBINS, Tim - LB10/29 ........Signed11/11 ........Waived

DOMINGUEZ, Ray - G12/30 ........Signed2/28 ..........Released

DUNN, Reggie - WR9/9 ............Signed to the practice squad

DURANT, Justin - LB10/29 ........Placed on Reserve/Injured

EDWARDS, Lavar - DE8/30 ..........Acquired in a trade with Tennessee9/20 ..........Waived9/23 ..........Re-signed10/15 ........Waived10/17 ........Re-signed11/1 ..........Waived11/3 ..........Signed to the practice squad

GARDNER, Ben - DE5/10 ..........Drafted in the seventh round5/15 ..........Signed8/26 ..........Placed on Reserve/Injured

GOODIN, Stephen - G8/12 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

GREEN, Justin - CB8/13 ..........Acquired in a trade with New England8/26 ..........Waived/Injured

GREEN, Tyronne - G5/27 ..........Signed 6/27 ..........Placed on Reserve/Injured7/24 ..........Released

HAMILTON, Jakar - S8/30 ..........Reserve/Suspended10/6 ..........Activated from Commissioner’s Exempt List

HANIE, Caleb - QB4/24 ..........Signed8/26 ..........Released

HAWKINS, Donald - G8/31 ..........Claimed off waivers

HILLS, Tony - T10/15 ........Signed off Miami’s practice squad

HITCHENS, Anthony - LB5/10 ..........Drafted in the fourth round6/2 ............Signed

HOLLOMAN, DeVonte - LB8/26 ..........Waived/Injured

HORNSEY, Tom - P8/12 ..........Signed8/26 ..........Waived

IRVIN, Corvey - DT2/28 ..........Released

JAMES, Bradie - LB5/6 ............Signed5/7 ............Placed on Reserve/Retired

JOHNSON, Matt - S8/26 ..........Waived/Injured

JOHNSON, Rishaw - G9/30 ..........Signed to the practice squad10/30 ........Released from practice squad

JONES, Chris - P3/10 ..........Signed a contract extension

KEARSE, Frank - DT5/12 ..........Released

KIFFIN, Monte1/28 ..........Named assistant head coach/defense

KREITER, Casey - LS5/13 ..........Signed8/26 ..........Waived

LAWRENCE, DeMarcus - DE5/9 ............Drafted in the second round6/18 ..........Signed9/2 ............Placed on Reserve/Injured-returnable11/1 ..........Activated from Reserve/Injured

LEARY, Ronald - G7/24 ..........Placed on Active/PUP7/31 ..........Activated

LEE, Sean - LB3/3 ............Re-negotiated contract7/1 ............Placed on Reserve/Injured

LEMON, Orie - LB8/30 ..........Waived/Injured

LEWIS, Lance - WR12/30 ........Signed5/12 ..........Released

LINDSEY, Korey - CB8/5 ............Signed8/14 ..........Waived/Injured

LINEHAN, Scott1/28 ..........hired as passing game coordinator

MALENA, Ben - RB5/13 ..........Signed8/9 ............Waived/Injured

MANDELL, Cody - P5/13 ..........Signed8/9 ............Waived

MARINELLI, Rod1/28 ..........Named defensive coordinator

MARTIN, Glasco - RB5/13 ..........Signed5/19 ..........Released

MARTIN, Zack - G5/8 ............Drafted in the first round6/16 ..........Signed

McClain, Rolando - LB7/2 ............Acquired in a trade with Baltimore

McCLAIN, Terrell - DT3/12 ..........Signed

MELTON, Henry - DT3/19 ..........Signed

MINCEY, Jeremy - DE3/12 ..........Signed

MINTER, Zach - DT8/14 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived/Injured

MITCHELL, Terrance - CB5/10 ..........Drafted in the seventh round5/15 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

MORRIS, Darius - G5/22 ..........Signed8/2 ............Waived/Injured

NAJVAR, Jordan - TE5/13 ..........Signed8/26 ..........Waived/Injured

NEWSOME, Jamar - WR12/31 ........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

NWANERI, Uche - G6/27 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Released

OJOMO, Adewale - DE8/2 ............Signed8/26 ..........Waived

OKOYE, Amobi - DT5/16 ..........Signed7/24 ..........Placed on Active/NFI8/26 ..........Placed on Reserve/NFI

OKPALAUGO, Tristan - DE1/8 ............Signed5/12 ..........Released

OLSON, Jeff - G2/28 ..........Released

ORTON, Kyle - QB7/16 ..........Released

PATMON, Tyler - CB5/21 ..........Signed

PATRICK, Ronald - G5/13 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad9/30 ..........Released from practice squad

PELLERIN, Micah - S8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad11/22 ........Signed to the actice roster

PHILLIPS, Dashaun - CB5/13 ..........Signed8/5 ............Waived/Injured

POPE, Mike1/22 ..........hired as tight ends coach

PUGHSLEY, Jarrod - G5/13 ..........Signed5/22 ..........Waived/Injured7/22 ..........Released from Reserve/Injured

RAYFORD, Caesar - DE12/30 ........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

ROBINSON, Marvin - S5/13 ..........Signed5/21 ..........Waived/Injured6/10 ..........Released

ROMO, Tony -QB3/3 ............Re-structured

SAM, Michael - DE9/3 ............Signed to the practice squad

10/21 ........Released from practice squadSAPP, Dontavis - LB

5/13 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

SCANDRICK, Orlando - CB3/3 ............Re-negotiated contract8/30 ..........Reserve/Suspended9/17 ..........Reinstated

SKINNER, Jocquel - CB5/13 ..........Signed6/10 ..........Waived/Injured6/13 ..........Released

SMITH, Keith - S5/13 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad9/20 ..........Signed to the active roster9/22 ..........Waived9/23 ..........Re-signed to the practice squad10/4 ..........Signed to the active roster10/6 ..........Waived10/7 ..........Signed to the practice squad10/18 ........Signed11/14 ........Waived11/18 ........Signed to the practice squad

SMITH, Ryan - S5/13 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

SMITH, Tyron - T7/30 ..........Re-negotiated contract

SMITH, Will - LB5/10 ..........Drafted in the seventh round5/15 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad9/3 ............Released from the practice squad10/29 ........Signed to the practice squad11/18 ........Released

SPEARS, Quinton - LB1/8 ............Signed5/12 ..........Released

SPENCER, Anthony - DE4/26 ..........Signed7/24 ..........Placed on Active/PUP8/30 ..........Passed physical

SPILLMAN, C.J. - S9/1 ............Signed

STEEPLES, Robert - CB11/18 ........Signed to the practice squad

STEWART, Jonathan - LB12/30 ........Signed5/16 ..........Released

STREET, Devin - WR5/10 ..........Drafted in the fifth round5/23 ..........Signed

TANNER, Phillip - RB8/27 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

TAYLOR, Kerry - WR10/9 ..........Signed to the practice squad

THOMAS, Jemea - S8/27 ..........Claimed off waivers9/1 ............Waived9/2 ............Signed to the practice squad9/16 ..........Waived

THOMAS, Johnny - S8/5 ............Signed8/26 ..........Waived/Injured

TOOMER, Korey - LB9/1 ............Signed10/17 ........Waived

TRIBUE, Wayne - G8/4 ............Signed8/26 ..........Waived

VALERO, Kyle1/30 ..........hIred as assistant wide receivers coach

VAUGHAN, Dustin - QB5/13 ..........Signed

WALKER, Dallas - TE7/21 ..........Signed8/14 ..........Waived

WARE, DeMarcus - DE3/11 ..........Released

WASHINGTON, L’Damian - WR5/13 ..........Signed8/2 ............Waived

WATSON, Asa - TE8/14 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived

WATSON, Dekoda - LB11/14 ........Signed

WEBB, B.W. - CB8/27 ..........Waived

WEEDEN, Brandon - QB3/17 ..........Signed

WEEMS, Darrion - T9/17 ..........Placed on Reserve/Injured

WEST, Turner2/10 ..........hIred as a defensive assistant coach

WETZEL, John - T12/30 ........Signed8/31 ..........Waived9/2 ............Signed to the practice squad

WHALEY, Chris - DT5/13 ..........Signed7/21 ..........Waived/Non-Football Injury

WHITLOCK, Nikita - FB9/1 ............Signed to practice squad9/9 ............Released from the practice squad9/16 ..........Re-signed to the practice squad11/3 ..........Released

WILLIAMS, Jabara - LB1/8 ............Signed5/12 ..........Released

WILLIAMS, Ryan - RB5/19 ..........Signed8/30 ..........Waived8/31 ..........Signed to the practice squad

WILSON, Evan - TE5/13 ..........Signed5/27 ..........Waived/Injured6/18 ..........Released

WILSON, Martez - DE8/25 ..........Waived

WINDSOR, Joe - LB5/13 ..........Signed8/5 ............Waived