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It's Aug. 8, or '8-8 Day' for the Cowboys
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
OXNARD, Calif. -- It's Aug. 8 -- you know, 8/8 -- and the fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information have dubbed today National Cowboys 8-8 Day.
Nobody seems to do 8-8 like the Dallas Cowboys.
Since 1997, the Cowboys are 152-152.
Since 2000, the Cowboys are 128-128.
Since 2011, Jason Garrett’s first year as the full-time coach, the Cowboys are 40-40.
From 2011 to 2013, the Cowboys finished 8-8 every season, losing de facto NFC East championship games to the New York Giants, Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. Since the advent of the 16-game regular-season schedule in 1978, the only other teams with three straight 8-8 seasons are the Green Bay Packers (1983-85) and Houston/Tennessee Oilers (1996-98).
In 2014, the Cowboys broke out of their 8-8 rut with an impressive 12-4 record. They followed that up with a 4-12 record last season.
Tony Romo is entering his 10th full season as the starter. In the previous nine seasons, he won eight games in a season four times. Since 1978, Romo and Hall of Famer John Elway are tied for the most eight-win seasons by a starting quarterback.
How many quarterbacks have the Cowboys started since Week 8 of the 2006 season? You guessed it: eight -- Romo, Brad Johnson, Jon Kitna, Stephen McGee, Kyle Orton, Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel and Kellen Moore.
The ESPN Stats & Information group gets full credit for this one: How many letters are in Tony Romo's name? Eight.
But there is another way to look at 8-8 Day. Dez Bryant’s uniform number is 88, and he's healthy. So that's a good thing, right?
Happy 8-8.
Todd Archer
ESPN Staff Writer
OXNARD, Calif. -- It's Aug. 8 -- you know, 8/8 -- and the fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information have dubbed today National Cowboys 8-8 Day.
Nobody seems to do 8-8 like the Dallas Cowboys.
Since 1997, the Cowboys are 152-152.
Since 2000, the Cowboys are 128-128.
Since 2011, Jason Garrett’s first year as the full-time coach, the Cowboys are 40-40.
From 2011 to 2013, the Cowboys finished 8-8 every season, losing de facto NFC East championship games to the New York Giants, Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. Since the advent of the 16-game regular-season schedule in 1978, the only other teams with three straight 8-8 seasons are the Green Bay Packers (1983-85) and Houston/Tennessee Oilers (1996-98).
In 2014, the Cowboys broke out of their 8-8 rut with an impressive 12-4 record. They followed that up with a 4-12 record last season.
Tony Romo is entering his 10th full season as the starter. In the previous nine seasons, he won eight games in a season four times. Since 1978, Romo and Hall of Famer John Elway are tied for the most eight-win seasons by a starting quarterback.
How many quarterbacks have the Cowboys started since Week 8 of the 2006 season? You guessed it: eight -- Romo, Brad Johnson, Jon Kitna, Stephen McGee, Kyle Orton, Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel and Kellen Moore.
The ESPN Stats & Information group gets full credit for this one: How many letters are in Tony Romo's name? Eight.
But there is another way to look at 8-8 Day. Dez Bryant’s uniform number is 88, and he's healthy. So that's a good thing, right?
Happy 8-8.
