The expansion Cowboys
Dallas began without a win but patiently built around Landry's systems and Lilly's dominance until the roster was ready to contend.
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NFL team archive
Dallas Cowboys
Indexed from 1960 through 2025 · NFC East
1,082
Games
66
Seasons
1960
First season
2025
Latest season
The full franchise story
Every era of the Dallas Cowboys.
Dallas moved from winless expansion team to America's Team, then from Landry's sustained excellence to the Triplets' three championships and a modern era of regular-season success without the same January finish.
Historical reference: Dallas Cowboys official NFL team page ↗America's Team
The Cowboys posted twenty consecutive winning seasons, reached five Super Bowls in the decade and won two behind Landry's preparation and Staubach's late-game poise.
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The final Landry teams
Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.
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The Triplets dynasty
Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.
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The Romo years
Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.
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Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders
Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.
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Franchise leaders
Most indexed appearances
Jason WittenTE · 259 gamesToo Tall JonesDE · 244 gamesBill BatesDB · 231 gamesRandy WhiteDT-LB-DE · 230 gamesTom RaffertyC-G · 221 gamesEmmitt SmithRB · 218 gamesMark TuineiT-C-DT · 212 gamesNate NewtonG-T · 207 gamesJim JeffcoatDE · 200 gamesD.D. LewisLB · 198 gamesRobert NewhouseRB · 191 gamesMike HegmanLB · 186 games
Season history
Every indexed season
66 seasons · newest first
Game archive
Latest indexed games
1,082 total · loaded 10 at a time