Dallas Cowboys News

Jason Garrett: the next Sean Payton?

Feb 9th - 2:13am - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
JENNIFER FLOYD ENGEL Watching Saints coach Sean Payton drag and diagram and coconut New Orleans to a Super Bowl XLIV victory Sunday reminded me a lot of Betty White being pummeled in a friendly game of tackle football during commercial interruptions. Genius ad, BTW. I am pretty sure Betty... Read more

DFW is no stranger to all-star games.

Feb 9th - 12:53am - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By DAVID THOMAS Sunday's NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium will be the sixth major pro league all-star game to be played in Dallas/Fort Worth. A look at the previous five: 23rd NFL Pro Bowl When: Jan. 21, 1973 Where: Texas Stadium The game: AFC 33, NFC... Read more

Former Cowboys among hall inductees

Feb 9th - 12:48am - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By BOB KOWALSKI WACO -- When Dallas Cowboys greats get together, particularly for hall of fame ceremonies, the discussion inevitably involves the Super Bowl. At the Texas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Monday night, former Cowboys and 2009 inductees Chuck Howley and Dan Reeves both empathized... Read more

Columnist: Jerry Jones missed out on Sean Payton

Feb 8th - 4:02pm - Dallas Morning News
Buck Harvey of the San Antonio News-Express wrote Monday that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones missed out on getting Super Bowl winning Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints as his head coach. Harvery writes: "A former employee, Sean Payton, outlined what Jones once had in Dallas. And what he doesn't have now. During the... Read more

Do Cowboys stack up vs. Super Bowl winners?

Feb 8th - 1:08pm - Dallas Morning News
Now that another Super Bowl champion has been crowned, let's see how the Cowboys have stacked up in recent years. 2007 season _ The Cowboys beat the champion New York Giants twice during the regular season. 2008 season _ The Cowboys lost to champion Pittsburgh on the road late in the season. The Cowboys had a... Read more

Super Bowl TV ratings

Feb 8th - 12:34pm - Dallas Morning News
If you watched, you certainly had company. Here's an early rundown of Dallas-Fort Worth and national ratings.

HOF voter Rick Gosselin: Among other Cowboys for Hall, Larry Allen most likely

Feb 8th - 11:20am - Dallas Morning News
In a chat Friday on dallasnews.com, Pro Football Hall of Fame writer and member of the selection committee Rick Gosselin was asked about other Cowboys' chances to make the Hall of Fame in future years, specifically Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Drew Pearson, Chuck Howley Daryl Johnston, Jay Novacek, Larry Allen and Darren... Read more

Saints a reflection of coach's guts, guile

Feb 8th - 3:10am - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By RANDY GALLOWAY MIAMI -- Think what might have been. A head coach at Valley Ranch who could win Super Bowls with a no-nonsense, hard-edge style, and a head coach who in the biggest spotlight of his life could repeatedly and fearlessly display guts and guile. Sean Payton, of course, was... Read more

For Cowboys fans, does the result of Super Bowl XLIV hurt?

Feb 7th - 11:35pm - Dallas Morning News
Much of the nation might be happy for the underdog Saints as the longtime losers are now the NFL champions. But Cowboys fans might feel frustrated. Saints head coach Sean Payton was once part of the Dallas Cowboys' staff but earned his title in New Orleans. And the Cowboys beat the new NFL champions on the road... Read more

Saints' pick six sends New Orleans into hysteria

Feb 7th - 10:31pm - Dallas Morning News
Tracy Porter had a pick of Brett Favre in the NFC title game. Now he may have cemented the Saints first Super Bowl win by stepping in front of Reggie Wayne and returned Peyton Manning's pass 78 yards for a touchdown. New Orleans leads 31-17. Hard to believe the Saints were trailing 10-0 at some point, isn't... Read more

New Orleans turns Matt Stover miss into go-ahead score

Feb 7th - 10:18pm - Dallas Morning News
Lake Highlands' Matt Stover had made 15 straight field goal attempts in the playoffs before his 51-yarder was hooked to the left. New Orleans answered thanks to Drew Brees hunting and pecking his way down the field before finding Jeremy Shockey for a 2-yard touchdown pass. For Shockey it had to feel good after missing... Read more

Southlake's Garrett Hartley sets Super Bowl record

Feb 7th - 9:49pm - Dallas Morning News
With a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter to cut Indianapolis lead top 17-16, Southlake Carroll's Garrett Hartley just set a Super Bowl record with three field goals of more than 40 yards. In the first half he hit from 46 and 44 yards. Cincinnati's Jim Breech was the only kicker in the first 43 Super Bowls to... Read more

Sean Payton comes out firing

Feb 7th - 9:29pm - Dallas Morning News
It takes some guts to call an on-side kick in a Super Bowl. Sean Payton has guts. The Saints recovered the pooch kick by SMU's Thomas Morstead and were able to take their first lead of the game when Pierre Thomas converted on a 16-yard screen pass withy 11:41 left in the third quarter. New Orleans 13,... Read more

Saints keep it close

Feb 7th - 8:50pm - Dallas Morning News
New Orleans' fourth-down gamble didn't pay off from the Indianapolis 1, but the Saints were able to get the ball back after forcing a three-and-out by Peyton Manning and end the half with a 44-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley. Not that Sean Payton is looking for some advice, but he should skip the run in the secoind... Read more

Saints' gamble doesn't work out

Feb 7th - 8:36pm - Dallas Morning News
The Saints were able to pull out a win in the regular season at this stadium against Tony Sparano's Dolphins with a decision to go for a touchdown instead of kicking a field goal and Drew Brees responded with a touchdown on a keeper. New Orleans faced a similar scenario here in Super Bowl XLIV but the fourth-down... Read more