Cowboys-Ravens post game notes from the Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys upped their season sack total to 58 - the second-most by a Dallas team in a season since the 1985 club had 62 - since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. All-time, Dallas' 58 sacks tie the third-most in a season in club history:
Year Sacks
1985* 62
1966 60
1978 58
2008* 58
* since sacks became official in 1982

* The five sacks Dallas had tonight marks the ninth game this season the Cowboys have had four-or-more sacks in a game to tie the 1985 team for the most four-or-more sack games in a season in club history.

Tashard Choice got the starting nod at running back tonight for his first career start. He then added his second career touchdown rush on a two-yard run later in the first quarter.

Bradie James was credited with a sack in the first quarter to up his single-season career-high to 7.0.

Steve Octavien made his NFL debut tonight on special teams and had a forced fumble and two special teams tackles.

Terrell Owens (14,019) became the sixth player in NFL history to top 14,000 career receiving yards with his 63 yards tonight.
Owens also passed James Lofton (14,004) for fifth in league history with his 14,019 yards.

Owens added his 10th touchdown of the season to mark his eighth season - third consecutive - with 10-or-more touchdowns.

Owens' 66 yards today brought his Cowboys career total to 3,484 to take 11th spot on the all-time team receiving yards chart, passing Tony Dorsett (3,432).
Jay Ratliff upped his single-season career-high sack total to 7.5 with his half sack tonight.

Tony Romo's 252 passing yards tonight gave him 10,379 for his career to pass Craig Morton (10,288) for fifth in team history.

Romo's two touchdown tosses tonight give him 81 for his career, surpassing Morton (80) for fifth in club history with two touchdown passes.

Jason Witten's five catches today upped his career total to 422 to pass Brent Jones (417), Charle Young (418) and Jerry Smith (421), to tie Bob Tucker and Jay Novacek for 14th all-time among league tight ends.

Witten's 87 yards today gave him 4,885 for his career and moved him past Charlie Sanders (4,817) for 26th all-time among tight ends.

DeMarcus Ware notched his 20th sack of the season to become the first Dallas defender to have 20 sacks since they became an official statistic in 1982.

Ware later forced a fumble on a running play for his fourth forced fumble in the last two games. He now has seven on the season to establish a single-season career-high. It is also the most by a Dallas defender since 1984 - the furthest back that can be researched tonight.

Ware also forced a fumble on his first sack of the game to mark his third forced fumble on a sack in the last two games.

3 Comments

charlie said:

Another year that Dallas does not make it, 15 yrs now. I am a Patriots fan now,,,,, since i am 20yrs old i dont remember dallas winning anything, last time we won anything i was 5, i was to young

December 21, 2008 1:44 AM

Mike Brown said:

Nice stats. Gee, you would think the Cowboys won!Face it, Tony Romo couldn't keep his composer as well as the Ravens rookie QB Joe Flacco did, and that was one of the deciding factors in this game.

I find it to be an insult to our nation to call this bunch "America's Team". We're better then that.

December 21, 2008 1:16 PM

Mike & Linda Brandon said:

It's all been said - many times - we need an owner who stays in his box - a coach who can coach instead of looking like a sad-sack dumpling on the side lines - and assistant coaches who know what's expected and are able to produce. We have some of the greatest players in the NFL today, but few are producing up to their capacity. When that continues to happen, game after game and year after year, I personally think it has to be in the management. Am I wrong? Go Cowboys!!

December 22, 2008 9:36 AM

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