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The Dallas Cowboys had their way with the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night and as a result the spirits around America’s Team are high for the first time in a while. Winning is a wonderful feeling.
It remains to be seen as to whether or not the Cowboys can truly go on a magical run, make the playoffs, and all of that jazz. For now we are just taking things week by week. If things work out in the end we will celebrate accordingly.
As it relates to the Cowboys and where they are at following the Raiders win, we have to put the performance in its proper place historically. Thankfully things like Pro Football Reference and Stathead make this easy to do.
Let’s dive into this week’s historical notes.
The Cowboys entered this game with a three-game losing streak on Monday Night Football. Thankfully that is over.
It had been a long time since Dallas had been shut out from a win for three straight games on MNF specifically. The last streak of such kind was 2012-2014. Back then it was unheard of for a team to play on MNF twice in the same season, but the Cowboys have done so in two straight years.
You could actually say they have done this in three straight years as the team’s late December win over the Lions in 2023 was technically the MNF broadcast, although the game occurred on a Saturday.
Monday night saw George Pickens eclipse 900 receiving yards on the season. He is just the 15th player to do this in the first 10 games of a stint with a franchise, and he is the only member in Cowboys franchise history (since 1970) to do this.
There are some pretty incredible names here and some players who did it as rookies on their teams. George is doing some very special things and it has been so fun to watch.
Monday night marked Pickens’ third game of the season with 130 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. The record for most gams of such kind in a season for the Cowboys is four, something Miles Austin did in 2009.
As you can see CeeDee Lamb is on this list for having done it a hat trick’s worth of times as well back during the 2023 season. These are admittedly some arbitrary numbers in 130 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown, but you get the impressiveness nonetheless.
Monday night was impressive for quarterback Dak Prescott as he threw four touchdowns and not a single pass into the arms of the opposition. Any time you can do that it is certainly impressive. It should be noted that Dak did fumble, just for context’s sake.
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