Blogging The Boys
The Dallas Cowboys have a single game left on this season and have gone on record in wanting to win it to avoid a losing campaign. In case you are unaware, a win would give them an 8-8-1 record which is .500 and technically not a losing record. Whatever.
On the subject of records, tight end Jake Ferguson is chasing one from an individual standpoint. Last week Ferguson hauled in his eighth touchdown of the season and that means he trails the single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end in team history by one entering the finale.
Billy Joe DuPree originally set the record of nine touchdowns by a tight end during the 1978 season, an amazing one where Dallas ultimately lost the Super Bowl. Jason Witten managed to tie the mark in another lost year in team history back in 2010, but obviously Ferguson has the advantage of 17 games to work with. Still, it is pretty neat.
Once upon a time the Cowboys saw a tight end have a field day during a season finale on the road against the Giants. Back during the 2018 finale (another game that was meaningless, but because Dallas was already set in their playoff seeding that year) you will recall that Blake Jarwin had a hat trick on the day. If Jake Ferguson were to have multiple scores on Sunday then he would hold this record all to himself.
