Dallas Cowboys Start Season With Best Record Since 2009

The Dallas Cowboys are off to their best start in years. What does that even mean? I don’t know, but it’s provocative.

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The Dallas Cowboys are 7-3, their best record through 10 games since 2009, according to ESPN Stats & Info. What happened in 2009? The Cowboys finished 11-5, won the NFC East (back when it was good) and got blown out 34-3 in the divisional playoff round by the Minnesota Vikings.

Since then, the Cowboys went 6-10 followed by three-straight 8-8 seasons before this year.

In 2009, the Cowboys and Eagles each finished 11-5, but Dallas won the division because they had the tie breaker. They played each other in the first round of the playoffs, too, with the Cowboys coming out on top. Now, in 2014, the Cowboys and Eagles are atop the NFC East and will be competing for the division the rest of the way.

In those past .500 seasons, expectations were typically high for the Cowboys going into the season. Each year ended in disappointment for Dallas fans. This year, with the departure of DeMarcus Ware and what seemed like a terrible defense, expectations were not high at all. But look where we are now.

A big reason for Dallas’ resurgence has been the play of its offensive line and the running of DeMarco Murray. The Cowboys are averaging an NFL-best 153.4 yards rushing per game. That’s taken a lot of the pressure of Tony Romo, who has thrown for 1,998 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 68.2 percent of his passes. He has a quarterback rating of 103.6–the best of his 12-year career.

As long as Romo can stay healthy (because we all know that Brandon Weeden isn’t helping this team) then the Cowboys have a chance to contend in the NFC.

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