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- The Cowboys have had nine starting quarterbacks since Troy Aikman retired in 2000. They are Quincy Carter(started 32 games), Vinny Testaverde(started 15), the other games have been started by Ryan Leaf(3), Anthony Wright(3), Clint Stoerner(2 games), Chad Hutchinson(9), Drew Henson(1 game), Drew Bledsoe (22), and now Tony Romo is starting.
- The Cowboys had not had an 1,000-yard rusher since Emmitt Smith had 1,021 yards in 2001. Herschel Walker was the last running back before Smith to rush for over 1,000 yards in 1988. Julius Jones snapped that streak of futility for Dallas by posting 1,084 yards in 2006. In the previous season, Jones fell just short of the mark (993).
- DeMarcus Ware had 11.5 sacks in 2006, the most in team history by a linebacker. He broke that record in 2007 with 14 sacks, and then he broke it again in 2008 with a league-leading 20.
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