2025 will mark the Dallas Cowboys’ 66th NFL season. Love them or hate them, the Cowboys are simply one of the crucial influential and recognizable manufacturers in all of sports activities. Whereas the present technology of Cowboys have huge sneakers to fill, some have already made their mark and are closing in on a number of the extra outstanding data within the workforce’s historical past. A number of of the Cowboys’ longstanding data may very well be damaged this season, together with some doable single-season data.
Listed here are three Cowboys that might break workforce data this season.
Dak Prescott
All-time franchise passing document
Since rising from seemingly nowhere in 2016 and claiming Rookie of the 12 months honors, Dak Prescott has been a staple of the franchise as its quarterback. Now coming into his tenth season because the workforce’s beginning quarterback, Prescott seeks to interrupt the data of the quarterback he changed, Tony Romo. Prescott might need damaged the franchise’s passing data final yr, however he was sidelined by a hamstring harm that prematurely ended his 2024 marketing campaign.
Now wholesome, that document could be very a lot in attain this season. Romo stands because the franchise chief with 34,183 passing yards. In the meantime, Prescott is simply 2,746 yards behind Romo. Supplied Prescott stays wholesome, that document will simply be damaged.
All-time franchise passing touchdowns document
The document for passing touchdowns in a single season was set by Romo (36 touchdowns in 2007) solely to be damaged by Prescott who eclipsed the mark in 2021 with 37 passing touchdowns (he additionally threw for 36 touchdowns in 2023). We carry this up as a result of Prescott is simply 35 passing TDs away from Romo’s all-time passing TD mark of 248. If Prescott ahs an enormous yr, he might tie or surpass Romo.
Though the Cowboys have intimated a renewed concentrate on physicality and operating the soccer, the Cowboys have a mix of inexperience at operating again and may have grounded expectations for the veterans they signed this offseason. The Cowboys even have a number of crimson zone veterans to select from together with newcomer George Pickens. If Prescott is dialed in, he might catch Romo by season’s finish.
Micah Parsons
Most sacks within the first 5 years as a Dallas Cowboy
Coming into the ultimate yr of his contract, there’s not a lot else Micah Parsons must show as a premier expertise. He’s been to the Professional Bowl in every of his 4 NFL seasons and has been named to the All-Professional workforce on totally different events. Exterior of profitable a Tremendous Bowl and Defensive Participant of the 12 months, Parsons hasn’t a lot else left to attain individually. Nonetheless, he might set two extra data. Demarcus Ware is arguably the best move rusher within the historical past of the Cowboys. Parsons is at 52.5 in his first 4 seasons and if Parsons will get 13 sacks this yr, he would edge Ware’s 64.5 sacks in 5 seasons.
Cowboys single-season sack document
In a a lot loftier ambition, Parsons might additionally assault Ware’s 20 sack single-season document that he recorded in 2008. As of now, Parsons’ career-high in sacks is 14. But, with extra assist alongside the defensive position and a 17-game schedule, Parsons solely must common 1.2 sacks per sport to interrupt Ware’s document.
Mind Schottenheimer
Most wins by a Cowboys rookie head coach
It’s shocking it has taken Brian Schottenheimer this lengthy to get an opportunity being a head coach. Brian, the son of Marty Schottenheimer, has nearly 30 years of teaching expertise and has labored with the likes of Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, Russell Wilson, and most just lately, Dak Prescott.
Since being named the top coach, there’s been a special optimism across the workforce. Schottenheimer carries himself with an infectious character that the gamers have responded nicely to. Might Schottenheimer break the franchise document for many wins by a rookie head coach? He’ll have a excessive bar to climb.
Barry Switzer received 12 video games in his first yr as coach of the Cowboys in 1994 earlier than finally profitable the Tremendous Bowl. The percentages are stacked in opposition to it with the Cowboys enjoying in a fiercely aggressive division that options the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles and upstart Washington Commanders. That mentioned, Schottenheimer has so much to work with in first yr as an NFL coach:
An offensive line that’s rapidly creating
Dak Prescott two years faraway from an All-Professional season
CeeDee Lamb
KaVontae Turpin who’s a star return specialist
Brandon Aubrey is close to computerized and might in all probability make a 70-yard subject objective
Micah Parsons
13 wins would shock many but when the teaching chops don’t fall removed from the household tree, Schottenheimer might win that many video games, leaving him one win shy of his father’s most wins in a season as nicely.
