![]() ![]() The final was 23-10, but the Cowboys had controlled the line of scrimmage behind Emmitt’s 140 rushing yards, and as a Redskins fan watching this game in his college dorm, all I remember about this game is that the ‘Skins had no shot from the get-go.ĭallas closed September by beating the Giants and Cardinals before going into their bye week. ![]() Dallas blocked a punt for a safety that began the scoring and then holding a 16-7 lead in the second half, Kelvin Martin returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown. Special teams made the difference in the opener. The Cowboys were loaded for bear and lying in wait when the defending champion Redskins came to town to open the season on Monday Night Football. The offensive line was the crown jewel of the team though-a unit that had Pro Bowlers in Nate Newton and Mark Tuinei was the NFL’s best front-five since the Washington Redskins’ Hogs that were in their final moments this season and no offensive line since has come close to being as good, with free agency preventing continuity.ĭefensively, the Cowboys didn’t produce a single Pro Bowl player while having the league’s top-ranked defense under coordinator Dave Wannstedt, but they would make an early season trade to get a big playmaker in pass-rushing end Charles Haley. They came into 1992 with Aikman at quarterback, future Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin at running back and receiver respectively, and Jay Novacek at tight end. In 1991, Dallas did make the playoffs, going 11-5 and winning an NFC wild-card game. Dallas moved quickly to 7-9 the following year and likely would have made the playoffs had second-year quarterback and current Fox analyst Troy Aikman not been injured the final two weeks. And when the coach cut the veterans he was able to redeem them for picks. Johnson dealt Herschel Walker, the team’s top running back to Minnesota for several draft picks and a few veteran players. The first year was awful at 1-15, but the Cowboys pulled the trigger on a trade that would speed the rebuilding. ![]() Arkansas oil man Jerry Jones had bought the team and made the firing of NFL legend Tom Landry, coming off a 3-13 season, his first priority. Jimmy Johnson had been brought to Big D in the spring of 1988 awash in controversy. The 1992 Dallas Cowboys entered the season primed to make a run at the Super Bowl. ![]()
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