2007 Dallas Cowboys season
| 2007 Dallas Cowboys season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Wade Phillips |
| General manager | Jerry Jones |
| Owner | Jerry Jones |
| Home field | Texas Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–3 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 21–17 |
| Pro Bowlers |
Flozell Adams T Marion Barber RB Leonard Davis G Greg Ellis LB Nick Folk K Andre Gurode C Ken Hamlin FS Terence Newman CB Terrell Owens WR Tony Romo QB DeMarcus Ware LB Roy Williams SS Jason Witten TE |
| AP All-Pros | Terrell Owens (1st team) DeMarcus Ware (1st team) Jason Witten (1st team) Flozell Adams (2nd team) Leonard Davis (2nd team) |
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The 2007 Dallas Cowboys season was the 48th season for the team in the National Football League. This marked the first season for Wade Phillips as head coach. Jason Garrett also joined the team this season as offensive coordinator. The Cowboys finished the regular season tied for the best record in the NFC (13-3-0), and earned a first round bye and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. However, they lost their first playoff game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants, a team that they had defeated in their two regular-season matchups. With the loss, it extended the Cowboys drought of playoff wins to eleven years and tied the NFL record of 6 straight playoff games lost. 13 players were named to the Pro Bowl, an NFL record.
Wade Phillips entered his first year of his contract with the Cowboys. He was hired on February 8, 2007 after former head coach Bill Parcells decided to retire.
On March 5, the Cowboys signed tackle Leonard Davis, formerly with the Cardinals, to a 7-year, $50 million contract.
On March 6, the Cowboys signed quarterback Brad Johnson, formerly with the Vikings, to a 3-year, $7.5 million contract.
On March 23, the Cowboys signed safety Ken Hamlin, formerly with the Seahawks, to a 1-year, $2.5 million contract.
On March 1, the Cowboys released quarterback Drew Bledsoe, center E.J. Whitley, and tight end Ryan Hannam.
On August 26, The Cowboys released Jamel Richardson, VVC Alumni
Notes
The Cowboys began their 2007 campaign at home against their NFC East rival, the New York Giants. In the first quarter, Dallas trailed early as QB Eli Manning completed a 60-yard TD pass to WR Plaxico Burress to give New York an early 6–0 lead (botched hold on PAT). Afterwards, the Cowboys got on the board with rookie kicker Nick Folk getting a 31-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Dallas took the lead with RB Marion Barber getting an 18-yard TD run, while QB Tony Romo completed an 18-yard TD pass to TE Jason Witten. Afterwards, the Giants would end up trailing by one at halftime, as Manning & Burress hooked up with each other again on a 4-yard TD pass, while kicker Lawrence Tynes got a 44-yard field goal.
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