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By nickname "Ain'ts*" – New Orleans Saints, NFL; rhyming play on the non-standard English negative ain't [30] "America's Team" – Dallas Cowboys, by sports media [31] "B.I.L.L.S.*" – Buffalo Bills, by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s [32]
A nickname that carried on from high school to the pros due to his quickness while running the ball. Sweetness [288] Walter Payton: Earned in college at Jackson State University for his slick moves on the field, his amazing dancing skills, and his friendly personality. The GOAT: Tom Brady: A name given by fans for being the best QB in NFL history.
From a NFL playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings on December 28, 1975, when Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach threw a long last-ditch game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson, and later dubbed the name of the Hail Mary pass. [99] [100] Ghost to the Post: December 24, 1977 Oakland Raiders: 37–31 ...
The Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback is making his first career start in a divisional clash on Sunday Night Football. The Hall of Fame wide receiver has that nickname (which he might have taken ...
CLEVELAND – Jerry Jones attended the Dallas Cowboys’ walkthrough Saturday and saw his quarterback, Dak Prescott. The octogenarian owner approached Prescott, who became the highest-paid player ...
Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969, becoming the team's second major franchise quarterback after the retirement of Don Meredith in 1968. Staubach played with the Cowboys during his entire career. He led the team to the Super Bowl five times, four as the starting quarterback. He led the Cowboys to victories in Super Bowl VI and Super ...
Following a 4-12 2015 campaign, the Cowboys earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC in 2016 with rookie Dak Prescott at quarterback. But the hallmark trend of the post-Switzer Cowboys continued.
After not being able to participate in the 1960 NFL draft during their inaugural year of existence, the Dallas Cowboys traded their first round (#2-Norm Snead) and sixth round (#72-Joe Krakoski) draft choices in the 1961 NFL draft to the Washington Redskins in exchange for LeBaron, [16] convincing him to come out of retirement to become the ...