This is part three of the tenth chapter in our History of the Dallas Cowboys series. Previous segments in this chapter:
The Cowboys entered the 2009 season with a firm identity: Tony Romo and teammates could win games and compete with anyone in the league... until December. The September-November and post-November results from 2006-2008:
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The “Cowboys can’t win in December” wasn’t just a meme; it was reality. Each of the previous three seasons the Cowboys entered December with legitimate hopes of deep playoff runs and each year the team then compiled one of the worst records in the league when the stakes got higher.