This is part three of the tenth chapter in our History of the Dallas Cowboys series. Previous segments in this chapter:
Following the Cowboys’ first playoff victory in 13 years there was optimism surrounding the 2010 team. After three playoff appearances in four years, the team seemed to have reached a status where playoffs were a very reasonable preseason expectation.
So it was disappointing when the team dropped their opening week game to the Redskins. More precisely, there were two plays that left Cowboys’ fans scratching their heads, one at the end of each half:
- Snapping the ball from their own 36-yard line with four seconds remaining in the first half, the Cowboys eschewed the routine kneel-down 99% of teams would run in the situation.