The Dallas Cowboys came away with a win against the New York Giants that won’t be forgotten any time soon. It felt like a game that truly had it all, and given that it absorbed as much time as a regular-season game can, that stands to reason.
Part of the magic of the NFL is that even though the league is over 100 years old we are still seeing new things or ones that haven’t happened in a very long time. Following every Cowboys game we make it a point to look for these phenomenons and resources like Stathead and Pro Football Reference make doing so manageable.
Below you will find Historical Notes from Sunday’s Cowboys win. It was a doozy.
Javonte Williams has already matched last year’s rushing touchdown leader
This particular search was pretty simple and straightforward and didn’t require a fancy graphic. It does require mentioning, though.
Consider that Javonte Williams has three rushing touchdowns through his first two games with the Cowboys (something only Herschel Walker and Alvin Blount did).
Now consider that Ezekiel Elliott led the 2024 version of the Cowboys with three rushing touchdowns.
Williams is also in exclusive company from a yards perspective
Williams is sitting on 151 rushing yards through two games, with the majority of that coming in the win on Sunday.
He is one of only two players since 1970 to hit 150 rushing yards through their first two games with the team.
Shout out to Calvin Hill!
The totality of his yards is also interesting to consider
As noted Williams has 151 rushing yards to date. He is only the ninth running back this century to reach 150 rushing yards through the first two games of a season for the Cowboys.
This has not happened since 2020, by the way.
New York’s penalty yards were outrageous
The story of the game early on was the penalty situation for the Giants. No Cowboys fan was complaining about this, but it was insane.
Overall the Giants amassed 160 total yards of penalties. This has only happened to the Cowboys (as far as their opponents) three times ever.
Interestingly, the last time it happened to the Cowboys they won the game in overtime as well. It shouldn’t be shocking that Dallas won all three games. That is a lot of penalties!
Russell Wilson had quite the day, which you already knew. All told Russell Wilson finished with 422 net passing yards against the Cowboys. Such a mark had only been reached by opponents 8 times before.
Those are some interesting memories to say the least. That 2013 opener sticks out a lot as that was a wild night.
The Cowboys specialize in finding three-point shooters
You know that Brandon Aubrey absolutely nailed a 64-yard field goal to send Sunday’s game into overtime. You may not know that this particular field was the fourth for him from beyond the 60-yard arc for Aubrey.
Four 60+ yard field goals by a singular player is the most in NFL history, but Aubrey only shares that mark for now.
What is particularly amazing about this is that he shares it with another former Cowboys kicker in Brett Maher (Greg Zuerlein is right underneath them and also had a stop in Dallas).
He is no longer coaching with the Cowboys, but it feels important to give former special teams coordinator John Fassel some love here. He was a part of the staff that brought Zuerlein in, brought Maher back and obviously that discovered Aubrey.
Pretty cool stuff.
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