Marion Barber III led the NFC with 14 rushing touchdowns in 2006 and was the Cowboys' leading scorer with 96 points.

The Cowboys wanted an elite wide receiver to pair with Raghib Ismail and turned to the Seattle Seahawks for the rights to Joey Galloway, signing him to a deal that made him the second highest paid wide receiver in the league at the time. Four years later, they would trade Galloway to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Keyshawn Johnson.

The horse-collar tackle was banned by the NFL during the 2005 off-season. The rule forbidding it is often referred to as "The Roy Williams Rule".

When the schedule came out in April 2016, two games that everyone expected to be a tough stretch for the Cowboys were consecutive contests against Pittsburgh and Baltimore. But in those two games, Dak Prescott not only led his team to a pair of wins, but became the first rookie in NFL history to pass for at least 300 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions in consecutive games.

Linebacker and defensive captain Sean Lee produced 22 team-credited tackles during a loss to the New York Giants on December 11, 2016 -- the most ever by a Cowboys player in a single game. Lee and former linebacker great Lee Roy Jordan held the previous franchise record with 21.

Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott spent their rookie seasons ruling the NFL, and the Pro Bowl reflected their amazing ascent.

Dez Bryant had one attempt and one completion (a touchdown pass to Jason Witten) for a completion percentage of 100%.

Cole Beasley led the Cowboys with 75 receptions, followed by Jason Witten with 69 and Dez Bryant with 50.

The roof was originally supposed to be the first retractable roof in the NFL, but it was discovered that the structure could not support the additional weight. This resulted in most of the stands being enclosed but not the playing field itself. The unique design prompted Cowboys linebacker D. D. Lewis to make his now-famous (and much paraphrased) quip "Texas Stadium has a hole in its roof so God can watch His favorite team play."

The first sporting event ever held in Cowboys Stadium was a soccer game that took place on July 19, 2009. Costa Rica won in the Gold Cup Quarterfinal game versus Guadeloupe, with the first goal scored in stadium history during the 2nd minute by Celso Borges.