2009 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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Owner | Jerry Jones |
General manager | Jerry Jones |
Head coach | Wade Phillips |
Home field | Cowboys Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Eagles) 34–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 3–34 |
Pro Bowlers | Miles Austin WR Leonard Davis G Andre Gurode C Mike Jenkins CB Terence Newman CB Jay Ratliff DT Tony Romo QB DeMarcus Ware LB Jason Witten TE |
AP All-Pros | Jay Ratliff (1st team) DeMarcus Ware (1st team) Andre Gurode (2nd team) Jason Witten (2nd team) |
Uniform | |
The 2009 Dallas Cowboys season was the 50th anniversary for the team in the National Football League (NFL). It was the team's first season playing at Cowboys Stadium. Their victory over the Oakland Raiders on November 26 extended their Thanksgiving winning streak to four in a row and also ended a three-game losing streak to the Raiders. They also ended the New Orleans Saints' bid for a perfect season after a 13–0 start with a 24–17 victory on December 19, 2009. The Cowboys earned a playoff spot on December 27 after beating the Washington Redskins 17–0. On January 3, 2010, the Cowboys clinched their division with a win over the Philadelphia Eagles, 24–0.
In the wild-card round of the playoffs, the Cowboys once again defeated the Eagles, 34–14, to score their first playoff win since December 28, 1996 and finish the season sweep of all three games played against Philadelphia. They lost 34–3 to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the playoffs, ending their season.