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SIDELINES HISTORY PLAYOFF RECORDS 2014 SEASON JASON
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WITTEN
186-of-191 regular season games played and at least one in each of seven playoff games. He has caught at
least one pass in all but five games played, and he has a streak of 103 consecutive games with a catch - his
last game without a reception was at the N.Y. Giants (11/2/08).
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
9/10/11: Signed a five-year contract extension with Dallas through 2017.
7/22/06: Signed a six-year contract extension with Dallas through 2012.
4/26/03: Drafted in the third round (69th overall) by Dallas.
2014:
• Started all 16 games for the eight straight year, and despite seeing more time as a blocker for the league’s
second-ranked rushing attack, finished second on the team in catches (64) and yards (703) and third with
five touchdown passes.
• Earned his 10th trip to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Julius Thomas to tie Mel Renfro and Larry
Allen for the second-most Pro Bowl appearances in franchise history.
• Caught two passes for 14 yards in the opener against San Francisco (9/7).
• In the win at Tennessee (9/14), caught four passes (second on the team) for 32 yards (second). Passed
Drew Hill (9,831) on the NFL all-time receiving yards chart with 9,845.
• Caught four passes for 49 yards with all four converting first downs, one on third down, in Dallas’ biggest
regulation comeback win in team history at St. Louis (9/21).
• Finished second on the team with five catches and 61 yards while helping the team to 190 rushing yards on
35 carries (5.4). Provided key blocks to seal the edge on two long DeMarco Murray rushes, one touchdown.
• Caught four passes for 59 yards with a long of 34. His 34-yard reception moved his career receiving yards
total past the 10,000-yard mark to join Michael Irvin as the only Dallas Cowboys and Tony Gonzalez and
Shannon Sharpe as the only tight ends in NFL history to reach the plateau. Witten reached 10,000 career
receiving yards in 180 games - the second-fastest tight end to the figure. Witten also appeared in his 176th
consecutive game to tie Dale Hellestrae for the second-longest streak in club history.
• Became the first Dallas Cowboy and second tight end in NFL history to reach 900 career receptions after
catching a three-yard touchdown in the win at Seattle (10/12). He reached 900 catches in 181 games -
faster than the previous tight end (Gonzalez) and the seventh-fastest among any pass catcher in league history.
Is the 16th player in NFL annals with 900 catches and 10,000 yards.
• Caught two passes for 27 yards - both on third down to convert a first - in the win over the N.Y. Giants
(10/19).
• Had five catches for 70 yards with a 25-yard touchdown against Washington (10/27) then had six catches
for 62 yards against Arizona (11/2).
• In the game at Jacksonville (11/9) in London, caught five passes for 33 yards, including a two-yard touchdown.
• Caught four passes for 30 yards with a four-yard touchdown in the comeback win at the N.Y. Giants
(11/23). Reached 40 catches for the 11th consecutive season, the fourth tight end with 11 total and the
third with 11 straight. Moved into 15th all-time in NFL history in receptions.
• Had one catch for eight yards on Thanksgiving Day against Philadelphia (11/27).
• Led the team with a season-high seven catches for 69 yards. His first three catches came on the second
possession, were all on third down and converted first downs. Topped 50 catches on the season for the
11th overall time and 11th consecutive - the third tight end with 11 total and the second with 11 straight.
Also topped 500 yards on the season for the 11th overall and consecutive time - the fourth tight end with
11 total and the third with 11 straight.
• Led the team with a season-high tying seven catches and a season-best 90 yards with a touchdown - a 25-
yarder that also made Romo the team’s all-time passing yards leader. Six of his catches went for first
downs, two on third. Reached 60 catches on the season for the 11th overall and 11th consecutive season
- both second all-time in NFL history among tight ends. Also topped 600 yards on the season for the 11th
overall (tied for second in league history among tight ends) and consecutive time (second). Passed Harold
Jackson for 35th on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list.
• Caught four passes for 49 yards in the season-ending win at Washington (12/28). Topped 700 yards on
the season for the 11th overall and consecutive time. His 11 overall are second all-time among NFL tight
ends, and his 11 consecutive are tied for first.
• Led the team with five catches and tied for second with 63 yards in the Wild Card Playoff Game against
Detroit (1/4/15). Four of his catches went for a first down, two on third and one on fourth. His fourth down
catch kept alive Dallas’ game-winning scoring drive when he took a fourth-and-6 catch for 21 yards.
• Led the team with six catches and 71 yards in the Divisional Game at Green Bay (1/11/15).
2013:
• Earned his ninth career Pro Bowl selection in place of Julius Thomas after finishing the season second on
the team with 73 catches, 851 yards and eight touchdowns.
• Opened the season against the N.Y. Giants (9/8) with a team-best two touchdowns on eight catches for 70
yards to improve his career receiving yards total to 9,018, making him just the second Dallas Cowboy (Irvin)
and third league tight end (Gonzalez and Sharpe) to reach 9,000 career receiving yards.
• Caught three passes for 12 yards against Kansas City (9/15) and moved past Shannon Sharpe for second
(817) in receptions all-time among NFL tight ends.
• Led the team with five catches for 67 yards, bringing his career catch total to 822 to pass Steve Largent
(819) for 22nd among all NFL pass catchers. Improved his receiving yards total to 9,097 to pass Tony
Martin for 49th in NFL history.
• Caught five passes for 43 yards at San Diego (9/29) and tied Larry Centers for 21st in receptions all-time
with 827. Also passed Charley Taylor (9,110) for 48th in NFL history with 9,140 receiving yards.
• Finished the game against Denver (10/6) with seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. It was his
18th career 100-yard game and the sixth-most yards in a game in his career, tied for ninth by a tight end
in club history. Broke a tie with Centers (827) for 21st all-time among NFL pass catchers (834) and passed
Anthony Miller (9,148) and Herman Moore (9,174) for 46th on the all-time receiving yards chart (9,261).
Also tied Newsome and Pete Retzlaff for 11th all-time among NFL tight ends with 47 touchdowns.
• Caught three passes for 27 yards against Washington (10/13) to give him 9,288 yards and pass Raymond
Berry (9,275) for 45th all-time in NFL history.
• Led the team with eight catches and 102 yards with a touchdown against Minnesota (11/3). His 851 career
catches made him the 20th NFL pass catcher to reach 850 receptions while moving into 20th all-time in
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