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SIDELINES HISTORY PLAYOFF RECORDS 2014 SEASON JASON
RECORDS
WITTEN
• At St. Louis (10/19) posted a team-high six catches for 44 yards to become the sixth pass catcher in franchise
history to reach 4,500 career receiving yards.
• Caught just one pass for eight yards before leaving the game in the second quarter with a rib injury against
Tampa Bay (10/26).
• Played at the N.Y. Giants (11/2) with a broken rib suffered the previous week and failed to catch a pass for
the first time in 74 games.
• Held to one catch for 11 yards against San Francisco (11/23) before suffering a jaw injury.
• Came out strong on Thanksgiving Day against Seattle (11/27) with a team and season-high nine catches for
115 yards and a touchdown. Became the 21st tight end in league history and fifth Dallas pass catcher to reach
400 career receptions. Reached 400 in 91 career games, the third-fastest tight end in league history to 400.
• Led the team with six catches for 62 yards to give him 64 catches this season - his fifth consecutive 60-plus
catch season - at Pittsburgh (12/7).
• Led the team with 87 yards and a touchdown - the final Cowboys touchdown at Texas Stadium - on five catches
against Baltimore (12/20) in the final game at Texas Stadium.
• In the season-ending loss at Philadelphia (12/28), led the club with seven catches for 50 yards and completed
his first career pass attempt for 42 yards to Terrell Owens after taking a lateral from Tony Romo.
2007:
• Put together the most prolific pass catching season by a tight end in club history to date, establishing franchise
tight end records for catches (96 - third in the NFC, first among tight ends, 10th in the NFL, second
among tight ends), a career-best in receiving yards (1,145 - 14th in the league, second among tight ends)
and a then career-high seven touchdowns.
• Named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl - the second-most by a tight end in club history (Novacek, five) as
one of a league-record 13 Cowboys to play in the all-star game.
• Also earned All-NFL Team honors by the Pro Football Writers.
• Became the eighth tight end in league history to record at least 60 catches in four consecutive seasons.
• Opened the season against the N.Y. Giants (9/9) with one of the best days of his career, catching six passes
for 116 yards (second-most of his career and the sixth-best by a tight end to date) and one touchdown.
• Added six catches for 90 yards and a touchdown at Chicago (9/23) to pass 3,000 career receiving yards,
the fourth tight end in franchise history to accomplish that feat, joining Cosbie (3,728), Novacek (3,576) and
DuPree (3,565).
• Became the club’s third all-time leading tight end in receptions, passing DuPree (267) with six catches against
St. Louis (9/30).
• Led the team with nine catches for 103 yards and a touchdown at Buffalo (10/8). The 103 yards tied Cosbie
for the 13th-highest yardage output by a tight end in club history while the touchdown was his third consecutive
game with a score - the longest streak of his career to date.
• Against the N.Y. Jets (11/22) on Thanksgiving Day, finished with four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown
to move into seventh place - second among tight ends - on the club’s all-time receiving yards list.
• With six catches against Green Bay (11/29) recorded his 65th catch of the season, his fourth consecutive
season with 60-or-more catches to become the eighth tight end in NFL history - first in team history - to
accomplish that feat.
• Had a career-day at Detroit (12/9) catching a single-game career-high and team record 15 passes for a then
career-high 138 yards (second-most by a tight end in club history) and the game-winning touchdown.
• The Lions game marked his third 100-yard day of the season and fifth of his career, and his touchdown catch
was his seventh of the season, a career-high.
• Added 113 yards on eight catches against Philadelphia (12/16) to become the first tight end in franchise
history to record back-to-back 100-yard games.
• The Eagles game allowed him to pass 1,000 receiving yards on the season, establishing a career-high and
the first time in team history - 13th in NFL history - a tight end topped 1,000 receiving yards in a season.
2006:
• Continued his emergence as one of the NFL’s elite tight ends, earning his third consecutive Pro Bowl appearance
after ranking second in the NFC, sixth in the NFL among tight ends with 64 catches and 754 yards.
• Became the first tight end in Cowboys history to have at least 60 receptions in three consecutive seasons,
and one of just 10 tight ends in NFL history to accomplish that feat - Novacek (1992, 1995) and Cosbie
(1984, 1985) are the only other Cowboys tight ends to record at least 60 receptions.
• Recorded his 200th career catch with four catches for 51 yards against Philadelphia (10/8).
• Logged a season-high seven catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in a Sunday night win at Carolina
(10/29), Romo’s first career start.
• Had 73 receiving yards against the N.Y. Giants (12/3), including a 42-yard reception in the final minute, setting
up Martin Gramatica’s winning field goal.
• In his second career playoff game, had a team-high 57 receiving yards - including a 32-yard catch on fourthand-two
to set up a touchdown before halftime - on three catches at Seattle (1/6/07).
2005:
• Became the first Dallas tight end to have at least 65 receptions in consecutive seasons and was named to
his second consecutive Pro Bowl, the fourth club tight end to have made multiple Pro Bowl appearances -
Novacek (five), Cosbie (three) and DuPree (three).
• Among tight ends, finished third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL with 66 receptions; fourth in the NFC and
seventh in the NFL with 757 receiving yards; and fourth in the NFC and tied for sixth in the NFL with six touchdown
receptions, tying a then career-high.
• Led the team with six receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown at San Francisco (9/25) as each of his receptions
went for a first down.
• Had five catches for 56 yards - including a 26-yard catch in overtime to extend a drive that resulted in the
game-winning field goal - and a touchdown against the N.Y. Giants (10/16).
• Against Arizona (10/30) was second on the team with five catches for a game-high 71 yards, including a
season-long 34-yard catch.
• Had just one catch at the N.Y. Giants (12/4) that marked his 50th catch of the season.
• Posted a season-high 93 yards and a touchdown on seven catches against Kansas City (12/11).
2004:
• In just his second pro season, became the first Dallas tight end to make the Pro Bowl since Novacek in 1995
after leading the team - tied for seventh in the NFC and 11th in the NFL - with 87 catches and a then careerhigh
six touchdown catches.
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