The Dallas Cowboys have won five Super Bowls, but which team was the best?
Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor and reporter Todd Archer will offer up reviews of the Cowboys’ title teams in 1971, 1977, 1992, 1993 and 1995, and readers can vote here.
1977 Cowboys
Regular-season record: 12-2
Playoff path:
*Divisional round: Beat Chicago Bears, 37-7
*NFC Championship Game: Beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-6
*Super Bowl XII: Beat Denver Broncos, 27-10
What it meant? The Cowboys' second Super Bowl win meant they were tied with the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers with titles in the decade, and they had the time and the roster to win another and become the team of the decade.
Regular-season moment: After a mentally-draining 28-13 loss in Tony Dorsett's return home to Pittsburgh -- he had 73 yards rushing and 37 yards receiving -- the Cowboys won their last four games and stormed into the playoffs. The Pittsburgh loss was their last of the season.
Notable: Dorsett, who didn’t start until midseason, finished the season with 1,0007 yards and 12 touchdowns. The Heisman Trophy winner showed the speed and moves that would eventually lead to a Hall of Fame career, though he never won another Super Bowl ring.
Super Bowl memory: Fullback Robert Newhouse became the first non-quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl. Newhouse headed left and lofted a 29-yard pass to Golden Richards to end any thoughts of a miracle comeback by Denver.
Hall of Famers: Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Randy White, Mel Renfro, Rayfield Wright
Ring of Honor: Staubach, Dorsett, White, Wright, Lilly, Renfro, Cliff Harris, Drew Pearson
Pro Bowlers: Staubach, Pearson, White, Harris, Harvey Martin, Charlie Waters, Billy Joe Dupree, Efren Herrera.
