You vote for the most memorable moment each week and the winning moment advances to the next round. The final winner will be announced at the regular season home finale.
With 9:28 left in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks, running back Emmitt Smith burst up the middle 11 yards to become the NFL's all-time leading rusher passing Walter Payton's mark of 16,726 career rushing yards. Smith finished his Cowboys' 13-year career with 17,162 yards.
Comeback Kid [25%]
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Long before Terrell Owens became a Cowboy, he became the villain on a September day in 2000 when he twice celebrated touchdowns, as a member of the 49ers, on the Cowboys' midfield star at Texas Stadium. The first time, he simply raised his arms upward to the open sky. That was retaliated by Emmitt Smith, who spiked the ball at midfield in anger after a score. But later in the game, T.O. scored again and this time as he sprinted to the star, he was followed by safety George Teague, who decked him to the ground, starting quite an altercation and instantly starting a feud between one player and a team. Who knew they would unite some six years later?
In one of the most memorable Thanksgiving Day games in Cowboys history, little-known backup quarterback Clint Longely came off the bench to replace an injured Roger Staubach in the second half. Trailing 16-3, he led the Cowboys to a pair of third-quarters to take a one-point lead.
But after the Redskins regained the lead with a touchdown in the fourth, followed by a fumble recovery with less than three minutes to play, all hope seemed lost. But Longley got the ball back with more shot and with 35 seconds remaining, he fired a perfect 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson, giving the Cowboys an improbable 24-23 Turkey Day win.
No, Leon, No! [45%]
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Eleven months after his fumble in the waning moments of the Cowboys' blowout Super Bowl XXVII victory, defensive tackle Leon Lett made another notorious mistake on a sleet-filled 1993 Thanksgiving Day. This time, it cost the Cowboys. Leading 14-13 in the final seconds, Lett senselessly attempted to recover a blocked field goal but slipped on the ice and lost control of the ball. The Dolphins recovered at Dallas' 1-yard line and kicked the game-winning field goal.
