Top 10 most memorable Dallas Cowboys games of the decade
By Jack Baker
![EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys and Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants greet each other after their game at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 01: Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys and Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants greet each other after their game at MetLife Stadium on January 1, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fthelandryhat-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F136326333-850x560-afea23ca0c855051def652a1bb8bdcd804a8d133929d84d3d03e013939dfbdf6.jpg)
3. Lions vs. Cowboys – Wildcard Round, 2014
The Dallas Cowboys earned themselves the third seed in the NFC after finishing 12-4 and winning the division for the first time since 2009.
The Cowboys found themselves down 14-0 for the majority of the first half, until Tony Romo found Terrance Williams for a 65-yard catch and run to cut the deficit in half. The Cowboys would eventually be down 17-7 at the half.
On the first play of the second half Lions quarterback, Matt Stafford was picked off, and it seems as if the tides were turning for the Cowboys until a misses 41-yard field goal by sure-footed Dan Bailey.
Down 20-7 late in the third, Romo found Dez Bryant on a huge play, setting up the Cowboys with a tremendous opportunity to cut the score to a one-possession game. On fourth and goal from the one-yard line, DeMarco Murray punched it in the endzone to make the score 20-14.
The Cowboys would then tack on another field goal, and on the following drive, the Lions were faced with a 3rd and 1 from midfield. On the play, Stafford tried to find the tight end, Brandon Pettigrew who was face guarded on the play by linebacker Anthony Hitchens. A flag was thrown, then mysteriously picked up with no explanation. A huge break for the Cowboys but a head-scratcher for the NFL.
On the Cowboys final drive, the Cowboys were faced with a 4th and 6 at midfield, when Romo found Jason Witten on the “Y-option” route for 19 yards. A play I will never forget.
Down in the red zone, with 2:34 left in the game, on 3rd and goal, Romo found Terrance Williams in the back of the endzone for the game-winner. The Cowboys were onto Green Bay.