Six Flags

This decade has seen the Cowboys take part in many wild games on Monday Night Football. We take a look at the top six.

2003: (The Lucky Leg Of Cundiff) Cowboys 35 Giants 32

Bill Parcells' return to the Meadowlands was a thriller. The Cowboys had led 29 -14 at one point, but had watched as the Giants came back and retook the lead with 11 seconds left 32-29. On the kickoff, the ball went out of bounds, giving Dallas possession at their own 40 yard line. Quarterback Quincy Carter fired a 26 yard pass to receiver Antonio Bryant on the sideline to set up a 52 yard field goal. Billy Cundiff, who had already kicked five through the uprights, did it again, this time from 52 yards, in a driving rainstorm. Cundiff's seventh field goal, a 25 yarder in overtime, sent the Cowboys home winners for the first time under the Tuna.

2004: Week 3 (Anderson's Pass) Cowboys 21 Redskins 18

Joe Gibbs' first meeting with the hated Cowboys since his return, was a good one. With the Cowboys leading 7-0 near the end of the first half, Washington had a first and goal at the Dallas 1 yard line. After a sneak by quarterback Mark Brunell and a run by Clinton Portis was stuffed, linebacker Dexter Coakley finished off the stand by deflecting the third down pass, forcing a Washington Field goal. The play of the game came with 13:00 left in the fourth quarter and Dallas leading 14-10. Running back Richie Anderson took a handoff and then launched the ball into the end zone where Terry Glenn caught it for a 37 yard touchdown. The Redskins responded by scoring and then converting a two point conversion to bring them within three 21-18. On their final gasp play Brunell completed a 46 yard pass to Rod Gardner at the 21, but safety Roy Williams knocked him down inbounds which ran out the clock and let Dallas escape with a victory.

2004: Week 13 (Julius Goes Wild) Cowboys 43 Seahawks 39

A 4-7 Cowboys team came into Seattle and literally stole a victory. The Cowboys led 29-14 midway through the third period behind rookie Julius Jones' strong running. But after two Testaverde interceptions, the Seahawks found themselves leading 39-29 with 2:46 remaining. Testaverde quickly led a scoring drive which ended with a 34 yard pass to Keyshawn Johnson in the back of the end zone and cut the lead to 39-36. Replays showed that Johnson was out of bounds but still no official review was called for from upstairs. The call stood. Tight end Jason Witten recovered the onside kick from Billy Cundiff which allowed Dallas one final shot at redemption. Jones delivered. He ran for 33 yards on the final march, including covering the last 17 on a draw play and running untouched into the end zone for his third touchdown of the game. He finished the game with 198 yards rushing, which was the second best rushing performance by a rookie, behind only Tony Dorsett's 206 yards against Philadelphia in 1977.

2005: Week 2 (4th Quarter Collapse) Redskins 14 Cowboys 13

The Cowboys had dominated the whole way. But they saw a 13-0 lead disappear in almost a blink of an eye. The Redskins scored a touchdown on a 4th and 25 with less than five minutes left, and after a Dallas punt, Santana Moss got behind the defense for a 70 yard touchdown reception. It was the first time that a Bill Parcells coached team blew a 13 point lead in the fourth quarter.

2005: Week 10 (Roy's Timely Pick) Cowboys 21 Eagles 20

The Eagles had dominated the Cowboys all night long. Drew Bledsoe had been intercepted once, not to mention getting sacked and knocked down almost every dropback. But things all changed in the final 3:44. The battered Bledsoe somehow still had enough gumption to lead Dallas down the field for a touchdown in a matter of 40 seconds. The 72 yard drive was capped by a 20 yard touchdown pass to Terry Glenn. But they still had to stop Philadelphia. And they did. Well, you might say Donovan Mcnabb stopped the Eagles' momentum all by himself. On second and 7, Mcnabb lofted a pass towards Reggie Brown in the right flat, but woefully underthrew it. Safety Roy Williams was waiting for it and returned it 46 yards for the game winning touchdown.

2007: Week 5 (Folk: The Ice Man) Cowboys 25 Bills 24

The first Monday Night Football game in Buffalo in thirteen years was a rowdy affair. Tony Romo, who had been torching all opposition coming in, turned in his worst performance as a pro. Six turnovers were applied to Romo's tab, yet the Cowboys still had a chance for a comeback late. A touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton cut the Bills lead to 24-22 with 25 seconds remaining. The two point conversion pass fell incomplete after Terrell Owens had the ball ripped out of his hands.

The onside kick was recovered by tight end Tony Curtis. After two short completions, kicker Nick Folk trotted out onto the field to attempt the game winning 53 yard field goal. The snap was good, the hold was good and the kick was good!!! But wait...Bills coach Dick Jauron had called a timeout before the snap, so Folk would have to re-kick. After the timeout, Folk repeated the previous kick: Plenty of distance and right down the middle. The Dallas sideline erupted in celebration as the crowd stood dumbfounded. The win ran the Cowboys' record to 5-0 for the first time since 1995.