ARLINGTON, Texas – Nothing, not a one in the previous 999 games in Dallas Cowboys franchise history, could have faintly resembled this one.
But on the 1,000 th game in Cowboys history here Sunday afternoon against the New York Football Giants at AT&T Stadium, never, ever have the Cowboys lost a game so many times, won the game so many times, or have been on the precipice of finishing tied in a game for the first time since 1969.
Yet when what was left of the 92,781 emotionally drained people departing here – since some certainly left somewhat early because the Cowboys had this one wrapped up with 52 seconds left in regulation or left because they had given up with 25 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter with blood pressure borderline critical – they must have been muttering, "In al