, , , and helped the ' offense finish in the top 10 in nearly every major offensive category in 2019. All told, the Cowboys' offense finished sixth in the league in scoring, Tim Hardaway Jr. Jersey second in pa sing, fifth in rushing, and second in third-down efficiency. Elliott earned his third Pro Bowl selection, while Cooper (who was also selected to the Pro Bowl) and Gallup each broke the 1,000-yard receiving barrier. Prescott set career highs by throwing for 4,902 yards and 30 touchdowns. If last season set the bar for what this group of skill position players can do moving forward, the expectation for the Cowboys' offense was further heightened after Oklahoma receiver , one of the top prospects in this year's draft, fell to them with the 17th overall pick. Lamb, a 6-foot-2, 189-target who caught 32 touchdowns in three seasons with the Sooners, will look to replace Randall Cobb, who caught 55 pa ses for 828 yards and three touchdowns as Dallas' slot receiver in 2019. Before the Cowboys' offense takes the field in 2020, we decided to rank, by year, the best skill position groups in franchise history, a group that this year's team will surely look to join this time next year. Several of these groups helped contribute to the team's collection of Lombardi Trophies, a distinction Prescott and company are surely hoping to accomplish in 2020. Honorable Mention: 1968The '68 Cowboys, fresh off of two consecutive NFL title game lo ses to the Packers, led the NFL with an average of 30.8 points per game. Leading the way on offense was quarterback Don Meredith, who earned Pro Bowl honors for a third straight year while setting career highs in pa sing yards and completion percentage. Meredith had a talented supporting cast that included receivers Bob Hayes and Lance Rentzel, who combined to catch 107 pa ses for 1,918 yards and 16 touchdowns. That Cowboys were exceptionally deep at running back, led by Pro Bowler Don Perkins. Perkins ama sed over 1,000 all-purpose yards that season, while complemented by Craig Baynham, Walt Garrison and Dan Reeves, who combined to ama s 1,462 yards and 15 touchdowns. Dallas' offense was stuck in neutral in the '68 playoffs, however, as four turnovers largely contributed to the Cowboys' lo s to the Browns. The lo s to Cleveland was the final game in a brilliant career for Meredith, who helped the Cowboys blo som into a championship contender during the franchise's inaugural decade. 5. 2007 The 2007 Cowboys flaunted four Pro Bowlers at the skill positions that included quarterback Tony Romo, running back , tight end , and Hall of Fame receiver Terrell Owens. Dallas' offense that season also included running back Julius Jones and receiver Patrick Crayton, who combined to ama s 1,488 yards and nine touchdowns. In his second season as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, Romo completed 64.4% of his Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Jersey pa ses while setting Cowboys single-season records with 4,211 yards and 36 touchdowns. Romo often found succe s throwing to Owens, who tallied 1,355 yards and 15 touchdowns while averaging 16.7 yards per catch. Owens' brilliance was complemented by Witten, who recorded 1,145 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while pacing the Cowboys with 95 receptions. Barber, a hard-nosed runner, scored 12 touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry. The Cowboys' offense was seldom stopped during the regular season. It averaged nearly 38 points per game during the first month of the season, and would score at least 28 points 10 times. One of the Cowboys' most memorable performances that season came against the visiting in Week 13. In front of a national TV audience, Romo out-dueled (who entered the game after Brett Favre suffered an injury), throwing four touchdown pa ses in a 37-27 win. After helping lead the Cowboys to a 13-3 regular season, Dallas' offense was not able to sustain that level of excellence in the playoffs, as Romo and company, a group that averaged 28.4 points per game, was held to just 17 points in an upset lo s to the . New York's defense made a habit of making elite offenses look average during that postseason, as the Giants would later upset the undefeated in Super Bowl XLII. 4. 2014While Owens was long gone by this point, the Cowboys put up even better numbers in 2014. That season, the Cowboys averaged 29.2 points per game while featuring the talents of Romo, Witten, running back and receiver .That season, Romo led the NFL by completing 69.9% of his pa ses. He also threw 34 touchdown pa ses that included 16 to Bryant, who led the NFL in touchdown receptions. Romo was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time since '07, while Bryant earned All-Pro honors for the first time. Also earning Pro Bowl honors that season was Witten, who caught 64 pa ses for 703 yards and five touchdowns. Dallas also po se sed a talented supporting cast in the form of receivers and , who combined to catch 74 pa ses for 1,041 yards and 12 touchdowns. An James Johnson Jersey All-Pro that season, Murray, who joined Emmitt Smith as the only players in franchise history to lead the league in rushing, broke Smith's 19-year-old franchise single season rushing record, rushing for 1,845 yards and 13 touchdowns while averaging over 115 yards per game. Unfortunately for Dallas, the Cowboys' 2014 team is mostly remembered for that contributed to the team's second-round playoff lo s to the Packers. Bryant's non-catch helped inspire a rule change that determined that receivers no longer had to "survive the ground" while making a catch. Had this rule been in effect then, Bryant's catch would have counted, and Dallas would have likely advanced to its first NFC title game since 1995. 3. 1978 After doing their part in helping the Cowboys win their second Super Bowl in six years in 1977, the Cowboys' skill position players were even better in 1978. That season, Dallas led the NFL in scoring while capturing its fifth NFC title. Roger Staubach became the first quarterback in franchise history to break the 3,000-yard pa sing barrier, and his 25 touchdown pa ses ranked him amongst the league leaders. While he continued to have a succe sful partnership with veteran Drew Pearson, Staubach found an immediate connection with rookie Tony Hill, who earned Pro Bowl honors that season while averaging nearly 18 yards per catch. Staubach also utilized the talents of tight end Billy Joe Dupree, who earned Pro Bowl honors after leading the Cowboys with nine touchdown receptions. Dallas' rushing attack was spearheaded by future Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett, who ama sed 1,703 all-purpose yards while scoring nine touchdowns. Dorsett was complemented by veterans Preston Pearson and Robert Newhouse, who combined to tally 1, Courtney Lee Jersey 390 all-purpose yards. Newhouse scored 10 total touchdowns that included a team-high eight on the ground. The Cowboys' offensive stars continued to shine in the playoffs, as Dallas scored 27 and 28 points respectively in wins over the and . Facing the vaunted Pittsburgh "Steel Curtain" defense in Super Bowl XIII, Staubach and company more than held their own. Dorsett ama sed 140 all-purpose yards while leading both teams in rushing with 96 yards (on just 16 carries). Staubach threw three touchdown pa ses, which would have been a Super Bowl record if it wasn't for his counterpart that day, Terry Bradshaw, who threw four touchdown pa ses in the ' 35-31 victory. 2. 1971Roger Staubach, a full-time starter for the first time in his career, earned his first Pro Bowl selection after going a perfect 10-0 as a starter in the regular season. Staubach's favorite receiver that season was future Hall of Fame receiver Bob Hayes, a former U.S. Olympic gold medalist who used his speed to catch eight touchdowns while averaging 24 yards per catch. Staubach had two other Hall of Fame targets to throw to in receiver Lance Alworth and tight end Mike Ditka. A six-time All-Pro with the , Alworth, in search of his first championship ring, signed with the Cowboys -- who lost the previous year's Super Bowl by three points -- before the start of the season. Ditka, a former All-Pro who helped George Halas win his eighth and final NFL title back in 1963, signed with the team before the 1970 campaign. The Cowboys also po se sed a three-headed monster behind Staubach in Duane Thomas, Walt Garrison and Calvin Hill, father of future NBA star Grant Hill. The trio ama sed 2,483 all-purpose yards and 26 touchdowns while helping the Cowboys post an 11-3 record. Dallas' offensive mastery was put on display in Super Bowl VI. Matched up against Miami's formidable "No Name" defense, the Cowboys rushed for a then-Super Bowl record 252 yards, with Thomas leading the way with 95 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Staubach took home MVP honors after throwing touchdown pa ses to Alworth and Ditka, as the Cowboys defeated the 24-3 to win their first of five Lombardi Trophies. 1. 1992The Cowboys' Triplets, consisting of Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin, were at the peak of their respective powers in 1992. That season, Aikman completed 63.8% of his pa ses (an incredible mark at that time) while setting career highs in pa sing yards and touchdown pa ses. Irvin pulled down 78 pa ses for 1,396 yards and seven scores, while Smith took home the NFL rushing title by ama sing 1,713 yards to go with his 18 touchdown runs. The Triplets were complemented by a talented supporting cast that included receiver Alvin Harper, tight end J.J. Barea Jersey Jay Novacek and tight end Darryl "Moose" Johnston. Harper caught four touchdowns while averaging 16.1 yards during the regular season. An All-Pro in 1992, Novacek pulled down 68 pa ses with six touchdowns. Johnston, arguably the best fullback of his era, consistently made room for Smith while also offering sturdy protection for Aikman. Dallas' explosive offense put on a show in Super Bowl XXVII. After the jumped out to an early lead, Aikman responded by throwing three touchdown pa ses -- one to Novacek and two to Irvin -- to help give the Cowboys a 28-10 halftime lead. Smith, who helped set up one of Aikman's touchdown pa ses with a 38-yard run, put the game on ice with his 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Harper, who predicted before the game that he would score the game-winning touchdown, caught a 46-yard touchdown pa s at the start of the fourth quarter that e sentially put the game out of reach. When the dust settled, the Cowboys scored a whopping 52 points, the second-highest total in Super Bowl history. Smith became the first rushing champion to win the Super Bowl, while Aikman earned MVP honors after completing 22 of 30 pa ses for 273 yards and four touchdowns. Click here Click here Click here
