NFL Archives

October 28, 2014

Colt McCoy Somehow Made a Triumphant Return to Texas Last Night, Much to the Cowboys’ Chagrin

The Cowboys fell to 6-2 in a loss that, to a lot of UT fans watching the game, still felt a little bit like a win.

October 23, 2014

Apparently Even Jerry Jones Didn’t Expect the Cowboys to Be Playoff Contenders this Season

If he did, he'd probably have reconsidered turning over his stadium to the NCAA for the college football championship when the Cowboys could still be hosting a home playoff game.

October 16, 2014

Everything Is Looking Pretty Rosy for the Cowboys*

*Except the shoplifting running backs, declining national popularity, opponents preparing for Ebola, etc.

October 10, 2014

Why Are the 4-1 Cowboys a Nine-Point Underdog Against the 3-1 Seahawks on Sunday?

Are the 2014 Dallas Cowboys for real?

September 29, 2014

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Met with Charlie Strong in Austin to Talk “Core Values” this Weekend

As the NFL attempts to clean up its image, the first college coach they met with was the no-nonsense new head of the Longhorns.

September 21, 2014

Tommy Maddox’s Life After Football

The retired NFL quarterback from Hurst on being the comeback kid.

By DW Gibson

September 15, 2014

Why We Can’t Celebrate the Great Performances By the Cowboys and the Texans With a Clean Conscience

These days, no matter how much you love pro football, it's hard to like the NFL.

September 3, 2014

Michael Sam Is A Dallas Cowboy*

*Practice squad member—which still makes Jerry Jones the most progressively-minded person in the NFL.

August 25, 2014

What Do the Betting Odds Tell Us About the Cowboys and the Texans?

Spoiler: They tell us that the bookmakers think that the Cowboys are even less likely to be good than the Texans.

August 11, 2014

How Psyched Are You About the Ryan Fitzpatrick Era, Texans Fans?

The middling journeyman quarterback made his preseason debut over the weekend, earning a 19.2 quarterback rating in limited action.

July 30, 2014

The Oakland Raiders Are in Talks to Move to San Antonio

So what does that actually mean?

July 11, 2014

Will Andre Johnson Be a Texan Next Year?

The long-suffering wide receiver wants the chance to earn a championship while he can still play at a high level—and he's not sure that opportunity will come in Houston.

June 6, 2014

Could The NFL Bring Football To San Antonio?

ESPN thinks the time is right for a developmental league for the NFL, and any list of prospective homes for that league's teams would have to include the Alamo City.

June 5, 2014

There Is an Epic Rap Song About Johnny Manziel and the Cleveland Browns Already

Just one?

May 15, 2014

Get to Know the A&M Rookie Quarterback the Cowboys Have on Their Roster

Dustin Vaughan from West Texas A&M impressed the hell out of everybody with the viral hit YouTube video that showed off his skills.

May 12, 2014

Michael Sam, Case McCoy, the Dallas Cowboys, and More From Saturday’s Agonizing Draft Day

It took until the final minutes of the 2014 NFL Draft for Michael Sam—the Texas native who, as the first openly gay player to attempt to enter the NFL, made history this weekend—to hear his name called. The league, and a few prominent football players, have some growing up to

May 7, 2014

What Does The Draft Have In Store For Johnny Football And The Houston Texans?

The most intriguing quarterback prospect to come out of Texas in years has a big day ahead of him, and his local team has the very first pick.

April 3, 2014

Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson Is Cool With Abandoning The Three-Year-Rule For College Football Players To Enter The NFL

Patterson's desire to take the UT brand to China and Dubai may have grabbed the headlines, but the bigger deal could be that he's comfortable dropping the three-year-rule that requires college football players to wait to enter the NFL Draft.

March 24, 2014

Mark Cuban Thinks That The NFL Is Going To Implode

The Maverick NBA owner issued some cautionary words for the people who run America's most popular sports entertainment.

January 21, 2014

If NFL Fans Had a Problem With Richard Sherman, What Will They Think of Johnny Manziel?

Johnny Football, Future Role Model?

October 2, 2013

Are The Cowboys Better Than The Texans?

With both Texas NFL teams sitting at .500, it's hard to say who's better—but only one team has fans burning jerseys in the parking lot after games right now.

April 12, 2013

Jack Pardee, 1936-2013: A Remembrance

Mickey Herskowitz covered the Texas A&M "Junction Boy" and former Houston Gamblers, University of Houston and Houston Oilers coach at nearly every stop.

By Jason Cohen and Mickey Herskowitz

February 26, 2013

Pro Football’s Biggest Star

Former Dallas Cowboys equipment manager Jack Eskridge, who died earlier this month at 89, didn't just create a logo. He defined the city and the sport.

By Jason Cohen and Joe Nick Patoski

tim tebow with his head down in a locker room

February 21, 2013

No Tebow At Texas Church

Under heavy media fire, the NFL quarterback cancels his appearance at the controversial First Baptist Church of Dallas, but not everybody's happy that he did. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)

February 19, 2013

San Antonio Chargers?

Rick Perry's embrace of California companies included talk about a certain NFL team moving to Texas, but don't go buying any Philip Rivers' jerseys yet. (AP Photo/Eric Bakke)

February 11, 2013

The Texas Rangers Are More Popular Than the Dallas Cowboys. Barely. In One Poll.

A new survey suggests that Dallas-Fort Worth is 62 percent Texas Rangers fans while only 61 percent call themselves Dallas Cowboys fans.

February 1, 2013

Kickoff: Eight Things to Know About This Blog

Eight things to know about It’s Always Football Season, the new Texas Monthly sports blog.

February 1, 2013

Opening Whistle: Welcome to Texas Monthly’s Football Blog

Jones Ramsey Is This Blog’s Spirit Animal

January 25, 2013

The Dallas Cowboys as the Oakland Raiders

Cedric Golden of the Austin American-Statesman wonders when Jerry Jones will "will trade in his designer suits for a set of silver-and-blue warm-ups," a la former Raiders owner Al Davis.

January 21, 2013

The Houston Texans’ Season, RIP: September 9, 2012-January 13, 2013

What people are saying about Gary Kubiak, Matt Schaub, and the Texans defense after their 41-28 loss to the New England Patriots.

January 21, 2013

Dallas Cowboys’ Twitter Smack Backfires

Scoreboard! @DallasStars won Twitter Tuesday with their response to @DallasCowboys’ accidental smack-tweet, which also dissed the Rangers.

January 21, 2013

Are the Houston Texans Doomed?

The Texans' month-long dive from top team in the AFC to number three seed with no bye week has fans and sports scribes talking like the franchise didn't even make the playoffs.

January 21, 2013

Why the Cowboys Should Let Josh Brent Stay on the Sideline

Update: Brent, who is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge in the death of his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown Jr., will no longer be allowed on the sidelines at Cowboys games.

January 21, 2013

Why the Cowboys Should Go Socialist

Hey Jerry, want to win another Super Bowl? Sell the team to its own fans a la Green Bay Packers, says Dallas Cowboys author Joe Nick Patoski.

By Joe Nick Patoski

January 21, 2013

Beyoncé to Perform at Super Bowl XLVII

The superstar is playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl this season, and Reliant Stadium is one of two contenders to put on the game again in 2017. All that's missing now? The Texans.

January 21, 2013

No Wins, No Glory Hole

Cowboys fan and Grantland writer Bryan Curtis ponders Jerry Jones as the contemporary version of the Texas oilman while wondering if the team will ever hit a gusher.

January 21, 2013

Jerry’s Secret? Cowboys Stadium Goes “PINK”

Give me a W! Give me a T! Give me an F! The Dallas Cowboys become the first National Football League team to have its very own in-stadium Victoria's Secret PINK boutique.

January 21, 2013

New York Can Keep Martellus Bennett

The irrrepressible but often disappointing Katy native, Aggie, and former Dallas Cowboy, feels more at home as a New Yorker and a member of the New York Giants.

January 21, 2013

How ’Bout Them Cowboys?!

The ones at Cowboys.com, that is. A URL the Dallas Cowboys failed to buy is now a "an online dating community for men who enjoy the same country living lifestyle."

January 21, 2013

Old Navy Gives the Houston Texans Its First Championship

Old Navy confused the Houston Texans with the American Football League-era Houston Oilers, proclaiming the team to be the "1961 AFC Champions."

January 21, 2013

Jerry Jones Will Rap For Pizza

A new Papa John's commercial reveals that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is every bit as good at rapping as he is at being an NFL general manager.

January 20, 2013

The Family That Played Together

Ty and Koy Detmer were South Texas high school football heroes. Now they’re NFL quarterbacks. They owe it all to their father, a coaching whiz everybody calls Sonny.

January 20, 2013

Tony Romo Is the Greatest Cowboys Quarterback Since…

Die-hard fans of America’s Team are debating that very question as we speak—and also wondering if the kid from Wisconsin with the buxom distraction can take them to the Super Bowl any faster than, say, Gary Hogeboom did.

By Gary Cartwright

Dave Campbell holds a copy of his Texas Football Magazine at an office in Waco, Texas.

January 20, 2013

Fan Fare

A Texas football magazine that scores.

By Joe Nick Patoski

Being Texan|

January 20, 2013

Jailhouse Flock

What is ex–football star Bill Glass’s plan for reforming hardened prison inmates? God is in the details.

By Pamela Colloff

January 20, 2013

The Real Troy Aikman

His dreams. His fears. The truth about his love life. A candid chat with Texas’ most misunderstood sports hero.

By Skip Hollandsworth

January 14, 2013

The Houston Texans’ Season, RIP: September 9, 2012-January 13, 2013

What people are saying about Gary Kubiak, Matt Schaub, and the Texans defense after their 41-28 loss to the New England Patriots.

January 9, 2013

Dallas Cowboys’ Twitter Smack Backfires

Scoreboard! @DallasStars won Twitter Tuesday with their response to @DallasCowboys’ accidental smack-tweet, which also dissed the Rangers.

January 2, 2013

Are the Houston Texans Doomed?

The Texans' month-long dive from top team in the AFC to number three seed with no bye week has fans and sports scribes talking like the franchise didn't even make the playoffs.