Are the Dallas Cowboys The Best in the NFL? They’re Definitely the Most Expensive!

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Let’s face it: When it comes to football, everybody has their favorite team, but it’s hard to knock the Dallas Cowboys as a franchise. Love them or hate them, they win and they’re also worth a lot of money! In 1989, Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys for $140 million. The sale marked the first time anybody had ever paid more than $100 million for a sports team and it came just five years after the previous owner, H. R. (Bum) Bright, had purchased the Cowboys for $60 million.

In the 2000s, the value of the Cowboys franchise hovered around 50% more than that of the average NFL franchise. However, over the last decade, the Cowboys valuation has grown from $1.50 billion to $4.80 billion, according to the latest valuations by Forbes, while the average franchise has increased 161% from $960 million to $2.50 billion.

What’s so special about the Cowboys? There stats certainly do grant them a great deal of bragging rights:

Seasons: 58 (1960 to 2017)

Record (W-L-T): 494-368-6

Playoff Record: 34-27

Super Bowls Won: 5 (8 Appearances)

Championships Won: 5 (VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)

NFC Championships: 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995

All-time Passing Leader: Tony Romo 2,829/4,335, 34,183 yds, 248 TD

All-time Rushing Leader: Emmitt Smith 4,052 att, 17,162 yds, 153 TD

All-time Receiving Leader: Jason Witten 1,106 rec, 12,044 yds, 65 TD

All-time Scoring Leader: Emmitt Smith 986 points

All-time AV Leader: Emmitt Smith 163 AV

Winningest Coach: Tom Landry 250-162-6

All-Time Record (At Start of 2017 Season): 527-394-6

The Dallas Cowboy’s 2017 Schedule