Playing on Thanksgiving Day every year, the Dallas Cowboys have a slight advantage in the running for the Phil Simms' All-Iron Award. As long as the Cowboys win the game, one or more of their players will end up with the award. Since its inception in 1998, the Dallas Cowboys have won six All-Iron awards on their CBS games. Take a look back at the top three winners.
Tony Romo is the only Dallas Cowboys player to win the All-Iron award twice on Thanksgiving and he nearly won it for a third time in the 2011 game. His first came in 2007 when the Dallas Cowboys dominated the New York Jets 34-3. In the game, Romo threw for two touchdowns among his 195 passing yards. At the time, the Cowboys were going strong with a 10-1 record.
Tony Romo's second All-Iron award came in the 2009 season when the Cowboys defeated the Raiders 24-7. Once again Romo threw for two touchdowns and had 309 passing yards on the day as he hit targets like Miles Austin and Jason Witten.
Miles Austin
In 2008 and 2009, Miles Austin proved to be a breakout star and a great replacement for Terrell Owens. He shared the All-Iron victory in 2009 with Tony Romo as ended the game with 7 catches and 145 total yards. It was a not only a turkey feast, but a fantasy football feast for players luckily enough to have Austin or Romo on their team. An injury in 2011 prevented Austin from having a repeat performance.
In the final seconds of the 2011 Thanksgiving Day game, Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey delivered the game-winning 28 yard field goal. This kick helped cap off a 20-19 victory over the Dolphins and was his second field goal of the day.
After a slow start, Tony Romo managed to get the offense together and drive them up the field to set up field goal position and allow Bailey the chance to get the All-Iron award. His award represents a lot more than just that game though, because he has been a consistent and successful kicker all season for the Cowboys. He gets the field goals when they need him and he is a reliable offensive weapon that proved it further in the 2011 game.
Alan Donahue is a life-long NFL fan. He heavily follows the NFC East Division and has written several articles on the Dallas Cowboys.
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