{"id":1575773,"date":"2023-08-25T11:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1575773"},"modified":"2024-01-12T21:14:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T02:14:45","slug":"ranking-dallas-cowboys-quarterbacks-franchise-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ranking-dallas-cowboys-quarterbacks-franchise-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking All Dallas Cowboys Quarterbacks in Franchise History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The history of Dallas Cowboys<\/a> quarterbacks leaves most other NFL<\/a> organizations green with envy \u2014\u00a0and not just because of the stability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Don Meredith and Craig Morton to Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman to Tony Romo and Dak Prescott, every era has featured signal-callers who, at the peaks of their powers, were game-changers and helped spark victory after victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cowboys opened their franchise history in 1960 with Eddie LeBaron throwing three touchdowns and three interceptions in a high-scoring loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since then, 46 more men have entered the fray, tallying a combined 24 Pro Bowl seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the Total Yards Added (TYA) metric I developed for QB Math<\/a>, which evaluates quarterbacks' success relative to league average in four facets of the game \u2014 rushing, passing, sack avoidance, and fumble avoidance \u2014\u00a0we're highlighting each and every one of the 47 Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks with at least one qualified game for the organization since '60. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Nos. 47-11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Franchise Rank<\/th>Quarterback<\/th>Qualified Games<\/th>Total Yards Added<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
47<\/td>Quincy Carter<\/td>32<\/td>-898.758<\/td><\/tr>
46<\/td>Anthony Wright<\/td>7<\/td>-530.505<\/td><\/tr>
45<\/td>Chad Hutchinson<\/td>9<\/td>-467.211<\/td><\/tr>
44<\/td>Gary Hogeboom<\/td>19<\/td>-441.149<\/td><\/tr>
43<\/td>Matt Cassel<\/td>8<\/td>-384.16<\/td><\/tr>
42<\/td>Andy Dalton<\/td>10<\/td>-379.476<\/td><\/tr>
41<\/td>Babe Laufenberg<\/td>2<\/td>-357.764<\/td><\/tr>
40<\/td>John Roach<\/td>6<\/td>-337.939<\/td><\/tr>
39<\/td>Brad Johnson<\/td>4<\/td>-303.901<\/td><\/tr>
38<\/td>Steve Walsh<\/td>8<\/td>-253.317<\/td><\/tr>
37<\/td>Ryan Leaf<\/td>4<\/td>-243.534<\/td><\/tr>
36<\/td>Kevin Sweeney<\/td>5<\/td>-229.238<\/td><\/tr>
35<\/td>Ben DiNucci<\/td>2<\/td>-219.007<\/td><\/tr>
34<\/td>Vinny Testaverde<\/td>16<\/td>-218.228<\/td><\/tr>
33<\/td>Wade Wilson<\/td>4<\/td>-193.195<\/td><\/tr>
32<\/td>Mark Sanchez<\/td>1<\/td>-162.509<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>Clint Stoerner<\/td>4<\/td>-128.193<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Jerry Rhome<\/td>7<\/td>-115.78<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>Kellen Moore<\/td>3<\/td>-110.6<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>Brandon Weeden<\/td>6<\/td>-101.456<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>Drew Henson<\/td>2<\/td>-83.074<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>Reggie Collier<\/td>2<\/td>-78.98<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>Brooks Bollinger<\/td>1<\/td>-75.26<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Glenn Carano<\/td>4<\/td>-74.847<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Stephen McGee<\/td>3<\/td>-69.031<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Garrett Gilbert<\/td>1<\/td>-43.452<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Drew Bledsoe<\/td>22<\/td>-38.102<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Don Heinrich<\/td>4<\/td>-31.995<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Loren Snyder<\/td>1<\/td>-7.244<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Cooper Rush<\/td>11<\/td>-2.216<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Jon Kitna<\/td>11<\/td>56.268<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Eddie LeBaron<\/td>41<\/td>56.58<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Randall Cunningham<\/td>5<\/td>59.256<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Clint Longley<\/td>3<\/td>74.678<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Steve Pelluer<\/td>31<\/td>78.347<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Kyle Orton<\/td>3<\/td>109.728<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Rodney Peete<\/td>5<\/td>118.679<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that this is about career production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing in more games usually means moving further away from the league-average score of zero, which is why Quincy Carter \u2014 objectively not the least-talented of the Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks \u2014 falls all the way to the bottom of the pack despite having a far superior per-game output to other low finishers such as Anthony Wright and Chad Hutchinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Steve Beuerlein<\/h2>\n\n\n\n