| During the Cowboys' first game of the 1979 | | | | post-season appearances (29), a league record of |
| season, a nationally televised game against the St. | | | | 56 post-season games (winning 32 of them), the |
| Louis Cardinals (which Dallas won 22-21), the | | | | most division titles with 20, the most appearances |
| television announcer for CBS introduced the | | | | in the NFC Championship Game (14), and the |
| Cowboys as Americaâs Team and the | | | | most Super Bowl appearances (8). The Cowboys |
| name stuck. | | | | also played in two NFL championship games |
| The Cowboys have been one of the most | | | | before the NFL's 1970 merger with the American |
| successful teams of the modern era (since 1960). | | | | Football League. The Cowboys became the first |
| The team has won five Super Bowls and eight | | | | team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in |
| conference championships. The Cowboys have | | | | just four years (a feat that has been matched |
| more victories (41) on Monday Night Football than | | | | only once since, by the New England Patriots). |
| any other NFL team. They hold NFL records for | | | | They are second only to the Pittsburgh Steelers |
| the most consecutive winning seasons (20, from | | | | with most Super Bowl wins (tied with the San |
| 1966 to 1985) and most seasons with at least ten | | | | Francisco 49ers with five each). |
| wins (25). The team has earned the most | | | | |