Though he only started barely over half of the 2006 season, Tony Romo tied a team record with three 300-yard games in one season. The impressive part of this is that the record is shared by the likes of Don Meredith, Roger Staubach, and Danny White. Even more impressive is that even though he had the most 300-yard games in team history for his career, Troy Aikman never had more than two 300-yard games in a season.
What is slightly less impressive is that Vinny Testaverde (2004) and Drew Bledsoe (2005) also share this record.
Here is the list of total number of 300-yard passing games in a single season (regular season only):
Year – Player, No.
1966 – Meredith, Don, 3
1979 – Staubach, Roger, 3
2004 – Testaverde, Vinny, 3
2005 – Bledsoe, Drew, 3
2006 – Romo, Tony, 3
1983 – White, Danny, 3
1963 – Meredith, Don, 2
1975 – Staubach, Roger, 2
1984 – Hogeboom, Gary, 2
1985 – White, Danny, 2
1986 – Pelleur, Steve, 2
1987 – White, Danny, 2
1988 – Pelleur, Steve, 2
1997 – Aikman, Troy, 2
That is amazing to me that Aikman had so few 300 yd games per season. But the Cowboys played with the lead so much is why, I guess. Or didn’t have enough receiving options in the late 90s, although Aikman’s back also probably made it harder for him to hit 300 yd games. I think the fact that 3 different QBs have done it the last 3 yrs in a row means that it is easier to pass these days because of rules changes favoring the offense and the passing game, and just a general watering-down of talent, which hits defenses harder imo.
When we had Emmitt in his prime, Troy didn’t need to pass for 300+ yds per game.
Marion and Felix are great, but they’re not Emmitt (at least, not yet). Meaning this offense is far more pass-oriented than the ’90s dynasty was.