Dallas Cowboys: The Best in the NFL? They're Definitely Expensive

[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://www.americangrit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/59c1ab34e4b0fd16d645d00c-1920x1080_Sep_19_2017_23_46_38.mp4"][/video]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): 494-368-6Playoff Record: 34-27Super Bowls Won: 5 (8 Appearances)Championships Won: 5 (VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)

NFC Championships: 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1995All-time Passing Leader: Tony Romo 2,829/4,335, 34,183 yds, 248 TDAll-time Rushing Leader: Emmitt Smith 4,052 att, 17,162 yds, 153 TDAll-time Receiving Leader: Jason Witten 1,106 rec, 12,044 yds, 65 TDAll-time Scoring Leader: Emmitt Smith 986 pointsAll-time AV Leader: Emmitt Smith 163 AVWinningest Coach: Tom Landry 250-162-6All-Time Record (At Start of 2017 Season): 527-394-6

The Dallas Cowboy's 2017 Schedule

WeekDateOpponentTime (ET)TV Info1Sept. 10New York Giants8:30 p.m.NBC2Sept. 17at Denver Broncos4:25 p.m.Fox3Sept. 25at Arizona Cardinals8:30 p.m.ESPN4Oct. 1Los Angeles Rams1 p.m.Fox5Oct. 8Green Bay Packers4:25 p.m.Fox6BYE---------------7Oct. 22at San Francisco 49ers4:05 p.m.Fox8Oct. 29at Washington Redskins4:25 p.m.Fox9Nov. 5Kansas City Chiefs4:25 p.m.CBS10Nov. 12at Atlanta Falcons4:25 p.m.Fox11Nov. 19Philadelphia Eagles8:30 p.m.NBC12Nov. 23Los Angeles Chargers4:30 p.m.CBS13Nov. 30Washington Redskins8:25 p.m.NBC/NFLN14Dec. 10at New York Giants4:25 p.m.Fox15Dec. 17at Oakland Raiders8:30 p.m.NBC16Dec. 24Seattle Seahawks4:25 p.m.Fox17Dec. 31at Philadelphia Eagles1 p.m.Fox