It was a decision that shook the Cowboys fanbase. One that had many openly calling for Jason Garrett’s job. It was the infamous punt in overtime against the Houston Texans. Facing a fourth and “long” one from the Texans’ 42-yard line in overtime, Garrett decided against putting the ball in the hands of his offense and punted. Of course, as we all know, the Texans took that punt and danced and twirled through the Cowboys defense for a game-winning field goal. Cowboys Nation was understandably not happy.
Based on that, you might think the Cowboys are a conservative team that never go for it on fourth down.