Following the 2009 season, in which the Dallas Cowboys ended the year with an 11-5 record and posted their first playoff victory since 1996, the 2010 season seemed full of promise. But the Cowboys started that year 1-7, losing quarterback Tony Romo to a broken clavicle in a Week Seven in a Monday Night matchup against the New York Giants.
Soon after, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones decided to make a change at the head coaching position. Out was Wade Phillips and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was promoted in the interim.