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Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray made history Sunday against the Redskins by breaking Emmitt Smith’s 19-year-old single-season rushing record. Murray, who started the season on an unbelievable pace and had a shot to break Eric Dickerson’s overall rushing record, eclipsed Smith’s mark of 1,773 yards with a 32-yard dash in the first quarter.

Superstitious fans might point to Murray’s record day as proof that the Cowboys are destined to win the Super Bowl. Smith set his record in 1995, when the Cowboys finished the regular season 12-4, went on to beat the Packers in the NFC title game and the Steelers in the Super Bowl. If Dallas wins Sunday, the Cowboys will be 12-4 yet again. Depending on how the rest of the games play out, the Cowboys could potentially face Aaron Rodgers and the Packers with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, and the Steelers have already locked up a playoff berth. Can history repeat itself?

Dez Bryant, however, may have ruined that storyline. Bryant caught two touchdown passes in the first quarter to set a new single-season team record for touchdowns by a wide receiver. Bryant, who now has 16 TDs on the season, surpassed Terrell Owens’ 15-touchdown season in 2007 (Dallas went 13-3 but lost in the divisional round that year).

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