Editing Dallas Cowboys (section)

==Logos and uniforms==
===Logo===
[[File:Cowboys 75anniv throwback.png|thumb|upright=1|The throwback double-star uniforms introduced in 1994 for the NFL's 75th Anniversary]]
The Dallas Cowboys' blue star logo, which represents Texas as "The Lone Star State", is one of the most well-known team logos in professional sports. The blue star originally was a solid shape until a white line and blue border were added in 1964. The logo has remained the same since. Today, the blue star has been extended to not only the Dallas Cowboys, but owner Jerry Jones' defunct [[Arena Football League|AFL]] team, the [[Dallas Desperados]] that used a similar logo based on that of the Cowboys. The blue star also is used on other entries like an imaging facility and storage facility.

===Uniforms===
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The Dallas Cowboys' white home jersey has royal blue (PMS 287 C) solid socks, numbers, lettering, and two stripes on the sleeves outlined in black. The home pants are a common metallic silver-green color (PMS 8280 C) that helps bring out the blue in the uniform. The navy (PMS 289 C) road jerseys (nicknamed the "Stars and Stripes" jersey) have white lettering and numbers with navy pinstripes. A white/gray/white stripe is on each sleeve as well as the collared V-neck, and a Cowboys star logo is placed upon the stripes. A "Cowboys" chest crest is directly under the NFL shield. The away pants are a pearlish metallic-silver color (PMS 8180 C) and like the home pants, enhance the navy in the uniforms. The team uses a serifed font for the lettered player surnames on the jersey nameplates.<ref name="CowboysMediaGuide"/><ref name="CowboysTeamCapsule" />

The team's helmets are also a unique silver with a tint of blue known as "Metallic Silver Blue" (PMS 8240 C) and have a blue/white/blue vertical stripe placed upon the center of the crown. The Cowboys also include a unique, if subtle, feature on the back of the helmet: a blue strip of [[Dymo]] tape with the player's name embossed, placed on the white portion of the stripe at the back of the helmet.

====Home and away uniform history====
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When the Dallas Cowboys franchise debuted in 1960, the team's uniform included a white helmet adorned with a simple blue star and a blue-white-blue stripe down the center crown. The team donned blue jerseys with white sleeves and a small blue star on each shoulder for home games and the negative opposite for away games. Their socks also had two horizontal white stripes overlapping the blue.

In 1964, the Cowboys opted for a simpler look (adopting essentially the team's current uniform) by changing their jersey/socks to one solid color with three horizontal stripes on the sleeves; the white jersey featured royal blue stripes with a narrow black border, the royal blue jersey white stripes with the same black outline. The star-shouldered jerseys were eliminated; "TV" numbers appeared just above the jersey stripes. The new helmet was silver-blue, with a blue-white-blue tri-stripe down the center (the middle white stripe was thicker). The blue "lone star" logo was retained, but with a white border setting it off from the silver/blue. The new pants were silver/blue, with a blue-white-blue tri-stripe. In 1964, the NFL allowed teams to wear white jerseys at home; several teams did so, and the Cowboys have worn white at home ever since, except on certain and special "throwback" days.<ref name="Morgan">{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Chris |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Why Do the Dallas Cowboys Always Wear White at Home? |url=https://fanbuzz.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys-colors/ |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=FanBuzz |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarden |first=Sam |date=December 29, 2022 |title=Cowboys all-white uniforms, explained: What to know about 'Arctic Cowboys' alternate helmets, jerseys |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/cowboys-white-uniforms-helmets/nnu5ooutg45ou511ivgofudf |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=Sporting News |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="u873">{{cite web | title=Why Are the Dallas Cowboys Wearing Blue Jerseys at Home? | website=Pro Football Network | date=2023-11-23 | url=https://www.profootballnetwork.com/why-are-dallas-cowboys-wearing-blue-jerseys-at-home-nfl-2023/ | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>

In 1966, the team modified the jerseys, which now featured only two sleeve stripes, slightly wider; the socks followed the same pattern. In 1967 the "lone star" helmet decal added a blue outline to the white-bordered star, giving the logo a bigger, bolder look. The logo and this version of the uniform have seen little change to the present day.

The only notable changes from 1970 to the present were:

* 1970 to 1973: The "TV" numbers were moved from the shoulders to the sleeves above the stripes (the TV numbers returned to the shoulders on the white jerseys in 1974, but remained on the sleeves of the blue jerseys through 1978).
* 1982 to 1988: The pants featured a white uniform number in an elliptical blue circle worn near the hip.
* the removal of the indented [[serif]]s on the front and back jersey numbers in the early 1980s (seen currently on the throwback jersey)
* 1980: The blue jersey was rendered in a slightly darker shade than the 1964–79 version; from 1981 to 1994 the dark jerseys sported numbers that were gray with white borders and a blue pinstripe. The stripes on the sleeves and socks also used the same gray with white border scheme (sans navy pinstripe).
* 1982 to present: Player names on jersey backs, which were originally in block-letter style, were slightly smaller and in a footed "serif" style.
* 1996 to present: The blue jersey features white/gray/white stripes on each sleeve and the collared V-neck, the Cowboys star logo placed upon the sleeve stripes, white lettering and numbers with navy pinstripes, and the "Cowboys" wordmark in the center of the neckline. The "Cowboys" wordmark was also placed at that same spot on the white jersey from 1996 to 1998.

During the 1976 season, the blue-white-blue stripe on the crown of the helmets was temporarily changed to red-white-blue to commemorate the United States' bicentennial anniversary. This stripe configuration returned in 2021 and is now worn for one regular season game annually when the team pays tribute to [[Medal of Honor]] recipients.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breech |first=John |date=2022-12-04 |title=LOOK: Cowboys set to wear rare red stripe on their helmet for just the second time in 46 years and here's why |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-cowboys-set-to-wear-rare-red-stripe-on-their-helmet-for-just-the-second-time-in-46-years-and-heres-why/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 1994, the NFL celebrated their 75th Anniversary, and the Dallas Cowboys celebrated their back-to-back Super Bowl titles by unveiling a white "Double-Star" jersey on Thanksgiving Day. This jersey was used for special occasions and was worn throughout the 1994–95 playoffs. During the same season, the Cowboys also wore their 1960–63 road jersey with a silver helmet for one game as part of a league-wide "throwback" policy.

During the 1995 season, the team wore the navy "Double-Star" jersey for games at Washington and Philadelphia and permanently switched to solid color socks (royal blue for the white uniform, and navy blue for the dark uniform). The navy "Double-Star" jersey was not seen again until the NFL's ''Classic Throwback Weekend'' on Thanksgiving Day 2001–2003.

In 2004, the Cowboys resurrected their original 1960–1963 uniform on Thanksgiving Day. This uniform became the team's alternate or "third jersey" and was usually worn at least once a year, primarily Thanksgiving Day. Two exceptions were when the Cowboys wore their normal white uniforms on Thanksgiving in 2007 and 2008. While the team didn't wear the throwback uniform exactly on Thanksgiving Day in those two years, Dallas wore them on a date around Thanksgiving for those two years. In 2007 Dallas wore the throwback uniform on November 29, 2007, against the Green Bay Packers. In 2008 Dallas wore the throwback uniform on November 23, 2008, against the San Francisco 49ers. The team went back to wearing this uniform at home on Thanksgiving Day in 2009 while their opponent was the Oakland Raiders who wore their AFL Legacy Weekend throwbacks. Dallas wore this alternate uniform on October 11, 2009, as part of one of the NFL's AFL Legacy Weekends when they traveled to Kansas City to play the Chiefs who were sporting their AFL Dallas Texans' uniforms. This created a rare game in which neither team wore a white jersey and the first time the Cowboys wore the alternative uniform as a visiting team. The 1960–1963 uniform may also be used on other special occasions. Other instances include the 2005 Monday Night game against the Washington Redskins when the team inducted Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irving into the Cowboys Ring of Honor, and the 2006 Christmas Day game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

In 2013, the NFL issued a new helmet rule stating that players would no longer be allowed to use alternate helmets due to the league's enhanced concussion awareness. This caused the Cowboys' white 1960s throwback helmets to become non-compliant. However, this rule became moot in 2022 when the NFL once again allowed teams to use an alternate helmet again, and the Cowboys reintroduced the 1960s white helmet.

During the "one-shell era", in 2013,<ref>{{citation|title=2013 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2013|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{citation|title=2014 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2014|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> 2016,<ref>{{citation|title=2016 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2016|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> and 2017,<ref>{{citation|title=2017 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2017|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> the team wore their normal blue jerseys at home for Thanksgiving; the only exceptions were in 2015<ref>{{citation|title=2015 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2015|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> and 2020<ref>{{citation|title=2020 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2020|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> when the Cowboys wore the "Color Rush" uniforms (''see below''), and in 2018,<ref>{{citation|title=2018 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2018|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> 2019<ref>{{citation|title=2019 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2019|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> and 2021<ref>{{citation|title=2021 Thanksgiving Day uniforms|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=bottom-bar-pages&game-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Game&page-title=Thanksgiving%20Day%20Games&year=2021|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=July 31, 2022}}</ref> when they wore their regular white uniforms.<ref name="2013BlueJerseys">{{cite web|last=Eatman|first=Nick|title=Cowboys To Wear Blue Jerseys At Home Thursday|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-to-wear-blue-jerseys-at-home-thursday-344596|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=November 26, 2013|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903220857/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-to-wear-blue-jerseys-at-home-thursday-344596|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the team initially announced that they will wear blue jerseys at home on a more regular basis, only to rescind soon after.<ref name="HanzusCowboys" /><ref name="DaSilvaCowboys">{{cite news|last=DaSilva|first=Cameron|title=Here's the real reason behind the Dallas Cowboys' mismatched uniform colors|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/dallas-cowboys-nfl-uniforms-mismatched-gray-blue-home-away-throwback-thanksgiving-changes-061317|work=[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826031452/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/dallas-cowboys-nfl-uniforms-mismatched-gray-blue-home-away-throwback-thanksgiving-changes-061317|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, the Cowboys released their [[NFL Color Rush|Color Rush]] uniform, featuring a variation of the 1990s "Double Star" alternates with white pants and socks. The uniform was first used in a Thanksgiving game against the Carolina Panthers and in subsequent ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' games since 2016. In 2022, the "Color Rush" uniforms would be worn with a white helmet; this design would emulate their current silver helmets but without any silver elements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2022 |title=CONFIRMED: Cowboys Will Wear Two Different White Helmet Designs in '22 |url=https://uni-watch.com/2022/07/28/confirmed-cowboys-will-wear-two-different-white-helmet-designs-in-22/ |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=Uni Watch |language=en-US|author=Lukas, Paul}}</ref>

The Cowboys also unveiled a navy uniform-white pants combination which was first used on December 10, 2017, against the Giants.

In 1964, Tex Schramm started the tradition of the Cowboys wearing their white jersey at home, contrary to an unofficial rule that teams should wear colored jerseys at home. Schramm did this because he wanted fans to see a variety of opponents' colors at home games.<ref name="2013BlueJerseys" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Gross|first=Shannon|title=CowBuzz: Boys' To Wear Navy Jerseys This Weekend|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowbuzz-boys-to-wear-navy-jerseys-this-weekend-341996|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903220901/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowbuzz-boys-to-wear-navy-jerseys-this-weekend-341996|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lukas|first=Paul|title=The Island of Misfit Unis|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/051219|work=[[ESPN]]|date=December 19, 2005|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701091004/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas%2F051219|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's the real reason behind the Dallas Cowboys' mismatched uniform colors |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/heres-the-real-reason-behind-the-dallas-cowboys-mismatched-uniform-colors |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lukas |first=Paul |title=The Island of Misfit Unis |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/051219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701091004/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas%2F051219 |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=November 28, 2007 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref name="Morgan"/>

According to current Cowboys' Equipment Director, Mike McCord, another reason why the team chose to wear white uniforms at home was because of the intense Texas heat during the early part of the season at [[Texas Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Ryan|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/the-cowboys-are-going-to-wear-their-navy-blue-jerseys-more-in-2017/ |title=The Cowboys are going to wear their navy blue jerseys more in 2017 |website=CBSSports.com |date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2013 |title=Dallas Cowboys Uniforms |url=https://theboysareback.wordpress.com/dallas-cowboys-uniforms/ |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=THE BOYS ARE BACK |language=en}}</ref>

Throughout the years, the Cowboys' blue jersey has been popularly viewed to be "[[sports-related curses|jinxed]]" because the team often seemed to lose when they wore them. This purported curse drew attention after the team lost Super Bowl V with the blue jerseys.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lukas|first=Paul|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/071025|title=ESPN Page 2 – Uni Watch: How 'bout them Cowboys?|work=ESPN|date=October 26, 2007|access-date=November 28, 2008|archive-date=July 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712070016/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas%2F071025|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the roots of the curse likely date back earlier to the 1968 divisional playoffs, when the blue-shirted Cowboys were upset by the [[1968 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] in what turned out to be Don Meredith's final game with the Cowboys. Another example was a 1976 regular season road game against the [[1976 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]], in which the Cardinals elected to wear white as the home team and promptly defeated the then-undefeated Cowboys 21–17 for their first loss in six games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=LaDarius |date=January 16, 2023 |title=History behind the Cowboys' blue jersey curse explained |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/history-behind-cowboys-blue-jersey-curse-explained |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

Since the white home uniform tradition began in 1964, the only season Dallas never wore blue uniforms in a regular season game was in the [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|1972 season]], even though they wore them thrice in the preseason.<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 1972|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=1972|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> The only other times Dallas wore blue in one regular season game came in [[1968 Dallas Cowboys season|1968]],<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 1968|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=1968|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> [[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|1975]],<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 1975|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=1975|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> [[1976 Dallas Cowboys season|1976]],<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 1976|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=1976|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> [[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|1977]],<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 1977|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=1977|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> [[1998 Dallas Cowboys season|1998]],<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 1998|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=1998|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> [[2010 Dallas Cowboys season|2010]],<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 2010|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=2010|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> and [[2020 Dallas Cowboys season|2020]].<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 2020|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=2020|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> Conversely, the [[2019 Dallas Cowboys season|2019 season]] saw Dallas wear their blue uniforms eight times, the most of any season.<ref>{{citation|title=List of NFL uniforms worn in 2019|url=https://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=wwww&year=2019|publisher=The Gridiron Uniforms Database|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Mike |date=August 26, 2019 |title=Rhapsody in Blue: Cowboys to wear dark jerseys in half of 2019 games |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/rhapsody-in-blue-cowboys-to-wear-dark-jerseys-in-half-of-2019-games |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=FanNation Dallas Cowboys News, Analysis and More |language=en}}</ref>

Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, league rules were changed to allow the Super Bowl home team to pick their choice of jersey. Most of the time, Dallas will wear their blue jerseys when they visit Washington, Philadelphia (sometimes), Miami, or one of the handful of other teams that traditionally wear their white jerseys at home during the first half of the season due to the hot climates in their respective cities or other means. Occasionally opposing teams will wear their white jerseys at home to try to invoke the curse,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cowboys going with retro look|first=Charean|last=Williams| work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=November 22, 2001}}</ref> such as when the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] hosted the Cowboys in the [[1980–81 NFL playoffs#Conference championships|1980 NFC Championship Game]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Wallace|first=William N.|title=EAGLES DEVISE COLOR SCHEME FOR COWBOYS|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/07/sports/eagles-devise-color-scheme-for-cowboys.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 7, 1981|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110009/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/07/sports/eagles-devise-color-scheme-for-cowboys.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as their November 4, 2007, meeting. Various other teams followed suit in the 1980s.

Although Dallas has made several tweaks to their blue jerseys over the years, Schramm said he did not believe in the curse.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cowboys to Wash Out Blue|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/15/sports/cowboys-to-wash-out-blue.html|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 15, 1981|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110845/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/15/sports/cowboys-to-wash-out-blue.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the league began allowing teams to use an alternate jersey, the Cowboys' alternates have been primarily blue versions of past jerseys and the Cowboys have generally had success when wearing these blue alternates. With the implementation of the 2013 NFL helmet rule for alternate jerseys, the team decided instead to wear their regular blue jerseys for their Thanksgiving game, something they have not done at home since Schramm started the white-jersey-at-home tradition.<ref name="2013BlueJerseys"/>

As of the {{nfly|2024}} season, the Cowboys have a cumulative 99–102–3 regular season record in their blue uniforms. They are also 16–13 at home while wearing the blue uniforms since 2001. The Cowboys also sport a 8–4 record when wearing the primary blue uniform/white pants combination since its 2017 debut.

The Cowboys are 2–6 in playoff games while wearing the blue uniforms. The only victories with the blue uniforms came in the [[1978–79 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 28, Los Angeles Rams 0|1978 NFC Championship Game]] against the [[1978 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], and the [[2022–23 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14|2022 NFC Wild Card Round]] against the [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=LaDarius |date=January 16, 2023 |title=History behind the Cowboys' blue jersey curse explained |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/history-behind-cowboys-blue-jersey-curse-explained |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Sportskeeda}}</ref>
[[File:Staubach and Lilly HOF jerseys.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Roger Staubach]] and [[Bob Lilly]] jerseys shown at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in [[Canton, Ohio]]]]
[[File:DALvsWAS (50121325726).jpg|thumb|upright=1|Quarterback [[Dak Prescott]] handing the ball off to running back [[Ezekiel Elliott]], both in the blue jerseys during a [[2018 Dallas Cowboys season|2018]] game]]

==== Thanksgiving Day uniforms ====
With the Dallas Cowboys traditionally hosting [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day games]], the team donned new uniforms when they unveiled their white "Double-Star" jersey for the first time on November 24, 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Happened to the Throwback Uniforms |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/video/what-happened-to-the-throwback-uniforms-363651// |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827091518/https://www.dallascowboys.com/video/what-happened-to-the-throwback-uniforms-363651 |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |website=DallasCowboys.com}}</ref> This game later became synonymous with future Cowboys Head Coach (2010–2019); then 3rd string Quarterback [[Jason Garrett]] as he led a come-from-behind victory against the Green Bay Packers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Throwback: Jason Garrett leads Cowboys comeback on Thanksgiving Day 1994 |website=[[NFL.com]] |url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/throwback-jason-garrett-leads-cowboys-comeback-on-thanksgiving-day-1994-281652//}}</ref>

In the 2004 season, the team went further into Cowboys history by choosing to don blue jerseys worn in their first 4 years of existence, which included white helmets and pants. However, keeping consistent with modern marketing, navy blue was used for this version as opposed to the original 1960-1963 royal color jersey.<ref name="HanzusCowboys" /> Aside from the 2007 and 2008 seasons, the Cowboys continued to use this "throwback" uniform through Thanksgiving Day 2012.

Before the start of the 2013 season, the NFL announced a "One-helmet" rule to help prevent potential player concussions.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL players take to Twitter to blast new helmet rule|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-players-take-to-twitter-to-blast-new-helmet-rule-0ap1000000152290/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=March 20, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2023}}</ref> This regulation also prevented the Cowboys from pairing the white helmets with the throwback uniforms, as the team will often use the traditional silver-blue as their primary helmets throughout the season.

In the 2015 season, the Cowboys chose to wear a variation of the 1994 "Double-Star" jersey as their [[Color Rush]] on Thanksgiving Day against the Carolina Panthers on November 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gross|first=Shannon|title=CowBuzz: Cowboys Unveil New ColorRush Uniform For Thanksgiving Day Game|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowbuzz-cowboys-unveil-new-colorrush-uniform-for-thanksgiving-day-game-393151|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402194555/https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowbuzz-cowboys-unveil-new-colorrush-uniform-for-thanksgiving-day-game-393151|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, the Color Rush was only used again on Thanksgiving against the [[2020 Washington Football Team season|Washington Football Team]] on November 26, 2020.<ref name="l353">{{cite web | last=Thompson | first=Tony | title=Cowboys' 2020 white, blue and Color Rush uniform schedule | website=Cowboys Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2020-08-28 | url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/28/dallas-cowboys-2020-uniforms-jerseys-schedule/#:~:text=Many%20have%20asked%20so%20here,in%20their%20normal%20white%20jerseys. | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> In all other seasons, the team opted to wear their standard white or blue uniforms.

In 2022, the NFL restored the use of alternate helmets and the Cowboys reinstated the white helmet and navy 'throwback" uniforms on November 24, 2022, against the [[New York Giants]].<ref name="r502">{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Rob |date=2022-07-21 |title=Cowboys Unveil Alternate Helmet For 2022 Season |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-unveil-alternate-helmet-for-2022-season |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=DallasCowboys.com}}</ref>