is the cowboys the first team in the super bowl era as the first seed team to loose at home on the first game

They were the first NFC top seeded team in the 12-team playoff era to do it. In addition to San Diego in the AFC last year (as was mentioned before):

Before the 12-team format, several top seeds have lost their first games. A 12-3 San Francisco team lost to an 8-7 Minnesota team one year. The first year the Pats made the Super Bowl they had to beat the top seeded Raiders in the Raiders first game. And Kansas City seemed to be the top seed so many years just to lose their first game.

And 2 years ago the Colts lost to Pittsburgh the first game.

No Sir. What espn was doubtless referring to was the Cowboys were the first #1 Seed to lose since the NFL initiated the present 6 team playoff format in each conference effective for the 1990 season. We hear about "seeds" ad nauseum. What the number one seed means is the team that had the best record in the conference, or, in the case of the Super Bowl, which team had the better record. In other words, the #6 seed Steelers beat the #1 seed Seahawks in Super Bowl 40. Seattle had the best record in the NFC; Pittsburg was the lowest "seed" in the NFC. In the event two teams have the same record, a "tie breaker" set of rules is employed.

The number one seeds, or teams with the best record in the conference [the media didn't always call them "seeds", especially when there were only two, four or eight playoff teams] that have lost in the first round since 1969:

1970: Minnesota was 12-2. Vikings lost to SF 17-14 in the first round {they all played the first week then. Wild card playoffs commenced in 1978}.

1979: San Diego was 12-4. SD was beaten 17-14 by Houston [now Tennessee} So was Pittsburg. But SD was given the #1 seed based on a 1-0 record vs. Pittsburg in regular season play.

1979: Dallas beaten 21-19 by Los Angeles Rams.

1980: Atlanta was top seed; defeated by Dallas 30-27. Atlanta was top playoff seed based on head-to-head victory over Philadelphia (1-0). Philadelphia finished ahead of Dallas based on better net points in division games (plus 84 net points to Cowboys' plus 50).

1985: Raiders #1 seed. Raiders tied with Miami with identical 12-4 records. Los Angeles and Miami did not meet that year. Raiders possibly #1 seed based on a better conference record at 9-3. New England 27, Los Angeles Raiders [from '82 - 94 in Los Angeles} 20.

1987: San Francisco #1 seed. Minnesota 36, SF 24.

1992: Pittsburg 11-5. Pittsburgh was top playoff seed, and Miami was second playoff seed ahead of San Diego, based on conference record (10-2 to Dolphins' 9-3 to Chargers' 9-5). Buffalo 24, Pittsburg 3.

1995: Kansas City 13-3. Indianapolis 10, Chiefs 7.

1996: Denver finished the regular season Denver eliminated by Jacksonville 30-27.

1997: KC was 13-3. Denver 14, KC 10.

2000: Tennesse was 13-3. Beaten by Baltimore 24-10.

2005: Indianapolis 14-2. Pittsburg 21-18.

2006: San Diego finished 14-2. Eliminated by New England in the first round 24-21.

it would rely on which divisions the domicile team that 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. so a good distance as i comprehend the closest to it happening is whilst the 49ers performed at Stanford stadium in great bowl XIX. additionally they used that stadium for a house activity against the Patriots in '89 after the earthquake. so as that they did play a great Bowl and a popular season domicile activity interior the comparable stadium, in uncomplicated terms some years aside. and that they did placed on their domicile uniforms, yet i'm incredibly particular that replaced into in basic terms success for the NFC being the domicile team. weird and wonderful quantity great Bowls are the NFC as domicile or perhaps are for the AFC to be the domicile team (i think of).

They are the first NFC team to do it. The Chargers were the first seed and lost to the Patriots.

They are the first NFC team to do it. The Chargers were the first seed and lost to the Patriots.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/games/2007...

no i dont think so, b/c the Steelers were the first 6th seed to advance to the conference finals and they made it by beating top seeded Indy at home (Mike Vandershank, please stand up...with a bag on your head) so maybe they are referring to the NFC

no they are not the first. the colts, titans, chargers, and the raiders all were first seeds that got beat in the first round at home.

and they call them america team

L instead of STAR thats should be their next move.

1st Crawford...now Dallas...i guess Texas is full of losers!!!!