In Zimmer’s debut as defensive coordinator in 2000, the temperature was 109 degrees and Eagles players drank pickle juice to help them win 41-14.
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer watches the New Orleans Saints warm up before their game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, September 15, 2024.FRISCO — On Monday afternoon, Mike Zimmer reminded everyone he lived through the famed Pickle Juice Game from 2000 and if he could solve“My first game here as coordinator was the Pickle Juice Game,” he said. “I fixed it after that. If I hadn’t fixed those I wouldn’t be standing here today.
The game was marred by a knee injury to receiver Joey Galloway which turned into a torn ACL, and quarterback Troy Aikman suffered a concussion. It seemed as if the Cowboys’ players were worn down in the Texas heat, though the Eagles needed to use more IVs, five, than the Cowboys, two.The next game, another Cowboys loss, this time to Arizona, saw the team allow 98 rushing yards. So there’s that.
, the Cowboys allowed touchdowns on the first six offensive drives of the game. Of the 432 total offensive yards allowed, 190 came on the ground. “I don’t really think it was an effort issue,” Zimmer said of the problems. “That team, they beat us off the snap quite a few times.”Chiefs to waive TE Peyton Hendershot, per report; Cowboys won’t get conditional draft pick. This is my 15th year covering the Dallas Cowboys. I've covered four head coaches and started covering the beat in Bill Parcells' last season when Tony Romo took over in 2006. And now I'm in the midst of the Dak Prescott/Micah Parsons era.
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