Just about every NFL team does some sort of "game ball" mini ceremony after earning a win. Usually, the head coach will simply give a ball to a player that had an outstanding performance or made some sort of history. Call it a trophy or acknowledgement for a job well done.
For the Dallas Cowboys , the game ball winner had a bit of a twist following a hard fought Sunday Night Football win over the Pittsburgh Steelers : Instead of head coach Mike McCarthy handing the game ball to a player, it was the other way around. The Cowboys handed their coach the game ball, via Clarence Hill Jr. from All City DLLS: Dak Prescott and the Cowboys gave Mike McCarthy a game ball after the win against the Steelers.
Mike McCarthy grew up in Pittsburgh. It's his first ever win in his hometown. It was the first game ball he has ever received from a team he coached.
It was a special night for the...
The Cowboys head coach told reporters it was the first time ever in his head coaching career that he's received a game ball from players. It carries some meaning, too: McCarthy is from Pittsburgh, so winning in his hometown for the first time in his NFL career in dramatic fashion certainly was meaningful on a personal level. McCarthy gets criticized for a lot, fairly and unfairly.
His play-calling is consistently under the microscope and the run game does little to keep the fans happy (although it was much better today thanks to a great performance from Rico Dowdle ). But if there's one thing you can sa.