Garrett was elevated to the Cowboys top job after
taking over as the team's interim head coach at the
midpoint of the 2010 season. He went on to guide a
Dallas team that had started the season with a 1-7 record
to a 5-3 mark down the stretch. In the season's
second half, three of the Cowboys five victories were
against teams that posted 10 regular season wins,
while the three Dallas defeats were decided by a combined
total of seven points.