It looked as if Bobby Carpenter was the perfect pick for the Cowboys.  The Cowboys had an opening at outside linebacker and it really looked like Carpenter would get to start, but he got beat out in training camp.  There is still time for Carpenter to turn around his season and career, but he only has 8 tackles in 9 games so far this season.

The Saints have won two games in a row and the Cowboys have won 4 in a row.  Bill Parcells vs. Sean Payton should be an interesting match-up as Payton used to work for Parcells.

The Saints will try to be more balanced than they usually have been this season.  Deuce McAllister (790 yards rushing) and Reggie Bush (368 yards rushing) might have a rough time finding running room against the Cowboys defense which is allowing only 90.3 yards rushing and 3.6 yards per carry this season.  Drew Brees (3,649 yards passing) will have a hard battle on his hands against the Cowboys secondary which has 14 interceptions this season. 

Look for the Cowboys to blast away on the ground against the Saints who are allowing 133.1 yards rushing and 5.0 yards per carry so far this season.  Julius Jones (877 yards rushing) and Marion Barber (568 yards rushing) should both have good games against the soft Saints defense.  The Saints pass defense has allowed 21 TD passes this season and have only intercepted 8 passes on the season.  Look for T.O., Terry Glenn and Jason Witten to get their yards in this game.

The Cowboys are 4-1 at home this season and have won the 4 games by an average of 20 points per game.  I don’t think they’ll win by that many against the Saints, but I do think they will win this football game.

Well, we in the Nation are simply thrilled at our new young quarterback. Thank goodness Parcell heard our cry. Now if he would let Barber start and sit Julius Jones, then  find a RB to replace Jones we will be more than happy. Bill, you guys can go all the way but we need a fiery running back and “Notre Dame” back Jones is not the guy. He looks too spooky and lacks fire.  We need another down hill runner like Barber. We can win it off if we find another back to help  Barber out.

Martin Gramatica kicked a 46-yard FG with 1 second left in the football game to seal a victory and put the Cowboys up two games in the division with 4 left to play.

Tony Romo was a little off today as he completed 20 of 34 passes for 257 yards and 2 INTs.  Marion Barber was tough for the Cowboys as he carried the ball 12 times for 76 yards (6.3 ypc) and 2 TDs.  Julius Jones carried the ball 11 times for 24 yards (2.2 ypc).  Terrell Owens had a good game with 8 catches for 84 yards.  Jason Witten added 3 catches for 73 yards.  Terry Glenn caught 4 passes for 52 yards.

The Cowboys didn’t play that well on defense, just good enough to win.   The Giants ran the ball 26 times for 129 yards (4.3 ypc).  The Giants also completed 24 of 36 passes for 270 net yards passing.

 

The Cowboys are on a 3-game winning streak and are 4-1 since Tony Romo took over as the starting QB of the Cowboys.  The Giants are falling on hard times as they’ve now lost 3 games in a row.

Look for the Cowboys to come out running the ball with Julius Jones (853 yards rushing) and Marion Barber (492 yards rushing).  After they establish a running game, it will be bombs away with Tony Romo (110.8 QB Rating) spreading the ball around to T.O. (61 rec, 831 yards), Terry Glenn and Jason Witten.  The Giants pass defense is very vulnerable as they allow 215.2 net yards passing per game.

The Giants also will come out running the ball with Tiki Barber (1,080 yards rushing) and Brandon Jacobs (340 yards rushing) against a tough Cowboys defense that allows only 87.1 yards rushing and 3.7 yards per carry.  The Giants will then try some play-action….throwing deep to Plaxico Burress and short to Jeremy Shockey.  Eli Manning has been terrible in the Giants losing streak and will need to play much better for the Giants to have any chance of winning this game.

The first time these two teams played, the Giants won 36-22…..but that was before Romo started playing.  The Cowboys are displaying great confidence in themselves, while the Giants are fading away.  I’m siding with the Cowboys in this football game.