Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General Cowboys Talk by dawgpounded on Friday 19 October 2007 at 3:36 pm
The Vikings got a rousing win last week in Chicago to improve to 2-3 on the season while the Cowboys got beat down by the Patriots last weekend to fall to 5-1.  These two teams have contrasting styles which should make for an interesting football game.

The Vikings will go with what works which is running the football.  Adrian Peterson (607 yards rushing, 175 yards rushing) and Chester Taylor (143 yards rushing) will get the ball against a Cowboys defense that is only allowing 79.7 yards rushing per game and 3.4 yards per carry so far this season.  If the Cowboys stop the Vikings running game this will get ugly quickly.  But the Vikings are averaging 170.2 yards rushing per game and 5.6 yards per carry so far this season.  Plus, the Cowboys haven’t faced a back (Adrian Peterson) or offensive line like the one the Vikings will play.

The Cowboys would like to keep the offense balanced with Marion Barber (381 yards rushing) and Julius Jones (268 yards rushing) pounding the ball on the ground and Tony Romo throwing the ball to his elite corps of receivers.  It will be interesting to see if the Cowboys have much luck running the ball as the Vikings only allow 66.2 yards rushing and 2.7 ypc so far this season.  This could cause the Cowboys to attack the Vikings downfield and that will be a huge problem for the Vikings who are allowing 288.4 yards passing per game.  Look for Tony Romo to have a field day throwing the ball down the field to Terrell Owens (27 rec, 453 yards), Patrick Crayton (24 rec, 381 yards) and Jason Witten (32 rec, 454 yards) who should all have big games Sunday.

PREDICTION:  The Cowboys are averaging 35.7 points per game at home this season and I just don’t see any way that the Vikings will be able to keep up with them.  Cowboys 35, Vikings 14.

 

Ex-Cowboy Bernie Kosar

Blogged under General Cowboys Talk by kswartzlander on Tuesday 16 October 2007 at 3:31 pm

Thought all you Bernie Kosar fans may be interested in this. Any thoughts?

Dallas will be forever grateful to the man who stepped up to the proverbial plate when Troy Aikman was literally knocked out of the 1993 NFC Championship game with a concussion. Bernie Kosar’s legendary sidearm produced a 42-yard touchdown pass to Alvin Harper that put the Cowboys up 35-14 and sealed the San Francisco 49ers’ fate.

Now the championship player is headlining a new venture: an ownership share in the Arena Football League’s new team in Cleveland, a city where Kosar captured the hearts of football fans across the nation after the Browns obtained the quarterback in the 1985 NFL Supplemental Draft.

“I have always believed that Cleveland would be a perfect market for Arena Football. I am honored to be a part of bringing a great product here and look forward to bringing an ArenaBowl championship to my hometown.” said Bernie Kosar.

Kosar had stellar beginnings at the University of Miami, where he put the Hurricanes on the map in 1983 when he quarterbacked the team to its first national championship. The Orange Bowl MVP’s stats were about to get better as he graduated from college football to the NFL. In his nine seasons with the Browns, he posted 21,904 yards, 1,853 completions and 116 touchdowns. He led the team to three AFC championship games in four years, all of which were lost to John Elway’s Denver Broncos. Elway owns the Colorado Crush, which should make for a great new rivalry with Cleveland.

Kosar spent the last half of the 1993 season with the Dallas Cowboys after being released from the Browns’ roster. A week after his NFC Championship performance, he earned his only Super Bowl championship ring as backup for Aikman. Kosar spent the final three years of his career with the Miami Dolphins, contributing 987 yards and five touchdowns. He closed his NFL 12-year career with 1,994 completions for 23,301 yards and 124 touchdowns.

New England Patriots 48, Dallas Cowboys 27

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General Cowboys Talk by dawgpounded on Monday 15 October 2007 at 12:17 am

The Cowboys just couldn’t keep the Patriots offense off of the field and it killed them in the end.  The Cowboys only had the ball for 21:45 of this game and it’s impossible to beat the Patriots that way.  Tony Romo had a decent game as he completed 18 of 29 passes for 199 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Julius Jones ( 6 car, 51 yards) and Marion Barber (8 car, 47 yards) both were really running the ball well but the Cowboys got too far behind to feed them the rock.  Terrell Owens had a solid game with 6 catches for 66 yards (11.0 avg) with a TD grab.  Jason Witten (3 rec, 47 yards) and Patrick Crayton (5 rec, 46 yards, TD) each also had decent games.  The Cowboys finished up with 97 yards rushing on 15 carries (6.5 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 29 passes for 186 yards.

The defense as a whole was pretty awful for the Cowboys.  But, DeMarcus Ware (10 tackles, sack) and DE Jason Hatcher (1 tackle, 29 yard fumble recovery for a TD) both played well.  The Patriots finished up with 76 yards rushing on 29 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 31 of 46 passes for 373 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271014006

Dallas Cowboys vs. New England Patriots

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General Cowboys Talk by dawgpounded on Friday 12 October 2007 at 10:37 am
This will be the battle that everyone is looking forward to on Sunday Afternoon.  Both teams are both 5-0 and they have only played in one game that was decided by less than 10 points which was Dallas’ miracle win over the Bills on Monday Night.  Could they have been caught looking ahead to this week?  We will soon find out.

The Patriots like to mix it up on offense and it will be interesting to see how they deal with the Cowboys defense which is pretty tight.  Look for Sammy Morris (370 yards rushing, 4.9 ypc, 3 TDs) and Laurence Maroney (252 yards rushing, 4.7 ypc) to challenge the Front 7 of the Cowboys which is only allowing 80.6 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry.  The Cowboys defense is not likely to be intimidated by Tom Brady and the Patriots passing attack as they already have 10 INTs this season and 12 sacks.  Still, Brady has only been sacked 3 times this season and he has thrown for 1,383 yards with 16 TD passes and 2 INTs (128.7 QB Rating) so far this season.  Look for the Patriots to spread out Randy Moss (34 rec, 551 yards, 7 TDs), Wes Welker (27 rec, 262 yards, TD), Ben Watson (17 rec, 194 yards, 5 TDs) and Donte’ Stallworth (12 rec, 180 yards, TD) and look for mis-matches that Brady can exploit.

The Cowboys will probably come out trying to run the ball in an attempt to control the clock.  Marion Barber (334 yards rushing, 6.0 ypc, 4 TDs) and Julius Jones (217 yards rushing, 3.4 ypc, 1 TD) could have a hard time finding running room against the Patriots defense which is allowing only 74.2 yards rushing per game and 3.6 yards per carry.  The Cowboys offensive line better do a good job of protecting Tony Romo or he could get forced into making big mistakes like he did last week and the Cowboys can’t win if he does.  Still, overall Romo is having a great season with 1,508 yards passing, 13 TD passes and 9 INTs.  The Cowboys also have numerous weapons in the passing game as Jason Witten (29 rec, 407 yards, 4 TDs), Terrell Owens (21 rec, 387 yards, 3 TDs) and Patrick Crayton (19 rec, 335 yards, 3 TDs) are all having great seasons. 

PREDICTION:  This will be a lower scoring game than most people expect it to be because of the defenses of the Patriots and Cowboys.  I like the Patriots by a field goal only because of the fight the Cowboys had to put up to beat the Bills and the short preparation week.

 

Dallas Cowboys 25, Buffalo Bills 24

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General Cowboys Talk by dawgpounded on Tuesday 9 October 2007 at 12:34 am

What an amazing football game!  How in the world did the Cowboys win this football game considering that the Cowboys turned the ball over six times including 2 INTs that were returned for TDs.  The Bills also returned a kickoff 103 yards for a TD in this game.  The Cowboys scored 9 points in the final 24 seconds to win this football game.  Tony Romo completed 29 of 50 passes for 309 yards with 2 TD passes and 5 interceptions.  Julius Jones was the leading rusher as he carried the ball 12 times for 41 yards (3.4 ypc).  Marion Barber carried the ball 8 times for 28 yards (3.5 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 45 yards (7.5 avg).  TE Jason Witten had another outstanding game as he caught 9 passes for 103 yards (11.4 avg) with a TD grab.  Patrick Crayton had another solid game with 6 catches for 72 yards (12.2 avg) with a TD.  Terrell Owens didn’t do much as he caught 2 passes for 25 yards (12.5 avg).  The Cowboys finished up with 76 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 50 passes for 309 yards.

The Cowboys defense was outstanding and they gave the team a chance to win this football game.  CB Terrence Newman made 5 tackles and a game saving interception late in the game.  Safety Roy Williams (9 tackles) and LB Bradie James (9 tackles) both led the way on D for the Cowboys.  OLB DeMarcus Ware also had a solid game with 6 tackles and 1.5 sacks.  The Bills rushed for 81 yards on 24 carries (3.4 ypc) and they completed 23 of 31 passes for 148 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271008002

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