The Cowboys looked a little bit tired last night. But they really played well on defense most of the night as they were leading this game 9-0 after the first three quarters. Tony Romo was so-so completing 4 of 7 passes for 52 yards. Jon Kitna looked a little bit better completing 8 of 11 passes for 96 yards. Stephen McGee took a step back last night completing only 2 of 7 passes for 11 yards. He also carried the ball 2 times for 15 yards (7.5 ypc) last night. 4th string QB Matt Nichols had a night to forget. He completed 8 of 14 passes for 72 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs. One of Nichols pickoffs was returned 48 yards for a TD by Raiders’ safety Jerome Boyd. WR Sam Hurd led the way in the passing game for the Cowboys last night as he caught 4 passes for 57 yards (14.3 avg). The Cowboys finished up with only 66 yards rushing (3.0 ypc) and 197 passing yards last night.
Linebackers Jason Williams (5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed) and Leon Williams (5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Cowboys defensively last night. DT Junior Siavii also had a decent game last night with 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit. The Raiders finished up with 129 yards rushing (4.6 ypc) and 188 passing yards last night.