NFL Week 1: Cowboys 34, Buccaneers 21

Wow! What a way to kick off the 2009 NFL Season for the Cowboys! The Cowboys continued their opening game success by being the winningest team in season openers in NFL history.

Summary

Overall, we did above average. Our offense wasn't clicking early in the first quarter but we eventually got it together and did excellent. We managed to rack up a total of 462 yards, with most of them coming through the air. Our passing attack was the key to this win, with Tony Romo throwing for 353 yards on 16/27 passing with 3 TD's and a whopping passer rating of 140.6. Our rushing attack didn't really show up as I expected them to, with just a mere 118 yards total rushing and a TD. Even our special teams did great! They managed to block a field goal, which was the deciding factor of the game. Our defense, however, did really shabby. They allowed a total of 450 yards, with the majority of those yards coming on the ground. Cadillac Williams (Tampa Bay's Running Back) ripped us apart for 97 yards on 13 carries and a TD. While Derrick Ward got us for 62 yards on 12 carries and a TD. Our passing defense was no exception either. They allowed Byron Leftwich to scorch em for 276 yards and a TD. The passing D gave up several long bombs and passes also. Those either set up touchdowns or field goals. I can cut the D some slack because there are alot of new guys and they haven't gel'd together properly yet. Id give them about 2 or 3 more games to get it together.

Grades

Offense - A

Defense - C

Special Teams - A

Player of the Game goes to...

Tony Romo.

The reason he gets it because he just proved to everyone and their mother that he doesn't need Terrel Owens to be a successful quarterback. Without TO, he managed to throw 3 TD's to three different receivers and rack up 353 yards with a passer rating of 140.6. Doesn't seem to me that hes missing something, now does it?

Play of the Game goes to...

Gerald Sensabaugh's block field goal.

Believe it or not, this changed the WHOLE tempo of the game. If you watch the game, notice how the home crowd just got extremely quiet lol

Highlights

Side Notes.....

Sensabaugh hurt himself while trying to make a tackle in the 2nd half....Romo tweaked his ankle, but there is no sign of a sprain. He expects to recover fully

Next Week's Opponent:

New York Giants (1-0) at Cowboys Stadium for the home And new stadium opener.