NFL Week 11: Cowboys 7, Redskins 6

(Sorry for the late post!)

Summary

What can I say about this game? Except that the Cowboys stunk like hot garbage juice on an early summer day. For the second straight week, Dallas was held scoreless until the fourth quarter. They could not convert on 3rd and 4th down situations, and the were missing vital red-zone conversions and field goals. the only thing that allowed us to rally back and win was Shaun Suisham's two missed fields goals. Miles Austin had himself a bad day, only catchign for passes for 43 yards. One, and the only, thing that was good is that when it counted, Romo came through in the clutch and delivered our only touchdown to Patrick Crayton after Romo spun off a defender who could've ended the game with a sack for a loss of yards. None the less, we weren't supposed to go down o the wire with a team that we are CLEARLY better than. I guess that why you play the game*shrugs*

Grades

Offense - C

Defense - C

Special Teams - D-

Player of the Game goes to...

Patrick Crayton for catching the only/game winning TD and Tony Romo for avoiding a possible sack ad delivering it

Play of the Game goes to...

Romo's pass and Crayton's catch TD and Anthony Spencer's game sealing interception

Highlights

Side Notes.....

The Cowboys go a second game without scoring in the first half, and only scoring one TD, both in the fourth quarter...Jason Witten (foot), Tony Romo (back) both had injuries...DeMarcus Ware ended his six game sack streak

Next Week's Opponent:

Oakland Raiders (3-7) @ Cowboys Stadium on Thanksgiving

NFL Week 8: Cowboys 38, Sehawks 17

Summary

The Cowboys continued to roll as the pasted the Seattle Seahawks in a 39-17 in Cowboys Stadium on Sunday for their 3 straight win. The offense was clicking on all cylinders and were almost flawless. Tony Romo had a another great game with 256 yards in the air along with 3 TD passes to 3 different receivers. Also, for a third straight game, Romo hasn't thrown an interception, which is a career first. In his last 5 games, Romo has thrown for 8 TDs and one pick and is 4-1. Miles Austin didn't have his usual monster game, but he contributed with 5 catches for 61 yards and a score. Our run game flourished, but not like it usually does. As a team, we rushed for 113 yards on 29 carries, which is a 3.9 yards per rush average.Where we really shined at was our special teams. Patrick Crayton returned a punt 82 yards for a score, This is the second straight week that he has returned a punt for a TD. Our defense played good, but gave up over 300 yards this game in a winning effort.

Grades

Offense - A

Defense - B

Special Teams - A+

Player of the Game goes to...

Tony Romo!

Play of the Game goes to...

Patrick Craytons 82-yard punt return for a TD. (Look at the stiff arm to the punter...ouch!)

Highlights

Side Notes.....

For the third straight game, Romo hasn't thrown an interception, a career first...DeMarcus Ware has had a sack in 3 straight games...Dallas has beaten Seattle twice in a row...Dallas is on a 3 game win streak...Patrick Crayton returned a punt for a TD two weeks straight...Miles Austin has had atleast 1 TD reception in 3 straight games, giving him 5 in the last three games...In his last 5 games, Romo has thrown 8 touchdowns along with one pick and is 4-1 in those 5 games

Next Week's Opponent:

Philadelphia Eagles (5-2) @ Lincoln Field for the NFC East lead

NFL Week 5: Cowboys 26, Chiefs 20 (OT)

Summary

I'm going to start with this: the fact that we had to go into overtime with a winless team rubs me the wrong way. This team is a couple mistakes and lucky plays away from being undefeated. Their isn't much to summarize about the game. We let the Chiefs hang in there like a playoff team instead of blowing them out. Our special teams didn't help either. they ended up turning the ball over on a muffed punt by Patrick Crayton to setup a Chiefs score. The only bright spots were Miles Austin and his 10 catches for 250 yards and 2 TD's, one being a 60-yarder to win the game in OT. And Tashard Choice and his 92 yards on 8 carries (11.5 yards per rush average) and one TD. Our defense played sloppy and kept Kansas City in the game for too long. If it wasn't for penalties however, th score would have been MUCH different.

Grades

Offense - A

Defense - C-

Special Teams - F

Player of the Game goes to...

Miles Austin. He played LIGHTS OUT!

Play of the Game goes to...

Miles Austin 60-yard game winning pass and run

Highlights

Side Notes.....

Miles Austin broke and set a Cowboys franchise record for most receiving yards in a single game with 250 yards on 10 receptions.

Next Week's Opponent:

Bye Week...we need this to heal up!