Okay,... I admit it,... I picked the Dallas Cowboys
to win eight games and lose eight games this season.
Since they have already surpassed that total it looks
like I better give up my plans to be a sports bookmaker.
Dallas has won twice in the past two weeks, but
the victories were anything but similar. The first win
came against New Orleans, who looked to be the class
of the NFC at the time, unbeaten in 13 games this
year. The Cowboys defense shut down the Saints like
nobody else has been able to do this year, and the
offense just moved the ball at will all afternoon. The
game Sunday night was anything but similar. The
Redskins are a team about to internally explode.
The owner has just hired a new general manager
that already has his finger on the trigger, ready to
make wholesale changes at the end of the year.
Dallas beat Washington 17 to nothing, but it should
have been even worse. Twice Dallas was in the red
zone and went for it on fourth down, only to have the
Skins deny them. It goes into the win column, but it
definitely was not a work of art.
The final game of the regular season will have the
Philadelphia Eagles coming to Dallas (Arlington) to
play the Cowboys. With an Eagles win, Philadelphia
is the Eastern Division Champs with a first round
playoff game at home, while Dallas will be a Wildcard
entry in the playoffs, and have to play an extra game.
If Dallas wins this Sunday, the Cowboys are the
Eastern Division Champs and the Eagles will be the
Wildcard entry. Dallas owner Jerry Jones is on record
as saying only a home playoff victory will save the job
of current coach Wade Phillips. It will be the biggest
game yet at the new stadium that the Cowboys call
home. The network has moved kickoff from 12 noon
to 3:15 so the entire country will be able to see it.
Go Cowboys... Make me look even worse!!!
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