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Cowboys In-Perfect the Saints!!!! Game Review and Stats.

This victory was a total team effort by the Cowboys.  The stars made their plays but when your third string TE John Phllips is making great blocks early and great catches late it is a team win.

WR Olgetree came in and made the catch of the year on the sidelines which made you wnder hy Williams is still playing after he dropped that 3rd down catch which could have ended any comeback by the Saints.

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	24	23
Passing 1st downs	13	18
Rushing 1st downs	10	4
1st downs from Penalties	1	1
3rd down efficiency	8-15	1-7
4th down efficiency	0-0	1-1
Total Plays	73	62
Total Yards	439	336
Passing	294	271
Comp-Att	22-34	29-45
Yards per pass	8.6	6.0
Rushing	145	65
Rushing Attempts	36	13
Yards per rush	4.0	5.0
Red Zone (Made-Att)	2-4	2-3
Penalties	6-49	4-30
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles lost	0	2
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	36:26	23:34

Time of possession and turnovers made this a Cowboys win.  More to come.

BREAKING DALLAS COWBOYS NEWS D. Ware Get Big $$$$ Contract Extension!!!

 

FINALLY – Jones is spending money on his players!  More comments post press conference.

 

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It might have taken some time, but DeMarcus Ware and the Dallas Cowboys have come to terms on a contract extension.

 

Ware will be signed through 2015, and the contract calls for $40 million guaranteed. The Cowboys have a press conference scheduled for 4:30 today at Valley Ranch.

 

At 27, Ware is entering the prime of his career and has recorded four sacks in his last two games. A first-round pick in 2005, he has 57.5 sacks in his career and has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons.

 

Ware led the NFL with 20 sacks in 2008, becoming just the sixth player since sacks became an official stat in 1982 to reach that mark in a season. He also shares the NFL record with Simon Fletcher for consecutive games with a sack with 10 and he holds three of the top-five sack seasons in franchise history.

 

Without an extension of the collective bargaining agreement, Ware was scheduled to be a restricted free agent after this season.

 

In the off-season, Washington signed defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth to a seven-year, $100 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. Baltimore outside linebacker Terrell Suggs signed a six-year, $62.5 million deal with $38.1 million guaranteed and Pittsburgh inked James Harrison, who beat out Ware for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award last season, to a six-year, $51 million deal with $20 million guaranteed.

 

Ware’s contract falls in line with what owner and general manager Jerry Jones has done in the past, taking care of younger players before they can hit free agency. He has done it with Tony Romo, Bradie James, Jason Witten, Jay Ratliff, Terence Newman and Andre Gurode.

 

Dallas Cowboys Sack Machine Comes to Life!!!!!

The Dallas Cowboys defense had a tough task today.  Get to a QB that hasn't been sacked since the first game of the season.  Getting to the Sophomore QB would be big if the Cowboys could get to him.

AND THEY DID IT IN A BIG WAY!!!

Dallas Defensive
	TACKLES				MISC
	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
J. Ratliff	4	3	1	1	0	0	0
D. Ware	2	2	2	0	0	2	0
M. Spears	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Team	7	6	4	2	0	3	0

Beware D. Ware had two sacks and a forced fumble.  Ratliff and Spears also had sacks and put lots of pressure on QB Ryan all day.  Not bad for Ware and company especially with him on a broken foot.

Dallas Cowboys Defense Ranked 28th out of 32 Teams!!!

DEFENSE WINS SUPER BOWLS!!!

 

Where did the Cowboys Defense Go?

 

Everybody is happy that the Cowboys Offense was so explosive and racked up 462 yards in total offense. 

 

But… 

 

The Cowboys defense which started slow in 2008 is at it again.  The Cowboys defense let up 450 yards and if it were not for the Cowboys Special Teams play the outcome could have been different.  The Bucs do have a legitimate three headed monster in Ward, Williams and Graham but as the Cowboys take on teams with solid offenses there will be a problem.  There is no reason to panic yet but the Giants are coming to town and their defense is solid so points may be hard to come by.  Coach Phillips is going to have to find a way to get the Giants offense off the field.  If the Cowboys have a 6 minute time of possession difference with the Giants like they did versus the Bucs it will be a long, unhappy opening of the new stadium.

 

The Cowboys need to force turnovers this week.  The Giants are good at getting the ball back.  If the Cowboys can’t match that it will be a problem.  The Giants WRs are young so the Cowboys need to pressure them and it would be nice if the Cowboys could get a sack or Eli Manning.

 

NFL Defense - Net Total Yards Leaders

RK	TEAM	YDS	YDS/G	PASS	P YDS/G	RUSH	R YDS/G	PTS	PTS/G
1	Philadelphia	169	169.0	83	83.0	86	86.0	10	10.0
2	NY Jets	183	183.0	145	145.0	38	38.0	7	7.0
3	Baltimore	188	188.0	159	159.0	29	29.0	24	24.0
4	Arizona	203	203.0	182	182.0	21	21.0	20	20.0
5	Chicago	226	226.0	150	150.0	76	76.0	21	21.0
6	Indianapolis	228	228.0	114	114.0	114	114.0	12	12.0
7	New Orleans	231	231.0	198	198.0	33	33.0	27	27.0
8	Seattle	247	247.0	170	170.0	77	77.0	0	.0
9	Atlanta	259	259.0	163	163.0	96	96.0	7	7.0
10	Carolina	267	267.0	82	82.0	185	185.0	38	38.0
11	Minnesota	268	268.0	179	179.0	89	89.0	20	20.0
12	NY Giants	272	272.0	187	187.0	85	85.0	17	17.0
13	New England	276	276.0	186	186.0	90	90.0	24	24.0
14	Miami	281	281.0	213	213.0	68	68.0	19	19.0
15	San Francisco	299	299.0	259	259.0	40	40.0	16	16.0
16	Cincinnati	302	302.0	227	227.0	75	75.0	12	12.0
17	Denver	307	307.0	221	221.0	86	86.0	7	7.0
18	Cleveland	310	310.0	85	85.0	225	225.0	34	34.0
19	Oakland	317	317.0	240	240.0	77	77.0	24	24.0
20	Pittsburgh	320	320.0	234	234.0	86	86.0	10	10.0
21	Washington	351	351.0	248	248.0	103	103.0	23	23.0
22	Green Bay	352	352.0	266	266.0	86	86.0	15	15.0
23	Tennessee	357	357.0	321	321.0	36	36.0	13	13.0
24	Jacksonville	365	365.0	294	294.0	71	71.0	14	14.0
25	San Diego	366	366.0	218	218.0	148	148.0	20	20.0
26	Buffalo	441	441.0	368	368.0	73	73.0	25	25.0
27	St. Louis	446	446.0	279	279.0	167	167.0	28	28.0
28	Dallas	450	450.0	276	276.0	174	174.0	21	21.0
29	Tampa Bay	462	462.0	344	344.0	118	118.0	34	34.0
	Houston	462	462.0	272	272.0	190	190.0	24	24.0
31	Kansas City	501	501.0	303	303.0	198	198.0	38	38.0
32	Detroit	515	515.0	358	358.0	157	157.0	45	45.0

DEFENSE WINS SUPER BOWLS - Can the Cowboys 'D' Stand Up?

It wrote a great article about the Cowboys Defense 2009.  Due to a computing error I lost it and I am too tired to re-write it now.  More on this later.

The Cowboys defense was ranked 8th last year but all three teams in the division were ranked higher as well as the Super Bowl champs.

The Cowboys Defense needs to step up for the Cowboys to get to the Super Bowl.

Rk	Team	G	Pts/G	TotPts	Scrm Plys	Yds/G	Yds/P	FUM	Lost
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	13.9	223	974	237.2	3.9	22	9
2	Baltimore Ravens	16	15.2	244	928	261.1	4.5	21	8
3	Philadelphia Eagles	16	18.1	289	994	274.3	4.4	26	14
4	Washington Redskins	16	18.5	296	933	288.8	5.0	16	5
5	New York Giants	16	18.4	294	931	292.0	5.0	22	5
6	Minnesota Vikings	16	20.8	333	946	292.4	4.9	34	13
7	Tennessee Titans	16	14.6	234	1,022	293.6	4.6	28	11
8	Dallas Cowboys	16	22.8	365	969	294.3	4.9	28	14

Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Ware ties NFL record but streak ends!

Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware failed to record a sack versus Tampa Bay, snapping his NFL record-tying streak of 10 games with at least one sack.

DeMarcus Ware's Sack Streak Hit 9 Games!

Even in the dark there is light!

Sunday, Ware tallied his ninth straight game with a sack. He tied Harvey Martin for the second-longest streak in team history. Martin also holds the franchise record with an 11-game streak between 1976-77.

Ware dropped Kurt Warner after the Cardinals quarterback made a play-action fake on a crucial third-down play with 1:44 remaining in regulation. The 10-yard loss set up the game-tying drive for the Cowboys. In five of six games this season, Ware's sack has come in the fourth quarter on the final drive for the opposing team.

The Cowboys will need more than one sacks next week to finish off the St. Louis Goats.

Cowboys Defense letting up too many points!

Of the top 5 teams in the conference the Cowboys by far have let up the most points.  Defense Wins Super Bowls! 2008 Conference Standings
NFC	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STRK	DIV	CONF
NY Giants	4	0	0	1.000	127	49	Won 4	1-0	3-0
Washington	4	1	0	.800	109	98	Won 4	2-1	4-1
Carolina	4	1	0	.800	114	70	Won 2	1-0	2-1
Dallas	4	1	0	.800	151	111	Won 1	1-1	2-1
Tampa Bay	3	2	0	.600	114	94	Lost 1	1-1	3-1

Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Ware working towards NFL Record!

Dating to last season, Ware has registered a sack in seven consecutive games. Not since the days of George Andrie in the 1960s and Harvey Martin in the 1970s has a Cowboy put together a better streak. Not even Charles Haley put together the run Ware is on.

Despite the awareness by opposing defensive coaches and coordinators of Ware, and the near constant double-teaming he faces, he has a shot at the NFL record.

The NFL didn’t officially chart sacks until 1982, so anything before then doesn’t qualify. The NFL record for consecutive games with a sack is 10 set in 1992-93, but the Cowboys’ record is Martin’s 11 in 1976-77.