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Vikings Favre lose in OT - Yesssssssssssssss!!!

I knew it was bad carma to run up the score on the Cowboys!!!

 

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Dallas Cowboys Brooking "It was B.S."

 
Vikings Called on the Carpet!!! 

"I was just trying to say something to whoever wanted to listen on their sidelines," Brooking said. "Whoever was in charge of calling that play and making that decision. It was B.S."

The Vikings lead by Farve ran up the score throwing a TD pass on 4th down with less than 2 minutes to go in a game that was a blowout.

The Cowboys will be playing the Vikings during the 2010 regular season.  Start the Clock now and go Saints!

 

Dallas Cowboys Romo Progression or Choking???

Lets face it.  Cowboys QB Tony Romo did not have a good game against the Vikings.  Is this the best he will ever be or is this just part of his progression to being one of the NFL's best QBs.

The stats from the game don't show the whole story.  6 sacks, multiple passes knocked down and just one big butt kicking all around.  Romo would hand the ball off and the RB would get hit almost as soon as he took the ball.  The first quarter looked so promising but it did not last.  As the game went on nothing seemed to work.  WR Williams wasn't even in the game and gave his QB no help.  He has little help other then Witten and Austin who at least had positive plays.

Romo did not help himself with 3 turnovers but in the end it would not have changed the final outcome.

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	16	16
Passing 1st downs	10	11
Rushing 1st downs	6	4
1st downs from Penalties	0	1
3rd down efficiency	3-13	4-13
4th down efficiency	0-2	1-2
Total Plays	66	60
Total Yards	248	323
Passing	156	214
Comp-Att	22-35	15-24
Yards per pass	4.5	8.9
Rushing	92	109
Rushing Attempts	25	33
Yards per rush	3.7	3.3
Red Zone (Made-Att)	0-1	2-4
Penalties	2-10	8-50
Turnovers	3	0
Fumbles lost	2	0
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Defensive / Special Teams TDs	0	0
Possession	30:34	29:26

There was another QB who had a bad playoff game which ended his fifth season as a QB.  He lost 34 - 9 and it wasn't even that close.  That QB was Brett "Run the Score Up" Favre.  The Cowboys made him look bad realy bad in that game.  Favre ended the 1995 season with a 99.5 passer rating.  Romo's passer rating in 2009 was 97.6.  There is hope for the future.

Favre's Passing Stats
YEAR	TEAM	G	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	INT	RAT
1991	ATL	2	0	4	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0.0
1992	GNB	15	302	471	64.1	3227	6.9	18	76	13	85.3
1993	GNB	16	318	522	60.9	3303	6.3	19	66	24	72.2
1994	GNB	16	363	582	62.4	3882	6.7	33	49	14	90.7
1995	GNB	16	359	570	63.0	4413	7.7	38	99	13	99.5
1996	GNB	16	325	543	59.9	3899	7.2	39	80	13	95.8
1997	GNB	16	304	513	59.3	3867	7.5	35	74	16	92.6
1998	GNB	16	347	551	63.0	4212	7.6	31	84	23	87.8
1999	GNB	16	341	595	57.3	4091	6.9	22	74	23	74.7
2000	GNB	16	338	580	58.3	3812	6.6	20	67	16	78.0
2001	GNB	16	314	510	61.6	3921	7.7	32	67	15	94.1
2002	GNB	16	341	551	61.9	3658	6.6	27	85	16	85.6
2003	GNB	16	308	471	65.4	3361	7.1	32	66	21	90.4
2004	GNB	16	346	540	64.1	4088	7.6	30	79	17	92.4
2005	GNB	16	372	607	61.3	3881	6.4	20	59	29	70.9
2006	GNB	16	343	613	56.0	3885	6.3	18	82	18	72.7
2007	GNB	16	356	535	66.5	4155	7.8	28	82	15	95.7
2008	NYJ	16	343	522	65.7	3472	6.7	22	56	22	81.0
2009	MIN	16	363	531	68.4	4202	7.9	33	63	7	107.2
Career		289	6083	9811	62.0	69329	7.1	497	99	317	86.6

Romo's 2009 Stats

Stats Overview	Passing
SPLIT	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	YPA	LNG	TD	INT	SACK	RAT
2009	347	550	4483	63.1	8.15	80	26	9	34	97.6

Cowboys 3 Vikings 34 Video Highlights!!!

That's All Folks!!!

 
It will not get better the second time around.  Hopefully the Cowboys can learn from this and be even better next year.

Check out the game highlights including Favre running up the score at the end.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d815cac84/Vikings-34-Cowboys-3

 

No Class Favre and Vikings Run Up Score on Cowboys!

Cowboys 3 NO CLASS Vikings 34 (RAN UP SCORE) 
  NO CLASS

 

I use to have respect for Favre, his success is well documented and even today he got the job done.  But throwing a TD pass on 4^th down up 27-3 with less than two minutes to go in the game is just NO CLASS!  And Keith Brooking let them know it.

 

There was no reason to go for it on fourth down and there especially was no reason to throw the ball on fourth down.  Running up the score in this game WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!!!I

 

I would never be happy with a Cowboys loss in a playoff game.  The Cowboys started strong but just couldn’t convert that success into points.  Then Flozell Adams gets hurt and the wheels come off Romo and the offense.

 

The game was over when Romo through that terrible interception.  Romo still needs to make that next step but let’s hope that he does not follow the no class act of today.

 

 

COWBOYS VIKINGS ALL TIME RECORD - VIDEO OF 2007 GAME!

Vikings Head Coach:	Brad Childress
Series Record:	Dallas leads 14-12 (Vikings lead preseason series 5-4-1)
Last Time:	Cowboys 24, Vikings 14 (Oct. 21, 2007)
Last Cowboys Win:	Cowboys 24, Vikings 14 (Oct. 21, 2007)
Vikings In 2009:	12-4, NFC Central Champs
Key Additions:	QB Sage Rosenfels, WR Glenn Holt, QB Brett Favre
Key Losses:	C Matt Birk, SS Darren Sharper, DB Benny
Top Draft Choice:	WR Percy Harvin (1st round, Florida), OL Phil Loadholt (2nd Round, Oklahoma)

DALLAS COWBOYS INJURY REPORT - VIKINGS TOO!!!

The Cowboys seem to be injury free minus the Marion Barber knee.  Who knows how long that will take to heal.  The Cowboys will need that as the Vikings will have had two full weeks to get healthy.

Dallas Cowboys

LB DeMarcus Ware - back/wrist (1/7) Once again, Ware made another start last Saturday despite a sore back that popped up last week. Ware has battled neck, back and wrist injuries all year, and missed a day of practice last week with a sore back. But it didn't force him from any action and Ware had another solid game against Philadelphia. He'll be monitored for all of his injuries, including a stress fracture in his foot and a fractured bone in his wrist, but he had full participation Wednesday and it's likely he will be ready against the Vikings.

RB Marion Barber - knee (1/7) Barber was limited in the Eagles game because of a knee injury that caused him to miss some practice time last week. Barber was held out of Wednesday's practice, but Phillips seemed encouraged that he will be ready to play against the Vikings. In two preseason trips to his home state of Minnesota, Barber has not played a down in his former college stadium. Although he wants to play, the Cowboys will have to be cautious with him.

S Pat Watkins - sprained knee (12/13) Watkins had full participation in Wednesday's practice, a good sign that he'll be able to play Sunday after missing four games with a sprained PCL. If so, the Cowboys will have some decisions to make regarding the 45-man game day roster. Watkins has been wearing a knee brace in practice but said he feels comfortable enough to play. He's one of the team's top special teams players.

OT Marc Colombo - ankle (11/15) Colombo played for the first time since the Nov. 15 Packers game, when he suffered a high ankle sprain and broken fibula in his left leg. Colombo started the game and said he didn't have many problems in his return. There was some talk that backup Doug Free would get some playing time as well, but Colombo started and finished the game. He had full participation Wednesday and it's likely he will be ready for Minnesota.

S Gerald Sensabaugh - thumb (10/4) The starting strong safety has played the majority of the season without any major problems since having thumb surgery and is expected to start again Sunday. He has said he will keep wearing a cast for support.

Injured Reserve:
LB Brandon Williams (torn ACL)
LB Stephen Hodge (knee)

Non-Active PUP:
OL Robert Brewster (torn pectoral muscle)

Minnesota Vikings

G Steve Hutchinson (shoulder - limited participation)
DT Jimmy Kennedy (thumb - limited participation)
P Chris Kluwe (back - limited participation)
TE Visanthe Shiancoe (quadricep - limited participation)
DT Pat Williams (elbow, limited participation)
CB Antoine Winfield (foot, limited participation)

Vikings Head Coach Calls Romo "Wet behind the ears guy"

 

In speaking about the upcoming game with the Cowboys Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress made it clear what he thinks about cowboys QB Tony Romo.

"It's an advantage to have a seasoned guy, how many playoff games does he (Favre) have under his belt...advantage it beats having a wet behind the ears guy (ROMO)."

Check out the Video:

Vikings Slam Romo!!!

I guess we will see if all the Favre non-sense in the off-season was worth it for the Vikings.  There will be much to be said if the Vikings don't win.  And I will say it right here.

Cowboys RB Barber goes Home - WR Williams Stinks in Minnesota!!!

Going to Minnesota for Cowboys RB Marion Barber is a good thing.  He is from there and played his college ball at the University of Minnesota which plays its home games at Mall of America Stadium (aka The Hubert H. Humphrey's Metro-Dome).  I'm sure he will be getting alot of requests for tickets this week.

Cowboys WR Williams is not from Minnesota but as a Detroit Lions he played there 5 times in 5 years.  The Lions lost all 5 of the games there (and most other places).  In five NFC North games with Detroit at Minnesota, Williams had 10 catches for 134 yards and the Lions were 0-5.

That is two catches per game on average which is about what he has been doing in Dallas.  That will not get it done this week.  Williams will need to match or exceed his 5 catches that he had this week versus the Eagles.

Cowboys Vikings Playoff 2009 - Do you remember the Hail Mary?

It's hard to think Cowboys Vikings Playoff without thinking the Hail Mary pass from Roger Staubach to Drew Person in 1975.

Check it out!

 

PRICELESS NFL PLAYOFF PICKS - Divisional Playoff Round!!!

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NFL Divisional Round

AFC

 

Sat., Jan. 16, 8:15 p.m. ET, CBS

Baltimore

Indianapolis   

RUN RAY RUN! Ravens Defense pulls the upset.  Go ahead bet against Manning at home.

Sun., Jan. 17, 4:40 p.m. ET, CBS

N.Y. Jets

San Diego   

 

Jet Lag?  I just don't see a rookie QB winning another playoff game on the road.  Check That!

 

NFC

 

Sat., Jan. 16, 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX

Arizona

New Orleans   

 

Take the over on 97.  Take the under on NO underachieving.

Sun., Jan. 17, 1:00 p.m. ET FOX

Dallas

Minnesota   

 

Romo's idol growing up was Farve.  Even Simon Cowell will like Romo's performance!

Cowboys 34 Eagles 14 Game Review and Highights!

That one felt good!!!!

The Cowboys made it look easy against a Eagles team that is not a bad team.  The Defense was just amazing, the Special Teams looked great accept for the missed kick and the offense was good up til the 4th quarter where they were held scoreless which I did not like.

The Cowboys stars Romo, Austin, Jones and Ware did their part but there are several non-stars who need to be mentioned.  LB Bobby Carpenter made several nice rushes on McNabb and made two fumble recoveries.  WR Kevin Olgetree made a really nice play that almost scored in the first quarter but was called back on a Jason Witten penalty.  Olgetree also made the hit of the day on special teams when on a kickoff coverage he set the Eagles returner flying (Like an Eagle).  It was the hit of the game.

The other person that needs to be mentioned was the Kickoff Specialist Beuhler.  He pinned the Eagles at their own twenty alot.  This is no small thing and will be needed against the Vikings!

Tashard Choice ran the Wildcat nicely and scored on a short TD run ala Marion Barber.  WR Roy Williams finally showed that he can make a catch while getting single coverage.

Check out the Game Highlights:

Eagles-vs-Cowboys-highlights

I just love this action shot:

 

Cowboys Fans - Bring on the Vikings!!! Cowboys 35 Vikings 31

The Cowboys and Vikings have already played this season.  Well sort of... the Cowboys met the Vikings in the last preseason game back in August.  Most of the starters did not play in this game.

The Cowboys won the game on a last minute touchdown by Michael Irvin 4^th and Long Winner Jesse Holley.  On a Vikings punt the ball bounced as defenders ran by the ball and Holley picked up the ball and showed great speed to return it for a 70 yard touchdown return.

It was the last time Cowboys backup QB Jon Kitna played in a game which is a good thing because he had several turnovers.

Check out the preseason game highlights:

Check out the all time series record and more:

http://www.thecowboyscorner.com/2009/09/dallas-cowboys-35-minnesota-vikings-31-game-review-and-video.html

Cowboys Eagles Set New Playoff Records

It was a day of records for the Cowboys first playoff win in a generation, biggest crowd ever for a playoff game in Dallas.  They also set the record for most penalties.  The teams combined for an NFL postseason record of 228 penalty yards.

PACKING THE HOUSE

The Cowboys stadium set the record for non-Super Bowl crowds for playoff games:

Attendance Matchup Date Venue/Playoff round 92,951 Phil. vs. Cowboys Jan. 10, 2010 Cowboys Stadium (wild-card) 92,045 Cin. at LA Raiders Jan. 13, 1991 Los Angeles Coliseum (division) 91,445 Sea. at LA Raiders Jan. 8, 1984 Los Angeles Coliseum (AFC title) 90,380 Pitt. at LA Raiders Jan. 1, 1984 Los Angeles Coliseum (division) 90,038 NY Jets at LA Raiders Jan. 15, 1983 Los Angeles Coliseum (division)