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Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
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1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
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pm
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11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
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BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
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(FOX) Noon
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Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
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Washington (FOX) Noon
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
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That game was crazy! That game had more plot twists than a
primetime thriller. I will say that I'm not discouraged by the way we
performed. The team gained learned more from winning a tough
game like that than they would have from another blowout.
Blowouts don't make you a tough football team. Play-off games are
tough and close, and we showed last night we can win one of those
games.
I'm not going to beat on the dead horse that is Tony Romo's
performance. He played horribly for most of the game. He misread
coverage and forced passes he shouldn't have. I will be concerned
if he struggles again next week, but I don't expect him to. He made
the plays when he had to and that is what matters.
Nobody is talking about how well the defense played. Romo
wouldn't have thrown five interceptions if the defense wouldn't have
forced so many three and outs. We just kept giving Romo the ball
right back. This isn't the same unit that played opening night. I
know we will face a stiff test next week, but I suspect we will hold our
own against the Pats' offense.
DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer had great games. Spencer
made a great play when he jumped the snap count. He went
around the edge so quick the tackle couldn't even touch him. He
isn't as athletic as Ware, but he is still a very gifted athlete. Ware
was a beast. I saw him close on Trent Edwards so fast on a play I
couldn't even believe it. Neither could Edwards. Edwards got rid of
the ball, but he just sat there in disbelief for a few seconds
wondering how a guy that big could be so athletic. Another
example of his athleticism was his three foot vertical leap on the
pass he tipped that Newman intercepted.
This defense only forced one turnover, but that turnover came
when they absolutely needed one. Last night might be the only
time you ever see Newman caught from behind. Lee Evans is a
speedster and Newman has a bum foot and knee. The real hero on
this play was Jay Ratliff. If he wouldn't have been hustling down
field the Bills would have recovered Newman's fumble.
Bradie James had a beastly game. He kept stuffing Marshawn
Lynch. He stuffed him on a 3rd and short and then on the 4th down
play right after. Our run defense is really stout again this season.
We aren't missing Ferguson at all right now.
I was impressed with our interior lineman last night. Stephen Bowen
and Jason Hatcher got consistent pressure in nickel situations. I
didn't really notice Greg Ellis much. He only played 13 plays.
Nick Folk is the man. He drilled every field goal right down the
middle. I really like his demeanor. I could see him being our kicker
for the next ten years.
Our kick-off coverage teams were horrible. I know we miss Keith
Davis, but that isn't an excuse. If we don't get that cleaned up we
are in trouble.
Terrell Owens struggled last night. I would have liked for him to
catch the 2 point conversion and the first pass after the onside kick,
but those were really tough catches. A great receiver should make
them, but they weren't blatant drops. The 2 point conversion
should have been pass interference. You can't make contact with
the receiver and not even play the ball.
Jason Witten is a beast. He is easily the best tight end in the NFC.
There is nothing he can't do on the football field. He was
underutilized last year, but we are seeing what he is capable of this
season as we have been forced to lean on him.
Overall, I was happy we won. You can't play great every week. We
played poorly and still won. That is a sign of a good team. We
didn't want to lose this game and risk being 4-2 after the Pats
game. The Redskins are 3-1, so if they win they would have been
the division leader. We better play better this week, and I think we
will. Who knows, maybe the Pats will have a poor game.
That game was crazy! That game had more plot twists than a
primetime thriller. I will say that I'm not discouraged by the way we
performed. The team gained learned more from winning a tough
game like that than they would have from another blowout.
Blowouts don't make you a tough football team. Play-off games are
tough and close, and we showed last night we can win one of those
games.
I'm not going to beat on the dead horse that is Tony Romo's
performance. He played horribly for most of the game. He misread
coverage and forced passes he shouldn't have. I will be concerned
if he struggles again next week, but I don't expect him to. He made
the plays when he had to and that is what matters.
Nobody is talking about how well the defense played. Romo
wouldn't have thrown five interceptions if the defense wouldn't have
forced so many three and outs. We just kept giving Romo the ball
right back. This isn't the same unit that played opening night. I
know we will face a stiff test next week, but I suspect we will hold our
own against the Pats' offense.
DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer had great games. Spencer
made a great play when he jumped the snap count. He went
around the edge so quick the tackle couldn't even touch him. He
isn't as athletic as Ware, but he is still a very gifted athlete. Ware
was a beast. I saw him close on Trent Edwards so fast on a play I
couldn't even believe it. Neither could Edwards. Edwards got rid of
the ball, but he just sat there in disbelief for a few seconds
wondering how a guy that big could be so athletic. Another
example of his athleticism was his three foot vertical leap on the
pass he tipped that Newman intercepted.
This defense only forced one turnover, but that turnover came
when they absolutely needed one. Last night might be the only
time you ever see Newman caught from behind. Lee Evans is a
speedster and Newman has a bum foot and knee. The real hero on
this play was Jay Ratliff. If he wouldn't have been hustling down
field the Bills would have recovered Newman's fumble.
Bradie James had a beastly game. He kept stuffing Marshawn
Lynch. He stuffed him on a 3rd and short and then on the 4th down
play right after. Our run defense is really stout again this season.
We aren't missing Ferguson at all right now.
I was impressed with our interior lineman last night. Stephen Bowen
and Jason Hatcher got consistent pressure in nickel situations. I
didn't really notice Greg Ellis much. He only played 13 plays.
Nick Folk is the man. He drilled every field goal right down the
middle. I really like his demeanor. I could see him being our kicker
for the next ten years.
Our kick-off coverage teams were horrible. I know we miss Keith
Davis, but that isn't an excuse. If we don't get that cleaned up we
are in trouble.
Terrell Owens struggled last night. I would have liked for him to
catch the 2 point conversion and the first pass after the onside kick,
but those were really tough catches. A great receiver should make
them, but they weren't blatant drops. The 2 point conversion
should have been pass interference. You can't make contact with
the receiver and not even play the ball.
Jason Witten is a beast. He is easily the best tight end in the NFC.
There is nothing he can't do on the football field. He was
underutilized last year, but we are seeing what he is capable of this
season as we have been forced to lean on him.
Overall, I was happy we won. You can't play great every week. We
played poorly and still won. That is a sign of a good team. We
didn't want to lose this game and risk being 4-2 after the Pats
game. The Redskins are 3-1, so if they win they would have been
the division leader. We better play better this week, and I think we
will. Who knows, maybe the Pats will have a poor game.
Tim's Talk: Week 6
1. Well an ugly game. 6 turnovers with all 6 being attributed to QB
Tony Romo, it was ugly. But somehow, Romo was able to overcome
that and be able to lead the Cowboys on two drives that ended in 2
scores the TD to Crayton and the field goal by Folk. Romo showed
he did not let the interceptions affect his performance. He was able
to overcome the adversity and seal it with the drives. But that said,
he needs to be able to go back study tape and find out why these
interceptions happened. A couple times looked like there was
miscommunication issues with the receivers. A deflected pass was
just bad luck and timing. Another looked as though he tried to force
a few balls. I remember Brett Favre throwing 24 interceptions to 19
TDs in his second season and looks like he turned out pretty good.
But still lets hope this is just one of the few bad games a good or
great QB has. Remember, everyone jumped on how bad the
defense supposedly was back in the season opener and now it just
had its best game.
2. You know the way the media is carrying on you think that no
other Hall of Fame QB never had a multi interception game. I mean
Tom Brady has had a 4 interception game every year since 2002.
No one seems to be harping on him. Great QBS have bad games.
The bottom line is that it is based on how few bad games they have
and how they are able to overcome those games mentally and put
them behind. This separates the Brett Favres and Peyton
Mannings from the Tim Couchs and the Jeff Georges of the world. I
mean ask any Bears fan right now how they would feel if Romo was
their QB.
3. The Cowboys defense was great. All three TDS by the Bills were
from the special teams and the defense. Even though Bills QB
Trent Edwards looks like he is going to be good, the Cowboys were
able to keep him from making the big play and not allow them to
take advantage too much of the mistakes. I mean what kind of
offense must you have to not take advantage of 6 turnovers by
your own defense? Well only when the Cowboys defense steps up
that is. I mean this was a momentum killing loss I feel for the Bills.
4. Another thing that is sure is the kicker. I mean what guts does it
take to overcome the freezing timeout attempt to make a kick from
5o+ yards twice? This is no Mike Vanderjagt. We have a real kicker
and not only is QB a non issue, kicker is non issue for years to
come.
5. The NFL competition committee has to look at this rule about
coaches being able to call timeouts just before the snap. I still don't
know how I feel about it but I feel every option needs to be
considered.
6. All in all it was a sloppy game and the Cowboys offense were not
prepared for the schemes and stunts that the Bills defense threw at
Tony Romo. That said if the Bills could get to Romo easily, what will
happen next week? Now we can talk about the game at last. Yes
the big bad evil Patriots are coming with the evil mastermind Bill
Belicheck is coming with his ability to drive opposing QBS insane
plus all that video equipment he keeps stashed in the back. You
think the Bills were tough? Be prepared to see another potentially
sloppy game by the offense as well as the defense. I am not saying
the Cowboys will lose, I always pick them to win, but it will be a
close, ugly game similar to Monday Night.
7. I felt this game was a trap game along with the Rams game. I
don't really fault the Cowboys for looking ahead. Hey they are
human. But now the pressure falls squarely on the Patriots. No
media outlet I have seen has even suggested the Cowboys would
even win. Boston media columnists are already saying that the only
stumbling block on the Patriots quest for an undefeated season is
the November game against the Colts, noting that the Cowboys will
fall victim to the Patriots. Now it is a step up game. Show the league
that the Cowboys are for real.
8. Another reason this concerns me is mainly a superstitious
reason in the fact that Randy Moss factor kicks in. This guy has
never lost to the Cowboys, continuing on his anger-filled grudge for
the Cowboys not drafting him. Even when he was with the lowly
Raiders, he beat us. Think he still has anger in him?
1. Well an ugly game. 6 turnovers with all 6 being attributed to QB
Tony Romo, it was ugly. But somehow, Romo was able to overcome
that and be able to lead the Cowboys on two drives that ended in 2
scores the TD to Crayton and the field goal by Folk. Romo showed
he did not let the interceptions affect his performance. He was able
to overcome the adversity and seal it with the drives. But that said,
he needs to be able to go back study tape and find out why these
interceptions happened. A couple times looked like there was
miscommunication issues with the receivers. A deflected pass was
just bad luck and timing. Another looked as though he tried to force
a few balls. I remember Brett Favre throwing 24 interceptions to 19
TDs in his second season and looks like he turned out pretty good.
But still lets hope this is just one of the few bad games a good or
great QB has. Remember, everyone jumped on how bad the
defense supposedly was back in the season opener and now it just
had its best game.
2. You know the way the media is carrying on you think that no
other Hall of Fame QB never had a multi interception game. I mean
Tom Brady has had a 4 interception game every year since 2002.
No one seems to be harping on him. Great QBS have bad games.
The bottom line is that it is based on how few bad games they have
and how they are able to overcome those games mentally and put
them behind. This separates the Brett Favres and Peyton
Mannings from the Tim Couchs and the Jeff Georges of the world. I
mean ask any Bears fan right now how they would feel if Romo was
their QB.
3. The Cowboys defense was great. All three TDS by the Bills were
from the special teams and the defense. Even though Bills QB
Trent Edwards looks like he is going to be good, the Cowboys were
able to keep him from making the big play and not allow them to
take advantage too much of the mistakes. I mean what kind of
offense must you have to not take advantage of 6 turnovers by
your own defense? Well only when the Cowboys defense steps up
that is. I mean this was a momentum killing loss I feel for the Bills.
4. Another thing that is sure is the kicker. I mean what guts does it
take to overcome the freezing timeout attempt to make a kick from
5o+ yards twice? This is no Mike Vanderjagt. We have a real kicker
and not only is QB a non issue, kicker is non issue for years to
come.
5. The NFL competition committee has to look at this rule about
coaches being able to call timeouts just before the snap. I still don't
know how I feel about it but I feel every option needs to be
considered.
6. All in all it was a sloppy game and the Cowboys offense were not
prepared for the schemes and stunts that the Bills defense threw at
Tony Romo. That said if the Bills could get to Romo easily, what will
happen next week? Now we can talk about the game at last. Yes
the big bad evil Patriots are coming with the evil mastermind Bill
Belicheck is coming with his ability to drive opposing QBS insane
plus all that video equipment he keeps stashed in the back. You
think the Bills were tough? Be prepared to see another potentially
sloppy game by the offense as well as the defense. I am not saying
the Cowboys will lose, I always pick them to win, but it will be a
close, ugly game similar to Monday Night.
7. I felt this game was a trap game along with the Rams game. I
don't really fault the Cowboys for looking ahead. Hey they are
human. But now the pressure falls squarely on the Patriots. No
media outlet I have seen has even suggested the Cowboys would
even win. Boston media columnists are already saying that the only
stumbling block on the Patriots quest for an undefeated season is
the November game against the Colts, noting that the Cowboys will
fall victim to the Patriots. Now it is a step up game. Show the league
that the Cowboys are for real.
8. Another reason this concerns me is mainly a superstitious
reason in the fact that Randy Moss factor kicks in. This guy has
never lost to the Cowboys, continuing on his anger-filled grudge for
the Cowboys not drafting him. Even when he was with the lowly
Raiders, he beat us. Think he still has anger in him?