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Dallas Cowboys 34, Chicago Bears 10
Monday, September 24th, 2007The Dallas Cowboys exploded in the 2nd half of the game last night as they kicked the Cowboys’ ass! Tony Romo completed 22 of 35 passes for 329 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception. RB Marion Barber was outstanding as he was running over the Bears defense. He carried the ball 15 times for 102 yards (6.8 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 1 pass for 10 yards and it was a TD. Julius Jones also carried some of the load in the running game last night as he toted the rock 7 times for 26 yards (3.7 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 29 yards (14.5 avg). Terrell Owens was devastating to the Bears’ defense as he caught 8 passes for 145 yards (18.1 avg) and TE Jason Witten was also very busy with 6 catches for 90 yards (15.0 avg) and a TD. The Cowboys finished up with 131 yards rushing on 25 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 35 passes for 300 yards.
The defense of the Cowboys was outstanding last night. Roy Williams (3 tackles, fumble recovery, interception), Anthony Henry (2 tackles, 2 interceptions (1 returned 51 yards for a TD)) and linebacker DeMarcus Ware (6 tackles, 2 sacks) were all outstanding! The Cowboys held the Bears to 75 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.3 ypc) and the Bears also completed 15 of 33 passes for 164 yards.
Dallas Cowboys 45, New York Giants 35
Monday, September 10th, 2007The Cowboys just had too much firepower for the Giants to keep up with. QB Tony Romo led the way for the Cowboys as he completed 15 of 24 passes for 345 yards with 4 TD passes and 1 interception. He also ran the ball 3 times for 11 yards (3.7 ypc) and scored his first career rushing TD. Julius Jones and Marion Barber split the carries last night and they both ran pretty well. Barber carried the ball 11 times for 65 yards (5.9 ypc) with a TD and he also caught 1 pass for 29 yards. Julius Jones ran the ball 16 times for 66 yards (4.1 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 11 yards. TE Jason Witten led all receivers with the Cowboys last night with 6 catches for 116 yards (19.3 avg) with 1 TD catch. Terrell Owens caught 3 passes for 87 yards (29.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Patrick Crayton (3 rec, 51 yards) and Sam Hurd (1 rec, 51 yards, TD) both really helped out in the passing game. The Cowboys finished up with 142 yards rushing on 30 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 24 passes for 336 yards.
As good as the Cowboys offense was the defense almost cost them this game. The Giants rushed for 124 yards on 22 carries (5.6 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 44 passes for 314 yards.
Dallas Cowboys 31, Denver Broncos 20
Monday, August 20th, 2007The Dallas Cowboys flat out dominated the Denver Broncos on Saturday Night. They rushed out to a 24-6 lead in the first three quarters before the Broncos put up a fight. Tony Romo was solid as he completed 11 of 18 passes for 122 yards with an interception. Brad Johnson also looked pretty efficient as he completed 6 of 9 passes for 56 yards with a TD pass. Tyson Thompson was the workhorse for the Cowboys last Saturday as he carried the ball 16 times for 75 yards (4.7 ypc) to lead the team in rushing. Marion Barber was also very impressive with 11 carries for 57 yards (5.2 ypc) with 2 TD runs. Julius Jones also got his work in with 31 yards rushing on 9 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run. Patrick Crayton looked good at WR with 3 grabs for 61 yards (20.3 avg). Sam Hurd (3 rec, 36 yards) and rookie Isiah Stanback (2 rec, 30 yards, TD) both looked good in their battle to be the Cowboys #4 WR this season. The Cowboys finished up running the football 42 times for 190 yards (4.5 ypc) and they completed 17 of 27 passes for 178 yards.
The defense played sharp for the Cowboys until the 4th quarter when the scrubs were in the game. The Broncos only rushed for 35 yards on 19 carries (1.8 ypc) and they completed 18 of 34 passes for 234 yards.
Dallas Cowboys 23, Indianapolis Colts 10
Friday, August 10th, 2007The Cowboys took it to the defending World Champion Colts last night….too bad the game doesn’t count. Still, there were plenty of things to like about how the Cowboys played last night. Tony Romo looked great throwing the football as he completed 10 of 11 passes for 93 yards. Brad Johnson didn’t look as good when he played as he completed 3 of 4 passes for 15 yards. The surprise of the night was the play of undrafted rookie QB Matt Moore who completed 7 of 9 passes for 88 yards. The Cowboys also ran the ball pretty well as Marion Barber led the charge with 12 carries for 48 yards and he also caught 3 passes for 11 yards. Tyson Thompson also was busy with 11 carries for 34 yards with a TD. Julius Jones also pitched in with 6 carries for 22 yards. Reserve 2nd year TE Tony Curtis was the leading receiver for the Cowboys with 3 grabs for 59 yards. Anthony Fasano also had a decent game with 3 grabs for 43 yards. The Cowboys held onto the football for 37:06 of the game! They ran the ball 39 times for 133 yards (3.4 ypc) and they completed 20 of 24 passes for 166 yards.
The defense was outstanding for the Cowboys last night. They held the Colts to 49 yards rushing on 15 carries (3.3 ypc) and the Colts completed 18 of 32 passes for 155 yards. I know it’s only the pre-season but that was a dominating performance last night.
