However, the Patriots not only ran away with the game in the second half, but also shut down the Cowboys offense the entire game. The defense of the Patriots didn’t give up a touchdown for the first time season.
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While the present may look very grim for Dallas, their future looks at least, relatively bright, and much of that surrounds the play of Greg Hardy.
Next up for the Patriots is the game they likely have had circled on their calendars for months: a rematch with the Colts, who played a central role in the so-dubbed Deflategate incident. “He’s pretty tough. I don’t think anyone underrates his toughness”. Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower didn’t return after leaving with a rib injury in the first half.
The Cowboys were out-classed after putting up a great fight early on, but without Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, they never really had much of a chance against this well-oiled Patriots machine.
Gregory was widely considered a top-10 talent coming into this season’s draft, but fell into the second round (and the Cowboys’ laps), because of questions about his character.
Buccaneers quarterback Jameis (JAY’-mihs) Winston threw for 209 yards and one touchdown without an interception, redeeming himself after turning the ball over five times in a 14-point loss to Carolina last week.
For the Cowboys to make the move to Cassel, it has to be about what he is, not what Weeden isn’t.
SNEAKY: Brady’s 1-yard sneak to put New England ahead for good in the second quarter was his first rushing TD since December. 16, 2012, when he had the last of his career-high four that season.
Both Atlanta and New Orleans beat the Cowboys by bringing 8 and even 9 players into the box and daring the Cowboys to beat them deep or on the outside. “On the other hand, we’ve got to have better offense, and usually that does include better, more effective quarterback play”.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Chris Harris Jr. returned a fourth-quarter interception 74 yards for a touchdown and the Broncos overcame a shaky day from Peyton Manning. Otherwise, they’ll be sitting at 2-7 or 3-6 when Romo hopes to rejoin the lineup, and even in a struggling division would be facing a deficit of several games.
The Bengals took their flawless record to 5-0 with the gritty victory over the two-time defending National Conference champions, who collapsed down the stretch in front of a rollicking sold-out crowd at Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium. He did have two hurries of Brady, but finished the final 30 minutes with just one solo tackle and no sacks. When Dion Lewis upped it to 20-3 in the third quarter, the Cowboys were buried. In the first half, Johnson completed 5 of 11 passes for 71 yards and was intercepted twice. The game was controversial after it was discovered that New England played with football falling below the minimum inflation threshold of the league.
McClain and Hardy sacked Brady on each of New England’s first two drives.
Dallas managed just 59 total yards by halftime and settled for a pair of Dan Bailey field goals.
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But the Cowboys definitely showed that the Patriots can be stopped.
