If the aforementioned possibility comes to fruition, the Giants would have to go 8-5 in their remaining 13 games just to conclude the season at.500, which would likely result in their fourth consecutive season missing the playoffs.
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Much like their offense, the Cowboys secondary is more than slightly depleted in the secondary. The defense should do everything it can to keep Dallas from establishing any sort of run game, so that Weeden has to win the game with his arm.
In what can only be explained as a desperate move after the Romo injury, the Cowboys signed quarterback Matt Cassel from the Bills. After a 15-yard penalty against Atlanta, Randle scored a 38-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead.
In the second half, Atlanta shut down the Dallas running game, plugged the pass to the curling tailback and the Cowboys were shut out.
Time for Joseph Randle to step up.
In news of guys that most fantasy GM’s didn’t start, Cowboys running back Lance Dunbar caught 10 passes for 100 yards.
Dallas was up 14-0 midway through the first quarter after Randle’s second touchdown run.
Dallas (2-1) had a chance to open a two-game lead on the entire NFC East and make room for a mulligan or two until Nos.
With only 40 seconds before halftime, Ryan got the Falcons into field-goal range.
On this afternoon, No. 11, ahem Julio Jones, was not going to be denied. Instead, Freeman obliterated the Dallas defense, and the Falcons suddenly look like a team with legitimate offensive balance for the first time since…maybe 2011? Jones added his second touchdown with three minutes left to clinch the win for Atlanta, 39-28.
ABOUT THE COWBOYS (2-0): Dallas turned in a superb performance in limiting Philadelphia to 226 yards of total offense and seven yards rushing behind a 14-tackle effort from linebacker Sean Lee, who was named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week. The Cowboys had it for less than 10.
“A lot of resolve to reset and come back and finish like we did”, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. When you consider that the injured Coleman had also shown effectiveness thus far, the Falcons are going to have to figure out how to divvy up carries between two very talented young backs, and that’s a problem I think they’ll welcome when Coleman returns.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Brandon Weeden (3) is greeted on the… His won-loss record as a starter got worse. Most notable will be the quarterback position, which will be occupied by Romo’s backup Brandon Weeden.
“It’s hard to come in there and run this offense”.
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Jones broke free on Atlanta’s second possession of the second half, scoring on a 45-yard touchdown pass. Ryan (24-36, 285 yards, two TDs) followed with a two-point conversion to tight end Levine Toilolo to pull within 28-25. He can. I just had a great visit with him. Atlanta became the first team in league history to start the season with a 3-0 record after trailing in the fourth quarter of all three games.
