The Cowboys sit in the cellar of the NFC East at 2-6 but they are just 2.5 games behind the Giants for 1st place in the NFC East. This begs the question, can they still come back and win the division? A win for the Eagles this weekend would give them a boost, especially since the Giants are taking on a tough New England Patriots. As the 2-6 Cowboys enter another crucial game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend, figure out which one you are.
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Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray will be the key players for the Eagles as they pursue a division title. Atlanta’s Devonta Freeman is the only back with 100 yards against the Cowboys this season.
Romo is on the injured reserve/designated to return list and has been able to practice the last two weeks.
After Eagles receiver Jordan Matthews scored the game-winning touchdown on Sunday night in Dallas, he exuberantly threw the football into the stands. Sunday, it was the pick six to linebacker Jordan Hicks that did the trick.
The tradition of injuries continued too, though. The Eagles themselves are coming off a Week 9 overtime victory over the Cowboys and that makes four out of their six divisional games complete. “You don’t win and lose just because of the quarterback”.
Dez Bryant and Randy Gregory were back from injuries that also contributed to the losing streak, and defensive end Greg Hardy had returned from suspension despite his disputed conviction for beating up his girlfriend.
The team’s poor record did not stop Matt Cassel, the team’s current starting quarterback, from discussing the Cowboys as if a turnaround was on the horizon.
“When we’re good, our run game is good, but it also opens up our play-action passing game”, coach Jay Gruden said. Normally, a wide-eyed rookie comes in and sees how hard a veteran studies and prepares for games mentally as well as physically, and then follows his example.
The fine amount of $5,787 for throwing a ball into the stands is a standard amount for a first offense. Computing strength of schedule from the previous season’s records before teams kick off game one is fundamentally useless. The Redskins once potent run game has been inconsistent and so has their defense. “I think the offensive line’s played extremely well”.
Malcolm Jenkins got himself wrapped up in a bit of a controversy this week after he suffered a concussion Sunday but didn’t alert anyone and played through it.
“You know, we’re anxious to get him back”, Witten said. Games 2-4 all seem like must wins.
Even if not, the team is getting much more fun to watch.
Most importantly, they destroyed any hope Dallas might have had that the return of Bryant and Romo might spark a comeback to win the division.
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“He just made a little tweak, ” Davis said of Graham’s big game against Dallas. And that was as happy an ending as any movie ever has.
