Hey, a win is a win. That's all that matters in the end. The Dallas Cowboys get to see a "7" in the win column of the standings after surviving 7-6 over the Washington Redskins Sunday. It wasn't pretty, but the Cowboys gutted out an old school victory. Coming into the week, the Cowboys had been amassing a large percentage of their yardage via the air attack, behind the arm of Tony Romo. In Week 11, they seem to have decided to transform themselves. Romo attempted 27 passes, while the Cowboys ran the ball 33 times for 153 yards and counted on their defense to win the shortened game for them. It worked.
The Cowboys' defense did allow Jason Campbell to throw for 256 yards, but kept the Redskins out of the end zone. Shaun Suisham -- who was probably already the most maligned kicker in the NFL -- hit just two of his four field goal attempts and the Redskins were kept out of the end zone. Had Suisham made one of the two kicks he missed, the Redskins would be headed back to D.C. victorious. It wouldn't hurt Suisham to polish that resume a bit, considering it's only been a week since the Ravens released Steven Hauschka.
Still, the Redskins' defense was up to the task for most of the game. The Cowboys were being shutout when they took the ball with 7:06 left in the fourth quarter. On that drive, the Cowboys abandoned the run and ended up with their first points of the game. On the nine play drive, they ran the ball just once -- and that was a Romo scramble.
After a Patrick Crayton touchdown catch, the Redskins still had over two and a half minutes and trailed by a single point, but an interception by Anthony Spencer quelled the drive.
It will be interesting to see if the Cowboys stay married to such a drastic split between pass and run (it was 29 runs versus 20 passes before their touchdown drive) or if they'll see the results of the one drive where they took it to the air and adjust accordingly. Marion Barber gained 99 yards on 20 carries while Felix Jones ran 10 times for 49 yards. Regardless of how it happened, the Cowboys move forward with a 7-3 record and a one game lead atop the NFC East. They'll look to take care of business on Thanksgiving against the hapless Raiders.
The Redskins were already playing without Clinton Portis (concussion after effects) and lost Ladell Betts (reported knee injury) during the first quarter Sunday. Rock Cartwright, the third-string running back carried the load the rest of the way, but the 'Skins will be looking to get at least one of the two injured backs on the field before next week. They look to pick up the pieces as they head to Philadelphia for a date with the Eagles in Week 11.
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cowboys suck
See how Cowboy haters never tell you the Rams or the Lions suck...no, they tell you how much the Cowboys suck and then they watch every single game...funny
What about the GUTSY performance by Matthew Stafford, throwing his 5th TD on the last play of the game to win it for Detroit??? I'm not much into football....I'm a long-time trueblue Red Wing fan....follow them if they win or lose. But today Matthew gave the trueblue Lions fans something to be joyful about.
I heard that a couple of weeks ago, "some" classless Lions fans were heckling Matthew Stafford. Thought it was just pathetic. The kids just a rookie, and what do they want...miracles right away?? I just wished the kid well. When I heard he did so well, I LOVED IT!!!!! WAY TO GO MATTHEW, AND I'M TRULY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!! If the hecklers would LEAVE HIM ALONE, and let him mature, he just might be the next Bobby Lane.
Dallas LOL... It took them about 57 minutes toscore on Washington. Cowboys do suck!
the whole nfc east sucks.i dont remember all the teams being this lame at the same time ever.one team will make the playoffs but theyre gonna lose the first game.
NFC East teams never have great records because they beat each other up. There are 8 divisions in the NFL and the NFC East has won 11 Superbowls and played in 20 out of 42. Any more stupid questions??
i can't stand when they are constantly called america's team i am an american and they are sure as hell not my team in fact anything with cowboys on it makes me want to puke!!!!!!!!
well,go puke you idiot.why continue being sick?bottom line is,the boys won and are 7-3.we will see what happens next.
The Cowboys ARE America's Team. Even the sour haters love to watch them. Could they be closet fans?
Bahhhh who cares. The Cowboys are AWESOME!!!
The Cowboys ARE America's team. Even the sour haters love to watch them. Maybe they are closet fans? Blahhhh who cares.
The Cowboys are AWESOME!!!
Classless is right rwing. Those part timers can't call themselves true fans while heckling their own team. I love My Cowboys but I was cheering for the Lions to have a win.
Matthew Stafford will soon find his niche and all of those hecklers will have to chow on some big hairy crow.
refer to comment 1 & 4 the cowboys really suck and so does coach jerry jones
The NFC Beast has become the NFC Least. I am a life-long Redskins fan (which has been difficult under the Snyder rule). I cannot remember the NFC East ever being this poor.
I can't see the Cowboys, Eagles or Giants getting passed the Saints or Vikings or even the Cardinals no matter which of the East's teams make the playoffs. It should be interesting to see which of the other hapless NFC teams end up as wildcards as well.
Old Jerry got involved again with the coaching! He decided the Cowboys needed to run the ball so their puppet coach apeased him. JJ makes me sick every time he opens his mouth, he's so full of it! Would be great if he hired a real coach and football man to run team and just sat in his suite and watched. Next time he's interviewed, count how many "uhs" you hear before he's done! He never met a camera he didn't like and he makes a fool of himself half the time he opens his mouth. The Cowboys are a passing team Jerry, did you notice that during yesterday's game? Hard to figure how a man with that much money can be so clueless, however, there's not a lot of Dallasites who aren't aware of what an ego this guy has! You gotta be pretty clueless when you fire tht coach who won the Super Bowl for you! What a rich idiot, would be great for Cowboy's franchise if he sold team and disappeared forever!
The cowboys are coasting off Parcells fumes, just like they coasted off Jimmy Johnson's fumes. It's just a matter of time before we get back to 5-11 land and Jerry starts rotating figurehead coaches. He is a great owner, but a horrible GM.
The fact is that the Cowboys got lucky against the Redskins ..The Skins Stuffed them all game and even though they scored only 6 points it was six more than Dallas got Until the last 7 mins..You were lucky that Suisham missed 2 FGs otherwise my friends you would have lost,But alas it wasent to be ,a win is a win is a win...,Over the whole match Dallas FAR from deserved the win so lap it up COWGIRLS its your last..NO PLAYOFFS FOR YOU LOT either...Regards Steve Dublin Ireland..HAILSKINS
Hey mick, The boys rule over your skins, the skins are girls.
Wow! Lots of haters here! Too bad for you but the fat lady sang and Dallas won the game. You better check out your own team because if Dallas sucks then your team must really suck!!! Go Cowboys - America's Team!!!
It doesnt matter who won yesterday. I saw 2 teams that will not be in the playoffs this year. And even if dallas gets in...they will exit FAST! As usual. Romo has to be one of the most inaccurate passers i have seen in quite a while. Yes...he has great escape ability...and that is it. Dallas fans will never see a super bowl with this guy at the helm. Hey ..guess what? The raiders beat the bengals yesterday! Guess who dallas plays next? If the raiders win against dallas .... the cowboys season will be over. Yes..OVER! Because they have to play the Saints in New Orleans( a FOR SURE loss! ), the chargers, The giants (who have already beat them) The redskins in thier house(another loss for dallas) and the Eagles ( which I cant see the boys beating the eagles again...not after what I saw last night)...so...say goodbye to another season dallas..again! Oh yeah...redskins need to fire suisham..he single handedly lost the game for the skins yesterday.
cowboys DO suck!!