There Isn’t a Word for This: Detroit 39, Dallas 31
By Matt Cordon (kh). Filed in Dallas Cowboys News in Brief |
Ah, yes, there is a phrase I can use: Dead Men Walking.
Remember when the Cowboys left the Meadowlands with a win and then faced three home games in four weeks? Could you imagine that Dallas would lose all three of those home games? In the past four, including the 38-28 win over Atlanta, Dallas has given up 132 points. In the eight games prior to that, Dallas gave up a total of 132 points. That, friends, is bad.
See the picture above? Do you see a Cowboy defender in the picture? You get the idea. That’s a receiver named Mike Furrey, who entered the game with 87 receptions this season. Apparently the Cowboys were no more aware of him than any of us casual fans, for he caught 11 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. Jon Kitna was 28 of 42 for 306 yards and four touchdowns.
Tony Romo should take his share of the blame. Dallas drove to the Detroit 8 on the first drive of the second half, but a Romo fumble killed it. After the Dallas defense stopped the Lions, Terence Newman made up for a couple of first half mistakes by returning a punt 56 yards for a touchdown. The Dallas defense then gave up a 13 play, 64 yard drive that resulted in a field goal, giving Detroit a 23-21 lead.
Two plays into the Cowboys next drive, Romo was picked off in Cowboys territory. Kitna hit Furray on a 13-yard touchdown to give the Lions a 30-21 lead. A Dallas field goal cut the lead to 30-24, and then the Cowboys got the ball back on their own one yard line. Romo fumbled in the end zone on a third down play, but recovered his own fumble and hit Terrell Owens on a 17-yard gain. Two plays later, Romo hit Owens on a 56-yard touchdown that gave the Cowboys a 31-30 lead.
Could the defense possibly hold this 2-13 Lions team one more time to give the Cowboys a win? Not a chance. Eight plays and 72 yards later, Kitna found Mike Williams on a 21-yard reception after Williams beat Newman on a corner route. Romo’s response? Another fumble on the first play of the next drive, leading to a Lions field goal.
Sure, Dallas drove into the red zone with a chance to tie the game, but who cares? Dallas has lost seven straight season finales, and to say that the Cowboys are limping into the playoffs gives them too much credit.
Dead men walking.
Sunday, December 31st 2006 at 8:28 pm
I love the blog that you have. I was wondering if you would link my blog to yours and in return I would do the same for your blog. If you want to, my site name is American Legends and the URL is:
http://www.americanlegends.blogspot.com
If you want to do this just go to my blog and in one of the comments just write your blog name and the URL and I will add it to my site.
Thanks,
David
Sunday, December 31st 2006 at 8:33 pm
Thanks for stopping by. Liked your blog as well and have included a link to it here: http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/?page_id=60.
Interesting analysis of the greatest quarterbacks. I’m going to have to look at it more closely– pride in my own team won’t let me agree with you about Young, but I’m sure you make a good case.
Saturday, January 6th 2007 at 4:44 pm
dallas suck go die
Saturday, January 6th 2007 at 4:46 pm
Thanks, Joe. Hope you didn’t waste your afternoon thinking about that reply. You can think, can’t you?