Sunday, Oct. 30, was an embarrassing day to be a Dallas Cowboys fan. Coming off the win over St. Louis, Dallas fans had to feel great. Sure, the Rams were not a good team but they beat the Saints this week so the win had to mean something. Besides, Dez Bryant came to life and DeMarco Murray gave Dallas the running threat they have not had all season.
The big talk was the No. 1 rushing defense against the No. 1 rushing offense. By the end of the game, Philadelphia proved why they have the No. 1 rushing offense and the Dallas Cowboys got spanked, 34-7. LeSean McCoy ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Before this game, Steven Jackson's 70 yards were the most gained against the Cowboys. Michael Vick ran for 50 yards on his own. By the end of the game, the Eagles had 239 rushing yards and Dallas will surely drop in the defensive standings.
Meanwhile, the Dallas offense looked horrible.
Tony Romo was off the entire game. He only had one interception but constantly overthrew receivers, bounced a few balls off the turf and just seemed to be shaken the entire game. One play when Dallas was in the red zone, Laurent Robinson ran the wrong route and bumped into Jason Witten, who was supposed to cut out for a pass in the corner of the end zone. That is the kind of game Dallas played against the Eagles.
Dallas' leading tackler Sean Lee left the game injured. Mat McBriar, the Dallas punter and one of the best in the NFL, left the game with a foot injury. By the end of the game, few people were even talking about the four sacks DeMarcus Ware finished with, moving within 0.5 of the NFL lead.
The loss drops Dallas into a three-way tie for second in the NFC East. Vicariously, that is also a three-way tie for last. Philadelphia holds the current tiebreaker although Dallas remains ranked above Washington, thanks to their win earlier in the season. This was a huge game for the Cowboys and they fell on their face.
Next up is two home games with Seattle and Buffalo and Dallas has to hope they can rebound from this quickly or the downward spiral will begin.
Author Shawn S. Lealos has followed the Dallas Cowboys since he was a child, his favorite players range from Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett to the Triplets of the 90s. Through the great years of the '90s and the hard times of the '80s, Shawn never turned his back on America's Team.
Source: Dallas Cowboys Website
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