Week 7 Recap - Vs. Minnesota

Time to stop bitching about how bad Dallas is in the 1st quarter. The opening drive led the cowboys to 7 points, which is the first touchdown all season that Dallas scored in the 1st quarter. It's about time that Dallas did something in the first 15 minutes, let's hope this trend continues.

Unfortunately, Minnesota drove the ball for an easy 7 on their first drive too. Adrian Peterson took most of the carries and ended up with the Touchdown to tie up the game early.
A few volleys later, within the last 7 minutes of the first half, a Patrick Crayton fumble led to a run back Touchdown for the Vikings.

Trailing 14-7, Dallas eventually has a nice drive with a little over a minute left in the first half. They failed at reaching the endzone, and Nick Folk, hero in Buffalo, failed to make the field goal, and took them into the half behind by a Touchdown.

Going into the 2nd half, nothing much happened until about 5 minutes in. Dallas had great field position from a punt and penalty, and swiftly took the ball to the 1 yard line. Marion "The Barbarian" Barber, punched it in for a Touchdown, tying up the game at 14. This is the first rushing Touchdown that Minnesota allowed all season.

Minnesota followed with an impressive drive and got within field goal range. Unfortunately for the Vikings, a 49 yard field goal attempt was miraculously blocked by Dallas' Chris Canty. The ball bounced into the hands of Dallas' Patrick Watkins, who ran home for a Touchdown, 21-14 and the lead. It was also the first time since 1983 that The Cowboys ran a blocked field goal in for a Touchdown. History is just repeating all over the place, isn't it?

Not until the 4th quarter with about 12 minutes left, did anything too exciting happen. Minnesota was pinned inside their own 10. The ball was handed off to Peterson, who gets the ball knocked from his hands by Jason Hatcher. Bradie James falls on the fumble, giving Dallas the ball. This turnove only ends up as 3 more points for Dallas, but it's better than nothing.

24-14, Cowboys in the lead and it's now a 2 possession game with just a little over 10 minutes left in the game. Dallas' defense held it's ground beautifully, although Minnesota's did as well, and the game ended at 24-14...Dallas Cowboys on top, and a 6-1 record in the books heading into a Bye Week.

Whew, again...