Cincinnati Preview

On Sunday afternoon, Dallas will welcome the struggling Bengals to Texas Stadium. Now it's true that Cincinnati is an 0-4 team, having fallen victim to Baltimore, Tennessee, The Giants and Cleveland, but they can't be overlooked.

Baltimore and Tennessee have amazing defenses, so that's a tough start for any team. The Giants game came down to the wire in overtime, they easily could be 1-3... as a matter of fact, they could be 2-2 if Carson Palmer wasn't on the bench for the Cleveland game.

Ocho Cinco even gave reporters some fodder as he declared (in jest, or not) how they will throw everything they got at The Cowboys and finally show the world that they aren't an 0-4 team. He went as far as to claim that when he makes a touchdown he will take off his helmet and kiss the star on the field, happily taking the penalty yards and fine.

In a sense, it is frightening to play an 0-4 team. They are due a win and they are definitely better than their record. They also have the capable firepower to ignite at any moment, all they need is some rhythm.

I'm hoping they don't get their groove back in Dallas. Sure, it'll be sad to see such a good team go 0-5, but at the risk of being 3-2, I won't feel that bad. The rest of Cowboy Nation wouldn't be able to take it either.

To some of the fair-weather and/or die-hard fans, it seemed like it was the end of the world after Sunday's loss to The Redskins, imagine 2 loses in a row!! The sky would surely fall and all civilization would be wiped out. The flames of hell would erupt and consume the earth from the north pole to south pole while demons would inhabit the souls of any living thing that could still breathe, causing a never ending purgatory of distress, fear and agony.... Or not.

Dallas let one slip away against Washington, but these Cowboys are still one of the best in the league. The play-makers are there, the coaching (with the exception of last week) is there and the hunger is there, and if the 3-0 start filled their stomachs, the 26-24 loss to our arch rival has made them hungry again, and I expect nothing but high octane action on both Dallas' offense and defense.

They won't take Cincinnati lightly, and they will be better prepared for battle. They don't like that foul taste of defeat in their mouth, so it's time to spit it out and take a sip of victory again. It's on! Let's go Dallas, Let's go... LETS GO!