Friday, January 15, 2010

Wild Card Round Recap - Dallas (34) vs Philly (14)

And The Cowboys' season continues...

After successfully beating The Eagles twice in the regular season (which includes last week,) Dallas was hoping for a three-peat... and that's just what they got.

In practically a mirror image of last week's game, Dallas dominated Philly in all areas of play, especially on defense, which held DeSean "we gonna sting they ass" Jackson to only 14 yards receiving. The first Philly points actually came from a Michael Vick pass to Jeremy Maclin out of the wildcat formation. The Cowboys had busted coverage because they were expecting a run and Mike Jenkins slipped which allowed Maclin to run for a 76 yard touchdown.

Dallas didn't let it phaze them, and Felix Jones even responded to that long run late in the game with a 73 yard rush from scrimmage. The Felix Jones run pretty much sealed the game in the 3rd quarter with a 34-7 lead.

If Dallas' defense continues to play this dominant, it's easy to say that they have a good shot at reaching Miami in February. First step however, is Minnesota.

Good old Minnesota with their newly acquired and sure to retire at the end of the season only to be picked up by another team next season, Brett Favre. We also can't forget about Peterson, Rice, Jarred Allen and the rest of the cast. It isn't going to be an easy victory, but it's possible.

I don't even want to speculate too much, but it's a pretty good match-up. If Dallas loses, I'm betting it's because they beat themselves... they have the talent to stop Peterson, pressure Favre, as well as throw at The Vikings' secondary.

I imagine that it's going to be tough to get the run going, but I'm sure Felix Jones and Tashard Choice will be up for the challenge. Marion Barber has a sore knee and will be a game-day decision if he plays, but there's nothing more that he wants than to play this game since Minnesota is his home-town.

My jersey is already on, my fingers are crossed and I'm excited as hell for Sunday. GO COWBOYS!!! CRUNCH TIME!!!

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