This year in the Hall Of Fame Game on August 8th, the two teams matched up will be none other than the Dallas Cowboys playing against The Cincinnatti Bengals.
Dallas has a lot going on this year... Emmitt Smith getting inducted into the Hall Of Fame, kicking off the Pre-Season in Canton, celebrating a 50th Anniversary as an organization and to cap it all off, Cowboys Stadium is the home of The Super Bowl this season (whether Dallas is actually in it or not... high hopes indeed.)
Friday, February 26, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Super Bowl 44 Recap - New Orleans (31) vs Indianapolis (17)
By now, I'm sure everyone knows because they either watched it happen, or watched the news recaps, but the New Orleans Saints have finally gotten to a Super Bowl for the first time and actually won it.
With a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, the Saints are flying high after having an amazing season (they were undefeated most of it,) after reaching the Super Bowl, and after beating the nearly unstoppable Colts. They are finally giving their fans something to celebrate other than Marti Gras.
Drew Brees was rather impressive, throwing 32 for 39 passes, 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Saint's kicker, Hartley, also had a good game, nailing three 40+ yard field goals to keep them alive throughout. The most impressive person, however, was Head Coach Sean Payton (a former Cowboys assistant btw,) who played smart and aggressive and set the tone for the 2nd half with a successful onside kick. That may have been the play that turned the game around.
The other play that turned the game around and took the victory away from Indianapolis was a pick-six by New Orleans' Tracy Porter, who grabbed the pass with just a bit more than 3 minutes left in the game and with the Colts about to tie the game up. The score stood at 31-17 and even comeback-kid, Peyton Manning, couldn't manage to take control back.
I must say, I am glad that the Saints got the victory. I was rooting for them because they were the underdogs, because they are in the NFC and because Dallas already beat them in the regular season (whereas I probably wouldn't have been rooting for the Vikings, had they made it that far.) It was a good game... but now we must wait about 6 months until there is anymore football. With the good comes the bad. Oh well...
I'll do my best to update if there's any Cowboys news, but if not, I'll see you in April (draft) and August (pre-season) until then... PEACE...
With a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, the Saints are flying high after having an amazing season (they were undefeated most of it,) after reaching the Super Bowl, and after beating the nearly unstoppable Colts. They are finally giving their fans something to celebrate other than Marti Gras.
Drew Brees was rather impressive, throwing 32 for 39 passes, 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Saint's kicker, Hartley, also had a good game, nailing three 40+ yard field goals to keep them alive throughout. The most impressive person, however, was Head Coach Sean Payton (a former Cowboys assistant btw,) who played smart and aggressive and set the tone for the 2nd half with a successful onside kick. That may have been the play that turned the game around.
The other play that turned the game around and took the victory away from Indianapolis was a pick-six by New Orleans' Tracy Porter, who grabbed the pass with just a bit more than 3 minutes left in the game and with the Colts about to tie the game up. The score stood at 31-17 and even comeback-kid, Peyton Manning, couldn't manage to take control back.
I must say, I am glad that the Saints got the victory. I was rooting for them because they were the underdogs, because they are in the NFC and because Dallas already beat them in the regular season (whereas I probably wouldn't have been rooting for the Vikings, had they made it that far.) It was a good game... but now we must wait about 6 months until there is anymore football. With the good comes the bad. Oh well...
I'll do my best to update if there's any Cowboys news, but if not, I'll see you in April (draft) and August (pre-season) until then... PEACE...
Monday, February 1, 2010
Pro Bowl Recap
The Pro Bowl was on Sunday. It was the last chance to see any Cowboys on any field this season, so I, of course, watched with interest.
As always, the NFC lost, and what sucked the most is that it was a Tony Romo interception which took the game out of reach for the NFC. (McNabb also threw 2 interceptions in the 3rd quarter by the way.)
It wasn't very eventful... Demarcus Ware had a forced fumble and looked good... Ratliff had a few nice tackles, Mike Jenkins was out there doing well and Leonard Davis too. Miles Austin and Jason Witten were probably the most productive Cowboy representatives, but overall, the NFC lost and now everyone is just looking forward to the last NFL game of the season... Super Bowl 44... Colts vs. Saints.
I have a gut feeling that the Colts will take it, but I will definitely be rooting for the Saints. That's all I know...
As always, the NFC lost, and what sucked the most is that it was a Tony Romo interception which took the game out of reach for the NFC. (McNabb also threw 2 interceptions in the 3rd quarter by the way.)
It wasn't very eventful... Demarcus Ware had a forced fumble and looked good... Ratliff had a few nice tackles, Mike Jenkins was out there doing well and Leonard Davis too. Miles Austin and Jason Witten were probably the most productive Cowboy representatives, but overall, the NFC lost and now everyone is just looking forward to the last NFL game of the season... Super Bowl 44... Colts vs. Saints.
I have a gut feeling that the Colts will take it, but I will definitely be rooting for the Saints. That's all I know...
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