Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers | NFL Week 3

****Marion Barber is Inactive Tonight****
Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Both the Cowboys and the Panthers lost close games to division opponents last week, the Dallas Cowboys lost a nail biter 33 to 31 to the Giants. In the loss the Cowboys displayed one of their best running games since the Emmitt Smith era. Marion Barber and Felix Jones combined for 210 yards on 25 carries, but even this was not enough to overcome Tony Romo’s untimely turnovers. One has to wonder why the boys did not stick with a run game that was netting around 8.4 yards per carry, especially when your quarterback is clearly having a bad game Romo was 13 of 29 for 127 yards 1TD and 3int’s. A further kick top the Cowboys when they are down coes from the fact that Marion Barber appeared to pull or strain his hamstring when he pulled up lame just in front of the endzone towards the end of the game.

The Panthers are having quarterback problems of their own, Jake Delhomme posted a QB rating of 14.7 in week 1. To put this in perspective last week Tony Romo’s was 29.6. Jake Delhomme played better in week 2, going 25 for 41 with 308 yards 1TD and 1int. Unfortunately for the Panthers the interception came with 2:30 left in the game and was close to the endzone, and lead to a Falcons victory. The Panthers have a running duo of their own with DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart who combined for 144 yards on 25 carries.

Cowboys – Panthers | TV Channel – Game Information – Tickets
Cowboys – Panthers Time: 7:30 PM Central Time
Cowboys – Panthers Day / Date: Monday – September 28 2009
Cowboys – Panthers Location: Cowboys Stadium – Arlington, Texas
Cowboys – Panthers TV Channel: ESPN & TXA – 21
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Cowboys – Panthers Preview & Important Information:
Last Meeting: Dallas Cowboys 20 Carolina Panthers 13 – December 22nd, 2007

Carolina Panthers Report:
Panthers Last Week: Loss | Carolina Panthers 20 vs Atlanta Falcons 28
Panthers 2009 Record: 0 – 2 – 0
Panthers Preseason: 0 – 4 – 0
Panthers 2008 Record: 12 – 4 – 0
Panthers Stars:
WR Steve Smith, RB Jonathan Stewart, RB DeAngelo Williams, DE Julius Peppers, and CB Chris Gamble
Panthers Key Losses:
CB Ken Lucas
Panthers Injuries:
WR Mushin Muhammed – Ankle – Expected to play
WR Steve Smith – Ankle – Expected to play
RB Jonathan Stewart – Heel – Expected to play

Dallas Cowboys Report:
Cowboys Last Week: Loss Dallas Cowboys 31 vs New York Giants 33
Cowboys 2009 Record: 1 – 1 – 0
Cowboys Preseason Record: 2 – 2 – 0
Cowboys 2008 Record: 9 – 7 – 0
Cowboys Stars:
QB Tony Romo, RB Marion Barber, TE Jason Witten, OLB Demarcus Ware
Cowboys Key Additions:
LB Keith Brooking, S Gerald Sensabaugh, DE Igor Olshansky, QB Jon Kitna
Cowboys Key Losses:
LB Greg Ellis, WR Terrell Owens, S Roy Williams, CB Anthony Henry

Cowboys Injuries
RB Marion Barber – Quad Strain – Questionable, whether he plays or not will be a game time decision. Most think Barber will sit this one out.
- Update Monday 9/28/2009 – Marion Barber is not expected to play tonight. Barber did not attend the team walk through this morning.

Sources:
nfl.com, dallascowboys.com, yahoosports.com