Saving Big D: Cowboys Defense earns first Death Star win
September 29, 2009 by Cody Dunlap · Leave a Comment
Ahh. That feels so much better.
A slow start by the Dallas Cowboys in their Week 3 contest against the struggling Carolina Panthers had me worried, but whatever Wade did at halftime to the defense worked, and the offense did enough to pick up a 21-7 win.
Plenty of random thoughts (and a blogger’s confession!) after the jump:
Glad to see the defense finally show up. Make no mistake, that game was won by the defense. Did Jake Delhomme throw another crucial interception to kill the Carolina Panthers’ hopes? Yes. But the Dallas Cowboys defense shut down the Carolina Panthers’ running game too. Only 73 rushing yards for Carolina on 16 carries. Does that come out to a good average? Not really (4.6). But holding the other team to four straight three-and-outs to start a half? Hell and yes. Read more
Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers | NFL Week 3
September 22, 2009 by Matt Lawrence · 1 Comment
****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
Cowboys – Panthers Tickets:
