Takin’ Care of Business: Dallas Cowboys beat Seattle Seahawks 38-17
Today’s win by the Dallas Cowboys over the Seattle Seahawks was more impressive than the win over Atlanta.
On the surface, it may not seem like this statement should be true. The Falcons are a much better team than the Seahawks and a win means more for the season than a win over the injury-plagued Seahawks.
And yet…
To get solid performances out of all three areas of the team in back-to-back weeks hasn’t happened since the 2007 season.
Are we headed for a similar season? Check it out after the jump.
As for today’s game, it was never truly in doubt. One of those games where the Cowboys could have named the score.
A great game for the defense, with only 10 points allowed save for that ridiculous final fumble. Another week with a garbage time touchdown. Three sacks, a couple of fumbles forced (only one when the game was in question) – another encouraging performance.
Bobby Carpenter had a sack today where he rushed through the center and actually looked like he knew what he was doing. I felt this deserved its own line.
All in all, no complaints on the defensive side of the ball. Julius Jones was held to under four yards a carry, although Hasselbeck didn’t have a horrible game. He wasn’t really that good either.
The offensive side of the ball was a bit less pretty, although this team did what it needed when it had to. The Dallas Cowboys converted four first downs as a result of Seattle penalties, including a couple of pass interference penalties on Marcus Trufant.
The Jedi seems to be getting his power back at the Death Star. Maybe he’s actually a Sith???? Nah, just kidding.
But Tony Romo has played very well since the Denver game, especially in the last two contests. The fact that he hasn’t thrown an interception in three games will be the story, but a QB rating of 108.3 for #9 will win this team a lot of games.
Two sacks against Romo today, which is about right. A couple of head-scratching plays from the offensive line, but if you’re not used to that yet as a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, then you obviously haven’t been watching this team very long. But Romo was never really running for his life – the Seahawks just got to him a couple of times.
What happened to this team’s rushing attack? Did I just imagine that game against the Giants earlier this year when the Dallas Cowboys ran for 251 yards?
113 yards today, including the 11 yard Crayton abomination. Way too many running plays to wide receivers. One per game, maximum. I suppose that’s just an example of Jason Garrett feeding his ego – trying to look fancy instead of keeping it simple.
Not a spectacular game for Marion the Barbarian with only 53 yards on 14 carries, but 3.8 yards per carry is still decent. Felix added a 4.9 average on 8 carries. Only garbage time carries for Tashard Choice, which needs to change. Although it did seem like he was in there on a good number of third downs.
The importance of next week’s game cannot be overstated. If the Cowboys win, their chances are strong to have a 9-2 record heading into the month of December. The three games following the Eagles showdown? @Green Bay, vs. Washington and vs. Oakland. Winning in Lambeau is never easy, but the Dallas Cowboys need to pull it off to be a serious contender.
This team has two losses. One of which looks flukier by the week. (Go back and look at how poorly Tony Romo played or how many breaks went against the Cowboys in that game. That one should be a win.) The other came against a 6-1 team at one of the toughest environments in the NFL. In a game which the Cowboys had a 1st and Goal with a chance to tie it.
The Dallas Cowboys are a good team. Now they’re finally starting to show it.
Wade pic: blog.pennlive.com
Carpenter pic: nwe.scout.com
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