JPostSam
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...to even be in the game.
as much as everyone is saying the cowboys got by by the skin of their teeth -- and most teams wouldn't have survived all the mistakes in that game, i know -- how about reflecting on some things that have gone under the radar?
the bills offense, despite holding the ball for 32:31, scored just 3 points on the dallas defense. the boys recorded three sacks FAR behind the line of scrimmage, forced a big fumble and recorded a huge interception.
even better, the dallas offense capitalized on those turnovers.
what about buffalo? the bills DEFENSE capitalized on two of its turnovers, but the bills OFFENSE could not capitalize on the other gifts that romo gave up. from 4 turnovers that weren't returned for touchdowns, the bills managed a mere 3 points.
(yes, you can say all day long that you can't give up turnovers and still win games. but the opposite of that is, if you turn the ball over BUT keep the other team from capitalizing on that, you WILL win games. it's frustrating to get turnovers and get nothing for them. romo, despite his performance, never got demoralized. the bills offense, however, knew it couldn't do jack. the buffalo receiver after the game who couldn't manage to say much more than "it was embarassing" was right.)
meanwhile, the dallas offense scored 6 different times (2 TDs and 4 FGs), despite a ridiculous 6 turnovers -- and it managed those 6 scores in only 27:29.
offense vs. offense, dallas beat buffalo 25-3.
yes, dallas was very lucky to overcome its own mistakes. but the fact remains that the cowboys were the much, much better team out there on monday night.
as much as everyone is saying the cowboys got by by the skin of their teeth -- and most teams wouldn't have survived all the mistakes in that game, i know -- how about reflecting on some things that have gone under the radar?
the bills offense, despite holding the ball for 32:31, scored just 3 points on the dallas defense. the boys recorded three sacks FAR behind the line of scrimmage, forced a big fumble and recorded a huge interception.
even better, the dallas offense capitalized on those turnovers.
what about buffalo? the bills DEFENSE capitalized on two of its turnovers, but the bills OFFENSE could not capitalize on the other gifts that romo gave up. from 4 turnovers that weren't returned for touchdowns, the bills managed a mere 3 points.
(yes, you can say all day long that you can't give up turnovers and still win games. but the opposite of that is, if you turn the ball over BUT keep the other team from capitalizing on that, you WILL win games. it's frustrating to get turnovers and get nothing for them. romo, despite his performance, never got demoralized. the bills offense, however, knew it couldn't do jack. the buffalo receiver after the game who couldn't manage to say much more than "it was embarassing" was right.)
meanwhile, the dallas offense scored 6 different times (2 TDs and 4 FGs), despite a ridiculous 6 turnovers -- and it managed those 6 scores in only 27:29.
offense vs. offense, dallas beat buffalo 25-3.
yes, dallas was very lucky to overcome its own mistakes. but the fact remains that the cowboys were the much, much better team out there on monday night.