DMN: 2008 Schedule Set

[SkinsandTerps]

anyone know when our bye week is?

hey, is it common to not play any AFC playoff teams the next year?

anyway, man, if we are playing CLE away, that means I wish that TN lost last night. I would love to see Dallas here in Nashville sometime next season.

The schedule is in place for next year and the year after at least. You play an entire AFC division (HINT: Pittsburgh is in the playoffs)

The dates won't be announced until April.

 

[ZeroClub]

I like that the west coast teams have to travel to Dallas, rather than the other way around.

 

[TheCount]

Commanders opponents.

HOME
Arizona
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Dallas
New York
Philly

AWAY
San Francisco
Seattle
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Detroit
Dallas
New York
Philly

Who cares who the Commanders play?

 

[SkinsandTerps]

Who cares who the Commanders play?

Point being its only 2 opps. different.

I guess no one cares, but just saying... as you should have known all but 2 opps, YEARS ago.

 

[Matt]

Baltimore - Should win, it's @ home, they have no offense, new coach, new system

Cincinnati - I think this will be close but we have the edge. Their defense can't hang and probably going to be alot of 85 and 81 that week in the media.

NY Giants - Win

Philadelphia - Win

San Francisco - Win - Great rivalry they will play us tough, they always do.

Seattle - Good game here, we have edge, not playing the acoustics here.

Tampa Bay - Another good game, TB will be haunted of the last time they visted here on Thanksgiving.

Washington - They will lose here as usual




Arizona - Tough, and yes hard to defend if we have our current secondary. (win)

Cleveland - Lose - This game will probably be in December.

Green Bay - Lose - Our record @ lambo - enough said.

NY Giants - Lose - Season Split

Philadelphia - Win

Pittsburgh - Lose - tough place to play

St. Louis - Win - this team is trash.

Washington - Lose, Chris Cooley will have a record game.

12-4

 

[Hostile]

For those who have never found it, the History Zone has a thread with the next 10 years of schedules figured out.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81006

I even let you know which games you might see on Thanksgiving in a given year.

Lots of good stuff in that forum. Of course I'm a little biased about it.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

HOME
Baltimore -Win over a bad team
Cincinnati - Tough game - will be a shootout but we win
NY Giants - Win - We own them right now
Philadelphia - Win - Eagles on the downslide
San Francisco - Win over a bad team
Seattle - Win - Seattle will still be overrated
Tampa Bay - Win - Also overrated
Washington - Win because we have to win


ROAD
Arizona - Win, home away from home
Cleveland - Win, Cleveland is last years N.O.
Green Bay - Loss - Favre will be back and we suck at Lambeau
NY Giants - Win because Eli is afraid of Dallas
Philadelphia - Win - Eagles will suck in 08
Pittsburgh - Loss - Good team
St. Louis - Win - Don't see them any better then 07
Washington - Loss -


We'll probably lose a home game that we expect to win but I'll take 12-4. Which WILL get us HFA again.

 

[Hostile]

HOME
Baltimore -Win over a bad team
Cincinnati - Tough game - will be a shootout but we win
NY Giants - Win - We own them right now
Philadelphia - Win - Eagles on the downslide
San Francisco - Win over a bad team
Seattle - Win - Seattle will still be overrated
Tampa Bay - Win - Also overrated
Washington - Win because we have to win


ROAD
Arizona - Win, home away from home
Cleveland - Win, Cleveland is last years N.O.
Green Bay - Loss - Favre will be back and we suck at Lambeau
NY Giants - Win because Eli is afraid of Dallas
Philadelphia - Win - Eagles will suck in 08
Pittsburgh - Loss - Good team
St. Louis - Win - Don't see them any better then 07
Washington - Loss -


We'll probably lose a home game that we expect to win but I'll take 12-4. Which WILL get us HFA again.

8-0 at home and 5-3 on the road is 13-3, not 12-4.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

We'll probably lose a home game that we expect to win but I'll take 12-4. Which WILL get us HFA again.

If we go 12-4, people on this board will start talking about decline, putting up the 13-3 which means nothing to them now.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

8-0 at home and 5-3 on the road is 13-3, not 12-4.

I think he derived that number by saying that we will probably lose one of those home games that should be a win.

 

[Sarge]

I Know Being Optimistic On This Board Is Out Of The Question But Yes Are Schedule Is Hard, But Its Not Like We Are Fielding The 1999 Cowboys Lead By Quincey Carter Either. I Believe We As Fans Are So Use To Being The Hunter That It Will Take Sometime Getting Use To Being The Hunted

Why do you capitalize every word in your sentences?

 

[Hostile]

Why do you capitalize every word in your sentences?

He probably posted in all caps. There's a built in filter in the software that does that to some posts. I've never figured out why some posts escape it though.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

He probably posted in all caps. There's a built in filter in the software that does that to some posts. I've never figured out why some posts escape it though.

A sorta delamer?

 

[HardHittingRoy31]

IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys will have to wait another week to discover their Jan. 13 divisional-round opponent, but they've already learned their 10 non-division games for the 2008 season.

Besides their customary six games against NFC East foes New York Giants, Philadelphia and Washington, the Cowboys will face each team from the AFC North (Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh) and NFC West (Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis) along with two intraconference games against division champions Tampa Bay and Green Bay.

The NFL's scheduling formula, implemented in 2002 with realignment, guarantees all teams play each other on a regular, rotating basis. In addition to playing teams within another NFC and AFC division, a first-place team like the Cowboys must play two intraconference games against two first-place teams in the same-conference divisions it isn't schedule to play that season. For the NFC East champion Cowboys, that means the NFC North champion Packers and the NFC South champion Buccaneers.

The Cowboys' 2008 opponents finished with a combined regular-season record of 107-101. The group includes six playoff teams (Pittsburgh, New York Giants, Washington, Green Bay, Tampa Bay and Seattle) and only four teams finished with losing records (Cincinnati, Baltimore, San Francisco and St. Louis).

Here is a complete list of the Cowboys' 2008 opponents:

Home: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals

Away: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers

 

[David276]

im confused about the green bay on the schedule , this might be a "newb" question do we get two optional games a year or something. I dont get the tampa game either

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

oh mannnnnnnnn.

would LOVE to see san fran in texas stadium one last time.


anything short of washington being the last home game is unacceptable.

 

[SA_Gunslinger]

...and 6.....count em 6.....potential COLD WEATHER road trips.


count on at least 2 coming to be.


eeeek.

 

[Hostile]

im confused about the green bay on the schedule , this might be a "newb" question do we get two optional games a year or something. I dont get the tampa game either

Every year we play the 6 games against our Division. We play the 4 teams for a specific NFC division. We play the specific teams from a specific AFC Division.

That is 14 games.

The final 2 games are the same place finisher from the other 2 NFC Divisions and they happen on a rotating basis. So in 2008 we face the same place finisher from the NFCN at their stadium. In 2011 when we again face the NFC West, the game against the NFCN same place finisher will be in Dallas.

Same with Tampa Bay in 2008. Since one of the final 2 games has to be the 88th game at home, then the other game is on the road. In 2011 we will play the same place finisher from the NFCS and this time it will be on the road.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Damn facts keep getting in the way

4.58

oh yeah

 

[EGTuna]

Baltimore makes its first trip to Dallas ever. And Dallas makes its first trip to Cleveland since 1991. Also, and I could be mistaken, but the Ravens remain the only team the Cowboys have never beaten.