NBCDFW: The Picks: Cowboys vs. Falcons

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BY Drew Magary // 3 minutes ago

It’s that time of week. Time to man up and make your pick for Sunday’s game. Get it right, and you’ll go on a wild celebration binge, quaffing every bottle of Thunderbird in sight, blacking out, and waking up inside a shipping container in the Indian Ocean destined for Perth, Australia. Get it wrong, and you’ll go on a wild depression binge, quaffing every bottle of Thunderbird in sight, blacking out, and waking up inside a shipping container in the Indian Ocean destined for Perth, Australia. Here are our picks, plus picks from across the rest of the media.

Scott Crisp: Falcons 21, Cowboys 20

Josh Alper: Falcons 24, Cowboys 17

Bill Simmons: Not in yet. I suspect his pick will be THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL, NOW AVAILABLE FOR 40 PERCENT OFF ON AMAZON IF YOU PRE-ORDER!

Peter King: Falcons 27, Cowboys 24. “Matt Ryan's 7-1 in his last eight games. He's good on the road, and the Dallas pass-rush isn't going to bother him much. On the other side, I say John Abraham is going to be buzzing around Tony Romo's head all day.” Keep in mind that Peter King uses the same column space here to inform readers that Matt Schaub leads the league in normalcy.

60 Percent of SI Users: Falcons.

Seven of 10 ESPN Experts: Falcons.

Michael Silver: Falcons.

58 Percent Of Yahoo! Users: Falcons.

Pete Prisco (CBS): Falcons.

Andy (Cowboys fan I know): Cowboys 21-20. (“Dude, Matt Ryan is fat. Have you seen the Gillette commercial? He’s got a little pot belly. Total fatty. I know Romo has a big ***, but Ryan is a hog.”)

Index Card I Threw Up In The Air With The Name Of Each Team On Either Side, Seeing Which Team Would Land Face Up: Cowboys.

The Wife: Cowboys

Me: All the experts are taking the Falcons here. And that calls for a CONTRARIAN ALERT. Dallas had an awfully good week, what with the rest of the division collapsing and all. I say they seize the momentum and turn in their best performance of the season. And then they totally s—t the bed next week against Seattle.

Cowboys 31, Falcons 20.

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[Future]

All the experts are taking the Falcons here. And that calls for a CONTRARIAN ALERT. Dallas had an awfully good week, what with the rest of the division collapsing and all. I say they seize the momentum and turn in their best performance of the season. And then they totally s—t the bed next week against Seattle.

:laugh2: Unfortunately it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[triplets92]

I mean I expected to have more ppl pick the Falcons then us but I mean come on everyone picke them over us like their the Steelers or something

 

[JohnsKey19]

I mean I expected to have more ppl pick the Falcons then us but I mean come on everyone picke them over us like their the Steelers or something

Tell me about it. Are these the 2007 Patriots or the '85 Bears?

It seems that the general public has no confidence in Romo to play a steady game, at home no less. To me that's what it comes down to. If Romo plays a solid game, we're likely to win. If he's hot, it's a 10+ point win for the Cowboys - no doubt about it. If he's all over the place like he was vs NYG, Atlanta wins by 4-10 points.

I think he'll be somewhere b/t solid-hot. Cowboys win by 6.

 

[Disturbed]

Why would anyone have any confidence in the Cowboys? They are inconsistent and have not played well in all phases of the game (offense, defense, special teams) in any game this year.

Even as a Cowboy fan, you have to recognize that the Cowboys should be the underdog in this game given performance this year.

Atlanta 27
Dallas 24

 

[Ren]

Me: All the experts are taking the Falcons here. And that calls for a CONTRARIAN ALERT. Dallas had an awfully good week, what with the rest of the division collapsing and all. I say they seize the momentum and turn in their best performance of the season. And then they totally s—t the bed next week against Seattle.

Cowboys 31, Falcons 20.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/blogs/blue-star/The-Picks-Cowboys-vs-Falcons-65763632.html

:laugh2: That's exactly what will happen

 

[triplets92]

Tell me about it. Are these the 2007 Patriots or the '85 Bears?

It seems that the general public has no confidence in Romo to play a steady game, at home no less. To me that's what it comes down to. If Romo plays a solid game, we're likely to win. If he's hot, it's a 10+ point win for the Cowboys - no doubt about it. If he's all over the place like he was vs NYG, Atlanta wins by 4-10 points.

I think he'll be somewhere b/t solid-hot. Cowboys win by 6.

I think Romo will be on it I know he's been up and down this season but Romo can and will have his best game of the season on these falcons