Nothing matters until next week

[ultron]

This week doesn’t matter, and the last 17 weeks don’t matter. After the Eagles game on Sunday - we head home to [most likely] play the Rams or Cardinals. But I wanted to show you guys that this a prime example as to why sometimes football just doesn’t make sense and the 2 most important things are protecting the football, and keeping penalties to a minimum. The following stats are from a recent Super Bowl. This SB was a 14 point blowout:

1st downs
Team A: 21
Team B: 11

Passing 1st Downs
Team A: 10
Team B: 5

Rushing 1st Downs
Team A: 8
Team B: 4

1st downs from penalties
Team A: 3
Team B: 2

3rd down efficiency
Team A: 3 - 15
Team B: 1 - 14 (7%)

4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 0

Total Plays
Team A: 75
Team B: 56

Total Yards
Team A: 315
Team B: 194

Yards per play
Team A: 4.2
Team B: 3.5

Passing yards
Team A: 197
Team B: 104

Comp - Att
Team A: 18 - 41
Team B: 13 - 23

Yards per pass
Team A: 4.1
Team B: 3.7

Interceptions thrown
Team A: 1
Team B: 1

Sacks - Yards lost
A) 7 - 68
B.) 5 - 37

Rushing yards
A) 118
B) 90

Rushing Attempts
A) 27
B) 28

Yards per rush
A) 4.4
B) 3.2

Penalties
A) 12
B) 6

Turnovers
A) 4
B) 2

Fumbles lost
a) 3
B) 1

Interceptions
1
1

Time of Possession
A) 32:47
B) 27:13

Looking at the box score Team A pretty much dominated. Right?

Well… Team A is the 2016 Carolina Panthers, they lost to Team B; the Denver Broncos 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 mainly due to 2 very costly fumbles.

No one talks about Peyton Manning only completing 13 passes for 104 yards including an interception, and the Broncos only converting on ONE third down (7%) the entire game.

Dak Prescott is fully capable of tripling Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl 50 performance, but the point of this is to show that the burden never falls on one man. This is a team sport through and through. Even if the offense ‘slumps’, or like the 2016 Broncos - just flat out sucks in the biggest game of the year. Can the Cowboys defense duplicate the Broncos effort throughout the 2016 playoffs and bring home that illusive 6th Lombardi trophy?

We shall see, I’m just happy we have a chance to find out.

Go Cowboys!

 

[black label]

how bout no comparing and just do it

 

[Clove]

This week doesn’t matter, and the last 17 weeks don’t matter. After the Eagles game on Sunday - we head home to [most likely] play the Rams or Cardinals. But I wanted to show you guys that this a prime example as to why sometimes football just doesn’t make sense and the 2 most important things are protecting the football, and keeping penalties to a minimum. The following stats are from a recent Super Bowl. This SB was a 14 point blowout:

1st downs
Team A: 21
Team B: 11

Passing 1st Downs
Team A: 10
Team B: 5

Rushing 1st Downs
Team A: 8
Team B: 4

1st downs from penalties
Team A: 3
Team B: 2

3rd down efficiency
Team A: 3 - 15
Team B: 1 - 14 (7%)

4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 0

Total Plays
Team A: 75
Team B: 56

Total Yards
Team A: 315
Team B: 194

Yards per play
Team A: 4.2
Team B: 3.5

Passing yards
Team A: 197
Team B: 104

Comp - Att
Team A: 18 - 41
Team B: 13 - 23

Yards per pass
Team A: 4.1
Team B: 3.7

Interceptions thrown
Team A: 1
Team B: 1

Sacks - Yards lost
A) 7 - 68
B.) 5 - 37

Rushing yards
A) 118
B) 90

Rushing Attempts
A) 27
B) 28

Yards per rush
A) 4.4
B) 3.2

Penalties
A) 12
B) 6

Turnovers
A) 4
B) 2

Fumbles lost
a) 3
B) 1

Interceptions
1
1

Time of Possession
A) 32:47
B) 27:13

Looking at the box score Team A pretty much dominated. Right?

Well… Team A is the 2016 Carolina Panthers, they lost to Team B; the Denver Broncos 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 mainly due to 2 very costly fumbles.

No one talks about Peyton Manning only completing 13 passes for 104 yards including an interception, and the Broncos only converting on ONE third down (7%) the entire game.

Dak Prescott is fully capable of tripling Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl 50 performance, but the point of this is to show that the burden never falls on one man. This is a team sport through and through. Even if the offense ‘slumps’, or like the 2016 Broncos - just flat out sucks in the biggest game of the year. Can the Cowboys defense duplicate the Broncos effort throughout the 2016 playoffs and bring home that illusive 6th Lombardi trophy?

We shall see, I’m just happy we have a chance to find out.

Go Cowboys!

People act like we're in the 90s where dominant teams always won. This isn't that era, anyone can win the title. Nice job

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

We've won every game this year where we've rushed for at least 130 yards. We've won every game this year where we've had four takeaways. We now have four games to win to become Super Bowl champions. If we rush for 130 yards in two of those games, then get four takeaways in the other two... we'd have our sixth Lombardi.


We'd need Lady Luck on our side, but anything's possible.

 

[America's Cowboy]

This week doesn’t matter, and the last 17 weeks don’t matter. After the Eagles game on Sunday - we head home to [most likely] play the Rams or Cardinals. But I wanted to show you guys that this a prime example as to why sometimes football just doesn’t make sense and the 2 most important things are protecting the football, and keeping penalties to a minimum. The following stats are from a recent Super Bowl. This SB was a 14 point blowout:

1st downs
Team A: 21
Team B: 11

Passing 1st Downs
Team A: 10
Team B: 5

Rushing 1st Downs
Team A: 8
Team B: 4

1st downs from penalties
Team A: 3
Team B: 2

3rd down efficiency
Team A: 3 - 15
Team B: 1 - 14 (7%)

4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 0

Total Plays
Team A: 75
Team B: 56

Total Yards
Team A: 315
Team B: 194

Yards per play
Team A: 4.2
Team B: 3.5

Passing yards
Team A: 197
Team B: 104

Comp - Att
Team A: 18 - 41
Team B: 13 - 23

Yards per pass
Team A: 4.1
Team B: 3.7

Interceptions thrown
Team A: 1
Team B: 1

Sacks - Yards lost
A) 7 - 68
B.) 5 - 37

Rushing yards
A) 118
B) 90

Rushing Attempts
A) 27
B) 28

Yards per rush
A) 4.4
B) 3.2

Penalties
A) 12
B) 6

Turnovers
A) 4
B) 2

Fumbles lost
a) 3
B) 1

Interceptions
1
1

Time of Possession
A) 32:47
B) 27:13

Looking at the box score Team A pretty much dominated. Right?

Well… Team A is the 2016 Carolina Panthers, they lost to Team B; the Denver Broncos 24-10 in Super Bowl 50 mainly due to 2 very costly fumbles.

No one talks about Peyton Manning only completing 13 passes for 104 yards including an interception, and the Broncos only converting on ONE third down (7%) the entire game.

Dak Prescott is fully capable of tripling Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl 50 performance, but the point of this is to show that the burden never falls on one man. This is a team sport through and through. Even if the offense ‘slumps’, or like the 2016 Broncos - just flat out sucks in the biggest game of the year. Can the Cowboys defense duplicate the Broncos effort throughout the 2016 playoffs and bring home that illusive 6th Lombardi trophy?

We shall see, I’m just happy we have a chance to find out.

Go Cowboys!

Excellent write up, @ultron !

Thank you for your time and effort on some good information.

It's funny because this is exactly what has happened to our Cowboys this season when they have lost. Higher stats than the opponent but ending up with close losses due to turnovers and drive-killing penalties, plus missed FGs/extra points.

 

[ultron]

Excellent write up, @ultron !

Thank you for your time and effort on some good information.

It's funny because this is exactly what has happened to our Cowboys this season when they have lost. Higher stats than the opponent but ending up with close losses due to turnovers and drive-killing penalties, plus missed FGs/extra points.

Very true!


Thank you for the kind words!

 

[blueblood70]

its true and i still believe we can win 2 + games in the playoffs.

weve been snakebit all these decades like the panthers..

SAS is correct it goes wrong at the worst possible times..
think about the 2014 game Romo and that team should have ring we were ready and able!

2014 Packer game Baily 2 missed Fgs he was nearly perfect all year
Murray fumble going through a hole the size of NY and a finger poked the ball out
Dez no catch ruling

that one game we lost by a score

2016 we played great game against the pack all being we had some more odd calls from the refs early on but fought back to only lose by toe on the sideline. i mean the defense all they had to do is slow Rogers down 1:13 left on the clock taking the lead for the 3rd time.

2003 the odd call should have been first down to witten and he was mad for reason that the play i remember most should be 1st and goal form the half yard line..we win this but instead the greased up aka KICKING ball got sweaty Romo for the hold and well we all know what happened.

2007 Crayton 2 very bad plays cost us this game

heck go back to the 70s and 80s and see the obvious throw away turns into a freakish "the catch" , the TE dropping the easy td, the if there were replays and new rules we beat PB both those games. we seem to be the team that creates new rules because of crazy plays. where's our luck ??like brady first sb with the empty hand rule robbed the raiders of their big game.

this great Americas team Dynasty even with 5 SB wins and rich history has been snake bitten in the biggest moments late in the biggest games. Just doesn't seem to get lucky EVER!

we are due but even last week final 2 drives the refs ate their whistle, raiders game odd calla and no calls once again lose on the last play these are a few plays that cost us the #1 seed.

i mean its never ending the heartbreaks we have endured....

we are due as a team as a fan base, we need some luck!

 

[maryquality]

its true and i still believe we can win 2 + games in the playoffs.

weve been snakebit all these decades like the panthers..

SAS is correct it goes wrong at the worst possible times..
think about the 2014 game Romo and that team should have ring we were ready and able!

2014 Packer game Baily 2 missed Fgs he was nearly perfect all year
Murray fumble going through a hole the size of NY and a finger poked the ball out
Dez no catch ruling

that one game we lost by a score

2016 we played great game against the pack all being we had some more odd calls from the refs early on but fought back to only lose by toe on the sideline. i mean the defense all they had to do is slow Rogers down 1:13 left on the clock taking the lead for the 3rd time.

2003 the odd call should have been first down to witten and he was mad for reason that the play i remember most should be 1st and goal form the half yard line..we win this but instead the greased up aka KICKING ball got sweaty Romo for the hold and well we all know what happened.

2007 Crayton 2 very bad plays cost us this game

heck go back to the 70s and 80s and see the obvious throw away turns into a freakish "the catch" , the TE dropping the easy td, the if there were replays and new rules we beat PB both those games. we seem to be the team that creates new rules because of crazy plays. where's our luck ??like brady first sb with the empty hand rule robbed the raiders of their big game.

this great Americas team Dynasty even with 5 SB wins and rich history has been snake bitten in the biggest moments late in the biggest games. Just doesn't seem to get lucky EVER!

we are due but even last week final 2 drives the refs ate their whistle, raiders game odd calla and no calls once again lose on the last play these are a few plays that cost us the #1 seed.

i mean its never ending the heartbreaks we have endured....

we are due as a team as a fan base, we need some luck!

Nice writeup. Except the "greased" kicking ball was in 2006, I believe, and not 2003. Sorry if I'm nitpicking.

 

[blueblood70]

Nice writeup. Except the "greased" kicking ball was in 2006, I believe, and not 2003. Sorry if I'm nitpicking.

Maybe you are correct. so many snakebit moments they are all jumbled together,.,