The little but crucial moments that make a game

[fanfromvirginia]

Every game has multiple little moments that add up, one way or another, to decide the game. These are not the same as the most important/key plays. These are the plays that given an inch or two or three (or a half second or so) difference this way or that would have made a big difference. Here they are:

Negatives (in very rough chronological order):

• VanderJ hits the bar
• G. Ellis doesn't force a fumble
• The INT improperly ruled an INT, then perhaps properly not overruled
• G. Ellis doesn't force a fumble

Positives

• Witten doesn't drop that TD
• VanderJ gets the 2nd chance near the end of the half

 

[JBell]

Negatives:

UHHHH, Andre Gurode, how could you forget his two stupid penalties??

Those killed both drives... Romo can keep drives going if he has a managable situation, but if you put him in 1st and 20 or 1st and 25 he's gonna try to force things which will lead to INT's....

STOP THE PENALTIES!!

 

[2much2soon]

Toss in not recovering the fumble on the KO.
And I thought on the first FG attempt that was blocked the interior offensive linemen heard the whistle and stopped going full speed. Not sure that Peppers gets throw if the whistle doesn't blow.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Negatives:

UHHHH, Andre Gurode, how could you forget his two stupid penalties??

Those killed both drives... Romo can keep drives going if he has a managable situation, but if you put him in 1st and 20 or 1st and 25 he's gonna try to force things which will lead to INT's....

STOP THE PENALTIES!!

Penalties don't count in this: these do not include dumbazz plays one way or the other -- they only include the plays that given an inch, two, or three or half a second here or there would have made a big difference. Not to diminish the negative importance of Gurode's mistakes. They're just not in this category.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Toss in not recovering the fumble on the KO.
And I thought on the first FG attempt that was blocked the interior offensive linemen heard the whistle and stopped going full speed. Not sure that Peppers gets throw if the whistle doesn't blow.

Yes! I knew I was forgetting a big one. That was probably the most important one.

 

[JohnsKey19]

The biggest play to this point is the missed opportunity to recover the fumble. That would've evened things out particularly with the short field, and we're likely sitting at 14-14 instead of 14-10. I still think we may need to force a turnover to win this.

 

[JBell]

Penalties don't count in this: these do not include dumbazz plays one way or the other -- they only include the plays that given an inch, two, or three or half a second here or there would have made a big difference. Not to diminish the negative importance of Gurode's mistakes. They're just not in this category.

Oh my bad... but still if you look at it that way they could still fall in this category..

They killed 2 drives that probably would have led to points the way Romo is driving this team down the field..

 

[dbair1967]

Toss in not recovering the fumble on the KO.
And I thought on the first FG attempt that was blocked the interior offensive linemen heard the whistle and stopped going full speed. Not sure that Peppers gets throw if the whistle doesn't blow.

that play was huge...I think it was Reeves who blew the easy recovery by trying to pick it up

David

 

[Bluefin]

Toss in not recovering the fumble on the KO.

No doubt.

Good defenses, let alone the great unit we hope to become, have got to make those plays.

You only get a few chances every game to make tide turning impact plays.

Capitalize.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Overall, I'd have to rate us unlucky for the first half. Had just one of those negatives gone the other way, we might be looking at a Cowboy lead on the road against a hot team with a winning record.

 

[big dog cowboy]

that play was huge...I think it was Reeves who blew the easy recovery by trying to pick it up

David

Even my wife said "don't they teach you to just fall on the ball in PeeWee football" on that play. YIKES!!!

 

[dargonking999]

that play was huge...I think it was Reeves who blew the easy recovery by trying to pick it up

David

ACtually it was a good play by one of the ST of Caroina for hitting his arm, and knocking it out. If not that was a TD

Even my wife said "don't they teach you to just fall on the ball in PeeWee football" on that play. YIKES!!!

YEa but reeves had a chance to take it for a TD, and was just unlucky the id hit his arm

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Okay, I'll add that Keyshawn drop to the list of positives. It ain't over...

 

[big dog cowboy]

YEa but reeves had a chance to take it for a TD, and was just unlucky the id hit his arm

That doesn't matter. You drop on the ball and secure it. Everybody knows that.

 

[dargonking999]

That doesn't matter. You drop on the ball and secure it. Everybody knows that.

Yea, and everyone knows that when you see the endzone, pick it up and run

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Okay, let's add the fumble recovery not getting overturned as THE biggest little moment...