0 Dallas stuffs Oakland 24-7 in Thanksgiving beating... Posted by DieHardFans | at 1:06 AM

All eyes were on the Dallas Cowboys on their Thanksgiving Day game! The critics were taking a close look at their offense to see how they would respond after being shutdown the last two games. They had only been able to score 7 points in each game.

They needn’t have waited long as they did respond, led by their “number two” receiver Miles Austin who torched the Oakland Raiders defense! Austin finished the game with 7 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown.

The Raiders came in on a high after upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals at home. While Oakland was able to move the ball early, they were unable to score points. The Raiders’ struggles on offense continued, and the defense was unable to hold the Cowboys down for long. The Raiders looked like they would be able to run the ball all day long on the Cowboys with RBs Justin Fargas and Darren McFadden both breaking off big runs.

However, the Cowboys defense stayed strong, and was able shut down any momentum the Raiders may have gained in the first quarter. The Cowboys dominated the first-half with big plays, out gaining the Raiders 324 – 119 in yardage. They also and had a commanding 17 – 0 lead heading into the half.

They started the second half slowly, allowing the Raiders to narrow the lead to 10. Oakland failed to capture any more momentum as the Cowboys drove down the field to ensure Oakland was not able to crawl back into the game!

0 Cowboys must work harder to stand a chance against the Eagles this Sunday. Posted by DieHardFans | at 10:27 PM

Think back to December 28th, 2008. This was the last time these two teams met at Lincoln Field. There isn’t a Cowboys fan on the planet that isn’t aware of the outcome of that game. The Dallas Cowboys were a no show and the Eagles buried them 44-6. Fast forward 2 years to this week. The Cowboys are playing for two things, first in the NFC East, and maybe even more importantly, revenge!

So the hype has already begun and you could cut the tension surround this game with a knife. Both sides are chomping at the bit!

OFFENSE: The Cowboys haven’t scored all season on their first drive whereas the Eagles have been outstanding in the first quarter in nearly all of their games this season. This coupled with their quick strike capability, may well mean that the Cowboys are in for a rough ride on Sunday. The Eagles like to blitz and will do so often; an effective running attack can keep the blitz at bay. They have one of the top pass defenses in the league, and are third for most interceptions with 14. They will however, need to continue the hard work!

DEFENSE: The Cowboys are without a doubt, going to need to be more systematic in this department. The Philadelphia Eagles are 13th passing and 14th on the run. This is a team that likes to pass and run the ball, and they do it well.

It’s always sound logic to stop the run first. Forcing the Eagles to pass puts the game in McNabb’s hands, and that can be just as effective. The Cowboys are 13th in the league at stopping the run, and this is where the Cowboys front line will need to earn their money this week. Once the run game is put to a stop the task will not become easier as the Eagles have a great receiver’s who can catch balls, break tackles, mind you that they can even use Vick as an option in Wildcat formation.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Well, what can we say? The Cowboys Special Teams unit just needs to keep doing what it does best. If Patrick Crayton can run another one back for a Touchdown great, but those kinds of things don’t happen in every game.

If the Cowboys can put their previous losses behind them they may well stand a chance. The Eagles however, have gained a great deal of momentums so let’s watch this space!

0 Giants beaten 40-17 as the Giants climb the ranks... Posted by DieHardFans | at 10:15 PM

The recent performance by the NY Giants has prompted a number of critics to question whether they are going downhill. After suffering a beating at the hands of the Eagles (40-17), the offense looked weak. The defense couldn’t get a single stop, and kick-off coverage was atrocious. The Giants truly need to get their act together and it’s safe to say they need to do it fast. The Eagles started off the scoring a minute and a half in, with a 41 yard run by fullback Leonard Weaver.

They did appear to pick up the pace later on in the half, and got a touchdown on an 18 yard pass to Kevin Boss. This only ruffled some feathers for a brief moment, and the Philadelphia Eagles scored on a 54 yard bomb to DeSean Jackson just 14 seconds later.

The Eagles led 30-7 at the end of the half but started off scoring in the third quarter, as the Giants gave away a fumble which turned in to a 35 yard field goal. The Giants added a touchdown late in the 3rd quarter, off the back of a 1 yard run from Ahmad Bradshaw. The Eagles started off the 4th quarter with another touchdown, this time on a 66 yard run by LeSean McCoy.

The defense was just as bad, if not worse. The tackling was horrible. Downfield coverage was worse. Eli looked a shadow of himself. There was no running game whatsoever and it’s fair to say that the Giants are a team in trouble. Both defense and offense are struggling. The Giants have been exposed in their three straight losses, all of which were against the bigger teams. Their wins, save for the Dallas Cowboys, were against the worst of the worst. We’re now wondering, can this Giants team beat the good teams? Or are they a mediocre team, capable of beating the bad teams, but not beating the good teams. The Giants will be debating that all week. And so will all the fans.

0 Dallas sitting pretty after victory over the Seahawks... Posted by DieHardFans | at 4:35 AM

A month ago, the Dallas Cowboys were a 2-2 mess; inconsistent with their offense, generous on defense and seemingly already out of contention in the cutthroat NFC East Division. Following a long drawn out thrashing at the hands of the then-undefeated Broncos in Denver, they looked far better in Sunday's lopsided 38-17 victory over the battered Seattle Seahawks. This was the Cowboys' third consecutive win in multi billion dollar stadium.



Quarterback, Tony Romo completed 10 successful passes, including touchdown throws to the increasingly popular Miles Austin (five catches, 61 yards). Romo's performance, where he hit on 21-of-36 passes for 256 yards, capped off the first three-game span without an interception in his seven-year career.

The running back; Marion Barber is still trying to get over his injury. However, this didn’t stop him from making a stunning touchdown. Toss in an 82-yard Patrick Crayton punt return for a touchdown, his second in as many games, and Dallas (5-2) looks like a complete team at the halfway point.

Dallas is currently sitting pretty at the top of the division with the Eagles, thanks to a complete offense-defense effort. As a result, all is well in the Dallas camp. Things are looking good and as Brooking said, this is a surging team that can't let its guard down.

0 Tons to work on as the Cowboys go into BYE WEEK... Posted by DieHardFans | at 2:41 AM

Heading into the bye week, the Dallas Cowboys are carrying a modest 3-2 record. After successive victories against teams that are a combined 1-13, they have also had a string of defeats against teams that are 10-0.

Commentators are often left questioning their consistency after watching them steam roll the Buccaneers, only to suffer a heart breaker at the hands of the Giants. After winning against the Panthers; they went on to let the Denver Broncos slip through their hands.

They did however manage to keep the Chiefs in check, and to go on to win the game in what was to be an overtime thriller. The boys of Dallas still have a fair bit of work to do and LB Bradie James admitted as much during a press conference on Monday.

Let’s see how the Cowboys have been playing the field:

So far, the Cowboys have committed 68 penalties in the 5 games played according to NFL.com. They currently rank in the top three in the league for most penalized team. In the first five games of the season, four of them have come down to the last possession, forcing overtime on 3 separate occasions. Whilst the defense was excellent in the overtime period against Kansas City on Sunday, it was the failure to stop the Chiefs from scoring a touchdown with under a minute to play that knocked them down a peg or 2.

0 Dallas Cowboys Stadium Posted by DieHardFans | at 12:04 PM

The hyper Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones can’t stop flaunting his renovated stadium. Of course, he has all the reasons in the world to flaunt because, if you look at it nobody has ever come up with an idea like this and even if they did come up with an idea they weren’t able to implement it. But Jerry did it. The stadium now holds the capacity of more than 82,000 seats, with 20,000 standing-room space. They are hoping to break an NFL regular-season attendance record (102,368) set in 1957.

Jones brags about the seven acres of plaza space outside the end zone entrances, with its green space and fountains, "Oceanfront property". He was also proud to brag about the frit treatment in the sloping glass walls, which change colors depending on the light. When it is cloudy outside, the Dallas Cowboys renovated stadium looks silver and on a clear day, it’s blue just like their official team’s color.

The most amazing thing about this new renovated stadium is the $40 million video board, suspended 90 feet above the field with four screens; stretches nearly 60 yards and weighs 600 tons. It is seven stories, attached to the stadium's signature arches, which also houses tracks for a translucent retractable roof. The stadium is also to host the 2010 NBA All-Star Game and the Super Bowl in 2011 — proving itself the nation's premier multipurpose facility because there have been no compromises in its design.