Let's Go Cowboys!

A Terence Newman tweet:


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Yeah I totally believe we'll beat the Giants tonight. I'm glad I ran across this.

UPDATE: Wow. Just wow - How ironic could this have been? If there is ONE player who COULD be blamed for this loss to the Giants, yes, it's Terence Newman. Seinfeld: "Newman!" Gotta replace this guy ASAP. Gotta get 2 corners and 2 safeties who can cover receivers. Lord knows the ones we have can't.

NFL Week 17 -- NFC

Wow. I love the last week of the regular season in the NFL.

95% of all your "fantasy football" involvement is now gone, and playoff scenarios are getting cut down to about 1/3 after everyone plays a game. And yet this season, there's still tons of things that can happen. Well, in the NFC, anyway.


I won't bore everyone with that crazy total scenario monologue that you hear a little too much, but it's incredibly crazy in the NFC with a week to go, though... and here's why:

Dallas and Philadelphia have both locked-up a playoff birth. But they just happen to play each other in the final week - for the NFC EAST division championship, and at worst a home playoff game... but better yet, each team is also gonna be motivated by the fact that a Minnesota loss gives us a chance at a first-round bye! But of course we gotta win! And a few more chances for something else to happen. But,

The winner is very likely to host the 6-seed in a wildcard game... which just happens to be each other. Oh yeah, and both have as good a chance as any NFC team of going as far as anyone.

DAL 26-17

Almost..

No one takes more advantage of his post-game press-conferences like Brett Favre. Right? Does anyone else go that deep into his thought process? Kurt Warner, maybe, but hey.. don't they get tired?

They.. the Vikings.. have lost 3 of 4 now, and will limp into the playoffs whether or not they win next week, really. But no doubt they'd much rather play at home - in da dome? But we get the Giants? Damn.. I haven't picked this game yet, but nothing would make these G-Men happier at this point.

Packers/Cardinals are both playing very well at the moment, but it could always change. Don't forget Kurt Warner's most important statistic. The Cardinals have at least won three of their last 5, after an eerily similar start as Minnesota. But haven't won more than 3-striaght all season. A season which has been very similar to their last, in which we saw them win those three straight at JUST the right time, en route to the Big Game. I don't think anyone would look forward to playing the Packers, either. But having lost twice in 5-weeks to the Vikings, at least they can hope to avoid them, which is very possible.

GB 34 Arz 27

Wait, the other team is the New Orleans Saints. Having already gotten to the 13-0 mark, I think they realized just what they had achieved, and also know exactly what they are doing. Of course, they'd like to have won the last two. But they knew this 2 weeks ago. Maybe a "get it out of your system now" or "these 3 games are meaningless" mind-set. Even Carolina is gonna be a tough win next Sunday, but Saints go into the playoffs with the best, most complete team. Sunday will be a huge key to how this NFC will unfold. But I think this is the team to beat.

Super Bowl Odds after NFL week-16:
Saints - 5:1
Eagles - 7:1
Cowboys - 15:2
Cardinals - 12:1
Vikings - 13:1
Packers - 16:1

I will be updating this! And will also be back for the AFC.

NFL: Dallas Changes a LOT

A lot of teams were just seriously affected by this Cowboys win tonight:

(First things first. The game on MNF in week 17 is Green Bay @ Arizona! Wow..)

Obviously .. The Dallas Cowboys. Win two and host a pissed off Eagles team you just beat, or maybe the Packers (hmmm...). Win one and you still have a chance, but shame shame shame to rely on other teams!!!

Also ALL these teams will be scrambling at some level or another to add this Dallas/New Orleans game entire tape to their immediate game preparations, mainly because "This is how you beat a GREAT team." But also, "Wow, They can be beaten!" and, "Pick apart what this good Cowboys team did to win this game!"

Tampa Bay - Saints' next opponent. OMG, I fear for ya'

Carolina - Saints' final opponent. With only a tiny chance to save their season, it's more important for them to play home spoiler role, and they have played well at home. Minnesota's only real hope at the #1 seed.

Minnesota - Likely had their tickets booked, and plans made for the #2 seed. Now they actually can snatch #1. Or worse.. because knowing they can still go 2-1 and still lock up a top-2, they might mess up once.

Arizona - suddenly there is new tape that can get you to the Super Bowl again. Beat this team and you may get there. Minnesota has already watched it.

Philly - Gulp! Suddenly the 49ers and Broncos don't look like easy wins, huh? No doubt week-17 is gonna rock @ Dallas. Giants will be in Minnesota, and Green Bay in Arizona!

Even Green Bay has to know that they're likely in, but would have to face Dallas, and surely one of their main obstacles to the Super Bowl, the Saints.. everyone's watching this tape next week.

Furthermore,

The Giants, because they just had their route to a wild-card slashed by about 40%

The COLTS, because viola! We're now alone. No one else can go 15-0, and 20-something incredible in a row now! Of course we watch this tape, and we'll be certain that the Jets and Bills don't copy what Dallas did against the Saints. Watch their attitudes. Watch trends..

Patriots, well because it's Bill Belichick. New stuff is new stuff. The players are already in the doghouse, and the team well below where they want to be. There were tons of non-championship-caliber plays in that game, and Belichick will point them all out.

Bengals - These two are marginal.. Bengals are a team no one wants to play now! They've snuck-up on countless opponents. They... oh This tape? It could only help one of the best secondaries in football!

Chargers - This clubhouse is looking at this tape a lot. The hottest team in the NFL, no one can stop us! Right? Saints are the offense to beat right now - but we're the best. They just got shut down. But we'll watch it.