“Vikings quarterback Brett Favre threw two touchdowns in the first half. He hit Sidney Rice on a gorgeous 47-yard throw that Cowboys safety Gerald Sensabaugh literally never saw coming.” Read full story here
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The No. 2-ranked Minnesota Vikings (12-4) continue to lead the No. 3-seeded Dallas Cowboys (12-5) 17-3 after three quarters of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game at Minnesota.
With 4 minutes, 12 seconds left in the first period, Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre hit receiver Sidney Rice — who made a tough grab with a defender tightly covering him — down the right sideline for a 47-yard touchdown.
In the second quarter, Suisham nailed a 33-yarder to make it a 7-3 contest. However, the Vikings answered right back when the Favre connected again with Rice on a 16-yard pass play.
All the Vikings and their fans heard all week, whether it was from the national media or message board trolls or wherever else, was that the Dallas Cowboyswere the “hottest team in the NFC.”
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Correction. . .they WERE the hottest team in the NFC. Until they ran into a significantly better football team. That team being the Minnesota Vikings.
“Vikings quarterback Brett Favre threw two touchdowns in the first half. He hit Sidney Rice on a gorgeous 47-yard throw that Cowboys safety Gerald Sensabaugh literally never saw coming.”
Leading up to the game, Cowboys‘ safety Gerald Sensabaugh . . whoever he is. . .declared that the only way the Cowboys could lose would be to beat themselves. Well, if that was the case, the Cowboys were more self-abusive than a group of emo kids that just spotted a “Going Out of Business” sign at the front of their local Hot Topic right after hearing that Dashboard Confessional was breaking up. Read full story here
When Lovie Smith went about assembling his first coaching staff in 2004, he pointed to offenses run by Mike Martz in St. Louis and Al Saunders in Kansas City and identified the attacking schemes from the Don Coryell coaching tree as his vision for the Bears.
The Cowboys released a statement saying Ware was taken to the hospital for X-rays after further evaluation, and confirmed he had full movement and strength in his extremities.
Ware was pursing quarterback Philip Rivers early in the fourth quarter Sunday when he collided into Brandyn Dombrowski. Ware’s head went straight into Dombrowski’s upper leg, then Ware remained on the ground.
Ware, who colided head-first with a Chargers offensive lineman while rushing the quarterback, was down on the field for a lengthy period of time, surrounded by medical personnel as well as players from both teams.
Associated Content: Charles Woodson helped Green Bay’s defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal line in a 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
It wasn’t a pretty win for the Packers (5-4), but it might have saved their season after back-to-back demoralizing losses.
The Packers sacked Romo five times and held him to 251 yards passing in a momentum- killer for the Cowboys (6-3), who had won four straight. Dallas also lost starting right tackle Marc Colombo to a broken left leg.
Aaron Rodgers scored on a quarterback sneak and threw a touchdown pass to tight end Spencer Havner. Read full story here
The Associated Press Reports: Miles Austin scored the winning touchdown in overtime on a 60-yard catch-and-run to cap a record-breaking game in place of the injured Roy Williams, and the Dallas Cowboys escaped with a 26-20 victory Sunday over Kansas City.
Miles Austin: Explodes for 250 Yards and Two TDs -
♦Update:
Austin had a monster game in Sunday’s overtime win at Kansas City, hauling in 10 passes for 250 yards with a pair of touchdowns. His 60-yard touchdown grab in overtime won the game for Dallas.
♦Recommendation:
Austin, starting for Roy Williams (ribs), showed great run-after-the-catch ability along with breakaway speed, scoring from 59 and 60 yards out. Williams has been ineffective for most of the season and Patrick Crayton doesn’t have Austin’s size and speed combo so it wouldn’t be surprising to see Austin take over as one of the team’s top receivers.
Austin had 250 yards receiving on 10 catches to break the 43-year-old single-game franchise record and help the Cowboys survive numerous mistakes against the winless Chiefs. Hall of Famer Bob Hayes had 246 yards in 1966 against Washington.
Austin also had a tackle-breaking 59-yard touchdown catch to give the Cowboys (3-2) a 20-13 lead with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter. On both plays, he slipped the grasp of cornerback Maurice Leggett and then made safety Mike Brown miss. Read full Associated Press story here
Miles Austin scored the winning touchdown in overtime on a 60-yard catch-and-run to cap a huge game in place of the injured Roy Williams, and the Dallas Cowboys escaped with a 26-20 victory Sunday over Kansas City.
Austin had 10 catches for 250 yards as the Cowboys survived numerous mistakes against the winless Chiefs. Austin also had a tackle-breaking 59-yard touchdown catch to give the Cowboys (3-2) a 20-13 lead with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter. Read full Story Here
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