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[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Kasept

And promptly lost the HFT edge they had over the Packers...

Cowboy fans can make all the letdown game excuses they want. There aren't any letdown games among NFC East teams. What this was, was a classic Eagles body bag game as the Cowchips were dragged off the field one after another..

Nice performance by Mr. Jessica Simpson today too. I guess the Ring of Fame plaque will have to wait a week or two. If you thought he looked confused by a real defense today, pray they don't make the Super Bowl and have to face the Pats.

Don't worry about the Cowboys getting taken out by the Pats, they'll be long gone before that and I've felt that way for a few weeks now.

Today's game looked eerily similar to last year's Saints-Cowboys game in December. In that game, like today, Romo was terrible and a scheming, mobile defense established the blueprint for beating him. It helped that the Eagles still have an excellent secondary, but I think today's game went a long way towards showing the world some of the Cowboys significant problems. The first of which is that their defense can and will be pushed around. The Eagles may have only put up ten, but they racked up 315 yards, including 134 on the ground. When the going got tough, rookie play-caller Jason Garrett completely abandoned the running game, leaving Romo out there to heave the ball all over the place (which contributed mightily towards the 3 INT's).

I firmly believe that any of the other division leaders in the NFC right now would beat the Cowboys in the playoffs, even in Texas Stadium. A team like Tampa, with a good, ball control attack and Cowboy-killer Jeff Garcia at the helm would prove a very tough customer, especially with a very physical defense. A battle-tested team like Seattle, who hiccuped today but has been playing very well, would give the 'boys all they could handle. That leaves only Green Bay, who was forced to play without their best DB and their QB in a game that was largely decided by a questionable pass interference call at a crucial time when they played in Dallas two weeks ago.

I hope Cowboys fans are nervous, especially with two tough road games left. If they slip up again and then somehow win a playoff game they better bring their snow shoes up to Green Bay in late January.

Just my $.02.

NT