Great Start to the Year

With a final score of 24-17 the Dallas Cowboys started their year of right and I have not started my blog off right. I knew I shouldn't have picked Eli Manning to win because it seems every year he plays on opening night he doesn't win. Remember all those times he played the Wednesday night game against his big brother Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts? Same result as last night, Eli loses.

Now back to the victors, the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys played one great game last night as we saw the first 300 yard passing performance of the year with Tony Romo throwing for 307 yards completing 22 of his 29 passes with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. The biggest surprise of the night though was not that he outperformed Eli Manning by quite a bit, but by the breakout of Cowboys wide receiver Kevin Ogletree. Ogletree had 8 receptions for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns. Not bad for a guy who no one knew he was until last night. Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray didn't have himself a bad game either rushing for 131 yards on 20 carries. As a whole unit the Cowboys looked pretty solid last night as even their defense allowed only 17 points with 7 of those coming in the last 3 minutes of the game when it was basically already decided. The Cowboys next matchup is September 16th against the Seattle Seahawks at 4:05 p.m.

The Giants on the other hand? Well they just looked average. Eli didn't have himself a terrible game, but he didn't exactly have a game that he was used to. While he didn't throw any interceptions he only threw for 1 touchdown which as I mentioned came within the last 3 minutes of the game after it was basically decided. He barely broke over 200 yards also which might not have been a problem if the Giants rushing game could have been more of a factor throughout. Ahmad Bradshaw carried the ball 17 times for 78 yards and a touchdown while rookie running back David Wilson had 2 carries for 4 yards and a fumble. The Giants are going to need more production from the rookie if they plan on making a run like last year. While the Giants defense managed a turnover with the interception of Romo their highly touted defensive line was held in check throughout much of the game. High profile player Jason Pierre-Paul was held without a sack which is a rarity as he is one of the big playmakers on that defense. The Giants next matchup will be against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers September 16th at 1 p.m.


With game one in the books I am 0 for 1 on my predictions but I expect that to turn around once Sunday comes.