I happen to like them both, and it's not my fault the Giants only had one good (wildcard) season in them. You can't go by Divisional games most of the time anyway; Denver beat SD on the road, but I'm pretty sure I know who's the better team. Not that any of those three teams are especially relevant to the Vikings or Cowboys now.

Yeah, yeah, Vince, "losers get frostbite. " This is why we miss Landry, who knew how to win without being a about it.



Honestly? That's pretty weak, especially given the amount of verbiage (I think you've officially claimed the crown there, but it was hard fought until I got a job. ) If the Cowboys have no dignity, what does that say about the rest of the NFLs toughest Division...? Just a reminder: The Giants finished third.

Their responsibility to the fans is to put the best team on the field over the next three weeks, and that TD pass jeopardized that goal while contributing nothing.


Percentage wise, any given team on any given Sunday, the pass was the worst choice to kill the clock--which is precisely the point: They only did it because they knew they could get away with it, score an easy 6 on a much weaker team. If they'd actually had any respect left for Dallas they wouldn't have taken that kind of risk. You kick the FG because then even if they SOMEHOW manage to get the ball back and score three TDs, they still need all three two point conversions just to tie. A FG essentially makes it a four score game just as effectively as the TD, but with a lot less risk. You don't take risks against a team you think can still beat you unless you MUST (which is why Romo threw that pick at the end. )


Well, Jake Plummers two INT, two fumble game the last time Denver hosted a Conference Championship raised the bar. But I can't really fault Romo for that pick, not entirely, because, yes, he was doing exactly what got Favre in trouble more often than most remember, he just wasn't trying to gun it into double coverage and count on his arm to get it there the way Favre does.


To be fair, it did seem like the Cowboys inexplicably lost interest in the fourth quarter. Maybe it was the extra week, or just chasing Minnesota all over the field for two and a half hours, but the team that gave up 17 points in the fourth quarter was very different from the one that only gave up 14 in the other three. I don't think they quit (exactly) just ran out of gas against a much better team. It took all they had to stay in that game for three quarters, and by the end there was just nothing left.

EDIT: Also, I've never understood why teams pull their "skill" players late but leave all their starting linemen on the field. They even do it in preseason, which is doubly stupid because you could lose one for the year, and that's the best time to give the rooks the closest thing to game experience they'll see soon.