Monday Night Football Week 5
Monday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills
It’s easy to insert min-90’s Super Bowl Jokes here, regarding the Bills inability to win the Super Bowl, and the Cowboys ability to roll over them during those years. I’ll save those for you guys. This year though, the Cowboys seem to be the far superior team, yet again, with the only advantage the Bills having this one is that they are playing in Buffalo. Buffalo will enter the game on a good note, earning their first victory of the year over a beat up Jets team, 17-14. On a side note, their 1-3 record is good enough for second place in the AFC East league that is being dominated by the Patriots. The Bills seem to have a solid core of offensive players, but they are all fairly inexperienced. It’s unclear which quarterback will start, but rookie Trent Edwards may get the nod after leading the Bills to the teams’ first victory of the season. Edwards went 22-for-28 for 234 yards passing with a touchdown. The Bills will also rely on a steady does of rookie running back Marshawn Lynch has been steady averaging around 80 yards a game, and has scored three touchdowns.
The Cowboys on the other hand have looked one of the best teams in the NFL, and clearly one of the best in the NFC. Many of that thanks can go to early season MVP candidate Tono Romo. Romo has shown that last year isn’t a fluke, throwing for three touchdowns, and running for another in this past Sunday’s victory over the Rams. For the season he has thrown for 11 touchdowns and thrown just three interceptions. While Terrell Owens was quiet against the Rams on Sunday, he has been productive, scoring three times on 19 catches, so far. The Cowboys also use something resembling a running back by committee approaching, but as of late Marion Barber III has been making his plea to be the starter. He is averaging over six yards a carry, and is showing he is one of the hardest backs in the league to bring down.
With the number of weapons the Cowboys have to offer I can’t see them not leaving Buffalo with a zero in their loss column. The NFL season has been interesting to this point in the season, and you can’t count anybody else. The Cowboys defense, there one concern, has played better as of late, and could have a field day on the rookie quarterback Edwards. I like the Cowboys to win this one going away, but the score of something like 35-14.
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