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Removing Your STAR?

RodneyMc - October 19, 2010

After all the talk of the opportunity of playing in the Big Bowl, yep the Super Bowl at home... Here we are. 0-2 and frustrated and confused and just plain mad after watching the Win , not the A**es of Washington handed out last Sunday. A Chicago game that left me wondering if I was...

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september, 2016

1sep7:00 PMCowboys Vs TexansPreseason Week 4 Matchup - State Rival7:00 PM CDT AT&T StadiumFinal Score: Cowboys 17 - Texans 28

11sep3:25 PMCowboys Vs. GiantsWeek 1 Home Opener3:25 PM CDT AT&T StadiumFinal Score: Cowboys 19 - Giants 20

Final Score

Cowboys 19 - Giants 20

Game Details

For the third time in four years, the Dallas Cowboys will open their season at home against the rival New York Giants. While AT&T Stadium hasn’t provided an overwhelming home field advantage for the Cowboys, they have been able to come away with a win in both of these meetings with New York. Of course, fans will remember this past season’s opener, when Cowboys Nation anxiously awaited Sunday Night Football to kickoff a 2016 filled with hope for their team. What we saw was a sloppy game that ended with a signature Tony Romo game winning drive. Jason Witten’s go-ahead touchdown reception in the closing seconds sent the stadium into a craze, as the Cowboys started 1-0. They would win just 3 more games over the next 15, stumbling to a 4-12 campaign after losing Tony Romo. The Giants would return home after this game to blow another fourth quarter lead to the Falcons before rattling off three straight wins. They would finish 6-10 in what ended up being the final season for 2x Super Bowl champion Head Coach Tom Coughlin. Both teams will now be looking to rebound with veteran quarterbacks that have owned this division in the past. Dallas fans anticipate the return of Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, as they go up against a defense for the Giants that features many new (and expensive) faces acquired through free agency. Will they be able to slow down the Cowboys offense, or will the Cowboys passing game along with the running game of Alfred Morris and Darren McFadden be too much to handle for the Giants? Will Eli Manning be forced to try to play keep-up, throwing against Morris Claiborne and Byron Jones?

Last time we met

The date was September 13 th , 2015. It started as just an ordinary day for most, but for the Dallas Cowboys it meant a whole lot more. Forgotten was their 2014 season – cut too short by a botched officiating call – and it was time to forge their path of redemption back to the playoffs. Standing in their way through the bright lights of Sunday Night Football was the New York Giants. Cowboys Nation could think of no better way to open the 2015 season than with a win against their divisional rivals, but with 12 seconds left in what was a roller coaster of a game, a Travis Frederick snap laid on the turf at about the 17-yard line of the Giants. The ball could have represented the hearts of Cowboys’ fans everywhere, who for a moment thought we were about to see this team fall to 0-1 on the season with an ugly 26-20 loss. Tony Romo and Jason Witten had second thoughts though, as Tony picked up the ball and fired it to the end zone. Witten hauled in the pass for the game winning score, sending the Cowboys to Philadelphia riding high – but not without their fair share of injures -with an opening season 27 to 26 win. Little did we know that this Romo to Witten connection would prove to be one of the season’s brightest moments, as injuries eventually derailed the Cowboys completely, making their week 1 win just 1 of 4 victories earned in 2015.

My prediction

Based on what we saw in this situation last year it almost feels that making a prediction one way or another is a lost cause. However, what fun is that! I’ll say that Tony Romo and Dez Bryant connect for two first-half touchdowns to give the Cowboys an early lead. In a high scoring affair, the Giants will battle back in the second half only to fail to bring Manning and the offense on the field when it matters the most – as Alfred Morris helps the Cowboys’ offense dominate the time of possession in the second half. A last minute drive from the Giants ends with a Byron Jones interception, and the Cowboys start off 2016 with a thrilling win. This game description was written by Staff Writer Sean Martin. InsideTheStar.com, April 24, 2016

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Time

(Sunday) 3:25 PM CDT

Location

AT&T Stadium

1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011

Broadcast Info

This game can be seen on FOX

AT&T Stadium1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011

18sep12:00 PMCowboys At RedskinsWeek 2 NFC East Matchup12:00 PM CDT FedEx FieldFinal Score: Cowboys 27 - Redskins 23

Final Score

Cowboys 27 - Redskins 23

Game Details

The Cowboys will look to win their fourth straight meeting against the Redskins on the road, as they once again start off the season with consecutive NFC East match ups as they did in 2015. As the defending divisional champions, Washington will be out to prove they can sustain success in a division that has not seen a repeat winner since 2004 - when the Eagles won the East for the fourth year in a row on their way to a Super Bowl XXXIX loss. The re-tooled Redskins will also be looking to avenge last season’s home loss to Dallas, when the depleted Cowboys led by Matt Cassel won on a Dan Bailey game-winner on Monday Night Football. Now going up against a presumably healthy Dallas team, the Redskins will rely on free-agent acquisition Josh Norman to bolster a secondary that already features talented players such as Bashaud Breeland and Will Blackmon. On the offensive side of the ball for the Redskins, the most notable absence is running back Alfred Morris - who is now with the Cowboys. Kirk Cousins is back along with his veteran receiving corps though, and with the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 draft Washington also added TCU WR Josh Doctson. With Doctson and Norman, the Redskins became even more of a balanced football team with few obvious weaknesses. This game could very well be an early season look at the two teams that will battle for the division title all year long. It certainly won’t be easy for the Cowboys to come away with the road win, but a close game all the way through seems to be in the works.

Last time we met

last trip to Washington featured a Monday Night Football battle between two teams fighting for a playoff spot, if you can believe that. In a game that started off incredibly slow, things ignited late in the fourth quarter when a fumbled punt by DeSean Jackson led to a go-ahead score from Darren McFadden. The Cassell led Cowboys looked poised for a road victory, before the Washington offense took the field on the ensuing drive and tied the game on a pass that went over the head of Morris Claiborne and into the hands of none other than Jackson in the back of the endzone. In the end, it was the Cowboys putting up the game’s final points as Dan Bailey kicked a game winning field goal that gave Dallas an emotional win that pumped some life into their short-winded run at the NFC East title. With everybody watching on Monday Night Football, the star-depleted Cowboys came out on top 19-16.

My prediction

As mentioned, this game will not be easy in any way for the Cowboys. I actually think that the Cowboys offense struggles for the most part, outside of a few big plays provided on the ground by Ezekiel Elliott. Dallas will win this game with their defense, as they force Kirk Cousins into some costly turnovers. Despite not playing his best game, Tony Romo throws a fourth quarter touchdown pass to Jason Witten that puts the game out of reach for Washington. Dallas takes a big step in proving that they are back to their winning ways in 2016 with an emotional road win. This game description was written by Staff Writer Sean Martin. InsideTheStar.com, June 6, 2016

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Time

(Sunday) 12:00 PM CDT

Location

FedEx Field

1600 Fedex Way, Greater Landover, MD 20785

Broadcast Info

This game can be seen on FOX

FedEx Field1600 Fedex Way, Greater Landover, MD 20785

25sep7:30 PMCowboys Vs. BearsWeek 3 NFC Matchup7:30 PM CDT AT&T Stadium

Game Details

The Dallas Cowboys will play their first non-division game of the season at AT&T Stadium against the Chicago Bears after playing against division rivals New York Giants and Washington Redskins in the first two weeks of the season.

The 2015 season was similar for both Dallas and Chicago. Both teams struggled with injuries to key players throughout the season and both teams also finished last in their division.

This will be the first year that the Cowboys face the Bears without Matt Forte as the featured weapon on offense in a long time; Forte signed with the New York Jets in the off-season. Raise your hand if you can remember the last time the Cowboys faced off against the Bears without Forte in uniform.

This will be John Fox’s first visit to AT&T Stadium as Head Coach of the Chicago Bears, and I’m sure that he hopes to come away with win against the Cowboys in a prime time game on Sunday night. Of course, the Cowboys will have something to say about that.

Last time we met…

The last time the Dallas Cowboys went head-to-head with the Chicago Bears was a Thursday Night Football game on December 4, 2014. The Cowboys traveled to Soldier Field and outscored their opponent 41-28, putting another check in the win column.

DeMarco Murray rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown, Tony Romo threw for three touchdowns, leading the high-powered Cowboys offense over a struggling Bears defense. The victory improved their record to 9-4 and guaranteed them their first winning season since 2009, after three straight 8-8 finishes.

My prediction…

Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett and the rest the Cowboys staff know how important this game could end up being when making their push for the playoffs later, so they will have the entire team ready and firing on all cylinders.

The Cowboys high-powered offense will be too much for the Chicago Bears to contain, and there is little to fear from the Bears on either side of the ball. America’s Team wins 31-17.

This game description was written by Staff Writer Brian Martin.
InsideTheStar.com, April 23, 2016

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Time

(Sunday) 7:30 PM CDT

Location

AT&T Stadium

1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011

Broadcast Info

This game can be seen on NBC

AT&T Stadium1 AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011

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