Post by ccboy on Nov 11, 2008 3:24:15 GMT -7
Games
They Love the Nightlife
Big pressure? A season in the balance? A national stage?
Should feel like home to these guys.
Tony Romo made his first career start on a Sunday night in Carolina two seasons ago, with his team teetering at 3-3 after the Giants had cleaned their clocks on a Monday Night.
He overcame a rough start to close out a 35-14 win and start the Cowboys on a five-of-six run which propelled them into the playoffs.
This Sunday, Romo will again face a so-called “must win” gave with his team at 5-4 after the Giants cleaned their clocks at the Meadowlands.
The schedule makers may have put Dallas in their comfort zone: they are 10-1 in the Romo era in prime-time games. They were 6-0 on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights last year and are 2-0 this year. The only defeat was the 42-17 spanking the Saints applied in ‘06.
What’s more, the Cowboys have posted some of their biggest wins in these games. Here’s the record for night games with Romo under center:
2006
Dallas 35, Carolina 14 - Sunday night
New Orleans 42, Dallas 17 - Sunday night;
Dallas 38, Atlanta 28 - Saturday night;
2007
Dallas 45, New York 35 - Sunday night;
Dallas 34, Chicago 10 - Sunday night;
Dallas 25, Buffalo 24 - Monday night;
Dallas 38, Philadelphia 17 - Sunday night;
Dallas 37, Green Bay 27 - Thursday night;
Dallas 20, Carolina 13 - Saturday night;
2008
Dallas 41, Philadelphia 37 - Monday night;
Dallas 27, Green Bay 16 - Sunday night;
Overall
Thursday night: 1-0
Saturday night: 2-0
Sunday night: 5-1
Monday night: 2-0
Average score: Dallas 32, opponent 24
Will this record translate into a win against the Redskins? Who knows. Some of these games have been the ultimate Pepto evenings. Last year’s Buffalo game and this year’s Philly game come immediately to mind. It does seem that the Cowboys offense generally focuses better in these games.
If the profile holds, we’re due a shootout of the Landry/Gibbs vintage.
They Love the Nightlife
Big pressure? A season in the balance? A national stage?
Should feel like home to these guys.
Tony Romo made his first career start on a Sunday night in Carolina two seasons ago, with his team teetering at 3-3 after the Giants had cleaned their clocks on a Monday Night.
He overcame a rough start to close out a 35-14 win and start the Cowboys on a five-of-six run which propelled them into the playoffs.
This Sunday, Romo will again face a so-called “must win” gave with his team at 5-4 after the Giants cleaned their clocks at the Meadowlands.
The schedule makers may have put Dallas in their comfort zone: they are 10-1 in the Romo era in prime-time games. They were 6-0 on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights last year and are 2-0 this year. The only defeat was the 42-17 spanking the Saints applied in ‘06.
What’s more, the Cowboys have posted some of their biggest wins in these games. Here’s the record for night games with Romo under center:
2006
Dallas 35, Carolina 14 - Sunday night
New Orleans 42, Dallas 17 - Sunday night;
Dallas 38, Atlanta 28 - Saturday night;
2007
Dallas 45, New York 35 - Sunday night;
Dallas 34, Chicago 10 - Sunday night;
Dallas 25, Buffalo 24 - Monday night;
Dallas 38, Philadelphia 17 - Sunday night;
Dallas 37, Green Bay 27 - Thursday night;
Dallas 20, Carolina 13 - Saturday night;
2008
Dallas 41, Philadelphia 37 - Monday night;
Dallas 27, Green Bay 16 - Sunday night;
Overall
Thursday night: 1-0
Saturday night: 2-0
Sunday night: 5-1
Monday night: 2-0
Average score: Dallas 32, opponent 24
Will this record translate into a win against the Redskins? Who knows. Some of these games have been the ultimate Pepto evenings. Last year’s Buffalo game and this year’s Philly game come immediately to mind. It does seem that the Cowboys offense generally focuses better in these games.
If the profile holds, we’re due a shootout of the Landry/Gibbs vintage.