Post by ccboy on Nov 22, 2009 2:14:27 GMT -7
It's new look for old Cowboys-Redskins rivalry
By Tom Orsborn - Express-News ARLINGTON —
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones entered the season confident that playing in a new $1.2 billion home would bring out the best in his players.
What he didn't count on was that opposing players would also be fired up to do battle in the gleaming, massive palace.
“That's the first thing I thought about when going to Dallas, ‘Man, I get a chance to play in the new stadium,'” Washington receiver Santana Moss said.
“I'm looking forward to seeing what it's all about. It looks nice on TV. You get mesmerized. I remember seeing that first game on TV, with the cheerleaders dancing on platforms. I was like, ‘Wow.' But you look forward to it mostly knowing it's a rivalry game.”
One of the NFL's fiercest feuds begins a new chapter today when the first-place Cowboys host the last-place Redskins for the first time at Cowboys Stadium.
Dallas (6-3) looks to get back on track after it had its four-game winning streak snapped with last week's 17-7 loss at Green Bay. The Cowboys, who have won three straight at home after christening their new digs with a loss to the New York Giants in Week 2, are one game ahead of Philadelphia and the Giants in the NFC East and three games ahead of the Redskins (3-6).
This game is also crucial for Dallas because of division tiebreaker ramifications and its goal of entering December on a roll. On Thursday, the Cowboys host the hapless Oakland Raiders (2-7) in their annual nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game.
“You want to take it one game at a time, not really get too much into the two games being at home,” linebacker Bradie James said. “It doesn't matter where you play them. It's a matter of how well you play.”
Washington is coming off a 27-17 win over Denver and has won five of its last eight meetings with Dallas, including a 26-24 win last year in its last visit to Texas Stadium. But the Redskins also haven't won on the road in nearly a year. After winning at Seattle on Nov. 23, 2008, Washington has lost seven straight away games, including four this season.
But that doesn't matter to the Cowboys.
“Nobody really cares about the records, and we always want to beat each other,” guard Leonard Davis said. “It's the NFC East. Every divisional game is important.”
By Tom Orsborn - Express-News ARLINGTON —
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones entered the season confident that playing in a new $1.2 billion home would bring out the best in his players.
What he didn't count on was that opposing players would also be fired up to do battle in the gleaming, massive palace.
“That's the first thing I thought about when going to Dallas, ‘Man, I get a chance to play in the new stadium,'” Washington receiver Santana Moss said.
“I'm looking forward to seeing what it's all about. It looks nice on TV. You get mesmerized. I remember seeing that first game on TV, with the cheerleaders dancing on platforms. I was like, ‘Wow.' But you look forward to it mostly knowing it's a rivalry game.”
One of the NFL's fiercest feuds begins a new chapter today when the first-place Cowboys host the last-place Redskins for the first time at Cowboys Stadium.
Dallas (6-3) looks to get back on track after it had its four-game winning streak snapped with last week's 17-7 loss at Green Bay. The Cowboys, who have won three straight at home after christening their new digs with a loss to the New York Giants in Week 2, are one game ahead of Philadelphia and the Giants in the NFC East and three games ahead of the Redskins (3-6).
This game is also crucial for Dallas because of division tiebreaker ramifications and its goal of entering December on a roll. On Thursday, the Cowboys host the hapless Oakland Raiders (2-7) in their annual nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game.
“You want to take it one game at a time, not really get too much into the two games being at home,” linebacker Bradie James said. “It doesn't matter where you play them. It's a matter of how well you play.”
Washington is coming off a 27-17 win over Denver and has won five of its last eight meetings with Dallas, including a 26-24 win last year in its last visit to Texas Stadium. But the Redskins also haven't won on the road in nearly a year. After winning at Seattle on Nov. 23, 2008, Washington has lost seven straight away games, including four this season.
But that doesn't matter to the Cowboys.
“Nobody really cares about the records, and we always want to beat each other,” guard Leonard Davis said. “It's the NFC East. Every divisional game is important.”