Packers game is all about who makes the key plays
By Terrell Owens
Special to the Star-Telegram
This column is a little unusual due to the fact that I will actually be talking to you about three games. The Redskins, the Thanksgiving game against the Jets and the upcoming Thursday night game against the Packers.
What a run of games we have, and two of them are back-to-back Thursday-night games.
That is a first for my career, and if I am not mistaken it could be the first time a team has played two Thursday-night games back-to-back.
Anyway, let's get started.
I know many people would expect me to be tooting my horn right now, but this whole thing is bigger than me. Our team as a whole is playing very good football. I do want to add that I am playing out of my mind right now and a lot of that is due to my commitment to hard work in practice and the hard work of my teammates.
Man, we are having fun, and for the past two or three years of my career it hasn't been much fun at all.
We as a team just have to continue to play with a chip on our shoulder; I know I am. I told you last week the Redskins would play us tough, they always do. We went into halftime down 10-7, and that was a gut check.
In the second half, as usual, we tend to play a lot better. I know a major part of that is our coaches do a great job evaluating the first half and then make the right adjustments. We really needed that because the Redskins were not just going to lie down.
Everyone made critical plays on our team and we still only won by less than seven points. They actually had a chance to win it at the end despite all the good plays we had.
That win had a lot to do with our defense and their ability to bend but not break. The real hero, though, was Terence Newman and his game-saving interception with under two minutes to play.
We then turned around after three short days and played the Jets on Thanksgiving Day.
They rolled into our stadium and thought they were going to be the ones eating the turkey at the end of the game. Not in our house; like clockwork the second half was ours. As I said before, adjustments, adjustments, adjustments -- our coaches are the best at that.
Terence Newman also had a déja vu with his interception for a touchdown. That play really opened the gates for us and the momentum was all ours after that.
They would have to get back on the plane and get their turkey back in New York.
It was another good win for us, but the real tough game will be Thursday night against Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers.
The networks will have their fun this week building the game up with all the comparisons they will make between the two quarterbacks.
I got to tell ya, I am very excited, two 10-1 teams fighting for home-field advantage in the playoffs. I know in our stadium our fans will be crazed and full of energy, and we will feed off of that.
I have been mentioning the home-field advantage in my past columns and how crucial it is in the playoffs.
Brett Favre is playing the best he has played in his career, and his young team is following him like he's the Pied Piper. Their defense is also playing well and their corners will be up for the fight.
Both teams are playing well in all phases of the game and it will come down to one or two plays that make the difference.
It will be like a heavyweight fight. Packers-Cowboys, be there!
Special to the Star-Telegram
This column is a little unusual due to the fact that I will actually be talking to you about three games. The Redskins, the Thanksgiving game against the Jets and the upcoming Thursday night game against the Packers.
What a run of games we have, and two of them are back-to-back Thursday-night games.
That is a first for my career, and if I am not mistaken it could be the first time a team has played two Thursday-night games back-to-back.
Anyway, let's get started.
I know many people would expect me to be tooting my horn right now, but this whole thing is bigger than me. Our team as a whole is playing very good football. I do want to add that I am playing out of my mind right now and a lot of that is due to my commitment to hard work in practice and the hard work of my teammates.
Man, we are having fun, and for the past two or three years of my career it hasn't been much fun at all.
We as a team just have to continue to play with a chip on our shoulder; I know I am. I told you last week the Redskins would play us tough, they always do. We went into halftime down 10-7, and that was a gut check.
In the second half, as usual, we tend to play a lot better. I know a major part of that is our coaches do a great job evaluating the first half and then make the right adjustments. We really needed that because the Redskins were not just going to lie down.
Everyone made critical plays on our team and we still only won by less than seven points. They actually had a chance to win it at the end despite all the good plays we had.
That win had a lot to do with our defense and their ability to bend but not break. The real hero, though, was Terence Newman and his game-saving interception with under two minutes to play.
We then turned around after three short days and played the Jets on Thanksgiving Day.
They rolled into our stadium and thought they were going to be the ones eating the turkey at the end of the game. Not in our house; like clockwork the second half was ours. As I said before, adjustments, adjustments, adjustments -- our coaches are the best at that.
Terence Newman also had a déja vu with his interception for a touchdown. That play really opened the gates for us and the momentum was all ours after that.
They would have to get back on the plane and get their turkey back in New York.
It was another good win for us, but the real tough game will be Thursday night against Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers.
The networks will have their fun this week building the game up with all the comparisons they will make between the two quarterbacks.
I got to tell ya, I am very excited, two 10-1 teams fighting for home-field advantage in the playoffs. I know in our stadium our fans will be crazed and full of energy, and we will feed off of that.
I have been mentioning the home-field advantage in my past columns and how crucial it is in the playoffs.
Brett Favre is playing the best he has played in his career, and his young team is following him like he's the Pied Piper. Their defense is also playing well and their corners will be up for the fight.
Both teams are playing well in all phases of the game and it will come down to one or two plays that make the difference.
It will be like a heavyweight fight. Packers-Cowboys, be there!
posted by The Gryphon at 7:27 AM
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