Buccaneers (5-2) at Cowboys (4-3)
Source: www.sportingnews.com
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
It's a bigger deal for ... The Cowboys, because the wheels appear to be on the verge of wobbling off the bus, and the schedule doesn't exactly soften going forward, with the Giants and Redskins sandwiching Dallas' bye in the next three weeks. With Romo likely out until the Washington game on Nov. 16, it would seem to be the right move to hitch the offense to Marion Barber. But the Bucs have been excellent in tight spots -- ranking eighth in defending the run (3.7 yards allowed per carry) and No. 1 in red-zone defense.
Still big for ... the Buccaneers, since the NFC South looks to be a dogfight going forward. Chances are, Jeff Garcia, Earnest Graham and Warrick Dunn are licking their chops looking at tape of that Dallas defense, which will have Wade Phillips assuming tyrannical control this week.
They said it ...
Cowboys TE Jason Witten: "Everybody's got to play better. You can't say, 'Tony's not playing, that's going to hurt.' What good teams do and great players do is raise their level of play. That's what we've got to do."
Buccaneers DT Chris Hovan: "It's huge to be a team that can win on the road. You take that advantage away from the home team. If you have a strong team that's coming in that can enforce their will on you at their home place, then you're a contender, then we're starting to talk about down the line."
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
It's a bigger deal for ... The Cowboys, because the wheels appear to be on the verge of wobbling off the bus, and the schedule doesn't exactly soften going forward, with the Giants and Redskins sandwiching Dallas' bye in the next three weeks. With Romo likely out until the Washington game on Nov. 16, it would seem to be the right move to hitch the offense to Marion Barber. But the Bucs have been excellent in tight spots -- ranking eighth in defending the run (3.7 yards allowed per carry) and No. 1 in red-zone defense.
Still big for ... the Buccaneers, since the NFC South looks to be a dogfight going forward. Chances are, Jeff Garcia, Earnest Graham and Warrick Dunn are licking their chops looking at tape of that Dallas defense, which will have Wade Phillips assuming tyrannical control this week.
They said it ...
Cowboys TE Jason Witten: "Everybody's got to play better. You can't say, 'Tony's not playing, that's going to hurt.' What good teams do and great players do is raise their level of play. That's what we've got to do."
Buccaneers DT Chris Hovan: "It's huge to be a team that can win on the road. You take that advantage away from the home team. If you have a strong team that's coming in that can enforce their will on you at their home place, then you're a contender, then we're starting to talk about down the line."
posted by The Gryphon at 6:56 PM
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