Through one quarter of the season, the NFC East has established itself as the best division in football without dispute. The question that remains though, is who is the best team in the East? Here is a team by team first quarter report.
The Dallas Cowboys- And so it begins... Jerry Jones makes his first appearance on the sideline, Terrell Owens has once again began to make his frustrations public, and Dallas drops a critical game to a division opponent. It wont be long now until The Cowboys enter self destruct mode right? Wrong... With the next three opponents being Cincinnati, Arizona, and St. Louis, they will be back on the war path before a showdown with the Giants in East Rutherford. Through four games, Dallas has showed why they can be an overwhelming opponent as well as how they can be beat. The Cowboys led during the entire week one match-up against The Browns, flexing their muscles in every aspect of the game. The following week Dallas fell behind early in the face of Jim Johnson's blitzing Eagles, a unit which forced Romo to fumble in the end zone, resulting in seven Eagle points. It looked as if Romo was feeding into the notion that he struggled significantly under pressure. Philidelphia's costly mistakes gave him a chance to capitalize and get a win though. Following a week three win at Green Bay came the most intrigueing opponent yet for the Cowboys ... The Washington Redskins, who would cause Dallas to reveal it's biggest flaw, the inability to play without a lead. Marion Barber received only eight hand-offs while Romo attempted 47 passes. The defense allowed Clinton Portis to run for 121 yards, and Jason Campbell had 231 yards through the air, with no interceptions. One play told all for the Cowboys though, a third and five for Washington with five fifty to go where a Washington first down would all but end the game for Dallas. Washington ran it for a first down... And Dallas had twelve men on the field. In conclusion, this teams ability to handle tough situations on offense and defense will determine its fate down the stretch.
KEY STAT- -4 Turnover ratio
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2 months ago
let me hear it... If there is one thing I know about the east its the fact that there are many opinions
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