The View Back East: Giants Losing Steam
After the Eagles and Giants both lost last week, the Dallas Cowboys are in sole possession of first place in the division. Will the Cowboys continue to roll?
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After the Eagles and Giants both lost last week, the Dallas Cowboys are in sole possession of first place in the division. Will the Cowboys continue to roll?
The Dallas Cowboys are in control of their destiny for first place in the NFC East. It has become a two team race unless the Eagles get hot and run the table.
The Giants were huge underdogs going into New England last week. The Patriots had not lost consecutive games since 2003.
It was another intense week in the NFC East. The Giants struggled to beat a winless Miami team. The Redskins got shut out by the Bills and the Eagles dominated the Cowboys.
The Cowboys and the Redskins were both on bye weeks, but things could not have gone any better for both teams. The Giants lost to the lowly Seattle Seahawks and the Eagles lost to the very impressive Buffalo Bills.
The NFC East got shook up this week. The Cowboys blew a 20-3 lead at half-time to lose 34-30. The Eagles blew a 20-3 lead at half-time to lose 24-23. The Redskins continued their resurgence and dominated the Rams in a 17-10 victory and the Giants overcame a 27-17 deficit with 5:16 to play to win 31-27. This division is still up for grabs, but the Giants and Redskins have taken control of the division early on.
The Eagles were the favorite by many to win the NFC East. Some people claimed they were Super Bowl favorites after all the free agents they signed. How the tables have turned.
It was another wild week in the NFC East and several key players got injured. We saw Michael Vick, Tony Romo, Miles Austin, Felix Jones, Mario Manningham and Dominique Hixon all go down with injuries. How will these teams recover? How will these injuries impact the Cowboys?
Week One is in the books, so how did the rest of the NFC East fare? Writer Joe Kleiber has the view from back east.
The NFC East is always one of the toughest divisions in the NFL. Every rivalry is physical and personal. The Eagles have loaded up in free agency and call themselves the "dream team", but they still must prove they can win in the playoffs.
The Cowboys have signed kicker Shayne Graham, a longtime Cincinnati Bengal who spent time last season with the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
The NFL released the regular season schedule for the 2011-2012 season Tuesday evening despite an impending lockout. Here's what the Dallas Cowboys will have to prepare for throughout the season.
The Giants won their season-finale against the Redskins, but fell short of making the playoffs because of a Packers win.
The Jason Garrett Naysayer Society is not going to have a good week. The Cowboys put a shocking, lights out effort on the field against the Giants and came away with a 33-20 win.
Jon Kitna passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns and the Dallas Cowboys looked revitalized under interim coach Jason Garrett in a 33-20 victory that served as reality check for the New York Giants on Sunday.
The lights went out twice within 11 minutes of the third quarter of the Cowboys-Giants game.
Dallas Cowboys cornerbacks Terence Newman and Michael Jenkins have left Sunday's game against the New York Giants with injuries.
Tony Romo broke his left collarbone, then things really got bad for the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys are tweaking the practice schedule looking for any little edge to improve their game against the Giants.
