St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday September 22nd 1:00 PM (EST)
Line: Cowboys by 3
In years past I would've told people to not even bother watching this matchup. The Dallas Cowboys have been the epitome of mediocrity the past couple of years, and the St. Louis Rams have been, how do I say it nicely? The Rams have just been a bad football team. However, since Jeff Fisher has taken over as head coach, the Rams have made strides in the right direction. Last year they were an overtime field goal away from their first non-losing season since 2006. The Rams have looked good so far this season, beating the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1 and hanging tough in a 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Now if only they didn't play in arguably the toughest division in football and they brought back those beautiful throwback uniforms, then they'd be in serious business.
The Cowboys fell to 1-1 last week after losing 17-16 to the other team from Missouri, the Kansas City Chiefs. If the 'Boys are going to bounce back in Week 3, their defense will have to bring their A-game against an improved Rams offense featuring the likes of quarterback Sam Bradford, wide receivers Tayvon Austin, and Chris Givens, and tight end Jared Cook. St. Louis' offensive line has been an area of weakness in recent years but Bradford has not been sacked yet this season.
This matchup could end up being the most closely matched game of Week 3. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will exploit the weaknesses in the Rams secondary, but Bradford will answer right back with one of the first 'signature games' of his young career. A last long range second field goal off the leg of Greg Zuerlin sneaks the Rams out of Dallas with a win, as my upset special of the week.
Final Score: Rams 27 Cowboys 26
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Sunday September 22nd 1:00 PM (EST)
Line: Cowboys by 3
In years past I would've told people to not even bother watching this matchup. The Dallas Cowboys have been the epitome of mediocrity the past couple of years, and the St. Louis Rams have been, how do I say it nicely? The Rams have just been a bad football team. However, since Jeff Fisher has taken over as head coach, the Rams have made strides in the right direction. Last year they were an overtime field goal away from their first non-losing season since 2006. The Rams have looked good so far this season, beating the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1 and hanging tough in a 31-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Now if only they didn't play in arguably the toughest division in football and they brought back those beautiful throwback uniforms, then they'd be in serious business.
The Cowboys fell to 1-1 last week after losing 17-16 to the other team from Missouri, the Kansas City Chiefs. If the 'Boys are going to bounce back in Week 3, their defense will have to bring their A-game against an improved Rams offense featuring the likes of quarterback Sam Bradford, wide receivers Tayvon Austin, and Chris Givens, and tight end Jared Cook. St. Louis' offensive line has been an area of weakness in recent years but Bradford has not been sacked yet this season.
This matchup could end up being the most closely matched game of Week 3. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will exploit the weaknesses in the Rams secondary, but Bradford will answer right back with one of the first 'signature games' of his young career. A last long range second field goal off the leg of Greg Zuerlin sneaks the Rams out of Dallas with a win, as my upset special of the week.
Final Score: Rams 27 Cowboys 26
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