getting rid of those knuckleheads is paying off big time. Lovin the team concept. The Eagles are beatable. Dont fret my man. Just ask the Raiders hahahah

Agree, this game is a litmus test. The Iggles are the toughest foe so far this season. The game is on their field, and 1st place is on the line. Dallas needs to show they can take the Iggles best shots and then hit them back even harder.

Disagree that Romo is not still the key player. If he plays bad, the Cowboys will lose. If he continues playing as he has since post Denver, Dallas has the edge.

Also last season’s blowout was more about a battered and beaten team going out and laying an egg against a good team. I don’t think the almighty Vince Lombardi himself could have made a difference in that game. The Ravens game seemed to take everything the Boys had left right out of them. I had zero confidence going into that game that Dallas was capable of beating PHI. I had hope, but zero confidence. This week’s game has a much different feel. Dallas is healthy and continue showing improvement in all 3 phases. My confidence level is very high that Dallas will win it. But you just never know how a game will unfold, especially with these two teams. So confidence is high, hopes are high, but I won’t be surprised if the Iggles find a way to win.

In 07 and 08, we won the first contest and lost the second. Totally useless I know, but if it keeps up, we’re golden on Sunday.

I am also still feeling the sting of last year’s debacle in PHL. I am also hopeful and scared about this game. I would love to give them an ass whipping as revenge for last season’s end, but as long as we give a good effort, win or lose, I will be content. Not happy, but content.

I do have to say if Romo plays well, we should win this game. If he plays poorly, we will most likely lose. I think as Romo goes, this team goes. But it will take a total TEAM effort to beat the Eagles in PHL.

This will not be a blowout on either side. The Eagles, much to their delight, caught us at the end of a perfectly crappy injury filled season. With a few perfectly crappy team mates. As I see it almost EVERYTHING has improved since that vomit-inducing disaster last year. ST, Def, O-line, healthy RBs,better QB play of late, better LB for this scheme, up and coming TE,breakout WR and one who needs to prove himself. .There’s no way another 44-6 awaits us although I hope the gentlemen from Philadelphia think so..

I’m kinda’ with Wade on this one. That was last year’s team that got crushed. This year’s team looks almost entirely different. I don’t think it’s about avenging their loss from last season as much as it is simply seeing who’s the top dog in the NFC East, and for some reason I can’t imagine us not winning. We’re too hot right now to fall to a team that managed to lose to the lowly Raiders. I understand they pummeled the Giants, but NY certainly isn’t playing good football at this point in the season.

Last year’s game hurt, but only last season. The 3 game winning streak put me at ease. This isn’t last year’s team that makes the mistakes they made back then. I understand it’s November and we typically play good football around this time of year, but it really does feel different this year. Philly shouldn’t intimidate us, and we shouldn’t feel we have something to prove against them. Our guys simply have to go out and play the exact same football they’ve played over the past couple of weeks.

If this is what the Cowboys think about going into Sunday, I like our chances of an angry team spewing fire and brimstone going all Old Testament on the Eagles. This is going to be one exciting game.

44-6, 44-6, 44-6 …

(nice write-up 5Blings)

Because if Romo plays well and doesn’t turn the ball over, we’ll win, no question in my mind, however, if he plays poorly and turns the ball over, we’ll probably lose. Unless the rest of the team falls apart around him, he’s always the key, we go as #9 goes.

One thing I do know for certain though, no matter what, you’re not going to see the kind of debacle you saw last December, this team’s DNA is nothing like last year’s and even if we lose, it will be a hard fought, tough contested battle that will decided in the 4th qtr.

Everyone seems to be making this game into something it’s not. This is not a litmus test, a playoff game, or even a redemption game.

What this game is:
- a Division game. Win and we’re 1-1 and in good shape for the most important tie-breaker
- a tough opponent on the road. Good teams win these, but not always.
- 1st Place in the NFC East at the halfway mark

This is a big game, but will have little affect on the season if the December swoon occurs again. Heck, if we win and lose next week in GB, it would be worse for our playoff chances than if the reverse occured.

During our b.s. prognostication before the season, few (if any other than my 19-0 prediction) predicted a win. While a win would be great, it’s not the end-all, be-all that it’s being made out to be.

The QB that is uprigth and has time to survey the field will win the game! Both teams have excellent play makers and good QB’s. The D-line that applies the most pressure will win. The key for Dallas is to get DeMarcus and Co. to pound on McNabb early and often. Keep the safeties deep and give em the short stuff just to rattle McNabb with a couple quick hits, disrupt his rythem early!

No WAY will Terence Newman shut down DeSean Jackson. It’s just an inconceivable thought. He’s the only defensive player I don’t have faith in. Yeah he’s been doing a good job tackling lately but he hasn’t been able to cover anyone decent this year.

Thank heavens for Miles Austin going up against Asante Samuel. Samuel is better than Newman, but at least we’ll have a threat at wideout to match DeSean Jackson.

and when Mc Nabb tried to tackle him he got laid out by Bradie. If we play like that, get Felix going, get our receivers a few plays and take their heart with MBIII we can’t lose.

I still can’t believe those 2 runs actually happened. On back to back plays no less.

Whoever plays better, Romo or McNabb – two of the biggest chokes in sports – wins this game. The Eagles laid an egg vs. Oakland, looked terrible against Washington, and are ripe for the taking. On the plus side, it’s still golfing weather in Montecito and Tex hasn’t heard about any loose divorcees that are on Romo’s radar, so there is hope. This is the season… the winner goes to the tournament. Let’s go.

For Philly:

Celek – he leads their team in receptions and has developed great chemistry with (both McInjury and Kolb) the quarterback.

McCoy – I liked him at Pittsburgh and I like him now. Dallas shouldn’t feel all that great that Westbrook isn’t playing, because McCoy can hurt people. He was a steal in the 2nd and he’ll be a worthy foe for years to come.

Juqua Parker – like Westbrook’s replacement McCoy, don’t be surprised if this guy (playing a lot because Amiamiri is hurting) gives Colombo some trouble on passing downs with his quickness and nose for the ball.

For Dallas:

Sensei – He’s going to need to come up big in the deep half and having the cast on his hand will make Reid and McNabb even more fearless on deep routes because Gerald can’t really catch a ball.

Barber – he played a game emblematic of the team last December and his blitz pickups will be critical if Romo will have any chance to throw downfield.

Roy “Will-I-Am-Number-One-s” – yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but I think he’s going to have a good day making plays in the middle of the field while McDermott is worrying about Witten and Austin.