The Dallas Cryboys Anti-Fan Picture Page
2004 Week 17: Giants 28, Cryboys 24
2004 Week 15: Eagles 12, Cryboys 7
2004 Week 14: Saints 27, Cryboys 13
2004 Week 10: Eagles 49, Cryboys 21
A few notes before the pictures..
2004 Week 9: Bengals 26, Cryboys 3 (Buhahaha)
2004 Week 7: Packers 41, Cryboys 20 (Buhahaha)
[ Click here for video highlights ]
GREEN BAY, Wis. - With coach-general manager Mike Sherman directing the
offense for the second straight game, the Green Bay Packers (news)
scored on their first seven possessions to thrash the Dallas Cowboys
(news) 41-20 Sunday.
The Packers (3-4) snapped a three-game losing streak at Lambeau Field
and Brett Favre beat the Cowboys (2-4) for just the second time in 10
tries.
Ahman Green ended a monthlong funk by rushing for 163 yards and two
scores, including a 90-yarder in the third quarter. He became the
second player in NFL history with two career touchdown runs of at least
90 yards, joining Bo Jackson, who did it in 1987.
Green, who had a 98-yarder last December, also set a franchise record
with his 27th 100-yard game, breaking Jim Taylor's record.
Sherman, who directed the Packers to 31 points and 434 yards last week
at Detroit, called the offensive plays for the second straight week
with offensive coordinator Tom Rossley still weak from heart surgery.
Rossley offered advice from the coaches box.
It was another masterpiece as Green Bay gained 480 yards and punter
Bryan Barker wasn't needed until 9 1/2 minutes remained.
In between Ryan Longwell's first-half field goals of 26 and 40 yards,
Green scored on a 1-yard run, his first TD rushing since Week 1, and
Javon Walker caught a 5-yard TD pass as the Packers took a 20-6
halftime lead. Dallas got field goals of 46 and 24 yards from Billy
Cundiff.
The Packers used some trickery to extend their lead to 27-6 on a
halfback option pass on the opening drive of the third quarter. Tony
Fisher's first NFL toss found Bubba Franks alone in the end zone.
Green had by far his best game of the season. He somehow slipped past
two linebackers for a 32-yard gain that set up his 1-yard score,
putting Green Bay ahead 10-6 and ended a five-game touchdown run
drought, his longest since joining the Packers in 2000.
Green knifed through end Greg Ellis' tackle for the TD.
Walker's 5-yard score made it 17-6 and capped a 15-play drive that took
more than 8 1/2 minutes. Dallas went three-and-out with Mat McBriar
shanking the punt, giving Green Bay the opportunity to extend its led
to 20-6 at halftime on Longwell's 40-yarder as time expired.
Tight end Jason Witten (eight catches for 112 yards) blew past
cornerback Al Harris and caught a 42-yard touchdown pass from Vinny
Testaverde that made it 27-13 and gave the Cowboys hope for their first
win at Lambeau Field in five tries.
Witten had a 19-yard reception and Keyshawn Johnson a 12-yard catch on
the two plays before the score, one of the few drives Dallas took
advantage of Green Bay's suspect secondary that lost safety Darren
Sharper to a sprained left knee in the first half.
The Packers responded with Favre's 33-yard TD toss to Donald Driver to
make it 34-13.
Walker had eight receptions for 129 yards.
Quincy Morgan, who had just three days to learn the offense after he
was traded from Cleveland last week, hauled in a 53-yard pass from
Testaverde on Dallas' second scoring drive. Morgan was pressed into a
bigger role after starter Terry Glenn aggravated a sprained right foot
in the first quarter.
Green Bay, which gave up a franchise-worst 48 points at Lambeau to
Tennessee two weeks ago, avoided its first 0-4 start at home since 1986.
2004 Week 6: Steelers 24, Cryboys 10
[ Click here for video highlights ]
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- The Dallas Cowboys spent a week
comparing Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a young Dan
Marino.
How about some Terry Bradshaw to go with it?
Roethlisberger completed 21 of 25 passes and two touchdowns, completing
nine straight throws on the Steelers' last two scoring drives Sunday
and 11 in one stretch, leading Pittsburgh to a 24-20 comeback win over
the Cowboys.
Cowboys coach Bill Parcells had warned his team about how good
Roethlisberger could be. It was Parcells who compared him to Marino.
``He can flat-out play,'' said Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress. ``I
think Parcells was right.''
Roethlisberger is the first rookie quarterback to go 4-0 since Phil
Simms on the 1979 New York Giants. He also became the first Pittsburgh
quarterback to win in Dallas since Bradshaw in 1982.
``He's got great poise,'' Parcells said. ``I think he's going to be
outstanding. I haven't changed my mind about that.''
And while a rookie led the way, it was a timely Dallas fumble and a
short TD from a Steelers old-timer that provided Pittsburgh (5-1) with
the winning points.
The Cowboys (2-3) had the ball on the Steelers 47 and facing third down
with a 20-17 lead with under 3 minutes left.
When Testaverde dropped back to pass, James Farrior, who had two sacks
and caused two other fumbles, crashed through the line to knock the
ball loose again. Kimo von Oelhoffen scooped it up and ran to the
Dallas 24 to set up the winning drive.
The Steelers drove to the 2 and Jerome Bettis rumbled in for the final
touchdown in the last minute.
``We made a mistake and it cost us bigtime,'' Parcells said.
The Cowboys (2-3) had one last chance to win with some razzle-dazzle.
Dallas covered 30 yards on a pass and lateral that moved the ball to
the Pittsburgh 30 with 1 second left. But Testaverde's final throw into
the end zone fell incomplete.
``That one big mistake at the end cost us,'' said Testaverde, who was
23-of-36 for 284 yards. ``If we hold onto the ball, the worst case we
punt and they have to go 80 yards for either a touchdown or a field
goal to tie.''
Farrior was grateful.
``We had a little present today,'' Farrior said. ``But we'll take it
and we appreciate it.''
The Steelers have won four in a row. And it will be Roethlisberger, the
cool rookie who stood in the pocket and made some tough throws against
a rugged pass rush, who will be credited with guiding them to this one.
``I was trying not to get hurt,'' said Roethlisberger, who was sacked
three times but avoided several others. ``I was able to make some
people miss and luckily I have the best receivers in the game.''
Roethlisberger was sharp at the outset. After Richie Anderson capped
the Cowboys' first drive with a 21-yard TD run, the Steelers marched
downfield to tie it on Roethlisberger's 5-yard pass to Burress.
In that one play, Roethlisberger showed more mobility than Marino ever
did, scrambling out of the pocket to his right and slinging the ball to
Burress an instant before Marcellus Wiley tackled him from behind.
The play excited the many Steelers fans sprinkled throughout Texas
Stadium who waved their signature ``Terrible Towels'' with every first
down.
``For a minute there I thought we were in Pittsburgh,'' said Cowboys
linebacker Dexter Coakley. ``It felt like it was a home game for
them.''
The Cowboys led 13-10 in the third period when Testaverde connected
with Keyshawn Johnson on a 22-yard TD. But the Steelers made it 20-17
on Roethlisberger's TD pass to Jerame Tuman when he stood flat-footed
in the pocket and rifled the ball to the back of the end zone.
``There was no panic,'' said Hines Ward, who led the Steelers with nine
catches. ``He showed a lot of poise and relied on the veteran guys
around him.''
The Cowboys had their chance to close it out before the final fumble.
But the Steelers weren't going to let Testaverde have a free shot at a
first down.
``We had to blitz,'' said Steelers coach Bill Cowher. ``We couldn't let
Vinny just sit back there and get into a rhythm. We had to find a way
to disrupt him.''
Notes: The Steelers got the win, but nose tackle
Casey Hampton and cornerback Chad Scott both suffered right knee
injuries and Cowher said ``It's not good news. Both could be gone for
the year.'' Cowher said the team would wait for further tests Monday.
... Johnson's third-quarter TD was the 50th of his career .... Bettis
was averaging only 1.8 yards per carry coming in, but already has seven
TDs.
2004 Week 5: Giants 26, Cryboys 10
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- The New York Giants aren't just winning. They're
doing the kind of things winning teams do.
Like making a stand on fourth-and-1 deep in their own territory, then
again at midfield in the fourth quarter. Like using a drive-reviving
defensive penalty as a springboard to the go-ahead touchdown. And not
giving up on Tiki Barber after a slow start, leading to a 58-yard run
on that pivotal drive.
Barber finished with 122 yards rushing and a touchdown and Steve
Christie kicked four field goals, lifting the Giants past the Dallas
Cowboys 26-10 Sunday.
It was New York's fourth win, all in a row since losing its opener. The
significant part is that the Giants won only four games last season, so
this sends them into their bye with a lot to celebrate.
That is, if tough-to-please coach Tom Coughlin lets them.
``It's nice to be where we are, but we haven't done anything yet,''
Barber said. ``We just have to continue to improve and make strides.''
At game's end, Coughlin ran to shake hands with Cowboys coach Bill
Parcells, his former boss and sometimes nemesis. This was Coughlin's
second win against him in five tries.
Then Parcells blamed himself for the failed fourth-down attempts,
although he added he wouldn't have needed to try creating momentum if
Dallas (2-2) had played better.
In addition to 11 penalties, the Cowboys' first fourth-down failure
left them with no points after driving to New York's 5 and they
squandered a 2-minute drill before halftime with a fumble that led to
Christie's second field goal.
``We're just stupid,'' Parcells said. ``We're just dumb.''
A tight game for 2 1/2 quarters tilted toward the Giants when a
questionable roughing-the-punter penalty gave them a fresh start from
their 28.
Jeff Feagles drew the flag by dropping his leg on top of Dallas' Keith
Davis, who was crouching to avoid contact. Feagles fell, then got up
and complained, helping convince officials he'd been decked.
``It's my fault for being too close to him,'' Davis said. ``I think
that play right there cost us the game.''
Actually, the next play hurt just as much.
Barber had just 26 yards on 10 carries at that point, but came back
with his long burst down the left sideline. Two personal fouls against
the Cowboys kept the drive alive and Kurt Warner capped it with a
1-yard pass to Jeremy Shockey, putting New York up 13-10.
Dallas answered by reaching the Giants 27, then Osi Umenyiora sacked
Vinny Testaverde on third down. Forced to try a 52-yard field goal,
Billy Cundiff came up short. New York turned it into a 47-yarder by
Christie.
Then Parcells panicked.
Down only six with about 10:30 left, he opted to go on fourth-and-1
from his 43. A swing pass to fullback Darian Barnes was stopped for no
gain.
``He showed some confidence in us and we let him down,'' Testaverde
said.
Coughlin's knowledge of Parcells may have paid off as New York's
defense spread the field instead of packing the middle, as it did on
the first try -- a run, like the Giants were expecting.
``It's almost an insult to our defense when guys go for it on fourth
down,'' New York defensive end Michael Strahan said.
Christie capped the ensuing possession with a 26-yarder, making him
4-for-4 after an ugly three-miss performance the previous week.
Barber put the game away on the next drive, first by turning a
third-and-10 pass into a 55-yard gain, then with a 3-yard touchdown
run. It was the first TD rushing against Dallas in 28 quarters.
Barber, the league leader in all-purpose yards and No. 2 in rushing,
had 76 yards on five receptions in addition to his 23 carries.
The Cowboys came out showing they'd used their bye week to fix a woeful
running game. Eddie George, ReShard Lee and Richie Anderson all had
their longest gains of the season before halftime and the team had its
season-best total by the end of the third quarter. Dallas finished with
166 yards, 75 by George.
But the passing game that had been so good failed the Cowboys.
Testaverde was just 15-of-24 for 126 yards, with a 7-yard touchdown to
Keyshawn Johnson the lone highlight. ^Notes: The Giants lost DT Fred
Robbins (sprained shoulder) and WR Tim Carter (hip). ... Dallas WR
Antonio Bryant (leg) was hurt on one of the final plays, but there was
no immediate update. CB Bruce Thornton, who was making his NFL debut,
may have sustained a season-ending knee injury. .. At halftime, the
Cowboys inducted Rayfield Wright and Cliff Harris into their Ring of
Honor.
2004 Week 1: Vikings 35, Cryboys 17
Video Highlights from the game: 56k | 300k
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Daunte Culpepper played like a quarterback entering
his prime, changing plays at the line, making all the right throws and
protecting the ball like a wise old pro.
Culpepper threw a career-high five touchdown passes, two to Randy Moss,
and led the Vikings to a 35-17 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday.
``He's just got to drive the car,'' coach Mike Tice said, ``and it's a
pretty nice car he's driving.''
The Vikings are hoping the 27-year-old Culpepper's inconsistent days of
interceptions and fumbles are behind him. Against a depleted Dallas
defense, he was both sensational and efficient -- going 17-for-23 for
242 yards with no turnovers and completing passes to nine different
receivers.
``I don't feel I have to make a play all the time with all these guys
around me,'' Culpepper said.
Meanwhile, 40-year-old Vinny Testaverde did his best to match
Minnesota's rising star. Testaverde was 29-for-50 for 355 yards, one
touchdown and no interceptions. His favorite target, Keyshawn Johnson,
caught nine balls for 111 yards in his first game with the Cowboys.
It was Johnson's first regular season appearance since last Nov. 16,
before he was permanently benched in a conflict with Tampa Bay coach
Jon Gruden.
``We play 15 more games,'' Johnson said. ``That's as positive as I can
be. I'm not into losing.''
Darren Woodson's back injury left Dallas with one proven player in the
secondary, Terence Newman, to defend Culpepper, Moss and the rest of
Minnesota's offense that led the league in total yards last year.
``It's very good to see the whole offense come around,'' Moss said.
``Not just Daunte.''
Culpepper rushed six times for 25 yards and three first downs, throwing
TDs to Onterrio Smith, Marcus Robinson and Kelly Campbell.
``He's playing at a level that no one can match right now,'' said
Smith, who rushed for 76 yards while starter Michael Bennett rested his
sprained knee.
Tice estimated that Culpepper audibled between eight and 10 times, and
two of the last-second changes went for touchdowns.
On third-and-1 in the second quarter, Culpepper recognized a blitz,
switched the play and threw a soft pass over the line to Smith -- who
snuck out of the backfield and raced untouched for a 63-yard score to
put Minnesota up 7-3.
``Culpepper's a good quarterback,'' Dallas coach Bill Parcells said.
``We did not get close to him, and he converted a bunch of third downs.
They're obviously a lot better than we are right now.''
Parcells' teams rarely quit, and the Cowboys were within four until
Culpepper found Moss in the corner of the end zone on a 1-yard rollout
midway through the third quarter to make it 28-17.
Moss had only 27 yards on four catches, but he made a big impact as
usual. He threw a reverse pass for 37 yards to Robinson, made some key
blocks downfield and drew two pass interference penalties. The first
one, an end-zone call on Tony Dixon, set up Moss' first score to make
it 21-10 early in the third.
``We have the weapons,'' Moss said. ``When a team wants to sit back
there and double-team me and play a soft zone ... we still don't miss a
beat.''
The Cowboys couldn't do anything on the ground. Veteran Eddie George
looked awfully slow and finished with 25 yards on eight rushes -- all
in the first half.
``I understand what my role is,'' George said. ``It's a long season,
and hopefully I'll get some opportunities next week.''
Rookie Julius Jones might give the Cowboys a lift, but he was inactive
with bruised ribs. Richie Anderson, another of Parcells' guys from his
days with the New York Jets, had 10 yards on six carries and lost a
fumble at the Minnesota 19 with 9:35 to play and the Vikings leading by
11.
ReShard Lee, a reserve from Middle Tennessee State appearing in his
first NFL regular-season game, was almost solely responsible for
Dallas' second touchdown. He returned a kickoff 62 yards and ran four
times for 31 yards, the last a 7-yard rumble off left guard to cut
Minnesota's lead to 21-17 early in the third quarter.
That was as close as the Cowboys came, though, as the Vikings tried to
get over their gut-wrenching, last-second loss to Arizona that closed
the 2003 season and kept them out of the playoffs.
``It was definitely some motivation,'' Culpepper said. ``We were able
to get that taste out of our mouth.''
Notes
Minnesota CB Ken Irvin, who was supposed to start, injured his
Achilles' tendon while backpedaling during warmups and is probably done
for the season. ... Dallas lost starting guard Andre Gurode to a
sprained knee in the third quarter. ... Vikings RB Moe Williams left in
the fourth with a sprained ankle.
2004 Pre-Season Game 1: Texans 18, Cryboys 0 (Buhahahaha)
2004 Training Camp: The Coke is Back in Town
While wondering about promising young athletes who allow careers, and millions of dollars, to go up in smoke. ...
Years ago, Quincy Carter never would've
received the opportunity to play quarterback in the NFL, and for one
ignorant reason: Blatant racism among coaches and owners.
Today, Carter is a victim again. But this time, it is a conspiracy of
one. He has victimized himself.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believed in the young black
quarterback from Georgia despite rampant rumors about his off-field
habits on the Athens, Ga., campus. Jones drafted Carter higher than he
probably should have. He played him probably sooner than he should
have. But, if you have no-nonsense Bill Parcells as your coach, he got
rid of him at the right time because the quarterback could no longer be
relied upon to be the leader he claimed he was at a position where that
commodity is mandatory.
Today, Carter is unemployed and the subject of much speculation. To me,
it doesn't matter if he used cocaine, marijuana or both. Immature on
the field and off, he is reportedly one failed drug test away from
being suspended by the league.
We still don't know all the facts, but Carter gave Jones and Parcells
little choice, particularly if the worst has yet to be revealed.
Besides, why risk the season on a quarterback that you're not even sold
on? True, had this been a young Phil Simms, he would probably still be
the coach's quarterback. Not because Simms is white, but because
Parcells believed his former New York Giants signal-caller possessed
leadership capabilities. Carter was released because he was an
inconsistent performer with a questionable attitude.
Carter said he was shocked — "at a loss for words," he told the Dallas
Morning News— after his release. But it's not what Carter told the
newspaper, including that rumors of cocaine use are ridiculous, it's
what he didn't say about his selfishness and an apparent drug problem.
One reason many athletes aren't afraid to use illegal drugs is because
they are often dealt with kid gloves by myopic coaches and, while in
college, weak administrators. However, that may be changing,
particularly if the Marcus Vick situation is any indication. Virginia
Tech came down hard on Vick, suspending the 20-year-old sophomore
quarterback who faces charges that include marijuana possession. He has
lost a year of eligibility and must complete a drug education program
and stay out of trouble to be reinstated.
If Carter did have drug troubles in college, perhaps those who could've
helped looked the other way. If so, they did the young man a
disservice.
It sounds as if Quincy Carter needs help. But an even bigger disgrace
is that he let down his Cowboys teammates, coaches and Jones, the man
who believed in his abilities.
He'll more than likely get a second chance with another NFL team, but
thus far he has failed to capitalize on the one thing that so many
black football players were denied for so long: a first opportunity. ...
 |
Other pictures:
|