Johnson lifts Titans past sloppy Cowboys 34-27

What is Jerry Jones waiting for? He has always been so quick to pull the trigger when a head coach doesn’t perform, yet he has Wade Phillips running this team into the ground and doesn’t fire him.

With the talent the Dallas Cowboys put on the field each week they should at the very least win 12 games each year and make it deep into the playoffs, if not to the Championship Game or Super Bowl. Jerry has basically wasted the last 3 seasons while waiting and hoping that Wade and his coaching staff can put it all together. Guess what Jerry, it isn’t going to happen, how much longer will it be before you realize this? If the Cowboys had a head coach such as Mike Shanahan or Andy Reid this team wouldn’t look like the disorganized bunch they are.

By the way, Jason Garrett also sucks. There is no continuity to this offense; no identity. It seems he’s more concerned with “feeding” all the mouths on the offensive side of the ball than he is with putting together a winning formula. TGO

Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press

By JAIME ARON, AP Pro Football Writer Jaime Aron, Ap Pro Football Writer Sun Oct 10, 8:02 pm ET

ARLINGTON, Texas – Dallas made one mistake too many, by an offensive lineman, no less. It was enough for the Tennessee Titans to finally put away the Cowboys.

The Cowboys overcame defensive flubs that got them down by 14 early. They even bounced back from two tipped-pass interceptions thrown by Tony Romo.

But when Marc Colombo was penalized for a celebratory somersault in the end zone, and a breakdown on special teams followed, it was what Tennessee needed for a 34-27 victory Sunday. The Titans (3-2) won their 11th straight against an NFC team, the NFL’s longest active non-conference win streak.

Chris Johnson scored a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the fourth quarter, handing the Cowboys a defeat they won’t soon forget.

Dallas (1-3) thought it revived its hopes of playing in the Super Bowl at home because of an impressive victory followed by a bye. This game showed what a mess this club is. Each unit can look at the other and say, “What happened?!”

There were three pass interference penalties on the game-opening drive, the third declined because Tennessee’s Nate Washington caught a 24-yard touchdown pass. A sack that would’ve forced the Titans to punt from midfield was erased by a penalty, leading to the touchdown that put Tennessee up 17-3.

Romo rallied the Cowboys to tie the game at 17 and 20. David Buehler missed a 44-yard field goal that would’ve put Dallas ahead and Romo had a tipped pass intercepted on the end zone to kill another scoring threat.

Then came another tipped-pass picked off at the 13 and returned to the 1, setting up Johnson’s first touchdown of the fourth quarter.

Romo tied it again at 27 on a touchdown throw to Jason Witten, but Colombo was penalized 15 yards for celebrating. Dallas had to kick from farther back and Tennessee’s Marc Mariani returned it to the 11. A penalty on the tackle moved the ball to the 5, setting up Johnson’s next touchdown.

Romo had the ball twice more, but turned it over on downs and threw another interception — no tips, just a horrible throw right to a linebacker.

Johnson ran 19 times for 131 yards. Vince Young was 12 of 25 for 173 yards and two touchdowns.

Romo was 31 of 46 for 406 yards, with three TDs and three interceptions. He was sacked six times after going down only once coming in. The Titans came in tied for the NFL sacks lead.

Miles Austin caught nine passes for 166 yards, including a spectacular 69-yarder for a touchdown.

Dallas had won at least three straight after a bye in each of coach Wade Phillips’ three seasons.

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One Response to Johnson lifts Titans past sloppy Cowboys 34-27

  1. GhostRider says:

    TGO…
    I can’t say I feel for you even knowing what I great fan you are of the Cowboys and Tony Homo, but I have never been a fan of them fags – not since they beat my Dolphins in the Super Bowl, what, 40 years ago?
    To add insult to injury, you may also lose your Fantasy match-up with the great GhostRider, moi, but don’t start crying yet as you have Randy Moss and NYJ’s defense left playing tonight and are only 30 points behind.
    Which brings a question to mind: does it feel better when my fantasy football team wins, or when my favorite NFL team wins?
    Well, Tony Scinta, a Ph.D. is looking for an answer to the question that has been lingering in fantasy circles for years. He is a professor who is conducting research on this issue.
    You can find the survey here. -> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W982CGM
    On that note TGO, I bid you farewell and good luck tonight, seriously, as Fantasy Football is all just about the way the cookie crumbles… about on which side the coin lands.
    I can rant and rave about roster management, consciousness, and all that crap but at the end of the day, it’s all about a coin toss… Destiny.

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