He has to have potato chips on his chest

IPCQ: Week 11,Dallas Cowboys VS Washington Redskins. Romo swerves, and we avoid some Rex.

By Seth Jones.

I ntroduction: It took me 17 hours to come up with the title of this article. But it didn’t take the Cowboys long to put the Redskins in their place. Let’s face it, this is no ordinary game. I believe that the Cowboys-Redskins rivalry is easily a top 3 rivalry throughout the history of the NFL. I do NOT think that the players play harder for this game than they do for the Eagles, or the Giants. I do not think that the coaches put in any extra hours for this game than they do for any other division game. But there is something about this game that makes it feel like an enhanced version of NFL football. It would be nice if the Cowboys and Redskins were feared by the entire league, but despite our combined lack of dominance, this game still feels important to me.

Rivalries in professional sports are sort of funny. A lot of the players and coaches know each other. Some of them are former team mates, or current friends. The NFL is the company that they work for. Each game is a day at work. These rivalries aren’t do-or-die grudge matches for them. Do they want to win? Of course, they always want to win. Do they want to win rivalry game even more? Maybe a little bit.. What really makes an NFL rivalry is the fans. The fans are the driving force of the hatred and angst. Washington Redskins fans are great. So are Dallas Cowboys fans. Combine this superb fandom with the successes of these two franchises and you can see why this rivalry holds so much weight, even in the midsts of a lull.

This game lived up to the reputation that it has forged in previous contests. Overtime. What more can you ask for? If you say “A tie” then you’re a jackass. The fact that you CAN tie in the NFL bothers the hell out of me. But let’s not discuss the things that bother me. Let’s get to the article.

Actually, a lot of this may just end up being me complaining about things that bother me. But for better or for worse, read my notage on the Cowboys’ hard fought victory.

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Dan Bailey doing his impression of Rafael Septien (photo by dallascowboys.com)

Whew!… Give me a minute, I gotta catch my breath. Here we went again, somewhere between thrilling and frustrating for the 3rd straight week, coming out on top for the 2nd time. Our Dallas Cowboys ground out an 18-16 win against a typically tough Washington Redskins team despite playing an uglier game than last week at San Francisco.

Dan Bailey Kicked (like Rafael Septien) and Tony ‘ribs‘ Romo screamed (at his players, not in pain). The Cowboy’s wide receivers and center Phil Costa qued the circus music. With equal parts gritty-talented play and embarrassing-mistake filled play, it was a true team effort. (more…)