Sunday, January 07, 2007

Manning struggles, defense steps up

By Justin Albers
basketballss132002@yahoo.com
INDIANAPOLIS- All week long all we read columns that talked about how terrible the Colts defense is. There was no way they were going to stop Larry Johnson, no way. Well guess what, Johnson didn't even gain 50 yards and the Colts defense allowed only 8 points in the game. Peyton Manning completed 30 of his 38 passes, but threw 3 interceptions. The folks from Indianapolis hope he will be more confident next week when the Colts go up against the NFL's stingiest defense in Baltimore. It should be a dandy.

Cowboys blow golden opportunity
What happened to the boys from Dallas? After the Cowboys beat the Colts, they became the favorite to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. That was until they collapsed at the end of the season. Dallas lost the the Detroit Lions in the last game of the regular season, and was forced to play the Seahawks in the first round of the playoffs. Leading 20-13 with 6:30 to go in the 4th quarter, Dallas took over on there own 2 yard line. WR Terry Glenn caught a screen pass and fumbled it into the end zone. The result of the play was a safety, giving Seattle the ball down by five. Matt Hassleback led his team down the field for a touchdown, putting Dallas in a one point hole. The Cowboys took the ball all the way to the Seahawk 2 before their drive stalled and they were forced to try a field goal. Romo was unable to control the snap and Martin Gramatica never got a shot to hit a game winner. Dallas blew the game and the season.

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