PDiddie Praises The Cowboys

PDiddie of Brains and Eggs and I had a bet on the Cowboys/Texans game played last night. The loser was to post on the winner's blog praising the winning team. I got lucky, and the Cowboys hung on to win 23-22. Here is PDiddie's post praising my 'Boys:

The Dallas Cowboys, the mightiest team in Texas (and perhaps the nation) prevailed in relatively easy fashion over the Houston Texans-- at least when their starters were playing in the first half -- in the preseason showdown between the two Lone Star NFL clubs Friday night in Texas Stadium, the final meeting for the two teams there.The Cowboys will move from Irving, its home for 37 years and the site of many historic victories, to its gleaming new billion-dollar football palace in Arlington next season.

It took a failed two-point conversion from Sage Rosenfels to JacobyJones with 2:05 left in the game to seal the 23-22 deal for Dallas in a game overshadowed by a serious neck injury to Texan's special teamer Harry Williams. He was taken to the hospital where it was reported --just ahead of Barack Obama's vice-presidential selection -- that he would have surgery to fuse two vertebrae.

The Cowboys looked strong, even overwhelming at times in the first half, with Tony Romo, Marion Barber, and Terrell Owens flashing their skills. Without an overthrow to T.O. and an interception in the endzone by Houston linebacker Zac Diles, Dallas might have salted the game away before halftime. While the Cowboys starters on offense were rested in the second half, Texans quarterback Matt Schaub and other first-string players came out for the third quarter. But Houston,trailing 20-13 when Schaub left, drew close to a win with Rosenfels and the second and third-string playing in the fourth, and gambled on a victory instead of kicking the PAT for the tie and overtime.

Nothing less than a Super Bowl appearance is anticipated for the Cowboys this year, and they played like they will be worthy of the high expectations. Stetsons and backwards-baseball caps off to them, and best of luck to all Cowboys fans for a thrilling season ahead.

PDiddie