Observations from the late games:
-The 1972 Miami Dolphins can pop the cork on another season of perfection as the Colts fell in Dallas 17-14. The Cowboys didn’t necessarily gash the Colts run defense, but did rack up 117 yards. Tony Romo led two fourth quarter scoring drives that were capped off by Marion Barber touchdown runs. This doesn’t happen much over the course of a season, but other than two touchdown passes, Peyton Manning made three big mistakes in Indy’s loss. On top of two interceptions, the killer was on a fourth and two from the Dallas eight-yard line with just over two minutes left to play in the contest. Manning wound up and slung an incomplete pass halfway to San Antonio, which ended the drive and eventually cost the Colts a shot at tying the game. Similar to the playoff losses, it really seems like the only way to disrupt Manning is to get pressure on him. Easier said than done, I know, but the Cowboys did it Sunday and earned themselves a huge win.
– With a 20-14 victory over the Seahawks, the San Francisco 49ers are now 5-5 and are actually in position for a playoff run. I doubt it will happen, but with Frank Gore rushing for 212 yards and the defense causing five turnovers, anything can happen. The Niners almost blew the game at the end when Gore fumbled while trying to run out the clock. Seattle recovered, but then Seneca Wallace gift-wrapped an interception to Walt Harris to kill the rally.
– Thrilling game in the desert as Arizona topped Detroit 17-10. Okay, now I’m really confused on who the worst team in the NFL is.
