Tim's Two Cents-January 10

Cowboys Win First Playoff Game Since 1996.  Yes it's been a long time, but the drought is finally over.  The Cowboys got a huge monkey off their back yesterday as they beat the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday 34 to 14 at Cowboys Stadium in front of 92,951 fans, a playoff record for a postseason game other than the Super Bowl.  My cousin Henry and other Cowboys fans can relax for now.  This game was a rematch from week 17 in Arlington where the Cowboys previously shut out their NFC East rivals.

As a reward for their dominating performance, Jerry's team will head to Minnesota next Sunday to take on Brett Favre and the Vikings.  We'll see how effective the old gunslinger is against Tony Romo and company.  What I find fascinating is that if the Cowboys were able to win again next week and if the Saints lost, then the Cowboys would host the NFC Championship game in two weeks.  Will there be another record breaking crowd in attendance if all the stars align correctly in two weeks?

As far as next week is concerned, I hope the Cowboys can win against the Vikings if for no other reason than to see the Brett Favre experience come to an end.  Then he can hopefully retire and not put us through a game of will he or won't he. 

Over the past few weeks the one thing I'm sure about is the Cowboys are now a very confident team now that their December woes are over.  Whether they can continue their winning momentum, that's the number one question.    

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