Review Carolina Panthers vs. Dallas Cowboys
Considering the Cowboys were coming off a last-second loss in the opener of their $1.15 billion stadium, a crowd of 90,588 was especially tense until the defense put the game away. The biggest sigh of relief likely came from team owner Jerry Jones.
“It certainly does feel good, the way it went so early, it just felt like maybe we ought to check this thing out for Grim Reapers living in the back someplace.” Jones said.
The Cowboys now (2-1) trailed 7-0 at halftime and was booed by fans. Although the defense was playing well and running backs Felix Jones and Tashard Choice were easing the road on Romo, the quarterback was being so careful to avoid the mistakes that doomed the Cowboys the previous week that the offense struggled to turn long drives into points.
The game was over when the Cowboys CB Terence Newman intercepted Jake Delhomme’s pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboys then made a two-point conversion to take a 21-7 lead with 5:07 left.
The Dallas Cowboys came into the game without a sack and the defense had not yet forced a turnover. Last night against the Panthers, the team took down Delhomme three times and forced three turnovers.
“Everybody on the outside was pressing the panic button, but not us,” linebacker Bradie James said. “We knew we had a bunch of ball left to play. There was still a lot of time to improve.”
