Thursday, December 10, 2009

Dallas Faces a Tough Foe in San Diego





Here we go again. We have another week and the Cowboys are facing yet another good QB. Phillip Rivers is having one of the best years in the NFL and no one is noticing. With all the oxygen being drained because of Manning(the good one Peyton),Brees and Favre there is little left for anyone else. Quietly Phillip Rivers,who the Chargers drafted to replace Drew Brees, has went about his business and gotten his team to 9/3 in the AFC..

He has a 108 QB rating with 21 td's and only 6 picks. Unlike Brees who plays great at the Super Dome(131 qb rating at home) but average on the road(90 qb rating with 11 td's and 7 ints on the road), Rivers has a 108 rating but a 102 on the Road.

The Chargers have won 7 in a row..Unlike the Cowboys who sink in December the Chargers are at their best in the same month. In 2008 the Chargers won the last 4 games of the regular season and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. In 2007 they won the last 6 and lost in the Conference finals to N.E. I can go back to 2006 and see they won the last 10. This team is hard to beat anytime but in December they just don't lose. You have to go back to 2005 to see a loss in December.

The come to town this week riding high and playing great. In their 7 in a row wins San Diego has defeated the Giants and Eagles. They are no fluke. Coached by Norv Turner(who Jerry Jones scorned to hire Wade Phillips)has the offense running the same offense as the Cowboys. It is his offense that Jason Garrett learned and runs. In an irony of ironies the Chargers run the same defense as the Cowboys. It is Wade Phillips defense.

With so much inside information, these teams shouldn't surprise the other team..The QB's are close..Romo 20 tds/7 ints...Rivers 21 tds/7 ints..Offenses/Defenses are compairable..Dallas #11 offense/San Diego #3..
Dallas #5 defense/San Diego #13..Penalties..Dallas 62/San Diego 61..

I expect a close game. Dallas plays better at home and San Diego plays the same no matter where they are. The line is Dallas -3..