Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has struggled lately, but his entire body of work over the season has been pretty good.
Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, whose team will host the Bills Sunday, was asked Thursday what Fitzpatrick’s strengths are. And, well, Sparano didn’t use the word “smart” once.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Romo throws 3 TDs, Fitz 3 picks in Bills' loss
Tony Romo looked awfully good Sunday. Ryan Fitzpatrick looked awfully awful.
Though it wasn't all on Fitzpatrick. Romo was nearly perfect in the first half, going 18-for-19 for three touchdowns before the break, forcing the Bills to throw more than they're comfortable with.
Dallas went on to win, 44-7.
The Cowboys' signal-caller finished the game 23-for-26 for 270 yards and no interceptions.
Fitzpatrick, who threw a touchdown pass to David Nelson in the second quarter, was picked off three times in the second half -- twice in the last five minutes of the game. His second interception was a pick-6 by Terence Newman, who also made the first interception.
"It's hard to even think ahead right now just because of how embarrassing that loss was," Fitzpatrick told the media after the game.
Bills running back Fred Jackson gained 114 yards on only 13 carries but lost a fumble.
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Though it wasn't all on Fitzpatrick. Romo was nearly perfect in the first half, going 18-for-19 for three touchdowns before the break, forcing the Bills to throw more than they're comfortable with.
Dallas went on to win, 44-7.
The Cowboys' signal-caller finished the game 23-for-26 for 270 yards and no interceptions.
Fitzpatrick, who threw a touchdown pass to David Nelson in the second quarter, was picked off three times in the second half -- twice in the last five minutes of the game. His second interception was a pick-6 by Terence Newman, who also made the first interception.
"It's hard to even think ahead right now just because of how embarrassing that loss was," Fitzpatrick told the media after the game.
Bills running back Fred Jackson gained 114 yards on only 13 carries but lost a fumble.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Patriots to host unpredictable Cowboys
The New England Patriots are one of only two teams to win three Super Bowls in four years. The other? Yep, the Dallas Cowboys.
That’s about all these two teams have in common, too.
The last time they played each other was in 2007, when the Patriots destroyed nearly every regular-season opponent they faced — Cowboys included, 48-27, in Texas. And at this point, that’s all just pretty irrelevant. Different coaches, different players and different situations have both teams at a crossroads, but there’s no doubt about it: they both are out for blood.
Tom Brady and the Pats (4-1) are looking to keep on rolling, fresh off their big, home win over their division rival New York Jets, and one game away from their Week 7 bye. The Cowboys (2-2) are in quite a different situation. Four close games … a couple disastrous collapses, a couple impressive wins. But just like the Patriots’ opponent last week, the Cowboys are well aware that coming into Foxborough and leaving with a win can revive any team’s season, especially this early on.
Can the Cowboys respond from their bye week in a positive way?
Some analysts think the Cowboys, fresh off their bye, could be the team to snap the Patriots’ unreal home winning streak. A lot of people have expected a lot from the Cowboys lately, though. And those people have been let down a lot.
Could the Cowboys do it? Sure; “Any Given Sunday.” But the Cowboys need to be a team that finishes. That’s the biggest problem for the team that has beaten a game San Francisco 49ers squad and division-rival Washington Redskins this year, yet gave away a Week 1 win to the Jets and folded in horrifying fashion to the red-hot Detroit Lions just before heading into their bye.
There’s no doubt that a bye couldn’t have come at a better time for Dallas. The doubt lies in just how effectively the team used the week off to improve and prepare.
Will the Patriots continue to improve against a team this hungry?
Typically, the Patriots do well against teams in desperate need of a W. The Jets were starving last week. They remain hungry.
“I think the biggest confidence booster we’re getting is in practice each week,” cornerback Devin McCourty told reporters this week. “We’re practicing better as a defense and I think it’s showing on Sundays. Right now, we’re just trying to keep that going — keep having good practices, putting it together and it will give us the confidence to go out there on Sundays and play confident, trust our abilities, trust what we did all week and just go out there and play good defense.”
With a secondary that’s been called anything but solid, facing off against a more-than-capable QB and receiving corps, the Patriots defense is looking to make another strong impression on the defensive side of the ball.
Romo vs. the Patriots’ defense
All the pressure is on Romo, as it usually is. In addition to being known as the guy who “can’t win the big one,” Romo is becoming the guy who just doesn’t win. Or, even worse, the guy who gets his team a nice lead then gives it away in a losing effort.
Anybody knows that you can’t do the Patriots any favors when it comes to ball possession, so if Romo is going to go out and start giving the ball away, the Cowboys might as well save the gas and stay in Arlington.
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That’s about all these two teams have in common, too.
The last time they played each other was in 2007, when the Patriots destroyed nearly every regular-season opponent they faced — Cowboys included, 48-27, in Texas. And at this point, that’s all just pretty irrelevant. Different coaches, different players and different situations have both teams at a crossroads, but there’s no doubt about it: they both are out for blood.
Tom Brady and the Pats (4-1) are looking to keep on rolling, fresh off their big, home win over their division rival New York Jets, and one game away from their Week 7 bye. The Cowboys (2-2) are in quite a different situation. Four close games … a couple disastrous collapses, a couple impressive wins. But just like the Patriots’ opponent last week, the Cowboys are well aware that coming into Foxborough and leaving with a win can revive any team’s season, especially this early on.
Can the Cowboys respond from their bye week in a positive way?
Some analysts think the Cowboys, fresh off their bye, could be the team to snap the Patriots’ unreal home winning streak. A lot of people have expected a lot from the Cowboys lately, though. And those people have been let down a lot.
Could the Cowboys do it? Sure; “Any Given Sunday.” But the Cowboys need to be a team that finishes. That’s the biggest problem for the team that has beaten a game San Francisco 49ers squad and division-rival Washington Redskins this year, yet gave away a Week 1 win to the Jets and folded in horrifying fashion to the red-hot Detroit Lions just before heading into their bye.
There’s no doubt that a bye couldn’t have come at a better time for Dallas. The doubt lies in just how effectively the team used the week off to improve and prepare.
Will the Patriots continue to improve against a team this hungry?
Typically, the Patriots do well against teams in desperate need of a W. The Jets were starving last week. They remain hungry.
“I think the biggest confidence booster we’re getting is in practice each week,” cornerback Devin McCourty told reporters this week. “We’re practicing better as a defense and I think it’s showing on Sundays. Right now, we’re just trying to keep that going — keep having good practices, putting it together and it will give us the confidence to go out there on Sundays and play confident, trust our abilities, trust what we did all week and just go out there and play good defense.”
With a secondary that’s been called anything but solid, facing off against a more-than-capable QB and receiving corps, the Patriots defense is looking to make another strong impression on the defensive side of the ball.
Romo vs. the Patriots’ defense
All the pressure is on Romo, as it usually is. In addition to being known as the guy who “can’t win the big one,” Romo is becoming the guy who just doesn’t win. Or, even worse, the guy who gets his team a nice lead then gives it away in a losing effort.
Anybody knows that you can’t do the Patriots any favors when it comes to ball possession, so if Romo is going to go out and start giving the ball away, the Cowboys might as well save the gas and stay in Arlington.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Patriots should be set if Romo plays 2nd half
Here’s a tip for the New England Patriots (4-1) when they face the Dallas Cowboys (2-2) Sunday: Just get to the second half.
Dallas blew a 17-point lead to the New York Jets in the season-opener and saw a 24-point lead get washed away against the Detroit Lions in the Cowboys’ last game before their bye, which was last week. Both were second-half comebacks by Dallas' opponents.
Quarterback Tony Romo was a big help in both losses, throwing three second-half interceptions (two for touchdowns) against the Lions and fumbling the ball inside the 10-yard line against the Jets before throwing an all but game-sealing pick.
Romo has four touchdowns and no interceptions in the first half of games this year, followed by three touchdowns and five interceptions in the second half.
His completion percentage drops from 68.1 to 62.0 after the mid-game break, and Dallas gives up more sacks in the second half.
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Dallas blew a 17-point lead to the New York Jets in the season-opener and saw a 24-point lead get washed away against the Detroit Lions in the Cowboys’ last game before their bye, which was last week. Both were second-half comebacks by Dallas' opponents.
Quarterback Tony Romo was a big help in both losses, throwing three second-half interceptions (two for touchdowns) against the Lions and fumbling the ball inside the 10-yard line against the Jets before throwing an all but game-sealing pick.
Romo has four touchdowns and no interceptions in the first half of games this year, followed by three touchdowns and five interceptions in the second half.
His completion percentage drops from 68.1 to 62.0 after the mid-game break, and Dallas gives up more sacks in the second half.
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