After 10 weeks of the NFL season, The Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns have finally earned my respect as the solid football teams they are touted to be.
The Dallas Cowboys are clearly the class of an all be it weak NFC, but are the class none the less. With a sound, all around performance on both sides of the ball today against the surging New York Giants, they remain u undefeated within their division and conference, with their only defeat to the AFC powerhouse Randy Moss and the New England Patriots. Tony Romo ran a balanced offensive attack, using his legs to by time, and calculatingly spreading the ball around to all receivers and handing off to his two star backs. The effective balance inevitably allowed Terrell Owens to break free for two big scores in the 4th quarter. On the other side of the ball, the Dallas defense swarmed Eli Manning and receivers, demonstrating that defensively they are capable of shutting down the upper echelon of NFC offences. It appears that the Cowboys are on pace for an NFC conference final with the Greenbay Packers, who with an identical record and lead by a living, playing legend in Brett Farve, are looking incredibly solid.
The Cleveland Browns, although in a losing effort, showed today that they can score with the best of them in the NFC. Jumping out to an early lead against a very stiff Pittsburgh Defense, and putting up 28 total points although they still have kinks to work out defensively to be considered with the best. The play of young upstart Derek Anderson is sure to keep Brady Quinn on the bench, as the combination from Anderson to Braylen Edwards is proving to be one of the most effective in the league. And with a powerful back in Jamal Lewis, who still has plenty of tread on the tires, the Browns could contend for a wild card, and be formidable down the stretch for any opponent.
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