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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Dallas Cowboys Clinch NFC Title

The Dallas Cowboys Clinch NFC with four games remaining in the National Football League regular season, the Dallas Cowboys have got clinched the National Football Conference (NFC) for the first clip since 1998. The Cowboys did it in dramatic manner by coming back in the dying secs to win their twelfth game of the season over the Motor City Lions. The Cowboys look to have got got got the ability to win even if they have to contrive ways to make so.

The Lions appeared to have the Cowboys just where they wanted them using a balanced discourtesy onslaught to maintain Tony Romo and the best NFC offense off the field. However, it was not to be as the Lions surrendered a 4th one-fourth scoring thrust in the concluding 2 proceedings and 15 secs to procure the triumph for the Cowboys.

The Lions appeared to have got the Cowboys figure as their running play couple of Kevin Mother Jones and T.J. Duckett combined for 152 yards, the most allowed by the Cowboys this season on 32 efforts with three touchdowns. The Lions passing game accounted for 248 yards. On top of this the Lions didn't turn the ball over the full game. Despite the impressive statistics the Dallas Cowboys establish a manner to procure the come-back win.

With the mark 27 to 21 for the Lions the Cowboys had to drive 60 paces in the concluding 57 seconds, without the benefit of a time-out, to mark the winning touchdown. With just 18 secs left in the game a 16 pace touchdown base on balls from Romo to Witten clinched the game and the NFC statute title for the Cowboys.

This season the Cowboys have got got the NFL's second-ranked discourtesy and 8th -ranked defence which have all contributed to their NFC-leading record. Add to that, Tony Romo's signal caller evaluation is 2nd to only Uncle Tom Mathew B. Brady and Terrell Jesse Owens is the NFC's prima scorer among non-kickers. The Cowboys have got a 12-1 record, seven game winning run and are undefeated on the route thus far this season. All of these impressive statistics have got got led the Dallas Cowboys to the NFC title, their first since 1998.

With just three hebdomads left in the season the Cowboys have just three more than oppositions to face. First up volition be a place game against the Philadephia Eagles followed by two route games, the first against the Carolina Panthers and the 2nd against the Cowboys' long clip challenger the American Capital Redskins.

It's been a long route back but the Dallas Cowboys are on way with NFC statute title and a path to Superintendent Bowl XLII.

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