Cowboys and Giants Lead A Big Week in the NFL

NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants face off in the first regular season game at "Jerry World." The Giants have won 47 road openers, the second-most in league history. This will be a great game and a game with a lot of emotion. It will be the first time DE Chris Canty has faced his old team and the Giants defensive line will be a big factor in a win or a loss at Cowboys stadium. The Cowboys have the best TE duo in the league and experienced with a lot of double tight sets featuring Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett last week. This should give the Giants problems with them having to double cover Witten in most cases and leaving receivers Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, and Miles Austin with chances to make some big plays as long as Romo is protected and has time to throw the ball. Not many teams in the league can match up with Witten and Bennett.

Dallas has won the last seven games when CB Terrance Newman has an interception. Dallas needs to make the Giants WR's beat them and they must stop Brandon Jacobs who has killed Dallas in the past. Last week against Washington, Jacobs struggled rushing the ball 16 times for only 46 yards. If Dallas can stop Jacobs and make Eli Manning and Steve Smith beat them they will have a chance to win the game. This will be a huge early season win for either team and will give the winner confidence going into the third week and the rest of the season.

Dallas has won 4 out of the last 5 regular season math-ups against New York and are looking to win for the first time at the new stadium. There are rumors of the game being blacked-out due to low ticket sales. This will not be determined until Thursday night.

If Dallas plays tough defense and can hold New York to 24 points they have a real chance of winning the game. Tony Romo had a good week one and many players in the Cowboys locker room say that Romo is much more comfortable without TO around. Look for Tashard Choice and Felix Jones to have big games as well, with Marion Barber pounding it out early and late in the game.