THE OFFICIAL GAME DAY THREAD CARDINALS VS COWBOYS
Welcome Everyone, Cardinals Fans, Cowboys Fans & All NFL Fans
Today, Your Arizona Cardinals are at home and are facing the Dallas
Cowboys. This marks the third week in a row an NFC team from the Eastern Division.
The Cowboys lead the all time series record between the two teams with a record of
56-41-1. However; The Cardinals have lost only once in the last seven meetings.
This is more than a rivalry for Cardinals fans. It gets deep and personal to some
long time Cardinal fans. Before the Cardinals moved to the desert they were
bitter divisional rivals in the NFC Eastern Division.
To many Cardinal faithful, the Cowboys are who we should have been and more.
For example the Cardinals were given the chance to replace The Cowboys on
Thanksgiving Day for two seasons 1974 losing to the Buffalo Bills 32-14 and
in 1977 to the Miami Dolphins 55-10. That was the last of Pete Rozelle's
experiment to have the Cardinals be the 2ND Thanksgiving day game.
The Detroit Lions have been the early game on Thanksgiving since 1934.
The Cardinals had the opportunity to become like America's team.
The Cardinals were so close in the mid 1970's to breaking out
and building a dynasty only to have it thwarted when Bill Bidwill
fired St. Louis Cardinals beloved Coach Don Coryell. The Cardinals
won two divisional titles and nearly a third in 1974,1975,1976.
We were the
CARDIAC CARDINALS.Today, The Cowboys come to town like a juggernaut. They
are 2-0 and tied for first in the East. The offense has scored
70 points while the defense has only allowed 10 points. Dallas
shut out the Giants in the first game of the season 40-0.
They are setting the tone for the NFC right now along with the
49ers(3-0). But these Cardinals are a fighting bunch
of no names and overachievers. This game is ripe for an upset
and this scrappy bunch will either get a close win or
lose in a landslide.
AS AWAYS ENJOY THE GAME!
FLCF
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