Ministry of Pain
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Dak Prescott vs Tom Brady in his last game wearing a Bucs uniform, perhaps
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MNF-Wildcard ***Dallas at Tampa Bay*** (+3, 45) (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Ministry of Pain
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As soon as the matchups were settled you knew this game would be the Monday Nighter. America's Team against The G.O.A.T.
Based solely on how these two have played most of the year The Cowboys should be an easy choice. But,to quote a line from a famous movie..."I have a very bad feeling about this."
I don't think the Cowboys defense is as fast on natural grass as they are on the artificial stuff. That could be somewhat of an equalizer.
And unless Brady is playing The Giants in the post season I just can't dismiss his teams chances. We may have seen the last of Mr. Rogers in a Packers uniform,but I have a gut feeling
Mr. Brady will stick around in a Bucs uniform at least one more week,so...
Tampa Bay- 30
Dallas- 24
Based solely on how these two have played most of the year The Cowboys should be an easy choice. But,to quote a line from a famous movie..."I have a very bad feeling about this."
I don't think the Cowboys defense is as fast on natural grass as they are on the artificial stuff. That could be somewhat of an equalizer.
And unless Brady is playing The Giants in the post season I just can't dismiss his teams chances. We may have seen the last of Mr. Rogers in a Packers uniform,but I have a gut feeling
Mr. Brady will stick around in a Bucs uniform at least one more week,so...
Tampa Bay- 30
Dallas- 24
3 hour lunch
Footballguy
3 weeks ago everyone would have had Dallas by 21. Hard to ignore how bad Dallas looked yesterday, but Tampa was atrocious most of the year. I’m thinking the better team still pulls this out
Dal 27
Tampa 20
Dal 27
Tampa 20
Cowboy fans know how this story ends…
In reality, Tampa is not good and most other quality teams beat the Bucs.
In the parallel reality that exists this century for Cowboy’s fans, Dallas snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, inventing a novel way to lose.
Bucs 27-24 with a bizarre ending in store that most certainly reflects a major Dallas error.
In reality, Tampa is not good and most other quality teams beat the Bucs.
In the parallel reality that exists this century for Cowboy’s fans, Dallas snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, inventing a novel way to lose.
Bucs 27-24 with a bizarre ending in store that most certainly reflects a major Dallas error.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
The Bucs have not broken 30 point but a couple times this year, heck they barely hit 20 most weeks.
Once was a 41-31 loss to KC earlier in the season and then 31 vs Carolina last week when they won the South
They are going to need a strong defensive performance like they got Week 1 at Dallas, that game feels meaningless right now.
What the Bucs could have going for them is Tristan Wirfs back next week as more than just being active
Brady didn't play the whole game and the Bucs were ahead as I recall at Half 17-10
It's Tom Brady, the man is still dealing at 45 yrs old and there is talk he will play next year for someone
What happens if Brady is in the NFC Semi-Finals at 45 yrs old? I can come up with some crazy story arcs for him to end the '22 Run on a relative high note setting up his 2023 Run with whatever team he finds that has just about everything else but their QB situation figured out. He needs a Top 5 OL to operate behind.
Neil Beaufort Zod
Footballguy
Buccaneers only seem to win by mounting a big comeback against a weaker team that they should have been leading anyway. I don't see that happening with Dallas. The Buccaneers haven't played a complete game in months (perhaps only against Dallas) and doing it now seems far fetched to me. Brady is Brady, but he doesn't have stellar coaching or play calling.
Cowboys 30
Bucs 21
Cowboys 30
Bucs 21
jerry jones
Footballguy
Brady with a last minute score to close out a typical Cowboys season….:sigh:
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
Dallas Cowboys Season Cycle
- Season starts
- Beat up on Bad Teams
- Fans get delusional
- "We Dem Boys...This is our year"
- Choke in playoffs (WE ARE HERE)
- Season starts
- Season starts
- Beat up on Bad Teams
- Fans get delusional
- "We Dem Boys...This is our year"
- Choke in playoffs (WE ARE HERE)
- Season starts
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Jerry, you just got to keep getting the ball to Pollard.
jerry jones
Footballguy
“Zeke is our starter”
Grahamburn
Footballguy
The Bucs are pretty bad. I don't expect the Cowboys to have much of a problem.
greenmountaingoat
Footballguy
I haven't watched much TB this year. Seems like the OLine was getting trashed on every play there for a while. How's that unit doing? How were they able to overcome that vs the Panthers a couple of weeks ago? The Cowboys offense is so strange too. They're capable of exploding but seem out of sync so much of the time. That Cowboys D Line certainly will give TB fits if they're still struggling.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Tristan Wirfs was back for that game. Brady had a little more time against the Panthers, but he also hung in the pocket more than he has all year. I guess the stakes were high enough that he turned on his give a crapper.
If he'll stand in and take hits they have a chance. If he's chucking and ducking like most of the year they won't. Tampa's center left early yesterday. Don't know if it was precautionary or what. Donovan Smith has been bad all year. It's likely Dallas will destroy them.
Capella
Footballguy
It’s a pretty good line. Wirfs is a top-4 tackle. Mason is a very solid RG. Hainsey has done well at center, Leverett has been a huge improvement at LG (line improved when he replaced Goedeke) and Smith has been an abject disaster at LT.
I have a theory that Tom was getting the ball out early all season to avoid getting hit as the division sucked and they were on cruise control. Now with nothing left to play for if you lose, I think he’s going to hang in there longer. This happened in the Carolina game.
Imo the Bucs are an ok team, lots of flaws, but they can definitely win this game. I got awesome tickets today and I’m off next Monday so I’m very excited.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I am torn over this one: I don't want either team to win.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I will take the Bucs and the points. They have a top 10 defense, and while age is finally catching Brady, he is still good enough in spots that I think the offense will make enough plays. Dallas's defense has not been playing as well, they are turning it over a lot, and they commit too many penalties. The Bucs just have to play a clean game and they will win. I will say 20-17.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
My Wednesday prediction says Dallas is one of the best plays on the board.
They have the ground game and offense to keep Brady and the Bucs on the sidelines shining up their cannons
Dallas 34
Tampa 13
It doesn't feel like it will even be close. The Bucs have shown you exactly who they are all season.
6-9 over their last 15 games, Dallas will run them out of the building. It could get ugly when they sit Brady in the 4th.
They have the ground game and offense to keep Brady and the Bucs on the sidelines shining up their cannons
Dallas 34
Tampa 13
It doesn't feel like it will even be close. The Bucs have shown you exactly who they are all season.
6-9 over their last 15 games, Dallas will run them out of the building. It could get ugly when they sit Brady in the 4th.
unckeyherb
Footballguy
Eagles-Cowboys seems a fait accompli. Dak does Dak things but in the end they pull it out.
Dallas wins: 27-24
Dallas wins: 27-24
General Malaise
Footballguy
They already played this year in Dallas. Tampa smoked them 19-3. Not sure why Dallas is favored now in Tampa. This feels like stealing.
Tampa 78
Dallas 2
Tampa 78
Dallas 2
General Malaise
Footballguy
The problem is Dak has the highest INT% in the NFL. I'll take all the action you want, Cowboy. Save the vig, let's go!
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Dallas in a rout
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Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
No idea what to expect here.
TB has looked awful all year and then finally blew up week 17.
Dallas has looked great all year and then completely
the bed week 17.
I hate to read into any 1 week too much, but that was a week both teams should have been “in playoff form”
Also worth noting, Dallas is 0-7 against TB (including week 1)
Imma say TB 27, Dallas 23
TB has looked awful all year and then finally blew up week 17.
Dallas has looked great all year and then completely
the bed week 17.I hate to read into any 1 week too much, but that was a week both teams should have been “in playoff form”
Also worth noting, Dallas is 0-7 against TB (including week 1)
Imma say TB 27, Dallas 23
Capella
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Depends on how truly healthy Parsons and Armstrong are on the defensive line for Dallas.
In light of Capella's posting, I'll say
Dallas 28
Tampa Bay 24
And it's a late garbage-time touchdown that gets Tampa to within four.
In light of Capella's posting, I'll say
Dallas 28
Tampa Bay 24
And it's a late garbage-time touchdown that gets Tampa to within four.
rockaction
Footballguy
And I really want to pick Tampa, but they look...old.
One thing you don't want to look in sports is noticeably old. That's just ripe for up-and-comers.
Like Zeke. He looks old, too.
Maybe Tampa finds the fountain of youth here and this is all me gasbagging. We'll see.
One thing you don't want to look in sports is noticeably old. That's just ripe for up-and-comers.
Like Zeke. He looks old, too.
Maybe Tampa finds the fountain of youth here and this is all me gasbagging. We'll see.
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Let's discuss
-My reasoning is...Bucs are my 2nd fav although it is a distant 2nd from the feeling I get when the Miami Dolphins win(which is like almost never!). I love the Bucs, had tickets at the Sombrero back in the day-90s, Jeff George, Steve Young, those guys are the types I saw when the Bucs were in the 90s and I turned into a mega fan the day they hired Tony Dungy.
-I know what you might be thinking...#1 is Miami, #2 the Bucs...**** yeah Tom Brady was a difficult pill to swallow as a Bucs fan and let's go back to when they were 7-5 in 2020 before they won 8 in a row...that was a surreal and somewhat bitter pill with my son(mucho Bucsfan) in my living room, Super Bowl 55
-I would like to take your money because it's a built in get out of Dodge for me. Bucs do as they have all year, I win and I take your happy hour funds for a day. They win, doubt I would be very salty about paying you out. So it's kind of a win win for me whether I collect or not. That's usually a dangerous person to gamble with, you sure GM?
So even though the Bucs are my 2nd fav team and logic would tell you that I have a pretty good beat on them and this is not reverse jinx, you're willing to give me Dallas Pk'em, do I have that right?
-There's a **** ton of rumors surrounding Brady and the team I hold near and dear to my empty heart. When a 46 yr old reincarnation of George Blanda becomes a viable weapon for your hometown team at Quarterback, you tend to get salty and quite sarcastic.
So you want the Bucs?
What are we playing for here...Starcade '86 Scaffold Match?
I tend to lean more towards the Royal Rumble '92 where it's the Ministry of Flair vs Everyone
So pick a number between 1 and 30
FULL MATCH - 1992 Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 1992
Witness one of the most amazing Royal Rumble Match fields ever, as Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and more Superstars vie for the vacated WWE Champion...
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About the 30 minute mark we see General Rowdy Roddy Malaise take the ring
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
1/17/93
But that’s irrelevant whether they win or lose this week.
It’s like saying red has hit 10 spins in a row so I’m betting red
TampaMike19
Footballguy
TY Hilton is going to pull a Cooper Kupp and burn the Bucs deep for a long touchdown in crunch time
Todem
Footballguy
When it comes to the Cowboys…..naaaaaa.
Good luck to your team…they certainly have a better shot than mine who last won a playoff game in 2001 (Dolphins).
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
It’s been 8 years since they had the playoff win @ Green Bay stolen from them
#Dezcaughtit
Amused to Death
Footballguy
Dallas has 3 trends working against them:
- Their playoff record over the last generation of NFL fans
- Brady's 7-0 vs. the Cowboys
- The Cowboys are 1-4 on natural grass this year (11-1 on turf)
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
You forgot
Cowboys 1-6 in the playoffs wearing the Navy jersey (they’re wearing the Navy jersey this week)
General Malaise
Footballguy
Let's discuss
-My reasoning is...Bucs are my 2nd fav although it is a distant 2nd from the feeling I get when the Miami Dolphins win(which is like almost never!). I love the Bucs, had tickets at the Sombrero back in the day-90s, Jeff George, Steve Young, those guys are the types I saw when the Bucs were in the 90s and I turned into a mega fan the day they hired Tony Dungy.
-I know what you might be thinking...#1 is Miami, #2 the Bucs...**** yeah Tom Brady was a difficult pill to swallow as a Bucs fan and let's go back to when they were 7-5 in 2020 before they won 8 in a row...that was a surreal and somewhat bitter pill with my son(mucho Bucsfan) in my living room, Super Bowl 55
-I would like to take your money because it's a built in get out of Dodge for me. Bucs do as they have all year, I win and I take your happy hour funds for a day. They win, doubt I would be very salty about paying you out. So it's kind of a win win for me whether I collect or not. That's usually a dangerous person to gamble with, you sure GM?
So even though the Bucs are my 2nd fav team and logic would tell you that I have a pretty good beat on them and this is not reverse jinx, you're willing to give me Dallas Pk'em, do I have that right?
-There's a **** ton of rumors surrounding Brady and the team I hold near and dear to my empty heart. When a 46 yr old reincarnation of George Blanda becomes a viable weapon for your hometown team at Quarterback, you tend to get salty and quite sarcastic.
So you want the Bucs?
What are we playing for here...Starcade '86 Scaffold Match?
I tend to lean more towards the Royal Rumble '92 where it's the Ministry of Flair vs Everyone
So pick a number between 1 and 30
FULL MATCH - 1992 Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 1992
Witness one of the most amazing Royal Rumble Match fields ever, as Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and more Superstars vie for the vacated WWE Champion...
About the 30 minute mark we see General Rowdy Roddy Malaise take the ring
I stopped reading 1/3 through. Born and raised in Dallas; bled Cowboy Blue but 25+ years of agony is enough. This is not a team mentally ready for success.
And no, not SU. Why would I do that? I'm not a charity.
Tampa +2.5 (me) for $100. Yes or no?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Do people just forget Cam Akers gifting Tampa life in that game or nah?
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
When was the last time the Dallas Cowboys won a postseason game on the road?
The Dallas Cowboys will begin the next phase of their campaign to win the Lombardi trophy which has eluded them since their last Super Bowl victory in 1995.
Wow. You wrote that so I looked it up. They haven't won a road playoff game since 1992.
Tom Brady 7-0 against the Cowboys.
Dallas turns the ball over way too much on offense.
Yet...I still have doubts Tampa can win the game. Tampa just isn't a good football team. On any given Sunday I guess.
