Terrell Owens' Popcorn Got Too Much Butter?

7 Catches. 156 Yards. 1 touchdown.

Great game, right? Not so fast. After Terrell Owens caught that single touchdown in the Dallas Cowboys dominating 37-27 win against the Green Bay Packers, he grabbed the fan's popcorn container and pretended he was eating some of that famed popcorn he likes to talk about so much. Apparently, he got some butter on his hands because later in the game, when it really counted, he flopped.

That was not an innocuous drop in the fourth quarter. Not only was that fourth-quarter drop pathetic (we were up by just 3 points), it almost cost the Dallas Cowboys the game.

Up by just 3 points and driving, Tony Romo (19/30, 309 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 INT) threw a hard pass into the chest of Owens, who appeared to make one of the easiest catches all year. But somehow, someway, he juggled the ball and it flew up in the air, and into the hands of Al Harris for an interception. It was Owens' second drop of the game, and although I was away from my favorite Cowboys forum to see the fans' reactions, I heard the din of a collective jaw drop.

How can such a star receiver drop so many passes, especially ones that seem so easy to catch? Owens seems to make the catches we don't expect receivers to make. But when it's thrown perfectly to him, he drops or juggles it. That's why it's hard to attack him so much, because he does make those great catches. And he also gets 156 yards on 7 catches.

But tonight really upset a lot of Cowboys fans. Once up by 17 points, the Cowboys floundered the lead, and by the fourth quarter the team was only up by a field goal. Thank you Nick Folk.

DeMarcus Ware really came through with a key sack in the fourth quarter after the Owens' error, which gave the ball back to the Cowboys. The game was over after that, despite the good play from back-up quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

I go to bed tonight very happy, despite the Owens bull shit. We beat a good team tonight, although I expect and am fully prepared for Packers fans and anti-Cowboy fans to talk crap about how we played a team with Brett Favre injured before half time and their second-best corner out with an injury. Whatever. In one ear and out the other. We would have won if Tom Brady was guiding that team. It was domination from the get-go in my opinion.

That game was telling for me. And I am now going to say on the record that the cheating New England Patriots better watch out. The Dallas Cowboys are looking for you. They are seeking revenge, a rematch, an all-out war. If the Pats think they've got this Super Bowl wrapped up, think again.

We're not playing around anymore, New England. We have our eyes set on you guys. We are bleeding blue and silver. We haven't forgotten. We're coming for you!

Down With Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers! Chant it!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE: If you don't have the NFL Network, try this to watch the game. Good luck. I hope it works for all of you screwed over by the NFL and the cable companies.

OK Dallas Cowboys fans, here we go. We are less than 90 minutes away from kick off for what is the biggest game for the NFC so far this year.

Both teams are 10-1, a match-up made in heaven. The aging Brett Favre is having one of his best seasons, while Tony Romo is devouring the Cowboys record book.

How do I see this game playing out? I won't sway from my last post: I do think Dallas will win tonight, and I also think they can dominate this Packers team. Will they? I won't be surprised if they do, but I see the game close until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Dallas pulls away with a touchdown and wins by 10 points. I think rookie kicker Nick Folk will be faced with at least one 50-plus yard kick, which he will make to put the Cowboys ahead at half time.

As I said before, Favre will lose this game for the Packers. He will try too hard and turn over the ball at a key moment in this game. Not to mention, Dallas has a superior running game, and I expect the coaches will use the Julius Jones-Marion Barber duo possibly more than they have all season. Thirty carries total? Maybe.

Let's look at some statistics:
1. Green Bay has allowed a lot less points, nearly a touchdown a game less. But they have also played far worse offensive teams like Minnesota and Chicago, their only loss of the season.
2. Favre has a better completion rate, 300 more yards and five less interceptions than Romo, who threw five in one game. But Romo has a whopping seven more touchdowns than Favre, and he has already broken the single-season TD record for the Cowboys.
3. The Packer rushing game has nothing on Dallas.

Green Bay Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Grant	107	494	4.6	2
Wynn	50	203	4.1	4

Dallas Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD
Barber	145	715	4.9	7
Jones	124	495	4.0	2

4. Jason Witten has almost as many catches and yards as Donald Driver, the top receiver for the packers. Get real. Witten is going to have a huge game. Terrell Owens is blowing them all out of the water, with already over 1000 yards and 13 touchdowns, tying what he had last year.

Green Bay Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Driver	63	832	13.2	2
Jennin...	39	625	16.0	9

Dallas Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Owens	64	1093	17.1	13
Witten	59	750	12.7	6

Offensively, statistics show we are very close outside of rushing the ball, where the Cowboys hold a distinct edge. Again, I think we will run the ball very well today and more than 30 times. No reason to get into a passing battle with Favre. On defense, Dallas has given up slightly less yards per game. In fact, the defenses, statistically, are nearly identical until you get to one category: rushing. Dallas has shut down the running game for opposing teams, giving up less than 100 yards per game. Green Bay, however, is right at the century mark for opposing teams' rushing. That's good news for Dallas.

Here are the full statistics:

TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS
TEAM OFFENSE	TEAM	PER GAME AVERAGE
Total Yards	GNB	380.0
	DAL	389.0
Yards Passing	GNB	298.5
	DAL	265.9
Yards Rushing	GNB	81.8
	DAL	122.9
TEAM DEFENSE	TEAM	PER GAME AVERAGE
Yards Allowed	GNB	315.4
	DAL	299.1
Pass Yds Allowed	GNB	215.3
	DAL	217.0
Rush Yds Allowed	GNB	100.1
	DAL	82.1

The only concern I have is the secondary, and namely Roy Williams. Favre is doing a lot of dump passes and slants for 10-yard gains. This is where Roy has trouble. I think all Cowboys fans are concerned about this and the big pass play. However, Williams has to show up sooner or later, and this is the game to do it. I expect him to play well, possibly even intercept one of those slants if he watched the film this week.

I am so pumped up for this game I can barely breathe. I had to skip the gym today because I didn't eat anything and I was too overwhelmed. I finally ate, and now it's time to drink some beer.

For the first time this year, sadly, I won't be able to live blog. I have to watch this game at a friend's house because I don't get the NFL Network since Comcast took it off the basic cable lineup. I don't even want to get into it, but hey, I cannot complain too much: My friend has a big-screen HD television. Plus, he apparently bought the beer!!!

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers: Brett Favre is Going to be Tony ROMO-IZED

In case you are wondering, $330 will get you a ticket to the blockbuster matchup tomorrow night between America's Team, the Dallas Cowboys and the Cheesy Green Bay Packers.

A few notes about the game: WR Patrick Crayton is expected to start, but it's not going to be a game breaker if he doesn't get a lot of catches. As expected, Terry Glenn is not playing. I believe this is a game in which Jason Witten can shine. I also believe Marion Barber can expose the Packer defense for big, punishing runs into the endzone.

The Packers will have Nick Collins back at free safety, and corner Charles Woodson will play even though he is listed as questionable.

This is how I see this game transpiring tomorrow night. Favre is going to cost this game for the Packers. He is going to force throws, get sacked and fumble the ball once. He will try too hard to create plays because they won't have an ounce of life in the running game. The Dallas Defense is aware that Favre likes to dump the ball off in slants and to his running backs, for short gains. Although Roy Williams has hurt us in this capacity at times, tomorrow night he will show up, and put some heavy hits on these guys. A turnover is surely to occur. The only scary statistic is Favre is 0-8 against Dallas at Texas Stadium. That's scary because it's hard to believe he'll go 0-9. But believe it. He will.

This doesn't mean Dallas will blow them out, even though I think they can. I do think Dallas will run the ball a lot. Tony Romo is in no hurry to show off against his hero, Favre.

I'm excited for this game. Because of the cable scandal, I have to watch this game at a friend's house. I may not be around to provide regular commentary and posts. But I will come home that night and write something about the game. Go COWBOYS!

Finally, the NFL.com has a cool video of the Dallas-GB rivalry here.

Romo Is SIGNED!!!!!!!!!!

Dallas Cowboy QB Tony Romo has officially signed a long-term contract. The deal is for six years and $67.5 million, with $30 million guaranteed and an $11.5 million signing bonus.

This is huge news for the Dallas Cowboys franchise, the fans, Romo and the team. Even I am surprised with the hot start of the Cowboys and the competitive play considering some of the injuries to impact players this year.

His salary is a bit under what many fans thought he'd get, which is about $15 million a year. In comparison, quarterbacks Matt Schaub ($48 million) and Marc Bulger ($65 million) received six-year contracts. Bulger got $27 million guaranteed. Jamarcus Russell got six-years, $61 million with $29 million guaranteed, and he hasn't even played a down.

Romo has proven to be better all of them. He leads the NFC with 1,984 yards passing and 16 touchdowns. Congrats Tony. You deserve it. Good luck in your six years with Dallas and I hope you can bring us home a couple of Super Bowls.

Tony Romo on pace to destroy Cowboy passing records

It may be hard to believe for some, but Tony Romo is on his way to smashing all passing records in Dallas Cowboys history. Here is a breakdown of the current best seasons of the three best Dallas quarterbacks:

Troy Aikman: 23 TDs; 3,445 yards (1992)

Danny White: 29 TDs; 3,980 yards (1983)

Roger Staubach: 27 TDs; 3,586 yards (1979)

You ready for this?

Romo is on pace for 36 TDs and 4,500 yards. I have a feeling he may throw 40 or more touchdowns. This so far has been a great season for Romo. And he's learning game by game. For example, analysts are saying that teams are switching up their defenses against Romo to keep him in the pocket because he's most dangerous in scramble mode. But Romo sees more. He sees that the secondaries are putting more emphasis on taking away the big play to force Romo to beat them with the time-consuming, short-pass and run drives. This explains why either Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett has been hesitant to call the deep plays or that Romo doesn't throw the long ball because it's not there and he's playing smart.

"I'm learning as I move along here," Romo said. "Make them come up and make tackles. If you throw it underneath, guys can still get 8, 10, 12 yards and they're pretty high-percentage throws. It's just, if the defense wants to come up, we'll throw over the top of them; if they want to stay back, we'll throw under it."

Do agents ruin the game?

I'm not sure if everyone has heard it yet but there's a pretty big rumor floating that Tony Romo's new agent, Tom Condon, has requested a guaranteed $30 million to be included in a new Romo deal. Romo is a free agent after this year and many believe he will be tagged as the franchise player, which means he'll get at least $10.7 million for one year.

If Condon asks for that kind of money, it would put Romo in the same category as Peyton Manning, for whom Condon is also an agent. How ironic. Manning is signed to 2012. His largest salary will be in 2010 at $15.8 million. One league source allegedly said Condon and Romo would have accepted Matt Schaub-range money, which is six years, $48 million with $7 million guaranteed and $20 million over three years if something had gotten done before the season started. But that is impractical to think the Cowboys management would do that.

I am one of the fans who argued against giving Romo a longterm contract after his performance last year, and said the management should wait. It's a dicey proposition and one the Cowboys have failed on too many times over the past 10 years. Quincy Carter, Drew Bledsoe and Drew Henson all stunk it up.

I couldn't imagine losing Romo next year. But these agents are pugnacious and can squeeze blood from turnips. I think they ruin the game. But then again, I think I have been a horrible negotiator for my own pay, and if I had an agent maybe I'd me making a few thousand more (which is millions more in football terms).

So, the question is: How will Romo handle this? How will the Cowboys handles this? A 10-year, $90 million deal? A 7-year, $85 million deal? A five-year, $75 million deal? Will Romo hold out? Will he fight? Will mid-season negotiations screw everything up? Or will we move smoothly and sign him mid-season so that everyone is happy.

After three games, Romo appears to be the real deal. But is he worth $100 million dollars?

Poll: Tony Romo will be team MVP

The first annual Dallas Cowboys 24/7 blog poll is finished. Tony Romo wins, with six votes. Demarcus Ware came in second, which I thought was a surprise.

Only 81 people voted over 30 days. I will create a new poll later this week.

Let's hope Romo truly has a terrific full season with the Cowboys this year and that he gets a lucrative multiple-year contract. I really have a good feeling about this season. We have a strong team.

Let's not forget how even Barry Switzer--quite possibly one of the worst NFL coaches ever--was able to win for us when he had the players. We've got the players. Let's go out and win another Super Bowl and put the Dallas Cowboys in history for winning the most Super Bowls than any other NFL team.

Romo on ESPN

Tony Romo was on ESPN this afternoon. He says he doesn't feel the pressure the media writes about and "either you are good enough to do this or you are not."

Well, we all hope Romo is good enough to do it. Romo is seeking a new contract. He's up at the end of the season.

I loved the question of what are his chances of being the ball holder for field goals and extra points. Romo apparently loved it too, because he laughed.

"I think they went from 1 percent to zero," he said. "I think my time at holding has definitely passed and for good reason."

You gotta love a guy who can admit his mistakes, take responsibility for it and not let it destroy his psyche.

Len Pasquarelli was on after and he said negotiations have been real slow.

"I think things will heat up right at the end of the training camp," he said. "If you don't resign Tony Romo, who is your quarterback? There really are no other alternatives."