New England Patriots vs Dallas Cowboys

In this week 6 matchup the visiting Cowboys had something to prove as they try to show that they can contend with the NFL's elite teams. The 1st quarter showed the best of the two defenses allowing the opposing offenses to only a field goal. As the game progressed the offenses slowly started to come together. The Patriots added on another field goal and a Brady touchdown to Welker bringing the lead to 13-3 before Dallas added on a touchdown of their own. At the end of the 2nd quarter the score was 13-10 Patriots. The 3rd quarter was more of the same with both defenses playing great but the Cowboys were able to tack on a FG tieing the game up. With the game tied going in to the 4th the pressure was on both teams to perform. The Cowboys were able to control the football for more half of the quarter, taking the lead 16-13 with a little more than 5:00 on the clock. Dallas was able to force a Patriots 3 and out forcing them to punt with just under 4 minutes left. With their backs up against a wall the defense knew they had to perform forcing the Cowboys to give the ball back to Tom Brady for a late fourth quarter drive. Brady, being the quarterback he is, marched the Patriots almost 80 yards with about 2:30 on the clock throwing an 8 yard pass to Aaron Hernandez with only 22 seconds left securing a win for the Patriots.

This week's game was able to show something very positive out of both sides of the ball. On the defensive side of the ball, the struggling defensive unit who was the last ranked defense going in to the week showed toughness and athleticism. Giving their best performance so far this season against a Cowboys offense littered with all-stars. With the defense playing great the legendary Tom Brady led Patriots should have been able to put away this game early, but that was not the case. With Tom Brady throwing for 2 interceptions and the receivers having slight problems with shaking their man the game stayed close through out the entire game. Eventually the Patriots came out on top with an amazing final minute drive. This showed some serious ressiliance from this offense which is an attribute that has won them 3 super bowls in the past 10 years.