2017 Week 3 Monday Game Ball

Decent ending to a great week of football. The Cowboys were supposed to win this game with no question about it. With the talent that the Cowboys have on their offense, this game should have been a blow-out. This game was an underwhelming Dak and Zeke game as a whole. The fact that Dez Bryant only had 12 yards and 2 catches in this week is worrisome to me about how actually effective he in this day in the NFL.

The Cardinals are not a talented team and should be a bad team because the fact they haven’t done anything to change the team. Arizona was one of the worst teams in the NFL last year, they didn’t change much in free agency, didn’t draft well, and Carson Palmer got a year older. They are supposed to be bad, it would be surprising if they were actually contending.


A game ball is supposed to go to the best player in a game, and it is extremely rare that the best player is on the losing team. But, since Dak only went 13/18 for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns. Zeke rushed the ball 22 times for 80 yards and a score. And, no Dallas receivers had a big ball game. So, naturally my Week 3 Monday Night game ball goes to Arizona Cardinals Receiver Larry Fitzgerald. Fitz had 13 catches for 149 yards and a score. Fitz’s longest reception was only 37 yards. So, Fitz’s just went to work like he always does last night in Prime-Time. This Monday Night game was a step in the right direction and next week with Chiefs-Redskins, I am ready!  

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