Week 3: Chicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys ~ Rangers Clinch AL West ~ Colorado Estes Park

COWBOYS 1-1 (wins-losses)
Sunday, September 25th
Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears (home team is second)
7:25 PM CST on NBC

We defeated the Washington Redskins LW, 27-23.

Dak Prescott, our backup QB for Romo and Rookie, completed 22-30 passes for 292 yards. I feel like he keeps getting better and better. His presence in the pocket is becoming more and more assertive with our wide receivers and running backs. And he only had one rushing attempt, 6 yards for a Dallas Cowboy Touchdown!!

This Weeks Matchup...

We get to play the Chicago Bears in Dallas!

Did you watch Chicago last week on Monday Night Football? They lost 29-14 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jay Cutler, the QB for the Bears did NOT have his best game. He used to play in Denver, back in the day, and I would have him as my fantasy football QB. One week, 32 points, the next week, 14. You just never know with this guy. Most people like the way he throws. He has like a baseball/football throw. But none of that worked for him Monday night.

He went 12-17 and threw for 157 yards, before getting hurt. He has a thumb injury. And his top Wide Receiver, Alshon Jeffery, has a knee injury. Both our doubtful to play in Sunday night's game. Bryan Hoyer is the backup QB for Cutler.

As for the Cowboys...

We've lost 8 straight games at home without Tony Romo.

So as much as I believe we can beat the Bears, we need to bring our A game!

Funny fact, the Bears, along with many other teams in the April NFL Draft passed on drafting Dak Prescott. The Bears passed on him 3 times in the 4th round.

Last week, he (Prescott) finally connected with Dez Bryant... 7 receptions for 102 yards. Finally.

Ezekiel Elliott (RB) has yet to play up to expectations. Our backup RB, Alfred Morris, 6 years older and a former Washington Redskin, is waiting in the wings for his opportunity in the RedZone or mid-field.

Noteworthy Injuries:
~ Orlando Scandrick (CB - cornerback - defense)
~ Tyron Smith (OT - offensive tackle)
~ Tony Romo (our QB) started throwing this week and is taking it day by day. He's been out since Week 2 of the pre-season with a compression fracture in his back. Something that can heal on it's own, but it still makes me nervous, for his life, to come back to physical contact in the NFL. But, this is Tony and his families choice. We will see how it all plays out!

GO COWBOYS!!

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GO RANGERS!!! 92-63

WE CLINCHED THE AL WEST TITLE
2nd in MLB (6.5 games behind Chicago Cubs in 1st and have clinched)

I've watched every Rangers game the past few weeks... they wait until I leave town Friday morning to clinch the AL West Title Friday night... who cares!!! WE WON!!! HELLO WIN COLUMN!!

We went 2-3 vs. the Angels, in a few dicey games from the officiating side of things.

And Sunday we have the chance to sweep the Oakland A's.

Darvish had 9 K's and Elvis Andrus had 2 home runs in Saturday's shut-out of the A's... 5-0.

Now that we've clinched the Playoffs, what is the strategy?

1) Do we rest players for the postseason? Most likely, but you don't want to lose chemistry.

2) Do we need to re-evaluate our pitching? YES! Derek Holland is now in the bullpen for the rest of the season. He has 7 wins and 6 losses on the season, since coming back from injury. His ERA is .504 for the season and .653 for September.

3) Do we have home field advantage? YES!!! That's the best part about clinching early!

Now last year we clinched this same title. But things did not go as well as we hope they do this year.

Our offense is scrappy. We've added a few new guys to the roster that were GREAT acquisitions. Lucroy, Beltran, Gomez, and Jeffress who just re-joined the team this week.

We got this.

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Here is a link for the entire postseason schedule. Just in case you need to plan a trip or two around being in town for the games!

Teams who have clinched a playoff spot: Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals.

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Random Info:
Colorado is BEAUTIFUL right now. If you can get a cheap flight up here... come visit!

*my flight was only $136 on aa.com*

We got to go to Estes Park today and saw a lot of Elk. Then the most beautiful yellow Aspen trees. Topped off with a little snow. Yes, it snowed on us in September. As someone coming from Texas heat and humidity - it was quite lovely!