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Week 17: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants ~ MAVS ~ Happy New Year

GO Cowboys!!! 9-6 (wins ~ losses)
We WON the NFC East Division!
Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants (away team ~ home team)
Sunday, December 30th at 12:00 (Noon) CST on FOX

Sunday, Sunday Sunday... 

 The Cowboys play the New York Giants, another division rival, who is already out of the running for the Playoffs. The Cowboys clinched the NFC East in the game last week vs. Tampa Bay. 

 So, what do you do when you barely make it into the Playoffs and you need to rest your players, but you also want to win in order to get a better seed in the Playoffs?? The game becomes a pre-season game on steroids. The Giants are going to play their best players for a while but they will also see what young guys can do to build on for next year. 

 What will the Cowboys do? There's a mix of all things happening, not sure it's all going to work. 

 Who is confirmed to play? 

 Dak Prescott (QB - quarterback) - for how long? Probably three quarters? Unless we're losing badly like we did to the Colts. 

 Zeke (RB - running back) - same as Dak... dude's legs are so tired and once again, this is only his second full season in the NFL... he's feeling it! I believe they'll try to sit Zeke more than any other player because we have to fix our Red Zone issues and we need Amari Cooper to get into a groove! However, Zeke wants to win the NFL Rushing record for the second time in 3 years. It looks like he'll do it, but I say he gets 75 yards, just to secure it and beat out Todd Gurley (he's 183 yards ahead entering Sunday's game). 

 Sean Lee (LB - linebacker) - he's been out off and on with his hamstring injury but is looking to play this week to get momentum going into the Playoffs! 

 Who isn't playing?

 Tyrone Crawford (DL - defensive lineman) - his neck is injured and he's going to heal up before the Playoffs. 

 Zack Martin (G - guard) - his knee is injured and he's going to heal up before the Playoffs. 

 David Irving (DL - defensive lineman) - he's been out for a long time, no word on him being back before the Playoffs. 

 There are a lot of other players that will be a game time decision. 

 The risk is not playing all of your starters and leaving Dak exposed with an inexperienced O-line (Offensive Line). We can sit Zeke, but we want to win and he's a major part of every victory we've had. 

 The Giants... 

 They have a LOT of injuries. So like I said earlier, they will be playing to win and playing a lot of young players to see what their team will be like in 2019. OBJ is out and Eli is still trying to prove that he's the QB of the future. When you think Dallas is a mess, just watch the Giants. 

 These two teams will always want to win vs. one another! It "should" be a good game! If the Cowboys start to mail it in, then I predict we lose in the first round of the Playoffs. We're not mature or consistent enough to take the back seat on this one.
Wild Card Playoff Game vs. either Seattle or Minnesota (as of today)

via @ESPN

If you didn't see the Fan reaction video from the Colts game, watch now.
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GO MAVS!!! 16-18 (wins ~ losses)
We lost six straight games and then we beat the New Orleans Pelicans on December 26th and the lost to them last night. 

 Doncic, Barnes, Matthews, Barea and Jordan have been holding their own. Each guy has shot a game high in either points, rebounds or assists in our last 8 games. I'm glad Docnic's hip issue was never serious. I'm not sure where we'd be without him!! He's averaging 19.5 points per game and has an average of 6.6 rebounds per game, second to DeAndre Jordan. 

 If you haven't gone to a game... go to one! It's fun!! When we win.
via @ESPN

#MFFL
#GOMAVS

Random Info...
Instead of making a resolution this year, just do something.

Anything you've wanted to do and never done.

 Talk to the person you avoid. Forgive, heal, and move forward!

Take the trip that you've been planning. Be financially responsible, but life is short and you need to make memories, not just own STUFF!

Clean out your house!! I am doing this starting next weekend! The month of January is detox month! And do not go BUY a book on how to Detox... just start donating and throwing away things you do not use, but don't spend more money to replace them.

I'm talking to myself on all of this.

You can prioritize without setting yourself up for failure. If you've never stuck with a resolution, stop making them. Just call the person you've needed to call on January 2nd and say "hi."

 Life is short my friends. Don't let work or anything else consume you.

Loving people is the most rewarding act you can ever do. Because God first loved us. And through His love, we can pour out and encourage others! Pretty amazing and nearly impossible without Him.

So, go love people!! You'll feel better about yourself too!

Oh and enjoy fireworks!!! They're my favorite!





#hugsomeone
#HappyNewYear
#withGodALLthingsarepossible
#Phillipians413
#donotworry
#Matthew634

~smile~

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