Official Packers-Cowboys Winners and Losers

[George Cumby]

Adams, Quarles and the OL seemed to find another gear in the second half. I think all of them got their dander up for one reason or another. I think the dust up Lang had got the entire OL charged up.

I loved Bakhtiari grabbing the DAL DL by the back of the shoulder pads and throwing him to the ground. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

[pbmax]

brad jones needs to be cut ASAP

And who do you play in his place? Everyone keeps saying this but dreck on the street is dreck on the street for a reason.

[pbmax]

Losers:

Fox: where was the obligatory Jerry Jones sour puss shot?

Here you go.

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde · 3h 3 hours ago
Oh, @GovChristie. RT @algattullo: Reaction when Dez play overturned

[Iron Mike]

Losers:

Fox: where was the obligatory Jerry Jones sour puss shot?

Winners: Packer Rats, 'cuz Iron Mike delivers in the clutch:

[Iron Mike]

Well, fuck me runnin' .....that little girl is obviously a closet Packers fan.

[TravisWilliams23]

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That little girl with the smile must be a Packerfan. Everyone else is devastated and she's just smiling away like she enjoyed that particular play.

[Harlan Huckleby]

beautiful

[denverYooper]

Little Geoffrey is displeased.

[King Friday]

My take...

Winners
1. A Rodgers...the guy came out on one good leg. As Clint Eastwood once famously said in a movie..."A man's gotta know his limitations." Rodgers did not seem to know his during the first 35-40 minutes of this game. Then, he just said "Aw, fuck it" and decided to start to being the guy who won the MVP this year (because he did) and carried the offense on his back in the 4th quarter.
2. D Adams...for the second time this season, the rookie decided to show up and make a meaningful impact. When he does this, he shows signs of being a true #1 caliber WR. The sky is the limit for this kid if he puts his nose to the grindstone this offseason and embraces learning every inch of the playbook. He has the physicality that is missing in Jordy's game...and the size that is missing in Cobb's game.
3. J Peppers...while it wasn't a complete game for him, he made the impact plays when needed. He came out early and set a tone with some big pressures and a forced fumble on Romo. His strip of Murray potentially saved a scoring drive by the Cowboys, because Murray was running for 30+ or more on the play if Pepper's paws don't get in there. At times, he got obliterated in the run game...but he's one win away from his goal of getting back to the Super Bowl.
4. A Quarless. Whoever said that Quarless is a loser clearly did NOT watch the same game this afternoon that I did. For starters, when Randall Cobb fumbled on that kickoff return, it was Quarless who somehow got to the bottom of that pile and got the ball when it looked like there was no way in hell a Packer would come up with it. That alone gets him a winner in my book...because we were down 8 already, and it would've been at least another 3 if Q doesn't get that ball. Throw in a TD reception and 3 other catches, and he had a very good game.

Loser
1. Brad Fucking Jones...how the hell does this guy still have a job? No one...I mean NO ONE...screws up more than this guy, and I don't understand how a guy like Thompson can stand watching him play without wanting to take out a sword and chopping his head off. Whoever in the game thread said that Jones is now to the point where he has surpassed Bush at his low water mark is absolutely correct. If Jones steps on the field, a major fuck up is about to occur. It is virtually on par with death and taxes at this point.
2. Tramontana...several pitiful tackling attempts...several plays where he was burnt more than toast at Denny's...and it wasn't like he was covering Dez Bryant. He was covering some mediocre receivers much of the time. The guy is clearly hitting the downside of his career. He is not the player he used to be.
3. TJ Lang...while I understand why he did what he did on the play where he was flagged, it was an incredibly DUMB move. Your team is about to score a TD to take the lead and swing momentum in the game. Coming in and delivering some monster hit to an unsuspecting defensive player at the whistle is NOT a good idea anytime, but especially then. That penalty could have been the thing we are all pointing tonight as costing us the 4 points we needed to win the game if the replay doesn't go our way.
4. The Cowboys. And in the end, that is all that matters.

[King Friday]

I don't agree with those that put Lang in the loser category, it's good to see someone on this team playing with heart/emotion.

There is heart...and there is stupidity. That was a stupid play, even if I understand the emotion. It could've cost us the game. You better believe he will get a tongue lashing for it.

If you want heart and emotion, blow someone off the LOS at the snap. Why does it have to be on a cheap shot at the whistle when your team is about to grab momentum?

[King Friday]

On that fabulous picture of Jerry's box...I can't tell if Chris Christie is upset, or just trying to stuff another chicken wing in his mouth.

[pbmax]

Dammit, forgot about Peppers.

[King Friday]

Technically, this has nothing to do with the game, but I'll throw it in...

The Detroit Lions official tweet after the Dez Bryant reception overrule was the perfect snarky cherry on top of the whole pass interference blowup from last week.

"Sorry @dallascowboys. We know the feeling"...referencing the Calvin Johnson no-catch, with the obvious double meaning toward last week.

+1 to the Lions...if only they could find a coach as effective as their Twitter operator.

[Guiness]

Losers: Cowboys franchise, a few FAs there who shouldn't be

Coach Jason Garrett and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli are now free to leave Dallas. So are running back DeMarco Murray and receiver Dez Bryant.

That's going to cost some coin. Well, maybe not so much Marinelli, but all the others for sure. Murray is going to cash in, devalued position or not.

[Rutnstrut]

There is heart...and there is stupidity. That was a stupid play, even if I understand the emotion. It could've cost us the game. You better believe he will get a tongue lashing for it.

If you want heart and emotion, blow someone off the LOS at the snap. Why does it have to be on a cheap shot at the whistle when your team is about to grab momentum?

Like I said in the game thread, the defense was playing past the whistle, why do they get away with it?