Dallas
Cowboys (0-0) at New York Giants (0-0):
This one’s pretty simple, since it’s the Super Bowl champion
kicking off the NFL season, as well as unveiling its championship banner, in
front of tens of thousands of near-fervent fans by hosting its arch rival. Once
the game kicks off, though, Dallas has some questions to answer, not only for
viewers, but for itself I think. Will Dez Bryant be able to shelve his sideline
antics? Will Miles Austin be able to rebound from his first serious injury?
Will Tony Romo (likely) be able to do without his safety valve Jason Witten?
And will Rob Ryan be able to coax just a bit more out of his defense than he
was able to get down the stretch last year?
On the other side, New York has its own fair share of
questions to answer, like: Will their rushing attack be that of the 2011
regular season or the postseason – for my fantasy teams’ sakes, I hope it’s the
latter – will the pass rush be able to keep its high end-of-year play, and will
Eli Manning finally be able to translate his postseason greatness to a full
regular season? My answer: Yes, for this game at least. We’ve seen this Giants
team go from Super Bowl contender to simply dropping off the map before (circa
2009), but given the pressure put on this game by the entire nation, as well as
their fan base, the Giants all but have to pull this one out.
New York
Giants: 23-20
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